Not too long ago my friends Jamie and Shadey introduced me to Golf With Your Friends, a casual sort of crazy golf game which requires no time investment. Most games that I play requires a certain amount of commitment of time to play through and get the most out of it. Golf With Your Friends is not like that, you can invest very little time yet still have a fun social experience. The way we play the game is usually for maybe 30 minutes to an hour at the end of a gaming session. I find that it is a way for us to play a game, chat, be a little silly and not take it too seriously.
One thing I have noticed about Golf With Your Friends is that people can design and publish their own golf courses. If I wanted to work in the gaming industry this is where I might start. I would learn a lot about level design, publishing my creations and would get feedback. This is hardly unique, there must be hundreds of games which support modding, map creation and community content, but I always applaud games like this which are designed to allow the community to continue to build the game and get satisfaction from creating content.
Because the game is such a casual and easy going experience, I got the game for my friend Jason. We speak for several hours each week and now sometimes play this game and chill. The game supports up to 12 players so I can see that it could be a little less chill and more chaotic, but it’s an excellent way to break the ice and possibly make some new friends. Another benefit is that Golf With Your Friends can kind of be like neutral ground. You might have gamer friends who are interested in playing a game that you’re not into right now or vice versa, but you can still hook up from time to time and play this for an hour, bringing different gamers and different friends together.
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