It's the same thing every year. Guys cry and bitch about how bad the game is and they say they will never buy it again. Then EA makes up sone new buzz word and the same idiots are ready to preorder the game again.
I think a major issue is that major sport games just arent meant to be played the amount that the player base consumes them in HUT and WOC specifically. In the good old days franchise would see big updates each year and we would almost make our own fun? Now even the casual player will put in 5-10 weeks for even 6 months out of the year and thats just a huge amount of time played on a game dev cycle thats essentially 12 weeks a year. I have been baited in the past, and have gotten so caught up in the hype over the years but the longer Im in the industry I get a better handle on if a game will meet, fall far below or exceed the general player base expectations. I think 25 will surprise Franchise mode players and HUT finally has a different weekly play cycle. Its got a shot to be better than 23 and 24 and thats all I hope for lol.
I fall into this category 😂! But I don’t play any other video games.. I tried golf but hard to find a good game! And honestly.. I freaking love hockey!!!
Its far to early to tell, but I get the sense that the game will be much more east and west. Making you get creative to get time and space, meaning defense should be easier. I pray we can actually stick lift again lol
Don't let EA Sports Vancouver or the content creators fool you into thinking massive changes are coming in NHL 25. If you see "#EAPartner" in the description they were paid by EA to read a script of lies. Happens every year, yet people continue to buy the game and complain.
Not exactly, by law you have to say if you’re paid or not. It’s literally a law. sometimes it just means that they were given early access or information that other people don’t get. But I understand the frustration with people liking a game that you don’t like because people can’t have their own opinion.
I used to work at the food bank and used to pick up the donations from EA Vancouver Nothing was ever happening. Quietest building ever. Office buildings were louder. You’d think it’d be the opposite. They had basketball, soccer, tennis etc. courts that were always empty. I wonder why that was the case..
@@GOCAPSDMVHe was most likely paid by ea to put this video out. Nothing wrong with that but don’t be so naive. You think he’d get on here and trash it? He’d lose his access.
@@scottconrad4719 buddy look at what ea themselves say on thier page about the creator program, also. By law, you would have to see if you were paid or not. Who is the naïve one now?
I would have loved to have gotten paid for this video, however unfortunately this video was entirely done by me and my own opinions on it. I think people like yourself get upset if a creator makes a video covering the new game and doesnt just trash it from start to finish. Thats just a silly way to go about it, of course I am excited about the new game we are all addicted to hockey and this (sometimes unfortunately) is our only video game outlet for it. I will always give my real opinion on the game, and unless a piece of content is legit posted on the EA NHL account no one is paid. The "EA Partner" tag is meant to be an explainer to how we received an early look to make the content. Year over year, I am not sure how much can actually change in a yearly sport game. Its the most broken and archaic model in the gaming industry because it was started in the 90s and that was far before the majority of the player base switched to playing online. I think NHL 25 will have some nice quality of life stuff but the gameplay changes we have no idea until the player base gets a hand on them.
I promise vision control wont look like what you are describing, but I cant gaurentee the player base wont find some new way to exploit it. Could be better, could be worse
They literally changed nothing and this is an update not a new game definitely not buying this crap and how good will it all work out on high ping games?
Exhaust engine better be scrapped in this edition. As primarily an EASHL club player, customization, menus, servers, builds, earnings, accolades all need an upgrade. Above all of that though, ffs EA fix the broken gameplay first.
Can we mod the controlls? I absolutely hated the changes to ‘24 with the quick dekes and hitting etc. If I can hold x to protect the puck again I will consider purchase… if not… guess I’m playing’23 for another season
so many problems would have been solved if they only made 1 last game and made updates to it instead, they would have more time to make more changes and players wouldnt be mad because they have to pay this crazy amount of money every f*ing year.
You have to distinguish between one timers from the dots and backdoor tap ins. You're definitely referring to the latter, as I scored a lot of those too. But true, traditional one timers from distance haven't gone in in years.
I would guess that you are referring to back door tap ins, I dont classify that as one timers. Im talking about point shots or even a guy in the face off dot. The change to human goalie animations in 23 made the one timer almost none existent in 1v1 because they get this huge slide animations.
It would genuinely take around an hour to code a massive crowd improvement. If you are getting cooked your crowd should slowly dissipate and be damn near nonexistent at the end of a blowout loss. I cant stand playing a chel club match and seeing the home crowd all cheer like they tied the cup final when the score improves from 0-6 to 1-6 with 1:47 left in the third. If you lose 7-8+ games in a row your max crowd should decrease and fan engagement should be shit.
