There is absolutely no reason at all to buy this game for 360/PS3 if you already own NHL 14. Even if you don't have NHL 14, you are going to be paying LESS and getting MORE features by buying NHL 14 instead of NHL 15. My main mode has usually been Online VS, however, I refuse to pay $70 for a fucking roster update with stripped down features. I'll be sticking to HUT in 14 until NHL 16. You would have to be a complete mindless idiot, totally irresponsible, or have wipe-your-ass-with-dollar-bills level of wealth to even consider giving EA your money for this incomplete product.
Even if I had a next-gen current gen console, the amount of stripped out features and restrictions on being able to play with friends is incredibly baffling to me. It's bullshit laziness/mistakes that could and would destroy a franchise if any competition existed for the NHL games. NBA Elite/Live vs NBA 2K is the perfect example of what happens.
Here is some proof at how unforgivable of a product they're releasing for the older consoles:
And here is the full list of features NOT in NHL 15:
Modes/Features
- No GM Connected
- No Online Team Play (when this is patched into the game later this year, it will use real NHL players and teams)
- No EA Sports Hockey League
- No EA Sports Arena
- No Online Shootouts
- No Live the Life
- No Be A Legend
- No Winter Classic
- No tournaments or Battle for the Cup
- No Season mode (you can only play seasons in Be A GM, which is limited to NHL teams)
- No NHL 94 Anniversary mode
- No custom music support
- No create-a-play designer
- Cannot customize each team's AI
- No create-a-team
- No way to edit individual players
- Practice mode is now limited to one skater vs. an AI goalie
Gameplay
- No custom camera options
- No Action Tracker replay highlights
- No Top 3 Stars at the end of games.
Be A GM
- Yearly draft is fully automated by the CPU
- Cannot play the AHL games for your chosen franchise
- Players sent down to the minors do not accumulate any season stats
- No fantasy draft option
- No preseason games
Be A Pro
- No option to sim ahead to the next shift
- You only play in the NHL; you cannot play for minor league teams
- The Memorial Cup tryout period is gone. You now begin by picking an NHL team, or by letting a random CPU team draft you.
- No All-Star game
Ultimate Team
- Cannot play against your friends
- No tournaments
- No mobile app (App was brought offline this summer)
An additional note is that you cannot play Online VS with guests (ie. you and friends on the same console vs opponent online).
There are also an additional bunch of careless mistakes that can be found on Twitter and Reddit such as fans wearing shirts with misspelled team names (Fleyrs) and typos in GM Mode.
The only positive out of all of this is that at the very least NHL 14 shouldn't become a wasteland when 15 has been out for a couple of months.
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