The Pinball Arcade

[James]

4 days late, because Pinball Arcade, but it's finally out on PC. Too bad I don't have a spare $90 for Pro versions of both seasons at the moment. Ah well, that just means I have to spend more time with the three tables I already own rather than flitting from one to another without developing any real skill.

James

[bVork]

I am really unhappy about the way all the purchases are stuffed away inside the game rather than being on the Steam store. There's a forum post suggesting that Valve told them to do this, but I have a hard time believing that considering the amount and bundle complexity of DLC for games like RailWorks, Civilization V, and Sleeping Dogs.

At any rate, this basically guarantees that there will never be a sale on tables. Which is a shame.

[James]

Hadn't really thought about that, honestly. I like Pinball Arcade enough that I was planning on paying full price for the season packs. It's a bit too new on PC to be part of the holiday sales anyway.

James

[A Robot Bit Me]

The PS3 tables go on sale all the time.

[Changeling]

This game could look a lot better than it does.

[ChaoofNee]

First, Release news: Table Packs 19 (Class Of 1812 And Victory) and 20 (Cue Ball Wizard And El Dorado City Of Gold) of this were released on PS3 and Vita today. Hurray!

Second, a request: could some Pinball Wyzzrd out there please tell me why anybody should pay $10 extra for Pro mode? Now that I have a Vita, I'm really conflicted about buying this because I can't decide to upgrade the whole thing to Pro later without plunking down a hefty sack o' quarters.

[DirtySouth]

This is pure conjecture, but I assume that "Pro Mode" allows access to the operator's menu that allows changes to game parameters. It may also allow for some values to be stored in memory between times the game is turned off. Some games are supposed to have stored and/or cumulative values that's held between games ( Vacation Jackpot for White Water, Dude-O-Meter on Dr. Dude). All of those values reset if you turn the game off in these simulations. I think it's a little sleazy to have these functions behind a paywall (if these are actually what's unlocked).

Also: Gottlieb tables....

[Prince Planet]

PC version. You want the PC over any other. It's fast, responsive, pretty, and loads up really fast. I've played 360, PS3, and PC, and PC easily takes the win.

James

I haven't tried them all, but the Kindle HDX rev is very good. Can't imagine there's any other version that is faster or even better looking. Also, while there's nothing wrong with playing it on PC, pinball really fits the gaming bill for a mobile device. Still prefer some of the Zen tables, though.

[Changeling]

I have pinball arcade on 360, PC and tablets and I prefer to play it on tablet. They did a great job on the android version.

[Joust Williams]

Currently, the lighting on the PS4 version makes it the one to get.

But the PC should get that same treatment soon, so. I have S1 Pro Pack. Will get S2 soon and S3 when it's finished. I'm done with half-ass season purchases unless somehow id makes Doom 4 a Season game