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NHL 15 Available Now for PS4 and Xbox One - Post Your Impressions Here

10:52 AM - September 9, 2014 by Qb

Have NHL 15? Want to know what others think of the game before you give it a buy? This is the place for you.

Once you've played the game, post your impressions here. If you have questions about the game, please post them in the Q&A thread. This thread is for impressions only.

What do you think of NHL 15 so far?

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# 241 havoc00 @ 09/11/14 06:29 PM

why cant I control my goalie when the game goes into a SO?

# 242 jyoung @ 09/11/14 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by havoc00


	why cant I control my goalie when the game goes into a SO?

They changed it this year to where shootout attempts are always against a CPU goalie, even if you're playing a 1 vs. 1 online game.

# 243 THESHAMISASHAME @ 09/11/14 06:43 PM

Ok I know someone kept complaining about no goals from the point by Dmen and I just scored another Seabrook on Quick and Im playing with Altitos sliders so I gotta debunk that one and once again its not easy and no in game sliders saves stink but its all about finding your skill level .

# 244 canucksss @ 09/11/14 07:27 PM

FINALLY I find the solution to END MY "CRITICISM" and "NEGATIVITY" about this game!!!!!

No...its not having the right sliders that will correct this game or to become close to the real NHL..................

I am back playing MLBTS-RTTS

hate to waste my time, energy and electricity playing this game. IF EA will update it and making it more appealing to "hardcore" gamers then I'll keep it....if not...go to walmart and exchange it....since they seldom ask for the receipt. Glad this game was a freebie from my nephew.

# 245 csamuelsvt @ 09/11/14 07:52 PM

One of the cool things I just noticed is that you can shrink the size of the score overlay to a smaller size if you didn't like how big it was originally

# 246 Pearly @ 09/11/14 07:57 PM

At first I thought you couldn't position lock in Be a GM but turns out you can. Used to be you had the choice to do it before the game and that's gone (At least as far as I could see). But you can still pause the game before it starts and go to Choose Sides and from there get your position lock on.

# 247 bigwill33 @ 09/12/14 01:54 AM

Just had a goal against me in the 2nd period where I was shadowing Ovechkin around as he carried into my zone and I followed him as he skated back up high near the blue line and picked up a rebound from a blocked shot from the point. Then he turned, all of the sudden, and wristed one on net. At first I was like oh he was out of room and just getting rid of it, cool.

Then I noticed it went in. And then I noticed I had no goalie in the net. The replay shows Fleury behind the net and near the no-play zone and being knocked into repeatedly by Johansson. Haha wtf? I recorded it, but probably too much trouble to upload it.

# 248 jdubbs79 @ 09/12/14 06:22 AM

I've always been a huge fan of the nhl series. But this year is a no go for me. Im very unimpressed and disappointed with the demo. The gameplay and animations feel clumsy to me. The game does not have much fluidity. I hope they take a lesson from fifa 15 and realize the sluggish movements and animations need to go.

# 249 Tomba @ 09/12/14 07:34 AM

Wanted to know if someone could check this out for good ol Tomba?

Do Adboards change per stadium in the full game ? The demo did not when it was the Rangers and Kings at their stadiums.

# 250 18 eighty 5 @ 09/12/14 08:36 AM

Had a crack on a PS4, used Altito's sliders, true broadcast cam and the game was so good. Dumps in by both teams. I was dumping in just to change up my lines. A reasonable amount of CPU bull has been nullified despite that beserker mode is still in the game even on these sliders. I really didn't like the game on Xbox One, either the demo or the early release. Much preferred the feel of the game through the controller on PS4 with the demo. Only played a couple of Play Now games but had some fun. The controls are still a bit squirelly at times. Still, liked the gameplay with Altito's sliders.

Last gen it was the exact opposite, could only play NHL on 360 because of the controller, a bit off topic but I find the PS4 controller to be much better than the Xbox One. I'd put the Xbox One controller 3rd behind Ps4and 360.

# 251 blueduke @ 09/12/14 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by THESHAMISASHAME


	You really need to go get a cpu sim hockey game and drop it already with your agenda type attitude as you dont speak for many accept a few hardcores as most of us here are Hardcore NHL but its a video game of hockey and not a forced sim you have no little input in. If you want mlbts on ice forget it as EA NHL 15 is a hu interactive game first and sim doesnt strongly override that so what you do on the ice really matters and win or lose it feels pretty amazing IF YOU FIND YOUR SLIDERS AND SKILL LEVEL . What your looking for is strat o matic hockey great stats and nothing but random dice rolls and I think its on cpu too now so once again this is a impressions thread so if you have a agenda or ax to grind call EA or go to there website and stop trying to scare everyone off of the game as we all know of its mode short comings as some of us just want to enjoy the game . Negative negative negative

Some seem fixated on bring MLBTS into conversation for whatever reason.

Some guys like me enjoy this game warts and all. Some feel cheated and if they paid full price for it they are. While gameplay is very enjoyable to me, I have enough sense to know a half finished product put out there at full price when I see it. Thankfully it's a rental for me and will stay that way save for a patch that incorporates some of the missing features. Glad that like me you are enjoying the game. For those that are not I understand their frustration and feelings of being burned. If they paid full price they did get burned

# 252 adamj2281 @ 09/12/14 12:26 PM

Quick impressions, I've had about 5 hours with the game, splitting time between it and Madden.

