Quoted from Aurich:Agree to disagree, I enjoyed Rogue One, and it would make a slick looking action pin, for Fast Ritchie.
Good plot for rules. Lots of action scenes for the LCD clips.
Sure a 1 off vs 3 films worth of clips eh? Give me a break
Quoted from Aurich:Agree to disagree, I enjoyed Rogue One, and it would make a slick looking action pin, for Fast Ritchie.
Good plot for rules. Lots of action scenes for the LCD clips.
Sure a 1 off vs 3 films worth of clips eh? Give me a break
Quoted from MotorCityMatt:Tell that to this guy...
You haven't posted a single character from Rogue One, what the heck are you doing? Who asked for a prequel pin?
Have you even seen the movie?
Quoted from Aurich:You haven't posted a single character from Rogue One, what the heck are you doing? Who asked for a prequel pin?
Have you even seen the movie?
He's posting pics of force awakens... Which is wrong.... But a movie that people actually liked and is a good idea
Quoted from Aurich:The more I think about this the more I wonder why the original trilogy?
It is with in the realm of possibility that they only received the rights to the original trilogy, and some other pinball company has the later films?
Quoted from Darcy:It is with in the realm of possibility that they only received the rights to the original trilogy, and some other pinball company has the later films?
It's not a stretch of the imagination that Disney only offered the rights to the original trilogy knowing it's the most lucrative, not to mention with the addition of the 40th anniversary. I wouldn't put it past Disney to already be thinking well we can do a prequel pin and once we get episode 8 & 9 out there's another trilogy/pin we can licence $$$$$
Chewie Frenzy. D'oh Frenzy replaced by constant growls.
I do wish that Luke was a larger part of the art. Should have swapped him with Obi-Wan. Yoda and Palpatine needed much more love too.
Quoted from jar155:Jody would have to fire himself. He clearly deserves to be fired, but he's part owner, so they're stuck with him. His side of the house is always a mess, licensing aside. The marketing strategy at Stern though...it's real bad. I mean, wow.
I think he knows it's bad...but doesn't give a sh1t ?
The art really does seem kind of thrown together, none of the 3 models feel very cohesive they all feel and look a little random. Premium so far is my favourite but that LE translite could be awesome "if" it's a real backglass and has a animated Hyperspace back box effect.
Quoted from J85M:The art really does seem kind of thrown together, none of the 3 models feel very cohesive they all feel and look a little random. Premium so far is my favourite but that LE translite could be awesome "if" it's a real backglass and has a animated Hyperspace back box effect.
Premium is the best, I agree.
Quoted from TheLaw:He's posting pics of force awakens... Which is wrong.... But a movie that people actually liked and is a good idea
Quoted from Tommy_Pins:I'm new around here....is this always how it is when a game is announced?
Well...
Quoted from Tommy_Pins:I'm new around here....is this always how it is when a game is announced?
Well yes and no. The negativity seems to come quickly with these reveals but I think this is a grail pin for a lot of people and they're just disappointed by the unveiling.
Quoted from Chisox:Well yes and no. The negativity seems to come quickly with these reveals but I think this is a grail pin for a lot of people and they're just disappointed by the unveiling.
I guess this is the internet so knee jerk reactions based on little information should be expected
Quoted from Chisox:Well yes and no. The negativity seems to come quickly with these reveals but I think this is a grail pin for a lot of people and they're just disappointed by the unveiling.
Just poorly handled when they have sooo much secrecy about titles and then info comes out via a third party which potentially harms the product.
I was hoping for much more. The pro ramps look cheap as shit. The X multipliers on each shot reminds me of Avatar. Complete the top lanes to light the multipliers, shoot whatever shot to lock in the multiplier. Same old same old. Probably complete the modes to light extra multipliers ala Spider-Man. The only thing that will save this game is hopefully good animations and use of both LCD screens, and hopefully a great sound package with James Earl Jones doing Vader call outs. Can't wait to play one on location. Was really expecting more, can't say I'm looking to sell anything right of way to get one but I guess game play will tell.
