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Deleted member 6230

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I played mercenary saga on the 3ds and I liked it what it was going for but I found it thoroughly boring from a systems and story perspective.

I'll take a look at romancing saga 2 but I never played a saga game. I did play legend of legacy which is sort of a saga game I hear and I didn't really like it. Does romancing saga 2 have a good story or one at all?
 

Nairume

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Does romancing saga 2 have a good story or one at all?
It has a basic premise of an imperial family fighting against a group of demonic generals who were once legendary heroes, but the draw is less in the story itself and more in how it plays across countless generations of the imperial dynasty as successive generations tackle different scenarios that are presented to you. Some of the scenarios are actually really neat in what they do, but don't go in really expecting an amazing story.
 

bytesized

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Oct 27, 2017
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I got bored of aegis defenders demo really quick, it's not my kind of game I guess.

Regarding pinball fx3, I notice a bug when playing in Tate mode with the Joy-cons attached. Flippers are assigned to up and down on the d-pad (since the d pad is sideways) but it seems like it is not possible to press both flippers at the same time. This REALLY sucks because it is my favorite way of playing ergonomically speaking but with this bug it's just not possible to play. There's even some actions that require you to press both flippers at once like to exit the weapon selection menu in the Skyrim table.

Realy big oversight, I will inform Zen and hope they can patch it up.
 

Epilexia

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Jan 27, 2018
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I got bored of aegis defenders demo really quick, it's not my kind of game I guess.

Regarding pinball fx3, I notice a bug when playing in Tate mode with the Joy-cons attached. Flippers are assigned to up and down on the d-pad (since the d pad is sideways) but it seems like it is not possible to press both flippers at the same time. This REALLY sucks because it is my favorite way of playing ergonomically speaking but with this bug it's just not possible to play. There's even some actions that require you to press both flippers at once like to exit the weapon selection menu in the Skyrim table.

Realy big oversight, I will inform Zen and hope they can patch it up.

It's possible, attach only the right Joycon, not the left Joycon. And you can push X and B to use both flippers at the same time.

I haven't tested this only with the left Joycon attached, because I see more comfortable the right one, and this was the only available option in the previous version pre-60 FPS patch.

All of that said, forget this strategy, to push both flippers at the same time in pinball games is a terrible idea, that will make you loose a lot of balls in the cheapest ways :)
 

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It has a basic premise of an imperial family fighting against a group of demonic generals who were once legendary heroes, but the draw is less in the story itself and more in how it plays across countless generations of the imperial dynasty as successive generations tackle different scenarios that are presented to you. Some of the scenarios are actually really neat in what they do, but don't go in really expecting an amazing story.
Sounds fine actually I'll take a look. Thanks
 
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Bestselling Switch titles on European eShop last month.

01. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
02. Rocket League
03. Stardew Valley
04. Football Manager Touch 2018
05. Arcade Archives VS. Super Mario Bros.
06. Kirby Star Allies
07. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
08. Oxenfree
09. Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
11. Robonauts
12. The Elder Scrolls v: Skyrim
13. Celeste
14. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy
15. Super Mario Odyssey
 

bytesized

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Oct 27, 2017
5,882
Amsterdam
It's possible, attach only the right Joycon, not the left Joycon. And you can push X and B to use both flippers at the same time.

I haven't tested this only with the left Joycon attached, because I see more comfortable the right one, and this was the only available option in the previous version pre-60 FPS patch.

All of that said, forget this strategy, to push both flippers at the same time in pinball games is a terrible idea, that will make you loose a lot of balls in the cheapest ways :)
Just after posting that I realised that the Tate mode can be done in the 2 orientations and indeed there's no issue with the right Joy-con so I'm wondering if the issue is actually with the way in which the d-pad is made or something. Could it be that it cannot really register opposing directions at the same time like a real d-pad would not be able to? That'd be extra weird since it's supposed to be just 4 d buttons like abxy but maybe Nintendo put in place some kind of restriction on a software level to make it work like a real d-pad for some reason?
 

HotHamBoy

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Important Tip to all new Pinball FX3 Players!!

Stop what you're doing, go to Settings, turn off annoying pop-up/guide notifications, make sure Licensed Music is on (off by default, not that there's much of it on Switch).

MORE IMPORTANTLY:

Change "Pop-Up Score Value" from 1,000 to 1,000,000

Change "Major Pop-Up Score Value" from 1,000,000 to 5,000,000

This will make the tables much easier to play as all those piddly score pop-ups are very distracting and useless. It will be much more satisfying to get those rare big score pop-ups now, too.

Optional: turn off "Ball Trails" mute annoying Voice Overs or Music.

The Voice Overs on some tables are very obnoxious, you can mute them!

Mute the music and enjoy your own soundtrack (Jurassic Park! Jaws! The Fallout OST!) or play pinball while listening to podcasts!
 

bytesized

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Oct 27, 2017
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Amsterdam
Important Tip to all new Pinball FX3 Players!!

Stop what you're doing, go to Settings, turn off annoying pop-up/guide notifications, make sure Licensed Music is on (off by default, not that there's much of it on Switch).

MORE IMPORTANTLY:

Change "Pop-Up Score Value" from 1,000 to 1,000,000

Change "Major Pop-Up Score Value" from 1,000,000 to 5,000,000

This will make the tables much easier to play as all those piddly score pop-ups are very distracting and useless. It will be much more satisfying to get those rare big score pop-ups now, too.

Optional: turn off "Ball Trails" mute annoying Voice Overs or Music.

The Voice Overs on some tables are very obnoxious, you can mute them!

Mute the music and enjoy your own soundtrack (Jurassic Park! Jaws! The Fallout OST!) or play pinball while listening to podcasts!
Oh shit, I'm definitely doing that. The bumpers on the sorcerers lair were annoying me to no end.

By the way, just broke 40 million in the tournament! Getting closer to the top 10! :)
 

Sirhc

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Oct 27, 2017
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Aegis Defenders' demo is good, yo!
Wasn't considering getting it before but I am now.
Other options are Heart & Slash, Lichtspeer, and World to the West.

Any opinions about the latter 3?

I've been play Lichtspeer on and off this week, great for a quick pick up and put down experience, can knock out a level or two and please the Lichtgods in a few minutes.
 

Shayla

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Oct 27, 2017
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WELP, I had enough for a $60 eShop game after being surprised with money. Tropical Freeze just came out and...I didn't buy it! DUN DUN DUN!

(mainly because I already played it once. I do want to get TF but since its a one and done type of game until a replay I'd rather wait for physical and I only had eShop credit.)

What I didn't play was Skyrim. So I bought it. It crashed twice in the first 90 minutes. I really hope this doesn't happen often. Now played about 4 hours and seems pretty great so far. Obviously much inferior to something like BOTW but as the only other open world exploration game on Switch its an alright alternative. Seems like there's only grass, snow, and underground areas which is a bit of a bummer, plus so far all towns look the same and all people look the same so it's hard to tell them apart, but the exploring and sidequests so far are pretty good and snow is my favorite area so thats cool. I think I'll still enjoy it plenty and probably get 100+ hours out' every it. I hope for more open world games since BOTW had me hooked.

Got $36 left. Tough decision since this'll probably be the last spare money I have for a couple months. Thank I'll get Morphite on sale, and either Night in the woods, or a combination of Dandara/Detention but not sure yet. So many games, so little money. :P
 

HotHamBoy

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Oh shit, I'm definitely doing that. The bumpers on the sorcerers lair were annoying me to no end.

By the way, just broke 40 million in the tournament! Getting closer to the top 10! :)
Great job, d00d!

It's a really annoying default setting, I don't understand why they would do that, it's absolutely pointless and so obnoxious.
WELP, I had enough for a $60 eShop game after being surprised with money. Tropical Freeze just came out and...I didn't buy it! DUN DUN DUN!

(mainly because I already played it once. I do want to get TF but since its a one and done type of game until a replay I'd rather wait for physical and I only had eShop credit.)

What I didn't play was Skyrim. So I bought it. It crashed twice in the first 90 minutes. I really hope this doesn't happen often. Now played about 4 hours and seems pretty great so far. Obviously much inferior to something like BOTW but as the only other open world exploration game on Switch its an alright alternative. Seems like there's only grass, snow, and underground areas which is a bit of a bummer, plus so far all towns look the same and all people look the same so it's hard to tell them apart, but the exploring and sidequests so far are pretty good and snow is my favorite area so thats cool. I think I'll still enjoy it plenty and probably get 100+ hours out' every it. I hope for more open world games since BOTW had me hooked.

Got $36 left. Tough decision since this'll probably be the last spare money I have for a couple months. Thank I'll get Morphite on sale, and either Night in the woods, or a combination of Dandara/Detention but not sure yet. So many games, so little money. :P
I've read plenty of opinions of people who thought Morphite sucked. Too many.
 

giallo

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Oct 27, 2017
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That Pinball FX3 update is massive. 30fps pinball is pointless, but now that it's running at a buttery smooth 60fps, I have a reason to play it again. Nice!
 

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Bestselling Switch titles on European eShop last month.

01. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
02. Rocket League
03. Stardew Valley
04. Football Manager Touch 2018
05. Arcade Archives VS. Super Mario Bros.
06. Kirby Star Allies
07. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
08. Oxenfree
09. Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
11. Robonauts
12. The Elder Scrolls v: Skyrim
13. Celeste
14. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy
15. Super Mario Odyssey

Top 3 pinball masters if the mystical arts on ResetEra the last few hours.

1. Bobnowhere
2. Jbourne
3. Tolkir the scrub

DcY6ea2V4AAfU3Y


More people should play in the tournament. It's on one of the free tables. If you haven't played it since launch, download the patch and give it another shot.
 
Dec 14, 2017
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You folks are getting me excited about pinball. The performance problems kept me away at launch, but popping in and out of pinball would be fun.
 

ryushe

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Oct 27, 2017
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How is the "Balls of Glory" (which contains the Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Archer, American Dad tables) pack? I haven't heard anyone say anything about them - negative or positive, but aside from Portal series, those are the only franchises I actually like and would be willing to spend money on.
 

HotHamBoy

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How is the "Balls of Glory" (which contains the Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Archer, American Dad tables) pack? I haven't heard anyone say anything about them - negative or positive, but aside from Portal series, those are the only franchises I actually like and would be willing to spend money on.
If you enjoy the franchises you will enjoy the table pack. It's kind of in the middle as far as what's available. I'm not personally a fan of any of those shows but found Family Guy and Bob's Burgers enjoyable. Archer and American Dad less so.

I would definitely rate it above the Universal Pack and it's a better value since you get 4 tables vs 3 for $10.

It's also better than Zen Classics, Zen Core and Sci Fi packs for sure.
 
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1upsuper

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'Don't Die, Mr Robot DX' seems like a simple game with low production values in the surface, but it makes tons of smart decisions denoting a great knowledge of the video game medium and its resources to make an attractive game.

One of these things are the backgrounds. While the game it's a single screen game with a constrained area for the action, they make this much more attractive by creating a fake plane of parallel scroll. So when you move around this constrained area in the screen, you really have the impression of traveling through a much more vast and non static world.

Plues all the subtle details in the production values. The smile of your robot when you make explode a fruit, how the music is more tense with each increasing wave of difficulty, the subtle scanline effect referencing a classic arcade look, but with some elements remaining crisp to still look like a contemporary game...

You can see how Infinite State Games have made every single design decision based in a deep knowledge of the video game medium, and how they have spent an infinite number of hours balancing and tuning every small and subtle detail, from the enemy patterns to the psychics and momentum of your movement.

By the way, how is 'L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega', any impressions yet?
I haven't played LFO too much yet, but it's decent. The REZ influence is very obvious, and it does a good job at mimicking the synesthetic elements -- your shots create euphonic beats and your joycons pulse like a metronome. The gameplay involves holding the shot button down while locking onto enemies by moving your reticle over them and then using the homing shot to take all your locked targets out. The game is definitely simpler and more barebones than REZ, and I haven't found any sections that offer changing or dynamic perspectives, so you're always looking straight ahead. There are branching paths, and at the end of each level you can move left or right to take an A route or a B route. You only have one life in the main mode so once you take a hit you're back to the title screen. There's an invincible mode for casual players, and there's a mode you can unlock by beating the normal mode but I haven't done that yet so I don't know what it is. So far it's a decent experience but kinda just makes me want to go play REZ instead. I'd say wait for a sale.
 

neon_dream

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I have it on iPad. Didn't like it. Really wanted to.

It's just really tedious. Running back and forth on your slow-ass horse is the pits.

That's how I felt about Kingdoms. There's a lot to like about the game. The art is gorgeous. The ambient sounds are great. The character designs are wonderful. Even the game concept is great.

But it's the same problem I have with Darkest Dungeon. It... is... so... slow... and... tedious. The core trial and error loop, the process of learning about the game and how to get better at it, is so unforgiving and slow it's just unplayable for me. I have better ways to spend my time.
 

Epilexia

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Jan 27, 2018
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I haven't played LFO too much yet, but it's decent. The REZ influence is very obvious, and it does a good job at mimicking the synesthetic elements -- your shots create euphonic beats and your joycons pulse like a metronome. The gameplay involves holding the shot button down while locking onto enemies by moving your reticle over them and then using the homing shot to take all your locked targets out. The game is definitely simpler and more barebones than REZ, and I haven't found any sections that offer changing or dynamic perspectives, so you're always looking straight ahead. There are branching paths, and at the end of each level you can move left or right to take an A route or a B route. You only have one life in the main mode so once you take a hit you're back to the title screen. There's an invincible mode for casual players, and there's a mode you can unlock by beating the normal mode but I haven't done that yet so I don't know what it is. So far it's a decent experience but kinda just makes me want to go play REZ instead. I'd say wait for a sale.

Thanks for your detailed impressions!

I finally pulled the trigger with 'Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze', my first time with the game after having skipped the Wii U.

The good thing is that this digital purchase has given me a fucking ton shit of golden coins, so I think that I will use them to purchase 'L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega'.

It's just what I imagined: your typical comiket game made by a single developer, with low production values. But there are not so many games with this type of sound design following a 'Otocky' tradition, so I'm in.
 

1upsuper

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Jan 30, 2018
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Thanks for your detailed impressions!

I finally pulled the trigger with 'Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze', my first time with the game after having skipped the Wii U.

The good thing is that this digital purchase has given me a fucking ton shit of golden coins, so I think that I will use them to purchase 'L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega'.

It's just what I imagined: your typical comiket game made by a single developer, with low production values. But there are not so many games with this type of sound design following a 'Otocky' tradition, so I'm in.
Otocky is awesome. I'd love to see it come back in some way. I like games that let you make music by playing a fun game, rather than giving you a plastic guitar or notes falling from the top of the screen, though I do like traditional rhythm games too.
 

HotHamBoy

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Pinball FX3 Table Pack Ratings & Recommendations: Nintendo Switch Edition!


We keep getting this question since lots of fresh blood is coming in so I've got a handy little guide for you guys based on my SUBJECTIVE opinion as someone who has been playing Zen tables for years.
*Keep in my that pinball can be very divisive and very often one man's trash is another man's treasure*

Feel free to elevate the status of a pack based on your interest in the themes or license. I will be grading these tables based solely on how fun they are to play IMO.

~$10 3-4 Table Packs

Bethesda Pinball BUY

The best pack on Switch. A great place to start for anyone. 3 varied tables based on 3 different licenses: Doom, Skyrim & Fallout. In Skyrim your progress on the table carries over from game to game. You create a character, acquire loot, fight monsters, level up and travel to cities and dungeons, trying to get through the main quest of defeating all the dragons. Fallout is similar but progress resets after each game. Doom is my favorite.

Jurassic Park Pinball BUY
A fantastic 3 pack of well-designed tables that feature big dinosaurs stomping around. Original voices from the films but no original music. Play the soundtrack from YouTube! This is my 2nd favorite pack on Switch

Aliens vs Pinball BUY
Another great pack of 3 tables. In Aliens you'll play through the events of the film in one of Zen's best tables. Original voices, no original music. In AvP you'll play as a Predator fighting xenomorphs and humans alike. In Alien Isolation you'll act out moments from the game. This is a solid, fun pack.

Balls of Glory MAYBE
Four tables, of which two are pretty good and two are just okay. I enjoy the Family Guy and Bob's Burgers tables but foubd the American Dad and Archer tables lacking. None of them reach the heights ofnthe best tables described above but this is a decent pack for the asking price.

Universal Classics DON'T BUY
A perfect storm of blandness. Back to the Future leads the pack and has some fun stuff going on, but it's severely hurt by a bland presentation, a lack of licensed music, no licensed actor likenesses and lame sound-alike voice actors. E.T. and Jaws also have the same cons but in addition are just very dull to play.

Zen Classics DON'T BUY
Zen has come a long way since these tables made many years ago. The four tables featured in this pack are very mediocre, especially when compared to the above. Probably the worst pack on Switch.


Zen Core MAYBE
Like Zen Classics, these are pretty old tables. Unlike Zen Classics, two are actually prettt solid. Pasha is actually quite excellent, and Biolab is solid and fun. Unfortunately, secrets of the Deep and Rome are total snoozefests. Still, if you don't care for the Balls of Glory Fox Animation shows this is probably a better buy as a $10 4 -pack.

Sci Fi Pack DON'T BUY
Did I say Zen Classics was the worst pack? Well Sci Fi gives it a run for its money. 3 old Zen tables for $10 rather than 4 makes it one of the worst values. Earth Defense Force is better than any of the tables in Zen Classics, but it's still not a great table. Mars is up there with Rome as one of the most boring tables they've ever made. Paranormal is actually pretty good, better than any of the Classics tables, which is a shame because it's not worth $10 alone.


$5-7 Two Table Packs

Carnivals & Legends BUY
While the priciest of the 2-packs, Carnivals & Legends is also the newest and best. Son of Zeus and Adventure Land are both awesome, with the former having you assist Hercules in his battle against Hera and her minions, and the latter having you run through an amusement park. I love this set and if you downloaded PBFX3 when it first launched on Switch you already got it for free!

Iron & Steel BUY
Another high-quality 2-pack that comes strongly recommended. In Wild West Rampage you'll do battle against outlaws and a corrupt sheriff to protect a town, eventually stopping a train heist. Castlestorm is based on Zen's tower defense game and sports a fun medieval fantasy theme with dragons and castle seiges.

Medieval Pack BUY
This two-pack of older Zen tables is actually not bad. Epic Quest is a great table with persistent character progression like the Skyrim table. Excalibur is a little less exciting but solid none the less and features an Arthurian Legend theme.


$3 Single Tables

The Walking Dead MAYBE
Based on TellTale's Season 1 of TWD. Another solid game, kind of middle-road. Not bad by any means but not near the top, either. Features original voices and missions based on each episode in which you'll have to make some of the decisions from the game which will impact the way modes play.

Portal MAYBE
Based on Portal 2, specifically. This is a combo-heavy table with some tricky shotd as portals will send the ball out to unexpected places. I like this one but it does have a sort of bland look to it. The voices from the game are present which helps. I put it on the same level as The Walking Dead.

Sorcerer's Lair YOU OWN IT!
Wait, this is the FREE table! It also just so happens to be one of Zen's best! This an older one bit it holds up winderfully. It was also given a new coat of paint for PBFX3, the playfield art being vastly improved.
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Now let's look at the two bundles:

Season 1 Bundle - $19.99 DONT BUY
Contains Medieval, Classic, Sci fi packs. As the $5 Medieval pack is the only quality one this is a definite no.

Season 2 Bundle - $17.99 MAYBE
Contains: Core, Carnivals & Legends, Iron & Steel packs. If the Core set interests you then this is a pretty good deal! Otherwise you're better off getting the other two packs seperately.



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You can play in table top or with a single Joy-Con attached.
Works on your TV or Monitor, too!

Hot Tips for PBFX3 newbies:

Go into Settings and disable the guide pop-ups. Annoying!

Change Pop-up Score value from 10,000 to 1,000,000 and Major Pop-up Score value from 1,000,000 to 5,000,000. That's much better!

You can turn off ball trails, mute annoying voice overs and mute music. Turn on Licensed Music for the few tables that use it, it's off by default.

Classic Mode means no perks, no gimmicks, but you can still level up perks while playing Classic Mode. Handy for tournaments that DO allow perks, these give a huge advantage!

Note: You must level up perks on each table individually

Hot Tips for Pinball Beginners:

Don't Double Flip - aka don't press both flippers simultaneously

Try to control the ball, try to bring it to a stop on the flippers so you can look at the board and plan your next shot. There are many ways to do this.

Pinball is mostly skill, not luck. The board is designed to punish a bad shot with the powers geometry and physics

Don't be afraid to use the analog stick to nudge! It can dampen ball momentum and change its trajectory. If you do it too much you'll TILT and lose your ball and bonus points, so be careful!

Once you have a feel for the shots on a table its time to examine the playfied to see what you should do. Look at the DMD (Dot-Matrix Display) for hints on what to do during modes. Consider reading the rules of the game!

When in doubt, shoot at the flashing lights!

Relax, have fun, failure is the stepping stone to success and pinball has a STEEP learning curve!

Consider playing real pinball somewhere in your town or city! It's even better!
 

1upsuper

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Jan 30, 2018
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Thanks for the awesome writeup, HHB! This is my first time dipping into the Zen library. I'm gonna pick up the Bethesda pack (wish those tables were a bit less...brown though.) Can you help me decide between Carnivals & Legends vs. the Medieval Pack? I am really into Arthurian and Grecian legends, so I'm torn.
 

HotHamBoy

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Oct 27, 2017
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Thanks for the awesome writeup, HHB! This is my first time dipping into the Zen library. I'm gonna pick up the Bethesda pack (wish those tables were a bit less...brown though.) Can you help me decide between Carnivals & Legends vs. the Medieval Pack? I am really into Arthurian and Grecian legends, so I'm torn.

I think the C&L pack is better than the Medieval pack but it does cost more.

If it helps I think the Son of Zeus table is much better than Excalibur. But Epic Quest is pretty great.

Tough call! You should get both eventually. Maybe since you just bought the Bethesda pack you should go with the cheaper Medieval pack? I have a feeling you'll be playing Epic Quest more than Excalibur, though!

Don't sleep on Adventure Land just because it's amusement park themed, that table is fun as hell.
 

1upsuper

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Jan 30, 2018
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I think the C&L pack is better than the Medieval pack but it does cost more.

If it helps I think the Son of Zeus table is much better than Excalibur. But Epic Quest is pretty great.

Tough call! You should get both eventually. Maybe since you just bought the Bethesda pack you should go with the cheaper Medieval pack? I have a feeling you'll be playing Epic Quest more than Excalibur, though!

Don't sleep on Adventure Land just because it's amusement park themed, that table is fun as hell.
Cool, thank you! I appreciate it. I'll probably go with C&L and get the Medieval one down the line.

If the Star Wars/Marvel tables ever get here, what is the best single one of those? I'm actually not a fan of either but a good table's a good table.
 

HotHamBoy

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Oct 27, 2017
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So what table would you guys want to do for the next tournament?

I'd like to pick one from a pack most people own or are willing to buy, so I'm leaning Bethesda or Jurassic Park. Or Carnivals and Legends since a lot of people should already have it and it's one of the cheaper packs.

Cool, thank you! I appreciate it. I'll probably go with C&L and get the Medieval one down the line.
Good choice, IMO!
 

Aprikurt

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Great post Hamboy. The Bethesda tables are really inventive, particularly the Skyrim one. Reminds me I need to download the update :)
 
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Top 3 pinball masters if the mystical arts on ResetEra the last few hours.

1. Bobnowhere
2. Jbourne
3. Tolkir the scrub

DcY6ea2V4AAfU3Y


More people should play in the tournament. It's on one of the free tables. If you haven't played it since launch, download the patch and give it another shot.
Can you join the tournament without having to sign on to the publisher specific thing when you first boot the game up? I have not created an account for that....
 

HotHamBoy

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Oct 27, 2017
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I officially hate the word Whisper.
There's some tables that have some really grating callouts.

Funny thing about the Jurassic World table is that it uses audio clips from the film like the Jurassic Park table, but none of them are iconic like the JP quotes because nothing about that movie is memorable or quotable. Some of them are really irritating after the 5th or 6th or 20th time.

But just so you know, you can mute them.
 

Seafoam Gaming

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So what table would you guys want to do for the next tournament?

I'd like to pick one from a pack most people own or are willing to buy, so I'm leaning Bethesda or Jurassic Park. Or Carnivals and Legends since a lot of people should already have it and it's one of the cheaper packs.


Good choice, IMO!

Paranormal and I'm there, especially if it's a time attack one
 
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So what is up with Wizard of Legend? That trailer looks sick as hell; like Hyper Light Drifter as a medieval fantasy game.
 

Epilexia

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That table pack, though... i can't recommend it because the other two tables are severely lacking.

'Paranormal' is a fucking great table, the pack very well deserves the price only by this table.

At the end, in pinball games people tend to get obsessed with a single table. You can spend 100 bucks in tables and it doesn't mind the quality of these tables or if you purchased 10 great tables, because you will concentrate all your time with the single table that you are enjoying the most. And maybe, your second favorite table.

And giving that any pinball table which is able to resonate in your mind can give you more than 200 hours of fun through the years, I can't see how the ridiculous low prices of these pinball packs can be used as an argument against to get a pack for the single good table.

Also, 'Paranormal' is one of the few examples of an early Zen table with good sound design and a decent artistic design.

We are talking about a company doing these monstrosities:

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Sure, when you finally learn the rules of pinball games and the basic concepts, it's easy to see that from a design standpoint, 'Epic Quest' is a good table.

But for people experiencing pinball for the first time, I have always seen to recommend 'Epic Quest' to newbies in the genre as a terrible idea.

This was my first purchase for FX2 under the recommendation of a friend.

I absolutely hated Zen Studios due to the terrible sound design with pretentious orchestral arrangements and the fucking ridiculous and annoying voices, I hated 'Epic Quest' with all my heart.

And while I prefer Zen Studios tables to the real simulated tables of FarSight in 'The Pinball Arcade', only 'The Pinball Arcade' was able to fuel my love for pinball games due to the amazing sound design in these tables.

Pinball had a great tradition of some of the best sound engineers working in their synth arrangements.
 

jariw

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,283
Can you join the tournament without having to sign on to the publisher specific thing when you first boot the game up? I have not created an account for that....

That's an automatic process, as long as you have online access for your Switch user. It just links your Nintendo ID to their internal database. No need to set up a Zen account manually.
 

LossAversion

The Merchant of ERA
Member
Oct 28, 2017
10,728
Has anyone played both Sky Rogue and Manticore? I'm interested in both but I feel like they would each scratch a similar itch.
 

ryushe

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Oct 27, 2017
4,815
If you enjoy the franchises you will enjoy the table pack. It's kind of in the middle as far as what's available. I'm not personally a fan of any of those shows but found Family Guy and Bob's Burgers enjoyable. Archer and American Dad less so.

I would definitely rate it above the Universal Pack and it's a better value since you get 4 tables vs 3 for $10.

It's also better than Zen Classics, Zen Core and Sci Fi packs for sure.
Thank you for this as well as the awesome writeup above. Will definitely be picking up some packs in the near future.
 

HotHamBoy

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
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I have create a new Nintendo Account/Pinball FX3 profile named ResetEra exclusively for hosting Pinball FX3 tournaments. All future Era tournaments will now be named "ResetEra" and you will see them labeled as such when browsing or searching tournaments in-game.
 

Redcrayon

Patient hunter
On Break
Oct 27, 2017
12,713
UK
Just finished Slayaway Camp, that's the most fun I've had with a puzzle game in ages. Good to see the horror film theme carries through to the post-game- there are more levels as 'deleted scenes'.
 

Redcrayon

Patient hunter
On Break
Oct 27, 2017
12,713
UK
How long was it? Is it replayable?
There's around 150 levels, so it depends how quick you crack through them- some took me under a minute, some over an hour! Once completed, you can go back through them with extra challenges, and the dlc films and deleted scenes add several dozen more levels too. Not sure about replayability- once you know what to do it's fairly easy, but the order of moves is fairly specific for the more complex ones. I'll go back to it next year when I've forgotten them, I think!
 

Epilexia

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Jan 27, 2018
2,675
Nintendo Europe has published their monthly video with the highlighted new games in the eShop for April.

These videos are pretty interesting because they are part of a marketing campaign, in which Nintendo is paying for a lot of banners promoting these selected games in some of the most important webs in each European country.

In addition to the idea of Nintendo spending money to help to promote small developers, other interesting thing is that in these videos and contrary to the US Nintendo monthly videos, they don't include their own published psychical games.

So it's currently the only example in the video game medium of a big corporation using their money to give visibility to small developers in a tangible and effective way, using real money instead of good and empty words saying how amazing and important are these indie developers for a console catalogue, only to later use the space in the digital storefronts to sell fast food instead of highlighting the new good indie releases.



The list of selected games this month is:

  • Urban Trial Playground
  • Rogue Aces
  • Manticore: Galaxy on Fire
  • Football Manager Touch 2018
  • Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition
  • Masters of Anima
  • Membrane
  • Late Shift

Great to see that Nintendo have had the guts to promote a highly experimental title such as 'Membrane', and an old school arcade game such as 'Rogue Aces' that is not easy to sell based in the video footage, from the absolute UK arcade masters of Infinite State Games of 'Don't Die, Mr. Robot! DX' fame.

But I'm a bit disappointed of seeing 'Manticore: Galaxy on Fire' highlighted instead of 'Sky Rogue'.