Reviews

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  Tomby

  Jan 17, 2017

  NIICCCEEE GAARRRYY!!!!
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  &The3Bears!

  Jan 17, 2017

  I, for the life of me, cannot understand why all the reviews are positive so far! I cannot stress enough, this game is a downgrade from Don Bradman Cricket 14!!! It would have been more appropriate for the developers to release this as an early access title considering its current state... Every single aspect of this game, aside from its lofty aspirations, is worse than its predecessor!! When my wife played this game for the first time, she stated "It's as if they took all the parts of Don Bradman Cricket 14 that needed fixing, failed at fixing them, and then broke every other part of the game while they were at it"... I have never been so disappointed with a $65 (AUD) purchase in my whole life! A few of my favourite issues with this game are: 1) The physics – one of the highlights of DBC 14 for me was the realistic way the ball came onto the bat - fast!! DBC 17 has destroyed this feeling, it feels as if the ball is more inflatable beach ball than cricket ball!! This seems partly due to the speed of both the bat and the ball, which are both far too slow to accurately represent the game of cricket... or physics in general!! 2) The bowling controls are in fact less dynamic and allow for less control than DBC 14 (While requiring twice as many buttons to be pressed) - instead of controlling the length of the ball with the timing of the thumbstick movements (A great system which actually required skill to bowl the ball where you wanted to), you simply press a button to choose a length, and a modifier to move it foward or backwards a little... meaning there are 12 exact lengths that can be bowled, and no skill is required to achieve the same length delivery ball after ball... 3) While the graphics and lighting may in fact be "improved/running on a better engine" from the previous version, they do not look better overall - its hard to explain... everything is just too rounded and shiny looking, to the point that IMO, DBC 14 looks better, as it captures depth and shadows better. 4) The system for setting fields is massively overcomplicated, as is the UI experience in general! 5) There are things wrong with almost every part of this game, fielding, batting, bowling, the UI, the academy... Some of it major, some of it minor, but its guaranteed to annoy the hell out of anyone who enjoys the sport of cricket!! So I will end with this suggestion: - If you are the sort of gamer that is prepared to pay a AAA price for a low-budget indie game, and say things like "quality doesn't matter, I want to support this developer, regardless of how unfinished their games are" and "This game has the potential to be the greatest cricket game of all time!! Who cares if its going to take another 3 years of development to realise this dream!!" and "I am happy to spread lies about the quality of this game" - This is the game for you!!! - If however, like myself, you prefer notions such as "value for money", "honesty" and "Calling a spade a spade", then avoid this game like the plague, as it is unfinished, sh*te, and a complete and utter downgrade from its predecessor!!!
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  Harmacist_[Shadow_Merc]

  Jan 19, 2017

  I bought this game almost half hour after it was released, having only played the demo till then, thinking it would be a pretty straight forward joystick cricket game. Having not played DBC 14, this one shocked me by its level of detail to A.I gameplay. I can't compare it to DBC in terms of graphics or smoothness, but its pretty obvious that it runs on higher specs and is probably why people find it stuttery. The game is challenging, dont expect to get wickets or runs when you feel like it. U can notice the gameplay difference in career mode as you ascend the ladder, even at the easiest settings one has to play smart, no re-load option mid game, if you're out, you're out, better luck next time. A.I mentality is very noticeable, by their reactions to being tired and under confident and vice versa. There's some annoyance with the manual fielding, but cmon, you always reset that to automatic. Overall I'm happy to see a cricket game that isnt just good for he fans, but a good challenging gaming experience for anyone. It took my guy 3 seasons to finally be selected from club cricket level.
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  antoromeo

  Jan 19, 2017

  Should have released this game as Early Access title and after feedback and patches should have launched the game. One of the positive is career mode, which has improved a lot than DBC 14. Online mode is a total mess up with full of glitches, there isn't much customisation while creating custom online matches. Do not buy this game for now if you wish to spend more time in online games like me. Will updated the review once the bugs are ironed out. Doesn't worth the price tag right now.
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  Maxil

  Jan 19, 2017

  Cannot recommed the game in the current state. DBC14 is alot better currently. Biggest gripes: (I have only played career) Running between the wickets feels slow. There is ALWAYS a single even if you block the ball. You can run fours quite often because boundry fielders only stop the ball, and another fielder runs to throw the ball in. Your career batsmen feels like someone who has never held a bat. Close to no skill. Good parts: Bowling feels more intuitive More customization options Community players/teams look great so far.
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  Jamedog

  Jan 20, 2017

  Just not very good. Big Ant must have grown big heads in the offseason, offering this for a higher price than its predecessor, when clearly there are monumental issues with this title. Commentary is just completely off, extras aren't applied to the scoreboard, and fielders are just inept. Not to mention there is no ultra-widescreen support, which would be fine if the letterboxing option actually worked (so the game wasn't constantly stretched). This is a huge disappointment after the big effort Big Ant put in to Cricket 14. This is still a fun title to play, but there are just too many underlying issues that affect gameplay, which still haven't been fixed - more than three months after its release. At this stage, Don Bradman Cricket 14 remains a better title.
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  JMC-Phil

  Jan 20, 2017

  New to the franchise. I've enjoyed what I've played so far! Bowling is very nice. Batting is difficult but I'm sure more practice will pay off. Fielding is a bit bizarre. Players will sometimes run straight past a ball and leave it for another fielder, costing runs. I find the commentary dull, repetitive and sometimes has nothing to do with what's just happened in the over. Graphically it's very good. Runs smoothly and does the job. Hoping some patches will sort out the fielding out!
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  Bikkie

  Jan 21, 2017

  Enjoyed Don Bradman Cricket 14? Keep it. Keep playing it. This is the same game but with slightly different UI and graphics. I already get shafted by buying the same game every year with FIFA, I don't need it with cricket as well as soccer. I know I've only played half an hour of this on Steam but I've spent days building my career on DBC 14, on Xbox 360 (I know, this review doesn't really sound believeable but I guess you'll have to take my word here). Everything felt EXACTLY the same. No improvement, nothing worse just... exactly the same. DBC 14 was AMAZING because it was a cricket game that actually felt more like a simulation than an arcadey game. Yet, it has its flaws but by god it was the best cricket game BY A MILE. It was remarkable. I had a huge expectations for this and didn't read much into it leading up to buying it. I genuinely believed that Big Ant would take the incredible base they've made with DBC 14 and build on it, getting rid of the little annoying bugs, adding new features (YOU STILL CAN'T SAVE A FIELD SETTING BY THE WAY, ENTER IT MANUALLY EVERY TIME), and making the AI better and the overall gameplay experience. I got none of that. Sorry but I haven't waited 3 years for a disappointment like this. Refund requested. What a let down. Rant over. Apologies to those who read it. TL;DR - Keep playing DBC 14 instead of investing in this tripe.
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  MG

  Jan 30, 2017

  Until the devs get around to releasing the actual "Release Candidate" version of the game, stay away. I've got over 600 hours in DBC 14, so I was desperately looking forward to this. What I got is plagued with stupid bugs, which basically ruin the entire experience. For example, I set a field for my career bowler. The batsman plays the ball to where I had placed a fielder, easy catch for my man....Nope, my fielder has somehow moved between balls from say, cover, and is now stood down at fine leg or somewhere else. Having fielders stood on the boundary, a ball is hit towards them, they stand on the boundary rope and watch the ball go past for 4. Just stupid stuff like this. Hopefully they'll patch it soon and make it playable. Until they do that, I strongly suggest waiting. EDIT: Post Patches early May: Stay away guys, play DBC 14 or something else. They've made this even worse than it was before.
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  Shades

  Feb 9, 2017

  Do not buy this game anytime soon. Why? I'll tell you Pros: - Career mode is a big improvment. - Animations are good. - Academy Cons: - Wrong Kits (White kits for ODI and T20s). - Wrong Stats (Displaying First Class, List A, T20 stats for Test, ODI & T20I respectively. - Can't get past the main loading screen. - Randomly crashes. - Have to choose the line up again and again in career mode. - Stats for international cricket are not available in career mode. - A bug where game gets blurrier. - Umpiring errors. - Graphics are meh. - Commentary will make your ears bleed. - Game is poorly optimized and runs in borderless windowed mode. Game will stutter from time to time on my 1060 and i5 3550 with 8 gigs of RAM. - Max resolution is 1920x1080. Devs don't give two shits if you are having any problem. I was having an online issue in DBC 14 and I contacted the devs and this is what I was told [b]"We are the developer of the game, we are trying to help you out of goodwill - we have no responsibility at all to even answer you"[/b]. It's pretty much the same support for this game too. Right now I'm stuck on the main screen and can't get past it. I paid $50 for a game that I can't even play atm. [b]TL;DR: Do not buy this game right now. Tons of bugs and some of them will make the game unplayable. It's not even worth $20.[/b]
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  brettskiii