If it's AC/DC without that stupid canon I am all in. That cannon has got to be one of the worst things in pinball.
Honestly, the more I see the pics, the less I like it. I've been keeping a spot open just for this, but it's going to be easy to wait.
Crossing fingers on gameplay being strong, but the playfield inserts don't have good SW coloring.
And why are Vader and Obi Won back-to-back with sabres drawn?!
It's like a non-Star Wars fan designed it.
Quoted from pinchamp:If it's AC/DC without that stupid canon I am all in. That cannon has got to be one of the worst things in pinball.
at least that pin, is built with some decent quality.
Pro looks lame on this. PreLe could be OK - I think there might be a lot of things you need to see in action that aren't obvious in the crap pictures.
Edit: I really just made this post so I could keep up with this post in my Topics.
it's star wars. It really doesn't matter what it looks or plays like, it will sell. Gary Stern could have taken a shit on a whitewood and people would be placing preorders.
Quoted from Tommy_Pins:I'm new around here....is this always how it is when a game is announced?
If the art looks shitty, yes. Metallica, Aerosmith & GB's unveilings were overwhelmingly positive.
Quoted from Manimal:I really expected this to be so much more than the average Stern that it is. You have a franchise that is worth more money than most small countries, and you have people lined up in the alley to buy anything with the SW logo, and you come out with.......well....this.
Quoted from Manimal:This should by all accounts be the masterpiece everyone has been waiting for....instead we get a junior high effort just like all of their last cabinets since GB. I will pass on this one........maybe Elvira will be the true masterpiece.
Quoted from Guinnesstime:It's like a non-Star Wars fan designed it.
Quoted from Aurich:But I wish it looked like it was done by super fans of the films.
They had a slam dunk of a theme and an entire galaxy to play with.
My disappointment really makes me wonder what JJP would have done with it instead. I wonder if they had some preliminary designs drawn up and what those may have looked like.
Quoted from Tommy_Pins:I'm new around here....is this always how it is when a game is announced?
Yes
Quoted from Aurich:The more I think about this the more I wonder why the original trilogy?
I'm a Star Wars geek. Have hundreds of toys, I don't collect just anything though, just things the emotionally resonate with me.
And the thing is, we've seen all this before. It's the 40th anniversary. Any of the art could have been on a lunchbox. It's the 3rd or 4th time the original films have been made into a pin (depending on how you count).
It's like making a new Playboy pin. Why would you do that? It's been done to death.
Ritchie likes action. Do Rogue One. Do something new. Data East, Sega, Stern, it's all the same company. Going back to the same well.
I want to play it. But I wish it looked like it was done by super fans of the films.
Maybe the animation package will help. Seems dumb to make people wait a week to bitch about things before officially releasing stuff. Maybe a video would shut us all up.
Maybe they'll make some alternate backglass art? Something from Rogue One or 7/8 would be awesome. There is precedence with the TRON Girls sheet - have there been any others?
Quoted from Guinnesstime:It's like a non-Star Wars fan designed it.
Out of all the themes you'd KNOW fans are
going to pick apart this is probably one of the least you'd want to throw someone unfamiliar with the theme the art job.
As I said before, how they've grouped characters together on the pf just seemed odd.
Quoted from resipsa:it's star wars. It really doesn't matter what it looks or plays like, it will sell. Gary Stern could have taken a shit on a whitewood and people would be placing preorders.
He did, just look at that giant turd
Stern once again takes the safe bet with a title that will sell regardless of how bland it is compared to what they should be capable of. All of their history, experience, and cash on hand and once again just another quick cash grab rush job with nothing new, exciting, or innovating.
Quoted from pinchamp:If it's AC/DC without that stupid canon I am all in. That cannon has got to be one of the worst things in pinball.
No
Quoted from resipsa:it's star wars. It really doesn't matter what it looks or plays like, it will sell. Gary Stern could have taken a shit on a whitewood and people would be placing preorders.
