NHL 14 Available Now - Post Your Impressions Here

[jyoung]

Also, from Live the Life:

"You were on fire tonight, how would you describe your performance?"

B) My Vietnamese black bristled potbellied pig passed away, so that's what motivated me.

No joke, that's a real response in the game.

[jyoung]

Pre-draft interview with Anaheim:

"If you could choose to have any super powers which one would you pick?"

A) To fly
B) See through walls
C) Walk through solid objects
D) Score goals like Stamkos

I guess this is why Anaheim hasn't been able to get very far since 2006-2007.

[SinisterAlex]

Quote: Originally Posted by jyoung

Pre-draft interview with Anaheim: "If you could choose to have any super powers which one would you pick?" A) To fly B) See through walls C) Walk through solid objects D) Score goals like Stamkos I guess this is why Anaheim hasn't been able to get very far since 2006-2007.

Who wrote these questions.... who even asks that in real life to a player?! *facepalm*

[jyoung]

After winning the Memorial Cup, I got drafted 1st overall by Winnipeg, and they've got me centering the first forward line to start the preseason.

Normally that would be weird, but looking at their center depth, I see I am actually the highest rated center on their roster at a 76 overall.

I also got myself on a billboard in Winnipeg.

[jyoung]

Looks like some attention has finally been given to recreating accurate red lines in each arena.

Nashville has a checkerboard red line now in Bridgestone Arena.

However, the logo texture that runs across the checkerboard is such a low resolution that I can't even make out the text on a 1080p monitor or when zoomed in on a replay.

Edit: Winnipeg's jet design is also in for their red line. So is St. Louis' music note red line.

[Moose Factory]

Been playing for a few hours. It's really NHL 13.5 . Yes the gameplay feels tighter but here are some random things that irk me about this game. I for one notice the presentation aspects and think they play a big role in overall immersion.

• No changes to Create A Pro. No Gameface!!! What pisses me off about this is that they use the "enforcer engine" fighting mechanics pulled from Fight Night, which is a 3 year old game and that HAD GAMEFACE IN IT! This would have added so much more replay value. Being able to create a legend like Messier and take him though a career would have been amazing. Same old 200 generic heads and faces that I have no emotional attachment too.

• No new legends at all. In fact they've taken away all but Gretz, Mario, and Roenick and have active "legends" rounding out the rest. Brent Seabrook and Mike Green are legends? Come on. Only new addition is Cammie Granato. Who I'm sure is a lovely gal but come on. Hockey has a rich history that needs to be represented better in future games. 2k handles this flawlessly with NBA2k's legends teams. Hell even NHL 09 had the greatest Montreal Canadiens players of all time as a team.

• Absolutely no change to in game presentation whatsoever. Same visual and audio introduction, with no new commentary. Only visual addition is that jerseys look a little more detailed. Whoopie.

• Not enough updated player faces. The technology is there. Hire some damn interns to scan roster photos.

• Noticed some locked jerseys that I assume will be the new ones that some teams are rolling out (Sharks, Buffalo's awful 3rd, Carolina, etc.) so hopefully those can be unlocked soon. Same generic National country team jerseys. Vancouver's maroon "V" jersey is in, pretty sweet!


These things probably seem nit picky and don't affect gameplay but still. For someone who has played NHL 13 almost everyday since it was released you start to notice the little things.

For a dev team that didn't have to sweat a next-gen title crunch lots of things just come off as lazy. The development team said they read the forums and listened to feedback and their biggest take aways from that are a better fighting system, one touch dekes and blue ice 94 mode? Gee thanks for hearing us.

[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by Moose Factory

Noticed some locked jerseys that I assume will be the new ones that some teams are rolling out (Sharks, Buffalo's awful 3rd, Carolina, etc.) so hopefully those can be unlocked soon. Same generic National country team jerseys. Vancouver's maroon "V" jersey is in, pretty sweet!

There's an "NHL 14 Jersey Code" option in the main menus.

I assume the code will be released sometime soon.

[Moose Factory]

Yeah I saw that too. Glad they're working on implementing the new jerseys.