PS4 User: Nets First Impression
So I was greeted with the fuzz that everyone’s talking about. Initially, this seemed to be in the areas where the sun was shining through the windows. It wasn’t fuzzy in the shadows. In fact, it was extremely clear! Over the course of a few minutes, it seemed to mostly be gone but then did present itself again. Not as bad but in more areas. I couldn’t be certain if this all related to what the weather was doing.
The ball marker was also fuzzy which I found unsatisfying when striking the ball. The ball also just disappears after batsman/before screen. I mean it vanishes. I suppose this is just in the nets so fine.
Batting seemed good. Settled on Hard/Good (4/5) across the board. Some nice shots, played a pull far better than anything on Cricket 19. Ball pinged off bat on occasions. Forward defensive off a spinner seemed less likely to pop up off boot to close catcher (Famous last words!).
Bowling: I settled for Standard (Legacy) which seemed to be what I was doing on Cricket 19. But if Pro is Classic, I would’ve thought that you would associate the word legacy with the original controls? I’m not desperate to go back to twirling the button to get revs on the ball!
Aftertouch seemed to overide what I was trying to bowl. Get it even subtly wrong and the balls going the wrong way. I managed to get the ball going where I wanted though. I saw a video of someone struggling to get away swing but it seemed fine on mine. If anything, in swing seemed less pronounced.
I loved catching edges on Cricket 19 so hope the catching in C22 isn’t anything less enjoyable. I also don’t feel the need for far more outfield catches in Tests like some people keep asking for. Proportion has always seemed fair to me and correctly differs in shorter formats.
Yes things were fuzzy to begin with. No stuttering but fuzz. History of both this game/life tells me that fixing something can break something. Hopefully there’s no fuzz when the full game is out.
After what I’d read, I was expecting a stuttering fuzzball of a game (And the need to buy a PS5!). I’m enthused by what I’ve seen.
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