NHL 2K10 Teaser Trailer (Gamespot)

[Scottdau]

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Its a scripted trailer in the first place Scott.

So why did you mention the AI then, if it was all scripted?

[TIm]

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That looked pretty good.. BUt again, I want to see some blogs, have them focus on 1 area of the game per week aka Top shelf tuesdays or Football fridays with Nfl2k5... A while ago we got a tweet saying we would get info...3 weeks later we got Ovechkin mo cap...Then we got a tweet saying we would get something else...2-3 weeks later we got a feature set... Then last week they said we would get a gameplay video...We got a less then a minute teaser trailer.. I have taken the advice of others on here saying that the game is a little over 1 month aways be patient...I am doing that but they don't make it easy when they give us next to nothing.... Come on already...When do the NHL camps start anyways??

[RealmK]

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So what is your point? They did the same thing last year. They market their game different get over it is all I have to say. It is really that big of a deal? If you can't see that the skating and the players and Arena look better then I don't know what to say. I will say one thing it would be a little easier to take you serious, if you want praising EA's game so much. You are sounding a lot like that guy in the Madden forum. To me that Arena was sick looking. And that was a sweet goal. Hopefully it is not some canned animation, but something you can do with guys like A.O. They did the same thing with Nash's goal last year. They like to show those kind of goals. I am still pumped for this game.

The models are improved obviously, the skating looks a bit better yay? I mean it only took them 5 next gen versions to make the players look next gen. Do they deserve a medal for that? For what some are claiming is a 2 year cycle I'm sorry, its not that impressive looking, at least with this teaser trailer.

In their defense though its a very small look at the game which is why it baffles me they went this route to show the game off in action for the first time. In marketing the game you want to build confidence, you want to get people excited. Showing Dmen sleeping at the blueline and arcadey looking play (seriously who pushes a puck forward with one hand on the stick? thats just an invitation to get striped of the puck) isn't going to do that. May have been better off just showing someone playing the actual game.

[Scottdau]

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The models are improved obviously, the skating looks a bit better yay? I mean it only took them 5 next gen versions to make the players look next gen. Do they deserve a medal for that? For what some are claiming is a 2 year cycle I'm sorry, its not that impressive looking, at least with this teaser trailer.

In their defense though its a very small look at the game which is why it baffles me they went this route to show the game off in action for the first time. In marketing the game you want to build confidence, you want to get people excited. Showing Dmen sleeping at the blueline and arcadey looking play (seriously who pushes a puck forward with one hand on the stick? thats just an invitation to get striped of the puck) isn't going to do that. May have been better off just showing someone playing the actual game.

We will just agree to disagree! I think the player models look great. Also, this is VC second year, so that is why it took 5 years. The D man sleeping comment you made would carry more weight if A.O. didn't actually get flatten be a D MAN!

[savoie2006]

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I'll take any gameplay videos as you still get to see & tell a lot from seeing the CPU AI, both offensively and defensively.

I agree, but I don't EA's do the game justice or they wouldn't be releasing the new showing what the hardcore fans have wanted. We can only hope 2K will do the same and soon.

[RealmK]

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We will just agree to disagree! I think the player models look great. Also, this is VC second year, so that is why it took 5 years. The D man sleeping comment you made would carry more weight if A.O. didn't actually get flatten be a D MAN!

You don't understand, the trailer consist of different footage stitched together. Watch it again and pay attention to the goalie's pads.

[Scottdau]

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You don't understand, the trailer consist of different footage stitched together. Watch it again and pay attention to the goalie's pads.

Ok. I will.

[savoie2006]

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The models are improved obviously, the skating looks a bit better yay? I mean it only took them 5 next gen versions to make the players look next gen. Do they deserve a medal for that? For what some are claiming is a 2 year cycle I'm sorry, its not that impressive looking, at least with this teaser trailer.

In their defense though its a very small look at the game which is why it baffles me they went this route to show the game off in action for the first time. In marketing the game you want to build confidence, you want to get people excited. Showing Dmen sleeping at the blueline and arcadey looking play (seriously who pushes a puck forward with one hand on the stick? thats just an invitation to get striped of the puck) isn't going to do that. May have been better off just showing someone playing the actual game.

