NHL 10 Video: New Goalie Animation

[Ruffy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Boucher

You would need to turn your head back to make that save though.

Not true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fba3DQ1iUEc

#5 of the top 10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0LHo0mWAAM

#3 of the top 10

[Boucher]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruffy

Not true. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fba3DQ1iUEc #5 of the top 10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0LHo0mWAAM #3 of the top 10

So then we should be seeing saves like that every 7 years then. How'd i know you would whip out some RDS and TSN top 10 highlights

[Ruffy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Boucher

So then we should be seeing saves like that every 7 years then. How'd i know you would whip out some RDS and TSN top 10 highlights

If i still worked there I'd be looking for plays on the database they have and making a tape to upload...trust me there are tons from all forms of hockey.

Goalies instinctively reach back when they hear the post. Alot of times they have no idea where the puck is. Just like tons of those tricklers through the pads where they look around cause thay have no idea they have the puck or not.

It's 6 seconds showing off 1 of their new animations. I wouldn't read too much into it.

[tyler289]

I still despise the splits animation we saw, only because there is no transition to it. It's just a warp. If they would add a transition for it, it'd be amazing, but goalies just warp into 100% splits all over the place.

[Ruffy]

Quote: Originally Posted by tyler289

I still despise the splits animation we saw, only because there is no transition to it. It's just a warp. If they would add a transition for it, it'd be amazing, but goalies just warp into 100% splits all over the place.

If you couyld slow down the video although the last part is a bit choppy. The final position he ends up is pretty logical.

After the desperation save he uses his hands in an attempt to get up.....but he doesn't fully his right pad is still down and he pushes off of it and extends his left pad in desperation as he's already out of position from the previous save.

I just don't understand what the warping issue is...sure it may need another animation in between to make that look more fluid but I'm likeing the AI logic there. Plus that might be the reason the video is cut short at 6 seconds.

I don't think we should really be looking into it much more than that.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruffy

If you couyld slow down the video although the last part is a bit choppy. The final position he ends up is pretty logical. After the desperation save he uses his hands in an attempt to get up.....but he doesn't fully his right pad is still down and he pushes off of it and extends his left pad in desperation as he's already out of position from the previous save. I just don't understand what the warping issue is...sure it may need another animation in between to make that look more fluid but I'm likeing the AI logic there. Plus that might be the reason the video is cut short at 6 seconds. I don't think we should really be looking into it much more than that.

Agreed and altho it could use another animation or two to make it look more fluid, I still don't think its as bad as people want to make it out to be. Then again we're still 3 months out, who knows maybe they'll be able to polish it a bit more before the retail build.

[Redshirt_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

Agreed and altho it could use another animation or two to make it look more fluid, I still don't think its as bad as people want to make it out to be. Then again we're still 3 months out, who knows maybe they'll be able to polish it a bit more before the retail build.

That video is about a month old, so some stuff has changed. Three months from the retail date doesn't mean there are three months left to work on it. Approvals and manufacturing need to fit in there too, so at the moment we are putting the final touches on the game.

[baa7]

Quote: Originally Posted by tyler289

I still despise the splits animation we saw, only because there is no transition to it. It's just a warp. If they would add a transition for it, it'd be amazing, but goalies just warp into 100% splits all over the place.

Warp? You mean that push off the skate at the end? Seriously, what are people complaining about here? Go look at the bizarre, nightmarish animations in MLB 2K9. Or the next-to-transitionless animations in the Madden 10 vids -- they make the game look like it's running at 10 fps, lol. You'll come back here with a renewed appreciation for the animations in this game.