NHL 14 Available Now - Post Your Impressions Here

[brandon27]

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So, to me the game feels, and looks exactly the same for the most part, until a fight breaks out anyways.

That being said, i LOVE the new fighting engine.

The commentary is still the same old same old.

It still looks really nice.

Rosters... wtf EA? Im the wings... No alfredsson, no Weiss... Really not sure whats up here. I'll have to check and see if there's a roster to download after i finish this game im in the middle of here.

Faceoffs... man oh man... I can't win one if my life depended on it and i never used to have a problem. Anyone got any tips?

[Suntan Superman]

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I can't win a faceoff either. Also there is a roster update, I was happy as I was about manually update.

[jyoung]

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For help with face offs, check out the OS guide:

http://www.operationsports.com/strat...faceoff-guide/

The system hasn't changed since that guide was published, aside from making the deke move a ton harder to win with.

[savoie2006]

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So, to me the game feels, and looks exactly the same for the most part, until a fight breaks out anyways.

That being said, i LOVE the new fighting engine.

The commentary is still the same old same old.

It still looks really nice.

Rosters... wtf EA? Im the wings... No alfredsson, no Weiss... Really not sure whats up here. I'll have to check and see if there's a roster to download after i finish this game im in the middle of here.

Faceoffs... man oh man... I can't win one if my life depended on it and i never used to have a problem. Anyone got any tips?

The skating is much better as well. The default roster is brutal, but the first update at least takes care of the NHL for the most part.

[bosshog78]

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So, to me the game feels, and looks exactly the same for the most part, until a fight breaks out anyways.

That being said, i LOVE the new fighting engine.

The commentary is still the same old same old.

It still looks really nice.

Rosters... wtf EA? Im the wings... No alfredsson, no Weiss... Really not sure whats up here. I'll have to check and see if there's a roster to download after i finish this game im in the middle of here.

Faceoffs... man oh man... I can't win one if my life depended on it and i never used to have a problem. Anyone got any tips?

There is a roster update and it has Weiss and Alfie on the Wings. I'm fact there is a roster update, a tuner update and then a secondary tuner update


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[Suntan Superman]

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Basketball skills on an ice rink?

[gator3guy]

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Faceoff spam is still in online...... even though EA said they fixed it.

Yup. I can confirm that as well.

My first online versus game was brutal. Don't know if it was lag or the old turner, but my guys were in sand. The second one was much better. Maybe a little too fast, but better.

One thing I don't like is how fast guys can skate backwards and there isn't much seperation from the top speed guys like Taylor Hall and Zdeno Chara. I know why they did that because last year was a breakaway fest, but it just doesn't look good.

[06woz]

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So it's just me? Nobody else is playing an online high paced massive hitfest? Offline will hopefully be a little different

[cake612]

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So it's just me? Nobody else is playing an online high paced massive hitfest? Offline will hopefully be a little different

Online and offline will always be different. Unless you somehow play a guy that's 100% dedicated to playing sim online will be at least a little more fast paced. I didn't think it was a hit fest though. If you just make a couple passes and are aware of what's around you it's not hard to take advantage of someone going for tons of hits and end up with a lot of odd man rushes in your favor.

[robbymac]

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So after downloading and installing I will say that the in game play is a huge improvement over last year it seems fluid and more realistic, the AI seems better too. The cut scenes and pregame visuals are the same as last year. The fighting engine is a breath of fresh air that seems pretty neat so far.

I just wish instead of wasting time on the NHL 94 mode that they improved the creation teams etc...it's embarrassing when franchises like fifa and ncaa you can use team builder and creation centre and in NHL you STILL CAN'T NAME YOUR TEAMS, you half to use their preset names and cities, I dunno I'm in the minority here that would like too see more attention to this. Also it would be cool to see a roster share or something of that nature.

No more new legends added this year.

Still on the fence.

[gator3guy]

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So it's just me? Nobody else is playing an online high paced massive hitfest? Offline will hopefully be a little different

Yeah the hitting is ridiculous. Bobby Ryan fell every time he got touched in the one game I played.

One touch dekes are going to be a problem. Once again, anyone can do them.

