Ashes Cricket 2009

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Starting to see some bizarre running now.

Only saw one stupid runout but there were some close calls too, the batsmen would take off for a second when there was only ever one in it and then quickly turn back. Not sure how that made it past testing.
 
Yeah that happened to me the other day in the first ball of the ashes... lol. Im like... sweet.

Another glitch: the fielding, they always drop it, or they take bullshit catches where the keeper has cat-like reflexes and dives about 2mtrs. I gave them... probably 10 opportunities to hit the stumps... they missed once. Absoloutely ridiculous.

Ohh and I just had my batsmen play the hookshot instead of something else maybe... 5 times in an hr.

Terrible effort IMO.... a patch will definetily improve things. But for the time being :thumbsdown:
 

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Hvent played nearly as much as Ive liked to, but completed all the tutorials and have just started the ashes series.

Firstly Id like to state that, IMO, this is the best cricket game ever made, better even than SW99. Sure, its not perfect, but no game of any genre is, and its as close to perfect as any cricket game has ever come.

The batting (on hard) is extremely rewarding, for you feel that pacing your innings is the only way to go. Unlike previous games where its hit and giggle from the first ball, this game requires patience, and to build confidence early. The bowling is similar, you need to wear a batsman down before you can dismiss him.

Sure the running is a bit erratic, and the bowling speeds are a little ******ed, but these arent enough reason to make me not want to play. I can see this game having more lasting appeal than any other cricket game, bar SW99.

8/10
 
Toshowyouwhy said:
Hvent played nearly as much as Ive liked to, but completed all the tutorials and have just started the ashes series.

Firstly Id like to state that, IMO, this is the best cricket game ever made, better even than SW99. Sure, its not perfect, but no game of any genre is, and its as close to perfect as any cricket game has ever come.

The batting (on hard) is extremely rewarding, for you feel that pacing your innings is the only way to go. Unlike previous games where its hit and giggle from the first ball, this game requires patience, and to build confidence early. The bowling is similar, you need to wear a batsman down before you can dismiss him.

Sure the running is a bit erratic, and the bowling speeds are a little ******ed, but these arent enough reason to make me not want to play. I can see this game having more lasting appeal than any other cricket game, bar SW99.

8/10
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Mate that is generous.

No its not perfect, its a massive way off perfect. Compared to a game like FIFA or Madden, this game is soo far from perfect its just not funny.

Have you had your player make a hook shot on a yorker yet? or been run out cus he took forever to respond to your repetitive tapping of the no button? Or had the bowling team appeal for a lbw that was a foot outside the stumps and not been able to run the single? Play it some more and re-asses.

This game has the ability to be an 8/10 game. But certainly isnt yet. They're gunna need one f*ckin giant iron to get rid of these hurendous glitches.
 
gouldy_34 said:
Mate that is generous.

No its not perfect, its a massive way off perfect. Compared to a game like FIFA or Madden, this game is soo far from perfect its just not funny.

Have you had your player make a hook shot on a yorker yet? or been run out cus he took forever to respond to your repetitive tapping of the no button? Or had the bowling team appeal for a lbw that was a foot outside the stumps and not been able to run the single? Play it some more and re-asses.

This game has the ability to be an 8/10 game. But certainly isnt yet. They're gunna need one f*ckin giant iron to get rid of these hurendous glitches.
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Im sure this game would have about 1/10 of a budget compared to the games you mentioned, so its never going to be near the standard of them.
 
This game is starting to shit me. Playing against NZ in an ODI, they made 170 off about 20 overs with Watson taking 5 fer. I was bowling it outside off stump, good line and length and they just kept hitting it to Warner at 3rd slip.

Everything else is good, the stadiums, pitch wear, outfield, menus and presentation.

Going to have another go at the Test matches soon and try and sharpen up my bowling and play the ODI's and T20's a bit more to see if the AI actually paces itself well...but it doesn't look good so far.
 
Cotchin 9 said:
This game is starting to shit me. Playing against NZ in an ODI, they made 170 off about 20 overs with Watson taking 5 fer. I was bowling it outside off stump, good line and length and they just kept hitting it to Warner at 3rd slip.
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I think it's about changing up your bowling to make the AI change up a bit. If you keep bowling the same line and length ball after ball then the opposition is usually going to play the same sorts of shots. It sounds stupid but I think a lot of this game is coming down to playing to negate the at times moronic AI.

Online will be where it's at though as those little issues SHOULD be negligible.
 
sacka said:
Im sure this game would have about 1/10 of a budget compared to the games you mentioned, so its never going to be near the standard of them.
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Obviously, but he was comparing it to how imperfect other sporting games where. And really, the mistakes that have been made or overlooked in this game should not come down to funding costs. FIFA and Madden get massive funding because of all the licenses required and they're soundtracks.

Instead of just the Channel Nine sport song being played over and over lol...

I agree with Cotchin in that it looks gd, it certainly does. Animations are a bit shit and look like they're missing a few dozen frames, but otherwise, gd graphics.

Again, the glitches atm are killing it 4 me.
 
gouldy_34 said:
Obviously, but he was comparing it to how imperfect other sporting games where. And really, the mistakes that have been made or overlooked in this game should not come down to funding costs. FIFA and Madden get massive funding because of all the licenses required and they're soundtracks.
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While I don't think it's a funding issue at all, more like a shit tester issue. But remember that any other sports game that you mention has had so much more time to develop into what it is today and when talking time I mean years.

