I also cover the goalie gameplay in NHL 25.
- I don't think positional play is as important this year. The puck goes into the goal rather than my goalie holding it.
- the save animations are too slow. But you can't stop the faster shots with them. Because the players can now have more points on the wristshot and slapshot.
- we can't react well on the break and have to make quick decisions. The shooter is much more manoeuvrable than the goalkeeper.
- goalkeeper obstruction is just so random that every situation is actually a 50-50 chance that the goal will count or not.
- the screen effect is too high. Even with 96 vision you get stupid goals.
- if you want to react to a cross-crease pass and slide over to the other corner, you can get stuck in an animation and not react to the shot.
- the exaggerated reaction to bad passes is a disaster.
- the rebound control is also random. No matter if you have 80 or 92 you always get the same rubbish.
- the same is with fivehole, it can't be that 78 feels exactly the same as 90 completely confusing.
- i have the feeling that the right stick has a delay. But that's subjective, it may not be true.
