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NHL 15 Video and Screenshots - Next-Gen Hockey Player

12:14 PM - July 9, 2014 by Fiddy

EA Sports today released a new trailer for NHL 15 showing off the graphical improvements in the player models, which have been completely revamped from the inside out. EA also posted a new blog on the improvements. Check out the trailer above and the screenshots below!

Layered Player Models add a new level of detail that wasn’t possible before. In addition to the body, each player now wears individual pieces of equipment that live below the jersey. The result is skaters who now look and move like living, breathing athletes.
Dynamic Cloth technology on the jersey adds an extra layer of realism, reacting to the skater’s movements as they explode up the ice, helping bring the speed of the game to life.
Powered by the same technology that brought the most realistic representation of the athlete to EA SPORTS UFC, NHL 15 delivers groundbreaking visuals to every aspect of the skater. From the skates, to the pants, to the stick – every aspect of the player has been captured to the finest detail.
All-new user-controlled celebrations allow for more variety after putting one past the goalie. Join with teammates for a group hug or select from a slew of new individual reactions.

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# 21 canucksss @ 07/09/14 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfsjetta12


	I've been reading on the EA forums and people over there are complaining about a lack of gameplay. Just be thankful they gave us what they have so far. These videos are more to get you excited for the game then to show off gameplay. I for one am excited and can not wait.

If you've been playing this series for awhile ....you cannot help not to be disappointed with the gameplay. So if they are clamoring for the gameplay...that is because they like to see if there are changes done by EA in regards to gameplay. EA blows out other competitors when it comes to graphics. But if its still gameplay....no matter how brilliant is their graphics, IMO, it will still be a failure.

Going back to the video....good thing that there's an option of either going for the solo goal celebration and team celebration...what a relief! Next to gameplay...im really waiting whats in store for BaGM and Live a life.

# 22 loldillon @ 07/09/14 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nddurst


	This is the part of the video that really bothers me. He's just staring at the puck, skating backwards while the attacker skates in for a shot. No defensive tactics on display whatsoever.

It's been like this since NHL '11. Sad but true....

# 23 MizzouRah @ 07/09/14 05:18 PM

Well you group celebration folks will be happy.

I was hoping for some gameplay, but I'm stoked for the game!

# 24 actionhank @ 07/09/14 05:22 PM

The players look great. These faces look much better than the ones they've shown so far...but good lord, i hope they're spending the next few months focusing on the AI. The defensive pressure still looks to be non-existent.

# 25 pm83 @ 07/09/14 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah


	Well you group celebration folks will be happy.

Hopefully it will be 5-men instead of 3-men. Unfortunately video shows only 3-men group celebration.

# 26 drog1602 @ 07/09/14 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by actionhank


	The players look great. These faces look much better than the ones they've shown so far...but good lord, i hope they're spending the next few months focusing on the AI. The defensive pressure still looks to be non-existent.

Bah! Who needs AI improvement when we have new cele's and flapping jersey. Life is good, now get out there and dangle!

# 27 Dolphins88 @ 07/09/14 06:01 PM

Yes AI, puck physics , more attributes and player/ team differences is what the series needs. 3 layer cloth technology is great and everything but if you don't have that graphics don't matter.

# 28 Zer0 C00lness @ 07/09/14 06:08 PM

I have high hopes for this game, but I have been burned by EA before.

By the way, is this the same Fiddy that plays over at UL?

# 29 ericromain @ 07/09/14 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by adayinthelife


	Not the gameplay I was hoping for, but I do have to say that visually that seemed to look nicer than some of what we've seen thus far. Also for gear guys: that screen shot of the Jets "group" celebration it looks like Little is possibly wearing the Bauer 4500 helmet? Would love to see it back in the game considering how many players wear it.

Good catch, i think that is the 4500 on Little. Interesting that the accompanying video shows Toews without one, but that could just be a sign that it was added recently. I love seeing players wear their actual equipment to give them that authentic on-ice look.

I love that simulation of the puck riding Sedin's sweater, it looks so believable.

That Evander sign is amusing, it would be cool if EA's facebook allow fans to create custom fan signs in a template to that could be added as the season goes on.

# 30 drog1602 @ 07/09/14 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ericromain


	That Evander sign is amusing, it would be cool if EA's facebook allow fans to create custom fan signs in a template to that could be added as the season goes on.

Ha, ha, I don't see this going wrong!

# 31 hawley088 @ 07/09/14 07:08 PM

was that claude giroux??? game looks great though

# 32 ERA @ 07/09/14 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hawley088


	was that claude giroux??? game looks great though

The only player in this trailer that looks nothing like himself is Giroux.

