NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

[Steve_OS]

We have just posted a video from our beta copy of NHL 10. This shows off the broadcast view in the game between the Caps @ Flyers.

[And one1]

Go Rangers!

[TIm]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

We have just posted a video from our beta copy of NHL 10. This shows off the broadcast view in the game between the Caps @ Flyers.

Steve, Who's controlling the flyers??? They were dominating!!!!!! LOL... Thanks for the video. Looks good to me.. I love the High Stick Animation penalty.. After a goal at the home ice it sounds great. So far so good.

[baa7]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

Don't know what to say except it looks and sounds like the previous two versions of the game. Player spacing looks better. What I mostly got from that vid is the need for new, upgraded animations. It just all looks generically the same. There's nothing unique and interesting happening, animation-wise. How about players having to twist their body to squeeze by a defender? Or removing one hand from the stick in order to push off another player? Or getting their stick knocked out of their hand and needing to pick it up off the ice?
That goalie puck-coverup animation in particular is really looking old and stale. The goalies stay hunched over on their knees for several seconds after the whistle, which looks silly to say the least. And around the 1:50 mark, Theodore makes a glove grab, then immediately drops into that same on-his-knees animation/stance. They need a animation where the goalie swings his glove around and pins the puck to his chest and simply stands his ground, looking cocky like he's thinking: "Couldn't get that one by me boys!" Falling to his knees like that each time looks desperate and reads more like, "Thank the gods and the ghost of Jacques Plante, I actually saved that sucker, whew!!"

Or maybe I'm reading this all wrong and they're looking for lost contact lenses?

[Tarheel]

Steve, is it possible to zoom in? 2k does a good job in allowing this.

[LuGer33]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

Video looks great - other than the missing Flyers goal horn (sigh) and XL name tags. I appreciate them reworking the super bold font on the back of the Flyers jerseys from 09, but I can't help but feel like I preferred last year's version of the orange jerseys. Looks like I might be wearing black more often this year than I would like.

[Ridgeberg]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

\ And around the 1:50 mark, Theodore makes a glove grab, then immediately drops into that same on-his-knees animation/stance. They need a animation where the goalie swings his glove around and pins the puck to his chest and simply stands his ground, looking cocky like he's thinking: "Couldn't get that one by me boys!" Falling to his knees like that each time looks desperate and reads more like, "Thank the gods and the ghost of Jacques Plante, I actually saved that sucker, whew!!"

Or maybe I'm reading this all wrong and they're looking for lost contact lenses?

Well, we are talking about Jose Theodore here. I wouldn't be surprised if he was actually thinking the latter.

[Dalsanto0026]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

I don't like the look of this game from the broadcast camera angle. It doesn't look like a broadcast to me. I think this game looks better from the Ice cam. As Baa has stated this game is looking a little stale. I expect it to be great fun though.

[akula]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

borrrrrrring. give us the game! how about new announcers already?

[Qb]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

Thanks for the clip. If you plan on doing more, could we get some footage on hardcore settings? From the looks of that, I'm guessing it was on normal or maybe even default.

Also did anyone else notice something odd regarding uniforms? Here's a clue:



Maybe Caps fans shouldn't have done all that crying for blue helmets. Careful what you wish for...

[bonannogiovanni]

Gameplay is better than last year no doubt, but the goalie rebounds are still meh, it seems the puck is floating in the air, like in slo-mo.

[FlyingFinn]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

Thanks for the clip. If you plan on doing more, could we get some footage on hardcore settings? From the looks of that, I'm guessing it was on normal or maybe even default.

Also did anyone else notice something odd regarding uniforms? Here's a clue:



Maybe Caps fans shouldn't have done all that crying for blue helmets. Careful what you wish for...

If that is in the final build then that will be a game killer for me... I only play as the Caps (online and offline) and could not stand to see an incorrect uniform every game I play.

[GTheorenHobbes]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

Thanks for the video, Steve. I'm a huge broadcast cam guy and really appreciate your getting this up.

With that said, I'm not very impressed...it looks just like last year's broadcast/side view. I really wish EA would make their broadcast cam more like what we see on TV. Add some zoom and some new animations.

I'll wait to see what 2k's broadcast view looks like this year before picking up either title. I'm tired of the stale "over the top" camera angle and really need one of these companies to step it up with an immersive broadcast cam.

[VeryEvilAsh]

Re: NHL 10 Video: Broadcast View Gameplay - Caps @ Flyers

Man those name patches on the back of the Flyers uni's look terrible. Watch Danny B's patch after he scores the goal. It stretches like rubber. Still seems too easy to get into the offensive zone, no need to dump in. Other than that board play is amazing and crowd is sweet!

[clarkerots]

Not sure how I feel about this. The Flyers had incredible tape to tape passes and there were a few times I saw some forwards in the slot with the puck that passed back to the point. That was a little weird for me. Also, a few times I had to make sure it was 5 on 5. The Flyers looked like they were on the powerplay. I'm sure its still early, I'm just hoping that 10 doesn't turn into "09 with board play".