It's got lots of shots...and Groot is nicely done. Borg is da man.

I don't mind that it's like MET and IM mash up. It's a proven layout, what will make the game is music, callouts, rules and lightshow. Lets see how they sum it up. I mean it's hand drawn art, with sculpted toys and LCD. I just hope the rules and multiplier bullshit are not borrowed from GOT or SW.....please god..please.

Trudeau had wild ideas but they seldom worked. That's why Lawlor is who he is, he's got incredible layout design talent. I\ve mentioned this before, just look at one of his worst games Monopoly, the layout and shots are genius.

Yeah, the plastic ramps are the only item that's not great.

Nothing wrong with them, I was exactly talking aesthetically. Personally, I would like to see some creativity when it comes to plastic ramps, how about a Xenon tube instead? Or a scuplted ramp like SS?

You guys better start buying the toys from ebay before the modders buy them all.

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Damn....not even one song? Pinball browser is good for call outs, not sure how it would work with a song clip. I hope you can, cause the 80's vibe is a big factor in the theme.

Shiiiit, can they do that?

Best part of the cabinet....if it was me I'd have that in the center.

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I dunno, I keep circling back to "Hooked on a feeling" It's more recognizable from the movie.

Nice, but 12" figures are too tall....I think.

Okay!

Lol...Zing! Good one.

Man, I can't say I'm loving the LCD programming.....it looks so disjointed, like a bunch of random clips thrown on the screen.

Yeah, I agree but I'm not sure what the fix should be. I mean do we actually want movie clips or perhaps it would be better if they had screen stills? I just can't see how this can work in a pinball game. I'd rather have a character live action video clip for key shots and the rest of the time have animation on the screen. Just cutting and pasting the clips just does not look right. I can't explain it, the future of pinball LCD would look better if they use the movie clips and mixed them with animation. For example the WOZ ball lock was the ball rolling down the hallway in the castle...or the Hobbit ball lock was the the ball rolling down the rope bridge in the troll tunnel. It was still the movie but it was manipulated to belong in the pinball game. Not the haphazard way the video clips are playing in this game. If the future is going to look like this then I'd say bring back the Dots.

Wow...It's like Groundhog Day.

Yes!

What's amazing is that games are being shipped with .65 code..? If the code is almost a copy of AS and the layout a mash of IM and MET then 80% of the work is already done before they even start. I dunno, I like Borg and I think his talent is being wasted at Stern.

Yes, and ultimately only the loss of sales will drive change at the head of Stern. They need to ask why is there so much vitriol about us in the past couple of years. Only then a change of management and philosophy can come about. Until then it's Stern that's living in denial.

Yeah everybody shutup and lower your expectations. Send money now!!

What a load of crap. Don't bitch about Stern? Yeah Ok, first you thank these jealous guys who got Stern to include 2 songs on GOTG, you can also thank guys like KPG for getting you all new PFs for all the f-ed up GBs. While you're at it you can thank the guys on here who made them finish the final X-Men code..etc...etc.

Now this is a useful and objective critique. Thanks

Well, to be fair he said they were ranging from mediocre to horrible. In reality, most of those games are mediocre, except for MET and TWD. GB was an anomaly, it had the potential to be one of the modern-day greats but because of the F-d up airballs and rules, it was DOA. I was close to pulling the trigger on an LE but I backed off due to pf issues. However, after a few dozen plays I was baffled by the way the ball was flying all over the pf...lol. I couldn't understand it. It wasn't like a first time designer or a new company had made it, so I decided not to buy because this game had some design issues that new code or I could not fix.

PS: I think AS is all around OK, nothing extraordinary but not bad either. I guess we're all waiting and hoping for another MET or Tron.

Maybe because the people coding are tournament nuts who play games for the highest score..? I agree though, this ruleset is not the best, I mean look no further than GOT and SW. I like the layouts (We'll overlook the art and toys) but every time I play those games I have to ask ppl what am I shooting for now.

Fair enough but it's not only me...I tried watching a tutorial, check it out even Chris Bucci was asking for help Skip to the 8:30 tick.

Good observation. This is the issue. As I said before, they need still frames or animation spliced with movie scencs to integrate the game play with the video. This is just lazy and unenthusiastic.

Whoa now....from PC hater to a rape enthusiast is a big leap. Let's just get back to how bad GOTG is. I bet we can get a Pinsider to do all the callouts as Yondu...how's that sound? Yondu would be easy to emulate. Pinball is a Hick hobby anyway.

Wow. Calm down Nancy.

She took that pic of her own free will. She knows what sells. I say more power to her.

Yeah, that's great news.

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Hmm...which mode is started with MET?

No, I was only asking because I thought you were counting the CIU mode equally as you would say ST, CIU song pick to me is ok, because you worked for it. Even picking songs with different shots in the beginning is fine. It's the cut scenes from a movie that doesn't well, feel right. Maybe they could start the game off with a short preamble mode then you'd have to hit something to start a mode. I know this is the traditional way to start a mode but it may work better for a movie pin rather than browsing through the different scenes and starting something on command. I can't help but think again this evolution is a bit lopsided toward tournament play.

Well. Besides Pulp Fiction his efforts haven't exactly been Citizen Kane grade.

That's true...he did rip off the HK movie "City on Fire" story outline. Good on you for knowing that bit of trivia. Anyway, I actually really liked Res Dogs. That and Pulp Fiction are the only discs I have at home. The story was Tarantino was a video store clerk in L.A. and he used to watch all the HK action flicks while he was at work.

Ahh..I was just making a point. Orson Wells was a freaking genius and to be honest, CK is considered great because of its technical mastery and a great plot for its time. If you get a chance you should watch his interview with Dick Cavett. As far as geniuses go, I do like Wes Anderson's movies a lot. I think he deserves a lot more credit for his work. I can watch "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" and The Grand Budapest Hotel 100 times and not get bored.