NHL 16 Available Today For Xbox One & PlayStation 4, Post Your Impressions

[Splitter77]

getting the scores right will be tough because the goalies are probably the worst part of this game.

ive been getting better results by putting one timer accuracy to 0
slapshot accuracy to 1 and i put shot accuracy down a couple notches.
i think i lowered all shot speeds by one as well.

[XtremeDunkz]

Disappointed you can't customize your EASHL logos and jerseys like you used to be able to.

[kt-od]

What I'm annoyed with and basically getting sick of seeing is the stupid teammate defenders. CPU always has more than 75% of their passes landing. Usually in the 80%. Also, the crazy amount of SOG for the CPU. I play on All-Star and have CPU Passing accuracy, reception ease, and all my checking sliders maxed, and all CPU shot accuracy sliders at 0 and they still get 80% passes landing and >35 SOG.

I take away passing lanes. I know I could be better at stick lifting and poke checking, but still that's just insane to me. It seems when I go to pass or shoot the puck always finds one of their skates, sticks or bodies to deflect it. However, when I'm defending, the puck can magically find an opening. It' getting really frustrating. Some games seem realistic and some just seem so cheap. I feel like more feel cheap than realistic just based on what I stated above.

[NEOPARADIGM]

Probably mentioned but they need to make the crowd reaction much louder for goals. Was much better last year and it wasn't even perfect last year either. For shame.

[brandon27]

Finally available for XB1!!!!

woo!

[topside]

I'm having zero fun playing this game again this year. I skipped 15 in hopes this year would be better but once again I'm disappointed.

Neutral zone play is non existent again.

Entering the zone is easier than ever.

CPU crazy fast ping pong passing.

CPU offense designed for one timers only.

Dump and chase... What's that?

CPU endless skating around the blue line waiting for a lane to open to enter.

GOALIES.

Really EA on the player ratings? Everyone above an 80

Sliders and player attributes barely work.

Player differentials aren't really there. Everyone feels the same outside of speed.

[NEOPARADIGM]

Quote: Originally Posted by topside

Really EA on the player ratings? Everyone above an 80.

Not that I don't agree, but given the minors are playable this year this makes some sense. A guy who's a 72 or 74 fits well as a guy who'd be above-average at the WHL/AHL level opposed to something super common in the NHL. In the big picture of all the players in the game, NHL-level talent being 75+ works.

[speels]

Quote: Originally Posted by kt-od

What I'm annoyed with and basically getting sick of seeing is the stupid teammate defenders. CPU always has more than 75% of their passes landing. Usually in the 80%. Also, the crazy amount of SOG for the CPU. I play on All-Star and have CPU Passing accuracy, reception ease, and all my checking sliders maxed, and all CPU shot accuracy sliders at 0 and they still get 80% passes landing and >35 SOG. I take away passing lanes. I know I could be better at stick lifting and poke checking, but still that's just insane to me. It seems when I go to pass or shoot the puck always finds one of their skates, sticks or bodies to deflect it. However, when I'm defending, the puck can magically find an opening. It' getting really frustrating. Some games seem realistic and some just seem so cheap. I feel like more feel cheap than realistic just based on what I stated above.

This is so true. My guys never throw there sticks in passing lanes and even when they accidentally intercept a pass, the CPU players are on them so quick that they can't even grab the lose puck. Also I am tired of the CPU always knocking the puck off my stick, yet I can never do that to them. I am not talking about using pokecheck or sticklift, I mean if I try to skate the puck through 2 defenders I never make it, yet the CPU always keeps the puck on their stick.

I love NHL, but sometimes I really feel that anything above Pro has some built-in CPU helps. I just played the Caps as the Bruins. I outshot them 40 -23 and lost 5-2. They scored on goal from the blueline along the boards a Chara pasted Wilson just as he was shooting. I mean Tuuka Rask makes that save 100% of the time, although 18 seconds before that I had ties the game at one. The later, I have 3 back to back powerplays, get 11 shots, some through screens, so one-times, and get nothing. They get a powerplay right after I am done, win the draw and a slapper from the point through nobody beats Rask. It sometimes is so blatantly obvious that I want to throw stuff. I use auto-aim so it's not like it's me always aiming for the same spots everytime.

Just gets frustrating when you play such a good game and lose to some pretty cheesy stuff.