Franchise Mode Sucks - NHL 24

The Franchise Mode in NHL 24 is more than a decade behind in development
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[@alexcayer9377]

They need a complete overhaul. nothing works. What EA doesn't understand : making good franchise mode will bring fans from others sports.

[@chazzstasiuk7572]

I agree especially with how big esports is and gaming as a whole. You add how easy word gets around nowadays and it could really help build the game to new heights it's never been to.

[@jasonfulton1615]

I also agree. Johnny brought me to hockey but I don't play EA. I play the FHM series. Completely different but I prefer it to the 2 NHL games I bought a few years ago.

[@showstealer1829]

And there you hit close to, if not directly on the nail. EA doesn't want "fans", haven't for years, they want whales to get addicted to MUT and HUT

[@Toasxy]

EA: but there isn’t any micro transactions 😢😢😢

[@heathclark318]

Agreed with that last bit... FIFA definitely helped the spread of soccer errrrr futbol in the US...

[@KINGJD13]

I love GM mode, even by how shitty it is , I couldn’t imagine how much fun I would have if they would actually put effort into it. It would be so awesome

[@Borodin410]

So long as teenagers buy HUT cards, Franchise mode isn't getting much better.

[@ChrisJones-pi5mh]

​@@Borodin410I think it's more the KZbinrs and streamers that spend $1000's on that shit that are more to blame. Those teenagers just follow suit using mommy and daddy's credit cards 😂

[@zacklemyre3944]

Try HLM 24, then. It’s a gm mode nhl game that has wayyyy more features than nhl franchise mode

[@milanek1527]

​@@ChrisJones-pi5mhwhich youtubers? I saw Sleeveless and Nasher go free to play on hut.

[@Djerov2]

Hockey franchise manager 9 is the superior hockey manager game.@@zacklemyre3944

[@pulsareris]

Franchise mode is stuck in a hamster wheel, they need a massive overhaul, not just to the offline modes, but to EA Sports as a whole

[@Borodin410]

Franchise mode (which is the most popular mode) will never change until people stop playing HUT and EASHL and other micro-transaction modes - modes that incentivize EA to divert all their resources away from Franchise.

[@vinny1537]

It wouldn’t even be that hard either. They just need to take elements from Madden Franchise like focus training and other sim games like hockey manager. They just don’t care enough.

[@phightinphil25]

@@vinny1537 That's true in the other direction too, why don't EAFC and Madden get full stadium editors and creators like NHL has or in the case of madden expansion and custom team creation.

[@SaudiChimp]

the NHL should let the EA deal run out and find a different game developer but the NHL wont do that because all they will see in all the profits that HUT and EASHL makes, EA is the most scummy developer in the planet yet the NHL and the NFL still chose to use EA as the developer of choice

[@Borodin410]

We're all held hostage by 13 year-olds who spend their allowances on HUT.@@SaudiChimp

[@elemeno0pee]

EA spent time developing the ability to manage hot dog prices and upgrade the parking lot. I don't have any hope they'll ever take the game mode seriously.

[@EndoranceM]

It's easy to look at something like Owner Mode and not realize how big of an upgrade that was at the time. Having the option to control literally everything out of our franchise is a roster heads fantasy dream. I hope people don't do the same thing with custom franchise mode in a few years. EA already had the mindset that single player games and modes aren't profitable, so it makes sense as to why they essentially, have a skeleton team developing the offline modes. 24 honestly has so much potential to be a good game, but it's just a lot of micromanagement and mismanagement that's making the developers seemingly shoot themselves on the foot.

[@m.st.45]

that´s the problem with EA, they add cosmetic stuff, nobody asked for. Player growth, motivation, realistic potential, injuries (all possible with algorithms), so many things can make the game realistic, they just don´t care

[@Chewbachi]

Will never happen if y’all don’t boycott lmao y’all say this every year then get surprised when they do the same-thing. No I one to blame but yourselves because we know you’ll buy it next year 😂

[@Blaze4884_]

Despite the lack of features and improvements, Johnny's GM mode commentary's still go hard even after years of watching!

