lol. "I am going to hold dear the existing games you made while at Williams / Bally and Stern and assume you were under some mental and emotional stress when you designed this mess."

wow...just wow. I think the op was projecting a bit about his own stress levels

Thought this was also hilarious..."Drones tiny compared to electric guy, and scale between two figures on playfield are completely off."

Even though there are a couple quirks I'd love to see resolved (left wireform, theatre magnet SDTM), it's still one of the best overall pinball games ever made. Appeals to a spectrum of players and is loaded with fun features.

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Yeah, for me, WhiteWater is a good example...theme doesn't stroke a chord with me, but it's a game with the coolest ramps and upper PF ever made. Awesome ultimate wizard mode and fun/challenging rules.

I really like my Dialed In...for me, it's JJP's best effort. Still think it could be much better if the callouts and audio weren't so monotone (especially for a disaster themed pin)...especially since JJP's stock audio system is so nice...you'd think they could have done more with explosions and sound effects to energize the gameplay experience.

The phone scoop is also a clunky PITA shot. I like challenging shots, but it ends up annoying me. The location of the theatre magnet is also a PITA. The moving dude helps deflect center drains, but it's still less-than-great (and yes, I've fiddled with my games angle and setup to compensate).

Still a great achievement...shoots great and the quantum theatre is very cool. Just wish it was more of an adrenaline rush (like Stern's recent JP release).

That's ridiculous.

Exactly...but what I'm referring to is the sound effects of the (say) meteors, flying saucers, explosions, volcano, etc. They are almost non-existent. In JP, when the dinosaur roars, it adds to the experience. The DI graphics are really snazzy, however the audio doesn't measure up.

MANDI doesn't bother me much, since she isn't very chatty.

An original theme usually offers more creativity to the design team. I agree with your DI comments.

Your Metallica comments are bizarre. All Stern music pins feature the bands music...the music is Metallica, no? The caricatures are of the band members...no? The band was also involved in the pins development and did the callouts...no?

Since Metallica is your favorite band, what would you do differently?

Couldn't agree more. Pinball collectors were hungry for "original themes". Pinball over the years has paid homage to cultural elements. Paying homage to smart phones in this "disaster theme" pinball works. I don't love the emoji mode, but it fits with theme and smart phone. I don't love everything about my DILE, but it's still one of the coolest games in my collection (and JJP's best effort IMHO).