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Elvira's House of Horrors: Pre-Release Discussion Thread

By RobertWinter

7 years ago


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Post #23 copy of Elvira tweet about being at TPF2017 Posted by Mar (7 years ago)

Post #63 mnpinball comments on the speculation about Elvira 3 Posted by mnpinball (7 years ago)

Post #3843 What to check when you first receive Elvira Posted by jfh (4 years ago)


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#255 7 years ago
Quoted from Flato:

Does this mean it could be spooky and not Stern producing the game?

I think when people say Elvira is 'not spooky #3' - it just means it's not Spooky's 3rd in house game.. leaving the door open that it could be Spooky building the game on contract.

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#1248 4 years ago
Quoted from Chalkey:

Geometrically speaking you're going to have a hard time making a not-fan layout in a two flipper game.

..and now you know why people groan when they hear two flipper game

But classically... look at all the playfield variations we had in EMs for decades.... fan layouts aren’t the only thing you see. But when you try to make everything a shot from the flipper... you run into fan centric ideas..

#1443 4 years ago
Quoted from Thunderbird:

Cannot figure out why you think this. Go into the settings and set the turntable for faster spin if it bothers you. It is lightning fast if you set on highest setting. On Catwoman ramp, no flex at all. You must have one that is not properly seated. No clunks at all, when you learn flipper positions. Any game is clunky when the player doesn’t know where the shots are on the flippers. Geometry 101.

The left ramp still flexes like crazy. It's the mechanical design as they worked around the turntable.

The missed shots are clunky because it's just blue pads at the entrances.

"Clunky" has nothing to do with player skill... It has to do with what the rebounds and returns are in the game and the lines of the shots.

Game is amazing and fun - but PF geometry is not it's strong point. And hopefully the upcoming code will nerf some of the minor villian impacts leading to multi-billion scores.

#1476 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Seriously folks - if you can stop reflexively typing "SJW" over and over, what are the "raunchiest" things in the previous Elvira games? "Nice organ?" "That'll get him up?" Are you really worried that Stern is going to nix stuff like that at the behest of feminists who all seem to like Elvira anyway? (at least the ones I know).

You forget people are getting upset about static images on t-shirts... regardless of context, style, or anything... let alone 'what she is saying', or their voluntary inclusion, etc. The bar has been set at 'objectifying the body' period.

#2063 4 years ago
Quoted from j_m_:

I'll bet most huo owners are going to mylar the heck out of that area in front of the trunk stand-ups. the playfield is going to take a lot of abuse from that launched ball there

Notice the curved top of the VUK appears to be unsupported on the sides too? Like what it looks like after every scoop fails... wonder how that is supposed to hold up? Especially since it will be kicking the balls hard to make the fly...

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#2066 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Not really, when you consider the inherent value of games these days.
An op I know is routinely selling off 5 year old equipment for $1000-1500 less than he paid for it, regardless of pro/prem/LE. His break-even point is really long before his coin take reaches the purchase price of the machine.

yeah but a higher end LE/Premium has a greater risk of higher depreciation rate than a pro. Higher price points compared to the norm.. and routed game for a game that was aimed at the picky collector.

Pros are more in the groove and have a nice 'floor' for resale these days. When even a beater 5yr old stern star wars can be sold for over 4k... and you were buying at ~5k... it's way less risky. A beat LE is gonna have a far greater drop before its floor is reached.

#2150 4 years ago
Quoted from MikeS:

Wasn't Munsters and Beatles like a month apart?

For some reason people still struggle with the idea that Stern is producing different product lines.. even after Stern repeatedly told everyone the strategy

just like SW The Pin came out JUST before JP2

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#2903 4 years ago

I for one didn't have hate for the floating head animations. It's fitting for the subject matter imo.

If anyone every wanted a b horror movie title... here it is. The soundtrack alone should sell the game for people of that inkling.

The thing that stood out to me was the completion level of the game. This title feels significantly behind other recent releases. And while Lyman is fantastic - turnaround time has not been his strong point.

This is the kind of title stern needs to front load in building... and this kind of code state is going to make people take pause and wait and see. That's not good.

I still fail to see the value in the vuk that throws the ball... and where the hand of fate and crate targets are... you saw how little they completed them in the stream.

Still have to flip it... but I'm in the wait n see column at best.

#3097 4 years ago
Quoted from mcfly:

I think they mentioned during the stream that one of the switches was not registering and that may account for why we didn't see much of this.

that was one of the gargoyles... not related to not hitting the two 3 banks of standup switches I was referring to.

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#3348 4 years ago
Quoted from Rarehero:

You literally know nothing about women or feminism.
She's the one making the innuendo...not men at her expense.
She's the one calling out creepers and putting them in their place.
She's the one who looks and dresses how she wants...no man is going to tell her to be modest or get away with slut shaming her.
She's one of the OG Girl Bosses.
She's in charge of her world...she's letting you enjoy it.
Elvira = feminism.

By that logic... hookers or dominatrix should be the top of the feminist idol chart as they are in sole control of what they do.

Funny i never noticed other women being cool with something simply because a woman did it on her own accord. Like when they attack how a woman is dressing... or how another woman is using their body as a tool to manipulate others , etc.

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#3352 4 years ago
Quoted from pghpinfan:

And the anything but Elvira thread continues. Move this BS elsewhere.

You cant take the tits out of elvira... nor can you take her schtick out of it and have it be the same theme. They go hand in hand.

Just because a woman may be empowered, that doesn’t remove the sexism and objectification.

Its just hypocrisy from many voices here. Woman draws sexy warrior... people freak out as being “tone deaf”, and everything under the sun. People boycott places for playing big juicy melons... yet 3vlira doing the same kind of jokes? Oh no, shes the model feminist and it’s cool making those same jokes because it’s from her...

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