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Will NHL Recover From a Down Year? (Roundtable)

11:06 AM - September 20, 2014 by RaychelSnr

NHL 15 hasn't had the smoothest year up to this point.

Many reviews, including our own, gave the game very pedestrian scores. Of course, critic scoring of game titles is only one aspects of the post-release launch. Many fans have been quite unhappy with the game and its direction on our forums as well.

But yet in all of the pessimism there is a glimmer of hope. The gameplay within the new-gen version is actually rather good, and the presentation took giant leaps forward this year. So while this year's game was missing a lot of modes, there is still reason for hope with the future of the franchise.

So with all of that said, can NHL recover from this year's debacle and regain its status as one of the premiere titles in our genre?

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# 41 actionhank @ 09/22/14 01:37 PM

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	While I agree with the part that the defensive stick needs a complete overhaul, I disagree on the luck side of poke checks. It is about timing. Everytime I get a tripping call when poke checking, I shake my head because it was stupid to do it. I don't feel cheated here.

I've had a penalty called on more than one occasion simply because while standing in front of the guy with the puck and trying to poke check, instead of hitting the much closer puck, the player just jams his stick into the other guy's skates on what should have been an easy check.

# 42 piffbernd @ 09/22/14 11:52 PM

I could see 2k coming back, but not Sony. This year it's a joke UFC , NHL had to be patched, and prize drop 20 $ in 2 weeks. Last year the same with NBA Live, wow.

# 43 13whitebread @ 09/23/14 03:57 PM

For all the talk about 2K coming back I will be honest I did not care for the series they put out I thought EA was always better it's just that 2K did a better job with the all the extras. EA just simply refuses to add to these. Looking forward to NHL 16 at this point or might get NHL 15 around playoff time as long as there is a huge price drop down the road

# 44 NeptunePirate @ 09/24/14 12:29 PM

I'm more than positive that EA can recover from this. They have the resources and budget to do so. That said, someone needs to create some competition for the NHL series. Whether that be 2K jumping back into the fray or someone like Konami reviving Blades of Steel, something needs to happen. With EA having an off year, this would be the best time for a competitor to be announced for next year.

# 45 dubbs88 @ 09/24/14 01:19 PM

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	For all the talk about 2K coming back I will be honest I did not care for the series they put out I thought EA was always better it's just that 2K did a better job with the all the extras. EA just simply refuses to add to these. Looking forward to NHL 16 at this point or might get NHL 15 around playoff time as long as there is a huge price drop down the road

Check around Black Friday most EA Sports games drop to $25 for many different retailers

# 46 canucksss @ 09/24/14 04:04 PM

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	Check around Black Friday most EA Sports games drop to $25 for many different retailers

Even for $25 I will not buy this game...its an expensive cup coaster. I have the game free and I havent touched it for a week now.

# 47 RedivivusOlive1 @ 10/11/14 12:12 AM

Next, prediction for next update is EA Trax, Generic Madden-themed music is replaced by the soundtrack (same as PS3 & 360 versions).

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