NHL 2K10 Video Preview (Gamespot)

[lockjaw333]

Gamespot has posted their NHL 2K10 video preview.

"Very impressed. AI looks outstanding.

My favorite part is the actual foot planting and skates digging in on changes of direction. No ballerina warp skating.

And those arenas are ridiculous!"

[savoie2006]

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Again, Lock, agreed!!

[Eddie1967]

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WOW oh WOW. Scott where are you?
That looked so good, the A.I. looks great. Loved how the d was closing off the passing lanes and not allowing the offense to just hang onto the puck. My oh my the arenas are a thing of beauty. This game is going to be pure hockey heaven IMHO.

[onlybygrace]

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Yeah...this does look pretty good.

[savoie2006]

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WOW oh WOW. Scott where are you?
That looked so good, the A.I. looks great. Loved how the d was closing off the passing lanes and not allowing the offense to just hang onto the puck. My oh my the arenas are a thing of beauty. This game is going to be pure hockey heaven IMHO.

Yeah and to think that wasn't even with adjusted sliders most likely.

[Eddie1967]

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Yeah and to think that wasn't even with adjusted sliders most likely.

Great point. I'm not much of a slider person myself so that makes what we saw even better. You could see some of the "rebuilt A.I." in that video for sure.

[onlybygrace]

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Ok...so those windows that show players changing at the bench are cool and all, but they totally get in the way of play.

Optional or no???

[onlybygrace]

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Great point. I'm not much of a slider person myself so that makes what we saw even better. You could see some of the "rebuilt A.I." in that video for sure.

Word of advice, dog...become a slider person. Its worth it.

[Eddie1967]

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What really sucks is that I will be TDY in Roanoke VA the week of the release and won't be able to play until I get back home that weekend.

[Eddie1967]

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Word of advice, dog...become a slider person. Its worth it.

Really, I make minor adjustments but never anything major. I think I will look into doing that more this year to make the game as challenging and realistic as possible. I always thought major slider adjustments screwed video games up.

[onlybygrace]

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Really, I make minor adjustments but never anything major. I think I will look into doing that more this year to make the game as challenging and realistic as possible. I always thought major slider adjustments screwed video games up.

Yeah...no. Maybe yours do...

[Scottdau]

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And this is where Eddie and Scotty just shake their heads and smile! But still waitng for someone to come in here and slam it!

[Money99]

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It looks like the AI is finally not hit happy. That's a great sign.

It's also obvious that they were playing on a lower difficulty setting because the AI didn't seem to be all that aggressive in it's own zone. But I'm okay with that as long as it's tougher on higher difficulties.
And from what I've read on 2Khockey the AI won't get cheats as you move up in difficulty it will only get smarter. I hope that's true.

I really liked hearing that 'owners budget' stuff too. I hope you can combine that with the real Salary Cap. Working with a team like Nashville or Carolina would be cool as you know their budget is a lot less than the Wings or Philly.

All in all, this game is looking very sharp.
I hope we'll be getting this kind of info every Friday from here to release.
Thanks 2K. It's about time the marketing 'gurus' got off their hands and actually did something!

[Scottdau]

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There is just something I love about this game when I play it. It just feels more alive and now they went and made it even more alive. I don't care if they come out of the Shark head, but I do hope I can add Seek N Destroy during their intro. I love what I am seeing and hearing!

[RealmK]

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Looks a whole hell of alot better than 2k9 from a gameplay perspective. Shame that the dekes still look like contexual dial a button combos but if the play and ai is solid enough I can let that slide. Hope you can turn those windows off, kinda distracting but looks pretty solid on the whole.