NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[CS10029]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Well, I'm a little late to the party but I'm loading up the demo right now. I don't come into this forum hardly at all, even though I love hockey(more of a college/HS fan myself)
The things I'm seeing about this game really have me intrigued. I haven't actually played a hockey game since NHL 2k8 and the last EA hockey installment I played was NHL 2004!

From what I can tell so far, 11 is legit. Very excited to see what the retail has to offer.

Make sure you go through the tutorials. Hate to see you be turned off by the game, due to a pretty steep learning curve.

[NoDakHusker]

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Make sure you go through the tutorials. Hate to see you be turned off by the game, due to a pretty steep learning curve.

That was the first thing I did, actually! The game would need more than a steep learning curve to turn me off, though, as I enjoy the challenge of learning a new game.
So far, I like the demo a lot. Don't have a whole lot to say right now, just that it's fun and I definitely want to see what the retail version will have to offer.

[Segagendude]

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Let's allow Mr. St. Louis to explain all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5v-lCMHLn8

Awesome!!! You're telling me this is actually in the game!? I gotta learn how to do that. Thanks!

[goosedennis]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Hm... It's too easy to do the entire between the legs in hte faceoffs.

[onlybygrace]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Well, I'm a little late to the party but I'm loading up the demo right now. I don't come into this forum hardly at all, even though I love hockey(more of a college/HS fan myself)
The things I'm seeing about this game really have me intrigued. I haven't actually played a hockey game since NHL 2k8 and the last EA hockey installment I played was NHL 2004!

From what I can tell so far, 11 is legit. Very excited to see what the retail has to offer.

OSHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[actionhank]

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Wow nice goal but the play was offside!

Wow. He was a bit offside.
But i would allow it since St. Louis didn't even need him there at all.

[Mikey88]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Wow. He was a bit offside.
But i would allow it since St. Louis didn't even need him there at all.

Ya i almost think sometimes that if the linesman is not 100% sure, he won't call it or like you said - if its not blatant he won't call it either.. check this one out. CLEARLY OFFSIDE but he was on a breakaway:

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[Mikey88]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Btw guys, have any of you noticed 5-hole goals? This was 1 that was very hard to score on in NHL10 unless in shootout mode but i seem to be able to do it more often in NHL11 demo during regular play.

[CS10029]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Btw guys, have any of you noticed 5-hole goals? This was 1 that was very hard to score on in NHL10 unless in shootout mode but i seem to be able to do it more often in NHL11 demo during regular play.

Yep!

And, I love it.

[RealmK]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Btw guys, have any of you noticed 5-hole goals? This was 1 that was very hard to score on in NHL10 unless in shootout mode but i seem to be able to do it more often in NHL11 demo during regular play.

Yes, and its due to there being far less "suction" around the goal this year. Goalies have to really have the puck covered to get a whistle now. Its led to all sorts of variety for me at least in the demo. Getting a ton more rebound goals and just dirty goals in general as a result.

[Mikey88]

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Yes, and its due to there being far less "suction" around the goal this year. Goalies have to really have the puck covered to get a whistle now. Its led to all sorts of variety for me at least in the demo. Getting a ton more rebound goals and just dirty goals in general as a result.

Yeah, cuz the one thing i've missed doing in NHL games in general is coming in on the wing and just letting one rip from just above the circles - low 5 hole like i do in real life lol

[RealmK]

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Yeah, cuz the one thing i've missed doing in NHL games in general is coming in on the wing and just letting one rip from just above the circles - low 5 hole like i do in real life lol

I actually just did something similar like you describe in BFTC in overtime, turned over a puck at the blue line with Sharp, feathered it up to Hossa, and got it over the offensive blue line, fired it back to Sharp now streaking down the center lane, ripped it, 5 hole, game over.

[Vikes1]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Btw guys, have any of you noticed 5-hole goals? This was 1 that was very hard to score on in NHL10 unless in shootout mode but i seem to be able to do it more often in NHL11 demo during regular play.

Yep Mikey, I've scored at least a few 5-hole goals so far.

What I've seen with the demo, they've added more goalie animations that make the goalies more human like. And because of this...it seems like all possible shots are at least a bit more likely to light the lamp.

Seems like the at times, frustration of the robo goalies of the '10' game, have been eased up nicely. And boy on All-Star/Superstar, the cpu can really hit the top shelf now.

[RealmK]

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Yep Mikey, I've scored at least a few 5-hole goals so far.

What I've seen with the demo, they've added more goalie animations that make the goalies more human like. And because of this...it seems like all possible shots are at least a bit more likely to light the lamp.

Seems like the at times, frustration of the robo goalies of the '10' game, have been eased up nicely. And boy on All-Star/Superstar, the cpu can really hit the top shelf now.

The other huge improvement along the lines of CPU AI, is they're not afraid to shoot and shoot alot when scoring chances present themselves. I routinely would out shoot the AI in 10, often they out shoot me in the demo, granted one period isn't a great indication of how a full game would go on SS but still. I actually get a challenge now and have to be far more active defensively now that the CPU utilizes walk around dekes and is just genuinely better at moving the puck around.

[Mikey88]

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I actually just did something similar like you describe in BFTC in overtime, turned over a puck at the blue line with Sharp, feathered it up to Hossa, and got it over the offensive blue line, fired it back to Sharp now streaking down the center lane, ripped it, 5 hole, game over.

Good to hear! this really should be in the game considering how often it happens in real life.