You’ll see statistics, performance comparisons, and even penalty announcements appear in colorful overlays with giant, loud lettering. NHL was one of the last current series still using Ignite EA Sports UFC 4, which launched in 2019, was made with Ignite, too.Īnother change coming to NHL 22 on all platforms is a broadcast presentation refresh with new augmented reality graphics. Image: EA Vancouver/Electronic ArtsĮA Sports’ FIFA and Madden NFL series both made the switch to Frostbite in the previous console generation (2016 for FIFA, 2017 for Madden). “We pushed Ignite to the limit of what it was capable of.” I think they just released the Kraken. “All the visual upgrades that just wasn’t possible with Ignite,” Kwong said in an interview with Polygon following the presentation, referring to the engine that powered some EA Sports titles on PS4 and Xbox One. Kwong mentioned better shadows and “dynamic lightning on the entire ice surface” more detail for player faces, jerseys, and equipment, with “every stitch visible” and enhanced particle effects on the ice. Of course, the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of NHL 22 will offer a few graphical bells and whistles on top of all this. And the use of a technique called deferred lighting allows for the integration of light sources that are authentic to each NHL arena. EA Vancouver has “completely rebuilt” dozens of player models to make their faces more accurate to real life, said Kwong, complete with upgraded skin and eye shading. That includes vastly improved ice, with a slick, reflective surface that also contains layers of depth. Kwong said that the game will “offer a substantial upgrade” on the visual front “that’s immediately recognizable to players as well.” The current- and last-gen versions of NHL 22 both run on Frostbite, which means that PS4 and Xbox One players will be able to enjoy many - perhaps most - of the benefits that the engine transition provides. ![]() It seems like EA Vancouver is aiming to deliver the best of both worlds. Otherwise, you might as well just run the last-gen version with backward compatibility, right? Now, this is a tough needle to thread: If you just bought a shiny new console, you might actually prefer an experience that is markedly different from what you’ve already played on your older machine. The versions of Madden NFL, FIFA, and especially NBA 2K that launched on the new consoles last fall were not the same games as their last-gen counterparts, whether they offered enhanced gameplay or entirely new modes. 15 on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, it will offer “full feature parity” across all four versions, according to Sean Ramjagsingh, vice president and general manager for the NHL franchise at EA Vancouver. But perhaps the most important part of this generational transition is that EA isn’t leaving anyone behind. It’s making the jump to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, now powered by EA’s Frostbite engine, which will deliver “the biggest single-year visual upgrade to ever,” lead producer Clement Kwong told the media in a presentation last week. However, some fans were also concerned that the engine, which has been used in recent Madden games, might also bring with it some of the glitchiness that has plagued the football simulation game.2021 is an exciting year for EA Sports’ NHL franchise. The hope by many was that, with the new Frostbite engine, NHL 22 would be a marked improvement over the most recent games in the series. ![]() ![]() Players also complained about stale and repetitive animations, bugs, and bad AI. NHL 21 was poorly received by most critics and fans, who said the improvements to the Be a Pro mode were insufficient and the career mode still lagged behind those of other sports games like NBA 2K and Madden. It will also be the first game to use the Frostbite game engine, as opposed to previous installments which ran on the Ignite engine. NHL 22 will be the first in the series to be released on the next generation of consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. ![]() The latest installment in the EA Sports NHL video game franchises, NHL 22, revealed the first gameplay trailer and all the new features that come along with it.
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