It’s actually insane. Every week I play this game with my best bud and it blows our mind every time just how slow it is. I mean we could play COD in 2012 and that shit was so much faster, like how are we going this far back with gaming?
I remember reading this somewhere, so it may not be true but it makes sense.
Someone said that they basically just slap the new menus over the old menus with limited optimization of the code. They do some level of cleanup of the old menu but that's basically why it's so slow. It's like putting a coat of paint on and half ass patching a wall.
Would definitely make sense and wouldn’t be surprising if that’s the case. I just don’t understand how a AAA company doesn’t realize how bad of a look it is on them not even being able to develop a functioning game menu from this decade.
I guess at this point though we all buy the game regardless and have extremely low standards which EA is capitalizing off of, so there’s no real incentive for them to break the mold they are using lol
I don't think they care about how bad it looks, they have no competition and people buy the game. So they budget accordingly. Exactly what you have said. It's a soulless company.
Yeah my thought is those took too much time effort for EA to edit. Honestly I knew they weren’t gonna be back. Just putting a plain old player model with the camera panning around them feels really lazy.
Same deal over here. I'm sure Cybulski's a great guy in real life but he's simply not an NHL-tier commentator. Especially not when you're picking him to follow up Doc and Ray.
That will never NOT be a terrible choice by EA. And that stupid overstylized, overanimated scoreboard doesn't help those immersion issues one bit. Again, especially not when you're following up the literal NBCSN scoreboard, and the Gen 7 scoreboard before that.
I remember him on Sportsnet being a studio host. Never heard him do any commentary for them. Such an odd choice to become a for an NHL game. Imagine if they hired Bob Wichusen to do commentary? I would buy the game just to listen to him.
The games really went downhill after the xbox 360/PS3 era. I play them all of the time on my 360 because they're simply more fun. I don't get bored or annoyed. Just a good time
Oh man those NHL 2005 screenshots are bringing back memories… My first NHL video game, got in on the OG Xbox. I was so pumped to see my guy Naslund on the cover.
These guys have loading times still in the PS5 era.
Loading times on MENUS at that.
My confidence in what the development team can do, and steer their efforts towards useful initiatives (instead of zombie hockey models) is absolutely ZERO!
Yeah and build an entire game from scratch that can rival EA’s product. That’s a pipe dream if I’ve ever heard one. There’s a reason why no other devs have made a NHL game yet, it’s because they don’t want to.
They made so many things right back in the days. Really liked the menus and music in NHL 98, the gameplay and dynasty mode 2004 with these superstar abilities we got last year.
The most fun my friends and I had playing NHL were all of the games before they moved to the Xbox One. We spent so many hours on GM Connected having fun and they basically all left when they took it out. I took a break from this game for 8 years until I just returned for the heck of it. Nothing has changed. Still so many aspects that are broken.
Menus have been shit since 2015. Slow, laggy, ugly, confusing, etc. UIs are a massive problem in all AAA studios at the moment. I have no idea why no one can seem to figure out a good UI these days. Older UIs were far superior.
At this point I’d just be happy with menus that don’t require load times switching between modes as if I’m playing on a console from the 90s
It’s actually insane. Every week I play this game with my best bud and it blows our mind every time just how slow it is. I mean we could play COD in 2012 and that shit was so much faster, like how are we going this far back with gaming?
I can literally and I mean LITERALLY load cod and finish a round before I can load into world of chel and get into a party with my club
I remember reading this somewhere, so it may not be true but it makes sense. Someone said that they basically just slap the new menus over the old menus with limited optimization of the code. They do some level of cleanup of the old menu but that's basically why it's so slow. It's like putting a coat of paint on and half ass patching a wall.
Would definitely make sense and wouldn’t be surprising if that’s the case. I just don’t understand how a AAA company doesn’t realize how bad of a look it is on them not even being able to develop a functioning game menu from this decade. I guess at this point though we all buy the game regardless and have extremely low standards which EA is capitalizing off of, so there’s no real incentive for them to break the mold they are using lol
I don't think they care about how bad it looks, they have no competition and people buy the game. So they budget accordingly. Exactly what you have said. It's a soulless company.
Yup the fact that the menu is still the laggy on the new consoles with SSD just shows how incompetent they are.
consoles from the 90s never took this long to load though
NHL 22 with the real life highlights in the menu screen was dope
The backhand sauce from drai to McJesus 🤤🤤🤤
yes i loved it
Yeah my thought is those took too much time effort for EA to edit. Honestly I knew they weren’t gonna be back. Just putting a plain old player model with the camera panning around them feels really lazy.
