Hi Guys, I am new to this board, I have been lurking over the last week or so, as I had serious interest in this game and I eventually bit the bullet and bought it yesterday for Xbox One. I am not a huge cricket lover, infact - I only know the basic rules of the game. However, I loved Brian Lara Cricket growing up and I always longed for a cricket game which could accurately provide a real simulation of the sport, which I seem to have found in DBC.
Firstly, I will get my moans out of the way. The price is way way too high on Xbox One. I paid the extra for digital (so thats my fault) but with a gift card, I have ended up paying £53.60. Thats more than I have paid for any game on the Xbox One...and no matter how good this game is, I cant help but feel like I have paid way more than I should have just for a digital version (even the physical version is £54.99 at many stores). £29.99 would be a price which would encourage many more sales surely......
Another issue that I am sure you guys want to be aware about , is the lack of promotion of this game in the UK. I had NO idea that this game existed until last week, when someone posted on reddit and asked if the game was releasing on the store. I was pretty shocked that for someone who frequents gaming news sites regularly, that I had never heard about this game in passing.
On to the good stuff! I am 6 hours in so far (all in one day...yep im addicted), and I am pretty blown away by this game. The amount of depth is incredible, the sheer amount of game modes, the career mode, the academy, the player creation suites, the online...it goes on and on, and for a game made on a small budget I can gobsmacked at how much love has been put into this game. I love that I can do anything I want, I can play a 5 over game over four days if i want to....who cares if it dosen't make sense!
Batting is incredibly difficult but its by far my favourite part of the game at the moment. Having dabbled in playing cricket as a teenager, I always felt like past cricket games gave you so much time and way too much awareness of where the ball would be bowled...allowing you to line up every shot in advance. DBC gives you a split second to make a decision, and as frustrating as that can be, it is much more rewarding when you can start building up your score. Even two runs makes me feel like I have achieved something which is just fantastic. One question, nearly every out for me is an edge to the wicket keeper...I am not the best tactician when I am at the crease...am I doing something wrong? When should I be swinging and when should I be playing defensive shots? My best score is 33 so far but my average is something like 6!
I havent dabbled into Bowling enough yet to say much (I have been focusing on my career as a batsman) but the feeling of bowling someone out is great! I just dont really understand it well enough yet to know what I am doing! Spin bowling I am finding extremely difficult with the rotation of the left stick...but I will get there. Online was also very smooth from my one game.
I could say a lot more, but my overall feelings about this game are overwhelmingly positive. I just wish more people could experience it instead of being put off by the price. On the Xbox One reddit thread about this game, the top comment was someone saying that theyd love to try it..but not at that price.
so no DBC till then
