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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Butterkins" data-source="post: 2352" data-attributes="member: 300">(I signed up here because it's clear that FarSight are not listening/responding to people on FaceBook. I'm not sure they're listening here either, but I can try...)I'm very disappointed in the graphics for the 360 version.Without getting in to a fanboy argument re Zen, I think Zen have done the better job WRT rendering technology, lighting, artwork and attention to detail. You may not agree with their aesthetic or game decisions (and I have my share of grievances) but you have to credit Zen with caring about what they make. Above all else, they polish their games.In comparison, TPA 360 looks pretty shoddy, with little polish. If it weren't for these great licenses, it would be very unlikely I'd play pinball on this engine.The lighting is flat-out awful. The white levels are blown out, and the contrast is far too high, making it very hard to read things on the tables.The texture quality is very poor. The apron graphics on TOTAN are a mess, and not aligned with the geometry. The Williams logo on the back glass is low resolution and very pixelated.  Even the cabinet art and environmental graphics are low resolution. Why????The table itself has low-resolution geometry. Habitrails are jagged instead of curved, due to a lack of polygons. Plastic pieces are also straight-edged instead of curved.The balls have a faked environment map stuck on them which does not rotate when the camera is moved.The DMD does not look like a DMD. It's just the same flat graphic panel from PHOF.Supposedly, this game runs at 1080p at 60 fps with X2AA.  IMO, it would be better to run at 720p, with more geometry, better lighting and textures.FarSight need to hire a proper design team, instead of relying on what appears to be programmer-artist-designers. They need someone to bring the whole package together, to make it look seamless and professional.Overall, this game feels very rushed, with spotty quality control and poor attention to detail.FarSight, you have exclusive rights to famous, much-sought-after licenses. You need to do better with them. This product feels like PHOF 1.5.(I'm playing the game on a calibrated 50" Viera.)</blockquote>

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