NHL 15: Reviewer Impressions (PS4/XB1)

[CheapyD]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheba2011

Most of the outrage would have been quelled if they released the game for $29.99 or $39.99. Most of us would have still bought it on day 1 and accepted that it was basically a very beautiful but limited game and happily waited for the content updates to make it at least somewhat playable. Some of us even would have paid for DLC like a full featured GM Mode. EAC messed up monumentally with this in two ways, charging full price for half a game and complete breakdown in communication.

My guess is their contract with the NHL specifies a "full-priced" retail release.

[EliJ27]

in create a player you can't even edit a goalies pad color, custom faces are gone, you have to pick from the generic faces they put in the game, the word bank for your player name is really shrunken down, idk i'm really bummed right now..

[EliJ27]

Quote: Originally Posted by EliJ27

in create a player you can't even edit a goalies pad color, custom faces are gone, you have to pick from the generic faces they put in the game, the word bank for your player name is really shrunken down, idk i'm really bummed right now..

man I just wish that if they keep charging you almost $70 for these games they'd let you have full control over your game that you buy..

[AdamJones113]

Quote: Originally Posted by EliJ27

man I just wish that if they keep charging you almost $70 for these games they'd let you have full control over your game that you buy..

Did you just reply to yourself?

[Nate99]

I can't believe they couldn't even get edit player in the game, how incomplete is this game!

[EliJ27]

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamJones113

Did you just reply to yourself?

lolol i didnt mean too, and then i figured it'd just look like i was adding on to what was previously said and i could play it off cool ha.

[DBMcGee3]

I played the demo for a few minutes this morning and thought it was pretty blah. It should be noted that I'm not a hockey enthusiast, but it plays exactly the same as the last couple, iterations I played. Graphics are pretty good, but nothing to write home about. I have no idea what all they've 'stripped down' for the game, but I can definitely see how that would upset people and kill sales numbers.

EA has its moments, but all in all they're a pretty terrible company from a consumer's standpoint.

[russ99]

I'm still getting it.

The commitment to add missing modes works for me. If they bring back the AHL games/management to Be-A-GM, that will satisfy 95% of what I get out of the NHL series, since I don't really spend a lot of time with online play or EA's cash cow (HUT).

So I'll play two GM seasons this year, start with the bare bones one, then start over when they fix it.

If people want to boycott, that's understandable. But let's hit them where it hurts. A one-year boycott on microtransaction purchase across all EA games.