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<blockquote data-quote="Sumez" data-source="post: 51465" data-attributes="member: 1547"><p>Now, I haven't had the time to fully delve into this table, having only tried the Android TPA demo, and the Visual Pinball (pretty decent recreation, but the shot difficulty is totally off balance) versions of the table.</p><p>And initially I liked it. Lots of classic shots that all do something, a great theme, and all kinds of modes that are easy to activate.</p><p></p><p>I was pretty much ready to purchase this table as soon as it comes out for X360, but after spending a while with those two limited versions, it sort of feels like I already exhausted everything the table has to offer, even without reaching the "wizard mode". It's just the table layout is really classic and over-simple (it's a lot like Taxi, but Taxi's rules are so much more interesting), and the rules are a simple "shoot everything, and then repeat ramps until you fall asleep" build that doesn't seem to have any thought put into it.</p><p>It sort of feels like all they had was a good theme, and they just slapped it on to their default pinball template, without putting any thought into design, gimmicks or ruleset.</p><p></p><p>However, the table always hits the top spots on pinball ratings, sporting a #14 on IPDB and #11 on Pinside. So I guess I'm just missing something important. Maybe it's related to the physics and how the table plays, rather than the ruleset? Maybe it's a flow that only exists only on the real life table? Someone tell me! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Maybe I can yet be saved, and learn to love Scared Stiff.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NB: This isn't a "should I buy this table" discussion, cause at the price FS are asking, I'd be dumb not to, especially with Big Shot going along with it. However, I'm just not feeling it right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sumez, post: 51465, member: 1547"] Now, I haven't had the time to fully delve into this table, having only tried the Android TPA demo, and the Visual Pinball (pretty decent recreation, but the shot difficulty is totally off balance) versions of the table. And initially I liked it. Lots of classic shots that all do something, a great theme, and all kinds of modes that are easy to activate. I was pretty much ready to purchase this table as soon as it comes out for X360, but after spending a while with those two limited versions, it sort of feels like I already exhausted everything the table has to offer, even without reaching the "wizard mode". It's just the table layout is really classic and over-simple (it's a lot like Taxi, but Taxi's rules are so much more interesting), and the rules are a simple "shoot everything, and then repeat ramps until you fall asleep" build that doesn't seem to have any thought put into it. It sort of feels like all they had was a good theme, and they just slapped it on to their default pinball template, without putting any thought into design, gimmicks or ruleset. However, the table always hits the top spots on pinball ratings, sporting a #14 on IPDB and #11 on Pinside. So I guess I'm just missing something important. Maybe it's related to the physics and how the table plays, rather than the ruleset? Maybe it's a flow that only exists only on the real life table? Someone tell me! :) Maybe I can yet be saved, and learn to love Scared Stiff. NB: This isn't a "should I buy this table" discussion, cause at the price FS are asking, I'd be dumb not to, especially with Big Shot going along with it. However, I'm just not feeling it right now. [/QUOTE]
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