NHL 25 Feedback
Decided to pick this game up for $35 dollars on a Black Friday Deal, knowing the game is going to be complete garbage but hoping I would be wrong. After playing about 20-25 games I’ve quickly realize...
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- Amount of one timer goals is insane, or the 2 on 1 pass over where either you score 95% of the time or the other opponent online rams you out of the way with no interference penalty.
- Super speed. Couldn’t get back on D with a fresh Cale Makar, blown out of the water by Jason Zucker in speed, just crazy. It’s like guys randomly just get turbo boosts on here out of nowhere.
- Goaltending is atrocious, basically like a fish out of water is the only way I can describe it.
- Passing does not function correctly. Players are wide open and pass will go in a completely different direction.
- Just completely outplaying an opponent to be burned by garbage over and over again.
I could continue on with this list but this game is primarily the same as last year and should have never even been offered for $70 bucks. I don’t even think this game was worth it for the $35. It’s honestly really sad seeing what EA sports has become. The NHL game is the new NBA Live. The difference though is that there is no competition. When Live became the same repetitive thing year after year with minor tweaks, EA lost their remaining gameplay fans to NBA 2K. Until another competitor comes along we are stuck with the same old crap year after year.
Speaking for the offline experience and at a high difficulty a lot of these issue don't persist. Goaltending is actually a bit better then last year, is it perfect, no it is not. There is still some weird animations but at least this year at high difficulty goalies make you work for goals (user controlled teams and AI). Most of my games are close in average shots (24-20 as an example) and scores reflect that style of game (depending on how each goalie plays), average scores are 3-2, 2-1, 4-3. The boost by a defenseman and cross crease goal is not frequent at all, the spin in the corner and in front of the net is still there but defense will cover it better so its not guaranteed either.
The green Tee one timers in offline were never OP to start with and with the last nerf they are even more rare. Now I can go 4-5 games without one going in even if I green it. I need to make sure there is some kind of screen in front of the net to have a chance on most.
The skater movement is better overall, allowing more movement and helping to set up actual powerplay in zone plays.
AI is still hit or miss but overall is better then NHL 24. I find that if there is a player alone it usually comes down to my mistake or placement or going for a hit instead of playing the puck.
There isn't much to anything for super speed offline - higher speed players can beat some defense men but they catch up 90% of the time if you go behind the net. Also, its more common if you use stamina strategically (which was something that was non existent in NHL 23 and 24 - where speed and stamina were OP and non realistic).
I'd say the graphics are better and worse at the same time. Some of the player models and faces look better but other parts have not changed or worse (missing the ice show while skating and to some degree show build up).
NBA isn't a great comparable as it does offer a lot more but also monetizes 1000 times more. So you said paying $70 but if this had the same format of 2K it would $70 + upwards to $50 to $200+ depending on which modes you play online ( I do agree that competition would be ideal for NHL as a whole)
