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Frank

Frank

Bowielee said:
You hated all three of the first MK games?
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I've always been a Street Fighter kid, but I played them when I was younger. Unlike Street Fighter 2, the first 3 MKs don't hold up. They could have at least included Ultimate Mortal Kombat in that set.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I was also primarily a SF fan. I was never a fan of an actual block button. But I still liked MK 3 and UMK would have made sense to include in the mix, seeing as it's pretty much the definitive classic MK game.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I own Rage. I bought it well after launch, so bugs weren't a problem. If I could sum the game up in one word, it would be "boring". It's your basic FPS with post-apocalypse themes. It can be beautiful at times, but for the most part, it's just dull.
 
Frank

Frank

Rage doesn't end.

I mean it ends. And rather quickly. But it might as well be Poochy's ending from the Simpsons.

It's almost as bad as that Kickstarter game people were pissed about recently.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I highly recommend those if you like pinball at all. Zen Pinball has the best physics engine of any computer pinball game I've ever played.
 
drifter

drifter

So lemme ask you guys, what do you think makes for a good pinball game? Not that I dislike pinball, but if you were to ask me to rate one against the other, I would have no idea what to say.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

drifter said:
So lemme ask you guys, what do you think makes for a good pinball game? Not that I dislike pinball, but if you were to ask me to rate one against the other, I would have no idea what to say.
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Fun features and how well it exploits the theme. For instance, I really enjoy The Twilight Zone pinball machine because of all the weird little bits, but I also like how it has the special rubber pinball that plays differently than the all steel ones. Pinbot is another good one, with the opening and the closing of the visor to open up drop slots.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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drifter said:
So lemme ask you guys, what do you think makes for a good pinball game? Not that I dislike pinball, but if you were to ask me to rate one against the other, I would have no idea what to say.
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A good pinball game has a good variety of challenges that aren't too easy or too hard, and the game has a method to try to encourage you to attempt all of them (that's part of why the the Addams Family table is so good). Of course, every pinball machine needs a good cluster of circular bumpers, but a number of ramps, chutes, targets and holes also go a long way to making the experience enjoyable. Tactile feedback is also very important, and sort of tying into that is flipper strength - it needs to be properly calibrated (there's nothing that turns me off to a pinball game faster than limp flippers). And, of course, it also helps to be playing toward some kind of ultimate payoff, sort of building to a climax when you finally get the conditions right to snag that double jackpot or whatever. It needs to be visually engrossing, and gimmicks are almost never a minus.

Here's some other good pinball tables I recall -

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -


Pinbot (it's an older one, a real technological innovation of the 80s pinball industry)-


Star Trek 25th Anniversary -
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Like I said earlier, I like Pinball games that have a variety of goals on the table. Tables that just have score based objectives are really boring to me. That's why games like Addams Family, Circus Voltaire, Theater of Magic, Pinbot, etc... really appeal to me.

As GB said, they also have to be difficult, but attainable. Nothing turns me off more than a table that has really cheap ball outs that you feel like there's no way you could have stopped them.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Flash player crashed and ate my earlier post. Here's my best attempt at recreating it.
drifter said:
So lemme ask you guys, what do you think makes for a good pinball game? Not that I dislike pinball, but if you were to ask me to rate one against the other, I would have no idea what to say.
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A good game will have many parallels to a console RPG. There will be many minor goals to get, things which keep you interested and playing (i.e., mini bosses), but there will always be some sort of payoff pinnacle you will need to climb. The reason the Addams Family table is so good, in my opinion, is because there are so many minigames (i.e., The Mansion) which can combine to form a sort of "collect 'em all" über-goal in addition to the more traditional multiball. Humans being what they are, the urge to not stop playing until every possible goal has been achieved kept players coming back for more.

If my favorite uprights were busy and there was no Addams Family table to be found (or it was also busy), I would also look for the following:

White Water (video)
So many ramps, loops, passages, and other places for the ball to go, it was a blast to play.

Black Knight (video)
You put another pinball game inside my pinball game?

Black Knight 2000 (video)
A rockin' soundtrack to keep your blood pumping, and completing the King's Ransom (in the video at 1:45) was a definitive take-off-your-jacket-it's-about-to-get-serious moment.

Funhouse (video)
Again, so many places to park that ball, and I wanted to punch that dummy in the mouth sooooo bad.

--Patrick
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Seriously, guys, get Zen Pinball. Their tables hare all the stuff you're talking about. Their Marvel tables in particular are great.
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

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Steam sale from now until Dec 3rd.

Notable today: Skyrim 50 - 75%-off, or $20.39 for the Legendary edition. (The base game is 75%-off, DLC is 50%-off, Legendary is 66%-off, very confusing.)
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Other good deals

Outlast = $6.79
Warhammer 40k: Space Hulk = $10.19 (close enough for the $10 rule)
The Walking Dead: $6.74
Sleeping Dogs: $4.99 (This was good, wasn't it?)
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Bowielee said:
I completely agree. Sleeping Dogs was a too often overlooked game. Basically take your average GTA clone, add a decent storyline, and some Batman style combat and you have Sleeping Dogs.
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Pretty much this. It's not by any means game-of-the-year amazing, but it's a solid enough game to play through.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Eh, I might give it a go. Open world games do tend to be my cup of tea.

Speaking of which, it may finally be time to grab Skyrim. :D
 
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