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<blockquote data-quote="mmmagnetic" data-source="post: 20431" data-attributes="member: 558"><p>Not only is TPA very well worth my money, but it´s also worth my time and attention. These days I have a very low tolerance to games that are wasting my time (grinding for stuff being the biggest offender, next to unskippable cutscenes). Pinball is one of these games where I enjoy every second I play.</p><p></p><p>It´s easy to moan about bugs, DLC delays, missing or broken features, but let´s step back for a second and see the big picture: That a small developer has actually had the guts, passion and patience to buy pinball machines, secure the licenses, recreate them, and publish them on as many gaming platforms as possible.</p><p></p><p>I mean, really, that´s not something you do to make a quick buck, especially these days, where the big money makers are F2P games with in-app purchases, social games, or hoping to cash in with the newest phone game fad (for example: a glorified version of Pictionary on smartphones being aquired for an absurd amount of money, only to almost completely fall off a cliff only weeks later).</p><p></p><p>Even when it comes to Pinball, why bother with all the work and headaches that comes with doing real, licensed tables? People want some "epic action" in their pinball, right? Who wants to bother with these ancient coin munchers with licenses for films that nobody cares for anymore?</p><p></p><p>Just the simple fact that TPA exists at all, as a concept, as a form to preserve pinball classics, to make them playable on your big screen, your tablet or even your phone continues to amaze me. Waiting a few months on the 360 DLC might drive you nuts when you´re checking every day, but in the grand scheme of things - a few years from now - it´s only a minor gripe. </p><p></p><p>The only thing that counts to me is that I get to live through a youth in the arcade I never had, but always wanted so badly. I get to play tables from one, two, three or four decades ago. I get to play machines that I would never see in real life where I live. It wouldn´t even be into pinball at all if I didn´t decide one day to give that one pinball game on my iPod Touch a shot, after being almost bored to tears with whatever free iOS crap I got earlier that day in the vain hope to relight my passion for games I had has a child.</p><p></p><p>Just being to able to sit on my couch and play some Creature with incredible detail makes me very happy. Being able to take a little break from my work and play some Cirqus Voltaire with its stunning lightshow is one of the coolest things ever. </p><p></p><p>These old machines are breaking, little by litte, each and every day. I love the guys at Farsight for giving me the chance to at least virtually experience these fantastic machines whereever I am, and for getting me interested in real life pinball as well. And just for some small change on top of that. I´m not generally spending a ton of money on stuff I don´t need, but believe me, I would be willing to pay a lot more for TPA if I had to. Chipping in on the TZ Kickstarter was an absolute no-brainer to me, even if I didn´t know anything about that game at the time.</p><p></p><p>Seriously, I don´t care if they mess up some leaderboards or whatever other feature I absolutely don´t care about for a few weeks. I´m just thankful to get to play virtual pinball, in a sea of brown, dull first person shooters, Facebook games and Kinect nonsense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmmagnetic, post: 20431, member: 558"] Not only is TPA very well worth my money, but it´s also worth my time and attention. These days I have a very low tolerance to games that are wasting my time (grinding for stuff being the biggest offender, next to unskippable cutscenes). Pinball is one of these games where I enjoy every second I play. It´s easy to moan about bugs, DLC delays, missing or broken features, but let´s step back for a second and see the big picture: That a small developer has actually had the guts, passion and patience to buy pinball machines, secure the licenses, recreate them, and publish them on as many gaming platforms as possible. I mean, really, that´s not something you do to make a quick buck, especially these days, where the big money makers are F2P games with in-app purchases, social games, or hoping to cash in with the newest phone game fad (for example: a glorified version of Pictionary on smartphones being aquired for an absurd amount of money, only to almost completely fall off a cliff only weeks later). Even when it comes to Pinball, why bother with all the work and headaches that comes with doing real, licensed tables? People want some "epic action" in their pinball, right? Who wants to bother with these ancient coin munchers with licenses for films that nobody cares for anymore? Just the simple fact that TPA exists at all, as a concept, as a form to preserve pinball classics, to make them playable on your big screen, your tablet or even your phone continues to amaze me. Waiting a few months on the 360 DLC might drive you nuts when you´re checking every day, but in the grand scheme of things - a few years from now - it´s only a minor gripe. The only thing that counts to me is that I get to live through a youth in the arcade I never had, but always wanted so badly. I get to play tables from one, two, three or four decades ago. I get to play machines that I would never see in real life where I live. It wouldn´t even be into pinball at all if I didn´t decide one day to give that one pinball game on my iPod Touch a shot, after being almost bored to tears with whatever free iOS crap I got earlier that day in the vain hope to relight my passion for games I had has a child. Just being to able to sit on my couch and play some Creature with incredible detail makes me very happy. Being able to take a little break from my work and play some Cirqus Voltaire with its stunning lightshow is one of the coolest things ever. These old machines are breaking, little by litte, each and every day. I love the guys at Farsight for giving me the chance to at least virtually experience these fantastic machines whereever I am, and for getting me interested in real life pinball as well. And just for some small change on top of that. I´m not generally spending a ton of money on stuff I don´t need, but believe me, I would be willing to pay a lot more for TPA if I had to. Chipping in on the TZ Kickstarter was an absolute no-brainer to me, even if I didn´t know anything about that game at the time. Seriously, I don´t care if they mess up some leaderboards or whatever other feature I absolutely don´t care about for a few weeks. I´m just thankful to get to play virtual pinball, in a sea of brown, dull first person shooters, Facebook games and Kinect nonsense. [/QUOTE]
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