NHL 15: What the Ignite Engine Means

[CT Pitbull]

not ONE reference to madden 25 in terms of adding a thing or two from madden to NHL..lol that says it all..off topic a bit but the Madden fellas MUST step their game up. WAY UP

[Garism]

Quote: Originally Posted by dlxsf18

At the 20 second mark of this video you can see Crosby and Ovechkin hug, it could be a sign of things to come for celebrations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxF9sqDWU0Q

Not too bad I must say

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Quote: Originally Posted by Honome

For me the only thing that could save the future of EA Hockey game is competition. If 2K doesn´t ressurect their hockey game the EA´s NHL will become a new Madden, and that´s really sad.

I agree and have been saying this for years. Well put, but I will buy one more year, this year of course since theyve had almost a full year or next gen and playing fifa sometimes i cant help but wonder what nhl would be like ...

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Quote: Originally Posted by VinceJulien14

I hope they get rid of user controlled goal celebrations, they've never looked natural in my opinion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I hear you, limited options and they all look pathetic. Its for that reason I hope they make group celebrations as well as add several realistic looking solo celebrations. The game wouldnt be a real simulation without celebrations.

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Quote: Originally Posted by shutdown10

The Ignite Engine is all fluff at the current moment. Ea Sports needs to put up are shut up with all their titles, Sure we know Fifa, NHL, and maybe UFC will do find, but what about Nba Live or Madden. Ignite Engine is a bust until proven wrong.

Ignite engine is not a bust. It hasnt matured yet, but it's done well for fifa so far, and soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Id hardly call it a bust. I share your anger for EA though ...

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As an avid nhler since it's first game, I have some absolute musts for nhl 15. Better skating obviously, more realistic goaltending, even slightly smarter AI would be huge ... relevant in-game stats, and making more of a big deal about rivalries and season vs records. People are always impressed by nhl's stick handling, but i think it looks pretty dumb and is limited. Need to be more like fifa's ball skills, and by that I mean more dynamic. In nhl you can do a spin, but its the same spin every time, ending and exiting at the exact same moment. Really, that is ridiculous. You should be able to spin and prepare a shot, pass or exit at almost any point, not have to wait for the animation to complete.

NEW COMMENTARY. And one that note, commentary in all ea games that is a bit more up to the second and slightly smarter. Stick contact would be phenomenal, as it seems obvious the AI uses no stick contact to basically cheat.

[metalmilitia623]

If they don't bring it to PC then I'm not interested at all. XBO and PS4 are both trash (imo) and a total waste of money. Then add on exclusives and other tactics used by publishers and M$ and $ony to try and boost sales and all it does is ruin games for the people that matter, us.. The gamers.

Exclusive games are something that really bothers me. Why would you want to limit your options by only releasing on one platform and not only that but to release on the smallest of the gaming platforms, obviously those being consoles. PC will always have more players, always have more power and always have more innovation so I don't understand this whole sports games (for the most part) are not allowed on PC.

[gsize19]

The fact that you can not import custom music is a downer. Hopefully Sony addresses this, as this is a driver for an NHL simulation for me, the between the play atmosphere. I enjoy this years version of NHL 14 and for the first time actually have went beyond one season of BeA GM, if they can create that "wow" factor, then it will be an instant hit. The EASHL was ground breaking when it came out, then after a couple of years, you start having to battle every glitch goal rather than play the game of hockey, top that with gamers who feel that you are literally battling for a money prize or a real stanley cup, the mode over the last couple of years has lost me. I am more into what can you do for me as a gamer that looks for a hockey sim offline, because God knows, when you play online against someone, you are going to get over 50% of the time one move wonders. The online gaming world in sports isn't about simulation, these companies need to realize that when they create a game. They need to create the sim for the offline players and then add bells and whistles for those that like playing online in an arcade style gaming experience. Once they learn this, then sports gaming will be off the charts.