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The Pinball Arcade |OT| play them all from Soho to Brighton
- Thread starter AMUSIX
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Could be a late release, because I doubt Major Nelson himself would give out misinformation. Hoping that's the case, anyway... meaning it might be a few hours off. Hopefully.
Baron
Member
You don't have to be so polite sounding about it. I would call it much lower than average as far as PR communication goes.
added_time
Member
Crap. The wife and I were so hyped to play it today too.... 
Minsc
Gold Member
Something's weird with Farsight, I dunno maybe it's always been this way?
They missed the 360 date, the PS3/Vita is sorta up in the air over a critical mistake, the iOS update that was said to have been submitted on the 14th, is now reported as being submitted this week for another 2 week wait, the Mac version which was sent to Apple a few weeks ago, well we haven't heard a peep about that, and the PC version is also up in the air. No info for the W8 other than this year...
Just really sloppy.
They missed the 360 date, the PS3/Vita is sorta up in the air over a critical mistake, the iOS update that was said to have been submitted on the 14th, is now reported as being submitted this week for another 2 week wait, the Mac version which was sent to Apple a few weeks ago, well we haven't heard a peep about that, and the PC version is also up in the air. No info for the W8 other than this year...
Just really sloppy.
added_time
Member
It has always been this way with them. Two Decembers ago they announced that the Gottlieb Collection would come to XBLA in February (2 months later). It never showed up. I understand that it was because it was rolled into The Pinball Arcade but it is still very strange to announce a release month and then never hear about the title again.
Elvin Atombender
Member
I'd love to see faithful recreations of some great pinball-tables but the way this release is being handled doesn't fill me with confidence.
Well, I'm hoping for the best. A good version of Theatre of Magic would be worth the price on its own.
Well, I'm hoping for the best. A good version of Theatre of Magic would be worth the price on its own.
Gillian Seed
Banned
So next wednesday on XBL?
A bug called Microsoft and Xbox "don't launch it on other formats before ours"-bug?
Hope not...
Baron
Member
Hearing about all the digital games being pulled from distribution lately makes me really hope that somewhere down the line Farsight releases a compilation of some sort of Pinball Arcade with all the released tables to date. The rights to some of these tables (Addams Family, etc.) must be a morass of legal tangles - I'd hate to see some table DLC being pulled after a couple of years as a result. A tangible disc with all of them would make me sleep better at night.
Minsc
Gold Member
Yeah, I misunderstood a little on about the iOS updates earlier (thinking there was some communication problems on their facebook), I thought they were the same one, but an update just went live for iOS:
And the future update for further improved graphics on the iPad 3 (and 4S?) as well as the two new tables should be in the coming week(s).
Edit: Quick impressions, Ripley's framerate seems much better, and the main table select UI now lets you swipe through multiple tables instead of one at a time, so that's much nicer
And the future update for further improved graphics on the iPad 3 (and 4S?) as well as the two new tables should be in the coming week(s).
Edit: Quick impressions, Ripley's framerate seems much better, and the main table select UI now lets you swipe through multiple tables instead of one at a time, so that's much nicer
NuclearWinter
Member
The iOS update they submitted on the 14th was just approved today. The one being submitted this week will be the DLC update.
And regarding the Mac version they said they would be submitting "very soon", not that it was submitted. That was two weeks ago.
Edit: And I'm way too slow. Thanks for the impressions of the update!
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Sigh, another week to wait.
I'll be happy to verify if anything improves on the 4S front. Definitely looks like it should run better than it does, given the specs.Yeah, I misunderstood a little on about the iOS updates earlier (thinking there was some communication problems on their facebook), I thought they were the same one, but an update just went live for iOS:
And the future update for further improved graphics on the iPad 3 (and 4S?) as well as the two new tables should be in the coming week(s).
Edit: Quick impressions, Ripley's framerate seems much better, and the main table select UI now lets you swipe through multiple tables instead of one at a time, so that's much nicer
Minsc
Gold Member
Thanks for the corrections/info, yeah, I was just a bit bitter earlier!
I noticed the tables all have to re-download for the app updates? Does that mean when we're 20+ tables in, and they update for the month, all 20 tables need to re-download?
Edit: Actually that probably just has more to do with the "Table Graphics Updated" around the clock, shouldn't happen every update I hope.
Ok I'm finding it pretty much unplayable after the update. The fix they made to the framerate has sped up the ball to absurd speeds but there remains an annoying lag on the flippers. I'm tapping so early that there's no way to effectively aim shots.
I would advise that people not update until they've fixed this.
I would advise that people not update until they've fixed this.
Pretty much this. The tables are now gorgeous but the framerate for the ball feels like it's dropped and somehow the tables have gotten faster. I'm also getting the feeling of input lag on the flippers - I keep inadvertently juggling between them because the shots are happening a hair too late.
I had three balls drain on Theatre of Magic in record time.
I'm afraid to say it, but it feels unplayable now.
Minsc
Gold Member
I think Theatre of Magic is the only table that feels different to me... Black Hole seems slow as ever, Ripley's felt fine. It looks a lot better now (iphone 4, so no AA), textures are very clear.
Sucks that we have to redownload the tables though. Be a bitch if I update before leaving for work, go to play and find I can't.
With the update, is it worth getting Ripley's at all? Have the other three but not really sure if it's worth me getting over my Stern-hate for.
With the update, is it worth getting Ripley's at all? Have the other three but not really sure if it's worth me getting over my Stern-hate for.
I actually felt that too, wasn't sure if it was me or not. Only played ToM but immediately noticed that it not only felt smoother (from memory) but a heap faster. Unnaturally so, in fact. Haven't tried the other tables for comparison, though.
I was experiencing some input lag with the flippers too when I first installed the update but then I soft reset my iPad 2 and iPhone 4S and the lag seems to have gone away. I'll test it some more but it seems to play pretty much the same as the old version again.
Edit: I only tested ToM and TotAN since those are the only tables I bought.
Edit: I only tested ToM and TotAN since those are the only tables I bought.
Minsc
Gold Member
Mac version is live (in the app store)!
Some questionable comments about the lack of a configurable control scheme (so you're forced to using the mouse for certain things). Hopefully that's fixed as well.
And the lack of advanced lighting that will be found on the 360/PS3 is also disappointing, but at least they mention they will be updating that in the future.
Some questionable comments about the lack of a configurable control scheme (so you're forced to using the mouse for certain things). Hopefully that's fixed as well.
And the lack of advanced lighting that will be found on the 360/PS3 is also disappointing, but at least they mention they will be updating that in the future.
Sob sob, had like 12 or 15 million on TOTAN, was gonna post it to Facebook to brag and the app claimed I reached the score limit. Happily bought the table for a dollar, it authorizes, goes back and...the game freaks out, I had to close the app. ;_; Not an overly impressive score in the grand scheme of things but I am really, really bad at pinball.
Whoops, you're right. My brain seems to have a problem processing acronyms today...
And next time, buy all tables in bundle beforehand
Is there actually a way to do this on Android? The only time I see options to buy tables is when I hit a score limit, didn't see anything else in the app that allows purchases. But yeah, I'm just going to grab the XBLA release this week, figure I will pay full-price for those and grab the .99 cent tables of the month on my phone when they are available. Seems like a good way to double-dip without destroying my wallet in the process.
Minsc
Gold Member
There's a low quality video showing off the 360/PS3 high quality lighting modes from a few days ago, you can really see the difference in Ripley's & Black Hole... might be enough to get people to double dip to 360 or PS3 since it is exclusive to those systems for quite a while. I originally was just going to go iOS/PC, but now with the delay, maybe I'll follow the game on three systems, lol.
Are there going to be light and dark lighting toggles for the console versions? It would be cool if they added that option to the iOS version sometime just to switch things up every once in awhile. I still prefer the regular (light) lighting except for Black Hole which looks badass in the dark.
Really a shame about the PC version being delayed. Potentially the best version between support for rotating monitors, the better lighting engine, and an open market that doesn't require extensive certification to put out new tables or patches. Of course, when I hear stories about how sloppy the Mac version is at the moment...maybe a few more months in the oven wouldn't hurt.
Pretty popular request at this point, seems simple to add, and the dev seems pretty receptive to feedback...so hopefully we'll see this implemented.
Pretty popular request at this point, seems simple to add, and the dev seems pretty receptive to feedback...so hopefully we'll see this implemented.
Has there been confirmation on their part of a delay? From when until when? Did they say why?
I'm getting a bit over all these delays. Having an iOS version is nice, but delays in releasing the other platforms makes me doubt how reliably they'll release additional tables (other than the ones we already know about).
I'm getting a bit over all these delays. Having an iOS version is nice, but delays in releasing the other platforms makes me doubt how reliably they'll release additional tables (other than the ones we already know about).
Late but: PLEASE add this as an option to android. My SGS-II needs this!
Farsight's handling of this game has been a complete joke. So many delays, not realizing their PS3 build had a terrible bug that would prevent patching + DLC until they had submitted the build to Sony, not being able to get the game on Steam, Mac version being an inferior version compared to the consoles, the list goes on and on.
They need to change the name of their company, because it's pretty obvious that they can't see very far ahead.
To be fair, it doesn't seem like their team is too huge, and they are juggling a lot of platforms. The fact that they have been very receptive to feedback is heartening, though. I'd bet once most of the platforms have their initial release + a patch or two, all the drama will die down.
Yeah, that's why I'm cutting them a little bit of slack. But (as an industry outsider) a lot of the ways they've gone about things could easily have been rectified with a little more effort promotion and testing-wise. Things that I'd have thought would be common sense.
But still, early days.
TheyTookOurJobs
Member
Looking forward to this game tomorrow on the 360!
sooperkool
Member
Well this time its official:
http://majornelson.com/2012/04/03/content-coming-soon-to-the-xbox-live-marketplace-6/
http://majornelson.com/2012/04/03/content-coming-soon-to-the-xbox-live-marketplace-6/
TheyTookOurJobs
Member
Good to see that it's $10 and not $15.