NHL 15 News Post

NHL 15: E3 Trailer and Details - Release Date Set For September 9th

12:34 PM - June 9, 2014 by RaychelSnr

EA Sports has published the NHL 15 E3 Trailer a bit early on their site and it looks wonderful. This is our first look at the new-generation console gameplay in action and there is a lot to like about the trailer.

“This is the start of a new era for the award-winning NHL videogame franchise,” Dean Richards, General Manager, EA SPORTS NHL. “New technology gives us the freedom and horsepower to change almost every part of the game. From the way players look and move on the ice, to the unrivaled electricity of the in-arena experience, to the sights and sounds of an all new broadcast team, NHL 15 brings the game we love to life in ways that were never possible before.”

n NHL 15, fans will see the most realistic looking and skating hockey players ever in a videogame, along with most detailed and authentic representation of the game of hockey itself. 12 Player NHL Collision Physics and Real Puck Physics capture the hard hitting chaos and unpredictability of the sport. Gamers can look, move, play and think like a real hockey player with all new authentic player modelling and an evolved arsenal of tools, including the Superstar Skill Stick and Vision AI that allow for an unprecedented level of control and elevated player intelligence.

Witness the sights and sounds of authentic arenas across the National Hockey League, as 9,000 individual crowd models, the most ever in a sports videogame, hang on every play called by an all-new commentary team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick and Eddie Olczyk from NBC Sports. TSN analyst Ray Ferraro will provide insights at ice level. In addition, a new partnership with NBC Sports brings a world class broadcast package to the game.

NHL 15 is set to arrive on store shelves for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on September 9th.

Check the trailer out above and let us know what you think and what you find!

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# 41 IceNHL @ 06/09/14 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by centauris


	those were real calls from Doc.. not in game. that's disappointing.. i want to hear the new stuff!

could be both. Would be interesting if they used some real calls as in-game audio.

# 42 drog1602 @ 06/09/14 04:02 PM

EA was the one that offered up they had all these new player scans, authentic arenas, fancy new jersey modelling. Yet, the players so far look ho-hum and even plastic, the Bell center is wrong, the players jersey flaps while standing still and they look boxy.

Does this not bother anyone? When these are the features they have poured time into?

This is not the next gen I have been waiting for!

# 43 Pezell04x @ 06/09/14 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SpectralThundr


	Likely? Smaller budget and getting those guys to the studio to submit to facial scans. Don't get me wrong, it sucks that a player like Marchand has a somewhat generic face being a fellow Bruins fan. But I'd be lying if I said it really affects my enjoyment of the game too much because it's a video game. Having come from the Atari 2600 era to where we are now, I'm just happy that the games we're playing now adays come as close as they do to be honest.

It doesn't take away my experience from the game either, but in a new generation of consoles where we are told how much power they have - I'm not really seeing it. The new graphics don't really impress me and that could be because I just don't care about how a sports game looks anymore.

I know that is kind of hypocritical to what I said about faces, but while the jerseys are shiny and new there's still no nameplate on the back, the numbers still stretch weird and the jersey is moving like the wind is blowing while he's standing still.

Honestly, I'm more of a gameplay guy and it is why I put NHL 14 down a couple months after owning it. The AI is terrible, the physics are terrible and the goalies have so many holes in them when it comes to consistency. But if EA is going to tout a next gen experience and throw graphics and screenshots in my face, I'd like them to at least go all in and get some faces done too.

That's all.

If a game looked like crap but played wonderfully, I wouldn't complain. I'm a gameplay guy first who grew up with an NES.

# 44 yanek27 @ 06/09/14 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by drog1602


	EA was the one that offered up they had all these new player scans, authentic arenas, fancy new jersey modelling. Yet, the players so far look ho-hum and even plastic, the Bell center is wrong, the players jersey flaps while standing still and they look boxy. Does this not bother anyone? When these are the features they have poured time into? This is not the next gen I have been waiting for!

The guy at E3 now states better arenas than ever before. Your right, far from authentic.

# 45 acreinha @ 06/09/14 04:48 PM

Good lord, people. I've been coming to this site for years and just made an account today simply to make a comment. It's unreal how pessimistic and critical people are in this forum. All the complaining that goes on about the NHL series and the "fans" that play them makes it sound as if this game is broken.

It seriously feels like people can simply not be pleased. Complaining about Joe Thorton not having the right beard or goalies not having the correct mask? Seriously guys, this game gets better every singe year (with small improvements I'll admit) but improvements nonetheless. People are wayyy too negative about a gameplay trailer that shows a brief glimpse of the product.

