Golf Story has been capturing attention since it was first unveiled for the Switch eShop; developed by Sidebar Games, it blends RPG elements with retro-styled overhead golf. In the recent Nindies Showcase it was confirmed for a September release, and if the European Switch eShop is correct it'll hit that target.
It's dated for 28th September, priced at £13.49 in the UK; the North American eShop doesn't have a game page yet, though it's typically less thorough in listing games ahead of time. Golf Story's hook is that you go through the plot - full of quirky characters - across eight different courses, as well as solving puzzles by hitting a golf ball at them.
We're looking forward to getting into the swing of this one soon.
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Yo, about time. I'm excited for this game. I really liked mario golf for the gameboy color.
Great news!
Curious to see what the story is like... also wonder if it's more golf or more story.
Yes!! This one looks awesome.
Looks intriguing!
Looking forward to it! And I don't even play golf!
I've been waiting rather impatiently for this one. Was worried it wasn't going to make it by the end of September seeing how there was so little noise about it but glad to see it's stuck to schedule. Really look forward to playing it later this week then, it looks really fun.
This one looks good to me ..will add to wishlist and get when I can
Very excited this is a day one buy for me, I'm very cluttered with games tho so I'll just download to play for later. Still working on samus returns(which I play inbetween my class blocks) and xenoverse 2. Ahhh September has been a great month of games.
Day one buy as well for me !
@Brutchie-bear you have a sweet avatar
If this is good, I hope they will bring the Mario Tennis concept to the Switch soon !
This just made a big week even bigger.
call me nitpicky but I would prefer a pixelated font to match the pixelated graphics...
Can't believe how bad I want this game. The 1st thing I'm doing Thursday morning, is downloading this mammer jammer. Can't wait!
It shall be mine.
@AndrewJ right there with u man. day 1
Somehow I think this is the reason Nintendo is delaying Stardew Valley, since it covers the same niche. Still excited for it though
Oh the GOTY is almost here...
I'll be there, once NoA confirms.
Hmm... I actually think I'll wait on this one. I was fairly excited, but I'm still rather skeptical of whether or not it'll be my thing, and, as I'm still a teenager who isn't old enough to get a job, money is limited and I don't know if I want to spend $20 on something that looks like it just might be fun.
I'm very excited if this turns out to be true, but I'm going to wait for a review. The uncanny silence from the developers makes me suspect that something is up and the game will not live up to the expectation, but I hope I'm wrong about that!
The game remind me of this :
I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED
This looks like it could be genuinely cool.
Day one! We need more sports RPG. Mario Tennis and Mario Golf on GBA are fantastic!
@Luna_110 Mario Tennis on GBC was even better...not the tennis part per se but the rpg/story elements made it unique
Great news, I'll be purchasing straight away.
Mario Golf GBC? Well, I really liked it back in the day but that's it.
So it seems we're in 'at least one Switch release I really want each week' season. No complaining from me.
I have been waiting very impatiently for this game since it was first teased a few months back. Super stoked to pick it up. Day 1 for sure.
It looks great, but I'm not sure what to expect, gameplay-wise. So I will wait for reviews, and most likely pick it up.
This just made my Monday.... the only problem I now is what to play when. I have two 3+ hour flights coming up this weekend and can't decide between this and Steam World Dig 2....PLUS I will 100% be getting and playing Picross S as well.... what an amazing problem to have. One thing is for sure, I need to complete Forma 8 before Thursday!
I rather read a book on my commute and save the other $10. This looks horrid.
ok folks, all these "day one" comments tells me you dont think "its too expensive"
im proud of you all for not waiting for a discount.
like usual.
This looks fun , will wait for review first
Well, considering I stink at golf games, I hope the story is worth the struggle!
I really like the look of this one and am expecting a good review based on what I've seen. Still going to wait to see how it scores though as trailers always make games look great!
For the moment I'm kind of stuck playing XCX on Wii U and that's going to take a while to get through!
I'll be picking this one up if it gets a decent review.
Yessssss! Been waiting for this!
@Brutchie-bear that's one morbidly obese Wario!
Can't wait for this! Thanks for heads up...
Looks good.
If this game doesn't release on Thursday over here in the states, I will be forced into needing a European account.
@ogo79 ha. True: personally speaking $10 would be day one for me $20 isn't extortion but not an impulse buy personally speaking.
Game looks fun and different so no doubt I'll get it at some point .
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! Apparently the game features geocaching!! I love geocaching !
Read this over at IGN just now - can anyone shed more ligjht on this ?
@bluesdance thank you! I am quite fond of it as well.
Possibly the most exciting thing from the Nindies Direct. I really hope this reviews well.
It looks basically like Stardew Valley with Mario Golf and as a fan of both games I can't see how this could be bad, the more recent Mario Golf game's story modes have been kind of disappointing, this game seems to have a stronger focus on the narrative so I have high hopes that it will be excellent.
puts more pressure on me completing Thimbleweed before friday... must play harder...
defo day one purchase for me
I still don't understand this game... but that's ok.
This looks good, & I'll wait on a few reviews. This isn't a game that I'd like to have asap. Besides, I don't have a NS.
@KIRO
its true. its rather too expensive for people or they find an artificial flaw in the game, so to speak, which artificially merits a reason for some of the people above to not pay said price/prices for said game/games.
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