NHL 11 Impressions

[wingsfan77]

Doing pretty solid in OTP so far, 1 goal 2 assists in 2 games

 

[dave]

Can't wait to fire this bad boy up when I get home from work tonight.

 

[leaffan]

Quick couple negatives I've noticed after playing the game for the last 10 hours lol:

Just had an enraging game of 1v1 where I outshot my opponent 30 to 10 yet lost in OT 3-2 due to what appears to be the famous curve shot has come back. When he had a right hand shot he would cut across the middle bring it back and fire it at the net. His end result was 3 goals, I think I counted 3 posts and 2 shots which I managed to deflect. My defense to this at this point is shady as last year I had a ton of ways to stop it but with all these offensive improvements and the defense basically being dummy downed I'm finding it hard to combat this. I'll have to give it a few games. I think this really has to do with the goalies being fairly bad at the level we're playing at compared to last year. I'm sure a tuner update will address this in the future.

Also hitting for the most part online is odd at best. You sometimes completly miss the hit or this morphing thing happends where you kinda go through the player. This appears to be due to lag as offline everything is fine. Dunno what they can do about this. The new hitting system is pretty awesome but when things like this happends I kinda cringed.

 

[leaffan]

Positives:

Size matters finally. If your a small little guy you arn't hitting the big guys with ease anymore. You may be quicker but your also going to get hit down more often. Better know how to stick handle.

The way they've down EASHL is just perfect. You set your lineups pregame and then can choose to find teams with the same amount of player and/or with a user goalie. This had made user goalie vs user goalie all that better.

I haven't fully got a chance to get into Be A Gm. Its depth level though looks fairly enticing to me though. Quick note since I wondered this and found out. When you start your franchise you can choose to start at the NHL draft with the before draft rosters. I've noticed when you do this edmonton takes hall and boston takes seguin but after that it does change. I seen fowler being taken all over the place. They also include the undrafted guys which are generally guys coming out of the ncaa. Great little touch. If you don't want to do this you can choose to skip the draft and use the current draft results with the players drafted this year.

The trading screen is well.... Thank god they upgraded it! I'm really really looking forward to get my franchise going in the next few weeks. Last year my chise went 4 seasons before I got burnt out of it (playing all 82 games). We will see how long it goes now. I'm thinking of changing up my way to play model.

I need to take a break for now but this game is great. I haven't touched Hut yet. Doubt I will seriously get into it but you never know.

Also already 5-1 in the online shootout.

 

[PP]

Game sucks no1 will trade tim thomas with me

 

[wingsfan77]

Yeah the hitting in EASHL is spotty, sometimes I'll get a solid hit on the guy and he won't lose the puck, and my guy is a 6'3 215 power forward

 

[Fappin Raptor]

Quick question: Are you only allowed to be on one EASHL team?

 

[leaffan]

Quick question: Are you only allowed to be on one EASHL team?

Yah I think so.

Just pull a Wr50l and jump around teams.

 

[Fappin Raptor]

Yah I think so.

Just pull a Wr50l and jump around teams.

Thanks.

 

[Berowsk]

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/34932123

SICKKKKKKK

 

[Irish]

How long til the Final Countdown drives you crazy?

 

[dave]

If only Madden played as smoothly online as this game.
There is 0 difference between online and offline play with NHL 11.
Passing seems a lot harder this year.
Same with scoring.
Still getting used to using the 360 controller with NHL. I've been playing the game on the ps3 the last few years.

 

[leaffan]

Just had another buddy who plays on the PS3 talk to me about the game. He is sharing the same complaints in 1v1.

Outshot his opponent 28-15 with his toi 8:30 to 4:02 for the other guy. He lost 4-1.

He had a couple other games go the same way. I'm interested to see what my other couple buddies say once they get the game. Mainly the one guy who was top 1000 and top 500 for a few months in 1v1. He really didn't like NHL10 compared to NHL09 and I'm sure he'll hate a lot of these changes. He hasn't bought the game yet since he just moved to a new place and doesn't have his xbox there yet.

 

[leaffan]

If only Madden played as smoothly online as this game.
There is 0 difference between online and offline play with NHL 11.
Passing seems a lot harder this year.
Same with scoring.
Still getting used to using the 360 controller with NHL. I've been playing the game on the ps3 the last few years.

I noticed lag in EASHL games but its the same as past years.

Passing is a huge turn off imo. I'm still not sold on it either way yet.

 

[WalkMan]

I'm loving the flow of the game and how passes can be made more strategically, more breakaway goes too for the highlight reel

 

[killgod]

Passing is fuckin great, it's just a real steep learning curve.

The difference between holding pass for half a second, 3 quarters of a second and a full second......before making the pass, is going to give you a different pass speed. You need to get used to it.

Accuracy you also need to be spot on with where you are aiming.

Receiving passes, you need to use the LT modifer to turn your body and actually have the puck land on your stick. Previous NHL's the puck would just warp on your stick when it came into your body and that doesn't happen anymore with the new physics.

The game is much more precise.

Ask Krebs, doesn't now how to be precise with the stick lift and spends the game in the box. :smug:

 

[WalkMan]

Passing is fuckin great, it's just a real steep learning curve.

The difference between holding pass for half a second, 3 quarters of a second and a full second......before making the pass, is going to give you a different pass speed. You need to get used to it.

Accuracy you also need to be spot on with where you are aiming.

Receiving passes, you need to use the LT modifer to turn your body and actually have the puck land on your stick. Previous NHL's the puck would just warp on your stick when it came into your body and that doesn't happen anymore with the new physics.

The game is much more precise.

Ask Krebs, doesn't now how to be precise with the stick lift and spends the game in the box. :smug:

Yeah, passing is something special....luckily my NHL gaming skills are good already so passing is just perfect for me right now.

This game is going to keep me entertained for a while to come.

 

[leaffan]

The passing is just odd. I've noticed for me anyways. In EASHL people can't accept my passes. I just don't know if guys arn't holding the LT down all the time or if I just can't pass good enough. In other games though the cpu never has problems receiving it.

 

[PP]

passing is jacked. and i didnt experience any lag last year but this year it seems like every game is just off a bit.

 

[dave]

This game is almost too hard on offence.
I'm thrilled if I can get 2 goals a game.
Both online games so far - against New Jersey - which doesn't help matters.
3-1 and 2-0 losses.