NHL 13 E3 Hands-On Preview

**GuyinPA75** · 06-12-2012, 01:43 PM

All of this does sound great. But I keep telling myself: This is an EA Sports title.

EA often promises and hypes and it never follows thru. Look at Madden the last 5 years.

Being a huge hockey fan I would love to see this game be great and sports game of the year. But until the game is in my 360 tray and wowing me night to night, all of the "talk" and "hype" is just that.

Still . . . could this be the year?

**druez** · 06-12-2012, 01:48 PM

Well, I think NHL has been great for the last 3 years now. Every year it has gotten better. Some years a bit more then others, but overall NHL on the 360 has been a great hockey game. I look forward to this version as well.

**fsufan4423** · 06-12-2012, 01:49 PM

I haven't purchased a hockey game in years, but with all the things I'm reading on NHL 13.....might have to give this a try.

**Super Glock** · 06-12-2012, 01:54 PM

Re: NHL 13 E3 Hands-On Preview

Originally posted by druez

Well, I think NHL has been great for the last 3 years now. Every year it has gotten better. Some years a bit more then others, but overall NHL on the 360 has been a great hockey game. I look forward to this version as well.

Yes sir and EA has lived up to the hype overall when it comes to their hockey games. It's a great series.

**Retropyro** · 06-12-2012, 02:42 PM

"Also new are the way strategies work. Each coach has his own strategy, which he takes with him wherever he goes. Potentially you could see the Kings playing like Pittsburgh depending on who their coach could be."
Oooooooooooooooooooh!!!

I think they have improved the game each year, small steps for the most part, but this year seems like a rather large step forward.

**Cletus** · 06-12-2012, 02:46 PM

Good article, but I just had to laugh at the defense having an unfair advantage. Does anyone at EA Canada play defense on their game? The defense had an unfair advantage yet the puck could fly through 4 people on a cross crease, a forward could get stick lifted and poked multiple times and still hold on to the puck. The team needs to work on puck physics some more to make it livelier. Hopefully that's next year since they revamped (and needed to) the skating.

**Paulinho** · 06-12-2012, 02:47 PM

The NHL series is far from great. Game has been practically the same since 2009, with minor (mostly bad) changes every year. Game peaked in 2010 and has been stale ever since.

**skrody** · 06-12-2012, 03:23 PM

*yawn* more info we already know - i think we get it.

**Dazraz** · 06-12-2012, 03:34 PM

Re: NHL 13 E3 Hands-On Preview

Originally posted by Paulinho

The NHL series is far from great. Game has been practically the same since 2009, with minor (mostly bad) changes every year. Game peaked in 2010 and has been stale ever since.

100% agree Paulinho.

Each year we get told about all these great new features. This game has been the same rehashed effort for the past few years albeit with a few tweaks. Graphics, Menus, Commentary, same tired look every year. EA can't even provide anything close to a realistic Broadcast Camera.

Potential Sports game of the year!?! Not a chance. Not with such complete sport games such as MLB The Show & NBA 2K out there. I doubt NHL 13 will even make my top 5 sports games this year & this coming from someone who loves his Hockey.

NHL 13 or NHL 10.3. We will see.

**RealmK** · 06-12-2012, 03:52 PM

Re: NHL 13 E3 Hands-On Preview

Originally posted by Dazraz

100% agree Paulinho.

Each year we get told about all these great new features. This game has been the same rehashed effort for the past few years albeit with a few tweaks. Graphics, Menus, Commentary, same tired look every year. EA can't even provide anything close to a realistic Broadcast Camera.

Potential Sports game of the year!?! Not a chance. Not with such complete sport games such as MLB The Show & NBA 2K out there. I doubt NHL 13 will even make my top 5 sports games this year & this coming from someone who loves his Hockey.

NHL 13 or NHL 10.3. We will see.

So wait, this game is a rehash but NBA2k isn't every year? oooook. Swear to god NBA2k is the most over rated sports game in existence.

**dmarz45** · 06-12-2012, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by Dazraz

100% agree Paulinho.

Each year we get told about all these great new features. This game has been the same rehashed effort for the past few years albeit with a few tweaks. Graphics, Menus, Commentary, same tired look every year. EA can't even provide anything close to a realistic Broadcast Camera.

Potential Sports game of the year!?! Not a chance. Not with such complete sport games such as MLB The Show & NBA 2K out there. I doubt NHL 13 will even make my top 5 sports games this year & this coming from someone who loves his Hockey.

NHL 13 or NHL 10.3. We will see.

While I agree that NHL 12 didnt make many great improvements. I think the brand new skating engine will make this a really great game. Definitely not NHL 10.3.. The new skating engine will be a game changer.

**Roggie** · 06-12-2012, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by Cletus

Good article, but I just had to laugh at the defense having an unfair advantage. Does anyone at EA Canada play defense on their game? The defense had an unfair advantage yet the puck could fly through 4 people on a cross crease, a forward could get stick lifted and poked multiple times and still hold on to the puck. The team needs to work on puck physics some more to make it livelier. Hopefully that's next year since they revamped (and needed to) the skating.

This is the most true thing I've seen. Pucks and sticks go through defensemen like they aren't even there. Perfect positioning on a play isn't rewarded nearly enough. Forwards can put their stick through a D-man's skates to get a puck then shoot it all in one motion while the D-man sits there swearing at the screen as he should be.

Saying defense has an unfair advantage whatsoever is just an ignorant statement.

**Flamesfan102** · 06-12-2012, 04:14 PM

Re: NHL 13 E3 Hands-On Preview

Also new are the way strategies work. Each coach has his own strategy, which he takes with him wherever he goes. Potentially you could see the Kings playing like Pittsburgh depending on who their coach could be.

hmm, does this mean we have the ability to hire/fire coaches now in NHL 13??

**DIRRTY30** · 06-12-2012, 05:03 PM

I was already sold on NHL 13 after the announcement of the new skating features. But now there is also RTP? Does this apply to checks as well as the skating? I usually get NHL every other year. But this will be my 3rd straight year getting it. I really hope Be a GM gets it's due in the improvement area. I've heard some positive stuff so far, but I can always do with some more.