Well a trailer is usually the starting point for marketing a game. Granted it's rather late for many of us to be finally getting info and such for the game, but what can we do? Nothing, other than take it as it comes for what it's worth. I would much rather 2K build their consumer confidence in the fashion that EA does, especially since right now, there isn't much confidence in this series. It would make life much more pleasant on the forums.

As I said already though, last year was VC's first time around with the series and this year is looking like an improvement based on what I have seen and read. I gave NHL2K9 a pass. We can only wait and see what 2K10 brings.

[steveeee]

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whatever happened to Treyarch who developed the initial code I believe to the 2K series on the Dreamcast..? back then.. that game was the chit gameplay wise! Then over the years it started getting away from it's realistic sim roots... specially when Kush took over and made it way to arcadish imo

maybe it's back on track again I dunno.. I always give all sports game a chance butI don't think nothing will beat NHL10. I do like some things in NHL2K9 like fighting and faceoff.. board play.. etc.. but NHL 09 was clearly the better game to me last year overall. and in terms of online play which is the only way I play these days... 2K needs to get something like the EASHL... can anyone tell me if they have that this year? ty

[RealmK]

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whatever happened to Treyarch who developed the initial code I believe to the 2K series on the Dreamcast.. back then.. that game was chit gameplay wise!

Treyarch was on loan to Sega from Activision at the time of 2k3. Treyarch has gone on to make Spiderman, Tony Hawk and Call of Duty titles for Activision since then. Most recently Call of Duty 5: World at War.

[steveeee]

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so that is why it was so good back then... to me the initial code they did is still the best.. and they should of built in the right direction off that.. can you imagine if Treyarch could of built off that code for 2 more years at least? geeez

[RealmK]

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so that is why it was so good back then... to me the initial code they did is still the best.. and they should of built in the right direction off that.. can you imagine if Treyarch could of built off that code for 2 more years at least? geeez

For sure. Sadly it didn't work out that way and we ended up with Kush ruining a good thing.

[savoie2006]

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Steveee, 2K does have something similar to the EASHL this year. I think one of the biggest things that has plagued this series sadly is the fact that they haven't had a constant or consistant development team. Hopefully now that VC is doing it, things will stablize. I agree that NHL09 was better in ways, graphics, controls, and player positioning. I think 2K9 did some things better as well though and I think that will always be the case. For the record, both lacked good boardplay for some reason.

[lockjaw333]

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Yeah except the Dmen pretty much just stood there and did nothing. Hooray for 2k9 with stumble shots! Because thats pretty much what this trailer portrays. Hell even the goalies still do that awful studder animation to recenter themselves in the middle of the net after a goal.

I think you just need to come to terms with the fact that you are extremely biased towards EA's hockey. I understand you were a 2K fan, and you played it up until 07, all that jazz. But your posts are continually negative towards 2K hockey, so I'm not surprised at all that you didn't like the trailer.

If EA had released a similar trailer that was just basically a promotional teaser and people were picking it apart and criticizing and making assumptions about the game based off of it, you would be one of the first people to shut them down and say "its just a trailer".

Its simply a cool little trailer letting everyone see the graphics and a cool little montage of a recreation of that zaney Ovechkin goal. If you want to look at it with a predetermined negativity that's fine.

I quoted only one of your posts, but every post you've made has been negative. You were freaking out for info and video, and once you get it you just look at it in a negative light and trash it. I understand you are pissed because 2K9 was a piece of junk, none of us are happy about that. But you don't have to go and ruin people's excitement for the game. If Scott is excited, let him be excited.

Don't mean to single you out, its just a little frustrating.

[Eddie1967]

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WOW, the skating engine looks to be redefined. Awesome, love how the arenas looked something 2k always does really well. This game is going to have so much life. It was brilliant of VC to go with the theme of fun. Nothing like a sim/fun game of hockey with all of the bells and whistles. And it looks like the best animations of any sports video game are even better this year. Very nice indeed.