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

[shogunofharlem3]

I played 4 games yesterday. I went 2-2 and didn't feel cheated once (one goal was complete bull, you knew they were gonna score, they played keep away by that move where they can completely turn their body and stick away from you so you can't do anything, then when they get the step on you they bull charge at the goalie).

With hitting assistance up to 5 once I lock on them they dump, the puck is loose. Everything was really really fun. Jostling along the boards was fair. Had a great hockey moment. The AI had a 2 on 1 and my 1 had just broken his stick. I took away the passing lane as best I could, they ripped the shot instead of the pass, my goalie made a great blocker save. I then took a forwards stick, to end up clearning it out of the zone.

I'm back to having fun with it. Still not as good as the original tuner set but it is getting better. Really wish they'd fix the AI's hell bent way to side step in the neutral zone, bring it back out, and continue that until they get a step on you. Really is bad looking and annoying to defend because you KNOW they WILL GET BY at some point.

My testing last night was with aggression slider. Played 2 games with it at 0 and 2 games with it maxed. Both were great. Haven't decided which I like better but there was def a difference in game play

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by shogunofharlem3

I played 4 games yesterday. I went 2-2 and didn't feel cheated once (one goal was complete bull, you knew they were gonna score, they played keep away by that move where they can completely turn their body and stick away from you so you can't do anything, then when they get the step on you they bull charge at the goalie). With hitting assistance up to 5 once I lock on them they dump, the puck is loose. Everything was really really fun. Jostling along the boards was fair. Had a great hockey moment. The AI had a 2 on 1 and my 1 had just broken his stick. I took away the passing lane as best I could, they ripped the shot instead of the pass, my goalie made a great blocker save. I then took a forwards stick, to end up clearning it out of the zone. I'm back to having fun with it. Still not as good as the original tuner set but it is getting better. Really wish they'd fix the AI's hell bent way to side step in the neutral zone, bring it back out, and continue that until they get a step on you. Really is bad looking and annoying to defend because you KNOW they WILL GET BY at some point. My testing last night was with aggression slider. Played 2 games with it at 0 and 2 games with it maxed. Both were great. Haven't decided which I like better but there was def a difference in game play

Nice impressions Shogun. Thank-you.

So, for the tuner-confused out there, how many tuners have been released and which one is the consensus #1?

By my count, there have been 4 tuners?
- Original/Out of the Box
- Sept 28 - (Best of the bunch?)
- Sept 30
- Oct 19

Is that right?

[jake19ny]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Nice impressions Shogun. Thank-you. So, for the tuner-confused out there, how many tuners have been released and which one is the consensus #1? By my count, there have been 4 tuners? - Original/Out of the Box - Sept 28 - (Best of the bunch?) - Sept 30 - Oct 19 Is that right?

Your missing two. There was one on September 11 and an other tweak to that one on September 14. This one is considered the best for offline.

[Steven547]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake19ny

Your missing two. There was one on September 11 and an other tweak to that one on September 14. This one is considered the best for offline.

Unfortunately we'll never get it back because EA overwrites the tuners.

[MizzouRah]

There are some things I really love about this years NHL.

The arenas are excellent, no longer do they all feel the same. Playing a team for the first time on the road is quite an experience. When I'm at home, it feels like I'm at the Scottrade Center. They even have the 1, 2, 3.. etc after each goal.

The announcers talk about things like player with the most points, players with the best plus/minus before a game if you are playing a team that has a top scoring player on that team. They have expanded this some, which is great and the announcers seem more in touch with your BeaGM.

The menus are better, the game loads quicker and so far I'm enjoying the new morale system. At least it adds another layer in BeaGM.

For you vets... if you haven't tried SuperStar difficulty.. I URGE you to try it. The game really tightens up.

[THESHAMISASHAME]

Heres some more impressions with Cpu Strategy slider at 1 and Attribute effect at 4 as I just finished a best of 7 series Bruins vs Me Avs and each game was very organic even when things got amped up everything was manageable and not one goal felt forced and bye bye ping pong passes .

Well the series was everything I could hope for as my Avs one in six and game stats were dead on even TOA and just when I thought scoring might be weak it exploded game #5 so heres the scores .

Game #1 W 4-1
#2 L 2-0
#3 W 2-1
#4 L 2-1 OT
#5 W 7-5 , was up 3-0 then 3-2 and then it exploded back and fourth wow I did see this coming .
#6 W 4-2 (eng)and won the series not bad as Boston had no quality defense-man and I really like all the presentation EA added this year from Eddie and Doc pre game backdrops, the crowds , signs and even mascots bring the whole package together .

FYI : Sorry for the repost but I noticed the cpu didnt pull its goalie in three other games I played and when I checked the sliders the cpu strategy slider was now at 0 instead of 1

[E_Dog77]

Has anyone wondered why they do not have wild card standings set up as they are in real life? Top 3 in each division then the next 2 in are fighting for the wild card. I'm 25 games in to my first season and it's not that way when you look at the conference standings?

[KleShreen]

I love EASHL play. My one want/suggestion for it is, unless I'm missing it, there's no screen to check the stats on your team that actually has someone's gamertag/PSN name next to it and no way to communicate with them. That was one thing I loved playing on the 360 in NHL 15, was that I could have a good drop-in game, play with someone I connected well with, and message them after the game right from the box score. On PS4 in NHL 16, there's no way for me to contact the person unless I somehow manage to remember their user name on the ice and type it in manually back on the PS dashboard.