  Feb 16, 2017

  If your coming from DBC 14 your first experience will be huh? How did they ruin this game? Pros: - More stats - Improved Menu UI - I like on screen UI as I'm bowling - More stuff Cons: - Commentary is buggy - I got 2 wickets in an over and complains that I need to tighten up because 8 runs were scored - No mention like in DBC of going into the 30's, 40's, getting my 50 - Tells me great hit won't need to run, gets fielded - I could go on and on, but it feels worse then DBC 14 - The game looks and feels worse. Glitchy, slow UI, fuzziness at times, DBC14 graphics are a better overall experience - random runs being recorded, I would really like to see the devs at least chip away at issues, i.e regular releases to at least show they care, fix one thing, release that, repeat. It's friggen tumble weed on the update. I got nervous when I saw they were doing bat editor, stadium builder, etc why not focus on making the core actually playable, improved instead of wasting dev time on these secondary features. DBC14 was great, but I feel if you actually listened to your users, and focused on fixing the stuff that was broken, not breaking the stuff that was OK, we would have a much better game. Frustrating as this could have been my favourite game of all time, now I'm just too late to refund and hoping for updates
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  sir chunkenstein

  Feb 18, 2017

  I can't recommend this game at all which is a shame because they did well with their first cricket game, Don Bradman Cricket 14. You can't set your own fields and have them stick the computer will just randomise your field placings when you exit the menu the AI doesn't utilise bowling all rounders when bowling so teams with multiple all rounders won't be as good as they should be I've had boundaries that rolled along the ground for 4 being called as a 6 you can't change your equipment colours in career mode you're stuck with the default the career mode international teams all use white kits regardless of how it is set in the academy or the match type you're playing the logo database fills up incredibly quickly so you're stuck with multiples of the same logo and can't add more to the console designed logo sharing No rating out of 10 just a flat not recommended.
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  zombiebreath

  Mar 3, 2017

  needs improvements. back to 14 for a bit. over priced. had to refund.
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  Wohn Jick

  Mar 15, 2017

  [h1]Its the best cricket game in the market , but thats not good enough : [/h1] [u]Like they say, its the small things that matter, and there are so many things in the game are frusterating : [/u] 1. The Timing indicator cannot be trusted AT ALL, it will show ideal for terribly timed shots all the time. There have been so many times ive 3 greens and i get caught in the inner circle. 2. Your team needs 12 runs in the last over with 6 wickets remaining, why is the AI defending n taking singles ? WHY !!!! 3. Why isnt there a variety in bolwing actions . (This is forgivable , but come on... this is a must ) 4. If i try to hit the ball on the off side, the default shot should be a off drive or a glance, not a BASEBALL SWING !! I am tired of balls that go straignt to the keeper , coz the batsman tried to play a shot on the square leg, rather than mid off. 5. Ball is pitched on the leg stump line, so i try to play a glance. But then the batsman takes a step away to the offstump, and then glances, missing the ball completely . I never asked for that side step, WHY DID YOU DO THAT< WHYYYY 6. I am a spinner, why cant i jump directly to spinner field presets , I dont want to go thought pace / fast bowling fields. Spinner field presets are literally at the bottom of the list . WHY cant i just skip to spinner fielding presets. 7. Why cant I save my field setup . I keep a fielder on third man. For some magical reason the game , just goes nope , and moves him away. And now I am a retard bowling on the legside, with noone to save that four. 8. During career , why cant i practice on a practice ground. Net practice doesnt tell you , if your timing is good enough for a six or a four. You need a ground to tell you that. 9. Personal tidbits : a. I would like to see balls edge and go vertically up . b. the depth persception straight down the ground, (mid on - off region ) does not feel rite . c. In career mode, if i am not doing well, in a tournament, i should be dropped for a game or two (it will be realistic ,and i will take my game seriously). Everything good to say about the game ,is basically what was good in Don Bradman 14 . Thats why i am disappointed , coz in 3 years not much has been done in terms of gameplay improvements. Yes the graphics are updated , so is the engine. And the career mode is tweaked . But nothing that justifies 3 years of hiatus. Luckly , all the issues i have stated are just tweaks and can easlisly be patched and added. Nothing that is so game breaking , that it will require a sequel to fix. So I am hopeful , and would appretiate if any of these are aknowledged. But for now I cannot recommend this game in this state. Even though i will be spending hours playing this game.
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  warriorsrule

  Mar 20, 2017

  I have played 3688 hours on Don Bradman Cricket 14 and still love the game. However, Don Bradman Cricket 17 is a big step backwards and the developers have almost ignored all requests from users for new addition / features to the game. Don Bradman Cricket 17 does not even track your earned stats for your created players like Don Bradman Cricket 14 did. Tail enders bat exactly like top or middle order batsman. There is no distinguishing between animations between proper batsman and those tail enders who have poor defensive abilities. The lack of different bowling animations makes the game look very boring in terms of bowling. Even games like Brian Lara Cricket 2005 and Brian Lara Cricket 2007 had different types of animations for bowlers. The new ball will swing as much as a ball that looks worn 70 overs late. There is no similarities between how the ball acts in real life and how it does in the game. Why is this game called a simulation if it does not represent real life? The pitches are not distinguishable. There are no green seamers where the ball moves around off the seam. There is no dusty pitches where the ball spins significantly and creates issues for batsman every ball. I do not understand why there are different looking pitches when they all play exactly the same. Created stadiums look absolutely awful in the game. They look like the crowd are sitting on cardboard boxes. You cannot even create a created stadium with grass embankments with people sitting on grass like some cricket grounds around the world. BigAnt has ignored all the suggestions from fans who bought Don Bradman Cricket 14 and have created a game of what they believe consumers want. This falls short of what we want. Sadly this game is a shadow of Don Bradman Cricket 14 which is still the best Cricket game ever created.
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  Bhimavaram Bullodu

