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Which NHL game is the MOST REALISTIC?..NHL 8, 9,10,11,12, or 13??
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Which NHL game is the MOST REALISTIC?..NHL 8, 9,10,11,12, or 13??
Just curious, since 2K canceled the series, I've been jonesing for a realistic representation of NHL hockey that had the most diveresity and variety among teams and different players....I know EA's game may not accel in this area but what is the most realistic of the games since 08?
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Geez, that's a tough one. If you ask solely on the "realistic" side of the game, I would say that NHL 13 would be on top.
The AI is bad, but you can play with the sliders and strategy to get some kind of a better game. The skating is better with the new engine. You won't see Chara do sharp turns at full speed anymore. The hitting is better too, no more hits that send players everywhere. You have to get good timing to hit, if not, you're toasted. Goalies are also better in covering one-timers from side to side.
NHL 10 would be second in my mind. Battle on the boards (it was use the wrong way online, but offline that was ok) made the game more realistic, post-whistle action (that was so funny) we're you could have hell breaks lose after the whistle felted a bit like NHL, intimidation was just plain making it funny so that you could ran a team out of the building when piling hits, goals and shots, first time too we had the chance to score from our knees.
NHL 09 was the one I had the most fun with since it was the inception of the EASHL. Skill stick was a good innovation, dump and chase, etc. This game was the best sports game that year and there was a reason, it was clearly fun. As far the realism goes on, well, not that much.
So, even if NHL 13 is too much pushed towards online modes and making people spend on DLC, it's still the most realistic one EA as done. Just my two cents."Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept." - Doug Larson -
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Iagree with FBeaule04. It's definitely the best game to play vs. the CPU because it's not as predictable as the other versions. The AI is much better in that area. It used to be that I could predict every time the CPU would pass and shoot. It's not as bad now. There's still AI issues, but 13 is the best. The addition of Build AI is huge for the game though. It allows you to get each team to play somewhat like they would in real life. This helps with making the CPU less predictable as well.
The goalies in 13 stop most of the glitch goals that can be scored in the other versions. Sadly the developers made the goalies stop the glitch goals in unrealistic ways. They basically programmed the goalies to just stop the shot instead of actually coding them to do it in a realistic looking way. It's basically just a band aid. At least the glitch goals aren't as prevalent though.
The only thing I would add to 13 from another version is the offsides logic. Back in 09 or 10 they redid the offsides logic so players were smarter at staying onsides. Yet another move they made to cater to casual and online players. IMO it's an absolutely horrible mistake! You basically never go offsides anymore. I've gone multiple games in a row where I don't go offsides once in a game. It's partly due to the AI being too good in that area, and partly due to the fact that breakouts in this game consist of flinging a pass up to the far blue line and having to wait in the zone for your team to get up the ice.
Overall though no doubt 13 is the most realistic compared to the other versions. I don't call this a realistic game, but that's just me. It has some realistic parts but to me it doesn't show off hockey for what the sport truly is.NHL-Minnesota Wild
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Re: Which NHL game is the MOST REALISTIC?..NHL 8, 9,10,11,12, or 13??
also, do yourself a favor, when you pick up 13, play all your GM Games etc on the True Broadcast View. bc it gives the game a bit of a fresh feel, not the same stale up and down view.Twitch
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NHL 13 is near perfect gameplay wise for me and NHL 2k8 if you like 2k
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I've always wanted to try this, but damn it seems hard to adjust to playing that way. It looks cool I just don't know how people do it.NHL-Minnesota Wild
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its not that bad. after a few games you will adjust. turn on auto shot aim, that helps big time as well.Twitch
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i like this years a lot.Comment
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Also another good thing is to turn the controller settings from relative to always up. That way you can play the game with same controls as you would with any other camera. So bumbing up the right stick -> shoot.
It's the most easiest way to learn to play with that camera and I learned to play with the True Broadcast Camera with these settings after like 3 games or so.
So, if you like realistic hockey, play with it. Game is a much more fun to play with it.Comment
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I'd say that NHL 11 was the most realistic. I feel it has the most balanced difficulty of any of the NHL games that came before it and thus far, achievable through the correct slider settings of course. I also remember the manual passing being the best in 11, also with the right sliders. The frequency of pucks glancing off sticks felt just right to me.
I also liked the way the players received passes. They would reach for passes that were far in front of them and not every pass was received cleanly. If the pass wasn't right on the tape it would slow the breakout a bit, which made it harder to have odd man rushes and easy entries into the offensive zone. I remember being able to tweak the passing accuracy and pass assist settings just right, to accurately reflect the skill of the players making the passes and receiving the passes.Comment
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Just wondering which one I should buy....NHL 11 or 12? I have NHL 10 but haven't bought one since. NHL 13 I've heard bad things about the physics engine.
Atm I'm leaning towards 12 but I've heard bad things about freezing issues or lag? I'm not looking for the most realistic one necessarily (I still find NHL 2004 with the PC mod to be more realistic) but I am looking for the best all-round game. I also probably won't be playing online or HUT.Comment
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I've played 2 games like this so far, and while it looks like I'm watching a game on TV, man it's hard! LolComment
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Im loving it too, BUT
having a hard time controlling my shots, getting better at it but its kind of wild
i have to have the Always Up Controls on, helps a lot for meComment

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