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  • Moose24x
    Pro
    • Jan 2012
    • 502

    #61
    Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

    Originally posted by Money99
    I'm going to kick this dead horse one more time.
    The problem is that there aren't enough personalities on the ice.
    Guys like Carcillo, Torres and Marchand should be taking penalties all the time for hitting from behind or trips.
    Guys like St.Louis and Datsyuk should never be in the box.

    In NHL14, the CPU is an angel regardless of who's on the ice.

    So once again, when EA finally addresses the issue of having a clear distinction between player types and attribute levels, this, and many other issues, should go away.
    Winner. I buy the game every year and enjoy it but it's never a hugely satisfying experience. It's hockey and it's the best/only option I have. I have a hockey addiction. I already know I'll be disappointed again this year, but it won't be goalies or goal variety or lack of penalties or even aesthetics like player models. It will be every single player playing exactly the same and the computer using Emelin to catch up to me when Ive got Hagelin fresh off the bench on a rush.
    Last edited by Moose24x; 06-11-2014, 06:12 PM.

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    • Squintz86
      Just started!
      • Jun 2014
      • 3

      #62
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9hRqnT5sk&feature=youtu.be

      your welcome boys

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      • Squintz86
        Just started!
        • Jun 2014
        • 3

        #63
        Originally posted by Squintz86
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9hRqnT5sk&feature=youtu.be

        your welcome boys
        ^^^thats a decent actual gameplay video.^^^

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        • SpectralThundr
          Banned
          • Nov 2013
          • 408

          #64
          Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

          Originally posted by ManiacMatt1782
          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.
          It very well could be an issue online, I don't play online and use custom sliders. Really the only aspect of the game that bothers me is the lack of neutral zone play and the occasional whacky physics with the puck.

          Granted I'm no where near as critical or as nitpicky as some are though in general regardless of what sport series be it hockey, baseball or what have you, or which publisher is on the front of the box, so for me if the AI is a bit better in the neutral zone this year when appropriate and the physics on PS4 are as good as they're trumping them up to be, I'll be pretty happy.

          All the new presentation stuff like 4 refs on the ice and the new play by play and NBC integration (btw that NBC swipe in that quick youtube Squintz was kind enough to share is pretty neat) for me is just icing on the cake for a game I enjoy quite a bit already.

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          • bonannogiovanni
            MVP
            • Oct 2004
            • 1339

            #65
            1) is there a true broadcast cam?

            2) are in game saves possible?

            Thanks for your time.

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            • Cardot
              I'm not on InstantFace.
              • Feb 2003
              • 6164

              #66
              Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

              Originally posted by ManiacMatt1782
              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.
              Agreed 100%. I think they perfected menus back on the NES. I am not sure why developers feel the need to get creative in this department? 2K was annoying with their right stick menu thing a few years back, and I think I hate the Windows 8 style even more.

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              • Serac
                Just started!
                • Jun 2014
                • 1

                #67
                A few things I'm curious about

                What about odd man rushes ? The AI I was with while on an odd man rush always had no idea what to do, and just rushed the net, never opening up for a pass

                In Be a GM, drafting was ridiculous - you would never find late round gems, and a change in "potential" could be good for such instances, if this wasn't fixed

                And on that note, I'm still waiting on the hiring of coaches and other bench employees and how different coaches could affect different teams, but I suspect that's ahead of our time still

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                • Majingir
                  Moderator
                  • Apr 2005
                  • 47697

                  #68
                  Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                  Originally posted by ianlast
                  I feel like the biggest problem is that you (and the CPU) aren't really forced to do much to trigger penalties.

                  Spamming the poke check button used to mean tripping calls, but they seem to have done away with that. Body checking infractions are rarely called. Hooking and slashing only seems to be called when you press stick lift from behind the player. Holding only gets called if you pin against the boards for too long.

                  It's really a problem in all EA Sports games. I wouldn't mind seeing some canned penalty/foul animations being triggered through some combination of player ratings and context, but perhaps I'm in the minority there.
                  But the thing though is that before NHL12, this wasn't even a problem, it suddenly became a problem in NHL12 and has still happened in 13 and 14 and EA just ignores it as if hockey rarely has penalties or something

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                  • meep316
                    Rookie
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 432

                    #69
                    Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                    "There were no five-man celebrations yet"
                    Why the hell not....???

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                    • Aggies7
                      All Star
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 9495

                      #70
                      Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                      Originally posted by meep316
                      "There were no five-man celebrations yet"
                      Why the hell not....???

                      I was really hoping they would add this but I believe I read there is 3 man celebrations so I will take that this year.
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                      • Smirkin Dirk
                        All Star
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 5180

                        #71
                        Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                        Still concerned about lack of differentiation between star players/teams and 4th liners.
                        2022 'Plug and play' sim roster (XBX)

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                        • canucksss
                          MVP
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 2956

                          #72
                          Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                          Originally posted by Aggies7
                          I was really hoping they would add this but I believe I read there is 3 man celebrations so I will take that this year.
                          it makes us wonder...how difficult is it to include this 5-man celebration in the game? It was there in the past right EA?

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                          • Moose24x
                            Pro
                            • Jan 2012
                            • 502

                            #73
                            Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                            Originally posted by Hot Kidd
                            Still concerned about lack of differentiation between star players/teams and 4th liners.
                            Wouldn't get my hopes up.

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                            • bigwill33
                              MVP
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 2281

                              #74
                              Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                              Originally posted by canucksss
                              it makes us wonder...how difficult is it to include this 5-man celebration in the game? It was there in the past right EA?
                              Who knows? May be a frame rate issue. It may be a clipping issue. Or it may just not be a priority to them. If it were easy to implement you would assume it would be in, but they never address what the issue is, which is part of the problem to me.

                              My fear would be that when they do implement it, finally, that it will just be a cut scene and get repetitive. That may be another reason why it isn't in yet, perhaps it just didn't look or work right.

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                              • Grand-Al
                                Rookie
                                • May 2011
                                • 303

                                #75
                                Re: NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

                                Is the CHL still in the Game ? Their contract was only 4 Years. If not that would be a big big blow.....

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