The Presentation and Announcing Is Embarrassing

[canucksss]

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Lets be fair. NHL15 announcers are green screen. NBA 2k's are animated.

I'm not blindly defending EA either. They should be slapped for the debacle that is NHL15. But its not fair to compare the # of outfits in NHL15 to a game that doesn't use real people on green screens.

Oh i understand that....but can EA not think about that concept that at least they should have asked their guys to bring at least 3 types of shirts and ties?

[DARKNITE4LIFE]

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Oh i understand that....but can EA not think about that concept that at least they should have asked their guys to bring at least 3 types of shirts and ties?

PPFffffff!!!!

It is my opinion that the last great game in this series was '09, and that's only because it was available on PC.The only thing that's going to make this series great again is competition, REAL Competition, not the debacle that was NHL 2K11!

[Saint Iscah]

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Oh i understand that....but can EA not think about that concept that at least they should have asked their guys to bring at least 3 types of shirts and ties?

I agree. Even just a few different ties would have been nice.

[spidertour02]

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We're complaining about ******* TIES now?! My god, you guys really are stretching for things to whine about at this point.

[DeuceZeroz]

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This game just does not do Doc Emrick justice :-/

[csamuelsvt]

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This game just does not do Doc Emrick justice :-/

I plead for anyone to turn to the Boston vs. Philly game and listen to Doc.

EASPORTSNHL has to find a way to perhaps take commentary from real life games like tonights and incorporate Doc's enthuisiasm and excitement....he just isn't Doc at all in the game really

Boston just scores...listen to his goal call! No where to be found in the game! ughhhh...

Find a way to get this man's excitement into the game!

[DARKNITE4LIFE]

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They could've taken audio from ANY of the 1000+ games that Doc has done over his career, so they can't give the 'time constraint' excuse. This is just pure laziness on EA's behalf!

[SwedishTouch76]

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The presentation, while not as good as it could be, is still a nice step up from last-gen...

The commentary, though, is quite terrible... Distractingly bad at times. "Recoiling" has gotta be the most annoying one for me so far. Along with "Waffle board" (WTF does that even mean?) Players passing "geometrically" is another goody...

They have Mike Emrick in. He uses those terms

[GrandMaster B]

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I can deal with the commentary although some very annoying lines being repeated. It's the lack of stat banners in gm mode that kill this for me. Look at nba and madden, stats galore keeping you updated on game and season performance. In nhl nothing! How hard was it to put in the amount of goals a player has on the season when he scores? Basic stuff.

This. Spot on.

[actionhank]

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I can deal with the commentary although some very annoying lines being repeated. It's the lack of stat banners in gm mode that kill this for me. Look at nba and madden, stats galore keeping you updated on game and season performance. In nhl nothing! How hard was it to put in the amount of goals a player has on the season when he scores? Basic stuff.

That drives me nuts in this series. I wish the NHL series would get with the times on a lot of things. I want coaches who use players on the power play and top lines based on their scoring. If a backup is outperforming the starter, he should be starting.
I would love to see something besides the usual "This play has points in however many games" or "this player hasn't scored in...". When a goalie gets a big win, i want to see the goalie react and the players surround them. A rookie's first goal could get it's own animation. Hell player separation and better presentation could do a lot to make the game so much less stale.

Rivalry games, playoff games, preseason game...it all feels the exact same. Aside from the markings on the ice and the towels, you can't tell it's the post season. Every team sells out, and every stadium is the same level of "We're quietly gathered to watch hockey, and stand up to clap between selfies".
I want to hear the roar of the fans when my rookie scores his first goal, or we tie up the game with 10 seconds left against a rival. Clinching the post season or being eliminated...just do something to make it so that i don't feel like i'm playing the same team every game, just with different jerseys.

[Soulburger]

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I agree. Even just a few different ties would have been nice.

They do have different ties...green, red, and black for Doc. Not that I really care, I'd rather have one wardrobe but with many different lines. Especially if they start intercutting multiple clips in a single game such as intermission highlights.

[Nabz]

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It's funny on last gen, they use to have almost the same script from NHL 07 repeated every single year but the commentary was really good imo. But it got really annoying that it was the same script. I hate the new commentator I'm not really a fan of them in real life either, I wish they would put in Jim Hughson love that guy. Don't even mind if they go back to the last gen commentators.

Not enough energy in this years commentators and I know in real life Doc Emrick can go crazy his energy is not seen in the game.

[skrody]

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i turned commentary off after hearing "waffleboarded" and "geometrically" too many times.