[@hurricane3033]

Ive went back to NHL 12 for this year. Its crazy how much better the sim is in a game thats over 10 years old

[@ScaryRevenant]

Agreed. NHL 12 gm mode was the best and the game would actually spawn fairly frequently accurate franchise players/goalies. I swear in nhl 11 every computer generated goalie was trash all through 25 seasons, never seen a goalie higher than 86 and that was extremely rare

[@indieandashowpodcast]

I always say that's the cornerstone for me. NHL 12 my Be A Pro played 2 years in the minors, get drafted into the NHL, then had a 1200 game career. The latest few games I've purchased, I've barely played. They're so bad.

[@nshprd]

Found nhl 15 on the ps3 for cheap at a second hand shop and it was brilliant. They made draft classes deeper than nhl 14 whic was already great. Currently waiting to get the legacy edition so let's see if the ps3 era continues to deliver

[@nistral]

EA ruining franchise mode in yet another sports game

[@mikereviewsit4u]

Amen, Franchise mode has always been my fav mode but the level of neglect by EA in recent years has ruined it. If anything there are more glitches than last year's game.

[@floopypuncakes]

What we need is people to stop buying hut packs...once the cash cow stops bring it in they will be forced to make the whole game better

[@frankiew.b.9640]

​@floopypuncakes no cause that will cause them to double down on microtransactions as that's the only flow of money and, in turn, make them overlook an offline "non-monetary" mode altogether. I wish the game didn't have it either, but let's be realistic here about it lol

[@humesspoon3176]

Could you imagine custom draft classes in NHL? I'd never put the game down.

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Boring

[@lucafalsetto]

Who else would like to see John play an older nhl gm mode. Just on stream. Nhl 13 gm mode was a masterpiece

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

nhl 13 was trash drafting and buliding team was bad even for ea .. nhl 12 and nhl 14 were both far suuperior

[@ScaryRevenant]

@@lilwoodiewood3457agreed. I played nhl 12 for 3 years straight before getting 14 which was almost as good as 12 but imo nhl 12 gm mode was perfect for its time

[@jeremy1234823]

​@@lilwoodiewood3457NHL 14 had the best franchise mode.

[@Damphouse]

You're 100% correct. I got so sad thinking about what NHL could be if they offered all the same features 2k has lmao. It'd literally be my favorite game of all time and I'd never get tired of playing it. Unfortunately, I don't think EA will ever implement these changes. At this point, I wish someone would just mod the game so it worked the way I wanted. I'd actually pay somebody to do it.

[@Merkbudd]

unfortunately EA doesnt want this and that's why they havent released NHL on PC since 2004. I hear the NHL 04 modding scene is pretty good though

[@aceboy706]

I’m pretty sure this new development team has someone that was apart of the building of 2K’s franchise mode so it is a high possibility with the time they have now that they will be focusing on Franchise mode and getting a Connected Franchise implemented in 25.

[@erikthered9670]

The majority of the stuff Johnny is talking about is stuff that is in the mobile game: Hockey Legacy Manager 24. Record book, History mode, post game reports, prospect creation, more impactful player overalls and attribute customization. It's hard to say whether an HLM 24 Franchise mode sim would be more entertaining than an NHL one, but for $4.49 to get the custom rosters and face packs, the total number of features and FAR superior customizable sim engine make the game 1000x better. John would love that game

[@joshuadunlop8527]

This game is top tier!!!

[@joell21]

I doubt Johnny would play a mobile game though

[@erikthered9670]

@@joell21 yeah me too, maybe he would play the PC version if it came down to it

[@venice.mp4]

@@erikthered9670i believe there’s a PC version coming out sometime soon

[@ThatBoyKlink]

What's sad is that 2k franchise mode is still very broken but it's way more complete than NHL it's just wild

[@phightinphil25]

The problem is other than eras 2k has been mostly stagnant for a decade already. But Unlike EA they kept more content in and added more back in after the 360 PS3 era reset. Most old school sports gaming fans tend to view the mid 2000s as the golden era and a lot was lost between Xbox and Xbox 360 and PS2 and PS3 and plenty for both EA and 2k has never returned.

[@jemo9389]

@@phightinphil25 NHL 08-12 online era was peak for this franchise

[@phightinphil25]

@@jemo9389 you could extend to 2006 I think. I don't disagree that there were some great games in the era you talked about though.

