OS Fact or Fiction: NHL 13 will be the Sports GOTY

[RaychelSnr]

Since giving NHL sports Game of the Year in 2007, the franchise has been good to great but not quite on the same level of it's peers. With an impressive list of features coming our way for NHL 13, is this the year the franchise returns to prominence? Kelvin Mak and Glenn Wigmore discuss this possibility in our newest Fact or Fiction. Be sure to give your own answer after the jump!

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[canucksss]

Re: OS Fact or Fiction: NHL 13 will be the Sports GOTY

while it is a good read and a wishful thinking that EA will deliver the goods as promised. but it is still early to even think about having NHL 13 win the GOTY.

perhaps, IMHO, the thought of having NHL 13 win the GOTY is after 2-3 weeks after the release.

[Majingir]

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Madden and NBA haven't even been released yet, so it's hard to tell if it can win or not.

I think the lockout could impact if NHL gets sports game of the year or not, cause NHL will be less on peoples mind with a lockout.


Though I can't remember last time I've seen this many changes on a sports video game in a single year.

[Retropyro]

Can't say yet, it's not out and neither is most of it's competition. Though I don't think NCAA will be much of a challenge and neither will The Show. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE The Show, but there is not a whole lot different from MLB 10, 11 or 12.

[bghost]

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Possible, but can we at least let the games release before we make a prediction ?

[liberaluser]

Worst round table discussion ever, fact or fiction? You guys complain about fluff like hockey fights and not how by the numbers boring and meatless the franchise and be a pro modes are. Fifa is actually making its career mode much more interesting this year instead of some online gimmick

NHL may win "most improved" awards but even if the Show and NBA 2K make small incremental improvements, they are still better sports games.

[gopher_guy]

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It will be Sports GOTY for me, definitely

[drewst18]

Don't mean to be rude but the second I read the fighting engine continues to be awful I stopped reading Glenn's post...

The gap control is a big one, the cycle works ok especially in EASHL mode when you get a good team going. I know online is not for everyone, but if you can find a good group of 12 guys you can get a pretty good game going and not have to deal with AI issues.
Just seems a little early to judge. I personally prefer NHL to NBA as the player movement in NBA is so off. Like my animations are set for 2 or 3 steps and can't break out of them, get guys running out of bounds stuck in an animation, don't see that in NHL.
Regardless of awards I am extremely excited for NHL 13 and GM connected.

[gopher_guy]

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Don't mean to be rude but the second I read the fighting engine continues to be awful I stopped reading Glenn's post...

Really? Is the fighting that big of a deal to people?

Maybe it's because I am more a fan of the college game where there is no fighting, but the fighting in NHL 13 is probably the very last thing on the list of things I would like to see done with the game.

[garyjr33]

I would love for it to fully deliver and I am more excited about NHL this year than I have been in the last 4 years. However, I doubt it will win sports game of the year b/c not that many people like hockey even though it is the best sport on the planet. Oh well. NHL will more than likely be great this year.

[RealmK]

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. I personally prefer NHL to NBA as the player movement in NBA is so off. Like my animations are set for 2 or 3 steps and can't break out of them, get guys running out of bounds stuck in an animation, don't see that in NHL.
Regardless of awards I am extremely excited for NHL 13 and GM connected.

That's how movement and animations are in every 2ksports title. Overly heavy uniteruptable with exagerated momentum. It drives me crazy.

[Vikes1]

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NHL may win "most improved" awards

This seems very possible. And if really true....that'll be a great thing.

Especially for the die hard NHL gamers.

[Brandwin]

It also depends on what type of sports you like. I don't watch hockey, I wouldn't know what's authentic or not, so it would never be sports game of the year for me.

I expect The Show, NBA 2K13 or Madden 13 to take that award for me.

[13whitebread]

For me the commentary needs a new overhaul something a little more fresh than Gary and Bill can give us. It was a good run but with NHL moments live you wont hear Gary thorn in an NHL games lets get current and get another pair its time especially next year not going to happen obliviously this year.

[RealmK]

Re: OS Fact or Fiction: NHL 13 will be the Sports GOTY

For me the commentary needs a new overhaul something a little more fresh than Gary and Bill can give us. It was a good run but with NHL moments live you wont hear Gary thorn in an NHL games lets get current and get another pair its time especially next year not going to happen obliviously this year.

They just need a better script and less hokey lines to be honest. There's far worse alternatives out there than Thorne and Clement. ie: Bob Cole and Harry Neale /shudder