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# 33 Rams_3 @ 07/09/14 08:35 PM

Not a hockey fan but this game looks amazing. I wish madden looked this great and had layered player models.

# 34 spidertour02 @ 07/09/14 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pm83


	Hopefully it will be 5-men instead of 3-men. Unfortunately video shows only 3-men group celebration.

I believe that Ramjagsingh mentioned that they only have 3-man celebrations working right now. (I would post a link, but the dude did like a hundred E3 interviews and I don't remember which one had the tidbit.)

# 35 hawley088 @ 07/09/14 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ERA


	The only player in this trailer that looks nothing like himself is Giroux. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk now Free

yeah i must have paused it 100 a different times in the 2 seconds he is shown and I couldnt see the likeness

# 36 meep316 @ 07/09/14 09:57 PM

Yet another non gameplay video. Unbelievable. Also looking at Ovechkin's goal, it looks like we still don't have realistic net physics. In real life, they shoot so hard that the puck often rockets out of the net. In the game, the puck just dies when it hits the net, it looks so bad. This has always been one of my pet peeves with the NHL games.

# 37 13whitebread @ 07/09/14 11:46 PM

I will buy it as long as they don't have zombies in it

# 38 bigwill33 @ 07/10/14 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Solarstar11


	Alright guys, every game has it's flaws. NHL 15 won't be perfect, but it's worth buying, right?

Hard to say. Not much out there to show what we can expect.

# 39 Gagnon39 @ 07/10/14 03:29 AM

Alright, I'm going to have to bring up possibly the most nit-picky thing in a sports video game ever. I knew this day was coming, eventually and here it is.

I've played sports video games since the very early 1990's and I'm amazed every year at how games look better and better. I recall the first game where you could actually see the players name and number on the back of their jerseys. I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. Then they actually got the right fonts on the jerseys, and games started to make players actually look like their real-life counterparts. As games got more and more advanced I remember thinking, one day they jersey will be separate from the player and there will be some kind of cloth-like physics. NBA games have done this and now here it is, with NHL.

Now (I know, kind of long-winded), first off let me say the game looks phenomenal. But here's the nit-picky part.

If you're going to have the jerseys reacting like real jerseys they need to accommodate the fact that the numbers, letters, and logos are not the same material as the rest of the jersey. On many jerseys, such as the Blackhawks, the Indian head is quite large and is made of some heavier fabric that is used for the rest of the jersey. Not to mention all the fine stitching in the feathers (I have 9 authentic Blackhawks jerseys).

It bugs me to no end, to see the logos and numbers on players backs waving with the rest of the jersey as if they were all screen-printed onto the jersey rather than sewn on.

We're now getting to the point in sports video games where it is looking more and more like the real life games they represent. And when they look so good, small things like this start to stick out.

Hopefully, as technology evolves this can be something that EA and other producers can implement in their games.

# 40 m_maclean24 @ 07/10/14 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Gagnon39


	Alright, I'm going to have to bring up possibly the most nit-picky thing in a sports video game ever. I knew this day was coming, eventually and here it is. I've played sports video games since the very early 1990's and I'm amazed every year at how games look better and better. I recall the first game where you could actually see the players name and number on the back of their jerseys. I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. Then they actually got the right fonts on the jerseys, and games started to make players actually look like their real-life counterparts. As games got more and more advanced I remember thinking, one day they jersey will be separate from the player and there will be some kind of cloth-like physics. NBA games have done this and now here it is, with NHL. Now (I know, kind of long-winded), first off let me say the game looks phenomenal. But here's the nit-picky part. If you're going to have the jerseys reacting like real jerseys they need to accommodate the fact that the numbers, letters, and logos are not the same material as the rest of the jersey. On many jerseys, such as the Blackhawks, the Indian head is quite large and is made of some heavier fabric that is used for the rest of the jersey. Not to mention all the fine stitching in the feathers (I have 9 authentic Blackhawks jerseys). It bugs me to no end, to see the logos and numbers on players backs waving with the rest of the jersey as if they were all screen-printed onto the jersey rather than sewn on. We're now getting to the point in sports video games where it is looking more and more like the real life games they represent. And when they look so good, small things like this start to stick out. Hopefully, as technology evolves this can be something that EA and other producers can implement in their games.

I think a lot of people were thinking the exact same thing once the trailer was released that showed Datsyuk standing, while his Wing's logo fluttered around in an apparent wind. In addition to this there is a lack of name bars on the back of the jerseys. Call it nit-picky if you want, but I too would like to see this addressed at some point. Gotta say though, the trailer released yesterday looks just dandy! I hope it loks just as good in action as those trailers look.

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