[@codymachado]

​@@jemo9389nobody cares about online man, they need to focus on franchise and offline game mode. It's like 3-1 in terms of people that play offline vs online

[@tranazzi]

Brooo! If I could go back and relive the wings dynasty of 90’s and 2000’s I’d never put the game down. That would be such a phenomenal addition

[@russburling6898]

Says a lot about Johnny still being able to give us great GM mode commentaries throughout the years with such a subpar game.

[@SuperRavensfan101]

don't know if anyones mentioned it yet but I love what Tougie's been doing on his Twitch channel going back through all the franchise mode games from NHL 11 onwards and seeing the experience is like comparatively, feels fresh and nostalgic and I've been loving watching the streams/YT vids he's been doing. Reminds you of the good/bad of each version

[@martiniboy1811]

EA has terribly neglected the game modes that don't make a profit for them in all of their games since probably 2012 or so. What I would like to see from a NHL series Franchise Mode is to have the ability to start as the GM at a Junior, College (because of NIL NCAA teams should be included in the game), or European team and make your way up to be the GM of an NHL team similar to if you started at a small school in NCAA Football or a League 2 (or similar) club in FIFA. International Management should be possible for the bigger international tournaments. For Be a Pro I think you should be able to start as a 15 year old in AAA, get drafted into the CHL, or choose to play in college or Europe, represent your country in international tournaments such as the World Juniors, World Championships and Olympics (give it a generic name), and get drafted to the NHL based on how you played for 4 seasons, or go undrafted and play elsewhere.

[@oconnor9sean]

Imagine being able to have Joe Pavelski teaching a young forward how to tip pucks and giving the kid the "tip master" badge... ugh EA

[@legithacksource2324]

The only excuse I'll give EA NHL is that they are extremely limited by their resources. The NHL team is incredibly smaller than the likes of the FIFA and Madden teams (both of which have flawed and arguably worse GM/Franchise modes) and a majority of the budget is given to those products. They have significantly less time to add and develop a new game than their other titles. Same goes for their EA UFC game, UFC 5 just came out and it's almost the exact same as UFC 4. They just don't put enough time and resources into developing these games as they do the big ones, and it's really a shame. At least 2K and San Diego Studios (MLB) have less projects to develop.

[@JaredtheRabbit]

The first UFC game is why this limitation exists.

[@Mike-ix5sv]

EA has neglected franchise fans for far too long. Jonny is spot on with nba2k, imagine nhl with these options?? All the legends, different era's to play franchise in. Im not a huge basketball guy, but i grew up in the jorden era, and i have a blast reliving/rewriting history.

[@daylenbabyak4502]

Tendencies is something ea needs to bring in too. If you’ve ever watched a cpu vs cpu game every player plays the same way it’s just a letter of how well they’re able to do those. Yes there’s pass/shoot bias and attributes and xfactors change it slightly but it gets very boring and would help with the randomizing of xfactors for new players

[@Teloch]

Well, FHM10 will be announced in a few hours. More than enough of a franchise mode, that game.

[@akimomalrov3241]

Great short video. I remember, my favorite hockey game is 2k 2008, yes a 2k hockey game. even back then they gave you opportunity to control multiple teams into franchise mode, a much better soundtrack, they even gave you players of the week statistics and line chemistry. in addition, they gave you options to use "practice" modes in order to enhance your team chemistry, there were options to change the style of play, and overall's of players were all over the place, it was not uncommon for 4th line to be in the low 70's, allowed for alot more player expression. also they allowed for alot of flexibility with contracts, including signing bonuses and incentives for performace. Amazing, what you could do.

[@Leaf77v]

john thank you for making videos like this. it helps alot. just by getting the community to band together, hearing other content creators talk about you and or use you as an example when discussing the same topics it helps. one day ea will pull there heads out of... the sand, and finally listen to the community. we just have to stay united and on top of the issues and liking and sharing the video will go along way. keep up the good work and lead us home general!

[@Oldy87]

EA is decades behind where they were a decade ago.

