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Houdini ...... talk about taking a nose dive

By hoby1

5 years ago


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#95 5 years ago
Quoted from MJR8peanut:

Houdini was over hyped, over priced, and took too long to be produced. The shots are too tight, the flippers feel too week, and the game feels like it is going to fall apart when i shake it. The art package is beautiful and there is so much detail to everything in the game but its unfortunately not good at all. Gameplay wise, code and rules, layout. It wasn't anything special. And there weren't any new tricks used in the game. Ex, the ball launch into the lock, done on Aerosmith, the little monitor, done on star wars and hobbit, magnets under the pf, too many games to name that have done that. Its nothing special and I will never own one.
MJR

Took too long? They cranked this out faster than anyone expected. Wasn't it like 9 months from absolutely nothing to fully working pin? Everyone else takes years to get a pin out even with a built architecture. Hell, Stern takes 18 months plus to get out one software update. I've played a few Houdini's and they both played great and felt solid. I never heard of this power supply issue but overall it sounds like it was a pretty solid first pin. Cabinets are not splitting, boards are not grenading, and playfields not ghosting/chipping unlike certain competitors. You can argue the layout could of been improved but I don't know why everyone wants to poop on this game. It looks incredible, fun title, and it's pinball. Price is pretty fair imo compared to the high prices of Stern and JJP. I just don't think it's a game on anyone's radar. It's a decent game but the company is still proving themselves and it's a tough business to get into. I wouldn't mind having one but lots of other games I want more.

#134 5 years ago
Quoted from Butch2099:

Poor Houdini can't even get bashed properly in it's own thread..
Every thread anymore turns into Stern vs JJP. Even a Houdini bash thread.

That's actually pretty funny. Pinheads are one tough crowd. Maybe if AP delays production for a year, ship with premature code, tease about things that never come about, or strip away features on production machines then they will finally be welcomed into the club.

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#204 5 years ago
Quoted from pinlawyer:

Back to Houdini: It plummeted because most folks realized that, as beautiful as the game is, as cool as the cabinet head looks and as well-done as the code is, the game sucks donkey balls due to its BAD geometry and obvious lack of a whitewood stage. The effeminate announcer is also cringeworthy. Former NIB owner here.

Cabinet is amazing. I really love how the display and backbox looks. I don't think the announcer is that bad but do think you should be able to skip through all the trivia and long animations. I didn't mind it so much the handful of times I played but I can see it getting old in a home environment after a bunch of plays.

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