Little bit of a long review, I apologize in advance.
Put about 2 hours of gameplay in on be a GM mode (offline) last night, I don't seem to be experiencing some of the same "bugs" as people are posting. 9 games played flames are 9-1 on Allstar. I've had no issues with moving players up & down but maybe its only because of injuries?
Some of the things I've noticed/agree on:
Interference - Definitely seems like it no longer exists, at least 2-3 times a game an opposing team would run the goalie on a rebound, sometimes they would score and it would count, but never a penalty.
Skating - Agree some players seem clunky, but over all I think the player control is much smoother, the things you can do now are pretty awesome. Out of habit I still find myself pressing down on the left stick to "burst".
Scoring - Cross crease 1 timers have definitely been dulled down which is good, I find myself scoring a lot of rebound goals with shots from the point/circle. I do agree that the same "garbage" goals are back, in fact my first goal was the drag and wrist short side top corner whilst coming through the slot east to west. Someone also mentioned short side goals happening a lot and I'd agree there as well.
Penalties - 10 games played, I've had 1 powerplay. I don't know if its because they made poke check so important now with all the active sticks in the shooting lanes, but I've found numerous instances of getting tripped or "bumped" without the puck and no calls.
Injuries - Definitely way too may happening way too often. I'm 12 games into the season, played 10 myself and I think I've got 4 AHL'rs in the lineup. First game Horak out until January with MCL injury, 2-3 later Cammy/Iggy both out with fractures & Comeau with PCS.
Overall I think the game is definitely an upgrade on 2012, I'm really liking the customization when it comes to trades/trade block/scouting/game play strats per line. As well as the ability on the ice to create some interesting scoring chances & plays.
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