I youtubed a full game and this is one that came up. This is about 30 seconds of play from the first minute of the first period. Is any of this captured in NHL 24?
Lots of chips up the walls, down the walls, into open spaces in the corners, the players usually have the puck for what seems like less than a second before doing something with it, lots of contested pucks, boardplay, etc.
I know its a videogame and it can't be perfect but it can do better than this:
No loose pucks, players hold on to the puck way too long, no contested possession, no dumps, etc.
@Jagavekov wrote:I youtubed a full game and this is one that came up. This is about 30 seconds of play from the first minute of the first period. Is any of this captured in NHL 24?
Lots of chips up the walls, down the walls, into open spaces in the corners, the players usually have the puck for what seems like less than a second before doing something with it, lots of contested pucks, boardplay, etc.
I know its a videogame and it can't be perfect but it can do better than this:
No loose pucks, players hold on to the puck way too long, no contested possession, no dumps, etc.
the biggest difference is the gaps/spacing on defense. IRL you actually have incidental contact and small-speed hits, and tieups, and fluid pins, and what im getting at is useable tools to defend your mark. Your mark also cant sprint into 270 pivots on a dime while losing almost zero speed then whip a 300 mph backhand pass with perfect accuracy as well. You alsod dont have a goalie who will save 99.99999999% of shots that arent from a certain area of the ice while doing a certain movement pattern so you have to apply pressure and respect the puck carrier at all times.
i don get this communities obsession with playing standing still simulator in the D zone. I want an interactive hockey game with quick decisions and lots of input and action, not a game of monkey in the middle (with an auto animation of course) or "defend the spot" with a single input...how boring!
Thanks for the clips, Jagavekov!