In NHL game with a realistic presentation would actually be unbelievable. Imagine if when you scored in overtime, the AI dog piled you instead of just skating away lol
Im 100% with you on this, I would love more realism in that aspect. Im a big proponent on the tradition NBC type broadcast but that might just be because I am old.
To be honest, when I heard about the grudge match thing I was pumped just because by December you basically play the same 10 people because you find your spot in Rivals. Itll be nice to see how you have matched up and how it will impact the game, there is definitely a lot more to the system then the small blurb so I am pumped for you guys to see it.
Can we get box scores for all games played on any day during the season? Madden does it, MLB The Show does it (for AAA and AA as well), it can't be difficult to do it in NHL. Also, can we get stats that accurately reflect what's going on in a season, such as a team's ACTUAL winning or losing streak, a player's individual stats vs any given team during that season and/or for their career, etc.? Again, it's not difficult and would add to a player's lore against certain teams (rivals?) and would deepen the immersion of franchise and BAP modes. Also, can the game keep track of players who injure other players and maybe have a blurb about said injury in the teams' next matchup? I.e., "Marchand injured (whomever) last time these two teams played..." or "Byram was injured by (whomever) in their last matchup, but he's back now and looking for revenge..." I suppose it doesn't need to be that detailed, but it's still something that could be included in pre-game notes or something.
I play NHL on a PS4 and don't take it too seriously but still would like to play ultimate team with updated players, but I'm not getting a PS5 so now I can't
I know this is pretty useless but they should update the customization and equipment options and make some like different tape jobs and customizable stick colours because all NHL players now use custom colors. I just don’t get why they don’t do that.
Exactly! I feel like customization of your chel / be a pro player is completely trash. I wish I could change my skate and stick colours to different colourways, and we desperately need new faces, hair and facial hair options like nba 2k and mlb
This use to be my favorite game. They do stuff that should have been done 5 years ago and expect people to get hype about it. Sad part is there is people who still get excited for this copy and paste game
Improved ai would be enough for me, constantly having to dodge pylon teamates or having a 2 on 1 and my teamate just stops skating or veers off into the boards for no reason. Dumping old gen looks like better graphics i noticed that before i knew old gen was dumped. I hope wildcard isnt just changing modes like last year. Universal progression is good so long as the rewards arent dogshit. I hope its good but man its hard to be optimistic with EA.
Better have put more NHL faces in the game if they used some new fancy tech to make their animations better Literally the starting goalie for the Canucks doesn’t have his face in the game and he’s bin in the NHL for over half a decade
I agree, I know its super difficult to get the updated face scans because I think they have to basically bring that camera setup to every training camp but I agree they need everyone!
@@SleevelessGaming they don’t even need to have great face scan just make a face look half realistic for the lower level players. Even just matching the right hair color.
Im afraid that the use of the sapien tech is going to make the amount of player faces even worse because it's supposed to be a full body camera setup so they almost certainly discontinued the old way of scanning players and now the only guarantees for new scans this year will be the hughes brothers and a handful of Canucks + the most prominent rookies , from all the sports games NHL series is the worst at getting this right and I wish the players union would do something about it
The NHL series is by far the game I play the most. I’m in a few leagues (AGL, NAVHL, played some LG when I had time), and I love the competition and the fun with friends. WoC-imo-is the best mode and the true multiplayer experience that sport games strive for. But, it’s been frustrating over the years with bad human-goalie animations, L2 spammers (which are basically gone Thank God), and X-Factor abilities that really need to be dropped altogether. I’m hoping that WoC sees positive change. Last year’s Fortnite-ification of NHL was tough to be a part of. I understand they’re trying to get casual fans and of course kids. But then give us multiple options for WoC in terms of gameplay: Arcade and Simulation. It’s ok to have 3-2, 5-3 games in WoC. That’s real hockey, something a lot of us players actually want. That’s what a simulation, pro mode should be. They’re supposed to be pro players, right? Let us have that in WoC. Let skills matter, not X-Factors and sloppy Arcade hits, or pucks that magically stick to checked players.
I wish they would do 2-year release windows. If you want to take a real leap EA bring it to VR. Give us actual vision control. Give us ChatGPT powered ai that actually talk and respond to their environment/conversation. I'd gladly wait another 3 or 4 years for a new NHL release.
First: It's not the first time. The Nordic release of NHL11 had the Sedin twins on the cover. Second: I'm finally forced to buy a next gen console.. should I get Xbox or PS?
Do you have anything else to say about the presentation, namely the pre game intros so that you can see the goalie introduction in the offline mdoes etc.
I think you misunderstood the grudge match system, it’s about teams. For example, there would be specific stuff for a matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks
From my understanding it is in offline and online modes. For example in HUT if you match with someone you ahve played regularly you will get a recent games performance breakdown in games between you and that player.
@@SleevelessGaming I guess that makes sense, but I’m assuming it will work differently offline and online since it has some feature where players get special X-Factors from previous matchups against that team. If you haven’t seen that, it’s from the press release for the game
Looks good, but hopefully they keep the controls for the controller as are now in nhl24 and not have the community complaining and wanting certain controls for their controller back into the game.
All this is all fine but question did the fix the chel bugs, menu bugs, lobby bugs, ingame bugs in defence lack of defensive tools to intercept passes, stick luft and bump. And goalie beeing handikappad from pass glitch goals and game tilt. You can play outstanding for 59:45 seconds to letting in a flipper shot every second game. Goslies are players to
Sleeveless I got to know! I am so hyped more than ever for this game since it is only next gen finally!! But I got to know is full presentation back because that would the cherry on top and I was hearing multiple voices in the trailer! Does that mean multiple broadcasters?
All I need from Franchise mode is the ability to see your line fits and stuff in the offseason so you arent blindsided by what your real team looks like when the calendar rolls over..
I get it from a business and game development but as an old gen player, it is disappointing that its new gen only. As a casual player, upgrading to a PS5 isn't a great option right now. Its something that was talked about for NHL 24 so its not a surprise that its finally happening. And, again, it makes sense from a business and game development perspective. I'm just going to miss playing the new games as they come out. Just going to have to try some of the other offline modes in NHL 24
I have a question. The last couple years it had been called the x factor edition and in the trailer they didn’t show the players with x factors. They would also give a x factor choice pack with your preorder. I could be wrong but i would think quin and jack would have them after the years they just had. I was wondering if you think they took x factors out of the game or that they just weren’t showcased in the trailer.
Can someone clarify if we preorder the PHYSICAL copy of the Deluxe Edition do we also get this game 7 days early? Like can I go to my local GameStop and pick it up a week earlier than the standard edition?
NHL25: now with no hitting whatsoever, AI wins all puck battles, passing to a breakout lineman steals all their acceleration not to mention defensemen that are beat have warp speed, with the ability to make your player drop the puck with the slightest contact, team goalies being dogshit, oh and I hear the Utah logo is a giant turd. Features, yep they got em.
I like the screen of US Gamer saying the new skating is unreal. A bit wondering how the change to vision control isn't a reversion to 2 years ago when they say you can now face the net....isn't that what it was and how it was spammed to make people skate so unrealistically?
We will see one thing about EA is all they do bring stuff that was already in the game to the forefront to consumers , rename it aka dust it off and boom here are the new features. Please fix the AI this year and fix the goal tending. Would be great to play a close game in NHL title from EA for once instead of the offensive shootouts the game typically plays like.
Can we just get the option to play a full season or playoffs in co-op against the CPU online? Had it years ago and have never got it back. I want to play with my brother who is across the country against the CPU.
The franchise streamlined will be great last year in franchise mode and past years they only allowed you to control one team and provide maintenance to one team thanks to you guys we kno there is a streamlined option in franchise now which prolly means control ALL 33 TEAMS in in the mode and no more players being moved without your permission during the season that's what was needed I think NHL 25 will bring hockey back to how it was in the 90's
I'm holding out until I see what people say about the AI, and glitches, because right now, this game looks exactly the same, probably plays the same. They aren't getting my $90. I could make a huge list of problems from last year that I'm sure they haven't addressed. So I'll wait to see what people say before I decide to buy it or not.
my expextations for the nhl series is so low that just having improved / working menus would be considered a win.
It is sad that I feel the same way. I have been at this for a while now and I really feel the "is what it is" set in every year.
can’t wait to play nhl 20 the 5th version
Ong
I miss NHL 20
Nope@@SleevelessGaming
Why do you think that? The Graphics already look much better and I'm excited to see what a revamped franchise mode will look like
@@wittybanter96 The goal animations for the svorrboard are so much better
Honestly. It's really hard to get excited about this game.
so glad they’re just moving to current gen, with how bad the games have been i couldn’t believe they’d continue to make 4 versions of the game
@@user33740yes only new gen consoles
There actually moving to next gen.
