Potential first look at NHL 22

[filip85]

The gameplay trailer doesn’t look bad. Actually intrigued for this years game.

The thing is they didn't show enough of gameplay so that I can judge. I do hope they will release like one period of 5 min of gameplay only.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I like how they tout it as new and yet in what they showed I count no less than 3 of the same goals go in that have since like 15. Groovy

 

[Malkinstheman]

Is it just me or the do the graphics look really bad. The ice looks insanely saturated which almost gives it a pixelated look.
Look at the snippet of gameplay at 2:40....That looks really bad.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Is it just me or the do the graphics look really bad. The ice looks insanely saturated which almost gives it a pixelated look.
Look at the snippet of gameplay at 2:40....That looks really bad.

Lots of people have complained about it. Let's see it on console

 

[Leafs87]

The thing is they didn't show enough of gameplay so that I can judge. I do hope they will release like one period of 5 min of gameplay only.

Yes agreed.
The closest thing to uncut game play was that breakaway by Meir that gave me a slight bit of hope for this years title

 

[TGWL]

Gameplay trailer.. wtf lol.

 

[Blitzkrug]

With the graphics it's hard to tell off a YouTube video. These consoles have HDR enabled where YouTube does not.

It's the gameplay looking the exact same thats the issue

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

What a pile of steaming dogshit. The players have eye movement! The glass shines when you look at is 2 centimeters away!

And what is this Superstar X-Factor thing? Every star player has some kind of magical superskill that you decide before the game? And when you play online against a stacked team every single player of that team has some kind of superpower? What the f*** is this? Yeah I get it, they are catering to younger casual audience but this is embarrasing even in EA's standards.

 

[NZ Hockey]

Still a bit early to fully judge but already looks like more of the same garbage. A few minor graphical features that add virtually nothing to the game. And some dumb add in (X-Factors) that continues to push the idea that hockey is a superstar arcade game, won by individuals with their sweet one-on-one moves ... rather than a team game with integrity, won by players supporting each other as a unit and playing actual 5-on-5 hockey.

Watching EA make this game every year is like watching what the NHL could have become if FOX robots and glow-pucks had continued to be the primary focus. Just all gimmicks and no real hockey.

I posted a massive list of ideas on the wishlist thread saying "if they give me a fifth of this I'll be happy" but it looks like I'm getting .1% of that list so far. I won't be buying, and I've been buying since NHLPA'93. Time to vote with my wallet. I'll get a look at the release but my expectations are that I won't be participating in this.

NHL - balls in your court (pucks in your rink?) - partner with a different company or you continue to waste an opportunity to promote your game and earn my hard-earned cash.

 

[Canuck Luck]

Gameplay trailer has more animated scenes over gameplay in the video… classic ea

the improved stick animations seem to be a huge improvement though

 

[donghabs98]

Seems like a standard EA NHL trailer. Hypes up some minor changes but makes no mention to any game mode changes.

 

[donghabs98]

What a pile of steaming dogshit. The players have eye movement! The glass shines when you look at is 2 centimeters away!

And what is this Superstar X-Factor thing? Every star player has some kind of magical superskill that you decide before the game? And when you play online against a stacked team every single player of that team has some kind of superpower? What the f*** is this? Yeah I get it, they are catering to younger casual audience but this is embarrasing even in EA's standards.

The funny thing is, no one cares about this when they are playing. Sure it may look cool for replays but its so minor that it shouldn't be featured in their first trailer.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

NHL - balls in your court (pucks in your rink?) - partner with a different company or you continue to waste an opportunity to promote your game and earn my hard-earned cash.

Everyone and their grandmas have know for years that EA doesn't give a single f*** about making the game even a bit realistic. They make what sells. And that is arcade gaming with micro transactions.

 

[DieselPig]

I would rather throw $100 in a GoFundMe for a new 2K sports NHL game than spend $1 on this piece of trash EA NHL garbage

 

[Cornwallace]

I would rather throw $100 in a GoFundMe for a new 2K sports NHL game than spend $1 on this piece of trash EA NHL garbage

2k is just as bad as EA at this point

 

[EdJovanovski]

2k is just as bad as EA at this point

But would it be as bad if there were two competing games?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Pretty much sums is up.
Going from generation to generation was rough the last go around.
Definitely will pass this year and just get Franchise Hockey Manager instead.

 

[EdJovanovski]

With the graphics it's hard to tell off a YouTube video. These consoles have HDR enabled where YouTube does not.

It's the gameplay looking the exact same thats the issue

The YouTube trailers are also in 1080p not 4K

 

[Cornwallace]

But would it be as bad if there were two competing games?

I'm not sure that it actually would.

Fifa isn't exactly in a great place even though they have a solid competitor.

I've played the past four 2k basketball games quite a bit and they're riddled with their own problems. All sorts of server issues/lag problems, in-game glitches, save file corruption problems, broken gameplay mechanics, and I'm sure there's more that I'm missing.

On top of all the issues it's monetized like it's a f2p game... The build system 2k uses for park/pro-am/rec is one of the biggest scams in all of gaming. You basically have to drop $50 on VC to upgrade your player to usable level if you don't want to get steamrolled online. That's $50 for each build you want to make too. So if you want a guard and a big man then you're looking at $100... Did you mess up something on your build that you want to edit like your height or weight? Well you're shit out of luck and have to make a brand new build from scratch. You can literally wake up one day and load up the game just to find out your build that you dropped money into has been nerfed too lol...

The guy running the show over there (Strauss Zelnick) is one of the biggest scumbags in the videogame industry whose only goal is to monetize their properties to the max they can. They've honestly probably just looked at the numbers NHL does and figure it's not worth their time.

 

[Cornwallace]

Going from generation to generation was rough the last go around.
Definitely will pass this year and just get Franchise Hockey Manager instead.

You're not wrong, but you could give it a try first with the 10 hour trial

 

[NJDevilsFan21]

Sigh just remaster NHL98 PS/PC or 2004 PC. At least back then I had such high hopes and dreams of what NHL games might be like in the 2020s. Even the custom music was so much better back then: