I've already read several posts in the cricket forum I linked to that already assoicates Unity with poor 'Android' games and this is not going to improve things. What is really sad is that its getting a large amount of news coverage and the blame (from publisher/developer) is being put on the 'game engine' which is slowly being revealed as Unity.
No I think its good to stand back, to try and be open and non-judgemental, its very easy to jump on and put the boot in (opps wrong sport).Īs for the game its not a demo, it was released on Steam last week in this state, then pulled yesterday/today, with the publishers 505 Games giving refunds to everyone because its so bad. Even if Unity was to blame for not being able to get a working version on consoles ( not sure I believe that ) the version we see on PC's is simply very bad, so I think there were far more problems than simply the 'game engine' chosen. I would agree on last gen consoles with limited memory that various issues could be exacerbated and it is indeed a little worrying that the console versions appeared to be pulled/canned even as the PC version was released, but again this has little to no bearing on the quality shown from the PC version. However the issues posted in the forums I linked to do not in any way explain the overall poor quality seen in the PC game at every level (just watch the videos). I know from experience doing a good 3d sport game with player controlled avatars and complex AI can be down right nasty to get right, so I can certainly empathize for any developer who has to build such a complex game.
505 Games’ main priority right now is to protect the Ashes name and that of the ECB and Cricket Australia, and do what we can to recompense the cricket community."Ĭlick to expand.I know where your coming from and was sort of thinking the same thing, but the more I read about this the more it doesn't tie up. “The net result of the challenges we have faced was a game which, despite our best efforts over the course of a 2 year development, couldn’t meet the quality benchmarks of either us, our licensors or our customers. At the start of the project, 505 Games received all assurances from the developer that the engine was up to the task of creating a dynamic, cutting-edge cricket game for the modern age across multiple platforms, and unfortunately those assurances were found to be misplaced." The chosen developer, even with their many years of cricket game development experience, was unable to overcome the unexpected challenges that the chosen game engine threw up, even with multiple extensions to the development schedule. "As most people who have followed the project closely can affirm, the development of Ashes Cricket 2013 has been fraught with challenges almost from the outset.
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