Current gen is Xbox one and ps4
@@9797EWno it’s not 💀 ps5 came out 4 years ago
@@fivedrunkwhales9291no, he’s correct. dont be silly and try to correct people when you are wrong😂
I feel like PS3 support for games didn’t last as long as PS4.
Why dont they skip a few years when they make these games, take their time and add stuff thats revolutionary. Same crap with few tweaks every year
money and mangoes
It's the same thing every year.
Guys cry and bitch about how bad the game is and they say they will never buy it again. Then EA makes up sone new buzz word and the same idiots are ready to preorder the game again.
Well i mean it's on sale after a month and 50 bucks is like 3h of work
ICE IQ!!!!!
Bro did u watch the whole video it’s one of the best updates they do since like nhl 2019
I think a major issue is that major sport games just arent meant to be played the amount that the player base consumes them in HUT and WOC specifically. In the good old days franchise would see big updates each year and we would almost make our own fun? Now even the casual player will put in 5-10 weeks for even 6 months out of the year and thats just a huge amount of time played on a game dev cycle thats essentially 12 weeks a year.
I have been baited in the past, and have gotten so caught up in the hype over the years but the longer Im in the industry I get a better handle on if a game will meet, fall far below or exceed the general player base expectations. I think 25 will surprise Franchise mode players and HUT finally has a different weekly play cycle. Its got a shot to be better than 23 and 24 and thats all I hope for lol.
I fall into this category 😂! But I don’t play any other video games.. I tried golf but hard to find a good game! And honestly.. I freaking love hockey!!!
just when i thought i was out, they pull be back in...
I feel like that’s how it is every year and then once the honey moon phase is over we all start complaining lmao
EA: "I‘m gonna make you an offer you can‘t refuse."
What revolutionary feature pulled you back in this time?
You’re a real one
@@alexandercaputo_different dev team and real changes happening make it hard to not come back lol
Did they change anything on defense at all? Need stick lifting to not be an instant penalty.
Try holding stick lift and cancelling with LB - seems to help me fight for the puck better sometimes
@@aweffs lmao how am i today years old and im finding out that you can hold stick lift to get the puck😂
@@thePastafarian88 yeah it will tie them up and I tap to regain control - I use Lb to cancel the deke if using total controls
Its far to early to tell, but I get the sense that the game will be much more east and west. Making you get creative to get time and space, meaning defense should be easier. I pray we can actually stick lift again lol
Im gonna need to see 100 gameplay videos before purchasing just to see if these changes actually improve anything
As an old Gen player, thank god i dont have the option to purchase this game anymore. Finally a way out!
Lol good we don't need whiners
@@MrStasyk420 not whining, finally ending my toxic addiction with the game, but thanks for trying to be an ass. 🙂👍
@@MrStasyk420the game is bad because of people like you, you will buy it every year no matter what.
@@MrStasyk420 EA deserves you 😅
@@MrStasyk420the last few years of nhl have been crap and this is coming from a former ea hockey fan
NHL 15 finally got a graphic update nice
I’m hoping be a pro gets some love this game
They made no mention of be a pro so I highly doubt it which Is y I'm skipping NHL 25 like I did 24. No incentive to even buy the game for me
😂They don't care about be a pro
@@jamesmustaine2482a lot of people used to till ea made it absolutely dogshit
Be a pro is fun but the money is in the card packs for them. That’s always going to get more attention
@@jamesmustaine2482a lot of fucking people
I hope they reduce the amount of spotlight goal celebrations, in OT winners sure, shootout wins yes but definitely not after every goal
I think they should just remove them completely
@@mmbulleagreed! Hate it
Be a pro better not be the same. I’m sick and tired of pricey pond hockey.
You mean you don’t want your coach benching you because you finished the game with 4 assists but he wanted you to score a goal
Don't let EA Sports Vancouver or the content creators fool you into thinking massive changes are coming in NHL 25. If you see "#EAPartner" in the description they were paid by EA to read a script of lies. Happens every year, yet people continue to buy the game and complain.
Not exactly, by law you have to say if you’re paid or not. It’s literally a law. sometimes it just means that they were given early access or information that other people don’t get. But I understand the frustration with people liking a game that you don’t like because people can’t have their own opinion.
