Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2004
- Location
- England
With so many of us having the game now i thought it would be ok to start this sort of thread? No bug chat etc, just general impressions of gameplay/graphics etc.
My initial ones, after one T20 game in which i got pasted (on Legend AI, Hard Batting & Bowling) is that i need to sharpen my skills!
Lot of the gameplay is good, but certain things glare quickly.
The running between the wickets of the human batsman when setting off for a run (for the striker, the non-striker is fine) is severely delayed, and it led to many run outs on what should have been easy singles, so youll have to be very careful on this until it gets patched. You press X to run and the striker often doesnt move until a full second or more later, certainly needs looking at. Doesnt seem to be an issue for the AI when batting though, their striker sets off straight away as he should, so seems a player only issue.
Batting and bowling are both fun again, you need to be selective about what you go after, there are some kinks but generally its sound.
Graphically its not NBA 2k, or FIFA etc, but it most definitely is a step up from Cricket 19, i play on a 43" 4K monitor in all the highest settings and it does look very nice and plays smoothly, so no complaints on this.
Other random thoughts...
* Crowd look a lot better than before, but they need some work on behaviour, often going crazy for the most inane events, and quiet at others
* AI fielding...not good. Not awful, unplayable, but not great, letting balls right next to them sometimes go to the boundary, running over the odd ball etc. Needs work
* Commentary - not bad, but not stellar. Nice to have new voices but its a bit haphazard as to what they say and when, and if it makes any sense to the game state
Need to see how longer forms play as this was just a first T20 bash to see how the game was, definitely things BA need to tweak but if they can, i think we've got a very good game on our hands.
Thoughts?
My initial ones, after one T20 game in which i got pasted (on Legend AI, Hard Batting & Bowling) is that i need to sharpen my skills!
Lot of the gameplay is good, but certain things glare quickly.
The running between the wickets of the human batsman when setting off for a run (for the striker, the non-striker is fine) is severely delayed, and it led to many run outs on what should have been easy singles, so youll have to be very careful on this until it gets patched. You press X to run and the striker often doesnt move until a full second or more later, certainly needs looking at. Doesnt seem to be an issue for the AI when batting though, their striker sets off straight away as he should, so seems a player only issue.
Batting and bowling are both fun again, you need to be selective about what you go after, there are some kinks but generally its sound.
Graphically its not NBA 2k, or FIFA etc, but it most definitely is a step up from Cricket 19, i play on a 43" 4K monitor in all the highest settings and it does look very nice and plays smoothly, so no complaints on this.
Other random thoughts...
* Crowd look a lot better than before, but they need some work on behaviour, often going crazy for the most inane events, and quiet at others
* AI fielding...not good. Not awful, unplayable, but not great, letting balls right next to them sometimes go to the boundary, running over the odd ball etc. Needs work
* Commentary - not bad, but not stellar. Nice to have new voices but its a bit haphazard as to what they say and when, and if it makes any sense to the game state
Need to see how longer forms play as this was just a first T20 bash to see how the game was, definitely things BA need to tweak but if they can, i think we've got a very good game on our hands.
Thoughts?