NHL 08 Impressions

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:48 am

Interested to try some games on SS tonight.

Also, let me add one more issue to my previous list:
-Puck physics! Puck physics are pretty good above the goal line, but once you start talking about the boards and posts it gets pretty terrible. Every game you see several shots that hit the back boards or crossbar then go up in the air for 2-5 seconds before returning to earth. Pretty ridiculous. The fact that you hit the crossbar/posts in this game so often just exacerbates the problem.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:57 am

MizzouRah wrote:I'm going to play a game on SS tonight.

By what you're describing, it almost makes me think they have the difficulties switched.

That was my first impression when I jumped to SS.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:58 am

I'll have to try Superstar as well. Thanks for the suggestion.

Despite it's own flaws, I have been feeling lately that I get better games from the AI on 2k8. (On Pro, tweaked sliders) But I haven't tried Superstar on 08 yet, so I'm looking forward to it!

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:19 am

MizzouRah wrote:I'm going to play a game on SS tonight.

By what you're describing, it almost makes me think they have the difficulties switched.

Can't wait to try this SS theory out as well. Being a "console cat" AND a
"PC pup" I was considering ditching console hockey for just the PC variety, since this year's NHL08 on the PC is so good and doesn't have the difficulty issues of the console world.

For those having trouble scoring, up the shooting sliders (accuracy & power) and you will score more.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:48 am

You're a PC prick, not a pup, Jack.

Wearing my Actionslacks as ever,
Dick Fain
President, 33 1/3 Club

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:54 am

Yeah, I'll post some impressions tonight after playing a 10 min game on SS.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:19 pm

To those who have talked about SS sliders. Do you really have Interceptions at 0? I don't want to knock it til i try it, but it's easy enough at times to move the puck around on 5 or 6. Just curious.

wabash97 · Post by **wabash97** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:21 pm

That's a typo on my part ... .

I have interceptions maxed out at 6.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:24 pm

RallyMonkey wrote:To those who have talked about SS sliders. Do you really have Interceptions at 0? I don't want to knock it til i try it, but it's easy enough at times to move the puck around on 5 or 6. Just curious.

I have it at five Rally.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:02 pm

I figured that wabash (and thanks 10s), just wanted to be sure. I've finally found very good sliders on AS but from the sounds of it i'll have to try SS now.

As a guy who's played the game of hockey for 35 years and coached it for the last 8, this is the one game that i spend a lot of time tweaking so i'm looking forward to trying them.

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:23 pm

JackB1 wrote:
MizzouRah wrote:I'm going to play a game on SS tonight.

By what you're describing, it almost makes me think they have the difficulties switched.
Can't wait to try this SS theory out as well. Being a "console cat" AND a
"PC pup" I was considering ditching console hockey for just the PC variety, since this year's NHL08 on the PC is so good and doesn't have the difficulty issues of the console world.

For those having trouble scoring, up the shooting sliders (accuracy & power) and you will score more.

yes ..overall next gen console sports are garbage (some close to great but not) and that was hard to say but where is my 360 started its freezing episodes, i have stuck with NHL 08 PC, i can't find one real thing that bothers me so much i have to quit.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:25 pm

the game has an update out for it...

any ideas what it "did"?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:37 pm

Good point, Kicko. That's my opinion on NHL 08, too. I've never played the next-gen console versions for comparison, but NHL 08 on the PC does a lot of things right, and none of the flaws is glaring enough to really piss me off.

NHL 08 on the PC, much like Madden 08 and Rugby 08, isn't perfect. But like those other two games, it has an excellent blend of realism and playability, with seeming emphasis on gameplay over gloss.

The 08 versions of NHL, Madden and Rugby also have surprisingly low system requirements for a 2007 release, so they'll run on older or weaker hardware than many think. I only have a 128 MB Mobility Radeon X1400 on a 2.16 GhZ Centrino Duo with 2 GB RAM, and I can run all three games maxed out with no problem.