I used to work at the food bank and used to pick up the donations from EA Vancouver
Nothing was ever happening. Quietest building ever. Office buildings were louder.
You’d think it’d be the opposite.
They had basketball, soccer, tennis etc. courts that were always empty.
I wonder why that was the case..
@@GOCAPSDMVHe was most likely paid by ea to put this video out. Nothing wrong with that but don’t be so naive. You think he’d get on here and trash it? He’d lose his access.
@@scottconrad4719 buddy look at what ea themselves say on thier page about the creator program, also. By law, you would have to see if you were paid or not. Who is the naïve one now?
I would have loved to have gotten paid for this video, however unfortunately this video was entirely done by me and my own opinions on it. I think people like yourself get upset if a creator makes a video covering the new game and doesnt just trash it from start to finish. Thats just a silly way to go about it, of course I am excited about the new game we are all addicted to hockey and this (sometimes unfortunately) is our only video game outlet for it.
I will always give my real opinion on the game, and unless a piece of content is legit posted on the EA NHL account no one is paid. The "EA Partner" tag is meant to be an explainer to how we received an early look to make the content. Year over year, I am not sure how much can actually change in a yearly sport game. Its the most broken and archaic model in the gaming industry because it was started in the 90s and that was far before the majority of the player base switched to playing online. I think NHL 25 will have some nice quality of life stuff but the gameplay changes we have no idea until the player base gets a hand on them.
So.. vision control is back and they upped the contrast on the graphics?
I promise vision control wont look like what you are describing, but I cant gaurentee the player base wont find some new way to exploit it. Could be better, could be worse
They literally changed nothing and this is an update not a new game definitely not buying this crap and how good will it all work out on high ping games?
Negative Nancy
Franchise Mode and Be a Pro needs a major facelift, way too many improvements to mention but I won’t hold my breath
Exhaust engine better be scrapped in this edition.
As primarily an EASHL club player, customization, menus, servers, builds, earnings, accolades all need an upgrade.
Above all of that though, ffs EA fix the broken gameplay first.
Couldn’t agree more with the menus that take ages to navigate, the long sever times, the useless bronze coins and the long ass wait times
Can we mod the controlls? I absolutely hated the changes to ‘24 with the quick dekes and hitting etc. If I can hold x to protect the puck again I will consider purchase… if not… guess I’m playing’23 for another season
Props for being able to stretch this to 10 minutes
so many problems would have been solved if they only made 1 last game and made updates to it instead, they would have more time to make more changes and players wouldnt be mad because they have to pay this crazy amount of money every f*ing year.
Says since 22 one-timers have been all since removed from offensive play... meanwhile you have me scoring practically with last second one timers
You have to distinguish between one timers from the dots and backdoor tap ins. You're definitely referring to the latter, as I scored a lot of those too. But true, traditional one timers from distance haven't gone in in years.
I would guess that you are referring to back door tap ins, I dont classify that as one timers. Im talking about point shots or even a guy in the face off dot. The change to human goalie animations in 23 made the one timer almost none existent in 1v1 because they get this huge slide animations.
@@ghost_615 I am actually talking about both... I do get the backdoor tap ins, but I do get some nice blue line one timers pretty often actually.
I’m a weirdo and noticed the sharks still have white helmets for their away kit. Do you think ea will update that later on?
Not a weirdo, the Stlouis Blues used to come out on the wrong side of the arena some years back. Drove me nuts.
Also no matte helmets for canucks third jersey, im so obsessed with minor details
Im a bad Sharks fan for not realizing that. I will bring this up!
"Ice-Q?" Ice-T is suing! 🤣
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😂 ea iq Eafc iq nhl iq 😂
Ice Cube is also suing lol
The name had me dying when I first saw it LOL
It would genuinely take around an hour to code a massive crowd improvement. If you are getting cooked your crowd should slowly dissipate and be damn near nonexistent at the end of a blowout loss. I cant stand playing a chel club match and seeing the home crowd all cheer like they tied the cup final when the score improves from 0-6 to 1-6 with 1:47 left in the third. If you lose 7-8+ games in a row your max crowd should decrease and fan engagement should be shit.
In NHL game with a realistic presentation would actually be unbelievable. Imagine if when you scored in overtime, the AI dog piled you instead of just skating away lol
Im 100% with you on this, I would love more realism in that aspect. Im a big proponent on the tradition NBC type broadcast but that might just be because I am old.
