Wheaton, IL
Try not to make this long but I try to contribute and give back to the forum where I can. My wife and I were Honored to visit and meet with the design team at Stern today for a tour and view of the New Deadpool masterpiece. To start I did Not take Any photos out of respect for their business and the amazing team behind this project. I will try to provide a few details I observed to pass time but honestly not much to say regarding should you or should you not buy. Pinball is a personal experience! I will say having owned most every Stern and other title the art package on All models from head to legs was honestly breathtaking! I will go on a limb and say this is the best art Stern has done in my opinion. The playfield art pops in person and the imagery is pure comic book perfection. No clip art here just a well laid out vibrant color as you would expect in a comic book presentation. The cabinet art looked equally amazing on all models. I have placed my order with Flippen Larry (Great guy) for an LE but I must say from art to playfield ALL versions for this title are a win with only minimal exclusions across the 3. Would be proud to own Any of the versions. (Not how I felt on SW for comparison). The toys and screened plastics were crisp and very clear art. No pixels again.
Game notes: Yes the disco ball does spin and does create a very creative and innovative attraction for modes. Games are rolling to the boxes as we watched so I suspect lucky owners will be showing unboxing videos in not time for sure! Pro is now, LE then Premium as I understand but not a fact but as I viewed finished cabinets etc appears the plan.
The Stern Team. Love or hate the big dog on the block the Stern team was professional and welcoming. They all clearly LOVE what they do each day with each game. Seeing George himself on the line helping and supporting to make sure perfection was really cool to see. Yes he's a big boss now but he still knows how to roll up his sleeves and still has the passion in his belly. Some have asked, Yes that was Georges white wood. This is His design and creation. All the work from that person (happily forgotten!) was trashed and reborn into a better quality product. This was a costly decision but Stern and George wanted to start a New path without any past crap on it. Leave it at that... From Production to receiving games are running down the line like a well oiled machine. (I do production for a living, this was impressive to see). Gary, Mark, and George were gracious hosts and Very excited to get this amazing game into the hands of the world.
The game plays smooth and no issues or clunkiness that I could see. Might add I'm a crappy player so YMMV! Great lighting, sound was clear, and the animations were extremely well done. Can't say much on the LCD as I didn't really pay to close attention sorry. Mesmerized by the art and play I guess. Similar to the #SDTM guys I did not have enough time with the game to tell people what to buy but for us this was a Solid choice and a Great game we very much look forward to owning. I feel conformable saying it is the best game they have done for a long time Yes including IM sorry.... I personally loved seeing George back in the bull pin again doing what we know he awesome at. Building/designing amazing games. Thanks to everyone at Stern, I do hope this at least gives something to read while we wait for the trucks of amazing toys to hit the streets. lol
