Usually I am announcing the new pinball by Farsight in a more neutral way. This time I am making an exception. High Speed
is a pinball I like. The theme is fun, the gameplay interesting and the table uncluttered. Of course, not everything is perfect. The ball is, at times, too fast, in particular when coming out of the ramps, which makes follow-up somewhat tricky. Moreover it drains a tad too easily to my taste. Also the colours of the table are too gaudy and the only solution I found is to play with the white (ivory?) ball. Fortunately the latter remains visible even in multiball situations so I should not complain.
The one thing that remains unacceptable is the price but I don't think Farsight is going to revert to more customer-friendly prices.
The weekly update for Timeshock is here. Given the state of the game I believe that we are going to have an alpha version within the month. What I find always amazing is the attention of the ProPinball team for details. Just look at this amazing screenshot
It is the reflection of the backbox on the glass of the table. In the forum they are giving also a picture of the table lit by the backbox light.
This is really unbelievable. The way things are taking shape, Timeshock is not going to be a mere game but the perfect simulation of a real pinball. Let us cross our fingers for the game to be a commercial success so that the people at Barnstorm Games give the go ahead for the port of the remaining Pro Pinballs.
Another pinball I had been playing as of late is T-Rex Savage of the Pure Pinball line (alas, a line of just one till now). The one thing I must say about this pinball is that it is graphically very nice.
Although the table is somewhat cluttered, the play does not suffer from this. Also the only really moving thing, T-Rex’s head, is tucked away at some corner where it does intrude upon the gameplay. Moreover the ball does not drain too easily so as to spoil the game and the duration of the ball save is quite generous. The physics on the other hand is so-so. In particular I find that the flippers are not very accurate.
After playing a few times I did not find the game interesting enough to get me hooked (even temporarily). Still given the price, roughly 40 % that of a Farsight season-three table, one can give it a try without second thoughts.
Legendo Entertainment, the company producing, among others, Pure Pinball, has a new pinball in preparation: Attack on Pearl Harbor. Given the superb graphics of their Pearl Harbor aerial battle games this is a pinball I am looking forward to.
