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

08:38 AM - September 15, 2015 by Steve_OS

NHL 16 has officially launched for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Get a few games in and post your impressions!

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# 361 robinson @ 11/25/15 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by budsticky


	I just got this game. I haven't played an NHL game since 11 or 12, so it's been a while. Now that I'm on next gen I figure I'd give it a shot. My first impressions are that I totally suck, even on pro, and I freely admit that. However, it has some of the same frustrations that I remember from playing the series a few years ago. I find that the CPU players stick to me like glue. Anywhere I cut they are right on me. Meanwhile, when they are on offense they zip around my zone with nary a problem. Also, their passes seem to find their way through crowds right in the crease to an open man. And I'm not chasing guys either. I try to play my lanes and force the play outside, but the CPU finds a way to move the puck in a fashion that I can't come close to replicating when I'm on offense. Also, my AI defenders have a bad habit of chasing their guys behind the net leaving the front of the goal wide open. And don't get me started on faceoffs. I rarely win them. I'm sure if I check out some tutorials online I can get better at the game, but it just feels kind of cheap to me. I played 5 games and every game has followed the same pattern: CPU scores 3 goals within the first 12 minutes or so, then my goalie miraculously turns into a brick wall stopping shots he let in in the first, yet I can't score. I'm going to give it some more time and try to see if there is some guidance out there to get my game going in the right direction as I used to have a ton of fun with the NHL games..not sure how much patience I'm going to have though.

Sample my sliders. Then sample Northmans sliders. They are good slider sets and you should get better games. We can tell you which sliders to adjust if you like them but need to finetune it.

# 362 john_swartzwelder @ 12/08/15 09:43 PM

I'm not exactly sure where to post this but has anyone else noticed that the columns aren't wide enough when viewing career stats for goalies? For example, Rask's real life GAA would look like "2.7..." I don't know if it's been like this the whole time but this is really bothersome to me and kind of ruins the GM mode experience.

# 363 jake19ny @ 12/10/15 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by john_swartzwelder


	I'm not exactly sure where to post this but has anyone else noticed that the columns aren't wide enough when viewing career stats for goalies? For example, Rask's real life GAA would look like "2.7..." I don't know if it's been like this the whole time but this is really bothersome to me and kind of ruins the GM mode experience.

What roster update are you using? I had that happen but after the November 3rd update it had presentation fixes and I think that was one because my banners are fine now

# 364 john_swartzwelder @ 12/12/15 07:54 AM

I'm using the December 4th update.

# 365 jake19ny @ 12/12/15 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by john_swartzwelder


	I'm using the December 4th update.

Did you ever use the November ones? All you have to do I think is make it active and it should automatically give you the presentation updates. If that's not it then I'm not sure because like I said it happened to me once a while back but I get good banners for goalies at start and other banners pop up during games. There is another bug that if you switch goalies or any player in the pre game edit lines screen that screws up the banners. Don't ask me how but is one of this "Gremlins" as I call them

# 366 john_swartzwelder @ 12/12/15 07:03 PM

Yeah, I'll have to try that. I skipped the first November update because I assumed EA made some glaring mistakes and uncharacteristically fixed them in a new update the next day. I switched back to 14 a while ago simply because the menus were so much simpler to navigate through and the gameplay is a lot less arcadey than 16. If I can fix this banner thing though, I might give 16 a second chance.

# 367 Threatzturnover @ 12/15/15 07:05 PM

. Well guys idk about u but I want gm connected back I have an idea for money hungry ea sports... Well here it is have a gm connected but make it an ad on like a doc u buy for cod ten fifteen bucks not bad cheap anuff for everyone to get if they can get the game they can buy that if they want... Simple enuff right is I had a full league in 14 that is at least 350$ r there they would make not including the thousands that would also buy it lmk what you think please and re post or w.e. If u think it's good or bad or make a twist on it job set wanna get it out there that's all thanks for your time!!!!!!!!!!!

# 368 john_swartzwelder @ 12/15/15 07:06 PM

Nothing worked. I downloaded every update and even deleted and reinstalled the entire game and still the columns aren't wide enough.

# 369 jhawk826 @ 12/17/15 10:14 PM

I purchased the game on Black Friday and am enjoying it so far. This is my first hockey game, so the learning curve was big and this is very unforgiving on new hockey gamers so it took some time for me to get the controls down.

The few negatives that bother me are:
-The lack of roster updates. It should be weekly at worst if EA doesn't have the manpower to do rosters that reflect daily changes.
-Was disappointed I couldn't change jersey numbers. Brought up Brady Skjei from Hartford and his number was 6. Tanner Glass' number also changed from he was brought back up Hartford. Little things like that bother me. Full customization please.
-Also noticed that goalies don't get pulled when they are getting scored on. Where's the realism?

