We should be careful.
Criticism, even from a pirate, is not necessarily illegitimate. Everyone here should be reasonable enough and competent enough to sift through what is an understandable complaint, in the sense of:
- What we deserve as consumers;
- What is reasonable enough to expect from Big Ant, as a studio;
- and what a decent middle ground is
As someone who has been reviewing games for major websites and organisations, including the ABC, for the last few years, I feel comfortable at this stage saying that DBC 14 is the most impressive cricket game I've played since I received Ashes Cricket 97 for Christmas as a child. It's not perfect, but for the modern age, this is far, far, far better than I would expect.
The developers should continue to aim even higher - there are plenty of legitimate complaints. But that's where I stand.