the thanks

the balls and the tees from the very real ‘birth place of golf’ St. Andrews golf links in Scotland have arrived from the FAB-U-LOUS lyvvie. adam almost passed out. he is also guarding the gifts to an almost scary extent.
example: i had one of the four balls out on the computer desk because i had yet to do the ‘close-up ball scan’ and he comes charging out into the living room, frantic voice, there are ONLY THREE balls in the bedroom???? i was like DUDE, i have one out here i haven’t scanned yet. breathe.

lyvvie thank you so much again! here are some scans for you. and please note that all sock monkeys come with a name, photo and bio write up. a.k.a: papers. i don’t want you to worry about getting in any kind of trouble or causing an outbreak of sorts. monkeys are also tested and treated to ensure that they are ‘clean’.

the review

this is our third year with tiger. we both made him look foolish on the 2004 and 2005 editions.
we were extremely excited about the changes EA had coming for the 2006 edition.

this year’s game takes you through different ‘eras’ of golf. you beat your rivals in ‘their heyday’ and on their terms. you can also match your attire and equipment to whichever era you happen to be playing in.
the changes to the ‘remote’ play are awesome. the putting is way more realistic and a lot harder. you have the option of using one or both analog sticks to help shape your shots like never before. the game also seems to be about twice the size of previous editions. i have been playing since the day i bought it and have just now reached an era with more than only one or two ‘real life’ players to kick ass all over.
also new, you play tiger a lot more; he comes out randomly to challenge you at various skills. he trash talks you too. it is really cool that you can give your character a voice this year but is totally lame that all you can say is pre-recorded crap like “get right, get right”, or “get in your home, GET IN YOUR HOME.” until you can trash talk each other AND tiger, i say BAH. in every edition you are able to choose your own positive and negative animations should you win or lose a hole. so why can’t i choose some choice trash talk?

i found myself becoming more and more annoyed over the glitches and it hit a peak the other night when i went to take on dimarco at a putting challenge only to find that his animation is not accurate to his actual playing style. i can’t see them not having motion captured the way he putts, which is original by PGA standards and just added to my complaints.

it is almost like ALL the attention went to the new additions and the dude that was supposed to transfer over all of the ‘basic shit’ that all the editions have didn’t bother to test any of it. definite case of the s’pose’das. sometimes you hand your club off to an invisible caddy. i call him ‘invisy’. my favorite commentators from the actual PGA are back, but they use the wrong comments on shots CONSTANTLY.

in the previous editions once you’ve opened a certain amount of players you can jump back and forth and pretty much play whoever you want until you get to tiger. in 2006 the thing i hate the absolute most is that if you choose to ‘follow tiger’ as soon as he leaves an era you can not go back and finish what you left unfinished. this pisses me off to NO END. i am a gamer who likes to finish EVERYTHING. how dare you not give me the option to go back? furious i am. just furious. i hate it.
it is DEFINITELY interesting and new not being able to see who is coming for you to play but not being able to go back? – EA you might be getting a letter. (granted i say im going to write a letter every year and have yet to)
but with all that said i am still totally addicted and can not stop playing and can’t wait to take down mike weir. HE BE GOING DOWN.

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