NHL 13 Presentation Video and Blog

[seasprite]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonesey

has me wishing for September 11th.

So unAmerican Jonesy

[adayinthelife]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

More than likely they were. The NHL team tends to try and not push a feature or update through to retail unless it's 100% satisfactory to their liking on implementation. I'm just about 99.9% positive the skating engine and more than likely Hockey IQ was more than just a single dev cycle worth of work.

Exactly. I've been a supporter of this series, and though I've enjoyed the last couple entries, they've had absolutely no staying power with me at all. It's been strange, as previously I was playing hockey games year round from release to release pretty much since I was a kid. I didn't even finish a season in my BaGM last year, which was depressing in itself.

With all of the improvements that have been announced for NHL 13 thus far, I'd make an argument that this is perhaps a perfect example of why sports games should work on at least a 2 year schedule, rather than yearly. I know it's an old tired argument, but let's face it the differences between 13 and 12 look bigger than any other hockey game this gen, and odds are they are things that have been in the making for a couple years now.

After 12 failed to stay interesting to me (and it's strange, because I don't even have a major frustration with the series, it's just the sum of its parts), I had pretty much 0 excitement for 13. Needless to say, that's all changed and I probably haven't looked forward to an NHL game this much since 07.

[DJ]

Wow, that looked really good. I like the added commentary, and the Broadcast Camera looks sweet ... I may have to use it this year.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

Holy ****. This is pretty much everything I've ever wanted in a hockey game. The amount of improvements made in one year is insane. Just.....wow.

I feel pretty much that same way, BNG.

I would think that with any sports game the two biggest points of interest/issues are, gameplay and presentation. And it at least sure seems like EAC has made a real effort to addressed these two huge areas of their/our game.

Of course nothings perfect, and pretty sure there will be a few things that maybe we'll feel could have been done better. But a solid effort is really all you can expect outta anyone. Maybe I'm going too far but...I'm getting the impression that EA Vancouver is actually trying to make the game "We" want.

[Section_25]

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[TreyIM2]

Wow, this looks pretty damn good. Read the blog earlier at work and now I'm just getting home to see the vid. THIS will be my FIRST NHL game, since PS1...I think. Every since I bought my PS3 in 07 I thought I would buy an NHL game...then I play the demo. I always get let down. I seen a deke in this clip that made me cringe with how robotic it looked (I can "accept" robotic-ness in Madden being that I'm a football head since birth, tho. Heh. Not a big hockey fan) but I'm hoping to be pleased enough, overall, that I can deal.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by Section_25

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Demo? DEMO!

[TheUndogmatic]

WHOA... this game is close to perfect. Release the demo