NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Money99]

Re: NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360) Later Today For PS3

Random observations:

In my first game, Mason Raymond got his lid knocked off when he was run by Lucic.
He kind of spun off the hit and landed on his knees on the ice while his helmet just laid there.
The hit looked very realistic as did the reaction.

Rich Peverley scored with 8.7 seconds left to beat me. I collapsed too far on my goalie, Rich took a beauty pass from Bergeron, walked into the mid-slot and fired one over the shoulder of a screen Luongo (I was screening him).

Can't wait to get home and play some more.

[N1ghthors3]

Wow as a main OTP/Club player here is what I was looking for and noticed...

The computer D is still inept (even on superstar, which is one level higher than OTP). Which means kids that glitch goal and curl drag over and over and over again will still be able to do so.

Hits are even bigger than in '11, how is that possible??? Mason Raymond came and knocked me over with no momentum when I was Johnny Boychuk, how does that work? Most realistic hockey game ever, FAIL.

We can only play "be a pro" as a center???...Here is what that says to me, EA is still working on the "in front of the net presence" and will release yet another product unfinished. If you can't play D in the "be a pro mode" how are we supposed to know if the "in front of the net presence" works or doesn't work correctly?

Yet another NHL demo has been released where we cannot play as a goalie. A HUGE disappointment since that contained one of their "new" features.

Look guys, I really went into this with the highest of hopes but the lowest of expectations. I still came out disappointed. I will end up getting this game, but only because there is no other hockey option out there. I know there will be a lot of you that will knock me for this post, but it is just my opinion. I'm trying to think in terms of OTP/Club and I just don't see that area of NHL improving, or even being upgraded, through this demo.

How are you supposed to know if net presence works or not? Maybe try playing Play Now rather than BAP Center (which if you play Center, you can easily skate lower in the slot and mess around anyway) and switch to a defenseman when the other team has the puck - not rocket science here.

[goosedennis]

Re: NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360) Later Today For PS3

Some crappy Gameplay I recorded

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Thanks for recording this.

Anyways, that goal you scored with Horton right in the beginning doesn't have me too optimistic, because it's one of those "rebound stays right in front of the goalie who doesn't even bother covering it up, then lifts his leg long enough for you to get a 90 mph shot without any weight transfer into the net" goals.

I'm downloading right now, and I'm actually looking forward to it. After all, Fiddy said something positive about it so it has to be really good.

[FBeaule04]

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Some crappy Gameplay I recorded

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I know it's just the demo, but the first goal Luongo gave there makes sick to my stomach.

Luongo stopped the puck, than stay there without moving, and when he finally decide to get up, bang, a goal five hole!

I hope it's not a trend with the AI goalie, because one of the problem in NHL 11 was AI goalie trying to freeze the puck forward and getting out of position. If the counter for that is a non-moving goalie getting up instead, ouch!

[Fiddy]

Re: NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360) Later Today For PS3

I'm downloading right now, and I'm actually looking forward to it. After all, Fiddy said something positive about it so it has to be really good.

thing is over the years since NHL 07, i have praised the game a lot.. guys just tend to ignore that bc they disagree with my complaints etc.

demo overall feels better than NHL 11, so thats obviously a good thing.

[DCSportsFanKyle]

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Some crappy Gameplay I recorded

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The second goal was a nice computer goal. In fact, it was semi-realistic.

[seasprite]

Re: NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360) Later Today For PS3

Played a few games this morning of the Play Now:

Pros:
1)Love the fluid movements of the skaters, just seems a little more realistic imo than 11
2)PUCK PHYSICS!!! Absolutely love it. Was passing from LD to RD for a one-timer and the pass made the puck flip and when I hit the one-timer, the pucks tragectory put it in the seats because I didnt get contact with the puck because it was on it's side
3)The hits seem better imo, collisions are a little more realistic and you can hit someone and not necessarily put them on their back every single time.

Cons:
1) I really dont like the fact that I can check the goalie.....maybe just in demo that it isnt a penalty, but I checked Luongo a couple of times and didnt get called for anything. If it isnt fixed, this will really ruin OTP imo.

