Aydan Stills

To me, Walkabout mini golf is one of if not the best experiences you can have in virtual reality. Im not much of a fan of real mini golf but I find myself playing this every day. For what seems like a simple mini golf game there are tons of courses, hidden balls to find and use, and putters to go on scavenger hunts for. The level designs are beautiful and creative. It's also pretty immersive with its putter feel and vibration, and with its accuracy of your swing plane and power. This is a must play for anyone with a VR headset.

I was conflicted on what rating to give this game. I have been an avid player of the 2K franchise since NBA 2K5. After 2K19 I stopped playing all together due to the extreme fall off in gameplay quality, as well as the never ending focus on making the consumer spend more money. I redownloaded 2K21 and deleted it within a week. Took another year off and did the same thing with 2k23, and again with 2k24. I told myself I was done again. However, seeing 2k25 in the Xbox store for $25 made me get the itch again. I bought the game expecting the same thing. I have actually been pleasantly surprised with this years game. It feels more like the later 2010 games to me gameplay wise. The shooting is much improved from last year, the defense is more accurate, everything feels a little better. This goes for all offline and online modes. To me the severs also don't seem to be quite as bad. With all the positives it does still have a lot of the same flaws as the last few games. Bump steals, terrible pass animations, glitchy moves, bad out of bounds boarders, all the fun stuff. But I feel this game is at least a step in the right direction for 2K and hasn't made me delete it yet.