Snooker '19

markcahill1985

Anyone picking this up on Wednesday, used to love Snooker game sso will pick it up if theres some decent feedback from it, 35 quid on PSN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mR13ih58po

Doodah7

Will wait to see when is it coming out on Switch. It also the type of game that is certain to be discounted by mid-Summer.

Jerichoholic

Was just about to make a thread about it. I'm gonna try it alright, seems like a solid effort from watching a few gameplay vids. Character models aren't great but the AI is pretty good, actually play proper positional shots.

Stay away from Snooker Nation, it's out tomorrow too. It's a repackaged version of Snooker Nation 16' which was on Steam Early access and was never finished.

enryb12

Just noticed the post and game now. Looks interesting enough but the cue ball seems to roll fairly unnaturally after hitting a colour.

Will wait and see what people think over the next week but it definitely looks to have promise!

OldMrBrennan83

I still play VP4 regularly on PC so I'll be interested to see how it compares for physics.

citytillidie

Snooker Stars mobile game is very good for a quick alternative

Jerichoholic

citytillidie wrote: »

Snooker Stars mobile game is very good for a quick alternative

It is yeah, it's really good. If you buy the unlimited energy is that essentially unlocking the full game?

Jerichoholic

It's 31 Euro if you have PS Plus.

citytillidie

Jerichoholic wrote: »

It is yeah, it's really good. If you buy the unlimited energy is that essentially unlocking the full game?

It is but was a grind to get the better cues and now with the recent update it is even bigger grind

enryb12

Pre-ordered last night for 31 euro with PS Plus. Will download later and let you's know how it plays!

markcahill1985

enryb12 wrote: »

Pre-ordered last night for 31 euro with PS Plus. Will download later and let you's know how it plays!

Cheers that would be great. Will buy at weekend if reviews/feedback are decent. The cue ball response seems a little off on videos ive seen so hopefully its different feel when you are actually playing.

enryb12

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Cheers that would be great. Will buy at weekend if reviews/feedback are decent. The cue ball response seems a little off on videos ive seen so hopefully its different feel when you are actually playing.

Apparently they released the day one patch yesterday as lots of people got their copy early, so hopefully that's addressed!

markcahill1985

physical copy in Arogs is 29.99 - seems to be limited availability though

Jerichoholic

I really like the look of the golf swing type of shot, it needed something like that. I'll probably get it later on.

marcbrophy

markcahill1985 wrote: »

physical copy in Arogs is 29.99 - seems to be limited availability though

Strange, they didn't have it yesterday, I checked!
Might reserve it at my local for €30 it's a good price

markcahill1985

marcbrophy wrote: »

Strange, they didn't have it yesterday, I checked!
Might reserve it at my local for €30 it's a good price

Think it was only released today

marcbrophy

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Think it was only released today

Reserved

enryb12

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Think it was only released today

Damn, I checked last night and it wasn't showing up so I got the digital version, still have to download it aswell!

Jerichoholic

enryb12 wrote: »

Damn, I checked last night and it wasn't showing up so I got the digital version, still have to download it aswell!

It's only 4.8 gigs

enryb12

Alright lads, played the game for a couple of hours earlier and have actually enjoyed it so far. I'll be honest and say I was expecting much looking at the videos online, but it looks and "feels" better than them.

The main issue I have is the cue ball running on. What I mean is if I hit it at "40%" it tends to run on further before be stopping so you've actually hit it around "45%" or so. This is something they are going to address.

Graphics wise they are going to be making improvements but it looks very decent already, they even have chalk marks appearing on the table after hard shots etc which I thought was a nice touch.

The controls play really well, it's easy to line up your shot and adjust power. The spin is a bit tricky and I'm not sure it's fully accurate to where you hit your cue ball, but I've seen people mention this online a few times and I'm sure they'll address that also. Also when pressing X (on PS) to move the next camera, it can bypass this and go directly to take your shot without it lined up fully. Pressing O lets you go back tho so it's not a disaster fully but something that needs to be fixed.

Main feature of the game to disappoint is you can't create your own pro, you have to use an existing player. Either by selecting one of the top players and continue their current career. Or choose and low ranked player and start the career from fresh.