The grudge match thing looks pretty cool I find myself playing the same guys in rivals and champs a lot so it’ll be interesting to see that
i never really pay attention to team names or the usernames so this will be cool for me
It's unfair NHL25 will only be on PS5 i own a PS4 and some people like me can't afford a PS5
@@ACW721 for the progression of the game it's a great thing. I'm sure you won't be missing much. It's always the same shit anyways
@@ACW721U have had 4 years to save up for it. Stop complaining💀
To be honest, when I heard about the grudge match thing I was pumped just because by December you basically play the same 10 people because you find your spot in Rivals. Itll be nice to see how you have matched up and how it will impact the game, there is definitely a lot more to the system then the small blurb so I am pumped for you guys to see it.
Can we get box scores for all games played on any day during the season? Madden does it, MLB The Show does it (for AAA and AA as well), it can't be difficult to do it in NHL. Also, can we get stats that accurately reflect what's going on in a season, such as a team's ACTUAL winning or losing streak, a player's individual stats vs any given team during that season and/or for their career, etc.? Again, it's not difficult and would add to a player's lore against certain teams (rivals?) and would deepen the immersion of franchise and BAP modes. Also, can the game keep track of players who injure other players and maybe have a blurb about said injury in the teams' next matchup? I.e., "Marchand injured (whomever) last time these two teams played..." or "Byram was injured by (whomever) in their last matchup, but he's back now and looking for revenge..." I suppose it doesn't need to be that detailed, but it's still something that could be included in pre-game notes or something.
"opens up a ton more offensive abilities'...cause thats what the game needed....
WAIT SO I GOT HYPED FOR A GAME THAT WONT EVEN BE ON MY CONSOLE?!?!??
If there's no Connected Franchise on NHL 25 I'm not buying
I play NHL on a PS4 and don't take it too seriously but still would like to play ultimate team with updated players, but I'm not getting a PS5 so now I can't
Keep playing 24 with the rest of the people in the same boat as you.
I know this is pretty useless but they should update the customization and equipment options and make some like different tape jobs and customizable stick colours because all NHL players now use custom colors. I just don’t get why they don’t do that.
Exactly! I feel like customization of your chel / be a pro player is completely trash. I wish I could change my skate and stick colours to different colourways, and we desperately need new faces, hair and facial hair options like nba 2k and mlb
This use to be my favorite game. They do stuff that should have been done 5 years ago and expect people to get hype about it. Sad part is there is people who still get excited for this copy and paste game
Improved ai would be enough for me, constantly having to dodge pylon teamates or having a 2 on 1 and my teamate just stops skating or veers off into the boards for no reason. Dumping old gen looks like better graphics i noticed that before i knew old gen was dumped. I hope wildcard isnt just changing modes like last year. Universal progression is good so long as the rewards arent dogshit. I hope its good but man its hard to be optimistic with EA.
If franchise isn't multi-player,it's a fail again
As someone who mains goalie in eashl... I dont want boosts to one timers😢
Better have put more NHL faces in the game if they used some new fancy tech to make their animations better
Literally the starting goalie for the Canucks doesn’t have his face in the game and he’s bin in the NHL for over half a decade
They need to use college football system they literally have all players faces with ai
I agree, I know its super difficult to get the updated face scans because I think they have to basically bring that camera setup to every training camp but I agree they need everyone!
@@SleevelessGaming they don’t even need to have great face scan just make a face look half realistic for the lower level players. Even just matching the right hair color.
You know they didn’t lmao this ain’t 2k(even though they are also just as bad) 😂
Im afraid that the use of the sapien tech is going to make the amount of player faces even worse because it's supposed to be a full body camera setup so they almost certainly discontinued the old way of scanning players and now the only guarantees for new scans this year will be the hughes brothers and a handful of Canucks + the most prominent rookies , from all the sports games NHL series is the worst at getting this right and I wish the players union would do something about it
No adjustments or changes/upgrades to BAP, eh? :/
The NHL series is by far the game I play the most. I’m in a few leagues (AGL, NAVHL, played some LG when I had time), and I love the competition and the fun with friends. WoC-imo-is the best mode and the true multiplayer experience that sport games strive for. But, it’s been frustrating over the years with bad human-goalie animations, L2 spammers (which are basically gone Thank God), and X-Factor abilities that really need to be dropped altogether. I’m hoping that WoC sees positive change.
