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<blockquote data-quote="iCub" data-source="post: 186107" data-attributes="member: 1372"><p>After abandoning Pinball Arcade (PS3) mid way through season one due to the bugs, its been a good while since I had got up to date with developments of the game. I got a PS4 for Christmas and noticed TPA on the store so thought it was time to give it another go... why not when there is a free table on offer? </p><p></p><p>Initial impressions were not good; loading revealed the same bedroom coder style interface from the mid 90's (what happened to the talk of new menus? As I recall there were even some mockups floating around at one point). Once in the game though, I could see things have taken a turn for the better with the lighting... sooooo it was back on my radar.... Seeing the generous discount on the NA PSN store (I went with the expensive Euro store for the PS3) I decided to jump in.</p><p></p><p>Initial impressions are that nothing has changed :-/ What could have been a lovely next-gen remodel (given the extra horse power and crucially, the oodles of RAM on offer) turns out to be little more than the same tired decor, with a new table lamp in the corner. Same LOW RES textures in season one, same tables that haven't been updated with animated backglass, same awful looking room that the tables are set in (with no option to even turn it off) .... and then the new problems start to show.... So I come here to find the list is as big if not bigger than the PS3 problem list was.</p><p></p><p>I would like to add to the bug list (apologies if they have already been reported) </p><p></p><p>Popping and crackling audio on all tables</p><p></p><p>Eye bleedingly ugly interface (ok not a bug, as just something I wanted to reiterate)</p><p></p><p>Super low res table flyers (seriously? how long would it take someone to do a quick rescan? 2 mins a flyer?)</p><p></p><p>Odd colouring of the DMD when in low light mode.</p><p></p><p>Visible triangular boxes around the flashing lamps on the left and back of CV when in low light mode. Rear one distorts DMD, while front one becomes very obvious when lit as the glow effect ends up meeting the limit of the box and having flat edges.</p><p></p><p>First left claw lamp on Scared Stiff has very odd illumination compared to others. Constantly on when off and then goes whiteish when actually on.</p><p></p><p>BOPB - Lights behind the plastic on the right (with the multipliers on) have a wierd flickering effect with black lines running through. Seems like some sort of AA or Post processsing issue.</p><p></p><p>All in-game store links return an unavailable error.... not to mention the HIGHLY confusing number of editions that show up in the store itself (there were two Season 1 icons, with one showing up as "unavailable").</p><p></p><p></p><p>All this shows up within the first 10 minutes of me flicking through the tables last night; I'm sure there will be more. I don't know why I expected anything different given the history, yet I still find myself feeling disappointed. The concept of TPA is such a wonderful and noble one, it's just such a pity to see it lack to polish and quality it deserves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iCub, post: 186107, member: 1372"] After abandoning Pinball Arcade (PS3) mid way through season one due to the bugs, its been a good while since I had got up to date with developments of the game. I got a PS4 for Christmas and noticed TPA on the store so thought it was time to give it another go... why not when there is a free table on offer? Initial impressions were not good; loading revealed the same bedroom coder style interface from the mid 90's (what happened to the talk of new menus? As I recall there were even some mockups floating around at one point). Once in the game though, I could see things have taken a turn for the better with the lighting... sooooo it was back on my radar.... Seeing the generous discount on the NA PSN store (I went with the expensive Euro store for the PS3) I decided to jump in. Initial impressions are that nothing has changed :-/ What could have been a lovely next-gen remodel (given the extra horse power and crucially, the oodles of RAM on offer) turns out to be little more than the same tired decor, with a new table lamp in the corner. Same LOW RES textures in season one, same tables that haven't been updated with animated backglass, same awful looking room that the tables are set in (with no option to even turn it off) .... and then the new problems start to show.... So I come here to find the list is as big if not bigger than the PS3 problem list was. I would like to add to the bug list (apologies if they have already been reported) Popping and crackling audio on all tables Eye bleedingly ugly interface (ok not a bug, as just something I wanted to reiterate) Super low res table flyers (seriously? how long would it take someone to do a quick rescan? 2 mins a flyer?) Odd colouring of the DMD when in low light mode. Visible triangular boxes around the flashing lamps on the left and back of CV when in low light mode. Rear one distorts DMD, while front one becomes very obvious when lit as the glow effect ends up meeting the limit of the box and having flat edges. First left claw lamp on Scared Stiff has very odd illumination compared to others. Constantly on when off and then goes whiteish when actually on. BOPB - Lights behind the plastic on the right (with the multipliers on) have a wierd flickering effect with black lines running through. Seems like some sort of AA or Post processsing issue. All in-game store links return an unavailable error.... not to mention the HIGHLY confusing number of editions that show up in the store itself (there were two Season 1 icons, with one showing up as "unavailable"). All this shows up within the first 10 minutes of me flicking through the tables last night; I'm sure there will be more. I don't know why I expected anything different given the history, yet I still find myself feeling disappointed. The concept of TPA is such a wonderful and noble one, it's just such a pity to see it lack to polish and quality it deserves. [/QUOTE]
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