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<blockquote data-quote="Slam23" data-source="post: 175284" data-attributes="member: 896"><p>Oooh, this table divides opinions for sure! I have played a couple of games and it plays exactly like HH minus multiball and minus the gap between the two right-most flippers on the main playing field. And when I say exactly, I mean that the same type of shots follow the physics of HH as a direct copy. I'm not sure if the marsmallow man is a more active/forceful bumper but then I have to go back to HH to compare. </p><p></p><p>Things I like:</p><p>- love the plunger</p><p>- love the atmosphere</p><p>- love multiball on multiple levels, makes my brain go crazy</p><p>- love the theme and while I have to explore the table more in detail, all the major Ghostbuster elements are in it, sounds/speech/visual elements</p><p>- I like TPA experimenting, I would like to see more originals (providing they do not leave the main TPA app for this business model and providing it does not take away too much time from main TPA development and customer service, see below)</p><p></p><p>Things I dislike:</p><p>- I didn't really like the frantic playing that HH entices, there is not much room for controlled play. Same goes for this table and gets worse with multiball (which I also like, so call me schizo <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ). Is a preference thing for sure and I must admit that a bit of mayhem sometimes can be very fun. </p><p>- Ruleset could have been more deep, would have liked to see some modes. Maybe do a P-ROC style enhancement of the game and combined it with a DMD (think Bride of Pinbot 2.0: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4EzjW03L1o" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4EzjW03L1o</a> ). This would also give a possibility to show some video excerpts of the movie. Disclaimer: I haven't read the rules yet in deep, but I guess I would have fathomed deeper rules from playing the table. </p><p>- If you were being a real sourpuss, you could say that if falls a bit flat between the better main TPA tables and the better arcady/videoy ZEN tables. If you go this route, maybe introduce some toys that do video things like in Zen. Or keep it really real and design a whole new game around the GB theme, not rehash an old IRL table. </p><p></p><p>Things I'm still debating:</p><p>- Token system: on the one hand I don't like apps that do this, feels very Candycrushy and makes me more of an addict than I want to believe myself. On the other hand, if this attracts more people to main TPA, I'm all for it. The longtime TPA supporters don't get a bad deal out of it with the double speed refresh of tokens. </p><p>- Working on Ghostbuster vs. polishing TPA and squishing bugs: I get the sentiment and also wish that there would be a bit more customer service for longtime TPA fans/supporters. Fixing rollover score issues and gamebreaking bugs would be especially welcome. I wondered recently what would happen if TPA is joined by Adrian Barritt of Timeshock fame (and other Pro Pinball Series greats). I guess a lot less tables (and they may have gone bankrupt already), but they would surely be perfect on release.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> On the other hand I'm not sure if working on this standalone game has interfered with other TPA activities, it would seem logical but we don't know for sure. And if GB brings in additional funds, and if they would use those to do aforementioned, I say make another TPA original. </p><p>- Inclusion in main TPA or standalone?: I like it when all my hard-invested pinball time goes towards HOF points, leaderboard position etc. GB has it's own leaderboards so now I'm dividing energy/time between two apps with multiple leaderboards. On the other hand: I like it when main TPA stays pure and only has recreations. If there are more originals to come, I really would like to see a combined app for originals, as there is a combined app for recreations. So any new original table, goes together with the GB table.</p><p></p><p>Total verdict: a bit mixed but overall a positive thumbs up. Let's wait and see how this can benefit TPA as a whole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slam23, post: 175284, member: 896"] Oooh, this table divides opinions for sure! I have played a couple of games and it plays exactly like HH minus multiball and minus the gap between the two right-most flippers on the main playing field. And when I say exactly, I mean that the same type of shots follow the physics of HH as a direct copy. I'm not sure if the marsmallow man is a more active/forceful bumper but then I have to go back to HH to compare. Things I like: - love the plunger - love the atmosphere - love multiball on multiple levels, makes my brain go crazy - love the theme and while I have to explore the table more in detail, all the major Ghostbuster elements are in it, sounds/speech/visual elements - I like TPA experimenting, I would like to see more originals (providing they do not leave the main TPA app for this business model and providing it does not take away too much time from main TPA development and customer service, see below) Things I dislike: - I didn't really like the frantic playing that HH entices, there is not much room for controlled play. Same goes for this table and gets worse with multiball (which I also like, so call me schizo :) ). Is a preference thing for sure and I must admit that a bit of mayhem sometimes can be very fun. - Ruleset could have been more deep, would have liked to see some modes. Maybe do a P-ROC style enhancement of the game and combined it with a DMD (think Bride of Pinbot 2.0: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4EzjW03L1o[/url] ). This would also give a possibility to show some video excerpts of the movie. Disclaimer: I haven't read the rules yet in deep, but I guess I would have fathomed deeper rules from playing the table. - If you were being a real sourpuss, you could say that if falls a bit flat between the better main TPA tables and the better arcady/videoy ZEN tables. If you go this route, maybe introduce some toys that do video things like in Zen. Or keep it really real and design a whole new game around the GB theme, not rehash an old IRL table. Things I'm still debating: - Token system: on the one hand I don't like apps that do this, feels very Candycrushy and makes me more of an addict than I want to believe myself. On the other hand, if this attracts more people to main TPA, I'm all for it. The longtime TPA supporters don't get a bad deal out of it with the double speed refresh of tokens. - Working on Ghostbuster vs. polishing TPA and squishing bugs: I get the sentiment and also wish that there would be a bit more customer service for longtime TPA fans/supporters. Fixing rollover score issues and gamebreaking bugs would be especially welcome. I wondered recently what would happen if TPA is joined by Adrian Barritt of Timeshock fame (and other Pro Pinball Series greats). I guess a lot less tables (and they may have gone bankrupt already), but they would surely be perfect on release.... :) On the other hand I'm not sure if working on this standalone game has interfered with other TPA activities, it would seem logical but we don't know for sure. And if GB brings in additional funds, and if they would use those to do aforementioned, I say make another TPA original. - Inclusion in main TPA or standalone?: I like it when all my hard-invested pinball time goes towards HOF points, leaderboard position etc. GB has it's own leaderboards so now I'm dividing energy/time between two apps with multiple leaderboards. On the other hand: I like it when main TPA stays pure and only has recreations. If there are more originals to come, I really would like to see a combined app for originals, as there is a combined app for recreations. So any new original table, goes together with the GB table. Total verdict: a bit mixed but overall a positive thumbs up. Let's wait and see how this can benefit TPA as a whole. [/QUOTE]
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