NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

[venga]

EA don't remove offline Season and Playoffs Mode with Multiple Users to make it returned for NHL 16 !!! We all know your old-gen/current-gen transition method...

[dlxsf18]

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Hopefully they are rendered. The real footage in 2K looks out of place to me.

Agreed. Meanwhile FIFA, Madden, and NBA Live all incorporate animated arena exteriors and it is a thing of beauty.

[13whitebread]

Any launch parties in the states in hockey hot beds like Detroit, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago? All the ones last year were in Canadians cites like Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa , Edmonton , Calgary. Hopefully they will have some in the USA. If not it's off to Toronto I go. I have been meaning to take my boys to the Hockey Hall of Fame anyways.

[Entiae]

I skipped NHL 14 because I was getting a PS4 at launch, so I am very excited about 15! And so far, it sounds great!

[Cardot]

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Which would you have preferred? Them taking the time to get it right? Or a dirty buggy as hell yet pretty port like NBA2k. Either way EA gets blasted I'm sure.

I prefer they take the time to get it right. I am just saying that I wouldn't be quite as liberal with the "1st edition on this Gen" pass given they had the extra time.

[Dante_X]

Is the Canadian Hockey League (junior) still in the game? The contract ended up with NHL 14 and I don't know if it was renewed.

[SpectralThundr]

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Agreed. Meanwhile FIFA, Madden, and NBA Live all incorporate animated arena exteriors and it is a thing of beauty.

I'm 100% positive they're rendered. EA has this whole consistency thing they're going for across their entire sports line.

[Dolphins88]

The nhl is the 1 sports game that looks awesome so far... Once they get each player and team playing like they do in reality then it will be deemed awesome

[thegoons21]

Penalties? Penalties? Penalties?

[Vikes1]

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Can you ask or even better see with your own two eyes if neutral zone pressure has finally been added to the game, and if offsides finally occur? This is probably the deciding factor on whether I buy the game or not. I can deal with some of the other issues, but I can't deal with having to force myself to dump the puck in or mix up how I forecheck just to make the game feel different. I want to be forced by the CPU into dumping the puck in or skating the puck in the zone.

I like that the net physics have been changed. That has been needed for a very long time.

Yep Bwiggy, neutral zone pressure is a pretty big deal for me too.

[snowblind89]

Last gen people complained the celebrations were cutscenes and that broke their immersion, now we have real time celebrations and people are still complaining because it's likely a bitch to program a five man hug all in real time.

I figured this would be the case from the sizzle trailer, players will hug when appropriate and the players are relatively close enough on the ice to trigger such a thing happening.

Yeah, people are complaining because they gave us a combination of 4 or 5 real-time celebrations that look absolutely ridiculous in just about every situation. You know, it might 'likely be a bitch' to code such an event, but it's their job as developers of an NHL simulation. Do you know what 99.9123856% of NHL goals end with? 5-man hug. If it's in the game, it's in the game right?

I'm 100% positive they're rendered. EA has this whole consistency thing they're going for across their entire sports line.

FIFA 15 has 10-man celebrations. Maybe someone should send a quick email to EA Vancouver and politely ask to borrow some of their programming?

[ManiacMatt1782]

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I must be the only person who never had the "not enough calls" issue with 14. On average 3-6 calls a game for both Human and CPU. But I cycle alot and don't shoot on the rush much unless it's a clear break or Odd man.

I play mostly online, in a full gm connected with only a few computer teams, so I can't speak so much on CPU calls. I can say that I reitterate my original point about hitting from behind, as it is a HUGE problem online. Open ice hits in the back, most of which should be called hitting from behind, charging, holding something. The NHL Dev team seems to believe you can only be called for hitting from behind if you are up against the boards, and this is wrong. You cannot hit a player in the back at all, against the boards, it is usually called boarding, in open icem it is called checking from behind. Program it correctly for once.

[ericromain]

It's going to be so weird seeing full coaching staff on the bench and 4 officials, and Ferraro between the benches. I feel like it'll take a while to get used to seeing hockey as it's supposed to look.

I'm going to have to check out FIFA's menu system. last gen's NHL menu system is really showing its age, so i'm really looking forward to it.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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I gotta say I am not a big fan of the whol window tiles thing, and then having to move the right stick in tiles to get different modes, stuff just winds up hidden and hard to get there. Keep menus simple. I can navigate it, but this realy isn't a change I welcome.

[gabbers895]

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This release is looking good so far! I mean theres some bad, but if you expect perfection you can also expect disappointment.

Right now, the way things are looking, Im pleasantly surprised how 15 will turn out considering its the first NHL game on this generation of consoles.


Honestly, they could give me the new presentation with same gameplay and I'd probably still love it. I dont think I could describe in words how pumped I am for Doc Emeric, like seriously..

If we FINALLY get a new, epic, stanely cup celebration Im gonna be one happy camper.