| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1709 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-09-08 |
60,239,872 bytes |
71 |
7324 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
OCEAN |
Nautilus_Bay_Members_Edition.crz |
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Course Key |
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| COURSE NOTES |
| Re-release containing stock textures instead of the custom ones |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, links course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 7/10
This is a great links course in a very British moorland setting, despite its
actual locale of South Africa. Each hole cuts cleverly cuts between
mounded and extraordinarily well-planted rough and the landscape acts as
a more convincing hazard than the bunkers. Perhaps it's not archetypal
links golf, but it's certainly a good round of eighteen. |
Appearance 9/10
The look of this course is almost flawless. The low-level grass planting to create the rough is spot on, the textures are well chosen, and
the customisation is well-done but doesn't subtract from your enjoyment of the round. For a links course, there's a surprising amount to
look at. |
Playability 9/10
Because of the constant elevation changes (the whole course lies on the side of a hill), Nautilus Bay calls upon you to bring every shot
in the bag. Each hole offers a genuine challenge in the options it presents, and there's a very real feeling of making progress and
achievement. The greens are superb: challenging without being unrealistic. Golf is the real focus here, with very few distractions, and it
makes for an extremely successful and rewarding round of golf. Replayability guaranteed! |
Challenge 6/10
To become a real links, this course needs to deepen the bunkers and toughen the deep rough. Both are too easy, consequently it's too
easy to break par. Nautilus Bay isn't a pushover by any means, but some better hazards would make it a course to treasure that would
really push you for birdies. |
Technical 9/10
The APCD work on this course is brilliant in its understatement. The customisation is apt, and the texture blends superb. The planting
is amazing, filling acres of heathland with nary a sign of a clone. Elevation work is utterly convincing. Perhaps there might be the
occasional stretched texture around the extruded tee boxes, and you're never quite sure whether you're cliff-top or at sea level, but
these are only a very minor quibble. |
| Overall |
A lovely course. Perhaps not 100% authentic links, and the challenge suffers as a
result, but still very much worth a half hour of anyone's time. |
40/50 |
Please remember that Clipnote reviews are the opinion of one person and do not constitute an 'Official' Links Corner review of the course. |
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