NHL 10 Blog: More Gameplay Refinements w/ 3 New Videos

[jaguar8311]

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I loved the videos and blog, but just to nitpick, I did not like the save in the video where the guy goes on his knees and hits the posts. No goalie would ever try a splits save on that occasion.

My favourite feature is the passing by far, two reasons I still play NHL 04(Best NHL game ever) is because of the passing and the board play.

[bill2451]

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oh trust me guys, i'm not really "complaining" as much as still trying to give constructive criticism

I don't expect everything I want changed to happen overnight... this game has been by far one of if not the best sports games (gameplay wise) over the last 3 years, and it looks like they've made some great additions this year (and additions we all wanted none the less)... so big kudos to them

that said I hope they continue to improve in the future and address the things I'm voicing now

[Scheib43]

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Looks better for sure, but a couple things I'd like to point out that bug me as well.

#1 - As said above, the goalie split animation. Maybe he just chose those highlights, but seems like he was on his butt way too much in 3 games.

#2 - Also stated above, I would have liked to see a slapshot goal from the top of the circles or a backhand snipe ala Patrick Kane against Vancouver in Game 6. Something so it wasn't just rebounds.

Based on pure stats and data they should go in on a much less frequent basis, but it would be nice to see 1 of those 10 slappers go in. If you want to see some data, a guy put together a great statistical piece. Interesting read if you like numbers.

http://hockeyanalytics.com/Research_files/Shot_Quality.pdf

#3 - My biggest gripe though is still on the offensive end where there is still too many times the offensive guy is going for a tip and skates behind the goalie to provide neither a screen or a tip attempt. In fact, in one of the dump and chase videos, the offensive guy is standing next to and slightly behind the goalie and the defensive player and the offensive player end up in the crease. This is pretty frustrating at times.

A lot of things look great in 2010 and I'm sure it will be amazing. I love what they have done with a lot of the gameplay and the touches they added (since I play LD in OTP, I like that they try to catch the puck instead of letting it clear), the boardplay, the new passing. Now if they improve Dynasty slightly and add better a 1 on 1 online league feature...it would be perfection.

[Qb]

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Saw some very promising stuff and a few things we could nitpick, most mentioned by all of you. I really like the AI defensive coverage on the clip that showed off the cycling with Buffalo. The strongside D-man played the puck appropriately when it was in his area, then dropped back to cut off the pass to the slot, then attacked again when it was cycled low. The weakside D-man stayed in the passing lane in the slot, appearing to have an "active stick" (yes, he's a MONSTER!). While he might have been a little slow to react when the puck came to high slot, he was covering the man by the crease as opposed to picking his nose or scratching his jock...

The D-men stepping up at the blueline was also encouraging, but I was just as excited to see the backside support pressure from the forward on that clip. All too often in 09 the backcheckers would skate back to the D-zone with little to no regard for the puck or opposing players. If it were NHL '84, maybe that'd be OK, but with today's emphasis on backchecking and puck-awareness in all three zones, what we saw was a much improved representation of the NHL.

Obviously not saying NHL10 will be everything we've ever asked for or that the AI is conclusively "fixed", but what we saw in those vids on the whole looks better than 09.

[MizzouRah]

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I agree with most here.. NHL 10 is a musy buy for me, I cannot wait!!!

[jwilphl]

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Game is looking pretty good. I'm glad the totem-pole human-side AI is being fixed. It was awful having to essentially do everything yourself in order to try and score.

I'm still curious how the game will play in terms of AI vs. human. I'm not too worried about all the details right now because this game is still months from release. Overall everything looks like it is coming along great.

The crowds especially look a ton better.

[Vikes1]

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NHL '10' looks to be shaping up very nicely.

I'm especially liking the more of a dump and chase type of play. Taking it repeatedly from end to end....wide open gameplay is a lot of fun imo. But not too realistic though. So I'm very pleased with what we're seeing of '10'.

And the crowds look just great. NHL '10' is a must buy for me as well. Can't wait!

[steveeee]

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this will be the best sports game once again... most addicting online sports game.. the EASHL will be where it's at.

damn, I can't wait for this game..

I honestly think NHL 09 is one of the best sports games ever.. and I can't believe I'm saying this but I think NHL 10 is going to be much better

I can't wait to hear more about this

should mention that I’m also extremely pleased with our additions for user controlled goalies which I’ll speak about at a later date. I will say that people who play goalie in the EASHL are going to be very happy with the improvements we’ve made. The guys in the office are having blast playing as goalie.

this gets me excited since I mainly only play goalie now online in the EASHL.. I hope he isn't hyping me to much by saying that...

I hope this means the post magnet is fixed.. where a human controlled goalie is stuck to the post.. IF they just did that fix alone.. it would decrease a lot of goalies GAA in the EASHL

[steveeee]

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3 GREAT videos there. I'm loving this game more and more and it's quickly becoming my most anticipated game ever.

I agree... lol I feel like a lil kid again. I'm 32 and I think the last time I had this much anticipation on a video game before was ironically NHL 94 on the Genesis

[CS10029]

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Loved 09 and 10 is looking sooo much better. Can't wait for this to come out.

[bill2451]

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I hope this means the post magnet is fixed.. where a human controlled goalie is stuck to the post.. IF they just did that fix alone.. it would decrease a lot of goalies GAA in the EASHL

i'm guessing/hoping he's more talking about the actual controls... in 09 there is no "playing" goalie... there is standing around and trying to stay in position, but as far as making saves, the user doesnt actually have to do anything

you just try to stay in good position and let the computer actually make the saves... then maybe you cover up the puck

to me thats not playing goalie... the position has so much potential, but in 09 the human goalies ability is severely limited

[BigH2k6]

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These last few vidoes have partially restored my faith in EA. But final judgement will be reserved when I actually get my hands on the game.

I am however very excited about the potential of NHL 10.

[jwilphl]

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After watching the new Madden video just now, I realized I'm curious if the NHL team has done anything to add to the presentation aspect of the game. There were some nice things in '09, but really not all that much of anything.

Other than the crowds, I hope the rest of the game can get upgraded in this department.

[sportmats]

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It doesnt seem to be so very much improvement compared to the last years games. In the 2 first vids, there is only rebound goals. Just look on an IRL-game. How many rebound goals is it? Maybe 1 in 5 games or so... And in the 3rd vid there you can see that the floppyness of the goalies isn´t gone. A typical floppy goal just like in NHL08 and NHL09.

What EA would do is hire a complete new dev team because of this dev team doesnt seem to have enough skill to take away any cheese and floppy goals even though, they are saying that they have made improvements. I dont see those.

[metallidevils]

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the goalie controls will probably be a dealbreaker for me. they've waited this long to talk about it, so hopefully it'll be big.