Love the demo, love the tweaks that should have been put in/kept a long time ago like helmets getting knocked off, players getting hit into bench's, glass breaking etc.
The hits are finally getting to the point that it seems real, if you just tag part of a guy your guy falls into the boards as does the guy your hitting, big guys are harder to knock down, small guys go flying if they hit big guys, guys go down to one knee if they have enough strength or if its just a glancing blow. All these things in regards to the physics of the game are pleasing to finally see. The puck seems to be more active as well and the overall ability to interact with more things on the ice surface than ever e.g. the goalie, the net, the bench's, it all just lends to a much better playing experience. The ability to interact with the goalies and to spin off and create room in front of the net is unreal and just makes for more engaging play for the player. Overall I think the advancements being showcased this year make it worth buying, I felt kinda burned when I bought NHL 11 and the demo didn't really sell me but I think its going to be the complete opposite this year.
Extremely excited to play NHL 12, I think the full version will obviously be a lot better than this teaser as well although this has been the first NHL demo I have actually enjoyed.
Last edited by Heavy Jack; 08-27-2011 at 10:40 PM.
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