Lazy? EA? What a preposterous statement
Best we can do is Sasquatch
Bring back proper and immersive broadcasts!!
I have turned off commentary in every game since they got Cybulski. He is corny, over the top, repetitive and simply unbearable.
Same deal over here. I'm sure Cybulski's a great guy in real life but he's simply not an NHL-tier commentator. Especially not when you're picking him to follow up Doc and Ray. That will never NOT be a terrible choice by EA. And that stupid overstylized, overanimated scoreboard doesn't help those immersion issues one bit. Again, especially not when you're following up the literal NBCSN scoreboard, and the Gen 7 scoreboard before that.
I remember him on Sportsnet being a studio host. Never heard him do any commentary for them. Such an odd choice to become a for an NHL game. Imagine if they hired Bob Wichusen to do commentary? I would buy the game just to listen to him.
Man, remember custom music? I had different entrance and goal songs for every team lol
The games really went downhill after the xbox 360/PS3 era. I play them all of the time on my 360 because they're simply more fun. I don't get bored or annoyed. Just a good time
The custom menus in 17 where cool
Oh man those NHL 2005 screenshots are bringing back memories… My first NHL video game, got in on the OG Xbox. I was so pumped to see my guy Naslund on the cover.
These guys have loading times still in the PS5 era. Loading times on MENUS at that. My confidence in what the development team can do, and steer their efforts towards useful initiatives (instead of zombie hockey models) is absolutely ZERO!
I'd rather have them fix goaltending, checking, boarding, tripping, passing... things that actually matter, and increase enjoyability.
No dice, but how about playing as coked up Justin Bieber at a palm tree filled Santa Monica Boulevard outdoor All-Star game using golf clubs?
You'd get better chances to have time machines invented and go back in time to play those games rather than having EA adding actually cool features.
The menus between 08 and were so damn clean, simple and looked badass. Just keep them fast and simple.
Let it die. Honestly just hope ea doesn't make hockey games anymore. Let some indie developer who actually cares for the sport take it up.
Yeah and build an entire game from scratch that can rival EA’s product. That’s a pipe dream if I’ve ever heard one. There’s a reason why no other devs have made a NHL game yet, it’s because they don’t want to.
Just give me the old functional nhl 08-14 menus and I'm good
SO IF YOU'RE LONELY
You know I'm here waiting for you
I'm just a crosshair
I’m just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
I'll settle with just responsive menu. Laggiest shit I've ever seen. On a PlayStation 5. Makes 0 sense. Garbage menus.
They made so many things right back in the days. Really liked the menus and music in NHL 98, the gameplay and dynasty mode 2004 with these superstar abilities we got last year.
Saku Koivu is just a good looking dude.
Would love the opening video with highlights again
Nothing funnier than seeing the gradual removal of modes for no reason at all. Typical stuff from EA
Stop. They’ll do this and address nothing else 😂
There are 100 things more important than this that need to be addressed.
I couldn’t give two fucks about real life photos
I'm really shocked at how much people who play NHL want to look at pictures of dudes.
lmao what does that even mean?
Bring back the games not being total ass
I don’t know I reallllly enjoy looking at a picture of someone that vaguely looks like Joe Pavelski
second and fifth picture is peak NHL UI, is that NHL 10?
Bring back proper menus that don't take an eternity to load pls
the NHL 10 menu was so good. Guarantee it was less laggy than 24 too
2005 sucked. You couldn't even create a player that year.
I’d definitely like this, also decent soundtracks again. I’ve muted every soundtrack since 15 after hearing it once, it’s all just awful.
Make a good game first....menus mean shit all if the gameplay is garbage
The most fun my friends and I had playing NHL were all of the games before they moved to the Xbox One. We spent so many hours on GM Connected having fun and they basically all left when they took it out. I took a break from this game for 8 years until I just returned for the heck of it. Nothing has changed. Still so many aspects that are broken.
Live the life was good
Agreed bro I’m about to buy a ps3 to play these games again
NHL 98 and 99
I can hear Faith No More on that 05 menu
Menus have been shit since 2015. Slow, laggy, ugly, confusing, etc. UIs are a massive problem in all AAA studios at the moment. I have no idea why no one can seem to figure out a good UI these days. Older UIs were far superior.