NHL 25 Gameplay First Look

So it wasn't just me.

That was really underwhelming and didn't really highlight any of the new features at all.   And it looks like the goalies are still going to be giving up terrible squeakers if that NJ goal is anything to go by.

I get that it's a marketing stunt and not a proper gameplay demonstration, but I'm at a loss for how anyone could look at that and think it was something that would get people excited about the game.

I don't believe so. The only hint I've gathered is that this was possibly filmed the same day the Hughes brothers did all of their EA media and some media from that was included in the NHL 25 reveal about a month ago. So it's possible they're playing an old build of the game. 

That's a good point. I also understand that it's better for marketing purposes to have 3 superstar NHLers playing the game than a few streamers.

I would imagine this footage has been in the can for a while. How long that's been, though? Who knows.

Another thing I noticed in the gameplay were multiple instances of players just skating into each other. What happened to that fancy new avoidance technology we were shown in the deep dive?

The game looks similar to previous versions. That happens pretty much every year. I think the changes with gameplay are going to be where it feels like a new game though. I'm looking forward to you all getting your hands on it Friday.

Please add team logos to the scoreboard. You had those in the updated scoreboard video and it looked million times better than the EA logo. The EA logo is already all over the ice we don't need it in the scoreboard.

Even the NHL stars you guys showed off were complaining about the game. It's already over before it started

Yea we understand that it’s going to be similar. However, that video was just very underwhelming. 2 soft goals that the goalie couldn’t save. Especially that one from a weak backhand animation - very frustrating. I guess we’ll just have to see what the little differences are with L2 and some animations. If scoreboard was the same as 24 I wouldn’t have known the difference. 

Could you please give me a time instance where one of the new ICE-Q mechanics was used/showcased at all in the gameplay. I have watched the gameplay a few times now while playing a game of NHL 24 and haven't been able to tell the difference. 

There was nothing shown in this other then A streamer and 3 dudes who clearly dont know how, and dont want to play this game. I understand you are hammering down we need to play it to feel the difference. Honestly if it was played by people who cared, those things might have been shown off as they would have went out of their way to do those things. I dont care that things look similar, its hockey, but this gameplay was not good, and the scoreboard without team logos and just a big EA logo looks childish and egotistical, The EA logo is already everywhere.

Was this meant to replace the presentation Deep dive?