Thread: NHL 15 Thread
View Single Post
Old 08-13-2014, 01:08 PM   #632
Igottago
Franchise Player
 
Igottago's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by codynw View Post
There's no reason EA can't do a video showing some raw gameplay instead of a few zoomed in, slow motion replays. I want to see how the new features look in the context of a full game. Tons of developers do it, it's far better than a cinematic trailer because it shows what we will actually experience.
Exacty. Its all about context. Showing a close up of a puck on edge gives me, as a player, absolutely zero insight into how that affects the overall flow of the game or how it'll impact my passes or shots. Showing close ups of players celebrating shows me no overall indication of how the AI used positional intelligence to setup the powerplay and score. It's a very shallow look at any of the real gameplay that most of us care about.

There's nothing wrong with some cinematic trailers but there's very little there that matches the true player experience. Show off 30 seconds of sustained gameplay and lets see how these features all stack up together as a cohesive representation of hockey, where two teams are all interacting within the confines of the same game, going after the same puck, having to defend and attack.
__________________
A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:

"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Igottago is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Igottago For This Useful Post: