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<blockquote data-quote="Tann" data-source="post: 230729" data-attributes="member: 2327"><p>You spot it.</p><p></p><p>Zen major flaw is its game design, totally against the "flow of a pinball game".</p><p></p><p>On a pinball table (IRL or in TPA), you launch the ball, try to keep it alive and not drain, and something good finally never happens (multiball, special mode, or whatever). You know, when you play and you think: "Holy s**t, I don't have any single idea of what's happening / what I'm doing, but it's f*****g awesome".</p><p></p><p>On Zen, you launch the ball, and you can keep it alive forever (sticky physics), without nothing special happens <u>because you don't follow precisely these damned & awful rules!</u>. This weak game design for a pinball game, plus the repetitive sound design on most of the tables, makes the majority of them very boring.</p><p></p><p>Some tables are fun for a few games (great presentation, better flow), but the repetitive gameplay (try the same mission again and again and again -10 seconds to make 5 shots- yay, cool...) and weak rules kill definitely the appeal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tann, post: 230729, member: 2327"] You spot it. Zen major flaw is its game design, totally against the "flow of a pinball game". On a pinball table (IRL or in TPA), you launch the ball, try to keep it alive and not drain, and something good finally never happens (multiball, special mode, or whatever). You know, when you play and you think: "Holy s**t, I don't have any single idea of what's happening / what I'm doing, but it's f*****g awesome". On Zen, you launch the ball, and you can keep it alive forever (sticky physics), without nothing special happens [U]because you don't follow precisely these damned & awful rules![/U]. This weak game design for a pinball game, plus the repetitive sound design on most of the tables, makes the majority of them very boring. Some tables are fun for a few games (great presentation, better flow), but the repetitive gameplay (try the same mission again and again and again -10 seconds to make 5 shots- yay, cool...) and weak rules kill definitely the appeal. [/QUOTE]
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