No EASHL, GM Connected, OTP, or Live The Life in NHL 15 on XB1/PS4 (Interview)

[geisterhome]

as a 100% old school franchise guy I couldn't care less abt those modes that didn't make it into the game, but I'll skip this year anyways, looks like the same old gameplay to me and the presentation while being improved still needs work in some areas (playerfaces!!). also the past has taught me that it's usually not the worst idea to skip the first try on a new generation of consoles and FIFA, Madden and NBA2k aren't looking too shabby this year..

[woody2goody]

I'll probably get this one as I enjoy GM Mode and Be a Pro. The graphics and game play look nice and the presentation looks fantastic.

[bad_philanthropy]

The comments on single player BaGM are nonsensical to me. Is he saying BaGM is currently the same as gen 3 and they are looking to patch in upgraded features? Or, that it is below the sophistication of gen 3 and the patch is intended to get it up to par with last year's game?

[jayenomics]

Quote: Originally Posted by geisterhome

as a 100% old school franchise guy I couldn't care less abt those modes that didn't make it into the game, but I'll skip this year anyways, looks like the same old gameplay to me and the presentation while being improved still needs work in some areas (playerfaces!!). also the past has taught me that it's usually not the worst idea to skip the first try on a new generation of consoles and FIFA, Madden and NBA2k aren't looking too shabby this year..

The next-gen gameplay looks like a huge step up, but taking away real game modes like they did is brutal.

[El_Poopador]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jellobiafra

Hands down I will not buy this game. If we do not make a stand now then they will continue to destroy the online experience with micro transactional modes like ultimate team. The excuse of timing is absurd. When asked previously ea Canada had been more than willing to imply that they were in a better situation to get what they needed done due to not releaseing last fall.

I'm going to assume you've never programmed anything before.

[adayinthelife]

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

The comments on single player BaGM are nonsensical to me. Is he saying BaGM is currently the same as gen 3 and they are looking to patch in upgraded features? Or, that it is below the sophistication of gen 3 and the patch is intended to get it up to par with last year's game?

I got the impression from his comments that the mode is a stripped down version.

[jb1]

I am still considering when to upgrade to the PS4 and I thought I would do it next month with NHL, FIFA and NBA 2k coming out but as solely a sports gamer i'm not sure I can justify the upgrade with the recent news on NHL 15.

I also only play offline now and the news of Be a GM being a stripped back version, likely no playoff or battle for the cup modes is concerning enough to put me off. The gameplay also looks very similar to previous years, enough so that the PS3 version will likely play nearly the same game of hockey.

I held back on upgrading to PS4 last year because I thought the sports games would struggle early on and to be honest i'm not surprised by the NHL 15 news. I'm beginning to wonder whether they should even release the game this year on PS4 and Xbox One and instead put all their focus on delivering what we expect from NHL 16.

I won't go into details on FIFA here but I'm not convinced that the PS4 version will be that much ahead of the PS3 version either so I might be rocking the PS3 for another year longer than I thought.

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by adayinthelife

I got the impression from his comments that the mode is a stripped down version.

Agreed. I want some clarity on the state of gen 4 BaG. If it's indeed stripped down I'll be playing another year on 360. I'm really not interested in a gen 4 gameplay and presentation beta for $60.