Instead of just controlling the team you put on the ice like in year’s past, you will now take full control of a team and build them from the ground up. Starting with their brand new Franchise mode, which is a newly redesigned version of their previous Be a GM mode.
The questionable play from the AI’s can become relatively stale on occasion, but a majority of the time their decision making and creativity will leave you satisfied enough to come back for more.Īfter spending the last two year’s catching up and re-releasing some of their most prominent game modes, NHL 17 finally offers a much needed breath of fresh air in many aspects.
While much of the gameplay mechanics have remained the same, this year’s subtle refinements have resulted in a much more exciting and realistic experience.
Along with the sliders comes a brand new full-sim gamplay style which allows you to fully immerse yourself in a real-world simulation environment. You can customize everything from the incidental contact between players all the way down to how often each type of penalty is called. Users now have the ability to fully craft the gameplay and tailor it to their play style.
Nhl 17 celebration controls Offline#
If you are an offline kind of player, you will absolutely love what EA has done with their revamped gameplay sliders. No player is perfect, but the regularity of some bad decision making from the AI could lead to the user becoming frustrated at times. While the good certainly outweighs the bad, fluky goals continue to be an issue much like in previous iterations. Goaltenders will also replicate the movements and reactionary saves compared to their real-world counterparts with the inclusion of authentic stances for a majority of the starting netminers in the NHL.Īfter playing a handful of offline and online games, it will quickly become evident just how much better goaltenders are at covering their angles and reacting to wide open shooting lanes. This new engine gives goaltenders the ability to read the oncoming play and decide whether to make a quick reactionary save, or use their body to block the puck. In addition to Net Battles, goalies were completely overhauled through a brand new Reactionary Save Intelligence engine. While you won’t see net battles being used during every single shift or play, they appear often enough to resemble real-world situations. With the simple press of the Y/Triangle button, players can engage this feature to either tie up the body, push players from various shooting lanes, lift sticks, or set up for the deflection in front. One of EA’s biggest additions in that area was the inclusion of Net Battles, which creates more realistic “battles” in front of the net for both defensemen and forwards alike. The general mechanics behind the gameplay engine are largely similar compared to the NHL 16, but you will quickly notice several, albeit simple, improvements that only add onto the overall user experience. If you were a frequent player during last year’s iteration, you will notice a fairly similar feel once the puck drops for the first time in NHL 17. Thanks largely in part to EA Sports, I was able to get my hands on the game early this year and got to check out some of the newest additions to NHL 17. With NHL 17 officially hitting store shelves this morning, that means a brand new year of hockey is right around the corner.
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