Post by wheelsandsnipe on Aug 21, 2012 18:59:18 GMT
The demo is available for download now on Xbox Live, I'm pretty sure that it is up on the PSN tomorrow.
First impressions, it's a lot more fluent with the skating and you can't make radical turns and keep the puck. The breakouts are more difficult what with the improved AI as the opposition have better positional awareness. The breakaways occur a lot more frequently as the defence seem to be caught on the hop easier. It's harder to line up a hit and execute with power. also the left trigger doesn't push the puck in front of you allowing you to sprint anymore, which is odd. I can't see why the developers would take it out.
I haven't really experienced the burst of speed that was pegged as a main change in the game play but the whole thing feels a lot more realistic. The new camera angles (that you are only given a taste of as you only get the classic ice level one) look good but I doubt anyone would stray to them from the default.
I like it. It feels odd and difficult to play, but these games always do with the new developments.
First impressions, it's a lot more fluent with the skating and you can't make radical turns and keep the puck. The breakouts are more difficult what with the improved AI as the opposition have better positional awareness. The breakaways occur a lot more frequently as the defence seem to be caught on the hop easier. It's harder to line up a hit and execute with power. also the left trigger doesn't push the puck in front of you allowing you to sprint anymore, which is odd. I can't see why the developers would take it out.
I haven't really experienced the burst of speed that was pegged as a main change in the game play but the whole thing feels a lot more realistic. The new camera angles (that you are only given a taste of as you only get the classic ice level one) look good but I doubt anyone would stray to them from the default.
I like it. It feels odd and difficult to play, but these games always do with the new developments.
