NHL 17 Beta Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here!

[G_e_e_z_e_r]

Feels great. Same op goals being scored. Poke check is still way op.

[jdungan69]

I signed up to get codes back in June and haven't received an email with the codes. I get all the other emails from them just none for the Beta on PS4! Its pretty upsetting!

[TheWolf1113]

Honestly poke check needs to be that effective, we don't have alot of defensive tools....at least so far its more what's the word? Fluid, or realistic....the poke check just feels right compared to 16...if that makes sense

[mikeq672]

Quote: Originally Posted by Freakywwe

you must not have played a game then, because this game plays nothing like NHL 16

Its the same thing, sure the skating feels a bit better. The AI is still completely useless and still does the same things weve all been complaining about for 7 years, they still skate behind the net and shoot the puck into the back of it. I could go all day on the AI but moving on. I still cant pick up not moving pucks at an alarmingly high rate. I still open miss nets with snipers from the low slot(im sure someone will tell me I dont know how to aim). 90% of goals are absolute cluster ****s and broken plays still. My first game last night the first goal was shot off our defenseman and deflected away from the net only for the AI to no look backhand baseball bat the puck out of the air into the net. The next goal our AI defenseman passed the puck into the net and scored. It never really got any better after that. The game still has no idea what icing is and the fact that they havent figured out a way to police "incidental" contact is a joke. I could go all day but i doubt anyone is still reading.

[bowld]

I played a ton of NHL 16 and to be honest this game doesnt feel all that much different. Sure there are small improvements but nothing game changing by any means

[Millennium]

How people can say this is the same game as 16 is beyond me. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, the AI (NOT IN EASHL as those are purposely lowly rated players) is night and day better than 16 in HUT and Online VS. They watch the 1Ts, the pressure the puck, they use the net battle and stick tie up mechanics. It's a beauty to watch.

Goalies look and feel immensely better. I've seen the occasional weird animation, but they stay truer to the puck carrier and recognize threats on the ice much better.

"Feels the same as 16" - I've watch this forum complain about gameplay over feature set (outside of Online BeAGM) for a year. They clean up gameplay and don't go for a huge back of the box feature and now it "feels the same as 16". I'm just not seeing that guys...at all.

[Thelastnova]

66BA H9NT HJTT

87GB GCNG G5TG

First come first serve...Repost and say you downloaded so no one else trys to...Downloading the beta right now, will post impressions soon!

[Thelastnova]

Sorry forgot to say it's for PS4