NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[gopher_guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by adayinthelife

I thought the hustle button only works for a player without possession of the puck, no?

Really??????

If that's true, there is so much about this damn hustle button that I don't know, lol

[adayinthelife]

Quote: Originally Posted by gopher_guy

Really?????? If that's true, there is so much about this damn hustle button that I don't know, lol

That was my understanding last year. Hustle button for players without the puck, push puck for players with the puck.

[Rogie Vachon]

Quote: Originally Posted by adayinthelife

That was my understanding last year. Hustle button for players without the puck, push puck for players with the puck.

Yes,..this is how it works.

I think it works well,...although hustle is hard on the L3 button`s functional integrity.

[adayinthelife]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rogie Vachon

Yes,..this is how it works. I think it works well,...although hustle is hard on the L3 button`s functional integrity.

Right, so the fact remains that players skate backwards entirely too fast.

[gopher_guy]

It's already too easy to gain the zone, if the defenders skated slower it would be easy to gain the zone AND skate around defenders.

[adayinthelife]

Quote: Originally Posted by gopher_guy

It's already too easy to gain the zone, if the defenders skated slower it would be easy to gain the zone AND skate around defenders.

True, but this is the type of reasoning that leads them to make bad adjustments like having guys skate backwards so fast in the first place.

Rather than saying it's ok because the zone is already easy to gain, they should really work on both problems. Wishful thinking I guess.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by AtomicLegend

Did they patch the demo? I haven't played the demo in awhile. I'm patiently waiting for the full game.

No patch to the demo, Atomic.

The player models looking a bit better is just something that finally caught my eye. If in deed they were worked on. Maybe just my imagination.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by adayinthelife

True, but this is the type of reasoning that leads them to make bad adjustments like having guys skate backwards so fast in the first place. Rather than saying it's ok because the zone is already easy to gain, they should really work on both problems. Wishful thinking I guess.

That's one of my biggest gripes with this series.
Instead of making the AI smarter so that gaining the offensive zone is harder, they simply give the CPU speed boosts so that they can back up faster than your forwards can skate forwards.

Last night I played a game and Chara kept up with Mason Raymond while skating backwards.
Stuff like this annoys me.

I wish you could play Be A GM in the CHL. It seems that in the AHL and CHL the player separation is way more noticeable so your stars stand out more to the point you want them on the ice in certain situations.

Sliders may help this, but right now, I'm going to rent NHL12 first. NBA2K12 looks too darn good to simply hand EA money for nothing. One game will enter the ring, only one will come out.