NHL 2K10 Gameplay Videos (IGN)

[RealmK]

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This I don't get. Doesn't EA's have the same old lines too? Maybe you like don't like Drew and Randy delivering them? To me it seems like they go together.

Is that how Drew and Randy call real games? You being a San Jose fan I'd imagine you would know. I dunno if its their delivery (ie it sounds like the're just reading lines rather than it flowing natually like Thorne and Clement) or that I'm hearing the same lines from 2k6 and I cringed just about anytime Neale opened his mouth when they were the commentary team. I would have rathered they write a new script that caters to how Drew and Randy actually call games in real life, I doubt they use the same corny lines that Cole and Neale do.

[TIm]

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To me it remains to be seen. What we have heard so far about this game is that someone can pick up and play and have a fun time or if you up the level a bit it will cater to Simstyle play.. I take it that we saw a easy level that anyone can have fun with...Again my point why we need info on this game to come out a few weeks ago... It wouldn't have been too early but it would've caterd to all involved. We will see. But again I think we should have 2 solid games on our hands

[Scottdau]

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Is that how Drew and Randy call real games? You being a San Jose fan I'd imagine you would know. I dunno if its their delivery (ie it sounds like the're just reading lines rather than it flowing natually like Thorne and Clement) or that I'm hearing the same lines from 2k6 and I cringed just about anytime Neale opened his mouth when they were the commentary team. I would have rathered they write a new script that caters to how Drew and Randy actually call games in real life, I doubt they use the same corny lines that Cole and Neale do.

Actually that is how they sound. I don't know they have a lot of lame jokes in real life too. So maybe I am used to it. They are more polished when it is live though, so who knows. I think Cle and Thorne just have had more experience with giving their lines. I think the best right now is Todd Collinworth in Madden and that is mostly because he does a lot of ab live.

[RealmK]

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Actually that is how they sound. I don't know they have a lot of lame jokes in real life too. So maybe I am used to it. They are more polished when it is live though, so who knows. I think Cle and Thorne just have had more experience with giving their lines. I think the best right now is Todd Collinworth in Madden and that is mostly because he does a lot of ab live.

Ahh ok that may be the reason I'm somewhat turned off by it then. Thanks for letting me know. I agree, Thorne and Clement have a ton of experience, Clement even back to NHL98 when he did color for that title. (at least I think it was 98, may have been 99) Btw the color guy in Madden is Cris Collinsworth though I agree he's awesome in Madden.

[Scottdau]

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Ahh ok that may be the reason I'm somewhat turned off by it then. Thanks for letting me know. I agree, Thorne and Clement have a ton of experience, Clement even back to NHL98 when he did color for that title. (at least I think it was 98, may have been 99) Btw the color guy in Madden is Cris Collinsworth though I agree he's awesome in Madden.

It is only becasue he ad-libs his lines most of the time. It gives it a fresh feel to it. It does make a difference. I said Todd, that is a friend of mine. lol

[tabulaRasa]

The areanas are stunning.

Gameplay must be set at an very easy setting. The gamespot preview vid looked more realistic.

Player faces looked awesome in that instant replay vid on IGN. NIce work.

[slickdtc]

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I'm really starting to like this game. After not being shown at E3, no videos, no nothing for a while, I was losing hope. But these videos have looked good to me. Yeah, some parts are kind of stupid (celebrations can look awkward, commentary is bad) but those weren't part of the actual gameplay. I think the gameplay is going to be very tight this year, especially with a few slider tweaks. I'm excited.

[baa7]

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Is that how Drew and Randy call real games? You being a San Jose fan I'd imagine you would know. I dunno if its their delivery (ie it sounds like the're just reading lines rather than it flowing natually like Thorne and Clement) or that I'm hearing the same lines from 2k6 and I cringed just about anytime Neale opened his mouth when they were the commentary team. I would have rathered they write a new script that caters to how Drew and Randy actually call games in real life, I doubt they use the same corny lines that Cole and Neale do.

This isn't rocket science. Thorne and Clement sound 100% natural, as if they're at the game and calling the PBP. There's life and excitment in their delivery. The 2K announcers sound like two very bad voice actors who are sitting in a recording studio, pretending to be calling the game. There's no life or flow to their delivery. It's sounds 100% inorganic and completely lacking in authenticity.

