First NHL 15 Screenshot Revealed, Pre-Order Offers Detailed

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Quote: Originally Posted by snowblind89

And the thing is that all of the complaints in this thread are almost all legitimate.

Eyebrows being too low is a legitimate complaint?
Lol

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by SpectralThundr

And to be honest, I would be very surprised that with 6 gigs of ram to play with now, that EA doesn't at least make an effort on AI going into this gen. the PS3 and 360 were not powerful machines, to be honest the PS4 and Xbone aren't all that powerful either but they do have more room now under the hood to do much more than coast like they did towards the end of last gen.

I dont know what kind of power do we need to replicate this game over video game. IMO, EA is just lazy in doing its job. I mean, do you really need a powerful machine to differentiate players and how they play? At least give the superstars an extra leverage compared to 3-4 liners. How about the way teams play their game? All the teams play the same. How about the team celebration after scoring a goal? I understand puck physics could be one of the hardest to replicate....but at least if im playing against superstar players, i need to see the difference when Im using a D-3 line. Or if i am against a powerful team, at least give me the feeling that im in for a show.

Again, IMHO, EA is only focusing online....I could estimate, based on the games im seeing from 2010-13 games, they have 80% focus on HUT and 20% in all other aspects and modes. Since I play 98% offline, BAGM or BAP, unless they address gameplay issues...I am going to stay away from this game.

Quote: Originally Posted by Aggies7

Not really going to argue over the screenshot. I personally think it looks good, but screenshots don't do anything for me. I need to see videos.

better yet....play the demo...i mean not just 2 team option, but all teams with 1 period of 5 minutes play...at least i can gauge if they put a good effort in NHL 15.

[Aggies7]

Quote: Originally Posted by canucksss

better yet....play the demo...i mean not just 2 team option, but all teams with 1 period of 5 minutes play...at least i can gauge if they put a good effort in NHL 15.

Sadly, you know that ain't going to happen. So I will settle for some E3 video with people playing sim hockey. I want to see how AI reacts and if it's realistic as I primarily play offline.

I appreciate and love online sports games, but I feel like ever since online gaming for sports was added EA has given up on the offline folks. Just my opinion.

[SpectralThundr]

Quote: Originally Posted by canucksss

I dont know what kind of power do we need to replicate this game over video game. IMO, EA is just lazy in doing its job. I mean, do you really need a powerful machine to differentiate players and how they play? At least give the superstars an extra leverage compared to 3-4 liners. How about the way teams play their game? All the teams play the same. How about the team celebration after scoring a goal? I understand puck physics could be one of the hardest to replicate....but at least if im playing against superstar players, i need to see the difference when Im using a D-3 line. Or if i am against a powerful team, at least give me the feeling that im in for a show. Again, IMHO, EA is only focusing online....I could estimate, based on the games im seeing from 2010-13 games, they have 80% focus on HUT and 20% in all other aspects and modes. Since I play 98% offline, BAGM or BAP, unless they address gameplay issues...I am going to stay away from this game. better yet....play the demo...i mean not just 2 team option, but all teams with 1 period of 5 minutes play...at least i can gauge if they put a good effort in NHL 15.

You're aware that both the 360 and PS3 don't even have a gig of ram right? 512 megs, some of that reserved for system processes, that leaves very little room for complicated AI run routines. You clearly aren't a programmer.

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by SpectralThundr

You're aware that both the 360 and PS3 don't even have a gig of ram right? 512 megs, some of that reserved for system processes, that leaves very little room for complicated AI run routines. You clearly aren't a programmer.

Obviously I am not...i'm in the medical field for your information, that's why I was asking about the necessary power is needed for us to see a replica of NHL in video games. But you dont need to be a programmer to see the effort of EA, like removing the things that works in the past...group hug after scoring....penalties....neutral zone pressure (ive seen this early in 13, but after the patch/tuner...it disappeared) etc.

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Two new screenshots here. Most important thing I noticed are that they finally have 4 refs!!
http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-upd...=1401912360394

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Good lord! The lighting is bang on! I was just at MSG at the beginning of May for the Pens series, and this looks scary real! Haven't been impressed by video game screenshots in a long time.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by feedmeccc

Two new screenshots here. Most important thing I noticed are that they finally have 4 refs!! http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-upd...=1401912360394

Is the MSG pic no longer available to anyone else?

The Joe looks really nice.
I hope we get that same angle during a goal celebration.