[@leftiestshark8197]

As someone that hasn’t skipped an NHL game until this year and had no idea how good NBA’s Franchise Mode was, this actually upsets me. Especially the player ratings. Can’t tell you the number of times my players randomly increase or decrease in overall for no reason

[@jamesbrearley7980]

EA should update free agency so you can sign players from europe and players can leave for europe ect. this game mode could be soooo much more fun but it lacks simple things. like gm progress tracker where it shows awards cups and record as a gm like they used to back in chel 14. they should also integrate a training system so you can develpoe certain aspects of players game like fifa.

[@hattrick6639]

Johnny you should start playing Franchise Hockey Manager by Out or the Park Developments the game is so in depth and way more realistic then EAs nhl could ever be. You can do way more things in this game

[@guyami8892]

Franchise Mode has actually gotten worse than last year. For some reason now you can't turn on and off auto staff signings once you start your franchise. They actually go out of their way to give you less. It also still has ALL the bugs of last year's franchise mode. They don't even fix anything... It's literally insane.

[@_Feanor_.]

Better than in Fifa where that action of releasing staff would softlock the game until they fixed it by removing the option (you know instead of actually fixing it). Both EA games, so it does make sense kinda. Or it's a subtle cry for help from the EA staff.

[@TheSpattig]

I love franchise mode and especially your series of it. But the lewel of micromanagement is insane. The scouting if you want to do it proper is insane. Adjust it week by week and in a clumsy way, the injuries and the roster edits, the fact it can't automatically move down the ahl goalie when the starting player returns. Also why can't you put in how often the goalies should rotate? Or get the coach to order lives by ovr or by chemistry or by a user preference. The stagnant way a player or coach is. You tell me you couldn't tell a playmaker to shoot more or be more physical? The player might be siming individually worse but teamwise better. Etc. There is so much laking in this otherwise fun and awesome game mode. Hope you still make a series cus even if the game mode is lacking you make it come to life and be awesome.

[@20thCenturyManTrad]

I've been saying for the entire offline modes, they should allow full Sandbox mode, where I can edit the league as I please, all that you said for franchise mode, that I can go back, as far as I please in hockey history. Currently I play Franchise Hockey Manager for my GM experience, but I'd love my Be A Pro if I could have the chance to play in the Original Six as a prospect, to try and make it in an extremely tight league. I don't need cutscenes, let me talk to the reporters through text like in NHL 14, make the questions less repetitive, and overall let the player have control.

[@1tygoalie]

I'd kill to watch a full carrer play through of football manager. Johnny would Crack that game wide open.

[@shanaeverowe9626]

The second they were able to make any money on HUT they stopped putting any effort into the other modes. It's sad, with the exception of the expansion draft there has been no new features added in almost 15 years

[@nidhanpandher6904]

I honestly haven’t even bought an nhl game since 20

[@KJaswal]

My last was 18 though I wish my ps3 didn’t break down so I could still play 14

[@phightinphil25]

Honestly is stopped buying NHL and NBA 2k on NHL 19 and 2k19. I haven't missed either.

[@redbullsauberpetronas]

Same

[@xDefender11]

Same, back in the day I bought it every year 😢 so sad what the game has become

[@mikes7446]

24 sucks

[@xTechHockey]

Felt this on an emotional level

[@skylerkimble6529]

For those looking for their GM mode fix… Hockey Legacy Manager 24 is a kickass phone game doing all the things EA won’t. it’s one of the most enjoyable sim experiences I’ve had and seems to be trying to fill this void.

[@Erikkef]

For anyone that only buys EA NHL games for franchise and want something else, Franchise Hockey Manager on Steam is really, really great. Allows so much customization, more than 2K does. It's only on PC, but it's incredibly great.

[@jackattack2578]

I bought the last one but I never could get into it. It seems so complicated and I can't just start making trades right away, other teams only want my star players.

[@aceboy706]

Lol you will need to hold people’s hands till they get a grasp on how to use the layout.

[@Erikkef]

@@jackattack2578 it’s good to get your team sorted out b4 making trades right away

[@ashtonbenning3280]

I only buy NHL games these days to play the GM mode. Thanks for making this video. It’s obvious they don’t give a shit about their customers but we can still hope. I remember watching all of your GM series and bro this game mode is so freaking fun

[@Djerov2]

Don't buy EA NHL then.. Buy Hockey Franchise Manager 9. Look up vids on youtube of it. You can do practically anything. Want to manage a team in russias bottom tier league? Go for it. How about an SHL team, yup. Want to manage a team in the ECHL? All yours. Want to be able to keep track of the statistics of the league? It's got an entire page for the history of the league and who won which awards and which teams won curtain awards. It's truly a blast. I guess the only downside is there's no gameplay and the sim is 2D. But imo the no gameplay part and getting to watch your team play without interrupting is great.