If you have complaints, which it's seems like most of you do, then don't pick it up. It's as simple as that. True fans of the series will appreciate the work that goes into the game and the great improvements the EA team added it.

# 46 Aggies7 @ 06/09/14 04:52 PM

Looks good to me. Would like to see more it real time instead of slow motion before I really make a judgement.

# 47 AdamJones113 @ 06/09/14 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by acreinha


	Good lord, people. I've been coming to this site for years and just made an account today simply to make a comment. It's unreal how pessimistic and critical people are in this forum. All the complaining that goes on about the NHL series and the "fans" that play them makes it sound as if this game is broken. It seriously feels like people can simply not be pleased. Complaining about Joe Thorton not having the right beard or goalies not having the correct mask? Seriously guys, this game gets better every singe year (with small improvements I'll admit) but improvements nonetheless. People are wayyy too negative about a gameplay trailer that shows a brief glimpse of the product. If you have complaints, which it's seems like most of you do, then don't pick it up. It's as simple as that. True fans of the series will appreciate the work that goes into the game and the great improvements the EA team added it.

I understand completely where you're coming from. I've been a big supporter of NHL 14, I've defended it on this site, I've played over 150 games in a dynasty. But EA is advertising this game like it's (to use a hockey metaphor) the next Rocket Richard—flashy, goal-scoring, and speedy. But it turns out more like Henri Richard—solid, assist machine, pocket rocket type. It's that not flashiness, not heroic final product that people don't feel live up to the billing.

Here's my take:

NHL 15 E3 Trailer Discussion

Damn does that look good. Looks very realistic, Subban's goal at the end had me wondering if that was real life. The dekes look pretty good, arenas look even better. Commentary sounds solid, but who knows whether that's real life or in-game. I'm not loving the new jersey physics: Gaborik's jersey and Tavares' jersey both look way to rigid. And poor Datsyuk just looks like he's constipated.

Let's compare with the 2014 trailer, focusing on dekes and the enforcer engine:

Skating looks a little worse besides for the Eberle clip, dekes look a bit thinner, but the hitting looks exactly the same. The fighting gets a lot more attention, and I figure EA hasn't changed it whatsoever. Knockout punches look the same.

Overall, the 2015 trailer looks a lot crisper and a little more realistic than the 2014 one. And that's fine, good in fact, if EA has the gameplay and game modes down. Let me quote something I said here on OS: "I will believe it all when they start making the game-play and game modes great. Graphics, no one will care as much if the game-play/modes are great. Everyone will care about graphics if they are not." And the graphics look fine. The game-play better be. There isn't enough of a discrepancy in the two trailers to make me feel like EA changed a ton in NHL 15.

Final Verdict: It looks great. I'll be the first to tell you that. What may be the most important thing for 360/PS3 users, however, happens in the first ten seconds: "All footage taken from XboxOne and PS4." Another coat of sparkly, shiny new paint. But when I look closely, I see the same goaltending animations from Josh Harding in 2014 and 2015, and in '15 he isn't losing his jockstrap to Datsyuk. (Why does EA love Hardng so much?) Goaltending hasn't been defaultly improved (sliders help).

What makes hockey great is the unpredictability. A rolling puck, a stick with not enough torque can change a goal into a whiff. And I think we're going to have to wait another year, at least, before EA gets that unpredictability.

# 48 CT Pitbull @ 06/09/14 05:33 PM

looked like CGI to me

# 49 spidertour02 @ 06/09/14 05:48 PM

Guys, we've seen A MINUTE of the game, from angles that we'll never play the game from, not running live, edited to highlight certain aspects while ignoring others, intended to give a vague idea of what the graphics will look like. It's a little early to declare the game a bust and all the developers liars.

# 50 bwiggy33 @ 06/09/14 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by acreinha


	It seriously feels like people can simply not be pleased. Seriously guys, this game gets better every singe year (with small improvements I'll admit) but improvements nonetheless. If you have complaints, which it's seems like most of you do, then don't pick it up. It's as simple as that. True fans of the series will appreciate the work that goes into the game and the great improvements the EA team added it.

I agree with you on two things. 1. People shouldn't nitpick over this trailer. 2. Most of the posts are negative about this game, including myself. That's for pretty good reason though most of the time.

However, this is an honest question and I really want you as well as anyone else to answer it. Since NHL 10 what are the big improvements they have made? The only one off the top of my head is skating. Other than that, changing the physics engine two or three times, and very small AI upgrades, it's all been stuff that isn't even relevant to NHL gameplay. Do you seriously think the new fighting engine, goalie fights, glass breaking, etc. really improve this game the amount it should? I guess I just don't see where the improvements are, so if you would, please list what has improved since NHL 10. I say NHL 10 only because that's the year that I think the series stopped it's improvements.

