??? Half the time spent on the Millennium Falcon is Han/Lando trying to get the hyperdrive working after it's either broken or been disabled.

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DI clearly has lots of good reviews based on this thread alone. Any rumors on sale numbers? Would be interesting to hear how it's stacking up against Hobbit (I'd assume Hobbit > due to popular licensed theme, but who knows?)

My takeaway: screw SW and DI, you're buying a Road Show and spending the remaining $2-$5k on Judy Garland memorabilia.

Why? Sounds like you really don't like SW Pro, so why waste your time worrying about the Premium which as you say will be mostly the same game? Plenty of other stuff out there to spend your cash on.

Your avatar suggests that you might be slightly biased, Captain.

I'm a little surprised you think Stern "played it safe" on SW, given that (based on this and your several other posts on the topic) your biggest single issue with the game seems to be integration of the action button to constantly shift bonus multipliers around. Doesn't mean you should like or enjoy the game, but at least Dwight's trying something novel with the action button that significantly changes how this game plays vs other recent Steve Ritchie games.

It will be interesting to see if others share your "the game plays too long" feeling. The operator data posted in one of the other SW threads made it looked like SW has a very reasonable curve of ball times. Of course if you don't like how it plays, a three minute game would still feel long.

I did not say that he has to (or should) like SW, or that the gameplay is better than classic 90s B/W games. My only point was it's funny to say on the one hand that Stern went "SAFE" with SW and on the other hand, be so clearly put off by the addition of the novel and prominent use of the action button. Love it or hate it, that seems "NEW" to me.

Luckily for Stern, not everyone dislikes their Star Wars as much as you! Unfortunately for JJP, not everyone is as tolerant of the theme on DI as you. I think that pretty much sums it up. Oh yeah, and $8.5k is a lot to spend on a pinball machine if you don't love everything about it, including the theme.

I hope they sell tons of them. By most accounts it plays great, and some have even embraced the theme as you have. If it actually sells better than Hobbit, maybe JJP will make more unlicensed themes in the future, which would be cool.

My point was that theme matters (especially at these price points), and it's unrealistic to expect a Simcity/cell phone theme to have the same mass appeal as SW.

Eskaybee regards anyone with a British accent as a "Fake C3PO." If you think he's harsh on SW, you should see his review of Dunkirk.

It's the one where an army of Fake C3POs are fighting Nazis at the beach.

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.

I've got no opinion on SW v DI since I've only got in a few games on DI.

But as for SW, give it an honest try before you dismiss it. The shot multiplier lane-changing is hectic fun and at least in my experience pretty unique to the pinball world. Some people just don't care for it, but I found that it "clicked" for me after a number of games and I now really enjoy the risk/reward aspect of taking my hands off the flippers to maximize scoring chances (not to mention shooting the risky standup bank to up my multiplier before taking big-points shots). People also complain about the "theme integration" but I have to disagree -- there are some fantastic modes (like Lightsaber Duel) that make great use of sound, video and lighting, and nothing beats having Harrison Ford or Carrie Fisher berating you when you shank a shot. And unlike games based on newer IP (POTC and GOTG come to mind) they've got the whole range of audio and video to play with in this game.

SW takes a few games to figure out, but is well worth your time IMO.

Epic burn!

This kind of statement is where you go from sounding reasonable (I've played it and I don't like it, despite my undying love for the Star Wars theme) to unreasonable (I don't like it, therefore no one can really like it and they'll all change their minds one day, you'll see).

It's well established that you were disappointed with Stern's SW -- you hate the shot multiplier mechanic (which is central to the gameplay), and you think the Hyperspace ramp sucks. That's all fair, but there's no reason to stoop to the "no, you're a fan boy" level of argument. Attack the other guy's argument, not his character, as the old saying goes.

Nah, if I turn up being interviewed by Triumph it'll be at the Great American Beer Festival (I saw him there, but was too sober to walk into that buzz saw). It is some funny shit though.

He was quoting @beelzeboob, not you. In fact, by "Op person owns both" I'm pretty sure he meant you, and was trying to defend your basis for arguing that DI is better!