Clearly BA aren’t at the level that EA or 2K are at in terms of graphics and gameplay but even those games get a pasting from the users. I think part of the problem these days is as the graphics have improved people expect way to much from a video game.
A game is meant to be fun and enjoyable it will never be a fully realistic simulation. I’d forgo pitch condition any day of the week for something I can enjoy playing.
There’s flaws with BA games every single one of them for everything good thing has had a bad thing but every cricket game I’ve ever played has had that. My favourite game was Shane Warne/ Brian Lara cricket on PC in the 90s. It had real teams and real players and was fun but when you look back at it it was very limited in the shot range , type of deliveries and obviously averages and skills meant nothing.
If you’re sitting here waiting for a cricket game that’s going to give you realistic 5 day test pitches or precise dismissals then you’re going to be waiting forever. Unless you get someone with a budget like 2K to get the graphics and gameplay to anything like what NBA resembles.
Just be thankful we even get a semi decent cricket game to play that has options to customise rosters and players etc. I’m in no way a fan of how BA communicate and I am one of those Xbox users that get stuck when it comes to BA games with the patch delays etc but in the end I just think hey at least I can play cricket on the Xbox. I don’t view Cricket in the same light I do as NBA 2K or GTA for example so my expectations aren’t as high to start with.
I think this is the problem... we shouldn't be thankful for a semi decent cricket game. We've had semi decent games in the past. What we're asking for is BA to build on what the decent foundation that was laid down 10 years ago. And no we're not asking for an NBA2K or MLB level of a game, but I don't think the expectations are too high I we just want an improvement on basic aspects of the game, many of which have been included in previous iterations. Rain stoppages, visual pitch deterioration etc was there before, now when things don't work or take too much time to fix it just gets removed entirely. I don't think we are asking to much? The career mode in C22 had some good ideas, but instead of fine tuning it and building on it, it was removed. Personally I think the entire career mode needs an overhaul, but more on that later. I mean, the entire intro and setting up of your career player is exactly the same. Your coach still hasn't even had lunch yet. So in my opinion, we aren't expecting miracles, but we are expecting progress and a little more added to the game than a few licenses. And again, if we are asked to pay almost the same price as the NBA/MLB type of games, then I believe we deserve just a little bit more than just a semi decent cricket game. Doesn't help with every iteration we say "this game has potential" but it never reaches its full potential. And we know by now, the games won't be released in the greatest of states, but 2 games in a row we've experienced the same issue waiting 3 weeks for the day 1 patch.
So yes, I think we all just want to see this game and all new iterations showing progress so it can actually reach its full potential, because we are all willing to support BA and assist where we can, if we see some proper communication and progress. I refuse to just settle for semi decent, this game can be so much better than that. And the only reason we're still on here whining about it, is because we still have a little bit of hope. It is when the most passionate of players stop giving a damn and this place goes quiet, that's when you know you will realize semi decent just isn't good enough.
