Does anyone actually enjoy this gameplay anymore?
Body checks feel like gentle taps, and poke checks barely work, even with X-Factor abilities. Defending has become almost pointless.
The entire game is turning into nothing more than skating back and forth, endlessly twisting the right stick, and exploiting ineffective defensive mechanics.
It feels like EA makes the gameplay significantly worse around this time every single year. I'm genuinely fed up with it.
Mindlessly skating around in circles, constantly moving the stick, and facing almost no effective defense is simply boring.
Is this really all the game has to offer now? Once again, the gameplay has been reduced to the same repetitive, shallow, and frustrating experience instead of rewarding actual hockey tactics, physical play, and skillful defending.
I want to play hockey, not a figure-skating simulator where defenders are just spectators.
