NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[CS10029]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jshson14

Yea the pro difficulty is getting bored, but it makes it easier to learn the gameplay, and the goalie stuff was just wierd.the goalie caught the puck and his glove was in the net and they called it a goal?idk and he like shuffled one inbetween his pads.

Well the team you need to beat to win the tourney is Canada, so it is still kinda tough, even on Pro.

[Jshson14]

Quote: Originally Posted by CS10029

Well the team you need to beat to win the tourney is Canada, so it is still kinda tough, even on Pro.

Loving the demo! has anyone noticed new goals?

[TIm]

Wow... On Battle for the cup I bumped up the difficulty.. What a amazing thing it was... The puck play everywhere is great.. Right now I am really looking forward to the release.. Everything just feels right.. Are there any issues, Of course but darn man... I am pumped.. I played into w OT's where the Hawks scored a goal of a delfection of me trying to block a shot... They of course won the CUP... Well I have to get ready for work... I will play later tonight and give more detailed impressions

[18 eighty 5]

Just finished DL'ing and am not even 2 and half minutes into playing my first 3rd period and I have to say that this really feels good. The new physics make a noticeable difference to how the game feels and the hitting is way better.

I have the puck at authentic size with no shadow and it looks great. Also, dumping the puck looks and feels better. Personally, I think the speed is too slow but that is easily adjusted with sliders upon retail purchase.

Skating does feel smoother. Gameplay videos on youtube will not readily convey the changes found in this demo. On the screen, the game probably looks pretty similar to 10, but it feels quite different through the controller.

Having played every NHL this gen, this one feels like something fresh.

Really good stuff so far and this off the opening 2 minutes of play. Am going to pay closer attention to see if it feels like the ai suction to your man or not.

[18 eighty 5]

Oh my goodness! The cpu just carried it into my end and dumped it in for a line change! This I have not seen before on past NHL's.

[18 eighty 5]

Sorry boys for all the quick fires posts. Last one for a while, but the puck physics are fantastic!

Just took a wrister from in close at the right face off circle and the way it rebounded off the goalie out past the left face off dot just looked very authentic!

The physics themselves make this game feel noticeably different from past hockey games. Easily the best EA has done.

[CS10029]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fierce Robot

Oh my goodness! The cpu just carried it into my end and dumped it in for a line change! This I have not seen before on past NHL's.

I seen the CPU bring it into my zone, then make a deke towards the net for a shot. I was like woah! Hahaha, not used to seeing the CPU try.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by CS10029

I seen the CPU bring it into my zone, then make a deke towards the net for a shot. I was like woah! Hahaha, not used to seeing the CPU try.

Yeah the CPU is majorly improved big time. Loving this muchly so far. The game just feels so much better this year in terms of grit and the hitting and puck physics are definately a major improvement.