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

[RealmK]

Really like the broadcast feel this year too. Show a replay, talk a little bit about it, show the player on the bench looking up at the screen. Or the camera cuts of guys talking to the coach between periods, then panning to the crowd, the replay angles and the net cam even though there's some pretty bad jaggies goin on there.

The game has a pretty good "broadcast feel" to it this year. Shame I can't play on that new camera to save my life.

[Stormyhog]

Like some others have said I have noticed as well the PS3 version is somewhat blurry. When I first booted it up I noticed it right away like a hazy effect. The game for me has been smooth no choppiness at all in all the games I have played. Really impressed with the demo love the skating.

[The Visualizer]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

Really like the broadcast feel this year too. Show a replay, talk a little bit about it, show the player on the bench looking up at the screen. Or the camera cuts of guys talking to the coach between periods, then panning to the crowd, the replay angles and the net cam even though there's some pretty bad jaggies goin on there. The game has a pretty good "broadcast feel" to it this year. Shame I can't play on that new camera to save my life.

have you tried switching the controls to "ALLOWS UP"?

made a big difference for me

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

If you click the right stick on the pregame edit lines screen, it will bring up your strategies. You can play with all the new settings, including the bias settings for individual lines.

Thanks Qb! I didn't know that.

And I completely forgot about being able to set the "bias" settings for each line. That's very cool.

I saw to me anyway, a very neat thing while playing with the Devils. I setup with the 1-4...and as the Kings headed into center ice...there was a picket fence of Devils waiting for them! Man...that looked great. And sure as heck, they started dumping the puck in! Pretty neat to feel as though the strategies seemingly work. And the AI seems to adjust to it.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Visualizer

have you tried switching the controls to "ALLOWS UP"? made a big difference for me

Yeah I tried that right off the bat. You're still using up and down to deke, I don't think there's any getting used to that for me really.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikes1

Thanks Qb! I didn't know that. And I completely forgot about being able to set the "bias" settings for each line. That's very cool. I saw to me anyway, a very neat thing while playing with the Devils. I setup with the 1-4...and as the Kings headed into center ice...there was a picket fence of Devils waiting for them! Man...that looked great. And sure as heck, they started dumping the puck in! Pretty neat to feel as though the strategies seemingly work. And the AI seems to adjust to it.

Noticed the same thing playing around with the settings. I really love that AI teammates don't just stand around in predetermined positions and will actually actively forecheck rather than making the player do all the work. It's led to some really great scoring chances on turnovers.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

Noticed the same thing playing around with the settings. I really love that AI teammates don't just stand around in predetermined positions and will actually actively forecheck rather than making the player do all the work. It's led to some really great scoring chances on turnovers.

Agree 100%, RealmK.

Also, at first I thought the puck was more loose this year. But no...it's a heck of a lot more loose! This, along with what you mentioned RealmK, has in deed created situations that just weren't like this in '12'.

I'm seeing the puck rolling more on it's side now...and some pretty strange bounces, that really make things interesting. And quite a bit more of the puck being blocked and/or hitting the players.

Maybe the coolest thing of all is...that the majority of us on the board seem very pleased with what they see outta the demo. It'd sure be a bummer if the opposite were true for good reason. Good job so far, EAC!

[SinisterAlex]

Just saw something neat happen just now.

I hammered Sykora with Doughty and injured him. What was cool was seeing him literally holding his knee and moving in pain on the ice. His facial expression was spot on.

Just something I thought I'd share.