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Subpar Pool 2023
Log Status
Abandoned
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Rating
Time Played
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Days in Journal
2 days
Last played
March 25, 2024
First played
December 29, 2023
Platforms Played
Although this is a solidly decent way to spend some time, it feels like the more you push up against the sides of its design the more it ends up disappointing. The core is great: golf-pool is a very clever design, and the various ball and course variants are inventive and fun. But the challenges that drive the meta-progression and focus the actual play... they just aren't good! They veer wildly from the trivial to the extremely difficult, with the latter largely requiring a long run of pure luck to beat rather than any particular skill. And it's a shame, because the core gameplay just isn't quite enough to motivate the player to dive into it over and over on its own.