NHL 15 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (Xbox One, PS4)

[Smirkin Dirk]

[JezFranco]

Lol i missed this!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...011646287.html

[onac22]

Played it on classic camera it is the same game. EA is striking out UFC strike one, Madden Strike two(presentation changed but same turd), NHL demo is strike three good bye EA. None of the games will change unless you are into tv presentation. Actual gameplay and strategy still lacking.


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[Splitter77]

Quote: Originally Posted by JezFranco

Lol i missed this! http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...011646287.html

he should be happy with the overblown overall rating he has.
should be more in the 0-20 range for overall rating.

[Splitter77]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigwill33

After playing a while longer, and on both the PS4 and Xbox One, I have found a few other issues that are bothering me. When trying to adjust the settings for your defense during a play stoppage one of the prompts is the same button that is used to skip over the stoppage and advance to the face-off. Who decided that was a good idea? And how did this get past testing? But my main issue with the demo so far is this: The gameplay is boring me already because we have been there and done that. Meaning, to get positive results you do the same things over and over again and these things are the same things that you had to do for the past 5 years with this game. There is no dynamic movement without the puck on offense. No dynamic lanes that open up in the zone. I know exactly where my players will be and where the defense is positioned and that never changes! I can never set up a PP in the zone and go from the lower left wing boards and pass across the ice to the far point. I can not expect to cross corner a fly in dump and know that my far wing is crashing to get it. I can't pin the puck holder on the boards and hope that my teammate will be the second guy in to support me and win the possession. These are the types of things that wear on a long time player of this series. That and the same goals going in, over and over and over again. Almost all of my goals given up are because the CPU beats my guy under the goal line, usually because of clunky controls such as a failed board pinning or wonky skating animation, and then they quickly center it to someone that is not being tied up in front for an easy, point blank shot. Why can't my backside d help tie up their stick? Give it a quick lift or clamp it down? Why are they not even positioned correctly? I see other people commenting about their scores for the demo being like 4-2, 6-0, etc. With shots being around 12-16 for their team. How in the heck are you managing that? I fear I know the answer. Most people just cary the puck into the zone and fire, over and over again. And every so often it works. Heck I know when I am going to score if I am giving a clear shot. I can see when the goalie is leaning wrong. That means there is little incentive to play a realistic game. And that is exactly what is like to play online. Just exploits and the same routines over and over. This is because of the unchanged AI. I could probably fool myself into playing this game this fall after a purchase. I could mess with the sliders and establish my own house rules and regulations to ensure I am not exploiting too much or cheating for an advantage based off of how the game is designed to play, but after half a decade of the same thing I am tired of it. I am bored by it. Goaltending has hardly been touched since 2006! Not the game, the year. How long will it take until they fix these issues and what faith should I even have at this point that they will even get it correct when/if they ever do? That is what is so sad about this demo to me.

yup.
that settles it for me.
the repitition of the gameplay just kills this game for me. I was hoping the next gen version would be better, but it looks like its still in there.

still to this day nhl 2k3 on the ps2 has been the only hockey game where i didnt have to make house rules, or actually saw something different happen each game i played. no repetitive ****.

i was gonna pick nhl 15 up if they improved the gm mode. but looks like its the same.
nice review.

[ThaLiveKing]

Anyone else hate the factthat the cpu doesn't dump the puck in, but rather skate with the puck along the blue line before entering the zone, this was a problem in NHL 14 also

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by SinisterAlex

I've been playing on all star hardcore and haven't noticed any glaring A.I issues at all. I don't feel cheated like I did in the past when they would just magically get the puck off your stick, tap you in the back and you'd lose the puck, etc. I love how they've improved the skating and players feel like they have weight to them. Same for the A.I. In the past I found that they could make pivots and turns that we human players couldnt do. Overall I'm really loving this demo. Presentation is awesome and the new commentators are a breath of fresh air. I've rarely watched NBC games so Doc and Eddie are brand new to me.

Music to my ears! Thanks for posting this!

[bwiggy33]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThaLiveKing

Anyone else hate the factthat the cpu doesn't dump the puck in, but rather skate with the puck along the blue line before entering the zone, this was a problem in NHL 14 also

Have you ever adjusted the strategies for the teams? There is a slider for Dump and Carry that will no doubt fix your problem. All you have to do is adjust it to your liking and you can also do it by line. Obviously the more skilled lines don't dump and chase that much but 3rd and 4th lines do. You can adjust quite a few sliders in the strategies area and it makes this game way better than it is out of the box. The only way I get any enjoyment out of this game is if these strategies are adjusted.