NHL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[betulga]

Quote: Originally Posted by james93724

The game is great, for some reason ps3 version looks blurry. Is this happening on 360 as well, or just ps3.

I agree...the ps3 version looks very blurry

[Reiny09]

Overall, I am extremely impressed through the first ten or so games that I have played. The one thing that has happened that I didn't really like came in the last game I played. The Devils came in on a 2-on-1 and Elias ripped a quick shot. Just before he shot, Kovalchuk ran into Quick causing him to not even attempt to make a save. I am hoping that this was just a missed call because the penalty slider was not high enough and it does not become a constant problem.

Aside from that one occurrence though, I am loving the new skating engine and the way that guys feel like they actually have some weight and momentum. The poke check and pass interceptions also feel a lot more natural and common making for a much looser game.

[DrStrangelove41]

Hmm. Well, I hope this isn't the new cheese, but I was messing around in Free Skate and scored 3 straight goals just by skating backwards from center ice straight at the goalie. I did a simple LR or RL deke and goal....

[Panicshade]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrStrangelove41

Hmm. Well, I hope this isn't the new cheese, but I was messing around in Free Skate and scored 3 straight goals just by skating backwards from center ice straight at the goalie. I did a simple LR or RL deke and goal....

Supposedly that has already been pointed out today to the devs and they will have that fixed in the first tuner set that goes live on launch day

[DrStrangelove41]

Quote: Originally Posted by Panicshade

Supposedly that has already been pointed out today to the devs and they will have that fixed in the first tuner set that goes live on launch day

Ahh, thanks. Sorry if it was posted. I didn't see it while skimming the 13 pages.

[Gagnon39]

Got three more games in and here are some shot totals.

Game 1
User: 7 shots, 1 goal
CPU: 9 shots, 0 goals

Game 2
User: 4 shots, 0 goals
CPU: 10 shots, 2 goals

Game 3
User: 7 shots, 1 goal
CPU 4 shots, 0 goals

As I've played it a bit more I do feel that although the game does have more loose pucks, something will have to be done about shot totals. I like to play on 12-14 minute periods and with these numbers and everything I've seen so far I'd have shot totals on average around 50 every game, which is not something I want.

I think there are a few key sliders, which have been mentioned before that can make all the difference.

1) Pass reception: If we can make it so that pucks bounce off blades at a more realistic rate, that should help reduce shot totals.
2) Pass accuracy: The more errant passes there are, the fewer shots there will be.
3) Puck control: The easier players lose control of the puck, which is already better on default than last year, the more loose pucks and less shots.
4) Game speed: I may end up lowering this a notch or two as the game is still pretty quick and there's just too much open ice. The last three games I played I had a lot of up-and-down action. Which is fun every once in a while but shouldn't be the norm.

[THE YAMA]

Just played it. Love the feel of it. It's rare I change my decision about purchasing a game based on the demo, this game might have just done that.

[mkharsh33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gagnon39

I think there are a few key sliders, which have been mentioned before that can make all the difference. 1) Pass reception: If we can make it so that pucks bounce off blades at a more realistic rate, that should help reduce shot totals. 2) Pass accuracy: The more errant passes there are, the fewer shots there will be. 3) Puck control: The easier players lose control of the puck, which is already better on default than last year, the more loose pucks and less shots. 4) Game speed: I may end up lowering this a notch or two as the game is still pretty quick and there's just too much open ice. The last three games I played I had a lot of up-and-down action. Which is fun every once in a while but shouldn't be the norm.

I really hope you're right... This has been THE concern regarding this game for the last several years, and the demo shows no improvement. Again, before I get crucified by a certain person here, I recognize no sliders can be touched. But I'm seeing much of the same stuff from prior years in this demo that concerns me, most notably the items you noted, along with the stupid teammate AI that's clear.

I hope whoever from EA checks in here really takes our thoughts to heart. Your list is SOLID, and we also have some great input here that should be strongly considered.