[@seriousgamer54]

Start a series on Franchise Hockey Manager or East Side Hockey manager with updated rosters and teams

[@Helvigster]

he showed off EHM a long time ago and never did anything with it afterwards. I don't think he was that into it, either that or it wasn't suitable for a commentary series I guess

[@dawsonb2079]

Eras is what I always wanted... I go back to NHL 10 etc... to redo gm modes and see how people have grown! I wish man that would be so dope

[@ColeTalksHockey67]

If we could some of these with NHL, I’d be doing the 2010’s oilers. Imagine if they drafted Vasi or Rielly instead of Yakupov 1st overall.

[@mattomac1277]

You gunna start a 2k franchise mode for us?

[@chriswooton2637]

I agree with you that 2K has a lot of cool GM features now such as Eras.. however, if you haven't spent quite a bit of time with the simulation engine, it has some real serious problems that never get addressed just like NHL has. It is better, but not by as large a gap as you might think looking at it on the surface.

[@TexasMan76]

Love the video Johnny hopefully EA can finally wake up and make some simple changes and maybe I'll buy NHL again for the first time in years

[@steviep3079]

All the things I want to say in one vid. I spent the whole last gen from 15 onwards waiting for features to return from 14 and are still waiting. My and my bud would love GM connected to return I believe this is a feature NBA 2K has as well

[@SnipeNScoreProductions]

Closest thing to eras is my throwback rosters which still have a bit too much limitations but glad at least custom league is a thing now

[@chrisrichardson9131]

This video actually makes me want to buy NBA 2k24! That’s what a Franchise mode should look like! Complete customisation. All the time.

[@robinbanks916]

2k24 has a good franchise mode. Other than that it’s not worth your money

[@chrisrichardson9131]

@@robinbanks916 I’m not interested in any of the online rubbish that’s all pay to win anyway so I’ll just wait till It’s free on ps store or cheap as chips at a sale.

[@robertalessandrini8773]

Cool video! Has there been complaints and issues with Season Mode as it seems to crash and or freeze to where you can not play games. I thought NHL 23 was bad but it seems NHL 24 is doing the same thing for Season Mode. I have restarted a new season thinking the issue would be gone but no. Very frustrating that I can't play any games . Can you shed some help with this. Thank you

[@fierce-popper265]

hey Johnny I've been watching your gm mode since nhl11 and I too have put hours into gm mode since nhl11. But since I got 2k23 last year the Franchise Mode in it has been so much better then what you get in nhl it's a shame. P.S love these vids

[@justjohnny420]

Its a flawed game too for other various reasons. But the biggest thing I love about Franchise Hockey Manager is the historic mode that let's you play as any NHL team as early as 1918 with real draft classes for each year and even has the WHA in it. I wish EA NHL would do something similiar, it's really fun playing a modern game with past players and re-drafts

[@rhysevans4253]

well said Johnny, all of these changes can be made and should be made for the benefit of the fans and community who plays it, hell even a better overall game will attract fans from other sports who have never played the game before, word spreads nowadays. Keep preaching john, i do wonder if EA actually watch these videos

[@IbrahimaCisse33]

Fifa (Or i guess FC now) could also take notes, all they focus on is the micro transactions which is ultimate team

[@Drew-ji1cn]

I became a football fan just because of maddens franchise. Drafted characters have pictures is huge

[@JohnSmith-jm6sj]

This makes me want a NBA GM mode commentary

[@robertcop8825]

EA should just call it NHL HUT 24. I knew it was the end of the series when they brought in NHL 13.

[@Chosenlawman]

I think it was new in 11 actually but yea, 13 felt like the beginning of the end of the golden age for chel

[@EpiCz_Izzy]

It’s insane how much content is in MyNBA. The fact you can choose different eras to play in is actually ridiculous. I enjoy CFM M24 but no other franchise mode can touch what NBA offers.

