NHL 15: Three Keys to Success

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Quote: Originally Posted by CarryTheWeight

This series just needs more polish in every sense of the word. More graphical flair, better presentation, better commentary and more diverse, "alive" environments. Next-gen is the perfect opportunity to do this. I'm not going to repeat what everyone else said, but this series has looked to go "real time" with presentation for a while. I assume something along the lines of what next-gen FIFA does is what we'll see for 15 on PS4/XB1. Speaking of FIFA, Be A GM should look at what FIFA's career mode does and implement its "international" scale. I'm honestly annoyed by Be A GM Mode and how the AHL/NHL seasons happen in a bubble. Junior and International leagues are non-existent apart from filling the draft pool. We should be able to track stats, scout and sign junior/international players ala Eastside Hockey Manager and Franchise Hockey Manager. I'm not asking for anything groundbreaking, but the fact junior/international leagues are unplayable and inactive just seems dated to me. Not only that, but generated young players should come through that pipeline instead of randomly generating during the draft. This would make scouting much more important. Right now, it seems like a waste of time to play more than 10-15 seasons in Be A GM. Text sims still continue to be the way to go if you want a living "franchise mode". I hope next gen NHL changes that.

I do agree with you to an extent. The more fleshed out the junior/int'l leagues get, the more interesting franchise/GM modes become. Next gen provides the storage capacity/room to let that happen I would think.

Right now though, the game has more modes than most people know what to do with. It's great that there is something for everyone whether it be online leagues, HUT, BaGM, or whatever... the selection is awesome. Some of those modes do need some tuning but the main focus should be on gameplay. Improve that and the game as a whole becomes better and that gives the devs room to then tinker with the individual modes. If they can improve AI, eliminate any super goalie type play or all skaters feeling the same, and allow a wider range of tuning with expanded sliders, the game will be a lot more fun no matter what mode you play.