Gail R Schwartz
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I don't like the way ripley's looks. Is it just me? Please everybody please express what's on ur mind about it
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Is it just me or does ripley's. Look like crap
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mmmagnetic
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I think it looks fantastic, especially compared to the iOS version. On my iPad I have no idea what light are on and which are off, even on the 3x3 grid, but on the 360 it's very easy to tell what I have to shoot for, which makes a gigantic difference. It also looks much more atmospheric than on iOS, where it just looks flat and dull. I have completely stopped playing TPA on my iPad, I'd rather play just the 4 TPA tables on 360 (plus the PHOF ones which also looks better than the iOs versions in my opinion).
Considering the artstyle, Ripleys certainly is... unusual. It's not a "pretty" table like ToTAN or ToM are, but I really like its wacky, campy design and the erratic layout. It's like a kids toy box turned into a pinball. That's what I generally love about Pat Lawlors designs - they are just so asymetrical and odd.
Considering the artstyle, Ripleys certainly is... unusual. It's not a "pretty" table like ToTAN or ToM are, but I really like its wacky, campy design and the erratic layout. It's like a kids toy box turned into a pinball. That's what I generally love about Pat Lawlors designs - they are just so asymetrical and odd.
Gail R Schwartz
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Ripley's
Hi sly. I am playing on a CRT tv. It looks like crap on mine . Maybe u can't tell on a hi-def tv. But I just got done playing it. I still don't like the way it looks to jaggy? Is that my tv or what? U said yours was fine?.
Hi sly. I am playing on a CRT tv. It looks like crap on mine . Maybe u can't tell on a hi-def tv. But I just got done playing it. I still don't like the way it looks to jaggy? Is that my tv or what? U said yours was fine?.
Gail R Schwartz
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Hi. I am playing on a 12 yr old CRT. MAybe that is my problem also u said it is not a pretty table. That could be the other problem. I was playing the others for hours but ripley's i didn't enjoy playing. I guess it is just me. So far 2 of u like the way it is?
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It is definitely your TV. The Pinball Arcade's native resolution is 1080p which your CRT TV does not support, so you're viewing The Pinball Arcade at a much lower resolution.
Sinistar
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Guys? have u tried the HDMI cable ? Every game on the PS3 with HDMI being used is considerable better looking with HD , I was a skeptic of this too , but literally you get not only clearer pictures , but more details including the PS3 loading screen when you boot up, there are stars and sparkles you'd never know was in the PS3 boot screen. I used to play on 15' Sony Wega flatscreen , and with a HD tv and HDMI all the world of difference.
bavelb
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ISn't that because HD is only possibly through the HDMI on the PS3, so any other cable will cause SD resolution.
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BonzoGonzo
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xbox360 has a very good vga and composite out, so you don't have to use hdmi to get the best results -> the difference between vga and hdmi on my 24 inch 1080p monitor is that hdmi is slightly, and i mean SLIGHTLY sharper... plus xbox has a built in scaler, so your tv/monitor never suffers from additional input lag when the tv's resolution is lower than the games native resolution - unlike ps3 
bavelb
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xbox360 has a very good vga and composite out, so you don't have to use hdmi to get the best results -> the difference between vga and hdmi on my 24 inch 1080p monitor is that hdmi is slightly, and i mean SLIGHTLY sharper... plus xbox has a built in scaler, so your tv/monitor never suffers from additional input lag when the tv's resolution is lower than the games native resolution - unlike ps3
Yea but the guy I replied to mentioned the PS3, so hence my remark about HDMI vs SD-cables. Editted my reply to make this clearer
. My 360 was hooked up through VGA (because the first SKU had no HDMI output) for 5 years and worked fine indeed, so I knew about that option.
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Ripley's is not exactly a thing of beauty in real life, either. But considering the table's subject matter - freaks and oddities - maybe that makes sense.
The Doctor
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it's totally garish and tacky
bavelb
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Just a bit
http://www.libertygames.co.uk/images/gallery/3636/2018-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-two.jpg
Fun table though once you get it's rules of stacking modes and slot machine states.
I was not a big fan of this until I played it in real life. Now it's the table I play the most.
bavelb
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It's the table thats hardest to master, with the most things to do and different mode stacking possibilities. I can see it's lower rating on ipdb because it's a fairly high entry barrier before you have any clue on what to hit for at first, but once you do the game opens up.