[@juliangagnon1959]

Would love a franchise mode on 2K from you, a nice twist on what we’re used to and can expose some people to another amazing sport

[@DenzelVincent00]

I recently got NHL 24 and idk if this has happened to any one else but once I start it up and try to edit strategies the option to do so is locked and I have no clue how to fix that. I want the freedom to change my teams strategy 😭

[@AlexSeoo]

I've loved franchise mode my whole life but it just feels the same every year 😢

[@chrisfchi]

Cross platform roster sharing and Gm connected need to happen. The coaching system and scouting system needs an overhaul.

[@THELEAFSFAN]

If 2 K still made NHL games franchise mode, would just be like my NBA.

[@Hugo-sv7sh]

Something that I (and likely lots of European players) have wanted for Franchise mode is the option to be a GM for a European organization. I’d love to be able to control an SHL team and their junior team, aiming for the gold medal while also developing juniors for the NHL draft. Scouting players in different leagues, etc. And managing to keep a player from junior to retirement, and being able to hang their jersey in the rafters. Being able to stay on a team, and to get offers from other leagues like the NHL. Would’ve been awesome

[@neutralzone77_2.0]

It will be amazing if NHL goes towards what NBA has done for years.

[@CanadianSniperhockey]

Your dreaming bro been asking for this for 10 years now

[@neutralzone77_2.0]

@@CanadianSniperhockey I know I am.

[@garybettmanjr.6889]

I have been asking that for a long time where you should be able to look at the player/game stats once the game has been completed on the calendar. You were able to do that in NBA Live 19 but I just don’t understand why you can’t do this in the NHL series

[@99oildrops]

That NBA franchise mode sounds awesome!

[@Hendrycks]

The main issue with all EA Sports games is that Ultimate Team has taken over. While I play an occasional FIFA (now FC) Ultimate Team, I ask myself "Why go through the grind, loot boxes, etc of Ultimate Team when I can do Manager Mode!" and then I realize it hasn't had a major features update in years, meanwhile Ultimate Team gets constant updates. If they make Franchise Mode on NHL, manager in FC, etc good - they're cannibalizing their Ultimate Team audience. Think of how easy it is to get players that are 1 million+ coins/pucks, etc in these games in their respective Career Modes vs Ultimate Team. Tons of grinding vs...trading them beforehand by editing the team, or starting by using the team they're already on irl, or doing the 'Foreign Investor' starting choice to start with so much money that you should trade for them immediately. The reality is they will not ever update the mode if Ultimate Team racks in money, and it does.

[@mannycostajr3641]

U fucking killed it 👍, I don’t play any other sports games so this was the first time seeing what the nba franchise looks and just the 3 minute clip u played it already blows nhl out of the water, I watched a cat play Madden the other day and there draft layout was unbelievable. If they don’t make huge changes this year ( seeing that they have new people in charge ) I’m done and it looks like I will have to start playing Madden or nba

[@SphericalThinker]

Here's what I want from a NHL Franchise Mode: - The ability to add conditions to the contracts (no trade/movement clauses, AHL salary, minimum salary guarantees for players on two-way deals, and AHL-only contracts.) - A full preseason game mode that starts off with a "Home colors Vs Road whites" game. - Practices in between games. - A better contract negotiation system during free agency. - Waiver rules from the start of preseason instead of having the computer bury contracts in the AHL.

[@GamerzDailyFix]

It would be cool if they added No-Trade Clause. Kinda like how when you start a Franchise Mode, it asks if you would like Salary Cap on or off. So the same formula would apply when No-Trade Clause.

[@d1landscape632]

do yall remember madden 09 i think when brees was on the cover in franchise mode they had like a sports show based off what was going on in your franchise i use to think that was such a nice feature

[@mattlabrecque7842]

I wish 2k still made NHL games. Controlling all the teams amd mirroring all the transactions sounds fantastic

[@Zeelidox]

not sure if anyone else has said it but, NBA 2k franchise mode used to be a dogshit mess of broken mechanics, for example, if you had a good young player, you could probably trade for Lebron James with enough trial and error. But it has taken a complete 180 from a neglected game mode to a amazing and fun experience. This shows that EA can also change NHL for the better. Have hope

[@Vipprosal]

Wow, not even a fan of basketball, but I'm tempted to try this.

