Cricket 19 General Discussion

[passwordistaco]

I think it would be great if big ant can implement a showcase event in their game.

It could be something like fifas journey career mode. They do have licenses for most of England and autralian teams (BBL etc).

You could probably start off as an Australian or Englishman and work your way to the top wid your ultimate goal of making the national squad and playing in the ashes.

I think a mode like this can do wonders for the game.

Also known as career mode.

 

[Parcelmoose]

Also known as career mode.

I think they're referring to a Story mode. Which would require immense resources, and if not executed well would be awful.

 

[passwordistaco]

I think they're referring to a Story mode. Which would require immense resources, and if not executed well would be awful.

Yeah, no need for a FIFA Journey-esque story. Give me stats and milestones in career mode any day of the week.

 

[Oregonian]

I am wondering are we going to get the Cricket Academy before the release of the game.

 

[Mitchell]

I am wondering are we going to get the Cricket Academy before the release of the game.

I hope they do that would be awesome but I think maybe the beta people might be doing some team stuff like they did last year

 

[Rhone]

I'm slightly confused....is there definitely another Beta process for Cricket 19, similar to the one they had for Ashes? Or are we merely speculating that there might be one?! @Dutch

 

[OllieSlack]

Big Ant Studios, in collaboration with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), is proud to announce Cricket 19 - The Official Game of the Ashes.

Building on the fan-favourite Ashes Cricket, Cricket 19 features all formats of the international game, both men’s and women’s teams, and all host venues. This includes the Specsavers Ashes, fully licensed for both England and Australia. But that’s just scratching the surface of this year’s title.

Deep enhancements to the AI engine mean that the opposition is more realistic than ever before. When bowling, the AI will suss out your player and team’s weaknesses, and target that with a concentrated bowling strategy. When batting, the AI will rotate the strike to protect weaker players, and actively look for gaps in the field.

New features to be added to Cricket 19 include a scenario mode, which allows players to recreate the greatest matches in history, and then share them online to challenge other players to achieve difficult run-chases, or play out a draw from a disastrous situation. Enhancements to the career mode build a story around your player; how you look in the news headlines affects your potential career trajectory.

For the first time ever, a deep, rich cricket simulation will also be playable on the go. Cricket 19 will be available on the Nintendo Switch, allowing you to play both single player and multiplayer anywhere, anytime.

Big Ant CEO, Ross Symons, said: “We have the most active and passionate community. Many of our players logged thousands of hours with our previous cricket titles, and Cricket 19 is very much built on the experience of those players.

“Whether you’re looking to enjoy a 20-year cricket career that takes you from the club level to captaining the national team, re-create an ODI or IT20 series or take part in the Ashes, or just bash some balls around with friends, Cricket 19 has you covered."

ECB Commercial Director, Rob Calder said: “We are thrilled to announce Cricket 19 with Big Ant Studios. We have a huge summer of cricket to look forward to in England and Wales this year and this is another great way for fans to enjoy all the action.”

More details about the new features and gameplay modes in Cricket 19 will be announced at a later date. The game releases on all consoles – PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch – in May, with an exact release date TBA. A PC (Steam) version will follow shortly after.

Will there be an opportunity to create teams or use teams from the community like on the DBC games? Just thinking if it will be possible to play with Domestic teams too?

 

[Culmernation]

Will there be an opportunity to create teams or use teams from the community like on the DBC games? Just thinking if it will be possible to play with Domestic teams too?

I'd be very surprised if there isn't as Ross often makes a point on how they like to carry over features from previous games.

Suppose we can't be sure until an official announcement/news though

 

[Ace123]

I'd be very surprised if there isn't as Ross often makes a point on how they like to carry over features from previous games.

Suppose we can't be sure until an official announcement/news though

Yeah was hoping for some news/announcement this week (Friday-today), but sadly nothing so far.

 

[Culmernation]

Yeah was hoping for some news/announcement this week (Friday-today), but sadly nothing so far.

If I was a betting man I'd almost expect the next announcement to be a trailer of some sort. From the original press release it seams that the game is focusing on improvements rather than brand new features (just speculation). Also as I imagine your average game buyer probably doesn't still have much visibility on the game as not everyone keeps such a close eye on press releases and forums like us so a trailer might be a good way to start.

 

[Stoneyhawk]

Yeah was hoping for some news/announcement this week (Friday-today), but sadly nothing so far.

I bet Big Ant are planning to release around the same time as Wicked Witch Australia release date for “AFL Evolution 2” which is expected in May also. I would think that nothing would please Ross more that ruining the release of a competitor. A lot of people will only be able to afford one of the games so it will be an interesting battle in Australia for the consumer’s dollar. Game on mole!

 

[Mitchell]

I bet Big Ant are planning to release around the same time as Wicked Witch Australia release date for “AFL Evolution 2” which is expected in May also. I would think that nothing would please Ross more that ruining the release of a competitor. A lot of people will only be able to afford one of the games so it will be an interesting battle in Australia for the consumer’s dollar. Game on mole!

TBH with you are right but I don't think that the may release has got nothing do with it as I believe that the license would have agreed on a release date with their county cricket starting over night AFL Evo 2 doesn't have a date on it yet as their ceo wants the game to be 100% complete and a couple of licensing agreements to with the AFL I personally think big ant would have better sales as with cricket been world wide but that doesn't say big ant are better devs wicket witch are better devs I do believe they are just with personally been there with the community they actually do listen to feedback which big ant lack I can shoot them a message on facebook and they get back at least they can handle criticism they thrive on it that enough from me I am getting a bit heated I believe wicked witch are a multi million dollar company but neither to say big ant have published a lot of good title it just a few issues they lack

 

[Ace123]

TBH with you are right but I don't think that the may release has got nothing do with it as I believe that the license would have agreed on a release date with their county cricket starting over night AFL Evo 2 doesn't have a date on it yet as their ceo wants the game to be 100% complete and a couple of licensing agreements to with the AFL I personally think big ant would have better sales as with cricket been world wide but that doesn't say big ant are better devs wicket witch are better devs I do believe they are just with personally been there with the community they actually do listen to feedback which big ant lack I can shoot them a message on facebook and they get back at least they can handle criticism they thrive on it that enough from me I am getting a bit heated I believe wicked witch are a multi million dollar company but neither to say big ant have published a lot of good title it just a few issues they lack

You may be true. But let’s stick to discussing only about Cricket games and the upcoming Cricket 19 alone here. I feel the lack new announcement about the game is making us drift away. @BigAntStudios @MattW

 

[dawg456]

It would be nice if we could call up domestic players manually and have the ability to see player stats on the team selection menu once becoming the national captain.

 

[Kass D]

[HASHTAG]#Few[/HASHTAG] more bowling actions
[HASHTAG]#Few[/HASHTAG] more batting styles
[HASHTAG]#Better[/HASHTAG] and realistic AI field settings
[HASHTAG]#Smart[/HASHTAG] batting by AI
[HASHTAG]#Smart[/HASHTAG] captaincy by AI as in changing bowlers etc

Hopefully they would work on above for one hell of a game this time around