Surely making bowling as rewarding an experience as batting is the solution, I like Richowebbo have always preferred bowling and in this department I honestly don't think DBC is any better than previous titles apart from the move away from the bowling circle and the controls( which is fantastic). These two things do not improve the gameplay though which is fairly average, unrealistic and for the most part unrewarding!
As for Tabletop Cricket, who do BigAnt think their target market is for TTC? I don't know a single person who would purchase an watered down arcadey version of cricket and do you think that somebody who isn't a fan of cricket is suddenly going to buy it? So that leaves kids with an interest in cricket (small market) and those on the subcontinent who'll lap up anything cricket related. It's retail price will have to be far lower than DBC to appeal and even then I just don't see it being popular.
I agree with you on the TTC. Even if I didn't have the time to invest, I wouldn't be bothered with an Arcadey version. I'd just wack on Ashes 09 or ICC 10 and smash the ball around!
I love the controls of bowling and it is a real improvement from the circle plopping of old, but as you correctly state, the bolwing is unrewarding and unrealistic. I recently had a Tour I was playing, and Scott Bothwick got most of my wickets on a green pitch, cloudy conditions. I bowled Joe Root at the other end because my seamers were pointless.
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Hello everyone. its been a long time (more than 2 years) since i visited this forum/website. Getting all nostalgic. Damn! time sure does fly.
Since i've been totally out of gaming for a while now, can anyone tell me if it is worth buying? how realistic are the physics and the AI?
Batting is good. Bowling average. Its a nice change and worth buying compared to other cricket titles. I don't actually like the game, but many people do.