The EA development team has sent out a new EA Sports PGA Tour “deep dive” trailer that examines Career Mode ahead of the game’s April 7th release. Career mode allows players to experience the game’s biggest events with their personally-created golfer. According to the dev team, players will gain access to a “dynamic and adaptive progression system.” Players evolve their skills with in-depth detail through skill progression, attributes, fine-tuning shot types, and much more.
Trailer details
- Career Mode Customization – Players will begin their journey by customizing their golfer’s appearance with a variety of visual customizations, equipment options, and swing styles. Golfer swing styles can be adjusted by shifting the swing form, swing tempo, preferred shot types and ball trajectory through Career Mode. Players can also choose iconic and new-age golf brand equipment, selecting the specific club head, shaft, grips and more. Players can also outfit their golfer with top of the line clothing and accessories authentic to the sport.
- The Road to Greatness – Players will then pick and choose where they want to begin their journey. They can start as an amateur in one of the top amateur events, on the Korn Ferry Tour, or the PGA TOUR. As an amateur, players can play the play in any one of several tournaments, culminating in Q-school. Here they’ll compete for a spot on the Korn Ferry Tour. An invitation to the Masters and U.S. Open will be sent once the amateur championships are conquered.
- Skill Progression and Shot Types – Career Mode utilizes an RPG-like style of progression where players can build their golfer’s skill set over time. Earning XP and Skill Points, can be applied to categories such as Power, Driving, Approach, Short Game and Putting. Players will unlock new shot types and upgrades to assist them in succeeding as courses become more difficult.
Check out the trailer for more details and then head to the EA Sports PGA Tour official site to learn more.