On top of that, the script they were given varies from boring to stale to embarrasingly idiotic. Plus the in-game sound programming itself is staccato, choppy and clunky. Those issues I blame on the 2K people who wrote and programmed the sound script. But the fact they've had horrible announcing and the exact same issues for five years running now, tells me there's nobody on that development team who has either the awareness or talent to improve things.

[RealmK]

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This isn't rocket science. Thorne and Clement sound 100% natural, as if they're at the game and calling the PBP. There's life and excitment in their delivery. The 2K announcers sound like two very bad voice actors who are sitting in a recording studio, pretending to be calling the game. There's no life or flow to their delivery. It's sounds 100% inorganic and completely lacking in authenticity.

On top of that, the script they were given varies from boring to stale to embarrasingly idiotic. Plus the in-game sound programming itself is staccato, choppy and clunky. Those issues I blame on the 2K people who wrote and programmed the sound script. But the fact they've had horrible announcing and the exact same issues for five years running now, tells me there's nobody on that development team who has either the awareness or talent to improve things.

Well I'm glad its not just me baa. Because I was starting to think I was the only one who really felt the commentary sounded awful and totally unrealistic.

Edit: So I had to youtube sharks highlights and no, the're not that bad in real life, or anywhere near as corny. Its the 5 year old script thats hurting the game more so than anything else. Though I do have to say, Randy and Drew are no Thorne and Clement. 2k, /Bruins homer just hire Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley and let them ad lib, I promise you hilarity and good commentary will ensue! /end Bruins homer I even have proof! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EntM3...eature=related

[Shadow71]

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The game was played on default Pro settings; be sure to stay tuned in the coming days to the developer blogs on 2ksports.com which should shed some more light on how some of the sliders can help you have a more realistic or "sim" game.

http://community.2ksports.com/community/insights/

Just click the NHL tab at the top.

[Vince]

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not even worth watching...gonna wait till they post videos of higher difficulty levels..

You really can't make a good judgement based on these videos...

[original6]

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The game was played on default Pro settings; be sure to stay tuned in the coming days to the developer blogs on 2ksports.com which should shed some more light on how some of the sliders can help you have a more realistic or "sim" game.

http://community.2ksports.com/community/insights/

Just click the NHL tab at the top.

Thanks for the heads up on the vid, Shadow. However, I'm still concerned that the skating, animations, and puckhandling look just like 2k9. I was really hoping to see a significant improvement in these areas. There still seems to be a lot of 'awkwardness' to the players movements and lack of leading players with passes in the neutral zone.

[Scottdau]

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Well I'm glad its not just me baa. Because I was starting to think I was the only one who really felt the commentary sounded awful and totally unrealistic.

Edit: So I had to youtube sharks highlights and no, the're not that bad in real life, or anywhere near as corny. Its the 5 year old script thats hurting the game more so than anything else. Though I do have to say, Randy and Drew are no Thorne and Clement. 2k, /Bruins homer just hire Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley and let them ad lib, I promise you hilarity and good commentary will ensue! /end Bruins homer I even have proof! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EntM3...eature=related

I disagree with Baa. It is rocket science. You have to think of it as being an actor. Reading lines is very hard to do an to make them sound like you aren't reading lines. This is what separates the pros from the amatuers. Randy and Drew are new to this Clem and Thorne are not. Also, Ad-lib is very hard to do. I think Jack would be just as stale as Drew and Randy especially if he Ad-libs.

[Scottdau]

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Thanks for the heads up on the vid, Shadow. However, I'm still concerned that the skating, animations, and puckhandling look just like 2k9. I was really hoping to see a significant improvement in these areas. There still seems to be a lot of 'awkwardness' to the players movements and lack of leading players with passes in the neutral zone.

I guess if you don't like the skating and animation then this is probably not the game for you. I don't really have that much of a problem with that area. I will say you did an amazing job with sliders. And I do hope when this game comes out you make some sliders for this game too.

[baa7]

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I disagree with Baa. It is rocket science. You have to think of it as being an actor.

You're free to feel okay about the commentary of course. But excusing it is another thing. It's by far the worst commentary in any current video sports game, and has been for five years now (Cole and Neale were equally awful). There's simply no excuse for that. Whoever is responsible for writing, recording and programming the commentary in 2K's NHL series is apparently incompetent and shouldn't be working on the development team in that capacity. And the fact that 2K/VC continues to allow something that intregral and that poorly produced to be included in a game they're developing, tells me we're probably in for yet another half-effort on the part of 2K. NHL 2K9.5 as RealmK suggested.