NHL 15 Teaser Trailer and Features Revealed, Fall Release For Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3

[SpectralThundr]

"Given the chance to start from scratch with new hardware, EA is taking a new approach to recording commentary. "No longer do we put a script in front of talent and say 'okay, read,'" Ramjagsingh says. "What you see with that is you try to turn the commentators into actors, and they don't sound like themselves. What we've done with all the content you're going to hear in the game this year, aside from some very specific things with player names, we just give them a situation. We did 30,000 lines of giving the situation: 'Daniel Sedin scores a goal top shelf in the last two minutes of the game. Give me 10 samples of that.' They pause for two seconds, think about what they would say, and they rattle it off. Doc and Eddie have worked together so long they just know how to play off each other, and the stories that they can tell that we've incorporated into the game is fantastic."


MY BODY IS READY!!

[shogunofharlem3]

I wish they'd have mentioned full control defensive stick checking instead of touting even more dekes.

[spidertour02]

HHHHHNNNNNGGGGGHHHHH

I'm loving the fact that they're using the NBC package and announcers (minus Pierre McGuire ... which is a good thing), and it sounds like they're addressing a lot of the problems with the old games. I'm in the "ridiculously excited" stage that comes right before "begins to have doubts and second thoughts" for now.

[Dolphins88]

I'm super pumped.. The stuff I wished for.. NBC announcers, presentation, realistic puck physics, real arenas, player differences, board play, realistic simulation... Finally a nhl game up there w the show and nba2k

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Arrowhead21

sounds like 360 and PS3 are being left in the dust on this one. But boy oh boy, do those features sound promising so far. Very compelling. hopefully last-gen will see some beaGM improvements though

Ya, sucks to see PS3 likely not improving that much anymore. I skipped NHL14 and gonna get NHL15, so hopefully there's at least enough noticeable changes for the game to last until I get next generation console(if that happens).

Would be cool if NHL15 price for PS3/360 ended up being less than $60 on release day(since it's coming out for next generation too),but I doubt it.

[SE7ENTEE]

RAY FERRARO!!

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[gator3guy]

Physics and A.I. touted in an NHL features list? When was the last time they weren't included? Don't get me wrong I'll play the **** out of this game (I still play 14), but I'll believe the improvements when I see them.

[Money99]

That gameinformer info made me want to buy a PS4 now.

However, I'm going to be a stick in the mud and say I'm going to wait to see gameplay vids first.
I particularly want to see how my teammates AI will react.
In NHL14 (and all current-gen versions), it's nothing to see your teammates simply stare at the puck carrier and barely attempt even a poke check.
I know why that is. The devs couldn't program proper AI to compete with a human brain, so they had to give the CPU certain advantages - impotent defensive AI one of them.

So hopefully the AI is really good and there won't be a need to give the CPU boosts.