I'll post the following caveats:

-I only play offline GM mode
-I'm not as familiar with NHL trade logic, players, etc. I really only know the star players and the Hurricanes since I follow them.

I'll admit to being on the fence, but I pretty much play Madden, The Show, and NHL every year, and it's been a long wait on the PS4 (I got rid of my PS3 and NHL before PS4 came out). I'm pretty happy with the game so far, the gameplay and graphics are really solid, the commentary needs some work but is fresh compared to the show and Madden.

Other than drafting and slow sim times, I'm fairly content with the GM offerings. Now, again, I'm much more into the GM aspects of The Show or Madden just because I know the teams better, and I would be angry as well if things like drafting or proper finances, player editing, etc. were missing out of either of those games.

So, if you are into single player GM and haven't played NHL in awhile, I'd definitely give it a try, as long as you aren't too focused on the day to day aspects.

# 253 GrandMaster B @ 09/12/14 12:31 PM

Presentation is nice, but where are the stats? I was expecting more and we got less actually.

1. When scoring a goal, it only shows the game total and not season total.
2. Power plays only show total for game and not season %
3. No career stats that I have seen and only season stats for goalies at the beginning of game and only a few season stats for players but only once in a while.
4. No league leaders during a game.
5. I do like the flashes of game stats under the score overlay, but could be better.

Has anyone seen more than I have mentioned or do more show up?

# 254 MizzouRah @ 09/12/14 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GrandMaster B


	Presentation is nice, but where are the stats? I was expecting more and we got less actually. 1. When scoring a goal, it only shows the game total and not season total. 2. Power plays only show total for game and not season % 3. No career stats that I have seen and only season stats for goalies at the beginning of game and only a few season stats for players but only once in a while. 4. No league leaders during a game. 5. I do like the flashes of game stats under the score overlay, but could be better. Has anyone seen more than I have mentioned or do more show up?

Yeah, this is a total FAIL. With all the missing stuff, I expected much more immersion into BeaGM.

# 255 statnut @ 09/12/14 05:04 PM

Total Fail by the AI here.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...nt=video%2cmp4

# 256 havoc00 @ 09/12/14 06:09 PM

Playing defense online is a chore and just terrible

# 257 Arrowhead21 @ 09/12/14 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by havoc00


	Playing defense online is a chore and just terrible

Yeah if you're terrible at defense you're gonna get exposed this year, I agree

# 258 THESHAMISASHAME @ 09/12/14 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blueduke


	Some seem fixated on bring MLBTS into conversation for whatever reason. Some guys like me enjoy this game warts and all. Some feel cheated and if they paid full price for it they are. While gameplay is very enjoyable to me, I have enough sense to know a half finished product put out there at full price when I see it. Thankfully it's a rental for me and will stay that way save for a patch that incorporates some of the missing features. Glad that like me you are enjoying the game. For those that are not I understand their frustration and feelings of being burned. If they paid full price they did get burned

I use the sham sorry the show as a comparison only for a sports game that seems or comes off forced to one that has actually real 100% interaction most of the time and that is it , great to watch but not play if you like interaction .

By all means vote with your wallet but theres just to much broken record stuff going on here from many who dont even have the finished game ?
( Remember the salem witch trials ?).

Im no EA supporter and they totally screwed up the PR but EA NHL has created a great base to build upon for many years with NHL 15 so I get what they were doing especially with their limitations producing it .
But the game is what it is and it plays a amazing game of NHL Hockey BEST EVER once you find your skill level and its not easy but AlTitos sliders are a great base !

# 259 THESHAMISASHAME @ 09/12/14 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by canucksss


	FINALLY I find the solution to END MY "CRITICISM" and "NEGATIVITY" about this game!!!!! No...its not having the right sliders that will correct this game or to become close to the real NHL.................. I am back playing MLBTS-RTTS hate to waste my time, energy and electricity playing this game. IF EA will update it and making it more appealing to "hardcore" gamers then I'll keep it....if not...go to walmart and exchange it....since they seldom ask for the receipt. Glad this game was a freebie from my nephew.

Yeah you really should because your pouting and demands at this point are probably falling on deaf ears lol and I was amazed and disappointed EA didnt even put in new goalie masks designs and now Im happy Im getting back playoff mode !
You really need to get strat o matic hockey because EA will never be a non interactive game as most people wanna play a game and just not watch a forced sim unfold and Im not saying anyone wants a arcade game but that being said what you do in EA NHL 15 my sports game of the year matters and gameplay is so freakin amazing and realistic within a video game I just cant stop playing and when Playoff Mode , 3 Stars and edit player update is released Im set till NHL 16

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Originally Posted by Arrowhead21


	Yeah if you're terrible at defense you're gonna get exposed this year, I agree

Yeah I agree and when I switched back to classic view it really helped my game being able to see where all the players where but I try to hold position and not run around poke checking as when I play realistic hockey with this game I get Realistic results as its really in the game this year !

# 260 Simaofan-20 @ 09/12/14 09:38 PM

Bad bug I just found. Can't embed videos but here's the link

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnEiKjVNfOI

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