Taken from the young superstar Connor McDavid, the skating movements on the ice may not be immediately apparent, but with increasing playtime, they become an irreplaceable asset. The heavy hitter this year is the inclusion of Real Player Motion Tech, which is also used in other EA Sports titles such as FIFA, NBA Life and UFC. This is due to several meaningful changes in the gameplay, not all of which were necessarily advertised. NHL 19 is the newest release in the franchise, and it finally takes a somewhat bigger step forward instead of stumbling. The title's only saving grace was the inclusion of a new NHL Threes mode that embraced the fun and arcade-like feel that the series has lost over time. A smaller footprint in terms of revenue and thus a smaller development team seem to have dragged down the title in recent years, from a refined yet lackluster transition to current-gen consoles with NHL 15 to NHL 18, which often failed to represent the fast and dynamic game of hockey itself. While EA's annual sports titles often suffer from a lack of progression and meaningful additions, this has been apparent in the NHL series more so than anywhere else.

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