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

[Section_25]

I like what I see so far in the demo.

Skating seems way more realistic this year and the puck physics seem to be better also.

If the sliders work better than last year we are in for some seriously great games for months to come.

I noticed some of the goalie animations looked a little odd, but that may have been polished up in the retail.

I'm getting this PS3 blurry ordeal also, but I'm thinking it might just be a demo thing.

Only question now is where to pre-order.

Newegg has a promo for the next couple of days to get it for around $45 so that's prob what I will do.

Yep, you got my money again EA !!! lol

[kerosene31]

The thing about board play is you don't have to do it anymore. You can use the poke check instead as it actually works without having to time it to the perfect millisecond like in past games. Board pinning is still useful, but you don't have to do it every time to have a shot at a puck.

[infinityBCRT]

I also miss the push puck button (and not the NHL 11/12 push puck but the push puck they had in the first year they did it... 09? or 10?) and don't like the way the puck is glued to the players stick when you are going flat out with the puck.

[sweetjones]

Im reallly loving this demo dispite Manual Passing being on, because my passes are everywhere other than where Im aiming. The skating is the best I've ever seen in any game. The transitions are smooth and flawless. The new TBC is beautifully done. I love how the angle varies on faceoffs. Besides Manual Passing, the only other gripes I have about the demo is I wish the 3rd period was longer so I could play around with the new strategies. Also, I wish you could add more teammates to the free skate mode. Ohhh well! I'll just have to wait for the retail version which I will pre-order today.

[Blue&Gold]

Not sure if this was said but I noticed in the NHL Live game mode that the phoenix crowd was all wearing white unlike past years where the home teams crowd would only be wearing their teams home jerseys in the playoffs. So that is pretty awesome considering Phoenix does the white out during the playoffs... Not as good as Winnipeg but thats besides the point... Pumped for this game

[Mikeglongo]

Honestly, after playing for hours last night - I have to say this demo was a lot more fun than the Madden 13 demo.

I think EA has been damn successful with the NHL games, even more than the Madden ones.

The physics engine is beautiful, much more fluid and realistic than 11 and 12.
The skating is wonderful and much different - you can feel the difference.

The manual passing didn't bother me that much because I think that is more realistic than automatic and you have to do more work which is why we have gaming in the 1st place.

The thing that I loved the most was the AI. I think it's much smarter and the players actually breakout when you have the puck rather than sticking together.

All in all, I wasn't going to get this game if there is a lockout, and I was 50/50 if there isn't a lockout.

After playing this demo though, I'm 100% getting this because I feel like it improved a lot, and seems more fun than Madden 13

[Majingir]

lol, the HUT arena looks like a Phoenix Coyotes game.

[CupCrazyManiac]

Quote: Originally Posted by shaunjuan2000

I've never been someone who makes a purchase decision solely based on a demo. I love the changes they made to the game, especially the team and line strategies. I may have to do 2 Be A Gms, one as a player, and as a coach. That'll allow me to get a better idea on how each strategy works. Seen plenty of hockey games in my life, and now I may need to watch the strategies my teams employ, so my team in NHL 13, plays like my team does in real life. The true demo for me comes out September 7th, when I can download the full retail game using the EA Sports Season Pass.

i ll hope you post a NHL 13 review for all non EA Sports Season Pass owner!???