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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 288463" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>I have every table in TPA FarSight put out on Steam, as well as SPA. I also have the mobile versions in iOS. My main criticism had been the lighting, as even with the sliders I found there was a general lack of understanding about how light works in the real world. I did find the game play rather easy, but otherwise I was fine with it.</p><p></p><p>I already owned every Zen original on Steam. I didn't find myself playing much in FX2, but the FX3 platform changed all that with custom tournaments and improved graphics and physics. I'm not kidding when I say I nearly stopped playing TPA altogether in favor of the Zen originals in FX3. I didn't own any of the games on mobile, other than what was free (Bethesda Pinball, Aliens Pinball, Sorcerers Lair, Empire Strikes Back).</p><p></p><p>And then Zen put out Williams Pinball.</p><p></p><p>First off, if you are not playing in Classic Single Player, which is where the new Williams physics reside, the reasons for upgrade aren't going to be pronounced. With it though, I simply cannot go back to playing the matching tables in TPA. If the visuals are your thing, there's plenty of reasons for upgrade. The lighting is real world perfect, with full 3 dimensional through as opposed to the flat plane of TPA. Colors are vibrant, not washed out. The plastics are divine, the insert lights aren't blown out, and there is a visual depth to everything. And of course since all of this is wrapped in the confines of the FX3 platform, I am very happy.</p><p></p><p>Full disclosure, I get my tables for free from Zen as review copies. That being said, even if I had to buy them myself, I'd at the very least jump all over the sales they've already posted for the first 3 volumes.</p><p></p><p>On the mobile side of things, I do not get free copies of anything. I recognize the mess that is the Williams App and have had plenty to say about it. I have managed to earn full ownership of all of Volumes 1-3 without spending one dime, and am currently working my way through Volume 4. If you look past the commerce side of things and focus on the game itself, again I'd say it is superior in every way to TPA. It is not worth the price being asked though. And unless you were on top of it like I was from day one, there's next to no way you'll be able to earn everything for free as I have done either.</p><p></p><p>For those wanting a mobile experience, the best option is actually to go out and buy a Switch and then all of Williams on that. Better graphics, bigger screen, tournament creation, landscape or portrait play, none of the freemium headaches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 288463, member: 134"] I have every table in TPA FarSight put out on Steam, as well as SPA. I also have the mobile versions in iOS. My main criticism had been the lighting, as even with the sliders I found there was a general lack of understanding about how light works in the real world. I did find the game play rather easy, but otherwise I was fine with it. I already owned every Zen original on Steam. I didn't find myself playing much in FX2, but the FX3 platform changed all that with custom tournaments and improved graphics and physics. I'm not kidding when I say I nearly stopped playing TPA altogether in favor of the Zen originals in FX3. I didn't own any of the games on mobile, other than what was free (Bethesda Pinball, Aliens Pinball, Sorcerers Lair, Empire Strikes Back). And then Zen put out Williams Pinball. First off, if you are not playing in Classic Single Player, which is where the new Williams physics reside, the reasons for upgrade aren't going to be pronounced. With it though, I simply cannot go back to playing the matching tables in TPA. If the visuals are your thing, there's plenty of reasons for upgrade. The lighting is real world perfect, with full 3 dimensional through as opposed to the flat plane of TPA. Colors are vibrant, not washed out. The plastics are divine, the insert lights aren't blown out, and there is a visual depth to everything. And of course since all of this is wrapped in the confines of the FX3 platform, I am very happy. Full disclosure, I get my tables for free from Zen as review copies. That being said, even if I had to buy them myself, I'd at the very least jump all over the sales they've already posted for the first 3 volumes. On the mobile side of things, I do not get free copies of anything. I recognize the mess that is the Williams App and have had plenty to say about it. I have managed to earn full ownership of all of Volumes 1-3 without spending one dime, and am currently working my way through Volume 4. If you look past the commerce side of things and focus on the game itself, again I'd say it is superior in every way to TPA. It is not worth the price being asked though. And unless you were on top of it like I was from day one, there's next to no way you'll be able to earn everything for free as I have done either. For those wanting a mobile experience, the best option is actually to go out and buy a Switch and then all of Williams on that. Better graphics, bigger screen, tournament creation, landscape or portrait play, none of the freemium headaches. [/QUOTE]
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