Yeah, one con is all I got......I really like the demo

[Money99]

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The second goal was a nice computer goal. In fact, it was semi-realistic.

Except that Henrik Sedin scored it. BURRRN!
Just jokes people. Just jokes!

[TheTodd84]

That demo video has me really worried. Just like I have commented on in the Madden and NCAA forums, what this game needs is physics. There is no momentum or weight transfer on the shots and how they fixed the goalie issue from last year was not with physics, but by changing the animation to where Luongo just stops and let's the puck go out for a rebound. SMH. This is 2011, fifa is adding physics, why are none of the other EA games?

I played NHL 11 for about a week and took it back. Didn't buy it, just rented it. Looks like it may be similar this year.

[RealmK]

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thing is over the years since NHL 07, i have praised the game a lot.. guys just tend to ignore that bc they disagree with my complaints etc.

demo overall feels better than NHL 11, so thats obviously a good thing.

I'd imagine its because people see your comments on 2kh.net. Which tend to be far less mature than your posts here.

[adayinthelife]

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I hate to say it, as I've been a staunch defender of this series in previous years when others say it, but after a few demo games this feels a little NHL 11.5ish to me.

Granted, this is only a demo and for the past 2 years I've been playing on ps3 not xbox, but nothing really jumps out at me I'm sad to say. Also to keep in mind all of this is being experienced with default sliders.

- Skating feels different, though I don't know if it's better.

- Puck physics are definitely improved, but there is still room for improvement, and maybe some slider adjusting will help.

- Full contact physics engine... Can someone explain this? To me so far the hitting feels the exact same as last year. Exact same. Sure there are "net battles" bit that essentially appears to just be canned animations of two dudes leaning into one another.

- Where are the player traits/player separation? Apparently Kaberle can still skate faster backwards than Mason Ramond can forwards. Once again it doesn't feel like it matters if I have my first line or my third line out there because the playing field feels pretty level for every single player in the game.

- Goal variety is nice. Last year was a huge improvement and this year it seems better again, happy to see this.

Overall for me it just feels like a lot of the same old, same old. Yes, it feels improved from last year in my short time with the demo, but not by much at all.

[Mikey88]

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I hate to say it, as I've been a staunch defender of this series in previous years when others say it, but after a few demo games this feels a little NHL 11.5ish to me.

Granted, this is only a demo and for the past 2 years I've been playing on ps3 not xbox, but nothing really jumps out at me I'm sad to say. Also to keep in mind all of this is being experienced with default sliders.

- Skating feels different, though I don't know if it's better.

- Puck physics are definitely improved, but there is still room for improvement, and maybe some slider adjusting will help.

- Full contact physics engine... Can someone explain this? To me so far the hitting feels the exact same as last year. Exact same. Sure there are "net battles" bit that essentially appears to just be canned animations of two dudes leaning into one another.

- Where are the player traits/player separation? Apparently Kaberle can still skate faster backwards than Mason Ramond can forwards. Once again it doesn't feel like it matters if I have my first line or my third line out there because the playing field feels pretty level for every single player in the game.

- Goal variety is nice. Last year was a huge improvement and this year it seems better again, happy to see this.

Overall for me it just feels like a lot of the same old, same old. Yes, it feels improved from last year in my short time with the demo, but not by much at all.

Well, we can't change any of the sliders so im pretty sure when you increase "attribute effects" slider things will be way better

[goosedennis]

Re: NHL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360) Later Today For PS3

I got to the shootout in my first demo "game."

A few things:

Pros:
-Checking isn't bone-crushing checks 10 times a game
-Skating seems more fluid

Cons:
-I won on an Andrew Ference shootout goal

[adayinthelife]

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Well, we can't change any of the sliders so im pretty sure when you increase "attribute effects" slider things will be way better

One would hope. Previously that slider hasn't been extremely effective however.

[skabatula]

The comment about this being NHL 11.5 looks pretty accurate.

Wouldn't be such a bad thing if NHL 11 wasn't NHL 10.5.