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Community ManagerNHL 25 Gameplay Deep Dive Trailer and Blog
Hey, NHL Fans! The NHL 25 Deep Dive Trailer premiers today at 11 AM EST. Catch the video below and the blog here.
Forum Discussion
So, a couple of things:
- SKATING: Looks awesome. Definitely an improvement.
- AI:
- What was up with that one clip during the AI section where the offensive player in the slot is struggling to get open and then the defenseman who is covering him suddenly decides to leave him and skate to the goalie's side, giving the offensive player a wide-open shot? That didn't show "improved offensive AI logic" to me. Instead, it seemed to show a situation where the DEFENSIVE AI makes a "mistake" intentionally so that the offensive player has more room.
As someone who pretty much only plays Online Versus, that was troubling to see. - To be more positive: it was cool to see AI skaters avoiding incidental contact when navigating the zone.
- What was up with that one clip during the AI section where the offensive player in the slot is struggling to get open and then the defenseman who is covering him suddenly decides to leave him and skate to the goalie's side, giving the offensive player a wide-open shot? That didn't show "improved offensive AI logic" to me. Instead, it seemed to show a situation where the DEFENSIVE AI makes a "mistake" intentionally so that the offensive player has more room.
- MISSING:
- No comment about the "speed boost" hitting that was present for almost all of NHL24's lifespan? I was hoping we would move on from that...
- No notes about improved communications with the servers so that the menus aren't INCREDIBLY sluggish? I tried to play WoC towards the end of the year and MAN... those menus are TERRIBLY slow.
I know the "game modes" video is coming soon but if Be a Pro has the same intro/storyline/voice lines/XP bugs again... man... that would just be unreal at this point.
