Reactions to Gameplay Deep Dive Video

Now its over. Some of it looks like a copy of the previous year. However, I like that data from actual players play style and movements, are being brought in. Will have to see when I play it, as to how this actually feels. Hoping it doesn't feel identical to last year.

I'm so over EA and everything they stand for. It's all about making money, not good games. NHL has been garbage for like 10 years now. Skate. Is shaping up to be another money grab. They ask over ane over again what consumers want, we tell them, they completely ignor it. 

It's just a matter of time before they close down more studios and say "We aren't sure what happened"

Sadly there are no competitors anymore and they would have to be pretty compelling to take away market share in the industry. Sad reality. So much focus goes into online gimmicks for money grabbing that they forget how the game became the game everyone was after. It was offline modes, those are forgotten about. Some changes were made, but not enough. I suggested doing away with yearly releases awhile back. They need to do an update model like they do with a lot of games like Stellaris and Planet Zoo, those kinds of things. Take time to perfect the product instead of focusing on a new release every year. Season's passes to keep updating, then they can focus on improvements, not new launches of the same product.

What were you hoping to see in the gameplay deep dive?

It was offline modes, those are forgotten about.

This was a gameplay trailer so offline modes aren't going to be discussed.

Faceoffs, board play, dump and chase are all huge real life aspects of hockey that haven't been touched in years. Boardplay is nearly non-existent and needs an overhaul, faceoffs need a rework to really highlight the battle for the puck, and dump and chase goes hand in hand with the boardplay. . Those are a few that have been ignored for quite some time. 

Additional defensive tools are needed as well as the stick lift, poke check still feel hit or miss without full control to make an impact. Pressing A(X) to stick lift seems like a lottery half the time even while in proper positioning. 

It looks to me like the 1T nonsense is gone unless the player (ex. Ovi) has the Xfactor for it. I also appreciated the goalie reaction stuff hoping that is as good as shown. 

Everything sounds nice. Hopefully it’s as advertised.

I have a huge problem with some of the goalie save executions we saw early in the video, but once the video shifted to talking about the goalies it looked a little better. Hopefully save attempts where the goalie lifts one knee and leans the top of their body away from the puck are long gone. 

Realize that. Thanks EA_Aljo​ I was just pointing out areas that the game has been really slipping on. Some improvements were made to Franchise last year, but some areas were still missing in critical areas. Like full presentation of the cups, banner raising, trophy winners, better pre and postgame segments. Hoping that with the BAP improvements that are being promised, we will see some improvements trickle into the franchise mode. As far as gameplay, the player movements being based on actual player data, is intriguing, but like I said before, I need to play that before I can judge it. I will await further deep dives, but EA has once again, not left a lot of time for showing us the product that we are supposed to pay a lot of money for.

I am blogger who does reviews, mainly for books, but have been sent actual products before for reviewing (coffee was my favorite). Been doing that since 2009. Used to do YouTube videos as well for a number of years, including gaming videos. Also had a very successful podcast that was on three radio stations, and had listeners in over 70 countries. I understand marketing and listening to those who buy a product. What works and what doesn't work. If EA ever wanted someone to help with this, I would always be open to it. However, we both know that isn't likely to happen. So far, EA asks for feedback, but often times, the feedback doesn't translate into game changes. 

Every year, I watch hoping for the most asked for things (presentations being a major point of contention), being implemented in game. Each year I see tiny fragments, but most items are ignored. Which is why I suggested a season's pass type model over yearly releases. Gives more time to focus on perfecting a product, game launches take a lot of time and energy, I would rather that go into improvements to the game itself. I am not alone in that sentiment. I want to see this franchise succeed. Its is one of the few video games that I come back to on a regular basis. I buy it every year and have for bought pretty much all the XBOX, before that Playstation, Sega Genesis. With no other competition, I want to see this game succeed. Without listening to customers and their feedback, it won't. Slowly, people slip away and give up. I don't want that to happen. I love hockey. 

That's all very fair. It would be great to see more about these aspects of gameplay. The trailer is highlighting new features, but I'd love to hear more about changes to existing features.