Houdini
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Quoted from TheLaw:Well you can't count the Fuel stand ups as a ball path. Unless you really want to then you have to count the picks as well making it 15
He needs to watch a few more videos of gameplay first. Then he will get back to us in a month with what he considers a ball path. Stay tuned...
Quoted from Mr68:Sorry but this is factually incorrect. The AP Popadiuk design was completely discarded and Balcer began from scratch.
curious if anyone has a mock up of the Jpop Expo design shown vs the production Balcer one?
Would be nice to see side by side
I have to wonder how much of the reviews are based on the specific machine in each case.
Seeing some well respected players and reviewers on the complete flip side of the coin from others tends to make me think things are just variable on these initial production run going out the door. ?
I will say my experience on the beta version at MGC last year was that it was tough and not much fun for me. I replayed it at Expo and also walked away underwhelmed. I attempted to play the one locally on route the day after it arrived and was unable to due to some issues. I need to get back over there to see if now that the bugs are worked out, the production game is more appealing to me.
Quoted from MikeS:I think this might be one of those games much like Dialed In where it takes a good amount of tweaking to get it set up just right. I know the game here in Madison was one of the first on the line and I know they had to do quite a few small changes and tweaks before it played right. When I played it (after the tweaks) I thought it played great and I had no problems hitting any of the shots. I'm sure as more games are released the consistency and the amount of tweaking you need to do will go down.
If you want to head back over sometime, then LMK.
Would like to try it out now that it is working better.
Quoted from Caucasian2Step:After playing some more Houdini tonight I have come to the conclusion that I am playing the wrong copy of the game. That, or it could just be me. Yeah, that's it.
It's me.
I'm no fun.
I think it is more that you are a competitive player and evaulate things with a more detailed eye/critique. The opinion of guys like Russel and You are very important and valid. Dont worry that Pinside has lots of people that become fanboys and defensive or attacking; it is just how it works on Pinside.
I value your opinion on it and you are the best game reviewer on Pinside, period. You have earned the right to tell it like you see it.
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