There have been plenty of buggy as shit versions of FIFA, PES, Madden, NHL, NBA, etc. games before. But over time they do tend to erradicate the majority of those bugs and also bring out better versions of games.

For Transmission right now it will be a matter of improving and getting rid of those simple bugs over hopefully the next few months through patches and then over the coming years, if they continue to get the license to the game continue developing from this great starting block.

FIFA 09 even had that one massive crab walk bug that as RL has said numerous times was amateur stuff to miss out on, even after so many years even FIFA is still seeing big bugs in their games.

I think that as long as Tranmission stick with this title and HOPEFULLY bring out a patch very soon to fix those amateur bugs then not only this game and future games have massive potential to really become a game spoken in the same breath as FIFA, Madden, NBA 2K, etc.
 

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Well said HBK.

The games you mentioned have been around for years and years so of course they are going to eventually get better. Even the big games have bugs, that crab walk annoyed the **** out of me especially when it happens online and stopped me from playing it despite the bug coming out as PES was more fluid and you had more control over the players.

This game is good, there is depth in the bowling and batting so hopefully they keep at it because in another year or two we could have a really, really good cricket game. This game is still very enjoyable though.

Like HBK also said, I still can't believe some games (whether it is Ashes Cricket of FIFA 09) allow obvious bugs slip through, that really is unforgivable.
 
gouldy_34 said:
Mate that is generous.

No its not perfect, its a massive way off perfect. Compared to a game like FIFA or Madden, this game is soo far from perfect its just not funny.

Have you had your player make a hook shot on a yorker yet? or been run out cus he took forever to respond to your repetitive tapping of the no button? Or had the bowling team appeal for a lbw that was a foot outside the stumps and not been able to run the single? Play it some more and re-asses.

This game has the ability to be an 8/10 game. But certainly isnt yet. They're gunna need one f*ckin giant iron to get rid of these hurendous glitches.
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all I was (rtying) to say is that, beyond its many flaws, it is a good game, a FUN game, and certainly the best cricket game around. And yes, Ive had all of those things happen to me and still, why i sit here doing assignments all I want to do is get back on the plpaystation and continue the test match.

For a game that im getting flogged at, and has a number of bugs floating around, i really want to keep playing. And generally speaking, if a game gives me the shits early, I happily retire them. This is not the case for this game.

And as HBK said, I havent even tried online or against a mate. That will be where this game really shines I think.
 
RoosterLad said:
Well said HBK.

The games you mentioned have been around for years and years so of course they are going to eventually get better. Even the big games have bugs, that crab walk annoyed the **** out of me especially when it happens online and stopped me from playing it despite the bug coming out as PES was more fluid and you had more control over the players.

This game is good, there is depth in the bowling and batting so hopefully they keep at it because in another year or two we could have a really, really good cricket game. This game is still very enjoyable though.

Like HBK also said, I still can't believe some games (whether it is Ashes Cricket of FIFA 09) allow obvious bugs slip through, that really is unforgivable.
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You would think that pressure of finish/release dates have a bit to do with why games are released with obvious bugs.

The point i was trying to get across is if you have a lack of funds and you are running on time restraints then you are not going to have the time/money to test the game the way it should be.
 
God it wouldn't be hard to find people that are willing to stay up all night and test it.

I found all those bugs I mentioned within 12hrs of getting it... poor form.

But I do agree with HBK and RL. Good foundation for an enthralling game.
 
Had a quick play this morning, first Test on hard.

Katich out, caught at slip for 9
Ponting out, ridiculously run out for 7
Hussey out, bowled when playing a hook shot after I tried a flick off the pads for 6

I got annoyed and put NBA 2K9 straight back in
 
gouldy_34 said:
God it wouldn't be hard to find people that are willing to stay up all night and test it.

I found all those bugs I mentioned within 12hrs of getting it... poor form.
But I do agree with HBK and RL. Good foundation for an enthralling game.
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Finding and fixing bugs are 2 very seperate issues. Finding them can be relatively easy (especially with mass user group beta testing etc) but fixing them within the publicised time commitments is another thing.

Computer programming (on any level business or entertainment) is very difficult and impossible to get it right 100%. There are far too many variables from hardware to software that can go wrong and create bugs etc. Rocket science IS easier.

Even with abundant resources, $ and people power MS have never released a bug free O/S or application. Sure the same for Macs or open-source.

A bug that might seem minor could in fact be caused by a core underlying component of the game. Attempting to fix this bug might require a major re-write resulting in 6 months of re-development and testing. In doing so opens up new risks for more new bugs to be introduced requiring further beta testing and fixing. Result is game is delayed by 9-12 months to fix a bug which is 'liveable'.

Then you get the debate of if it is better to:

a) break marketing/consumer promises, don't release the game, spend 6-12 months redeveloping and testing, and try again. All of this annoying consumers and reputation.

b) release a game with "liveable" bugs... ie bugs that still allow for a decent experience. Then address the bugs in the next version of the game.

I have only played the demo a few times so far and think it has potential.
Cheers
 

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