Take care,
PK

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:41 pm

Would the PC versions be less tolearable if they were purchased for $30 or $40?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:58 pm

wco81 wrote:Would the PC versions be less tolearable if they were purchased for $30 or $40?

Oh, the minister of software morality strikes again. Very cute. Sorry, my moral compass needle isn't moving despite your proselytizing.

To answer your question, no. All three are very good games, worth the money.

Take care,
PK

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:07 pm

RallyMonkey wrote:I figured that wabash (and thanks 10s), just wanted to be sure. I've finally found very good sliders on AS but from the sounds of it i'll have to try SS now.
As a guy who's played the gam

Rally...can you share your sliders? I have been using QBert's over at OS and they make the actual gameplay more balanced, but they don't make it easier for me to score, which is my biggest issue. This game screaming for a damn goalie slider!!! I might resort to just playing my games under the "Play Now" mode, which lets you adjust goalie/player slider.

Also, the lack of goal variety is troubling. It seems like 95% of the goals come from between the faceoff circles and the AI scores more that 3/4's of them on 1 timer feeds across the slot.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:17 pm

I score a ton of goals on rebounds.

I'm actually having competitive games on PRO.. I'm about .500 right now.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:19 pm

MizzouRah wrote:
I'm actually having competitive games on PRO.. I'm about .500 right now.

me too.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:33 pm

Mizzou and Sudz,

I'm curious because i wanted to like Pro, but how are you getting past the passive d-coverage in the opposition's zone? Did you find a fix or are you just "dealing" with it.

Rally...can you share your sliders? I have been using QBert's over at OS and they make the actual gameplay more balanced, but they don't make it easier for me to score, which is my biggest issue. This game screaming for a damn goalie slider!!! I might resort to just playing my games under the "Play Now" mode, which lets you adjust goalie/player slider.

Jack,

I'll be happy to, but the problem is that the one-timers are in there on AS regardless of sliders. That's my biggest issue with AS right now.
In terms of scoring, let's face it, a majority of goals in hockey are scored from between the dots anyway, but i actually had to up shot accuracy to 4 or 5 in order to start putting pucks in the net and having competitive games. Since moving it to 5 i won a game 8-4 and lost games 4-3 and 5-4. I will post them either tonight or tomorrow anyway just so you can take a peek.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:35 pm

Sudz wrote:the game has an update out for it...

any ideas what it "did"?

I'm not sure, but I'll keep a keen eye out for new dasher board ads

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:38 pm

MizzouRah wrote:I score a ton of goals on rebounds.

Interesting. In my 60 or so games, I don't think I have scored a single goal off a rebound.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:13 pm

One thing though when playing SS, the CPU still tends to one time their goals, but they also miss a lot.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:22 pm

Naples39 wrote:
MizzouRah wrote:I score a ton of goals on rebounds.
Interesting. In my 60 or so games, I don't think I have scored a single goal off a rebound.

me neither........hardly any rebound goals

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:24 pm

RallyMonkey wrote: Jack,

I'll be happy to, but the problem is that the one-timers are in there on AS regardless of sliders. That's my biggest issue with AS right now.
In terms of scoring, let's face it, a majority of goals in hockey are scored from between the dots anyway, but i actually had to up shot accuracy to 4 or 5 in order to start putting pucks in the net and having competitive games. Since moving it to 5 i won a game 8-4 and lost games 4-3 and 5-4. I will post them either tonight or tomorrow anyway just so you can take a peek.

Please post em anyway. Just use a "template" from one of the above
slider posts and change to your numbers.

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:42 pm

pk500 wrote:You console cats who have switched to Superstar might be on to something, as Difficult (top level) is the most balanced, realistic and fair test in the PC version of NHL 08, too.

Take care,
PK

I found difficult to be too.. I dunno, frantic. I have the game speed at 0, but I still found the CPU whipping the puck around on passing plays in nanoseconds.

And I found I was getting MORE shots on Difficult then on Medium.......

Maybe I'll try it again tho.