NHL Demo Video I have put together

[nadasfan]

I put together a little sampler video of what is included in the demo for those who have not been able to play it yet.

[RoyalBoyle78]

none for nothing, the game looks merely unchanged from last year

[nadasfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by FootballForever

none for nothing, the game looks merely unchanged from last year

Feels quite a bit different in areas while playing. The board play is a very nice addition. The passing is completely different on the harder difficulties this year, as it will go where you aim it and not directly to a players tape. on the hardest settign I could literally not clear my zone at first because of the passing. You are right though, many many aspects (especially presentation) are essentially the same.

[ucas005]

Quote: Originally Posted by nadasfan

Feels quite a bit different in areas while playing. The board play is a very nice addition. The passing is completely different on the harder difficulties this year, as it will go where you aim it and not directly to a players tape. on the hardest settign I could literally not clear my zone at first because of the passing. You are right though, many many aspects (especially presentation) are essentially the same.

Which isn't necessarly a bad thing. They took what was already a great product and greatly improved/tweaked specific areas of gameplay. Something I wish the guys at Madden/NCAA would learn from instead of adding new game modes or gimmicky features.

[sanders]

I hope this is just because its on pro mode but because its been in past NHL games it might be in all modes.

Check out 3:49 - Sidney Crosby takes a slapshot and Holstrom is standing right beside him the whole time. Crosby should have been check or had the puck knocked away before he even got half way through is wind up.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by FootballForever

none for nothing, the game looks merely unchanged from last year

Alot of the changes are subtle in nature, things like batting at loose pucks, hits being tougher to line up to crush a guy. AI teammates moving more and helping you out more. The board play etc. Graphically and presentation wise (aside from some new cut scenes and new bits of commentary) aren't all that different. The game plays a far better game of realistic hockey this year especially on the hardcore style setting.

[nadasfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by sanders

I hope this is just because its on pro mode but because its been in past NHL games it might be in all modes. Check out 3:49 - Sidney Crosby takes a slapshot and Holstrom is standing right beside him the whole time. Crosby should have been check or had the puck knocked away before he even got half way through is wind up.

Yeah when crosby scored i believe I was playing on pro mode. Most of those detroit goals came with it ramped up to superstar. you can see them really move the puck around before one of the goals.

[plaidchuck]

Yeah this has been in all the next gen games, the temprorary force field of protection on slapshots. The only real way I've found around it is increasing the aggression, shot blocking or pock effectiveness sliders. That makes it so you have to get the shot off quick and vice versa.