Likes:
- Pennywise
- Skating feels great and actually requires a little strategy. A few times I missed the puck on a chase going full tilt and had to take a very long turn to get back in the play.
- Cutscenes feel very authentic. I notice they aren't so much canned animations as the camera just drops to ice level. I destroyed a guy shortly after the whistle just as the scene was cutting and the on-ice cutscene started with him falling into the boards.
- Very active sticks! It didn't feel like pucks were going through sticks which it often did in previous games. If you're passing through a lane it needs to be more clear than years past. Laying down to block a pass on a 2 on 1 seemed to actually be effective.
- It wasn't a break away bonanza like I was expecting. Easier to get a step on a Dman for sure, but I was worried it would be out of control.
Didn't Likes:
- Hitting at the default level still seems a little much. A guy standing still can be launched if hit properly, and they do still seem to fall in unrealistic fashion some of the time.
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