OS Poll: What Do You Think of the NHL 12 Demo?

[MMChrisS]

What Do You Think of the NHL 12 Demo? You can vote on the right on your frontpage and above you on the forums.

[Td1984]

My only real gripe was that at times it felt like I was skating on sand and making sharp turns was difficult (though it could be part of the new engine). I'll likely wait until at least October to buy it though.

[bscbears99]

To me the demo has a very similar feel to me as last years game. Hockey is my #1 sport so I will probably always buy it but may have skipped this year after the demo buy simply updating the rosters. However with Winnipeg coming back, I dont want to be playing a game with teams that don't exist.

[steveomac]

The demo is great, I like the new skating, it feels alot more real, the AI is alot better, they go for the open spot alot more.

still gotta few issues.

Wish they would make it look more like a real game, the cut scenes and replays and over presentation is to old and has been the same sense 08.

I dont like how they are taking stuff thats been in the game for year and calling it new, goalie fights? thats been in the game before so its not really new.

they really should have trashed the fighting engine, its horrible, you spend the whole game playing in 3rd person then all of a sudden its in first, and everyone leaves the ice, even the people on the bench leave. I dont get why they did it like that in the first place, that should have been the first thing they fix

and I dont like how the ref acts, so life less and computer like, just glides along with out even pumping his feet.

Over all I'm still gonna buy the game, I like that they added all sorts of old players, I do like all the new game play fixes.

cant wait till the 13th.

[DarkFudge]

embarrassingly disappointed ....actually for EA for trying to release this as NHL 12. The improvements seem so marginal and pedestrian at best that I simply cannot justify paying $59 + tax for this experience. It may at best feel like a super tuner for NHL 11 rather than a new version for this year.

Im a bit insulted as a consumer that EA will get away with this.......Unless of course the gameplay experience in the actual full retail version will be a much better experience that was in currently in the demo.

As it stands now....Im a little angered as well considering all the hype the development team boasted about all the new gameplay improvements that were included to take the game to the next level....Quite simply, this game doesnt feel like its been taken to any NEXT LEVEL

Im sorry but this is how i feel.....right now

[bukktown]

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkFudge

embarrassingly disappointed ....actually for EA for trying to release this as NHL 12. The improvements seem so marginal and pedestrian at best that I simply cannot justify paying $59 + tax for this experience. It may at best feel like a super tuner for NHL 11 rather than a new version for this year. Im a bit insulted as a consumer that EA will get away with this.......Unless of course the gameplay experience in the actual full retail version will be a much better experience that was in currently in the demo. As it stands now....Im a little angered as well considering all the hype the development team boasted about all the new gameplay improvements that were included to take the game to the next level....Quite simply, this game doesnt feel like its been taken to any NEXT LEVEL Im sorry but this is how i feel.....right now

It's funny because that is exactly the way I felt after playing the 2010 and 2011 demos.

But I thought that this one felt different from the first faceoff. There are a lot of new animations that jumped out at me. Of course maybe it is because I sold NHL 11 about 2 months ago.

[mikey3k]

If any of you have read ANY posts of mine about the NHL series, you know that I despise the passing system. However, this years version keeps the passing system, but adds some much needed accuracy. Not perfect by FAR but its at least a step in the right direction. I was REALLY hoping they'd change this.

The skating seems a bit more crisp, and player movements more fluid.

Size of players matter, the bigger guys throw around their weight while smaller guys use evasiveness.

The shot accuracy and stick handling seems to have been tuned down-or at least its player attribute specific.

Offense seemingly is geared towards point shots as players robotically go towards the net and start jostling for position- Just asking you to PLEASE try out the new animations in front.

Not sure if this is a purchase for me because the horrible passing system has only been tweaked, and only MINOR updates if ANY including the roster. Thanks EA for madden-izing this series too. Ugh.

[LM1213]

I never really played NHL game. I'm more of basketball 2k man. however, with picking it up and giving it a try I gotta say it was a lot more fun that I expected. I don't know squat about hockey so I wouldn't be able to notice what was not right. I had to look at the controls a little to learn how to switch players, do a shuffle pass (whatever it's called with the RB button), do a normal pass and put the puck out a little. after passing it around and taking some good shots, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It didn't feel cheap or cheated. I feel like I did what I meant to do and got a realistic response.

Again, I am not a pro at hockey, but as a first time pick up and player, I gotta say it was very interesting. I like it. not sure I would pay 60 bucks..but if it was 40 I would grab it in a heartbeat. To me, NBA just felt more polished, but again, I don't play hockey

[Darkimpact17]

The demo was alright didn't find there to be too much difference also seemed like the goalie physics could be exploited still huge fan of NHL but hoping somethings get fixed come release or first patch.

[guaps]

The demo doesn't feel much different from NHL 11, so I'll probably skip it. The differences are noticeable, but too insignificant to justify a purchase in my opinion.