NHL 25 Discussion

[EdJovanovski]

I guess I'm in the minority but I think the gameplay is fine for the most part, my biggest gripe is the laziness with Be a Pro, Customization, and graphics. If you play a game of FC (Fifa) and then go back to this it legit feels like you're comparing a PS5 game to a PS2 game graphically. It's unfathomable how bad these graphics are for a 2025 game. There is still no customization sliders for individual facial features, you can only select from generic pre-made faces. There is greater player customization depth in sports games that I play on my damn PSP which is a 20 year old console, than there is in NHL 25 lmao.

 

[kirby11]

I guess I'm in the minority but I think the gameplay is fine for the most part, my biggest gripe is the laziness with Be a Pro, Customization, and graphics. If you play a game of FC (Fifa) and then go back to this it legit feels like you're comparing a PS5 game to a PS2 game graphically. It's unfathomable how bad these graphics are for a 2025 game. There is still no customization sliders for individual facial features, you can only select from generic pre-made faces. There is greater player customization depth in sports games that I play on my damn PSP which is a 20 year old console, than there is in NHL 25 lmao.

In ESPN NHL 2k5, you could remove players' teeth while editing their faces, and 2k10 gave you total customization over every piece of goalie equipment--mask type and paint, pads, stick, blocker, catching glove, everything. It's crazy that EA is too lazy to put in options that were included in much earlier console generations with less power, but these touches aren't HUT cards.

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

The game is absolute garbage and the mechanics of the game play gets worse every time. Then there’s the cost of this game. It’s absurd and I don’t care about price when I buy something I want but I also don’t like paying 80% more for something worth 20% of the price they charge for the game.

It’s like they vinyl wrapped an older car and claim it’s brand new. It’s the same shit. Even worse music, awful UI, game physics absolute trash, and you pay for this garbage for $100+

This is what happens when you have zero competition. You can make trash and charge whatever because you’re the only show in town. Also the way that EA functions as a company is just horrid. They’re worse than Adobe and their price gouging subscription bs.

Most gaming companies release their game to subscription services like PlayStation+ or Game Pass a few months after release. The NHL adds it at game 80 when the interest to play it is at the lowest. So now you download the game, the season is over so you maybe do a GM mode and then you give up a few weeks in because it’s boring and the team you like is going to change a lot in the next month or two and you can’t invest the time.

Playability is absolute garbage. This is the issue with annual releases of sports games. It shouldn’t be yearly. It should be spread out more with updates. Like how you would with Halo or something or GTAV.

EA blows. They ruin everything they get their hands on for IP’s.

Yet you keep buying it. Why don't you put all that useless energy you have for a video game too good use.