NHL 10 Video: Gameplay Features

[jwilphl]

The video looks nice, don't get me wrong. I'm curious as to how '09 won twelve sports video game of the year awards? It must have been a down year. There were a LOT of gameplay flaws and glitches, and I can only hope none of them reappear in NHL '10.

I'm also worried that some of the new animations will end up being overdone, such as the stick-play from the knees and smacking the puck out of the air. Hopefully the AI has also been fixed, namely on the human-controlled side.

The boardplay looks good, but I'm also nervous about the fighting. First person fighting looks badass, but I really wonder how it will feel. Last year's fighting was awful, there needs to be more of a scrappy feeling and less about throwing haymakers.

I'm excited about the crowds--finally at least one EA team is doing them right. I also look forward to hearing about improvements to Franchise and BAP. Does anyone know if anything has been done to either of those modes? They certainly could use some help.

[Dalsanto0026]

The fighting looks like rubbish. The collision detection for punches doesn't look good.

Everything else looks great though, especially the goalie animations.

[Ovie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dalsanto0026

The fighting looks like rubbish. The collision detection for punches doesn't look good. Everything else looks great though, especially the goalie animations.

It looks a bit rough but I think it's a step up from last years two punch knock out.

[davep]

I'm not a huge NHL fan, but I'm excited for this game!

It's amazing how far they've come along in the past 2-3 years, kudos!

[Gossennator]

Looks awesome,

I cant wait to see what they did to improve EASHL...

[Splitter77]

that was impressive.
i just wish you had the option to not fight in first person, and more than one fight could happen at the same time.
Other than that, I just hope its easier to create a team and edit your own players in there.
And hopefully the simulated stats are more accurate.

[armi5718]

Man I think everything looks great, especially the fighting. When EA first released the idea of first person fighting I was highly skeptical. I thought it would be a crap gimmick that looked and played like rubbish. From the look of the video it seemed fluid and believable. The players were bobbing and weaving at a believable pace and the punches were hard to land (which will make the engine playable and skill based.) My only concern with the FPF is the player models. I mean, in the video we saw Chara vs. Martinek and they looked the same size and reach. In 09 when players would fight they would each morph to a standardized height and what not. Mike Green and Chara were the same size in fights in 09 and it looks like they will be the same in 2010.

I seriously can't wait to play this game though, boardplay is going to be a welcome addition to dynasty mode now that I can finally win a few dumps that the computer throws into my zone!

[Bumble14]

This could be the greatest sports game ever made based on that video.