Having played a few more online versus games, the game speed is def too fast. If they lower it I fear we will have the slow turns like last year.

[Gagnon39]

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Well, I'm always afraid that when EA implements a new feature they will over-do it. Usually I'm pleasantly surprised when they do not, but in the case of NHL 14, my fear is justified.

While the fighting is cool the way they start is often as unrealistic as possible. This may not bother some casual fans because they have no idea which players fight in real life and how penalties are handed out in an actual hockey game. Let me just put it this way...

I just played a game (I was Chicago) against Dallas.

First period, I smoked a player into the boards on a questionable hit with Duncan Keith. Another Stars player (I don't remember who) skated across the ice to me, threw his gloves off and we instantly fought. I had no choice but to fight. I thought, fair enough. I've seen Keith fight a few times here and there and it was a questionable fight. I'll give the game the benefit of the doubt so far, even though this concerned me when it was about 4 minutes into the first game I played.

But then, I get a penalty for boarding along with a five minute major for fighting. Anyone that knows anything about hockey would understand that the Stars player should have received an instigating penalty for starting the fight. For those that are unaware, you cannot skate across the ice with the intention of starting a fight. Its "instigating," and any player who does this is given a two-minute minor penalty. So we should have been even strength.

Now, that's not THAT big of a deal. I guess. But the problems got worse.

Second period.

I hit another player with Brandon Saad and the EXACT SAME THING happens. This was the exact same scenario. Penalty for boarding to Saad, no instigator. Stars powerplay and I was forced to fight with Saad. I've watched A LOT of Blackhawks games and I might have missed three or four games all year last season and the best I remember Brandon Saad never got into a fight. But he is, after all, the "man child" so again, benefit of the doubt. Maybe it could happen.

Then...

The third period. I accidentally trip a Stars player with Viktor-freaking-Stalberg (who is no longer with the Hawks and never fights because he wouldn't want to mess his pretty face up). What happens? A Stars player skates across the ice and starts a fight. And... I received a tripping penalty on top of it.

This is just plain stupid. No other way around it. And I seriously question how something like this gets overlooked.

Here's what needs to happen...

#1 - First and foremost, this needs to be toned down. Period.
#2 - Instigator penalties need to be added.
#3 - An enforcer (or the most capable fighter on the ice at the time) needs to step in when players like Stalberg are challenged.

[Suntan Superman]

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I've been toying around with fighting, and they do give instigating penalties, but only during on-ice action. I agree with everyone that the "he hit my guy so fight time!" crap needs to be toned down, and the instigator penalty needs to be enforced during that sequence. Don't get me wrong, when I knock Sidney Crosby on his behind, I fully expect, and deserve a fight, but it should either be from Crosby, or from someone nearby, or there is an instigator penalty.

The last NHL I played more than a few days/games was NHL 11, it's much, much improved from there, I still wish I was able to do more than just play in the CHL to go with my "Live the Life" and there could still be so much more added to "Live the Life" but the interviews and the "likeability" is definitely an addition I like(even if it's not all it could be) Ultimately I'll end up getting this, simply for "Live the Life" and updated rosters.

There are some major improvements still to be made, but it's still a huge step up from what we used to have. I enjoy that playing as a big lug on skates feels like playing a big lug on skates. I'm also really happy with passing. Before it was so hard to get incomplete/wrong/bad passes, now I've had so many errors passing it's actually frustrating me(I admit I'm a skill level below a lot of people as well, so this may not hold true for the hardcore gamers)

Overall, I'd give the game a solid 7/10 so far, cartoonish hitting is fun for awhile but it does get tiresome, though if I turn all the sliders down it gets more bearable, and like many have stated, fighting is a lot of fun, but there shouldn't be one fight a game, every game.

[Dolphins88]

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It sounds as though it has regressed in terms of realistic gameplay which sux. Madden is getting returned and canceling NHL preorder. Dammit my 2 fav sports.. Guess ill have to get to like nba more.

[jayenomics]

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The gameplay is so much better than NHL 13.


The BIGGEST issue I have is the division names aren't in the game!

The Divisions are labeled:

Division A
Division B
Division C
Division D

This better be patched.