NHL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360 & PS3)

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by baa7

Now I'm befuddled. First you say there's no CPU advantage with turning, and then you say the CPU has an advantage because it doesn't have to rely on controller movement. In other words and bottomline, CPU players do in fact turn faster.

Nice twist, I meant in the idea that people think they turn faster and have this notion that they can't do the same thing. It comes down to stick skills really. The CPU obviously has an easier time not having to rely on human reflexes.

[VeryEvilAsh]

Quote: Originally Posted by meep316

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyZRe...eature=related Are you frigging kidding me? I was LAMBASTED for bashing 09 and saying how I expect 10 to be glitchy, like NHL games usually are (09 was by far the worst in terms of glitches, though). Now, 24 hours after the demo is released, they're starting to surface, the potential game ruiners. There's no way I'm buying NHL 10 on release day, not with this kind of garbage. If they are patched, and the game is cleaned up big time of glitches, I'll buy it. Other than that, I'm passing this year. I'm not buying the game, and letting it sit for 5 months until stuff is patched like I had to do with 09, and even still there are at least 3 glitch goals that work 100% of the time. Especially with games like Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2 coming out soon, and Madden being pretty good. The NHL team needs to step up their game, big time. I like the feel of the demo, and for the first time the CPU actually plays an interesting, somewhat creative style, with toe drags and dekes and stuff, instead of the boring old mundane "skate to the corner, spin around, one time it out front" style they used to play despite the tools for creativity being there. But this crap ruins online, and the only people who don't have a problem with it are the ones who utilize the cheese, and ruin online for the rest of us. I think the game can be great if the glitches are removed, but if not, it's really a one step forwards two steps backwards kind of situation. Reasons like this are why MLB The Show reigns supreme over NHL, you just don't see that kind of stuff in The Show. There's another video too, I don't feel like going back to it though, and the wraparound glitch is still very much there, the guy did it 3 out of 3 times, and he says the goalline wrister is still there, too.

I'm cookoo for Cocoa Puffs!!!!

Dude this game is going to be well worth it just for the off line GM mode. Remember that this is just the demo. Rent the game when it comes out and if you still see all the garbage then don't buy it. If you still have 09 play that because all the glitchers will be playing 10.

[kerosene31]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

I don't need video proof

Here it is anyway:

Max Afinogenov, one of the best skaters in the NHL (crappy player overall, but he skates like lightning) against Kubina.

Kubina falls flat on the crest of his jersey, meanwhile, Afinogenov has momentum the other way. Kubina should be dead in the water... but watch...

Kubina is able to:
-get up
-skate backwards while keeping pace with Max
-turn, STILL keeping up with Max

Finally when both players hit top speed, Max finally breaks away.

This isn't even catch-up logic, this game is tied 1-1 at the moment. This is a CPU boost it gets all the time.

EA Sports: turn

[Scottdau]

I don't get that video?

[kerosene31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottdau

I don't get that video?

Kubina (77) is able to fall, then turn, and still stay with one of the fastest skaters in the NHL.

The online video is choppy and too low quality, but still you can see that Kubina should be dead in the water, yet can stay with Max even though he already has momentum going the other way.

Of course, Baa7 and myself just make this stuff up

[kerosene31]

Quote: Originally Posted by alex96

Is anyone else feeling some lag and framerate issues? Hoepfully only the demo.

Yes, the game runs terribly, at least on 360. Hopefully just a demo issue.

[RealmK]

It took you 3 strides to blow past him. A whole 3 with the AI skating all out at least looking at the animations in that clip. Bad example Kerosene.

[kerosene31]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

It took you 3 strides to blow past him. A whole 3 with the AI skating all out at least looking at the animations in that clip. Bad example Kerosene.

Wow... just wow.

It takes me until I'm over the blueline to get true separation. Max is striding forward as Kubina is falling while facing the WRONG WAY. Yet he's able to recover and turn and keep pace with Max for a few strides.

Max still blows past him eventually, but if this were two equal players, the CPU has a good advantage being able to turn faster.