Review Demo impressions thread

[barmyarmy]

Use this thread to tell us about the demo, discuss what you've seen etc.
Demo releases today for Xbox360 Gold Members.
The PC demo and demo for Silver Members will be available next week.

 

[barmyarmy]

Remember, impressions only please.

 

[brad352]

It actually looks rather good animation wise compared to the trailer, so that's a plus. In other news I'm now completely incompetent at cricket games

e: Not entirely sure why there's a long off back in the third delivery of a test, possibly somebody tipped them off that I was declaring after 3 overs

e2: Camera's charging but please accept this artists rendition of the pitch map of Jimmy Anderson's first two overs, which were around bale height. That's one way to "fix" trampoline bounce i guess

e3: I know it's England and all but the CPU fieldsmen seem to fumble/knock the ball down a lot

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

Well he is known to bowl full in real life haha

 

[barmyarmy]

@brad - what is the scenario in the demo? Clearly you are batting as Aus against England but is it 0/0 bat for 3 overs, choose either side or what?

 

[Deleted member 11215]

Wahoo just got my first wicket a catch off swann for bopara. seems a very sound game if not the lighting a bit dark

 

[brad352]

@brad - what is the scenario in the demo? Clearly you are batting as Aus against England but is it 0/0 bat for 3 overs, choose either side or what?

It sets up as the first Ashes test, choose either side then do the toss, bat/bowl for 3 overs and play the second innings as well. Like a 3 over one dayer in white clothes I guess

 

[Xophia]

its good, feels really polished but oh my... Serious problem with AI run outs :crying

 

[z33]

My friend just called me and told it looks good so far.I have asked him and will req people who are trying to get us some gameplay vids
Thanks

 

[barmyarmy]

It sets up as the first Ashes test, choose either side then do the toss, bat/bowl for 3 overs and play the second innings as well. Like a 3 over one dayer in white clothes I guess

Any choice on difficulty level? Easy would have the tennis ball bounce. Also a 3 over test when they've been plugging the fact you now have to play yourself in

 

[tommymac]

:crying x 2

its good, feels really polished but oh my... Serious problem with AI run outs :crying

 

[barmyarmy]

its good, feels really polished but oh my... Serious problem with AI run outs :crying

That was a big problem in BLIC2007. Most tests I played there were 3 or 4 runouts per innings (and that was with lousy fielding). Hope it's just a pacing issue for the demo.

 

[brad352]

Any choice on difficulty level? Easy would have the tennis ball bounce. Also a 3 over test when they've been plugging the fact you now have to play yourself in

Full choice of levels, I was on hard and then conceded defeat and went to medium :o
I think it showed me the pitch map when I was playing on medium, I'll go back to hard and see if I get anything on a reasonable length en route to being bowled out for two

 

[sl_fan]

what about the graphics and animation stuff ? :sarcasm

 

[ajdude]

Is it like the BLIC07 demo, where it resets after you finish playing, or can you immediately begin a new match?