Don Bradman Cricket in the Press

[MattW]

How's the pricing at ASDA? I'd have thought given the effort to be in mainstream retail that it would be a bit lower there.

I didn't actually register that in all honesty. I still struggle remembering what "next gen" and "old gen" and "current gen" are.

I usually stick to 'the new consoles' when writing articles for the site, rather than mention generations. Not sure it helps make it clear, but it does reduce the temptation to abbreviate as Xbone.

 

[Chief]

How's the pricing at ASDA? I'd have thought given the effort to be in mainstream retail that it would be a bit lower there.

Not sure: usually they are cheaper in the supermarkets (at the Supermarkets cost usually) but I don't have an ASDA near me and it's not available online.[DOUBLEPOST=1424453257][/DOUBLEPOST]

I usually stick to 'the new consoles' when writing articles for the site, rather than mention generations. Not sure it helps make it clear, but it does reduce the temptation to abbreviate as Xbone.

I think this a good system.

 

[Biggs]

Of course my "This release simply fills the gap that the new consoles had of a cricket game" isn't much of a marketing quote.

"A perfectly adequate release!" - MattW, PlanetCricket

 

[blockerdave]

"A perfectly adequate release!" - MattW, PlanetCricket

Wife said something very similar around this time last year and now we've got an almost four-month old baby...

 

[Chief]

DBC "Runner Up" in the Best Aussie game category in those 2014 IGN awards...

IGN AU 2014 Black Beta Select Awards: Winners Revealed - IGN

 

[Gamer Pradosh]

DBC "Runner Up" in the Best Aussie game category in those 2014 IGN awards...

IGN AU 2014 Black Beta Select Awards: Winners Revealed - IGN

That's great news....

 

[Chief]

Lost to the wrong game, but that's what happens when you let the public vote.

 

[Biggs]

Stupid Public.

 

[blockerdave]

Lost to the wrong game, but that's what happens when you let the public vote.

so they deserved to lose, it just should have been to someone else?

 

[Chief]

so they deserved to lose, it just should have been to someone else?

I was rooting for Crossy Road a little bit (and I think that would have been Ross's choice if they had to be beaten too!)

 

[AtOmX]

Game for some cricket? - Livemint

 

[Chief]

Stupid Public.

It's the problem with a public vote: you get the "People's Choice" Awards, which aren't necessarily the best reflection. Sure there are lots of people who know what they're looking at, but cancelled out by some doofus who thought "Noah" was one of the best dramatic movies of last year. (Borderlands)
They can also turn into "who can motivate their community to vote for them" campaigns, which normally always result in the game with the biggest community winning. (Borderlands)
OR people vote in categories where they don't know any of the games, so vote for the one they've heard of (Borderlands/UK Elections).

 

[MattW]

so vote for the one they've heard of

The "I have a pair of Cleggs at home" effect.

 

[BigAntStudios]

I was rooting for Crossy Road a little bit (and I think that would have been Ross's choice if they had to be beaten too!)

Matt (of Crossy) worked for BA, we're good friends, I actually thought he'd get us for sure

 

[Chief]

Good review here (If you ignore the slightly disappointing score) Review: Don Bradman Cricket 2014 (Xbox One) | SA Gamer

PS: I know I bang on about this a lot, but I was delighted to see that Eurogamer have now dropped review scores. Wonderful. Hopefully the first of many!