Can the folks who have purchased, or are planning to purchase, Ashes Cricket 2013 video game (PC only at the time) pls provide their first impressions and reviews in this thread? It will be easier to follow all the reviews here instead of the reviews getting jumbled up all over the place in the "AC13 General Discussion" thread
Thanks!
Sure. I'm installing it now.. it is an 8.5GB total size from from Steam. (Download shows 3.5GB to get. It is going slow right now - 3-4MB/s. About 30mins. Then I'll play and tell you
Edit : as I play -
+ Loads very quick.
+ menus look nice and sharp
+ menu audio is nice and soothing
+ can select a fav team but the logos seem incorrect for most teams (maybe licensing?). There's also Vipers/ Marauders etc. Not sure what they are? Maybe Aus domestic?
+ Res is 1920x1080
+ Camera is broadcast or behind
+ you can select investec ashes, commonwealth ashes, odi, t20, test or tournament
+ I'm doing an ODI 5 over India v England
+ you can select things like stadiums, rain, weather, temp, win, some eliminator etc.
Okay - after finishing 5 over, I have to say this is a very poor effort. I'd rate the game about a 4 / 10.
The game reminds me of EA Cricket 2002 in its graphics and gameplay.
- graphics are bland and bad
- stadiums look bad
- For the first 3 overs I couldn't hit anything. Then I kinda figured out the controls.... I think. You have to hit it when it leaves the bowlers hand but it didn't work like that for spinners when I had to time it when it reached me.
- The bowler bowls on same side as runner. WTF?
- No nets
- No replays
- No dive button or cancel run
- The animations are unfinished and clunky. Maybe the mo-cap involved someone who doesn't have flowing strokes or is a cricketer.
- I didn't find any backfoot/frontfoot mechanics
- The behind cam actually has interference from wicketkeeper so you cannot see where ball is pitching
- The ball pitch line is indicated by a yellow line with another perpendicular line moving down the pitch and somewhere a spot is shown where the ball lands at chosen speed
- Crowd looks horrendous
- Pitch looks like one paint job
- It works with a controller but it is very elementary. Y for no shot, X for defend, A for ground stroke and B for loft. (from the icons on the top right)
Overall, sadly a very poor game. I will continue to play it more but I might just increase or decrease score +-1 tops. This game is not good.
I'm not mad or angry or anything like that because it was only $20. Still, I think I have played better games on iPad which had better execution.
Lets see how the Bradman game will be. I just need to know how I can get it in the US (Steam is preferred for me, hopefully it will be on Steam).