  May 10, 2017

  Game is much better with recent patches
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  carp

  Jun 22, 2017

  Did you like DBC14? Specifically, did you enjoy the responsive batting controls? Then look elsewhere. If you've ever wondered what it's like to control a plasticine action figure using very underdeveloped powers of telekenesis meaning you can only generally suggest what they should do and hope for the best, this is the game for you! Seriously, this is a straight downgrade from DBC14. The bowling's fine, for the most part, and I like that I can add extra bounce or flight (I've only bowled spin, I didn't care for being a quick in DBC14 and that is yet to change) to my deliveries, but the batting is poor. The amount of times I've gotten out because the batsman and I have alternate interpretations of where a cover drive is supposed to be hit (and I have this issue for other shots, but I seem to experience it the worst when playing off the front foot, though occasionally when attempting a back foot shot, the batsman will just not bother) makes for a very frustrating time. I can understand a game being difficult because it requires skill, DBC14 did that just fine. This has the same level of difficulty, and it adds crummy batting controls on top. If the situation improves, then I will change this review, but until then, I can't reccomend it. Adding grade cricket was a nice touch, and letting me assign skill points like an actual RPG was the right move, but they messed up the gameplay. You know, the bit that makes up 90% of the game.
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  Razpor

  Jul 5, 2017

  At launch this game was buggy and didn't seem like worth it ,but now after a few patches i can safely say its better than DBC 14.The batting feels more refined compared to DBC 14 ,ball can go to more places and bowling is just simply much better .Overall its a very nice improvement over DBC 14,its still over priced at 3k INR in india ,i would be more happy to pay around 2k INR . Hopefully the next iteration is even better with more bowling animations(something i really felt missing,especially fast bowling ,with same monotonous action) and more polished gameplay.
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  EnigmaticZee

  Nov 23, 2017

  [b]TL;DR[/b] A downgrade from DBC 14. [table] [tr] [th]Category[/th] [th]Score[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics[/td] [td]4/10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gameplay[/td] [td]8/10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Animations[/td] [td]2/10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Overall[/td] [td][h1]4/10[/h1][/td] [/tr] [/table] [b]Gameplay[/b] No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't convince myself that this game was a step up from DBC14. I was very excited and it all went down the drain. I kept hoping that maybe things will be fixed with patches and updates but some parts were just impossible to fix i.e graphics but I kept convincing myself that this game is great and it took me months to convince myself to start writing about this game. Gameplay as well as graphics looked like a big step down to me, there wasn't any significant improvement in other areas. Commentary was awful to the point, I muted and played the game. Same generic celebrations, you make a 100 or a 200 or a 400, it just doesn't make any difference, same repeated animations. I mean how hard could it be to add variety of animations. No sledging again, no highlights nor any replays of close calls. After playing DBC14, I really had high hopes with this game but to be honest I wasted my money and time behind this game. I have more than 400 hours on DBC14 and barely 51 hours on this one. I just couldn't continue playing. [b]Conclusion[/b] Don't waste your money on this. Either buy DBC14 or wait for the new Ashes Cricket to be reviewed. If you have any questions for further information, feel free to ask.
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  1DumbTerrorist

  Jan 20, 2018

  Pros: - Good enough for me to have spent 100+ hours on it - Same thing as Ashes Cricket (mostly) but cheaper - Crashes less than during release - Looks slightly better than DBC14 (imo) - Controls - not intuituive but really fun once you've learnt them - Pro mode first person camera - Batting is fluid - Spin bowling looks good and has lots of variations Cons: - Devs don't give a shit (No patches since May, only 6 months of support for a full price game) - Ashes Cricket - Only £10 less cheaper Ashes Cricket - Still crashes every now and then, especially during replays - Makes a GTX 1070 system run at full speed with 2010 graphics - Fielding sucks - Fast bowling actions don't look good - Fielders seem to prefer running backwards and always catching 1 handed - Fielders also like sliding into the boundary and gifting the batsmen 4's - Commentary is repetetive - Probably alot of more stuff that hasn't been listed - Only ever connected to online twice, the second time it disconnected Conclusion: Get Ashes Cricket if you want a (slightly) better game or DBC14 if you want a cheap(er) game