NHL 14 Available Now - Post Your Impressions Here

[Nomah5]

Hey guys what is this so called online face off spam you refer too? I play mostly online but never heard that phrase before. Sorry if this isn't an impression...

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[Cletus]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nomah5

Hey guys what is this so called online face off spam you refer too? I play mostly online but never heard that phrase before. Sorry if this isn't an impression... Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

It's where you change grips constantly on the faceoff.

[CupCrazyManiac]

Sorry guys my very first impression was deleted by a Mod (thanx Millenium ;-)) (dont know why he not copy&paste it like the other Mods but anyway...


After 6 hrs. playing the game in offline modes (single and 7 games with my body) i delete the game! You need to play a lot of Games to judge.

The skating FEELS NOT RIGHT! That alone is a NO GO for me! Its THE core main thing!

If you ever played hockey yourself you will know what i mean, its NOT like skating on the ice. NHL13 was not good at all with skating BUT better (with Tuner v.1.04) like 14.

The passing is 50/50. Better with short passes but as always there will be laser magicly glued puck to stick movements.
i play with Pass Assist: 0/1 and Manual Passing: ON!

The Hitting is WAY OVER THE BOARD!
I mean, they are way to many MONSTER KILLER BIG HITS and they are way to easy to execute!
Hitting Power :0
Hitting Assist:0
Agress.:2

The Hitting Animations are better and nice to see.

btw: EA, where ist the INSTIGATING PENALTY????

my sliders:
Pro and All Star (50%)
Hardcore Simulation
Penalties Max
Manual Passing: ON
Pass Assist : 0 or 1
Hitting Assist: 0
Hitting Power: 0
Puck Control: 0 or 1

iam now official Pi..ed!

Will see if i come back downloading it again...?
Im glad i have the early season ticket subcription, so i can test it and evtl. will NOT buy the game...(Damn i wish 2K is on the Board!)

And pls. NHL15 on Next Gen has to be THE GAME! No excuses anymore!

Skating feels like NHL 13 with the bad Tuner 1.07 and not like the better skating tuner v.1.04

Thanx for hearing me!

[jyoung]

So Be a Pro goalie is still ridiculously unfair and unfun.

Your AI defenders play some of the worst defense I've ever seen. They will chase the CPU puck carrier around the entire defensive zone trailing behind him, then let him skate into the slot and shoot from point blank range.

Repeat that scenario about 15 times a game and you just have no chance in net.

On offense, you're lucky if your teammates can manage 10 shots a game. Most possessions, they just skate around the perimeter and pass it around until there's a turnover.

Be A Pro goalie really exposes how awful the AI is in this game.

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by jyoung

So Be a Pro goalie is still ridiculously unfair and unfun. Your AI defenders play some of the worst defense I've ever seen. They will chase the CPU puck carrier around the entire defensive zone trailing behind him, then let him skate into the slot and shoot from point blank range. Repeat that scenario about 15 times a game and you just have no chance in net. On offense, you're lucky if your teammates can manage 10 shots a game. Most possessions, they just skate around the perimeter and pass it around until there's a turnover. Be A Pro goalie really exposes how awful the AI is in this game.

IF i get this game it is because of this mode, since BaGM is being ignored by EA for so long. May I ask what difficulty are you playing your BAP? Thanks.

[Gagnon39]

After quite a few more games I can draw a more better conclusion.

As a long-time NHL and NHL video game fan I can say without a doubt that this game is better than NHL 13. And with that being said there's no doubt in my mind, with all things considered that its the best hockey game I've ever played. Now, before you think that I am giving the game the highest praise, let's slow down.

The game could be a lot better. In many, many areas. But the total package (we forget how revolutionary the skill stick was/is) is light years ahead of what we were playing 4-5 years ago.

The things I like are the improved skating. In my opinion it is much more realistic. And the hits, while maybe a little much are so much better than last year's bumper car player we had where hits would not even initiate. Now you actually have to think and tell yourself, if I fly into this player with his back to me, I'm going to get a penalty. If you think the boarding penalties are excessive its because of your gamestyle. You're not playing a realistic game of hockey if you try to crush everyone from behind on the boards.

The CPU passing, while still too accurate seems to be toned down just a hair. Which is good. And the goal variety seems to be good. I haven't finished a full season on an NHL game since NHL 10, but this may be the year that I do it again. So far so good.

[CupCrazyManiac]

@Gagnon39
Are you playing the Xbox or PS3 Version?

[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by canucksss

IF i get this game it is because of this mode, since BaGM is being ignored by EA for so long. May I ask what difficulty are you playing your BAP? Thanks.

Default rookie settings.

There's no reason to bother with this game if you want to play goalie offline. The AI is just as bad as in previous versions of EA NHL.

EASHL and OTP remain the only way to enjoy playing goalie.