+1 that right Orbit jump ramp is the shit!

AMH is fantastic!

This is headed in the right direction. Music sounds great!

1) Didn't mean to imply anything about TWD voicework by linking an early thread about ACDC.

2) As far as it goes, I don't see random lines from the series being thrown out all the time being a major selling point for the machine, so it doesn't bother me. I do find the happy redneck callouts unsuitable for theme though, maybe they can tone them down. In a perfect world Andrew Lincoln would do custom voice work like he is leading you through the zombie attack, doing callouts specific to the pin. My guess is there are various reasons why this didn't happen.

Sorry RGR, didn't mean to specifically single you out, I just pulled the earliest ACDC impressions thread I could find. It was the responses to it in the thread that struck me, not so much your review.

I guess my point in linking the thread was to provide some perspective on the whole "worst game ever, so disappointed" being expressed by many people about the blurry video, early code stuff we have seen so far with TWD. Very similar in tone and content to the ACDC thread. Just reading that thread would lead you to believe it was going to be the biggest turd Stern ever shat out of its factory (insert obligatory Avengers joke here).

Perhaps TWD will end up being generally acclaimed like ACDC, or slammed like Avengers, who knows, but it is still early days.

Much better! That video was a higher quality than the others I've seen. Thank you. It does sound good!

Nice so far, Sounds pretty sic to me

Same $hit, different game. One would think you guys would see a pattern here. Try before you buy

Look up^^^^^^ winball_pizzard posted one

Me as a walker....!!!............Joey
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My cat as a walker....!!!............Joey
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No ,, Iron man is !!

That is good video! Music sounds like it will rock.

Am I the only one who hears "This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Hell No !! ( Play again , there's more Walker's to kill out Thare ) That voice Is Not on IM bro ...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1553455671544324&set=vb.1454230371466855&type=2&theater

I actually think trying before buying is overrated. I know this because I have played pins at friends homes and/or location, loved the pin, so I bought one...only to get it home and find out within a few days that I actually don't like the pin much at all.

I'm not saying that it isn't smart to play first. It is. But I still think it's overrated. If I had played XM at a friends house before I bought one, I still would have bought one! It took several days before I realized how much I disliked it.

To me the main reason to wait is to let the code mature.

Here is an idea.....put out a game with the code already finished... ...just sayin.............Joey

Well, that's good to know, as that's one of the more important aspects to any pin...how it shoots. Rules are also very important, and since Lyman is working on that aspect, I am confident the rules will be good too. A good shooting pin with good rules and you are well on your way to a great pin.

After that it's things like sounds, music, call outs, dots, and overall implementation of the theme.

Some have complained about how long the ball stays in the pops. Is that something you've noticed, and does it bother you? Or is it more or less a non-issue?

Sounds fine to me. Music blends into the background, setting the mood without being distracting.

Callouts are a non-factor for me, but then I only watched half of season 1 before getting bored of the show. They could have anyone do the voice callouts. I sold Xmen because my kids didn't play it, not because the actors didn't do the callouts. But that's me.

I probably won't buy a Pro until next summer, but that's a financial decision and has nothing to do with what I've seen up to this point.

You obviously do not watch The Walking Dead.

Rick, Michione & Daryl are the iconic characters from the show.

The Walking Dead refers to the humans that are still alive, not the zombies.

I would have preferred more of the characters personally. But I am not bent out of shape that it does not include them.

Marcus

I think it would look better with incandescents. Maybe some color matched inserts if they're not superbrights. I just think the theme is screaming for some ambiance but it's lit up like a laboratory in cold white light.

I like the music.

I think the well walker looks ridiculous. Hopefully there will be mods.

I'm not as bothered by the call outs as I originally was. Not that terrible.

Love the dots.

Can't wait to see more.

Still convinced the left orbit doesn't feed the pops and the problem is all these machines so far are just setup incorrectly? I hope that is the case, but unfortunately RGR mentions it here as well:

If this indeed the case maybe it could be moded so the ball passes through without hitting the pops from the left orbit.

There is a roll over switch at the top right coming out of the left orbit shot.
When the switch is triggered both top and right bumpers could be disabled allowing the ball to make a clean return to the flippers. That would make the left orbit shot much better and not get hung up in the pops. This can be programmed via software I would think right?

A lot of crow to be eaten in that thread!

I have an idea and put it on the stern site in the cover photo thread.
If you like it, please like it on their facebook, and maybe join me there. At least they look and read the posts there.

" A cool idea would be you let the player chose the character he wants to play (like metallica you chose the song and transformers you chose decepticon or autobots). Voices callouts could depend to the chosen character " Tough dude, southern boy, sexy girl,..." That would give another dimension to the game and pull some people over the line I think."

I have played it already , ill like it very much ! The software is very very early so that would be polished up.
I have orded one and i am happy i did .....

Great idea!

^+1. 4 possible playable characters. So a 4 player game would have all represented.

Wouldn't hold my breath on that. Best option may be to adjust the ball guide so a clean shot passes through the pops.

Totally agree!!!!

Sounds good. We know the software will come together in time but this can't be fixed.

Excellent richard, thanks for your efforts..

Yep, i know that feeling. Had a couple of encounters myself. Happened with CV and BDK for example.
Loved it at friends, but once i got it at home the magic was quickly gone. Not many survive more then 6 months over here.
So far Tron, Metle and ac/dc are safe.

How about zero call outs, I could get away with dmd prompts for what I need to shoot next and zombie sfx and music. I personally hate the generic call outs, maybe stuff from the show but then Stern will choose crap anyway. No call outs or I wish the option to shut them off was available.

I hope it turns out great, because good pinball is where it's at!!

It's intentionally bad in amh. Mission accomplished.

Sounds like the call outs are from the actor that played Kenny in Telltale's Walking Dead game.

Wow. That was the best video yet and it looks great. Very fast and like the lighting, LE should be amazing. Hopefully call outs improve with time. Thanks for the uploads.

This new video helped the cause. Nice playing.

I didnt seen 1 right ramp rejection on the video yet.. I must say i was affraid of that,. For some reason after the entrance incline of the right ramp kinda seems on a decline all the way to the back to help the ball making it across.. Im sure it could be rejecting thou but its more likely when u hit u make it.. Good example is at 7:40 in the latest video of RGR.. About rejections its Something i didnt like on IM for the right ramp

Nice way to blow the driver transistor Rich! Not on mine please. Lol

I have a small request if possible, can you backup your game code to a usb drive and see if pinball browser opens the code

Just thinking of the worse case scenario if Stern don't address the call out issue because they really drained the balls on that one.

I seen a few balls go through the orbit nicely and majority hit one of the pops on exit, maybe Stern can address this as well with a small plexiglass piece like they have on tspp.