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NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

05:52 AM - August 23, 2011 by Steve_OS

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NHL 12 demo is available now, please play a few games and post your impressions here. The demo weighs in at 1.34 GB. Available now for 360, later this afternoon for PS3.

UPDATE: PS3 demo is available now.

What's included in the demo? Check out the NHL 12 demo announcement blog.

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# 141 thedudedominick @ 08/23/11 06:14 PM

Also want to mention the dekes have been slowed down a lot and your player loses speed while deking so hopefully it stays this way to really make it more of a team game online.

# 142 BaylorBearBryant @ 08/23/11 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Amaizen Blue


	Am I the only one experiencing terrible framerate on the PS3? Takes away the fun of the game when the sound keeps spazzing out and players are skipping around.

Not having an issue with this.

# 143 HARTSTOPPER @ 08/23/11 06:29 PM

The Demo for PS3 is out now. I had to go to Demo > New Releases to find it. Not sure if this has been passed around yet or not

# 144 Section_25 @ 08/23/11 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BaylorBearBryant


	Not having an issue with this.

I'm not having any problems like that either.....

As far as my impression, I like the polished (updated) look it has and yes I will probably be buying the game although it is somewhat disappointing how similar some of the features are to NHL 11.

I mean they used the same exact cut-scenes as last year? Just seems lazy on the part of the development team. Maybe the retail version will have other/extra stuff.

Guess we will find out next month.

# 145 SinisterAlex @ 08/23/11 06:36 PM

There are two things that are really annoying me and I know can be fixed.

1) A.I players, CHOOSE A SIDE AND STAY THERE! I've lost count of how many times I'll be skating down the ice, and my A.I teammate goes right in front of me, then I'm like "Fine, I'll go down the middle" then not even 5 seconds later, he follows me.... seriously.

2) For the love of god A.I team mates, If I get tied up on the faceoff, GO AND GET THE PUCK! Don't stand there and let me lose it....c'mon.

Aside from those two annoyances, this demo is awesome and I cannot wait until the retail game comes out!

# 146 exposedaking @ 08/23/11 06:37 PM

to me, this game plays really stiff...seems like the players are skating in sand....its pretty slow, but this is the best crowd i seen in any sport game to date

# 147 The Amaizen Blue @ 08/23/11 06:41 PM

Guess I'm the only one who thinks it's terrible. It's like playing against a mirror. The CPU just mirrors whatever you do. I stop, the CPU is already stopped. There's almost no way for teammates to get open whatsoever and they're extremely dumb. It's too difficult to find open space because the defense is like a blanket and clutters you up. I might as well go Bobby Orr on the other team and strictly do end-to-end rushes because passing appears to be useless. Shooting seems unresponsive at times (did they take snapshots out of the game when I wasn't looking???). Animations are too slow and the framerate is unbearable with players skipping and the sound cutting in and out. I even destroyed Chara with Alex Burrows. What a joke.

# 148 BaylorBearBryant @ 08/23/11 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLegend


	There are two things that are really annoying me and I know can be fixed. 1) A.I players, CHOOSE A SIDE AND STAY THERE! I've lost count of how many times I'll be skating down the ice, and my A.I teammate goes right in front of me, then I'm like "Fine, I'll go down the middle" then not even 5 seconds later, he follows me.... seriously.

This kills me. It's I tend to play club or OTP. If you can find a good team, you don't have these issues.

A couple impressions:

Got checked into the opponents bench. Very nice.

Also I definitely was getting pinned out of the crease area as Sedin against Charra. So maybe the net presence does work.

# 149 gopher_guy @ 08/23/11 06:49 PM

I'm REALLY enjoying it.

The puck physics and goal variety are great, maybe it's because I wasn't really expecting that part of the game to be that much better, but it has me very satisfied. Sure, presentation is not where it should be in this day and age, but this is going to be a great game.

# 150 stew514 @ 08/23/11 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thedudedominick


	Also want to mention the dekes have been slowed down a lot and your player loses speed while deking so hopefully it stays this way to really make it more of a team game online.

I disagree with you, the deking is terrible because you go backhand forehand and you have lost all momentum. If you have someone like Datsyuk or Zetterberg who are great stick handlers they should lose almost 0 speed while deking.

# 151 BaylorBearBryant @ 08/23/11 06:56 PM

Just reiterating, can really notice the net presence against Charra.

# 152 Qb @ 08/23/11 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by thedudedominick


	Also want to mention the dekes have been slowed down a lot and your player loses speed while deking so hopefully it stays this way to really make it more of a team game online.

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Originally Posted by stew514


	I disagree with you, the deking is terrible because you go backhand forehand and you have lost all momentum. If you have someone like Datsyuk or Zetterberg who are great stick handlers they should lose almost 0 speed while deking.

I suspect this is something they will be looking closely for feedback on for further tuning. I can see a lot complaining from those used to the old style, so hopefully they don't go too far back the other way. It sounds like a promising change if balanced properly.

# 153 SinisterAlex @ 08/23/11 07:10 PM

I'm playing on All-Star Normal and I think the A.I is just fine. It's aggressive when it needs to be and sits back when it needs too.

I'm also loving the variety from the A.I in terms of passing. They don't just skate and never pass, if they're about to lose room in the neutral zone, they'll pass it off a few times before eventually gaining the blue line or dumping it.

Also don't get me started on their shots... purely amazing. I've never seen the CPU take the amount of shots that they are in this demo. Most of their shots aren't just shots, they're legitimate good scoring chances.

The puck physics are superb and the way the goalies react and control rebounds is astonishing. Seeing Luongo and Thomas deflect rebounds to the corners and make these nice pad saves is a nice thing to see.

Gosh... I'm in love.

# 154 gopher_guy @ 08/23/11 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RealmK


	BTW is the action tracker disabled in the demo?

If you play BAP, you can see it in action as you sim to your next shift.

# 155 SinisterAlex @ 08/23/11 07:31 PM

Just saw something cool while playing. It seems they have added highlight package for certain players. They first showed a cut scene of Luongo in his net, Bill then talks about Luongo and says "watch these replays" an graphic comes up with "Roberto Luongo" on it and they then show some of his saves that he had made that period.

Now that's pretty cool.

# 156 mazinkaiser @ 08/23/11 07:33 PM

I like it better than nhl 11. Still need to tone down the puck sticking to the stick like a magnet with sliders. It looks like nhl 12 and bf3 are the two ea games I'll be buying this year. I really wanted to get madden, but I really hate the demo and I don't feel like playing the eagles every other game online.

# 157 Vikes1 @ 08/23/11 07:40 PM

Negatives:

Seems to still be way too easy to enter the offensive zone. And still can go coast to coast, with nearly anyone. On All-Star [hardcore] with the aggression sliders at 5 [provided their functioning] I was going end to end nearly uncontested. I then tried Superstar [normal] and it was a bit better. But imo...was still just too easy to skate through the zones. I'm hoping this is a "demo thing". Thinking that many people giving the demo a try...would get frustrated if the gameplay was too, "gritty". Hopefully the retail version will be more realistic with slider work.

Positives:

Lots to like here....

I like the look and feel of the skating.

Really like the congestion of players down deep in front of the net. [big plus] Several more blocked shots, and many more dirty goals.

Puck physic seem very good. Taking a slapshot now, really seems like it.

Seen some nice examples of the full physic engine, with the checking. Still a bit overboard though, imo. Again...maybe a demo thing. There's other positives, but I'll stop here.

I believe NHL '12' with some slider adjustments that I prefer, this will be a good year for my GM mode. And as always...a blast to spend time with my son playing. Can't beat that!

# 158 SinisterAlex @ 08/23/11 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RealmK


	Holy hell, during a stopage they just broke down a few replays, saying how good Luongo has been in net. Nice!!!

Yup, hopefully it's not just him though, because I've seen him twice and no one else.

# 159 Super Glock @ 08/23/11 07:46 PM

Really enjoying the demo. How many goals are you guys generally scoring every game?

# 160 FBeaule04 @ 08/23/11 07:51 PM

I've played 2 games so far, 1 locked as a Tim Thomas, the other locked as the RD of the Bruins.

I don't know where to put my fingers on, but there's something about that game that makes it feel different. Don't know if it's the skating who feels less artificial, don't know if it's the AI who is a lot sharper (even if it's not perfect) than in NHL 11 or maybe the hits that seems tone down a bit and not always bone-crushing.

There's some areas that need to be looked at, the intro, cut scenes, etc, looked like it was just copy-paste, but I made so much comments about the AI that it was fun to see the D playing less bone-head than the offense for once.

I'll continue to play it, will try every position, but so far, a lot of what I see is pleasing me a lot.

One thing I notice with the D is the fact they aren't always bent like in NHL 11. They are following the play stand-up while waiting for the rush, and when they come, the guy is in position and play accordingly. That's a nice touch of realism there!

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