Realistically, it would be better for EA Sports to make incremental progress in those areas, rather than throwing out all of their code altogether (so to speak).īecause making a new NHL game, engine and all, from scratch? That’s easier said than done.ĮA Sports itself suffered through painful lessons with its NBA titles. Artificial intelligence remains lacking in crucial areas, especially with teammates in the offensive zone. Offense really is too dependent upon cross-seam passes and/or one-timers. Want big changes for NHL ’22? Be careful what you wish forįrankly, you don’t need to do much digging before you find complaints about gameplay in NHL ’21, and other recent editions. * – Seriously, those Xbox naming conventions are downright unwieldy.