# 370 spidertour02 @ 12/18/15 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jhawk826


	I purchased the game on Black Friday and am enjoying it so far. This is my first hockey game, so the learning curve was big and this is very unforgiving on new hockey gamers so it took some time for me to get the controls down. The few negatives that bother me are: -The lack of roster updates. It should be weekly at worst if EA doesn't have the manpower to do rosters that reflect daily changes. -Was disappointed I couldn't change jersey numbers. Brought up Brady Skjei from Hartford and his number was 6. Tanner Glass' number also changed from he was brought back up Hartford. Little things like that bother me. Full customization please. -Also noticed that goalies don't get pulled when they are getting scored on. Where's the realism?

(1) Daily updates would be ludicrous, but weekly updates don't seem like too much to ask considering they don't change ratings.

(2) You can change jersey numbers -- pretty easily, in fact.

(3) Yes, they do. It depends on the team and circumstances. They even added an animation this year to show the change occurring on the ice.

# 371 jhawk826 @ 12/18/15 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by spidertour02


	(1) Daily updates would be ludicrous, but weekly updates don't seem like too much to ask considering they don't change ratings. (2) You can change jersey numbers -- pretty easily, in fact. (3) Yes, they do. It depends on the team and circumstances. They even added an animation this year to show the change occurring on the ice.

How can I make that change?

I've never seen it. I've put up 6 on the Devils on multiple occasions and Cory Schneider was still out there. Same for going off on Tuukka Rask only for him to remain in net.

# 372 spidertour02 @ 12/19/15 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jhawk826


	I've never seen it. I've put up 6 on the Devils on multiple occasions and Cory Schneider was still out there. Same for going off on Tuukka Rask only for him to remain in net.

I grabbed this clip from a Be A GM game a few minutes ago. I'm the New York Rangers, on the road against the Minnesota Wild. I'm up 3-0 in the 3rd, and after scoring a rather fluky goal to go up 4-0, Minnesota pulls Darcy Kuemper for Jonas Gustavsson.

# 373 Money99 @ 12/20/15 07:44 AM

So, after the latest patch would you guys recommend picking-up NHL16?

The wife wants to get me a game for Christmas and I was thinking either this, PES16 or a non-sports game.

I just got finished 2 months of Mad Max so I'm kind of jonesing for a sports game.

# 374 DJ @ 12/20/15 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Money99


	So, after the latest patch would you guys recommend picking-up NHL16? The wife wants to get me a game for Christmas and I was thinking either this, PES16 or a non-sports game. I just got finished 2 months of Mad Max so I'm kind of jonesing for a sports game.

If you can find it at a discounted price, yes. I've had fun with this game this year, even though there are times playing the �PU I want to throw my DS4, but that's true of all games I play.

# 375 shogunofharlem3 @ 12/20/15 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Money99


	So, after the latest patch would you guys recommend picking-up NHL16? The wife wants to get me a game for Christmas and I was thinking either this, PES16 or a non-sports game. I just got finished 2 months of Mad Max so I'm kind of jonesing for a sports game.

Happily surprised. I'm back to playing games like I did with 2k10. Having sitdowns of 3, 4, 5 games at a time. Really enjoying it. Will take some tinkering. I found a sweet spot for my style right now.

I'd say yes.

# 376 spidertour02 @ 12/20/15 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Money99


	So, after the latest patch would you guys recommend picking-up NHL16? The wife wants to get me a game for Christmas and I was thinking either this, PES16 or a non-sports game. I just got finished 2 months of Mad Max so I'm kind of jonesing for a sports game.

Absolutely. The game is a lot of fun to play with a few tweaks of the sliders, the atmosphere is spot-on, and most of the "missing" modes from NHL 15 are back in with a few improvements.

# 377 Mike Lowe @ 01/08/16 04:10 PM

I'm in the preseason working on some sliders, but why do teams seem to have a lot on NHL guys in the minors? This is using a recent EA roster.

# 378 onlybygrace @ 01/08/16 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Lowe


	I'm in the preseason working on some sliders, but why do teams seem to have a lot on NHL guys in the minors? This is using a recent EA roster.

Because you are in the pre-season and teams are playing a lot of other players than their typical full NHL lineup.

# 379 Pappy Knuckles @ 01/09/16 01:02 AM

RnRexpress3423 and I just played two of the most offense deficient games that you'll ever see lol. We split 1-1 with each of us winning in a shootout. I had a lot of fun, though. $25 was quite a bargain for this considering how much I'm enjoying playing it.

# 380 RnRexpress3423 @ 01/09/16 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles


	RnRexpress3423 and I just played two of the most offense deficient games that you'll ever see lol. We split 1-1 with each of us winning in a shootout. I had a lot of fun, though. $25 was quite a bargain for this considering how much I'm enjoying playing it.

We were abysmal offensively lol. At least we got a couple good hits on the open ice, along with a few brawls. It was only right to end in a shootout lol it was two hard hitting games.

Well worth the $20 I paid for it!!

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