NHL 16 E3 Hands-On Impressions (Quick Look)

[csamuelsvt]

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Where's the gameplay? I mean honestly lots of videos are coming out....except NHL 16...again.

Even Live is showing off gameplay today...NHL better not be hiding again like last year

[huntt26]

Is the United Center in the game? If not, what is being done to show the Chicago Blackhawks some love with the "sights and sounds" around the arena like the other arenas get?

[Caniac94]

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Caniac94, i dont mean to be rude but you obviously do not follow EA NHL whatsoever if you keep asking about goalie masks. For the 100000000 time no they cant get the goalie mask BECAUSE they are licensed by the artist who created them. SO IT WONT HAPPEN!!!!

Whoa chill out bud. Okay obviously I do follow EA NHL because I am on this board. Also I never asked about goalie masks, I only pointed out that Cam's actual authentic mask is in game and wondered how many more might potentially be in. I know why not all the goalie masks are in game. It would obviously take a lot of money (too much money) to license them all. We're just in here speculating.

[AdamJones113]

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*What bigwill said.

Yup.

[canucksss]

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Thanks for the write up Chase, at least give us perspective coming from OS and not just EA fan-boy. This is what I want personally, real description of the game that frustrates me year after year, so I will not be victimized or will change my mind to get this game after deliberately not buying 14 and 15.

GREAT QUESTIONS BIG!!!!!

Just to add to the questions:

(1) Will my RW/LW take the face off even when my Center guy is on the 4 on 4 or during PK?

(2) If you got the chance to play in the playoff, is the Intensity (esp. in defense and NZ pressure), the same as the regular games?

(3) BaGM questions:

(a) If ever you got the chance to play the BaGM, is it still the same features as compared to 14?

(b) What's new in the BaGM?

(c) Scouting is it the old way, like assigning a scout to a specific region where he has a higher rank? Does it give you a detailed report?


Thanks so much!

[jake19ny]

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Whoa chill out bud. Okay obviously I do follow EA NHL because I am on this board. Also I never asked about goalie masks, I only pointed out that Cam's actual authentic mask is in game and wondered how many more might potentially be in. I know why not all the goalie masks are in game. It would obviously take a lot of money (too much money) to license them all. We're just in here speculating.

Exactley......We all know about the license thing with the masks but two years ago they added Brodeurs which he owned the rights to and last year they added Quick and I think Prices mask as well as a generic but closer to realistic Lundqvist mask. It appears that is Wards mask in your clip so......wondering about masks is ok. I know they mentioned they were working on getting what they could and I would like to see more creative generic masks related to the team or city they play in. I know there are way more important things they need to address though. We will see what happens.

[ericromain]

Exactley......We all know about the license thing with the masks but two years ago they added Brodeurs which he owned the rights to and last year they added Quick and I think Prices mask as well as a generic but closer to realistic Lundqvist mask. It appears that is Wards mask in your clip so......wondering about masks is ok. I know they mentioned they were working on getting what they could and I would like to see more creative generic masks related to the team or city they play in. I know there are way more important things they need to address though. We will see what happens.

And about 5 years ago they had Rick Dipietro and Luongo's mask in the game. It seems like EA NHL is good for a few decent masks, but they'll never go for the NHL 97 full gambit, which is too bad considering some mask artists paint several NHL goalie masks, so licensing just a few would help out quite a lot.

[King_B_Mack]

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Is the United Center in the game? If not, what is being done to show the Chicago Blackhawks some love with the "sights and sounds" around the arena like the other arenas get?

Chelsea Dagger is in the game and plays on scored goals. I asked twice going on a month now about the UC being in the game on their Q&A and haven't gotten a response yet. So I'm just going to assume that's a no or they aren't ready to reveal it. I wish they'd put in some kind of ice editor and paint tool kind of like the WWE games' create-an-arena and paint tool. Cause the UC is an eye sore in game with the generic center ice.

[bigwill33]

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Is there no media allowed of NHL 16? We are getting all of this E3 coverage from other games and, once again, NHL seems to be under lock and key.

[Dolphins88]

That's good news the core gameplay is the best so far. I want to know if there is more differences in players because most players all played the same. Also, do some players have signature moves. Of course I want to know if defense is in the game especially in playoffs where things tighten up and do goalies have likenesses and play on a whole a lot better?

[Devilsfan3026]

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Played NHL 16 on all-star hardcore settings. Love the feel of precision skating, and scoring windows seem much smaller than 15. Good signs

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[csamuelsvt]

Re: NHL 16 E3 Hands-On Impressions (Quick Look)

Is there no media allowed of NHL 16? We are getting all of this E3 coverage from other games and, once again, NHL seems to be under lock and key.

I've been saying the same exact thing.

FIFA, Madden, NBA LIVE(which was a step in the right direction last year, but a disaster the years before), RORY M. PGATOUR(whatever it is called), you name it, it seems every other EA sports title has interviewed and showed gameplay with IGN, GameSpot, etc except NHL..

Why is this? Why do they hide everything especially after the disaster last year? All we get are 5 second gameplay videos on snapchat for those that have it

[AdamJones113]

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Rammer will be taking the floor at 2:30 PST.

[csamuelsvt]

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Rammer will be taking the floor at 2:30 PST.

It best not be hidden like last year where they showed the E3 trailer in a long loop over and over again with 0 gameplay.

Let whoever is interviewing him people play the demo like ALL the others there and lets see what they've been up to.

No more hiding.

[actionhank]

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Exactley......We all know about the license thing with the masks but two years ago they added Brodeurs which he owned the rights to and last year they added Quick and I think Prices mask as well as a generic but closer to realistic Lundqvist mask. It appears that is Wards mask in your clip so......wondering about masks is ok. I know they mentioned they were working on getting what they could and I would like to see more creative generic masks related to the team or city they play in. I know there are way more important things they need to address though. We will see what happens.

It would be nice to get a system to allow us to create and import our own jerseys and masks. Games like Forza, and tons of PC releases have shown that if the developer provides the way, there's almost always a will in the community. You can get lose in the created player section of The Show's forum here on OS, and similar searches on Google for things like FIFA face and jersey mods bring up massive lists of user created things. All of it not needing to use up EA's time and resources, and some of it being a step above what was originally released in the game.

I've said it before, and it bears repeating. EA can't be perfect, and I don't expect it. Massive leagues, rosters, and jerseys, along with player creation is a monumental task for anyone, much less a team trying to support the last release, while preparing the new one. But, the frustration has been, and will be, the complete lack of support for people who want to improve things on their own. I don't need EA to get perfect player likenesses, or the rare jersey I alone would prefer in game. I would just like EA to give me the ability to create it all myself.