Yes
It still looks like a fun pin but it doesn't look like a home run at least off the bat. I think with great code it could be, but we will have to wait and see. It really depends on theme immersion and how much excitement the rules bring. If the ruleset is as good as GOT and it has great theme integration I would probably pick up a Pro in the future. The Pro seems like a good value considering it has 2 LCD screens and can be bought for Aerosmith Pro money.
Big whoop about 2 LCD screens... let's just fast rewind to P2K if that's where we are headed on every pin; much more immersive experience.
Should have been made by Jersey Jack...should've been a widebody with more toys...should've been made by pinside snobs...etc,etc,etc
Yeah, I definitely felt underwhelmed when I first saw the playfield. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, but I was still excited to see what they would do since there is so much potential for a theme like this.
I would say my main complaint is just the overall look of the game, and how it empty it appears. I'll be honest, the DE Star Wars "looks" more fun to me, but I guess that just goes to show looks aren't everything. The lack of toys is also kind of underwhelming. I think the Death Star looks cool, but what I really get excited about are toys that interact with the ball in some unique way. As others have mentioned, hopefully there will be hidden magnets to act as the force. Something along the lines of BSD's Mist Multiball would be sweet.
The layout also seems kind of standard, but then you have amazing games like LotR which also has a pretty basic layout, so like everybody else here has said, the code will have to impressive to get people buying.
Anyways, I look forward to being able to play one at some point and seeing what I think.
It's all up to gameplay now. Nothing can fix those UGLY ASS SPEAKERS. The art is OK but should be Iconic. Look at the DE SW pin...it has truly iconic images in the artwork. This is some crappy photoshop BS. The stupid Dearh Star is a total rip off of the Halmark Christmas tree topper...
It's up to gameplay at this point. We will find out shortly if it's a hit or a miss.
Quoted from Tommy_Pins:I'm new around here....is this always how it is when a game is announced?
There was barely a peep for Ghostbusters.
I think people are overlooking that there was no way they could throw everything into the pin. Star Wars Trilogy is just too expansive.
The pro has the most important characters covered and the cabinet art is from the Forest Moon of Endor space battle. IMO, that's pretty good for a pro.
Premium is Galactic Empire specific. Battle of Hoth is on the cabinet.
LE is Millenium Falcon specific...It's the most popular ship in all of Star Wars.
I think all 3 are nice looking.
Aerosmith style art would not work for Star Wars. Ghostbusters style art would not work for Star Wars. Batman 66 style would..and it looks like that's what they were going for here.
Me personally, I can't wait till I get my LE.
Am I the only who thinks Anthony Daniels will be doing custom call outs for the game?
Beep boop beep boop...R2-D2 said you just got an extra ball.
Your chances of completing this mode are 3,720 to 1!
Not everyone hates the art. I have 3 mates that love it.
1. Jack Guarnieri
2. Charlie Emery
3. Andrew Heighway
Quoted from Aurich:The more I think about this the more I wonder why the original trilogy?
I'm a Star Wars geek. Have hundreds of toys, I don't collect just anything though, just things the emotionally resonate with me.
And the thing is, we've seen all this before. It's the 40th anniversary. Any of the art could have been on a lunchbox. It's the 3rd or 4th time the original films have been made into a pin (depending on how you count).
It's like making a new Playboy pin. Why would you do that? It's been done to death.
Ritchie likes action. Do Rogue One. Do something new. Data East, Sega, Stern, it's all the same company. Going back to the same well.
I want to play it. But I wish it looked like it was done by super fans of the films.
Maybe the animation package will help. Seems dumb to make people wait a week to bitch about things before officially releasing stuff. Maybe a video would shut us all up.
You really have to wonder about this? The 1st trilogy is their bread & butter. All the pinside Nancy's need to relax a bit & wait till we see hi-res pics of the game and some gameplay features & videos. Man what a bunch of pansies this site as brought together.
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