Tre Mac Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 15 hours ago, Nucksfollower1983 said: for anyone who plays EASHL this game is absolute crap. It's been crap every since they added cookie cutter builds. On 9/5/2019 at 8:57 PM, goalie13 said: A quick scan through that list revealed lots of former Canucks... Adrian Aucoin Andrew Alberts Andrew Cassels Brendan Morrison Bryan Allen Cam Neely Dana Murzyn Dave Babych Esa Tikkanen Garry Valk Garth Butcher Gino Odjick Greg Adams Harold Snepts Igor Larionov Jim Dowd Jiri Slegr John Garrett Jyrki Lumme Kirk McLean Markus Naslund Mason Raymond Mikael Samuelsson Mike Sillinger Richard Brodeur Russ Courtnall Sami Salo Sean Burke Steve Staios Taylor Pyatt Tim Hunter Tony Tanti Trevor LInden Willie Mitchell I probably missed a bunch, and I ignored one. Wonder what Tim Hunters nose will look like in-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Looks like initial reviews are mostly in the 7.5/10-8.5/10 range, as seen on metacritic and opencritic, links below: https://opencritic.com/game/8248/nhl-20/charts https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nhl-20 IGN also has a video on their website, will post youtube link when uploaded- https://au.ign.com/articles/2019/09/13/nhl-20-review?watch Seems that most of the criticism is the same as last year, they improved the core gameplay mechanics considerably but then neglected a lot of the popular game modes. For the most part consensus is that the game is worth picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, ftmN said: Looks like initial reviews are mostly in the 7.5/10-8.5/10 range, as seen on metacritic and opencritic, links below: https://opencritic.com/game/8248/nhl-20/charts https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nhl-20 IGN also has a video on their website, will post youtube link when uploaded- https://au.ign.com/articles/2019/09/13/nhl-20-review?watch Seems that most of the criticism is the same as last year, they improved the core gameplay mechanics considerably but then neglected a lot of the popular game modes. For the most part consensus is that the game is worth picking up. I sometimes wonder how much lobbying EA does with companies like IGL who professionally rate their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I wanna buy it for the legends teams but $80 is steep for what it'll be the same game. I know there's some improvements to franchise mode but enough for $80? These games have become too expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucksfollower1983 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) On 9/12/2019 at 10:51 AM, 250Integra said: Explain? the passing and puck pick up has taken a big step back from NHL 19 in my opinion also the whole momentum thing really needs to be dialed back. Edited September 13, 2019 by Nucksfollower1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) My main complaint for years has been the computer AI having the hockey sense of Jake Gardiner in his own end. Sounds like they might have actually addressed this, so it might be worth actually picking up. Gave both 18 and 19 a miss due to the gameplay issues. Franchise mode is where I spend my time, so seeing it beefed up is good news too. Edited September 14, 2019 by King Heffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Enjoyed this review for the most part- 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 6:28 PM, King Heffy said: My main complaint for years has been the computer AI having the hockey sense of Jake Gardiner in his own end. Sounds like they might have actually addressed this, so it might be worth actually picking up. Gave both 18 and 19 a miss due to the gameplay issues. Franchise mode is where I spend my time, so seeing it beefed up is good news too. I've been playing for a couple days now. They did pretty good with the AI logic this time around. Defensively, don't have to pull the winger way out of position just to cover the slot/back door plays any more. They read the plays better (offensively too). Haven't had any glitchy goals go in either. Not a ton to complain about thus far (besides the music. Bring back custom music, I want my metal!) Coaching logic in BAP mode. They had Baertschi centering Horvat and Goldobin... Goldy was taking regular shifts with Boeser on defense in the preseason too. Kinda killed the mode for me. The new score clock layout is gonna be hard to get used to. Why change what ain't broke? The skating is a bit slow at default settings, but gameplay sliders fix that right up. All in all, I'd give it a 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Commentary isn't that much better tbh. I bought the game but only put 20min into it, I'll play more when hockey season starts up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I have played hockey video games since they came out and at one point late 90's on a comp in three years lost one game by a goal and then stopped playing for years as it got boring. well started up again offline, when I came and played online last couple years I win about 47% of the time. they changed the game so much it was horrible as the game control is more fighting then how it should be I went back to 94 controls as the game play just sucked. they need to go back to 2010 style and get rid of the newest stuff that most i play and know say it is not hockey the speed of the game and how you can deek just is not real at all scoring you can score cheap goals play after play that is not real at all hitting is the worst which is what made the game what it was and now is harder to hit anyone. In my opinion the game itself should be getting a 3 at most out of ten i will not buy the game again which to me is sad as I love hockey and loved the game till now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) I'm getting the itch, I want to try out the new franchise mode & legends teams but I really don't want to pay full price. I'm debating getting a month of EA access ($5) for a free trial. Then if I like it the game its 10% off, $72 (+5 so $77) instead of $80. Atleast I'd save a few bucks if I really want it. Ughh. I don't know. Tweeted to EA access, really hoping they'll send me a free trial of that, so I can then get a free trial of NHL. Edited September 24, 2019 by Smashian Kassian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 the only reason i keep buying the game every year is my friend hooks me up for $20.. other than that.. i dunno if it's worth buying new one every season just coz it looks identical every season =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I took a couple of years off from the series and while I'm enjoying having an NHL game to play again, it's really disheartening to see how much is exactly the same as NHL 14-17. Also, when playing HUT, nothing warns you that you're about to have a bad time like seeing that your opponent's starting line-up are all wearing Jofa helmets. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 21 hours ago, HerrDrFunk said: Also, when playing HUT, nothing warns you that you're about to have a bad time like seeing that your opponent's starting line-up are all wearing Jofa helmets. It's sad to think that there's probably an entire generation that has no idea what you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Alright boys and girls. NHL 19 was the first NHL game I played in 5 years. Is NHL 20 worth the pickup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 If you place an 82 OA in the AHL for a post-season run. Would it negatively impact their growth? My NHL club looks like it might miss the playoffs and my ahl squad is close to making it in. If I send him and my other eligible guys will it hurt their growth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 21 hours ago, Rush17 said: If you place an 82 OA in the AHL for a post-season run. Would it negatively impact their growth? My NHL club looks like it might miss the playoffs and my ahl squad is close to making it in. If I send him and my other eligible guys will it hurt their growth? Knowing EA's simulation engine, the only way they would lose growth was if they were not playing their 'role'. Can always demote the NHL player to the third line if you don't care for their retention. Also, looks like its time to start a Canucks GM mode finally, with our roster being set and pending RFA's signed. The goal is 2021/22 Stanley Cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 hours ago, ftmN said: Knowing EA's simulation engine, the only way they would lose growth was if they were not playing their 'role'. Can always demote the NHL player to the third line if you don't care for their retention. Also, looks like its time to start a Canucks GM mode finally, with our roster being set and pending RFA's signed. The goal is 2021/22 Stanley Cup! Hmm. Ya I have a forward who's listed as a Top 9 Role guy. But he is still eligible for AHL. I was debating sending him down to help my AHL team if my main club doesn't make it. So that might cause him to lose growth if i do that? hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rush17 said: Hmm. Ya I have a forward who's listed as a Top 9 Role guy. But he is still eligible for AHL. I was debating sending him down to help my AHL team if my main club doesn't make it. So that might cause him to lose growth if i do that? hmmmm Yeah pretty much, if his role is top 9 then I would probably put him on the 2nd/3rd line. However if that is not possible, you can bury him in the minors playing top line minutes and for the most part he won't drop until probably half way through the season or later. Perhaps this has changed with NHL20 but this is how it generally works for other simulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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