08:40 PM - June 11, 2014 by RussoThe first gameplay video of NHL 15 on new-gen consoles has surfaced from E3. Give it a watch and let us know what you think!
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08:40 PM - June 11, 2014 by RussoNHL 15 Videos
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# 41
thegoons21 @ 06/12/14 05:07 AM
Defensive AI at the blueline (and giving up the blueline waay too easy) and penalties are the two bits of AI I'd like too see fixed or improved. If they do that, I'm ok with this being NHL 14 with a fresh set of paint.
^^^^ Ryan Getzlaf is the man.
To me the new NBC presentation not a big deal but looks good and is fresh.
To me the new NBC presentation not a big deal but looks good and is fresh.
# 43
Splitter77 @ 06/12/14 07:15 AM
short video.
here are my thoughts on it.
-passes connect too much. saw way too many animations of a player receiving a pass from behind the back, not looking. that pass should not connect.
-graphics and crowd look amazing
-puck physics seem alot better
-goalies look the same, with the same rocket scripted rebounds.
-needs more nuetral zone play
- and a pet peeve. i hate how the goalies shovel the puck to keep it alive all the time. There should be a quick auto whistle as soon as the goalie smothers a shot. This game needs more whistles. At least have an option for a quick whistle like that.
here are my thoughts on it.
-passes connect too much. saw way too many animations of a player receiving a pass from behind the back, not looking. that pass should not connect.
-graphics and crowd look amazing
-puck physics seem alot better
-goalies look the same, with the same rocket scripted rebounds.
-needs more nuetral zone play
- and a pet peeve. i hate how the goalies shovel the puck to keep it alive all the time. There should be a quick auto whistle as soon as the goalie smothers a shot. This game needs more whistles. At least have an option for a quick whistle like that.
So they still haven't fixed wheat the EA cynics here want fixed. This won't end well. There's no reason the goalie should throw the puck out like that. Gaborik can backwards skate through the neutral zone with the AI just skating backwards. I'm sure some Wil enjoy this but it's not for me. I think I will stick to NBA 2K.
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# 45
FSanchez12 @ 06/12/14 08:22 AM
The graphics look fantastic! With that being said, the animations of the players all look the same as they have since NHL 13, including goaltenders falling down trying to make glove saves on shots that aren't even close. The animations just look stale and like older versions. It's too early to tell what else will change though, I'm sure they still have to finish some things.
Im not going to panic just yet. I remember watching a sneak video from E3 last year of NHL14 and it looked horrible. I suspect its on rookie and Im positive there are no slider adjustments. For all NHL 14s issues it looked and played way better then the version those knuckleheads were playing at E3 last year. It is disappointing to see that people like Gaborik who don't fight still get into fights. Its a lot to wish for but non fighters should just get into the old shoving match that culminates in a crowd of guys getting into the act. followed by a faceoff and maybe the occasional penalty. I know im reaching here.....I do suspect however there will be very little change to gameplay. It seems that EA is going to run with the presentation overhaul as well as small graphical improvements allowed by the next-gen system as their feather in their cap.
At least the hitting isn't smash everyone to the ice. 
They still have a month to tune and tweak some things.. I'm liking what I'm seeing.
They still have a month to tune and tweak some things.. I'm liking what I'm seeing.
My impression is that I agree with the above. The two gameboys playing had no idea what they were doing.
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This game they are showing is 99% complete, save for some visual additions and fiddling with the tuning. It will play as we see it here, no doubt in my mind.
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# 53
Mgbleu1986 @ 06/12/14 11:08 AM
It is 2014 and players STILL always have 2 hands on their stick with the puck....Wake up EA!
# 54
gabbers895 @ 06/12/14 12:26 PM
Theres an NHL 15 spot on the Gamestop stage at 2:20 est (if my math doesnt fail me)
I'd post a link but I guess Im too new to do so :P
Wonder if we'll actually get some info or if were just gonna hear a rehash of the same stuff we've seen a million times?
I'd post a link but I guess Im too new to do so :P
Wonder if we'll actually get some info or if were just gonna hear a rehash of the same stuff we've seen a million times?
# 55
actionhank @ 06/12/14 12:26 PM
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I went into this video hoping to be proven wrong on the things i had thought might happen, but so far my expectations weren't far off. The skating and AI look largely unchanged. The goalies still look like they play the same nonsense game they did before. Is it fair to judge it based off of this tiny clip? Not entirely, but you do take something away from that. If you watched this video on low-res you would be hard-pressed to tell it apart from NHL14 by just watching the way the players move.
That said, there's still time. But, it's a daunting task. People want AI that plays hockey. Personally, i got bored with NHL14 because entering the zone was stupidly easy. I dumped the puck just to do it. Not because i had to. The attacking AI was more of the same. Skate down the wings, get smashed into the boards, stand still, start back skating when i get next to them, repeat. Same for AI players on the rush who would just stop skating at the blue line or the circles instead of crashing the net on a 3-on-1. EA has a lot to prove with 15. They've got the hardware to make amazing AI. They haven't had anywhere close to this level of memory to allocate to the computer running plays, noticing open ice, or creating breakouts. Hopefully they do something with it.
I can get past players that look goofy to me, i can deal with another year of a pretty stale Be A GM experience, but i can't take another year of brain-dead AI who just skate from one place to another, or stand still or run into each other in the zone because there's nothing else they know to do.
I'm still waiting for an actual EA provided video showing the game itself off, instead of 2 guys who are god-awful at hockey playing it, but that doesn't mean i'm not a bit letdown with what i saw beyond their control in this.
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Also, sliders that really work would be a huge change. If they gave us more slider control, and it made a noticeable difference, that would alleviate a ton of problems.
EA would be better off if they had more creation/sharing. Rosters, slider settings, created players. If we had a vault type system similar to what the show has, people could easily download released roster improvements, players, teams, and sliders, freeing up EA's time to address gameplay issues a slider fix won't deal with.
# 56
AdamJones113 @ 06/12/14 12:32 PM
Here's similar quality footage from E3 2014. Looks very similar to NHL 14.
Any ideas when EA will give us a professional video? That's what I'm looking forward to.
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Puck physics were easily a major problem and that dump I'm talking about wasn't something you could control w/ sliders.
There were more issues. Players played the same. Teams played the same. It wasn't as good as some people make it out to be and it wasn't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. On a scale of 1-10, it is a solid 5. It is an average NHL game.
# 58
actionhank @ 06/12/14 12:39 PM
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# 59
gabbers895 @ 06/12/14 12:46 PM
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luckily this is just an alpha version. The release is always much different I find.
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