Hey mate I’m good thanks, how’s it going?
its hard to put my finger on what exactly but it just felt more complete and satisfying than others.
dbc14 without fearsome tweak no edges which made bowling unplayable, DBC17 and Ashes actually I think were both pretty good at release but overall were regressed by patching: DBC17 they patched out bowled dismissals, Ashes they removed swing and there was a 4th inns test bug where the AI set one day fields.
c19 was good at release and improved by patches. I think there were question marks over the last patch or 2 but tbh by then I was so damn busy I hardly got to play the game and so I can’t really comment.
I played tests almost exclusively and must have played every ball of well over 100 tests, as well as a really fun custom 30 over format. I didn’t approach anything like that number of completed matches in any of the other games
Cricket 19 is the most complete game for me. There are small improvements that I think would have huge benefits.
I didn't play huge amounts of test matches, but when I did it was ok. I felt the AI was a bit too aggressive when batting, but I trust your judgment on the test match experience overall. As for T20s and ODI, they were always decent experiences. Game isn't without issues (fielding being the biggest) but I felt like all three formats are playable whereas on older games there was something in at least one format that was problem
DBC 14 - I really enjoyed test matches (that was just on PS3 without any mods) but limited overs was plagued by poor fields. I never noticed any problem with dismissals, the actual contests I had were enjoyable enough for me that I never thought about it. It may be that that game was the first cricket game I really enjoyed since Brian Lara on the MegaDrive that made me overlook any flaws.
DBC 17/Ashes - One of these was dogged by the bat pad smash which rendered test matches unplayable and I think the other had an issue where the AI would destroy you if they were chasing in a limited overs match.