Last year’s Fortnite-ification of NHL was tough to be a part of. I understand they’re trying to get casual fans and of course kids. But then give us multiple options for WoC in terms of gameplay: Arcade and Simulation. It’s ok to have 3-2, 5-3 games in WoC. That’s real hockey, something a lot of us players actually want. That’s what a simulation, pro mode should be. They’re supposed to be pro players, right? Let us have that in WoC.
Let skills matter, not X-Factors and sloppy Arcade hits, or pucks that magically stick to checked players.
Online franchise mode please
They had that mode like 20 years ago and they got rid of it. Shame it was the best mode
Was not planning on buying this game on release date. No old gen is definitely sparking my interest if there’s connected gm I will 100% pre order.
I wish they would do 2-year release windows. If you want to take a real leap EA bring it to VR. Give us actual vision control. Give us ChatGPT powered ai that actually talk and respond to their environment/conversation. I'd gladly wait another 3 or 4 years for a new NHL release.
First: It's not the first time. The Nordic release of NHL11 had the Sedin twins on the cover.
Second: I'm finally forced to buy a next gen console.. should I get Xbox or PS?
Waiting if they have more than 2 different faces in the crowd.
Do you have anything else to say about the presentation, namely the pre game intros so that you can see the goalie introduction in the offline mdoes etc.
It’s on the official website but what he said is it
I think you misunderstood the grudge match system, it’s about teams. For example, there would be specific stuff for a matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks
It says in all major online and offline modes. I assume online means HUT online games.
From my understanding it is in offline and online modes. For example in HUT if you match with someone you ahve played regularly you will get a recent games performance breakdown in games between you and that player.
@@SleevelessGaming I guess that makes sense, but I’m assuming it will work differently offline and online since it has some feature where players get special X-Factors from previous matchups against that team. If you haven’t seen that, it’s from the press release for the game
As someone who plays EXCLUSIVELY as the Goalie, I really wish they'd spend some time addressing the issues with goaltending!!!
Looks good, but hopefully they keep the controls for the controller as are now in nhl24 and not have the community complaining and wanting certain controls for their controller back into the game.
Always good to be back this time of year
I only play offline so I'm loving the gameplay and graphic updates, hopefully they update BaP
is there gonna be a closed beta?
Kinda wishing a close up of Bobrovskis backwards save from round 1 would be the cover but I guess the Hughes’ are a pretty cool cover
I wish dumping the puck in the corners worked in this series
Do you know if the new WildCard mode will be offline as well? Also did they remove RUSH?
Great breakdown. Thank you for putting this together!
One timers are still pretty easy in nhl 24
All this is all fine but question did the fix the chel bugs, menu bugs, lobby bugs, ingame bugs in defence lack of defensive tools to intercept passes, stick luft and bump.
And goalie beeing handikappad from pass glitch goals and game tilt.
You can play outstanding for 59:45 seconds to letting in a flipper shot every second game.
Goslies are players to
FC and NHL need a revamp in franchise mode. FC needs roster creation and imports and NHL needs a better edit coach schemes
The graphics from nhl 24 to 25! And the skill set blue line movement is insane!
Sleeveless I got to know! I am so hyped more than ever for this game since it is only next gen finally!! But I got to know is full presentation back because that would the cherry on top and I was hearing multiple voices in the trailer! Does that mean multiple broadcasters?
Knowing what FC and Madden have done, I would assume so.
@@MrHunterbgI haven’t played FC in a minute did they just bring back full presentation?
All I need from Franchise mode is the ability to see your line fits and stuff in the offseason so you arent blindsided by what your real team looks like when the calendar rolls over..
As a WoC-player it feels like they only focus on the offense. Defense gets nothing new?
Amazing cover athletes
Not sure how long you guys go back but … that through the legs deke was in nhl 06
Do you think they fix the input lag on PS5 by dropping PS4? That was a killer for NHL 24 players and cross play.
I get it from a business and game development but as an old gen player, it is disappointing that its new gen only. As a casual player, upgrading to a PS5 isn't a great option right now. Its something that was talked about for NHL 24 so its not a surprise that its finally happening. And, again, it makes sense from a business and game development perspective. I'm just going to miss playing the new games as they come out. Just going to have to try some of the other offline modes in NHL 24
Thankfully, they're easier to get than, let's say 2-3 years ago.
These consoles came out 4 years ago already. Save some money and find a used one
You’ve had 4 years to get a new console. That’s on you. The games still being on old gen holds the game back
Im very excited to see where this is going to take the franchise in the future
I hope the players don't look like they're going into spastic shock when fights are initiated.
