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NicCrosby87
Seasoned Rookie
2 months ago

Day one review

Players silhouettes are soooo strange. I hate the look all players feel the same, no strides/skating style… small, big, tall players all look the same too. Like no shoulder pads, long necks, all that stuff. Looks very odd… stops me to really enjoy the game.

Some close up on players during the game looks the same as NHL22, bad lighting that makes players look cartoon. 

No PWHL????

Still not possible for players to be drafted later than 2 years after their 18th birthday.. 

Also! The freaking settings/gameplay sliders still reset EVERYTIME you start a new game… I won’t survive another full year of having to go in options every game….

No Stanley Cup Playoffs/Final text on the ice during the playoffs… 

In Playoffs mode, no possibility to edit lines, besides doing it everyyyyy game. Edit player is still missing after so many years. 

Minor detail, but for a 10 year in a row, 2015-16 Penguins gloves are black and bright yellow when they were Black and Gold. 

No more possible to rotate player in Edit Player. You can in the first screen but applying gear/celebration/skating style, etc. Your player is stuck in the same angle.

No changes to Season mode, BAP, Ones, Threes… 

Return of Zetterberg, Subban, Thornton, Marleau, Weight, Petr Bondra : Awesome! No Jonathan Toews, Phil Kessel, Braden Holtby, etc. ???… didn’t retire. Should all be in Free Agents. 

Positive things 

Create Helmetless players FINALLY 🎉

Many new face scans : Awesome

New beards : Awesome but we lost 2 beards styles that were important. 

New hairstyles : Awesome
2, 3, 6, 7, 22, 35, 44, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 65, 67

Possibility to turn off Pressure System visual : Awesome

Skating is nice, game feels and look pretty.

Rangers alternate 2023-2034 made me laugh, see attached file.  

  • Bahamuta's avatar
    Bahamuta
    Seasoned Scout
    2 months ago

    The menu still seem slow and clunky. In franchise mode when pulling up coaches or anything for the first time, it takes up to 3 to 5 seconds to pull up the information which is ridiculous.. I have also had the game crash like seven times

  • bg0vzeyqov1y's avatar
    bg0vzeyqov1y
    New Traveler
    2 months ago

    They added all those new hairstyles and yet we still can't edit players appearance fully in franchise mode/ rosters lol

  • NicCrosby87's avatar
    NicCrosby87
    Seasoned Rookie
    2 months ago

    The difference is subtle. Feels more fluid and legs/feet movement are more crisp. LT is better than previous years for sure. 

    • KlariskraysNHL's avatar
      KlariskraysNHL
      Hero
      2 months ago

      As you play more feel free to make a list of your likes and dislikes with details when it comes to gameplay.  Want to see how people are feeling about the gameplay.

      • NicCrosby87's avatar
        NicCrosby87
        Seasoned Rookie
        2 months ago

        Thing is I change a lot in Gameplay Sliders starting with Game Speed set at 0/6. Improving defensive game, goalies and reducing accuracy and shot power to get low scoring games. Trying to get 1-0, 2-0, 2-1. 3-1, 4-0 scores. I hate a 8-7 game haha! So it might not be as wild as the default settings

  • Bahamuta's avatar
    Bahamuta
    Seasoned Scout
    2 months ago

    Honestly the menus are very laggy, it takes a full 3-4 seconds to pull up a coaches preferences, stats, etc the first time. I have a very love/hate relationship with the conversation system. Its cool, but the fact I have to use it FOR EVERYTHING is really annoying. (if you want to have your players work on a specific goal or x-factor. Even talking to the coach to lock a player in a line should be something i can do from a menu. Or quite possibly the Edit Lines screen?

    Gameplay is fine I do like the LT glide, however it feels like it will be broken by those more skilled. AI still not great. I do really dislike the loud and constant flying duck sound when players are skating. That sound effect was definitely not needed. 

    After a few years sim, I have not seen the lower ranked teams really get much better.  I still think the CPU GM's are idiots. 

    I like the new one timers, but to be honest I feel like perfect one timers were already in the game, they just didnt have the big bullseye to tell you right or wrong. Puck speed and things that I see on the perfect one timers in NHL 25, that is the same if i time one timers the right way in NHL 24....

    I Still hate the fortnite celly, however you can hit one of the regular celebration buttons the moment the puck goes in and it will do that celebration in stead of the fortnite one. 

  • KlariskraysNHL's avatar
    KlariskraysNHL
    Hero
    2 months ago

    I'm happy to see many of you are enjoying the skating.  How do you feel about the new LT?

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