NHL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[bad_philanthropy]

Really like the skating, and the pace of the game overall.

A couple tiny points:

-Why does the default puck size need to be set to large when there is a puck shadow option?

-Reflexes of goalies on default seem to be far too quick.

[ch46647]

Gameplay wise, this is the greatest sports game of all time. If Madden had gameplay this good I would probably quit my job and become a hermit. This game is absolutely incredible!

[drewst18]

Thank you EA - To those who take control of your goalie in versus mode you can now hug the post properly as to switch back to controlling Defenders it is no longer the trigger as the goalie you have to do LB+A which allows you to fully play Goalie in versus.

skating backwards is so broken, its a blast to do but jeeze louise you can go end to end skating backwards as if your invisible.

[zoguloth22]

Quote: Originally Posted by kerosene31

Totally unacceptable. A lot of people were asking if this backwards skating thing was going to allow for a glitch goal, and there you go. I can't believe they never tested that. It isn't like that is some bizarre, random thing to try. I'll probably still get the game just for the offline. For those who want to play EASHL or other online modes... better hope for a tuner set. In the EASHL the D will be playing "prevent D" at the redline just like in 09.

I can't believe you fall for that crap either, think about it its a 1vs1 in a game with 10 skaters on the ice that trick will not work. Dam play the game in retail before thinking things are messed up. or better yet why don't you drive to EA canada and see if you infact can do a better job
Dam so tired of complainers before even playing the release of a game. remember this build of the demo could be months old.

[duffman]

So it looks like in overtime you still get a random assignment of forwards out of the selected line when in a 4 on 4 situation. Played a HUT game, went to OT, center (tavares) was out to take the first draw for the first faceoff but not the second, as the game decided to put both my wingers out there for an offensive zone draw.... i know its not major and probably doesn't even have all that big of an effect given how much user input drives faceoff success but man, this has bugged me for years now and i was hoping they'd address it at some point.

The new skating seems to show off a bigger gap in players and opens things up a bit, but i'm almost afraid that its going to be too open, especially against the cpu as i get more comfortable with the new backskating. I'll be interested to see what the sliders can do with regards to trying to make sure that the cpu doesn't just let you skate circles around them like traffic cones.

True broadcast camera is great looking but i can't use it to save my life at this point. I'm so used to being able to see everything at all times over the years with regards to outlet passes and it also screws up my defensive positioning. But, it could be fun to get used to as an additional challenge.

[kerosene31]

Quote: Originally Posted by zoguloth22

I can't believe you fall for that crap either, think about it its a 1vs1 in a game with 10 skaters on the ice that trick will not work. Dam play the game in retail before thinking things are messed up. or better yet why don't you drive to EA canada and see if you infact can do a better job Dam so tired of complainers before even playing the release of a game. remember this build of the demo could be months old.

A) Stop the personal attacks
B) Lose the fanboy attitude
C) Go play NHL09 online and let me know how fun it is when a breakaway is a goal 100% of the time.

[Pezell04x]

I HATE the true broadcast camera. Looks like I'm sticking to Overhead again

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[RealmK]

Just an FYI folks the demo is now available for PS3 users. I'm downloading it now. If you don't see it on the store, do a search for NHL 13, it should be the top choice on search results.