NHL 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

[socalbeast08]

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2K Sports please bring back your NHL Franchise. Even though EA destroyed 2K in hockey it would be nice to see 2K get back into making a hockey game and seeing what they can come up with next gen. Could you imagine the graphics and game play detail of their NBA series implemented in an NHL series? It would also prevent EA from releasing half a**** NHL games and getting away with it.

Kickstart anyone? I would give money to any developer willing to give us a nhl game thats worth $60 and has realistic gameplay not catered to 10 year old children who whine when they cant turn on a dime or cant score glitch goals every time.

[Clappington]

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Dont want ea to do this again? dont buy the game if you buy this game with missing elements they are going to think its ok for them to do that. want a voice speak with your pocket.

[headzapp]

are the new blues jerseys in the game?

[jake19ny]

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sounds like this totally stripped down game could be best described as NHL 16 Demo....................with a $60 price tag

[m_maclean24]

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WOW!

This has not turned out well for EA...as I've said before, I am strictly an offline gamer, so the lack of modes was not as huge an issue for me..but hearing about these little suprises has me second guessing everything. I was giving the game the benefit of the doubt...even defending it at times...but this is clearly an unfinished product being presented to us as something that is polished. EA, as a corporation (not necessarily only the Burnaby team) should be ashamed of themselves. I know it would have been a nightmare to have to push the game back another year...but clearly this would have been beneficial for the consumer (clearly EA does not care about this).

I am completely on the fence as to whether or not to buy this game now...the fact that something as integral to Be A GM as the ability to draft for youself, has been left out is inexcusable!

Welcome back to 2006.

[Gagnon39]

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I ended up putting Anthony Mantha on the Wings roster, and they gave him #1 (Sawchuk's number) I didn't try and change it, I was on for 5 minutes. That was also just in roster movements, not GM mode.

That alone is concerning enough. I'd bet $100 that they took retired jerseys out. Dang.

*Check that, I just read Bigwill's comments. This MIGHT, and let me stress MIGHT, save the game for me. I know it sounds petty, but this would have been the straw that breaks the camel's back. I never actually play minor league games but I loved the fact that it was there, and even more so I love putting my minor league rosters together, along with seeing players accumulate stats. This game has gone from a must-buy, day one purchase, to a no thanks, not purchasing, back to a maybe I'll get it. What an emotional roller coaster for a hockey video game fanatic.

[ricky24]

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So they want us to pay 60 bucks for three game modes?

[ajs41072]

From what I'm reading, I'm wondering why NHL 14 wasn't released on Xbox One/PS4, since it doesn't seem like the extra time they had was used to get more things NHL 15.

[s_mkheidze]

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Dont want ea to do this again? dont buy the game if you buy this game with missing elements they are going to think its ok for them to do that. want a voice speak with your pocket.

I suspect that most hardcore fans, such as myself, will be doing just that. I have been there from the beginning...NHLPA 93 and have owned every game since (I still have them all). So not getting the newest one hurts a little. But I refuse to be a goof and give EA the thumbs up on doing a terrible job. They must learn, that this kind of crap is entirely unacceptable. If they wanted $25, then okay...maybe, but sure as **** I will not pay a cent more than that.

[Drakar]

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I think they will patch it the coming weeks and its going to be fine in a few months.

[m_maclean24]

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Kickstart anyone? I would give money to any developer willing to give us a nhl game thats worth $60 and has realistic gameplay not catered to 10 year old children who whine when they cant turn on a dime or cant score glitch goals every time.

This is a great idea. I was thinking about this as well, because it seems like there could be a couple of things going on here.

1. This is EA NHL's swan song, and they won't be around for another year (which would leave us without ANY new hockey games)

2. This is a result of having 0 competition for a number of years now.

Either way, somehow getting another hockey game back on the market is going to be an integral part of hockey gaming moving forward.

[s_mkheidze]

Re: NHL 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

WOW!

This has not turned out well for EA...as I've said before, I am strictly an offline gamer, so the lack of modes was not as huge an issue for me..but hearing about these little suprises has me second guessing everything. I was giving the game the benefit of the doubt...even defending it at times...but this is clearly an unfinished product being presented to us as something that is polished. EA, as a corporation (not necessarily only the Burnaby team) should be ashamed of themselves. I know it would have been a nightmare to have to push the game back another year...but clearly this would have been beneficial for the consumer (clearly EA does not care about this).

I am completely on the fence as to whether or not to buy this game now...the fact that something as integral to Be A GM as the ability to draft for youself, has been left out is inexcusable!

Welcome back to 2006.

dude, get off the fence and send them a message...don't give your money because they will think that no matter what pile of **** they put out, people will buy it. You want quality? make them accountable when they don't provide it.

[Drakar]

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This is a great idea. I was thinking about this as well, because it seems like there could be a couple of things going on here.

1. This is EA NHL's swan song, and they won't be around for another year (which would leave us without ANY new hockey games)

2. This is a result of having 0 competition for a number of years now.

Either way, somehow getting another hockey game back on the market is going to be an integral part of hockey gaming moving forward.

Its a reality of next-gen games. It cost millions and millions of dollars and they have to release the gamer before its ready to recover their investment. this is not EA, its the whole industry

[Stormyhog]

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Can you still play with the AHL, european & juniors clubs? Thx.

[s_mkheidze]

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I think they will patch it the coming weeks and its going to be fine in a few months.

Ummm...this is EA we are talking about. If it is good for the customer...they aint doing it.