People said many of the same things to me about ACNC - the ball is obscured from view a lot, its a sharpshooters game etc... Well, it's all true - and I absolutely love it. It's so different from my Sterns and all the better for it. If Halloween is following a similar vein, I'm going to love it even more (because of the theme).

That is one problem with mini playfields, and making them a focal point on the game - when you make them accessible you have to give the player something do do on there. What I like about ACNC's design is that both ramp shots go to the mini playfield, and if its not currently active (in a mode etc), you can simply try and direct the ball down one of the exit wireforms to "complete" your ramp shot and go the flipper you want. I really like that.

I think in Halloween though, you can only get to the 2nd mini playfield when house mode is activated? Is it possible to get up there when you are not in any relevant mode (I don't have my machine yet I don't know)?

I must say, since I got ACNC, R&M and Alien (yes I know its not Spooky), I have hardly touched most of my other Stern machines. I still love my Sterns - I really do (I have DP Prem, IMDN Prem, GB Prem, ST LE, Xmen LE, BKSOR LE), but the way these other machines play is sooooo different.

But I must admit too in the same vein - my BKSOR LE I only got recently and wow, it is fantastic! Absolutely love the layout, its a bit different for a Stern. Plus the music, the speed/brutality of it and oh my gosh, the topper? Holy cow it's just absolutely INSANE.

I cannot wait for my Halloween I think it's gonna be joy overload for me.