Presentation Removed in NHL 23
A cont. of the previous thread which has now been locked: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-News/presentation-doesn-t-Work-For-Nhl-23/m-p/12089563#M6443 We have to keep this construct...
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We all know it’s a lost cause getting full presentation added, but at this point EA can’t even man up and provide an explanation why it was removed. Simple and valid question from paying customers that the moderator of this forum still refuses to answer. If a simple question can’t be addressed then just shut down all the forums
Had a notion for playing some hockey the last week and in terms of gameplay and presentation, 20 and 21 are far, far superior than 22. Really enjoying 21 on a PS4 Pro through a smallish monitor. Looks fantastic. Life was too short trying to uncover some kind of hidden equality in the PS5 releases. It's just not there
I've now experienced 23 after a friend bought the game in the sale. Kudos on the soundtrack and sound design but everything else seems so empty, janky and lacking polish. It's nice to see deflected goals but why make it near impossible to beat a goalie glove side without figure skating?
The whole X-Factor business, players banging into each other during breaks in play... all of the ridiculous bugs, the odd development decisions, the immersion breakers, the post release camera stomping, the introduction of major issues with patches that then take months to fix... Take aural improvements away, then the last two editions have categorically regressed the series.
If EA said, "sorry...we've screwed up with Frostbite and the direction of the series" and released 21's code base as a legacy PS4 title with net physics, the Kraken, accurate RR jerseys and a fresh scoreboard, I'd buy that in a instant, apply my sliders and be content.
Right now, any future NHL title is a definite miss. It's too much of a gamble to buy it in the year of active "support".
My assumptions concerning NHL 24:
All marketing should be treated with contempt.
The game will be littered with silly to very serious bugs
Patches should not be downloaded and are not to be trusted as an offline player.
Animations will be the same.
Such a shame to see this once beloved title go from something we used to eagerly anticipate to the catalogue of mishaps, broken promises, locked threads, retroactive patch mayhem and... well... just a lack of care for the customer.
I’ve always dreamed of them getting a deal with Sportsnet or TSN and doing the full simulation presentation like it is on tv. The nbc package was great when they had it. Maybe one American and one Canadian broadcast? One can dream. I probably won’t live to see the day.
At least some sort of “EATV” or “EASN” type of fictional broadcast would be cool. All I want is authentic simulation with real camera angles for replays and cutaways. The current style doesn’t do it for me. the camera zooming along the boards on replays is unrealistic and annoying to me. Maybe add the option for both styles?
NBA 2K does the authentic feeling broadcast very well and so does MLB the show. Would be nice to see NHL do this.
Honestly, I feel like HUT and WOC should be in one stand-alone title. The rest of the game should be pure simulation in its own title. That way EA caters to the young and old, arcade & simmers alike with two options.
