So after playing for like 10 hours on xbox (Offline) in the last couple of days, I have mixed feelings about the game. While some of the reactions here have been harsh, I believe they are somewhat justified as well (albeit if put across in a milder tone). My assumption behind buying the latest iteration at launch was that the game would have taken forward using the previous game as the base version, though the case now is that they have aimed at remodeling a lot of things which has taken away a lot of the goods. I do not bother about the graphics as much as the immersion levels. The graphics are better than the last one and I don't know how people are saying it's a downgrade. I played a test match with the downloaded NZ and SA at SCG and the game looked pretty good with all the detailing on the kits and teams (despite logos being low res). Problems begin once you figure out that certain things are completely broken or look out of place. For example - field view tutorial not working on xbox, finicky cameras, broken DRS, team logos looking out of place in a tournament fixture sheet, lack of complete 360 controls etc (I have been able to at least glance though). These things disappoint me a bit and for friends, to who I have marketed the franchise like crazy and who are buying into DBC for the first time, it becomes crazier to explain why certain things are a little off the mark and they will get better in the future patches. I don't mind the patches but for a game for which we are paying the same amount as a AAA game, there should be a certain level of polish. I paid lesser for Fifa 17 at launch and while that game also launched with irksome faults (stupid goalkeepers and input lag), basics were still there to keep me going for hours.
That said, I think it's a really niche market that the developers are catering to and DBC14 was an absolute pleasure to play once the issues were ironed out. I absolutely love bowling in the latest one and that's one area alone for which I'll suggest people to buy the game. But I am a person who would have even bought Ashes 13 with all its faults if there wasn't an alternative so my threshold with cricket games is pretty high and DBC clearly is a lot better. Let's get those bugs away quickly, please?
Edit : Totally forgot why I was put off from playing last night. I think there are some frame rate issues and screen tearing while a batsman views the field. Might be because I was playing in a custom stadium? Happened during a custom T10 knockout tournament with downloaded teams.
