Deposit on the day it was announced, canceled the day the artwork was revealed. This should have been a slam dunk for me. Great theme, great layout, great design team. Upon the reveal, it was no longer a "must buy". I'm waiting to see if the gameplay changes my mind but this will more than likely be a pass for me.

The thing that really got me about this whole reveal was that leading up to it I heard statements of "Stern wants the premium pinball market back, and this is the pin that is going to do it." (Insinuating that other companies like JJP had captured that high end market and that they were using this pin to state that they could do one better.) Statements of: "Wait until you see the dragon.. wait until you see how it interacts with the ball.. wait until you see the layout.. wait until you see the wireforms.." Statements like that made me think "Alright. This is the one." and I spoke with my wallet, only to be disappointed shortly after the reveal. There was so much hype leading up this (and granted we allowed ourselves to perhaps get a little overly excited about this title with all of the rumors and speculations on Pinside). It's a shame that something that seems so simple on the surface could such all of the air out of the room. I don't want to downplay how "difficult" artwork can be, I'm sure it's not easy, but damnit if it doesn't seem like the short pole in the tent. It just feels like a missed opportunity for Stern to really deliver on their statements.