Bro I am confused.... So the 99 overall choice of Hughes is NOT in HUT? Just the regular game? You can just edit the players attributes anyway...
I have a question. The last couple years it had been called the x factor edition and in the trailer they didn’t show the players with x factors. They would also give a x factor choice pack with your preorder. I could be wrong but i would think quin and jack would have them after the years they just had. I was wondering if you think they took x factors out of the game or that they just weren’t showcased in the trailer.
I was really hoping the winter classic would return I'm from St. Louis so man that would be epic
Will be a pro finally get an upgrade?? If it’s not gonna get touched there’s no need wasting resources and time puttin that mode in the game atp
Hopefully they fix WOC having to play all year to just get lucky to get our favorite team in club play
All I care about is Be a Pro, goalie career specifically. If that's the same I don't care about any other game mode.
Can someone clarify if we preorder the PHYSICAL copy of the Deluxe Edition do we also get this game 7 days early? Like can I go to my local GameStop and pick it up a week earlier than the standard edition?
Thanks for the breakdown! I LOVE the lateral/edge work animations, but FINALLY being next Gen only is a HUGE win!
Its great that offensive AI are getting a work over but what about defensive AI are they planning to keep them garbage?
NHL25: now with no hitting whatsoever, AI wins all puck battles, passing to a breakout lineman steals all their acceleration not to mention defensemen that are beat have warp speed, with the ability to make your player drop the puck with the slightest contact, team goalies being dogshit, oh and I hear the Utah logo is a giant turd. Features, yep they got em.
I like the screen of US Gamer saying the new skating is unreal. A bit wondering how the change to vision control isn't a reversion to 2 years ago when they say you can now face the net....isn't that what it was and how it was spammed to make people skate so unrealistically?
We will see one thing about EA is all they do bring stuff that was already in the game to the forefront to consumers , rename it aka dust it off and boom here are the new features. Please fix the AI this year and fix the goal tending. Would be great to play a close game in NHL title from EA for once instead of the offensive shootouts the game typically plays like.
Will goalies get some love this year?
Franchise mode revamp 😮
And not just making it online
Am i dreaming? 🥺
Amazing news so much hype
It’s not online
@@SuitS06 never cared for that although it would be a good addition also
@@alphamale4182 I would love if it was online
@@SuitS06 same but the mode sucks they need a revamp first
Can we just get the option to play a full season or playoffs in co-op against the CPU online? Had it years ago and have never got it back. I want to play with my brother who is across the country against the CPU.
Yo sleeves, idk if we’ve been playing the same game my man. I get cross creased in 24 an ungodly amount of times
The franchise streamlined will be great last year in franchise mode and past years they only allowed you to control one team and provide maintenance to one team thanks to you guys we kno there is a streamlined option in franchise now which prolly means control ALL 33 TEAMS in in the mode and no more players being moved without your permission during the season that's what was needed I think NHL 25 will bring hockey back to how it was in the 90's
Hey Sleeves! I think someone should let EA know that power up trade ins should now be available up to cards that are at level 96!
Well, skaters are having fun, but yet again, goalies just get left behide and we have to deal with overpowered offense. Can't wait for that 😢
I'll be honest, if HUT progression really allows you to play any mode and gain progress that might push me over the edge to buy this year.
I'm holding out until I see what people say about the AI, and glitches, because right now, this game looks exactly the same, probably plays the same. They aren't getting my $90. I could make a huge list of problems from last year that I'm sure they haven't addressed. So I'll wait to see what people say before I decide to buy it or not.
If they can track this grudge match stuff I would assume that means we should have leaderboards back in HUT
PLEASE PLEASE CAN YOU TELL ME IF WE ARE GOING TO SAVE LINES IN ONLINE VS
So...if it's the "deluxe edition", does that mean X-Factors are gone? I see no mention of X-Factors anywhere.
I swear if I hear “pricey pond hockey”
Are we getting connected franchise mode? That's all that matters to me. There's no reason to purchase these games since NHL 14
I was only holding on to my PS5 because of NHL. Sold the console 4 months ago and bought a PC. Glad I'm not really missing much.
Still playing franchise on 22 so hopefully they finally did a good job on 25....
Wait so is there no technical test…?
Edit: also no updates the Be A Pro either looks like. Disappointed again
The horrible collision and pathfinding of the AI better be fixed...
Why can't we get post whistle scrums that affect momentum