The hype and information available for NHL 25 is the worst I've seen in 5 years. No beta and no trailers except for 1. What we have been shown in these trailers is terrible, especially regarding the new graphics 'overhaul'. In the small clip they showed of the new players they couldn't even showcase it correctly, stamkos didn't even have half his visor rendered in! ( I'll attach a Screenshot) I don't even know why this is a marketing point anyway, the game is played at a overhead angle and we can't even see the players face. If presentation is going to be a big seeling point (for the 3rd time in 5 years mind you) you may as well show us something. EA_Aljo told us we were getting a trailer but it looks like we're just getting a blog. 1 period of gameplay that's it. That's all I want to see. So far we are paying 70 dollars for a scoreboard and some new animations which could be an update by the way. This is genuinely a slap in the face to the NHL community from a billion dollar company. For the love of God please wait till this on sale for 20 bucks during the holiday. This is not a 70 dollar game.

A lot of the frustration I think right now is just the lack of updates to what is coming. Last year the new producers sat down and talked about more transparency. Shortly after 24 released it seemed like they were keeping their word and then silence.This year they talked about a gameplay deep dive and came out with a 5 minute clip. They talked about a presentation deep dive. So far all I have seen is some screenshots and 15 second clips that dont even have sound. It’s just… embarrassing. I get that a lot of this likely has to do with the EA suits allocating money, but it really feels like theyre just trying to kill the game. I mean how are we 11 days away from release and still waiting on “deep dives” from 2 major modes?The sit down interview they did last year was nice and seemed like they were changing things. Unfortunately it really seems like thats not coming. Just disappointing and makes spending the money on the new game feel wrong.

EA needs to tear down the entire NHL branch and build it from the ground up. I know this is a new dev team, but more needs to be done here. Either that, or sell the rights to 2K. I'd take pay to win player building if it means the offline game modes are as intricate as NBA's are. Short few weeks to game drop and still no HUT and Franchise deep dives. "The dev team is busy preparing".. okay, and my wallet is busy staying in my pocket. 90 CAD every year btw

Could've swore this roadmap included World of Chel at one point.Safe to say this mode hasn't received any improvements or quality of life additions. That's a bummer.

We're definitely not trying to kill the game. Significant work has gone in to NHL 25 and I'm looking forward to you all playing it. We'll have more revealed before launch

Okay point taken but it's literally 9 days till those of us who's pre ordered the deluxe edition can play and going by previous years we got 20 min deepdive videos or more in depth trailers and information even got a trial, playtest or beta (as people refer to it differently) and it's always been 3 days early access etc,it just seems that ea are trying their hardest by offering such a great pre order deal with minimal information about the game to get as much money before its released because they know that it's not up to standards,hell they even fixed stuff before release last year after the playtest feedback. i hope im wrong I know that there's only a small team for NHL and it's not gonna be completely different in a year but something is definitely fishy IMO🏒🥅

So when are we getting any trailers?

alxkk
Seasoned Novice
3 months ago
EA needs to tear down the entire NHL branch and build it from the ground up. I know this is a new dev team, but more needs to be done here. Either that, or sell the rights to 2K. I'd take pay to win player building if it means the offline game modes are as intricate as NBA's are.
Short few weeks to game drop and still no HUT and Franchise deep dives. "The dev team is busy preparing".. okay, and my wallet is busy staying in my pocket. 90 CAD every year btw
- EA_Aljo
  Community Manager
  3 months ago
  We don't have exclusive rights to NHL games. Any other company is welcome to acquire the licensing and make an NHL branded game.
  
  HUT and Franchise Mode still have details coming.
  - KidShowtime1867
    Hero
    3 months ago
    Could've swore this roadmap included World of Chel at one point.
    Safe to say this mode hasn't received any improvements or quality of life additions. That's a bummer.
admiral745
Seasoned Hotshot
3 months ago
Honestly, if I had investors I would put together a team to create a game focused on what gamers are asking for, but sadly this is the real world, and that won't ever happen.
- EA_Aljo
  Community Manager
  3 months ago
  We would love to be able to accomplish everything everyone is asking for with every year. Unfortunately, that's not really possible with having an annual release. While there are additions and improvements every year that were requested by the community, we normally prioritize specific features with each release. For example, online modes were a bigger focus for 24 while we said offline modes would get attention later. We are listening and acting on community feedback. It just takes time.
  - bednarz57
    Seasoned Novice
    3 months ago
    A lot of the frustration I think right now is just the lack of updates to what is coming. Last year the new producers sat down and talked about more transparency. Shortly after 24 released it seemed like they were keeping their word and then silence.
    This year they talked about a gameplay deep dive and came out with a 5 minute clip. They talked about a presentation deep dive. So far all I have seen is some screenshots and 15 second clips that dont even have sound. It’s just… embarrassing. I get that a lot of this likely has to do with the EA suits allocating money, but it really feels like theyre just trying to kill the game. I mean how are we 11 days away from release and still waiting on “deep dives” from 2 major modes?
    The sit down interview they did last year was nice and seemed like they were changing things. Unfortunately it really seems like thats not coming. Just disappointing and makes spending the money on the new game feel wrong.