NHL 13 Delivers Major Innovations That Will Change the Way You Play the Game

[TDKing]

Quote: Originally Posted by EpicGingy

As others have said: team and player seperation! It's key, and I would rather they kept old presentation to work on this. Purely aesthetic things don't really matter unless they REALLY REALLY SUCK. NHL's isn't great by any stretch of the imagination, but I can live with it.

This is a must have !!

[Fiddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by bwiggy33

Well I won't lie this was quite the surprise after just getting home from Las Vegas. There is no way that I'm going to over hype any of this news because the past few years I've done that and nothing has changed.

what could you have been hyped about the past few years? or do you just mean in general for the game to come out.

bc this is the first time they have really done something like this since 07, right?

[jv35]

I was planning on skipping NHL 13, but this announcement has resparked my interest in the series.

[bwiggy33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fiddy

what could you have been hyped about the past few years? or do you just mean in general for the game to come out. bc this is the first time they have really done something like this since 07, right?

I guess hyped is not necessarily the proper word, more like excited. They always said oh this improvement will really show the difference between the best players and the grinders. I always believed them but I'm not anymore. I'm sick of getting excited and roped into buying their game when it's been the same for so dang long.

This year I can actually say that they are completely revamping an area of the game that may just make the player separation work. The skill sets will still be the same, but at least if skating is done right then those 4th line guys won't look or play the same as top line players.

I still think the only way to get the true feeling of player separation is to do what 2k did with their skill stick. Limit the puck handling and different moves that can be done by certain players in the game. Plus their skill stick is more realistic feeling because in EA's the reach the puck handler has is way too large. No player can just extend his hands way out and hold on to the puck all the time. It just looks and plays really bad. That's enough about that though.

Overall as long as I can begin to see the difference in players and teams playing styles I will be happy. That is all I'm asking for. I would love for goalies to completely redone as well, but this game will just be so much more enjoyable if the separation in players can be seen.

Another thing I just thought about is breakaways. Now that the skating and player AI have been redone, I think we may see more breakaways. In the skating video you see Hall just cruise down the middle of the ice. It was like he realized there was an opening to recieve a pass for the breakaway. Really cool to see even though it's a trailer. I hope it plays like that. We may actually see some more odd man and breakaway opportunities which would be very welcome.

[Nittany]

Here's one innovation that better make it into the EASHL:

When you are down by a goal with less than 2 mins left and you are on the PK...your computer AI players shouldn't ICE THE PUCK!

Seriously...I hope they fix the AI in the EASHL. Not everyone can or wants to play 6 on 6. The AI needs better passing, dumping, shooting...nothing worse than watching your AI d-men get beat 2-1s all game...even when you are on the PP or PK.

[BigPoppa17211]

"The addition of Customizable EA SPORTS Hockey IQ allowing players to create and record their own player and team strategies to a level never before seen in the franchise"

I really hope that this feature is done well. When was the last time there were any changes to the strategy element of the game? This could be a very usefull feature if done properly. May be the sleeper feature of NHL 13.

[kevin23]

I don't always post, but this makes me want to play my first online gm season.

[ComaFaction]

Well, it's certainly a much more exciting list of features than NHL 12's bland offering. Looking forward to it.