UXM - Game is poo

[Alpha1]

The problem with the danger room is the code makes it pointless.

Having a danger room multiball to work towards by hitting 10,20,30+ loops etc would be a great idea.

Turning all GI off and just having the DR lit whilst we had some sort of foofighteresque bot frenzy mode with different music would be great.

Having a fackin multiball that locked and stacked on the Cebebro lock would be amazing!

Breaking both ramps and smashing the head and other shots to make the ramps work again would be a good mode.

Having more moments like fastball special would be good.

Having modes that can be started that have nothing to do with the story would be good.

Getting Nimrod back would be good.

Getting Senator Kelly in would be good.

Getting Master Mold in would be good.

However...


I remember the furor with BM66 code being terrible and it taking over 2 years.

I remember inserts on Metallica doing nothing for years and all the hate and look where that is now.

Nothing can be guaranteed,.and it's a joke they have allowed to up to .96, but hopefully it'll get there.

 

[Wayne J]

The common link between BM66 & Met improving is Lyman, unfortunately no longer with us.

 

[Ceemunkey]

The problem with the danger room is the code makes it pointless.

Having a danger room multiball to work towards by hitting 10,20,30+ loops etc would be a great idea.

Turning all GI off and just having the DR lit whilst we had some sort of foofighteresque bot frenzy mode with different music would be great.

Having a fackin multiball that locked and stacked on the Cebebro lock would be amazing!

Breaking both ramps and smashing the head and other shots to make the ramps work again would be a good mode.

Having more moments like fastball special would be good.

Having modes that can be started that have nothing to do with the story would be good.

Getting Nimrod back would be good.

Getting Senator Kelly in would be good.

Getting Master Mold in would be good.

However...


I remember the furor with BM66 code being terrible and it taking over 2 years.

I remember inserts on Metallica doing nothing for years and all the hate and look where that is now.

Nothing can be guaranteed,.and it's a joke they have allowed to up to .96, but hopefully it'll get there.

The worrying thing is - Stern arent the same company any more. They seem more focussed in getting new games out, rather than putting any significant effort into post release code updates. We have yet another release coming in the next couple of weeks, making that around 7 current games they are actively coding for, plus whatever they have going on for the NEXT release or two after that. Its way too much.

One of the main things they need to fix is the use of the action button. They changed the game structure so that you automatically go to the future after completing a mission, but the text on the action button states it is used to enable time travel. How are they going to re-implement that? Seems to me like they just forgot what was printed on the hardware, and are they actually just gonna leave that as an obvious mistake on the game?

 

[Epotech]

. They seem more focussed in getting new games out, rather than putting any significant effort into post release code updates.

Pretty much always been the case. The 2nd nib I had acdc never got fully coded. Gotg was literally a box of lights. Gb not coded at release. 007 and wick ...

 

[Ceemunkey]

Pretty much always been the case. The 2nd nib I had acdc never got fully coded. Gotg was literally a box of lights. Gb not coded at release. 007 and wick ...

True - but it's even worse now I think. :-(

Frustrating really because I honestly think this game could have been one of THE great Sterns if only they'd thrown some more resources at it. It's still one of my personal top Sterns I just think it breaks the mould a little more with the shots it has, but it really could be soooooo much better. I do plan on keeping this one until the code is complete so I guess we'll see where it ends up.

 

[Alpha1]

Yesterday's episode of Ask Jack says they plan on still adding loads to it.

 

[Ceemunkey]

Yesterday's episode of Ask Jack says they plan on still adding loads to it.

Yeeeeaahhh... but they've been saying that for the last 6 months and look at how much has been actually added. I'm a patient guy, but even I am starting to think it'll be lots of stuff "planned" but never actually implemented. Will be ecstatic to be proven wrong though.

 

[sclose]

I've only played it a couple of times. Once where it was set up perfectly and shot like a dream. Honestly one of my favourites. Played again on location in Prague and all the setup problems were present - the figure 8 shot flying off the rail, plunges not making it etc. It was like playing two different games.

I can't really comment on code as I haven't played it enough but if they sort it out properly and you have a well set up game, I think it would be up there with the best.