Bleh… that criteria is insignificant. This is the Ces reveal cycle… so press launch should be the days before CES in the media cycle. Don’t expect anything except a theme confirmation tease before then.

Its the standard release for this time period… has been this way for awhile.

Stern will ride the Ces product announcement media wave that vendors create in the leadin days to Ces opening.

You will see it in the media wave leadup to Ces opening next week. Same prestaged articles stern always has at release. Monday or Tuesday

Question really is if stern will let jack do a deadflip stream by the end of the week or if it will wait. Probably will get some version late next week.

wonder if stern will be savvy and adjust their normal territory distribution of their production to adjust for the regional preference for Rush up north...

No it immediately stood out. Stern usually does better in the end product in hiding those weaknesses ( you see a lot of compression in some game assets etc)

Iron Maiden didn’t use video from the game, the characters, theme and art direction were based on the game. It’s basically made to be of the same dna of the game, but its all new animation.

And yes stern has animators and artists in house.

I can’t wait for all the over-eagerness to turn to price angst posts

shipping is always there - its just a question of if you are paying for it line item or not

try taking a closer look at zep's slingshots

If any game ever called for needing pedals... it's this game.

Holy crap that was a lot of purple!

The game looks like it’s going to be brutal stacking and building values rules with almost no time to pause and focus.

I really despise these strategies of ‘boost the values’ on everything as a game mechanic. Use in moderation… not across the board. If you need a calculator to estimate a shot’s value… you’ve gone too far.

Like (but not as bad as…) zep the focus on the song seems to rob the game of direct player payoff/gratification for doing things. No, displaying s score doesn’t count… think theatrics like the castle blowing up, taf storm, Metallica sparky, etc.

And the sound fx… the drums snd beeps… oi

Looks like a lot to do the game… but rules that are too virtual and too score verse objective driven

Stop all this kind of value pumping speculation crap please.

Pinside top 100 is just a localized game to some people. It’s meaningless.

A small group of people can pump a game to the top in days… which is why nearly every new game gets to the top 5 as all the honeymooners wet themselves over their latest buy.

It’s meaningless. Just look at some of the actual reviews…. Garbage.

Never goto the listing to make a buying decision

Club threads are in another portion of the site. This site doesn't have moving/merging of threads.

Club/Owner threads are only supposed to be started in the club subforum when games are shipping.

(which is why 2 earlier club threads were already closed for Rush)

Just take the factory protector off - scoop becomes 100% reliable after that.

As stated earlier… the hole is not beveled. It’s this weird stepped cut.

Given cliff is already at a 3-4 week backlog with normal activity… getting 500 new Rush orders won’t result in quick turnaround :/

Unfortunately the way the playfield is CNC'd you will want topside protection no matter what. The lip is like a two step shelf. There basically is a second corner that needs covering. So mantis-style alone is not desirable.. I don't think the cliffy-design is a dead-end here, it's just something about the stern one that is unusual. Even just having the tabs go under the wood would improve things. But the scoop mech probably prevents that, or requires more disassembly.

Mantis style may make the shot significantly harder due to the narrow dimension.

for the 1100th time. Godzilla is not a scoop. It's a deep saucer with a simple VUK - ball doesn't go 'through' to underside of playfield. Rush is a legitimate scoop with subways underneath.

Which if you pay attention doesn't happen in GZ. It goes into the cutout into the VUK mech right there. Not through the PF and below. Which is not what happens in Rush. So everyone who keeps asking 'why is it different' - that's how the games are different.

Because its what is different about the games ffs. No ball going Getting shot by a coil and going free form through the subway and up through the pf… which is where it gets deflected and interfered with. No way that can happen in a mech where the ball just sits on the vuk right attached to the cutout.

People ask why it’s different… because its not the same mech!

Yes stern redefined the scoop when they cheaped out and replaced real scoops with vuks. Around the time when stern stopped having any ball movement under the pf.

Go look in the Godzilla and guardians manuals and look at what they call the mech - it calls them VUKs.

the dead end shot is the least satisfying shot in the game right now. It would help to put more effects on it. Often you shoot it and absolutely nothing happens..

Stern really needs to stop with these dead-end shots when doing their pro vs premiums.

exactly... and that's what Stern would charge you too

Instead pay for a Meet&Greet somewhere and get them to sign it yourself

But I agree.. I'd much rather have Rush signatures rather than Borg... especially given their participation in the game's content

Thats what happens when you armchair critique and from afar and it’s obvious he’s not touched a Rush game. Rush doesn’t have beveled edges on the scoop or even smooth edges that mylar would sit tight on. It has a stepped edge… obvious that it was intended to be covered and I’d speculate time optimized to not need another bit change on the cnc.

Code won’t impact this and it’s only the lower scoop that is impacted. No need to take the side scoop off until there is sn alternative

Scoring multipliers by building values, making combos at the right time - yes.. but not blanket whole game multiplier.

Its funny… for as small as it is… it’s not s hard shot. It lines up with the right flipper so well you hit it with ease. I would not be concerned.

the call outs grow on you... especially when you can hear it cleanly. There are still a ton of lines that go over totally flat.... but Alex's humor is great at times. It just lacks those real moment call outs.... some of the combo value ones get there a little bit.. but not really.

It's not horrid, its just not as traditional in format I think. I would like to see more energetic/shock/suprise type lines. Geddy is pretty low level too kinda of throughout.

well the list isn't saying that is ALL they are building Obviously they don't list future titles and never have. You also don't have any visibility into how much of each title they are doing. This is simply a timeline for games Stern has already announced.

yes - see it too.. I think it's because of the angle of the switch vs the ball path. Haven't tried to address it yet. Didn't see it as much at first.. so maybe it's moved on me.

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