Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle
Spooky Pinball, 2017
Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (Pro)
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I haven't played either game in person yet - just watched numerous videos. However, in the category of callouts, IMDN wins hands down for me so far. Its lady and demon voices are a great combo with lots of energy, whereas I'm somewhat shocked how lackluster Alice Cooper sounds in ACNC.
Quoted from StylesBitchly:The problem with pinball out in the wild is that you never really get to hear them in a quiet environment. I was lucky at PATZ. They had it separated from the others in a quieter area and I got to really hear it better. I loved it. I thought it was well done and it will only get better.
Yep - most videos shot at shows are fairly worthless audio-wise due to the overriding din of the surrounding games. However, the following videos shot at MGC (nice job Pinball Mayhem!) capture the sound of both IMDN and ACNC pretty well by use of a microphone next to each game's speakers. Draw your own conclusions as to which one's callouts sound better.
Quoted from StylesBitchly:NOPE!
This is the video that started the dilemma in the first place! I was also fooled by it at first. See my full post here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/spooky-pinball-3rd-game-500-units/page/53 ...
I don't see how - unless they use different recordings - that Alice Cooper's voice callouts are suddenly going to have more energy, but that said, I am reserving final judgement until I play and hear ACNC in a suitable listening environment.
In the meantime, the game LOOKS very cool!
Quoted from StylesBitchly:OK, I'm glad you're reserving judgement because all you have to do is look at that mic setup on that video. They have one mic on one speaker. How is that supposed to capture the proper mix and fidelity?
And yet, IMDN's callouts sound so good with the same apparent mic setup.
Please. It's not a matter of fidelity here. It's lack of voice variation, emotion, drama, and energy.
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