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

[LuGer33]

Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

Being a Blues fan, I know its wrong. Damn Hawks. Sucks too...I really like Chicago's goal horn. Its one of my favs.

It's irrelevant this year. Go into the Help Menu and navigate through it a bit until you get to the Help about the Media Hub. You'll find some new options available.

[plaidchuck]

I agree the ratings seem suspect at times, but having the same OVR in defense isn't too far fetched for these teams, I mean all 6 games were pretty high scoring.

[tyler289]

Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

Ok...the fan boys are out in full force. NHL 11 Impressions...go to the NHL Forum for this sort of thing.

It's not something I'll argue about because it's not worth it.

One thing on ratings, though, that I HOPE they addressed:

Everyone being in the same 78-94 range.

I swear, every player in the NHL (apart from the 10-15 guys who are call-ups, goons, or something) in this game is rated generally between the same 15-16 points. There's no discrepancy, unfortunately. I hope this is fixed...I do feel a big difference in using different players, though...

[slickdtc]

I'm hooked, on the demo. I messed with the 09 and 10 demos a bit, never anything too seriously. I just played this bad boy for the last two-ish hours. I can't wait for the full game. It's going to be so awesome.

[06woz]

So where's this new toe drag?

[Gagnon39]

Best thing just happened...

I was back on D. I tried a poke check on a forard (Carter I think) coming in on me, he put the puck between my skate and stick, lifted his over his head, regained control of the puck and proceeded to go around me. He then undressed Niemi and scored an unbelievable goal. I absolutely love that the CPU will put dekes/move on you in NHL 11. That was my biggest complaint about NHL 10. You could ALWAYS line up a hit in 10. In NHL 11 I've already missed some hits that have resulted in 2-on-1's or 2-on-0's.

[onlybygrace]

Well, being that I'm without an Xbox for a couple weeks due to the RROD, the only impressions I've been able to gather have been from the 4-5 Youtube Vids I've seen.

In short, the game looks and sounds fantastic.

The physics are not over done, the presentation and atmosphere are noticeably enhanced, and the moments the game provides are truly immersive.

I saw a disallowed goal on a breakaway that was just awesome. I loved how they showed a few replays before the refs came back from the phone. This is the stuff that makes games addicting and that will provide tons of replay value over the next year.

BTW, I sent my Xbox to Texas yesterday and its already there. So I might get a quick return. ...for real.

[onlybygrace]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

It's irrelevant this year. Go into the Help Menu and navigate through it a bit until you get to the Help about the Media Hub. You'll find some new options available.

...would be cool if we couple swap goal horns around. Hmm...Classic Goal Horns, maybe?!?!?!