In All-Star and Superstar levels, it should feel closer to an actual NHL game.
#NHL 17 REVIEWS PRO#
In keeping with the Be A Pro mode, playing each game feels like a mess where players continuously bump into each other, and they never generate any speed to make a play. It's an action so simple that NHL players, and even amateurs, can basically do it in their sleep - but it becomes an impossible task from the easier Rookie to challenging Superstar levels. Another example is breaking out of the defensive zone, which should be a simple pass from the defenseman to the waiting forward in the slot to move to the neutral zone. If players manage to get lucky enough to cross the blue line, the action in front of the net is the same as a rugby scrum with no room to make any plays.
For example, in Be A Pro, playing in All-Star mode, there is no moment where multiple opponents are not breathing down players' necks, stripping away pucks that no player should have any right doing in the NHL. NHL 21 has enormous issues with how an enjoyable hockey game looks and should feel on the ice no matter the difficulty level. Related: NHL 94 Rewind Revives Beloved Retro Classic With Updated Rosters
#NHL 17 REVIEWS SERIES#
In saying all of that, if the original copy is broken, then each subsequent copy will be equally, if not more, broken, and that's the case here, as the NHL series remains stagnant throughout another year. Some new features that NHL 21 is touting are the revamped Be a Pro mode, HUT Rush, and some new player moves like slip dekes and "The Michigan" lacrosse goal. Putting those shiny new features aside and looking at the game itself in all its soul-crushing glory first, it is, quite simply, a clone.
Knowing this is what's supposed to be the game's inspiration, NHL 21 is effectively a massively disappointing clone of the last few years with only a few new features to create some momentary, but fleeting, excitement. When Alexander Ovechkin burst on to the scene, he helped change hockey and the way it's played at the top level. NHL 21 has Alexander Ovechkin as the cover player, with EA wanting to take a cue from his outgoing personality to try and bring it into this game. Each year, EA releases a new version of their sports franchises, and NHL 21 is the latest to come out this year.
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