NHL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[SinisterAlex]

Just finished playing 10 games on All Star - Normal. I'm loving the demo so far. Skating took only a game or two to get used to. Really loving how you feel your players momentum and weight in each stride and while turning. You definitely can't turn on a dime anymore.

As for passing, there was A LOT of missed passes and a lot of passes that were intercepted. So we should have no fear of laser passes. At least, that's what I noticed when I was playing.

I recorded some gameplay, so I may post some of it a bit later today. I've only done the Play Now stuff, haven't gone into HUT or NHL Moments yet.

[tsp120]

I'm not a gold member so I'm going to have a wait a week to get my hands on the demo. But I'm curious, can you try out coach mode in the demo? That mode has me intrigued.

[Money99]

Stupid download took over 40 minutes so I could only get in half a period before racing to work.
The skating is definitely a big change and one that can take some time getting used to. But it's for the better as you can certainly feel the differences between good, bad and fast & slow skaters.

I want to get more time with it tonight because I really want to see if the new skating physics causes the CPU to experience the same limitations that the user does.

[Jonesey]

I am broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/NuYd nhl 13 demo

[ejams]

Here's my post off the EA boards:

Quote:

Platform Xbox Pros - You can dump and chase now - Hitting is the best I've seen it - The skating physics are good - Opponent AI is much better - Stick collisions blocking shots - Goalies are better Cons - Your teammate's AI is garbage. They are often out of position out taking a cruise or something, and often skating in the wrong direction. This means when you take control you are having to do wild turns and get scored on anyways. - Player models as always are way off.. Was better in NHL 06 to be brutally honest. Stoll looks like a 15 year old goof. - Drew Doughty gets beat to the puck by every single forward on the devils, even when I spam LS 3 times. TERRIBLE. - Many terrible penalties taken by team AI. - Pressing A unless in the absolute perfect position = penalty - Opposition AI gets away with interference/tripping/crosschecking in front of the net so far 100% of the time. I've played probably 20 periods. Overall Comments I really want to like this game, I haven't bought it since NHL 10(which was a mistake as well.) But having players like Stamkos/Doughty/Tavares/Malkin stripped and out raced to the puck by AHL and CHL players shows a terrible stat team or it means that stats don't do anything. Sure Colin Fraser misses the puck 70% of the time he takes a slapshot, but I wasn't aware that he could out-skate anyone on the Devils backend. Teammate AI and the useless stats make this game and instant no buy for me. Sad because I really miss playing this game.

I'm not buying this one.
The engine is definitely amazing but the terrible team AI and the fact that star player Drew Doughty is slower than every Devil when racing back for dump-ins.
Incredibly disappointed I've been starved of a good NHL game for too many years..

[blinkfan77]

Incredibly lame that they stop you from going to OT.

[Splitter77]

Quote: Originally Posted by ejams

Here's my post off the EA boards: I'm not buying this one. The engine is definitely amazing but the terrible team AI and the fact that star player Drew Doughty is slower than every Devil when racing back for dump-ins. Incredibly disappointed I've been starved of a good NHL game for too many years..

not good.
typical ea.
also- From the short clips ive seen, the famous scripted 100mph rebound off the pads and directed into the corner is still there. been there since 1996
also. seems like the whistle still doesnt blow quick after a goalie cover up or save.
ive never seen a goalie push a puick forward with his glove to a defenseman that many times. lame.

[geisterhome]

downloading

[Panicshade]

I played the demo for a bit (Free Skate, HUT, and Moments Live). I knew there would be a steep learning curve for me since I'm nowhere near even decent at this series. I had my hands full with the very first HUT match. It took my a few tries to win that one game. I'm sure others can probably smoke that team 20-0 but not me.

Embarassing...lol

But I did enjoy the challenge this game has for me (agitated but enjoyed)

[Cletus]

HUT games always seem random to me in demos. Your team's AI needs some work but the AI is more balanced than I've seen it in past years on default levels. I've been playing a little bit more and it seems more like a "cash and carry" game than a passing game. I've scored more just skating in and shooting than I have setting up one timers and quick passing. Dekeing doesn't seem effective at all against a goalie, as well.