NHL 15 Gameplay Videos Show Off All-New Camera Angles

[garyjr33]

Looks fantastic! Much needed improvements. So glad they didn't rush a game out on PS4 last year. Doc and Eddy are a much needed improvement. The new decking system seems smoother. Atmosphere and arena noise is much better.

[nascar163]

The commentary still needs work, but OH MY GOD. All I have to say.

[gator3guy]

Is it just me or do guys with the puck change direction too quickly? Seemed a little unrealistic.

Also, some of the passes are still ridiculous. That backhand pass by Dylan Olsen (?) in front of his net went about 70 mph right on the money.

Looked pretty good otherwise. Considering EA's past, I didn't expect a big jump. I played a **** ton of '14 despite its flaws. Probably more of the same this year.

[13whitebread]

Quote: Originally Posted by statum71

I was looking sooo forward to Doc. But he sounds robotic. No excitment in his calls. Commentary doesn't flow at all. Extremely disappointed. (

They got some work to do in the commentary department. I agree with others too robotic, no flow and a little choppy. But still can wait for the demo to come will it have play by play?

[bad_philanthropy]

Dump in at 1:20 of video 1—thank heavens the physics-defying bounces are gone. Puck physics looks really good there.

[Araxen]

Personally I think the graphics look last gen. I like the presentation but there's no intensity in the commentary at all. I'm pretty sure I'm skipping this title this year for the second straight year. No custom music(not EA's fault I know) or at least the real world goal songs for the NHL should be included in the game. Custom music is a HUGE deal for me but I would be willing to overlook it if they at least included the goal songs for every team.

Scoring goals with my Hawks without Chelsea Dagger playing isn't the same.

[The Visualizer]

I am pretty disappointed in what I saw.

PROS
+Presentation looks incredible, they went all in on the NBC Sports integration.

CONS
-Commentary is a downgrade. They are waaaay behind the actual play and they neutered Doc Emrick. Its actually hard to listen to if you are famliar with Doc's normal over exuberance. The goal calls and good shot attempts in particular lack his signature emotion. It sounds like he rolled out of bed and recorded his lines. Super disappointing.

-Hitting and falling animations are awful. They look way worse that NHL14 where the ragdoll stuff at least looked somewhat believable on occasion. All the hits looked like canned animations from NHL07.

-Stickhandling looks ridiculous, they wasted the physic's guru as the puck is completely stuck to the stick whenever any deke is attempted, it looks awful and makes everyone look like that have the best dangles ever. No player separation in skills at all, as usual. Grinders can come down and toe drag with the best in the world without any drawbacks.

-Didn't see much improvement in the puck physics. They dumped it in the corner once or twice and the puck still bounced around a little too much. You can't really tell, because every pass was tape to tape and there were barely any deflections

-Defensive A.I. is still awful. The CPU didnt help either play much with positioning, they entered the zone at will and walked in on the goalie whenever they wanted. Hopefully this was just because the difficulty level was low...

Ill still pick the game up, hopefully it plays better than it looks and has EASHL and GM Connected

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamJones113

But I really want Human-CPU gameplay before I pass judgement.

You read my mind. It's hard to judge the game especially if the guy playing d just like to hit.

I can't wait to play the demo so I will know if the AI improved and the gameplay in general.

Quote: Originally Posted by statum71

I was looking sooo forward to Doc. But he sounds robotic. No excitment in his calls. Commentary doesn't flow at all. Extremely disappointed. (

Well....I guess Doc is not an actor.....its hard to comment on an imaginary game instead of seeing the actual action. I can give this a "pass". Disappointed but I could let this go. The before game looks good for me though.