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Spiderman or Guardians

By Ranhorton

5 years ago


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    #4 5 years ago

    Run away from this thought. Guardians is decent on its best days while Spider-Man is one of Stern's best.

    Spider-Man also has a depth to its code that Guardians won't match. The code is bland as all get out on Guardians.

    Once the new game shine wears off on GOTG, which took about 10 plays for me, you'll be wishing you either had your Spider-Man back or had rolled the money into a different game. Get more time on Guardians first. Really make sure you think it will hold your interest in the long run.

    #24 5 years ago
    Quoted from Trekkie1978:

    When was the last time you played guardians? The new code on it is excellent.
    All my friends are having a blast playing it too.

    Excellent is a major stretch. There's one on location a few minutes drive away from me. I check on it after updates. It's passable. It's no longer awful, but it's still just in the mid-tier range for Stern titles, especially compared to other recent releases. Spider-Man has some stellar code and the layout is superior. In a direct comparison, Guardians really only wins out in art.

    #29 5 years ago
    Quoted from Sinestro:

    Playing a game on location to really appreciate code changes is dubious at best.

    Haha, why? Who says you have to own a game to know it well? That's the most ridiculous assumption you can make.

    #34 5 years ago
    Quoted from Trekkie1978:

    Excellent being a stretch?
    1 - Code isn't 100% finished yet.
    2 - People have a lot of FUN playing the game. All reviews of people who have played it, is that they have a blast playing.
    3 - People is suppose to be fun. If people have fun or a blast playing the game, then the machine did exactly what it was designed to do.
    You should really lighten up on the negativity. Your constantly repeated negative opinions carry no more weight than others.

    I'm not constantly negative. I don't like GOTG much, and a lot of others don't either. Imagine that, some people don't like what you do like and vice versa. Crazy world we live in. This is a thread comparing two games, so you are expected to pick a winner here. Spider-Man is a better game, that doesn't mean you have to white knight Guardians. As much as you want to bristle at a negative opinion, you should allow people to have them. Find some chill. Spider-Man is ranked #15 on the top 100. Guardians is #160. It's fair to prefer Spider-Man over Guardians.

    Quoted from Sinestro:

    I notice you didn't respond to my other claims, so Ill take that as a win on them.
    As to learning code on location? I serious doubt you played GOTG on location after each update and to any great extent to learn of the code changes. More like you dropped a buck in, batted the ball around, shrugged your shoulders and said to yourself..."Nothing's changed".

    I've played it a lot. I've put a lot of money into it. We play it in our league a lot. It was in our SCS. It's seen very, very often in our events. My buddy is the one that owns it, and I often get a bunch of free credits on it. Don't assume, it makes you look stupid. I like pinball and I have an interest in anything that changes with games when code comes out. I also have to see these things in competitions and events, so I try to learn them as well as I can.

    #36 5 years ago
    Quoted from Sinestro:

    Please, the only one here in this thread that consistently makes himself look stupid is you. It's easy to rattle off how much you've played GOTG, but I can tell by your weak attacks on it that you know nothing of it.
    It's typical of your attacks. You like to walk around Pinside like your shit doesn't stink, attack games and people on here, then merely say it's just "your opinion". Your shtick is getting old and more and more people are wising up to it.

    I think you need to go for a walk. You're far too emotionally involved in this discussion. Here, you can have this list and refer to it any time you want my opinions, because you seem to be super invested in them. Here's how I would rank Stern games in low, mid, and upper tier status. Iron Maiden isn't included, sorry! I'll make sure to get right to you with that when I know.

    Harley Davidson - Low
    Striker Xtreme - Low to Mid
    Sharkey's Shootout - Low to Mid
    High Roller Casino - Low
    Austin Powers - Low
    Monopoly - Mid
    NFL - Low
    RollerCoaster Tycoon - Mid
    Playboy - Mid to Low
    The Simpsons Pinball Party - Upper
    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Mid
    The Lord of the Rings - Upper
    Ripley's Believe it or Not - Upper
    Elvis - Mid to Low
    The Sopranos - Mid
    NASCAR/Dale Jr. - Mid
    World Poker Tour - Mid to Upper
    Pirates of the Caribbean - Mid
    Family Guy - Mid
    Spider-Man - Upper
    Wheel of Fortune - Mid
    Shrek - Mid
    Indiana Jones - Low
    Batman: The Dark Knight - Mid
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Mid to Low
    24 - Low
    NBA - Mid to Low
    Big Buck Hunter - Low to Mid
    Iron Man - Upper
    AVATAR - Low to Mid
    Rolling Stones - Low
    Tron - Upper
    Transformers - Low
    AC/DC - Godly
    X-Men - Mid to Upper
    Avengers - Low
    Metallica - Upper
    Star Trek - Upper
    Mustang - Mid to Upper
    The Walking Dead - Upper
    Wrestlemania - Low
    KISS - Low to Mid
    Game of Thrones - Upper
    Whoa Nellie! - Mid
    Ghostbusters - Upper
    Batman '66 - Mid
    Aerosmith - Mid to Upper
    Star Wars - Mid
    Guardians of the Galaxy - Mid

    #40 5 years ago

    There. I played it again during lunch for anybody worried.

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    #42 5 years ago
    Quoted from Trekkie1978:

    Maybe that's why you don't like the game...you barely scratched the surface of the code.

    That's hardly my best score, I just had a couple of plays on it today. I dropped in on my way to lunch. The code is better than it was, but it's still fairly rote, especially if you're playing to maximize score rather than explore the game. It's not a bad game, but it's not anywhere near on the level of Stern's best games, which it's being compared to in this very thread. This shouldn't be an insult to anybody's honor.

    #48 5 years ago
    Quoted from Guinnesstime:

    Don’t believe you. What was for lunch?

    Grilled chicken sandwich with a side salad. Crushed it.

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