NHL 15 Available Now for PS4 and Xbox One - Post Your Impressions Here

[Cletus]

Bigwill, Jyoung, Bwiggy, et al. We might as well just stop and accept the dudebro dangle snipe celly fest that is EA NHL. They're not listening anyway. I figured out in the demo that the AI was bad, the only time the cpu scored on me was when I let in a backdoor pass. By me, I mean the AI guy that can't cover anyone despite being on the LA Kings who are probably the best set of d-men in the NHL.

If you like hockey but don't know all of the nuances/fundementals of individual play you will like it. If you're a hardcore guy and can't stand for the AI to make a play no NHL player in real life would make, you will hate it.

[ThreeKing]

Some of you guys are way too negative. You're making it sound like this game is the second coming of ET on the Atari 2600. Good Lord....lol.

[Cletus]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

Some of you guys are way too negative. You're making it sound like this game is the second coming of ET on the Atari 2600. Good Lord....lol.

Here's the thing, it's 2014 and we have the same tools on defense as Blades of Steel with a couple more game modes. It's not a bad game but it's not what us hardcore guys want. It's also the only choice. People have put up very, very good detailed posts about what to fix. We get jerseys flapping. Instead of taking a few steps to overhaul AI we get new fighting engines. Instead of stick on stick collisions we get HUT.

[jake19ny]

The negativity is completely warranted. That's great that some of you casual hockey guys love the game maybe even some hardcore guys love it. But when EA releases NHL 14 that was only a mere shade better (and some would argue that) than NHL 13 which was only a mere shade better than NHL 12....Then does not release NHL 14 on Next-Gen using the excuse that they want to focus on really improving the game so they thought it best to wait for NHL 15...Then they release NHL 15 completely void of 80% (and that's a generous estimate) of what NHL 14 had to offer......Then we hear promises of an update or two despite being a bit vague on whether or not it will contain some of the things we all want back.....Then add insult to injury as we spend time with this game we see lazy little things that there is no excuse for. No Season Stat tracking????? All the hype of the new announcers and they say nothing related to the season, they just spew random crap like a play now game????, Goalies wearing wrong colored gear and no way to change it????? Come on....I know people like HUT and stuff but how is that your biggest touted feature? Its a sports game and no matter what extras they add or delete a sports game representing a real life league should have the following or don't release it:
1) The ability to play a season and go through the playoffs (I mean that's what they do...)
2) Stat tracking for that season
3) Should play as best as can be expected like the real sport....Not Dmen running into the corner together leaving a guy wide open...Not playing 10 games and having 4 power plays total (something we have complained about to deaf ears for 3 years now) Not a 4th liner weaving around everyone like Gretzky, Not little Zuccerello flattening big guys with body checks, Not Marty St.Louis dropping the gloves 3 times in 4 games, I could go on and on..
4) Have the ability to let the users edit the players and make roster moves to mimic the real season
Everything else like HUT, Live the life, Be a pro, BeaGM, etc that should all be in addition to the above not the very basis for the game whiole leaving out the actual thing the sport does. Its great that the game looks so good and plays better but when you put the whole body of work since NHL 10 on the plate and think about all that has been promised over the years and never delivered or how they ignore the thousands of screaming voices about what needs fixing, it becomes hard to swallow and the negativity is well deserved

[bigwill33]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

Some of you guys are way too negative. You're making it sound like this game is the second coming of ET on the Atari 2600. Good Lord....lol.

Start posting what is good about it. And be specific. I posted positive impressions from my time with the game. I am tired of hearing it plays well or other generic statements. Post your proof. What are you seeing? Videos help a lot.

Did the AI player drive the net on a 2 on 1 with you and skated in a way to open up their body and stick to receive the one-time pass? Post that stuff!

Not the "i really like the way the puck bounces now". That stuff should be in the game, and it doesn't do anything to exemplify what is positive about it. Show me how the puck bounced over the stick at the blue line on a clear attempt up the boards, or describe that to me.

People are given these opportunities to explain and show what their impressions of the game are. If you are finding something to be repeatedly awesome or not it should be reported if those are your impressions.

As for me, if they spent any time fixing these long time issues then I could be moving on to reporting about other stuff. But instead we have the same problems year after year and nobody says a word in detail to explain the issues. I can't just turn a blind eye to all of them and pretend the game is awesome. This year especially since there wasn't anything to do in the game besides play now and be a gm.

[gopher_guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

Some of you guys are way too negative. You're making it sound like this game is the second coming of ET on the Atari 2600. Good Lord....lol.

I don't know why people who want a hardcore hockey sim keep buying this game.

I'm a big hockey fan, but I accept the game for what it is, a fun and slightly arcade hockey game.

I just don't think this crusade against EA is productive. It's like people seriously think the devs don't want to release the best game they possibly can.

[Gerg04]

I am enjoying the game play. I am as perturbed and disgusted as the rest of you regarding the missing game modes, and also about remaining issues that have plagued the series for some time. But, I am enjoying the game play.

Yes, this is an impressions thread. Yes we need to voice our opinion and displeasure in hopes that somebody somewhere cares enough about what's being voiced. However, I don't understand the purpose of repeatedly going over the same issues over and over and over. It's just so redundant. While every (most every) compliant is legit, and everyone entitled their opinion; at some point it's just overkill. I'm not saying any of you are wrong or your viewpoints are I'll conceived but at some point I think it just needs a rest.

I'll say it again. For all the bs, all the omissions, all the run around from EA and Rammer, I am enjoying the game, even if there are so many things that tick me off. But I chose to buy it, so I'll deal. I'm not saying everyone has to agree with me, just stating my opinion.

[THESHAMISASHAME]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

Some of you guys are way too negative. You're making it sound like this game is the second coming of ET on the Atari 2600. Good Lord....lol.

Sour grapes for sure and Im not talking Don but just give it up already and move on as its what I did with MLBTS .

But I guess some just think the more they cry and try to take the fun out of the game for others is just childish as this game is so fun and very sim if you adjust it to play that way