# 51 Cletus @ 06/09/14 06:39 PM

Here we go. Yes people complain about Joe Thornton not looking like Thornton and player model equipment, etc. That's all people have to go on. You would think that if you release something that small, it should be correct. Everything looks nice in slow mo and zoomed in. Throw in some Emrick yelling and you have the "trailer". All of that stuff they debuted is in 14. The biggest problem I have with the series is they don't improve enough, but they claim everything is scrapped every year. How many years did we have new physics engine in the 360/ps3 era? 4? Puck physics were the worst they have ever been in 14.

Still not sure why the current gen system limitations mean we can't get some of the options and nuances we had in ps2/xbox days. Were those systems stronger than current ones?

Back to the trailer, it was rather blah. If you cut down the sound it looks like 10-14 all over again. I'm glad you can keep running guys down from behind, they must have taken that from Madden. Puck also looks really easy to roof. Goaltender animations still need help.

# 52 bwiggy33 @ 06/09/14 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SpectralThundr


	With the exception of AI and physics improvements, how much more like hockey does the game need to get before you'd be able to enjoy it? I liked the new fighting engine myself, I thought it made the fights themselves more immersive and more in the player's control rather than just tapping a button trying to knock the other guy out. Off the top of my head of improvements since 10, Skating, AI (though still not where it needs to be with neutral zone pressure) AI tender logic, physics, visuals, incidental contact. less sure fire money goals offline (again I don't play online can't judge there) HUT & Be a Pro for those that like those types of modes,That's just off the top of my head. Do you play sports games to have fun or to pick apart every yearly iteration for not being a perfect representation of real life?

I play sports games to have fun. Why the hell would I pay $60 to play something that I don't enjoy (hence the reason I never bought 14), only to just pick apart. You seem to be under the assumption that I just love picking apart the game. You have no idea how much I hate that. I use this forum as a way to release my anger because of how frustrating this game is. MLB The Show is a game that I have pure enjoyment. The game has it's faults, but it is so much like the real life sport that the small faults aren't nearly as big because the gameplay is good.

I agree the fighting engine was done pretty well when I tried the game out, but how often do fights happen? Not often. Instead of them fixing board play so players no longer kick a puck the same speed as the puck can be passed with a stick, they add fighting. To me that just doesn't seem logical. Board play happens throughout the course of the game a lot more than fighting yet fighting gets fixed and board play has been the exact same since it was put into the game. To me those are the decisions that kill this game, and the reason it gets hated on. Instead of fixing the dump in glitch, they put out tuners and patches to "fix" other things. They put in the most rare occurrences seen in hockey, instead of fixing or implementing the most seen occurrences in hockey. I just don't see improvement as adding in rare occurrences, only to leave the most basic things untouched or not implemented into the game.

# 53 MizzouRah @ 06/09/14 07:21 PM

I'm buying into the hype.. lol.

If that's real broadcast clips from the game, I'm going to poop myself. Lots of good stuff to take away from that trailer.

# 54 BlueNGold @ 06/09/14 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamJones113

# 55 ERA @ 06/09/14 07:30 PM

If it looks like that in-game, this will give 2K a run for its money. I'm stunned. I also hope the new physics system pans out well. I can see good times on the horizon.

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# 56 Big Shmooz @ 06/09/14 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Diehardfan


	Great post...echos what I have been saying for years. The only time you see a face, helmet, mask or a stick is when you're NOT playing. Who plays the game at an ice level where you can see this stuff anyway?

Actually I do. So does the friend whom I play online the most. Not that I am even complaining about the graphics. It is just that you should be aware that at least two people do play the game at ice level.

# 57 csamuelsvt @ 06/09/14 07:58 PM

Apparently FiFA 15 has 10 man group celebrations...hopefully NHL has the 5 man in it!

# 58 Moose24x @ 06/09/14 08:06 PM

Honestly, if they would just turn live the life into something MUCH more like NBA 2k14's my career mode, and give a third person camera option, I wouldn't care what else they'd do to the game. That's my dream game made, but it's in the wrong game. I play NBA 2k14 and I can't name three players on each team in the NBA; I just play my career and it's the best thing ever. If it were in NHL I'd only put the controller down for work and food.

# 59 tril @ 06/09/14 08:36 PM

is that actual commentary from the game?

# 60 ericromain @ 06/09/14 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CT Pittbull


	looked like CGI to me

Believe or not, all video games are computer generated imagery, it's fundamental requirement.

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