NHL 15: Hands-On Impressions

[Entiae]

I skipped NHL 14 because I was getting a PS4 at launch, so I am very excited about 15! And so far, it sounds great!

[Cardot]

Quote: Originally Posted by SpectralThundr

Which would you have preferred? Them taking the time to get it right? Or a dirty buggy as hell yet pretty port like NBA2k. Either way EA gets blasted I'm sure.

I prefer they take the time to get it right. I am just saying that I wouldn't be quite as liberal with the "1st edition on this Gen" pass given they had the extra time.

[Dante_X]

Is the Canadian Hockey League (junior) still in the game? The contract ended up with NHL 14 and I don't know if it was renewed.

[SpectralThundr]

Quote: Originally Posted by dlxsf18

Agreed. Meanwhile FIFA, Madden, and NBA Live all incorporate animated arena exteriors and it is a thing of beauty.

I'm 100% positive they're rendered. EA has this whole consistency thing they're going for across their entire sports line.

[Dolphins88]

The nhl is the 1 sports game that looks awesome so far... Once they get each player and team playing like they do in reality then it will be deemed awesome

[thegoons21]

Penalties? Penalties? Penalties?

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by bwiggy33

Can you ask or even better see with your own two eyes if neutral zone pressure has finally been added to the game, and if offsides finally occur? This is probably the deciding factor on whether I buy the game or not. I can deal with some of the other issues, but I can't deal with having to force myself to dump the puck in or mix up how I forecheck just to make the game feel different. I want to be forced by the CPU into dumping the puck in or skating the puck in the zone. I like that the net physics have been changed. That has been needed for a very long time.

Yep Bwiggy, neutral zone pressure is a pretty big deal for me too.

[snowblind89]

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Last gen people complained the celebrations were cutscenes and that broke their immersion, now we have real time celebrations and people are still complaining because it's likely a bitch to program a five man hug all in real time. I figured this would be the case from the sizzle trailer, players will hug when appropriate and the players are relatively close enough on the ice to trigger such a thing happening.

Yeah, people are complaining because they gave us a combination of 4 or 5 real-time celebrations that look absolutely ridiculous in just about every situation. You know, it might 'likely be a bitch' to code such an event, but it's their job as developers of an NHL simulation. Do you know what 99.9123856% of NHL goals end with? 5-man hug. If it's in the game, it's in the game right?

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I'm 100% positive they're rendered. EA has this whole consistency thing they're going for across their entire sports line.

FIFA 15 has 10-man celebrations. Maybe someone should send a quick email to EA Vancouver and politely ask to borrow some of their programming?