I like golf video games but detest the actual sport of golf. And so here I am, very excited to see a game catering specifically to this set of interests.
The brief for WHAT THE GOLF? opens with “Golf is boring — Help us fix it!”, and I am 100% down for that. The game takes the absolute basic premise of golf—hit a thing with another thing to push it toward something else—and blows it up, with stages like this:
Valentine's golf is tough! #gamedev
– WHAT THE GOLF? – Back us on https://t.co/gPH1evvC5C pic.twitter.com/80nbXjYX5f— Tim Garbos (@timgarbos) February 14, 2018
And this:
What is the difference between a Golf Club and a Golf Club?
At least you can play golf with both. #gamedev pic.twitter.com/zhOx3f0qa4— Tim Garbos (@timgarbos) January 30, 2018
And this:
Is soccer/football a golf game? Double YES!
All games are golf games and we'll prove it! #gamdev pic.twitter.com/6EHX5ZV1b4— Tim Garbos (@timgarbos) January 30, 2018
Wonderful.
WHAT THE GOLF? is being developed for the PC, and is currently up on fig looking for funding
Below is one of the funniest video game trailers I have seen for a long time.
