Thread: NHL 13 Talk

Originally Posted by DRice

Well, it's good to see the AI still has the 'I will get the puck no matter what' button. Oh, and the 'I can do whatever I want to you and not get a penalty, but don't you dare try to lift my stick' button.

How the hell were you able to get an EASHL demo?

I played the demo last night for awhile and I gotta say, why do they always change the game so much game to game? I'm getting kinda sick of having to re-learn how to play this game every year. This version seem slower than 12, which was slower than 11 and so on. That being said, I do like the backward skating WITH the puck. It doesn't seem as cheesy and I thought it would be. The new momentum system is gonna be hard to get used too. This was only a demo, so I'm hoping some stuff was a bit over exaggerated.

Originally Posted by DRice

Well, it's good to see the AI still has the 'I will get the puck no matter what' button. Oh, and the 'I can do whatever I want to you and not get a penalty, but don't you dare try to lift my stick' button.

I'm a dinosaur and still fartin' around w/11. I've noticed that the stick lifting is all in the timing and get away w/a 'legal' play where everything else can be a high sticking call. Yeah, AI doesn't get called half the time.

Originally Posted by Mulletsave30

I'm a dinosaur and still fartin' around w/11. I've noticed that the stick lifting is all in the timing and get away w/a 'legal' play where everything else can be a high sticking call. Yeah, AI doesn't get called half the time.

The stick lift changed dramatically from NHL '11 to NHL '12. Way more enjoyable to use in '11. I could dominate in OTP and Club games with the stick lift with great timing. In NHL '12 it doesn't matter if I time it well or if my opponent is careless with the puck, he'll just keep the puck after I lift him, and my stick check rating is always 93+.

Originally Posted by Brandon

The stick lift changed dramatically from NHL '11 to NHL '12. Way more enjoyable to use in '11. I could dominate in OTP and Club games with the stick lift with great timing. In NHL '12 it doesn't matter if I time it well or if my opponent is careless with the puck, he'll just keep the puck after I lift him, and my stick check rating is always 93+.

I opt for a poke check to dislodge the puck and reserve the stick lift for foiling deflections around the net, occasionally. Not as many chances for high sticking penalties and effective at separating the opponent from the puck. The biggest difference is you or a teammate will have to recover the loose puck. Of course, if I have a big check lined up, I'll opt for that.

Hockey Ultimate Team will actually be enjoyable this time.

Good no more salary cap and limits.

Fired up NHLPA 93 on the Genesis emulator, hard to believe its been 20 years since I was hooked on hockey gaming. Bit rusty though, since I probably haven't played in about 15 years.

It was always so weird playing on a swimming pool surface! I guess White would have looked to white? I never understood this decision by EA.