On most difficulties the caddy will place a giant glowing circle on the green when putting, however his green reading is suspect at best, and more often than not, putting the marker somewhere within his reccomendation is an excellent way to miss a putt. He has an unskippable animation before every shot, slowing the game down considerably. And the caddy is nothing but a littany of small annoyances. It doesn't sound like much of an annoyance, until you do it for the 100th time. You can "disable" the caddy, by pressing "B" however all that does is default to the "custom" shot mode, which usually has your aiming marker off in the bushes somewhere, requiring you to spend time moving the marker over the the fairway. For players with any kind of exposure to the series, the caddy is an enormous drawback, due to the fact that you can end up in much better position by setting up a custom shot. However, most players will soon see that the caddy reccomendations are not always optimal (sometimes he won't even have a reccomended shot) which leaves those players twisting in the wind without any idea how to account for various factors when needing to setup their own shot. For new players, at first glance it's a welcome option, since learning to setup shots accounting for wind, height differences and ball lie can be daunting. You now have a caddy who will usually present you a few options, which are effectively preset shots that you just need to swing at the correct percentages to hit. Annoying, thy name is Caddy. The other major gameplay additions is also one of the game's greatest flaws.
Putting also will take a bit of getting used to, as strokes in this year's version seem to be a bit stronger compared to years past. It's a helpful addition for those times where you're between clubs, as choking up and still swinging at 100% is easier than trying to swing at an odd percentage. Most notable this year is the ability to choke down on your swing to either 1/2 or full to take some distance off while still swinging at 100% power. At it's core Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters is still the same capable golf game with minor improvements over last year's offering. So from that perspective, EA's latest offering in the Tiger Woods PGA tour franchise is a respectable effort, that comes up short in many ways. Let's get one thing straight right off the bat I am a huge fan of golf games, but I am not a fan of golf.
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