Counter to FIFA 22, nothing significantly slowed down to make this happen. In tandem, goalies now respond better to shot angles, give up more rebounds, and move more naturally. A complete overhaul to the NHL engine removed the cheese stick spamming, stupid dekes to oblivion, horrifically loose puck possession, idiotic zone defensive play by AI centers, inaccurate board hit physics, unrealistic puck bounces, and terrible off-the-puck AI movements on offense.
Gameplay…is NHL 22’s crowning achievement. Last, little things like players circling and communicating prior to face-offs, post-goal celebrations, bench interactions are all here. Gone are robotic expressions, replaced by smiles, frowns, screams and sister reactions. Players models – now powered by Frostbite – are significantly improved. On the latter, yet another year of teammates who don’t step endless coughing into party chat speakers. Simultaneously, the DualSense can be used for party chat or quickly muted. For online and arcade modes, this same speaker pumps through catchphrases for big hits and plays. Similarly, said skating, shots, stick chops and drops, board hits, goal horns and music all come through the DualSense speaker and crystal clear. Not only is this nuance immersive, it’s surprisingly accurate based on actual NHL gameplay strategy. Another genius decision was to channel all audio other than play-by-play through said controller, most notably player chatter advising how and where to position against opponent movements. Fantastic integration with PS5’s DualSense controllers means literally feeling every skating stride, hit, pass and shot. Importantly and for once: NHL 22 plays as if you’re actually on ice. It maximizes PS5 functionality in making this leap, the result a wonderfully playable title that corrects so many foibles of years prior. Other than carry-over modes, NHL 22 is a completely different and better playing game than any of the NHL games preceding it. So when I tell you NHL 22 is a masterpiece, please know I do so with oodles of perspective. I mention this obsession as someone quite critical of hockey games, likely over nit-picky. Heck, I grew up assembling franchises in NHL league text simulators.
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Offline single player and franchise modes, building a Pro career, online leagues… and for thousands of hours. And lo and behold…the first truly great sport title for the PS5 appears in the unlikeliest of places: on ice.Ĭonfession: there is no sport game genre I’ve invested more time in than the NHL series.
Since then, we got a little closer in NBA 2K22, inched even more forward with FIFA 22. About two months ago, I posited we’re yet to see a proper next-gen sport title.
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