RPGolf Legends

RPGolf Legends is a 2022 role-playing video game video game developed by ArticNet and published by Kemco.

RPGolf Legends
Developer(s)ArticNet
Publisher(s)Kemco
Platform(s)
[1]
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2022[1]
Genre(s)Role-playing, Golf
Mode(s)

Gameplay

The game combines RPG and golf simulation game elements.[2] Players aim golf shots by selecting power and accuracy per shot.[2] Non-player characters give the player various quests.[3] The game also incorporates crafting elements.[4]

Development

The game was developed by the studio ArticNet and published by Kemco.[4][5] This game was developed as a follow-up to the 2017 mobile game RPGolf.[6] The game was developed for personal computers and contemporary major video game consoles.[7][1]

Details about the game were announced at the 2021 Tokyo Game Show.[7][8] The game was released on January 20, 2022.[4][1]

Reception

RPGolf Legends received mixed or average reviews for the Nintendo Switch version according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[9]

A number of reviewers compared and contrasted the game to Golf Story or entries in the Mario Golf series.[11][1][2]

Rock Paper Shotgun found the concept of the game appealing, while criticizing parts of the execution, such as a game design which led to excess grinding.[13] Nintendo World Report had more positive sentiment, but also noted that the game featured significant grinding.[2] RPGamer and Siliconera criticized the lack of elevation as a mechanic on the golf courses.[1] However RPGamer did find some positive sentiment in the golf cart mechanic.[3] In their review, RPGfan notes the story was not well developed, but did find that the game was good for a short and casual playthrough.[12]

References
  1. Russell, Graham (17 January 2022). "Review: RPGolf Legends Takes a Swing at Merging Two Genres". Siliconera. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Ronaghan, Neal (20 January 2022). "RPGolf Legends Review - Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. Masem, Matt (13 February 2022). "RPGolf Legends Review". RPGamer. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. McFerran, Damien (20 December 2021). "RPGolf Legends Could Give Golf Story A Run For Its Money Next Year". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. Romano, Sal (8 October 2021). "RPGolf Legends launches January 20, 2022 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. Romano, Sal (25 September 2020). "RPGolf Legends announced for consoles, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. Moyse, Chris (30 September 2021). "RPGolf Legends tees off on PC and consoles in 2022". Destructoid. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. Romano, Sal (30 September 2021). "RPGolf Legends TGS 2021 Online trailer, screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. "RPGolf Legends". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. Romano, Sal (12 January 2022). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1728". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. Barker, Sammy (19 January 2022). "Review: RPGolf Legends (PS5) - Zelda Inspired Putter Is Bloated But No Bogey". Push Square. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  12. Giegerich, Mike (13 March 2022). "RPGolf Legends | RPGFan". www.rpgfan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  13. Reuben, Nic (28 January 2022). "RPGolf Legends review: fairway to middling". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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