Pinball FX3

“The other complaint would be table-specific, ramp-placement and consistent physics requirements to land the same shot repeatedly, not necessarily a complaint of forward-thrust ball mechanics but rather oddly placed ramps that exploit awkward angles of thrust that lead to unsatisfying experiences, especially if constructed to be punishing in lane drops when shots are missed.”

“It isn't a perfect formula, however, as there were many tables (the Balls of Glory pack especially) that just didn't work for me - just a lot of lazy references and generic gameplay.”

“Bad mechanics, bad feelings, takes forever to fix bugs; I've seen balls go through paddles, some tables have invisible bumpers, and I've experienced FPS drops out of nowhere causing good runs on my favorite tables to be completely destroyed.”

“Most of the movie-based tables aren't well thought out in regards to game-story continuity.”

“Some of the machines focus too much on eye-candy, backstory, mini-games, etc., rather than gameplay.”

“Although with the graphics that are used and some of the tables' missions and stories, as well as the mini table games too.”

“The music they were forced to put on the table now makes me want to find the people that made it; they need to be changed.”

“From the knock-off theme music to the missing Huey Lewis and the News tune, the approximations are like those cheap drinks that claim to have a flavor of a fruit, but it feels like someone just shouted the name of the fruit across the street.”

“What hasn't changed is the lackluster voice acting and music on some of the licensed tables, but most of the tables are fun and there are so many to choose from that it's hard not to recommend this game if you're wanting your digital pinball fix.”

“Just suddenly bricked itself, no longer works for me. I can't play it; the game just crashes to desktop and I can't fix it. Broken game and I wasted $20 on DLC that I no longer have access to. Thanks a lot, unoptimized piece of crap game.”

“Apart from longstanding bugs never fixed, a kiddy UI, lack of proper cabinet support and tweaking, broken servers, scores from cheaters on leaderboards never removed, dozens of recurring complaints about all the above being addressed with the usual fake-happy, empty PR talk ('we hear you - forwarded to the devs' - for the 150th time already) and broken promises/logical-sense support like the physics update to volumes 1-3 marble physics people have been waiting years for and which never came. Instead, you will probably get it if you buy it again with the Fortnite launcher. The rest of their 'original tables' is uninspired, mediocre video pinball with shallow/amateurish table design, poor table feedback and audio production/acting performance, and an empty-shell ball without weight with or without some power gimmicks.”

“The biggest issue with all this XP accumulation and leveling up is that it causes performance issues and random lag that in pinball means missed shots and needless gutter drains, which are about the worst things that can happen in this type of game where one single delayed input could mean the difference between a new high score or not.”

“Even on sale at $5 is more than I want to pay for something with such extremely limited replay value.”

“It’s a shame that licensing issues mean that some tables have been left behind, but the new progression system adds replayability to every other table that you already own.”

“This game will hold its replay value much stronger than any other.”

“Zen Studios is guilty of the worst kind of predatory monetization and grifting.”

“Pretty solid and enjoyable pinball game, the only downside is the huge amount of microtransactions (having to pay for each individual table).”

“Trash cash grab... want you to pay $10 for most sets of tables, most sets of tables are super lame... yeah the base game is free, it comes with 2 tables as far as I can tell.”

“Devs pay zero attention to updates and glitches and fix nothing and instead focus on the big name trash they produce like Marvel and Star Wars.”

“When you have to relaunch the game three times to play a single session of 'junkyard' or switch between tables, it makes me think the devs care more about milking pinball junkies out of their cash with DLC than they do making a consistent, non-buggy experience.”

“There are several random glitches and weird ball movement that make precision play a nightmare.”

“It's just a tedious process.”

“You are actually not playing or competing with anyone aside from essentially grinding out the number of times you can play the game in a week.”

“I just absolutely hate the multiplayer even though I am grinding out until I get to the top league just because, but once that is done I will be so happy to leave that and never look back.”

“There are people out there who would love to play humorous pinball tables, but are offended by shows such as 'Archer' and 'Family Guy'.”

“I was a bit disappointed with the alien tables because of their lack of atmosphere, but Mars proves that Zen Studios is capable of delivering the terrible wonder of the unknown.”

“I always thought FX2 was a good looking game, but this has topped that easily. The best graphical improvement is on the real-time lighting; the lighting will cast a shadow on the ball and really adds a lot to the atmosphere of each table.”