[@dylanchan6930]

Also the simming on nhl games are so slow compared to other games. It takes so long to sim a season

[@anthonypags9945]

I think in NHL 17 you used to be able to edit players in franchise mode.... it would also glitch out and make their potential exact when they're like 22

[@thekeystonekid8687]

The sad thing is that not only is EA way behind the other sports games in terms of franchise mode, but they're way behind even when looking back at old EA NHL games respective franchise modes. If they kept all the features that every old game came out with and improved upon them instead of just dropping them, then franchise mode would be fantastic.

[@_Feanor_.]

Sounds like Madden. Another EA ga...............................ohhh

[@JakeLo1991]

How many seasons are there in a franchise/Dynasty mode?

[@XxNoMErcY99xX]

The only good part about that is that Johnny will still do a GM mode. The bad part about this is that it shows that we will still play it, no matter how bad the mode is...

[@kloudrebirth]

Amen. More shits and giggles (i dont remember) but you should take a look at the very last 2K NHL game.. i think its spezza cover or ovie. I remember playing it but never knew franchise mode as well now as i did back then till discovering your channel

[@BadMedic]

Be a pro needs a massive overhaul too. Xfactor unlocks are ridiculous, unlocks should coincide with actually doing what the xfactor buffs. Need to add at least one season of Juniors be that CHL, NCAA, SHL before the draft. I’d like to play a season and start in the 2025-26 season. Let me do my own stats before the create a character is done similar to EASHL

[@seanraggio3155]

Dude you’re the reason I started playing GM Mode this way

[@OvieKovy]

You're so good at this John

[@sheacorduroy5565]

2BC should play FHM (It has nearly everything mentioned in this video)

[@yossarian644]

It's the ultimate troll that Johnny finally picks up the Nashville franchise mode again, the moment NHL24 releases 😂

[@heatonmogck2065]

Funny thing is in madden you can do all those things except choice the era so basically they just don’t care enough about hockey that don’t put in things they can do

[@adinsplug8954]

What makes this more sad is how many of the myleague youtubers out there complain about the gamemode just showing how garbage nhl franchise mode is. Franchise mode players in general are neglected and all we ask for is just the bare minimum

[@michaelwiggins3663]

Jeez that NBA franchise mode makes me want to play it and I don't like basketball.

[@phoenixup9620]

madden has an awesome system for giving players abilities/x-factors, would love to see NHL adopt it

[@adamfitzgerald2998]

Bang on as usual Johnny. The game needs to be stripped down completely and re-done. Side note though, how the hell does 2K give Siakam only an 86 overall rating?!

[@Murph_gaming]

How different is 24 from 23 in franchise mode?

[@jbas8456]

I like how in 2k you can see all the players accolades and awards/championships.

[@hollywood4890]

Holy I wish 2k would make a hockey game! It would be awesome to have some of those features in nhl franchise

[@shoe16407]

I still love the franchise mode but they need to add multiple user teams offline along with player suspensions but I still love playing the franchise mode

[@LoganMay87]

To be fair. NHL franchise is leagues ahead of madden. I couldn't believe how shitty madden franchise mode was. Hardly playable

[@johnlee5859]

would be dope if you did a 2k mynba series

[@sethcoma]

It looks like the 2K menus are also simpler, faster and just much better to sift through. Sounds like a small thing but it's one reason I still play xbox360 ea hockey games.

[@kashshhds8824]

Imagine there were eras like the Gretzky era the ovechkin Crosby era or something

[@razejoseph6690]

id love to see an nba gm mode commentary from superbman

[@vega1149444]

Ohhhh, so this is actually a promo for NBA 2K, not a review for NHL24.

[@jacob_peterson]

I probably played 1,000 hours of NHL 14 GM Mode on the Xbox 360 and now I don't even buy the games anymore. The coaching / line chemistry system is so fucking broken and tedious it makes the game totally unfun Scouting is similarly tedious and unfun The salary demands that the players make are totally unrealistic and make the salary cap a complete and total chore The customization (both in the league rules, teams, and players) is so far beyond other sports franchises it's laughable SO to sum that up, the only additions they have made to the game since NHL 14 have made the game SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE