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So, I Played the Transformers Pinball Machine...
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So, I Played the Transformers Pinball Machine...
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Highlights
- This is Elliott Eisman's sophomore game design, following John Wick
- Elizabeth Gieske is lead on code for Transformers, her first lead game after assisting on Jaws and D&D
- Optimus Prime was planned to move/transform but this was pulled within the last month before release
- The Pro model played significantly better than Premium/LE despite identical layouts
- Transformers code will progress faster than Pokémon due to licensing complexity differences
- There are significant ball rejects on the ball lock to the right of Optimus Prime
- Peter Cullen and Frank Welker provide voice talent for Transformers pinball
- Decepticons on the Premium/LE have moving mechs while Autobots are static
Notable quotes
“Mods shouldn't make a game what it's supposed to be at launch. It shouldn't make a character what he actually is.”
“I do have more fun on this game than I did with John Wick... the layout is interesting. Every shot feels pretty damn good.”
“Optimus Prime used to move... there is a many reasons that go behind why they ended up making him just basically a stand-up toy that does nothing.”
“Now we've got like, 'Hey, Lizzie's going to be on code. It's going to be damn good.' Just like I know when Jerry Thompson's on audio, I know audio is going to be good.”
“You've got a lot more code in this game than you do on Pokémon. And I can pretty much guarantee you that this code is going to progress much faster than your Pokémon will.”
“I played so much better on [the Pro] versus when I played the premium LE... hundreds of millions better on my score on the pro... I don't have a logical reason behind that.”
“I think there's plenty of toys out there on the cheap that you could put into this game and sadly, that would look better than what we've seen come from Stern.”
“The only way that they're going to change in the future is if you don't buy... if you do buy, then you're rewarding the behavior that you don't like.”
Entities
- Hasbro· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- John Wick· game
- Pokémon· game
- Transformers Limited Edition· game
- Cary Hardy· person
- Elizabeth Geeski· person
- Elliott Eisman· person
- Frank Welker· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mike Kibet· person
- Peter Cullen· person
- Robert Blakeman· person
- Tom Kibet· person
- Grimlock· product
- Megatron· product
- Optimus Prime· product
- Soundwave· product
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