On higher difficulties (we recommend trying out Superstar as it feels the best so far in our opinion), you no longer see the same kind of rapid ping-pong passing from NHL 21 that was both unrealistic and just plain annoying. The goalie play being improved is probably an even bigger deal than anything else for some.Īll games against the CPU have become more dynamic and enjoyable in NHL 22, largely because the AI’s tendencies aren’t quite as predictable as they have been in the past. To make it even more challenging this year to light the lamps, NHL 22 also shows some slight improvement in goalie play, including eliminating their tendency to allow goals on their short side. It’s hard to overstate how impactful addressing this one huge problem is on the style of play, forcing everyone to get a little more creative in how they go about trying to put pucks in the back of the net. Thankfully, this glaring issue has largely been rectified in NHL 22 as AI defenders can now be relied upon to routinely prioritize any threats looming directly in the slot. Instead, you can consistently shut down those annoying cross-crease passes that became the go-to scoring method for many last year just by staying in front of your man and picking off the puck when they try to slide it to the guy at the side of the net waiting to bang home a goal with a one-timer. It’s also nice to see that there are far fewer instances where you place yourself perfectly in a passing lane for an interception only to have the puck seemingly go right through you on the way to its target.
Sound positional play has never been more important than it is now, as it’s easier than in NHL 21 to poke the puck off someone’s stick or use a well-timed bump to keep a player from entering prime scoring territory providing you’re in the right place. Hockey is obviously a team sport and NHL 22 has made a lot of effort to have all of the poke checks, collisions and bone-shattering body checks that occur when players come together on the ice translated to the game with more authenticity. This causes the game to feel more unpredictable like real hockey, capturing the way a puck can seem to have a mind of its own and be tricky to corral when making and receiving passes or trying to pick it up on the fly. It’s become a little harder to control the disc compared to how it often felt glued to a stick in the past. The physics updates are felt even more when players are handling the puck. Aside from now using the same engine as Madden, NHL 22 has also followed in the footsteps of its video game brother by implementing the same kinds of X-Factors that Madden has used to set apart those with elite abilities from others who aren’t quite as skilled. Perhaps trying to shake off its reputation as the black sheep of the EA Sports family next to Madden and FIFA, NHL 22 has made the jump to the Frostbite engine on next-gen consoles, and consequently raised hopes even further for the game to play significantly better than NHL 21.
#NHL 22 FORUM PRO#
The series made strides last year as it relates to Be A Pro mode improvements, but legacy gameplay issues had the game feeling a big stagnant on the ice as the generation came to an end.
The start of the season has naturally been accompanied by the release of the newest EA hockey game, NHL 22, enticing you as always to strap on the virtual skates and hit the ice.
With crowds back to filling arenas and divisions returning to their natural alignments after the pandemic shake-up last season (welcome to the NHL, Seattle Kraken), excitement is high as a sense of normalcy returns to the league.
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