Overall I'd definitely recommend it for the price of your a snooker fan. There will be lots of improvements coming over the next few weeks/months that will only make the game better. Deffo gonna keep playing anyway!!

Jerichoholic

Been playing a bit myself. Only used Ronnie and Jimmy White. I'm wondering if Jimmy is actually bad in this game as I had a hard time with him or are player selections purely cosmetic?

Had to get rid of the pro aiming, just no fun missing all the time.

enryb12

I think the players are just cosmetic tbh. I've only used the pro aiming so far but will try out the other options tomorrow, some of the shots are difficult in pro mode so might be good to change and learn a little first.

marcbrophy

Right trigger!
For when the opponent has the ball

callaway92

Is there Pool/9 Ball in this too?

enryb12

Details of 1st post release patch and what to expect.


https://www.reddit.com/r/Snooker19/comments/beawxi/snooker_19_feedback_and_updates/

enryb12

callaway92 wrote: »

Is there Pool/9 Ball in this too?

Haven't gone through all the game modes fully but I'm 90% sure that there's not. Not from the Quick Match menu anyway.

Jerichoholic

enryb12 wrote: »

Details of 1st post release patch and what to expect.


https://www.reddit.com/r/Snooker19/comments/beawxi/snooker_19_feedback_and_updates/

The rolling up to the ball safety was annoying alright.

enryb12

According to Lab42 Games Twitter page an update is now available on PC & PS4. XB1 to be released soon.

Some nice improvement judging by their notes. Safety shots now addressed so time to test!

https://twitter.com/Lab42Games/status/1118898690972946432?s=19

markcahill1985

Hope to pick it up tomorrow after work and give it a good bash at weekend. Not being able to create your own pro seems such a missed opportunity for something that shouldn't be that big an issue to add.

marcbrophy

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Hope to pick it up tomorrow after work and give it a good bash at weekend. Not being able to create your own pro seems such a missed opportunity for something that shouldn't be that big an issue to add.

It seems to be for commentary reason, from what I make of it anyway

Jerichoholic

I have to say, I absolutely love this game. Gonna try and get up the rankings in the WSC over the weekend.

enryb12

Have to say after the update, it feels a lot more "solid". Great to see they've made some big changes already.

marcbrophy

I've played about 10 frames and not won a single one yet!
Wonder what it's like to be a winner?

markcahill1985

Downloading as we speak. Can't wait to get stuck in.

mcdaids69

seems good but pockets are so unforgiving!

markcahill1985

jaysus this is hard

Jerichoholic

markcahill1985 wrote: »

jaysus this is hard

It gets easier after a while. Stick with it. Some lad made a century in an online match against me.

Unreal stuff

markcahill1985

Jerichoholic wrote:

It gets easier after a while. Stick with it. Some lad made a century in an online match against me.

Jerichoholic wrote:

Unreal stuff

Seem to be putting okish but my positional shots are woeful. Plays much better than it seems when watching videos if that makes sense.

Jerichoholic

You can change the aiming aid in the settings, I think its default at pro.

UpintheAir1

judge for the win

Jerichoholic

UpintheAir1 wrote: »

judge for the win

Up Judge Flump

markcahill1985

Starting to get thehang of this a little bit. Been playing online mostly, havent come up against anyone too good. Still only making small breaks but enjoying it,

Just_Magic

I've enjoyed playing it.
Why is online mode limited to 20mins a match?
Surely the shot clock is enough.

markcahill1985

Just_Magic wrote:

I've enjoyed playing it. Why is online mode limited to 20mins a match? Surely the shot clock is enough.

Yeah that's annoying. Been in a few games where opponent is a couple of points ahead and just runs the clock down.

enryb12

Hope everyone is enjoying the game still, have to say it's still enjoyable.

New update released.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/887800/discussions/0/1649917420736772961/

Fuzzy Logic

Picked it up yesterday for just over a tenner thanks for foreign regions on Xbox. Enjoying it so far but wondering does anyone else experience stuttering issues when the AI are taking some shots?