** NHL 15 Thread ** Part II

[Cor]

 

[ThrillinPhil]

they havent changed the goalie masks in years, I know it would be impossible to get realistic designs, but at least design a few more custom ones for each team.

 

[Anth]

they havent changed the goalie masks in years, I know it would be impossible to get realistic designs, but at least design a few more custom ones for each team.

Couldn't agree more, It gets boring seeing the same designs year after year.

 

[CBJx614]

Thank god you can finally hit your own players

 

[Picaroon]

at the shot Thornton takes at :09 seconds in. The **** is that? I hate those weird shots where the puck just flies off with no shot motion. Has it on his forehand but it takes off like a backhander out of no where.. and Doughty is literally hovering above the ice superman style when he dives.
end rant.

My god I can't believe they actually included one of those shots in a trailer... The old shovel shot. Groundbreaking physics!!!! ZOMMGGG!!

 

[HunteDxEntitY]

That vid was pretty cool.... I can't wait to play this!!

 

[McGlassbangers]

Looks great, massive upgrade over NHL 13 which is the last NHL I bought. Can't wait until August.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Eh, it looks fine. All that crease crashing will probably be a ***** online, though.

 

[Cor]

 

[AllGenosNoDust]

they havent changed the goalie masks in years, I know it would be impossible to get realistic designs, but at least design a few more custom ones for each team.

It's a real shame because I do remember their older NHL games did have them... Another thing wrong with EA. They need serious

 

[Nosedive]

There needs to be competition. I miss 2K. I still play NHL 2K8 because of all the customization that game has. 2K gave the player a lot more control than EA Sports (e.g. controlling all 30 teams in dynasty/franchise mode)

 

[UncleRisto]

Not really liking the goalies doing the same stupid animations in those two screenshots but what ya gonna do...

 

[Carlzner]

Group celebration finally. That's pretty cool. Interested to see the video today.

I'm almost 100% certain there were group celebrations in either '10 or '11 but then got taken out for some reason.

Also, is it just me or do they boast about some great new physics engine every single year?! Jesus.

 

[IceManCat]

There was a couple of "gameplay" snippets in that video such as the Datsyuk replay, and the Thornton backhand. Anyone else notice how drastically different the graphics looked in those gameplay snippets VS. when they cut back to the player models. ( Second 8 and Second 9 in the video)

I fear the graphics will look nothing like how how they are portraying them to be in these videos. I hope we aren't being led on the way Madden leads people with their graphic trailers.

 

[Mijatovic]

I fear the graphics will look nothing like how how they are portraying them to be in these videos. I hope we aren't being led on the way Madden leads people with their graphic trailers.

In motion it will be a lot harder to tell the individual features of players however I think the replays plus TV presentation stuff is where it will really shine...

 

[Carlzner]

At the beginning of the trailer it shows Orpik-Niskanen as our top pair. I really hope they aren't our top rated defenseman in the game.

 

[Deku]

What the hell is happening in this picture? Did Niemi trip Frolik?

 

[nerdybeard]

What the hell is happening in this picture? Did Niemi trip Frolik?

Clearly it's some real-life physics happening.

 

[Dagistitsyn]

What the hell is happening in this picture? Did Niemi trip Frolik?

Vlasic is taking a shot on his own net and Frolik & Demers are taking naps.

 

[UncleRisto]

At the beginning of the trailer it shows Orpik-Niskanen as our top pair. I really hope they aren't our top rated defenseman in the game.

Knowing the ratings in NHL 14 they'll both be like 87 overall.

 

[linusandvarlamov]

I watched the physics trailer today ! I hadn't even realized a new trailer had come out. What they showed in the trailer looks promising but I'd really like to see some actual gameplay now (if I remember rightly, EA usually shows gameplay 2-3 weeks before the release date of an NHL game).

Anyway, I've made up my mind that I won't be getting a PS4 for this, I'll just get the game on PS3 and wait until the game improves a little more on the PS4. I always find myself playing the waiting game with EA, that's why I'm still on NHL 13 .

 

[JZCislesHockey]

I hope the pucks finally bounce out of the net when you score like in real life. It isn't realistic to take a 100 mph slapper off the top of the net and have it bounce down and die on the ice. That's just a pet peeve.

 

[Hansen]

CCM Tacks equipment confirmed in that 0.5 flash of MacKinnon taking a shot

Love the look of that stick and hopefully the skates are in too. Gonna be my go to in EASHL


It looks like you can also see a bunch of guys repping what looks to be the Warrior QR1

 

[Rielly4Captain]

They probably have a system of trying to get the elite players MOSTLY correct while the average pleb is probably not even close.

They are certainly far better than NHL14 [MOD]

I liked what I heard about the review. Espeically about what Sean said regarding people trying to game the game. I hated that some people just needed the right circumstances to get the same goal over and over, hashmark snap shot, pass crease to goal. Goalies should be able to see this happening and learn from it especially if a player/team likes doing it a lot. I am really hoping Goalie AI, and Defender AI are much better than they were. This gives me even more excitement for the game. It would be nice if they could really up the ante on the Commentary as well but I would think its pretty much set in stone by this time. Though being the off-season, maybe the commentators have more time to record/re-record what they need to.

In essence, I am bloody excited and will be a day 1 buy on my XBO for this.

You do realise that those "right circumstances" are the highest-chance to score in real life too right? That is why they are easy to score. With the right defensive system, you can stop these from happening 9 times out of 10.

 

[Cor]

The cross crease goals would be reduced if they gave the goalies the ability to stop the passes.

So many times the goalie could have just put his stick down and stopped the pass, but instead it goes right through the blue paint as the goalie is hugging the post to the player and in.

It's really one of those common sense things goalies don't seem to have.