Game of Thrones - 14 big pics

[invitro]

Here's a bunch of pics for Game of Thrones. I dig it a whole lot, for a Stern.

Some links first. Pics came from the last one.
http://www.sternpinball.com/games/game-of-thrones/pro
http://www.sternpinball.com/games/game-of-thrones/premium
http://www.sternpinball.com/games/game-of-thrones/le
http://www.pinballnews.com/games/gameofthrones/index.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015...st-look-at-game-of-thrones-pinball-exclusive/
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/09/04/hbo-teases-game-of-thrones-pinball/
https://alfredogarcia70.wordpress.c...-game-of-thrones-pinball-machines-from-stern/

 

[invitro]

More pics:

 

[canuck]

Play-field art looks like it belongs on a casino machine. It's too bad they messed it up. Bevel, emboss, drop shadow...repeat!
Also, what's with the gears? That was a minor motif in the intro credits, it almost make it seem like the show takes place in a clockwork/steampunk universe.

It just occurred to me, if this machine had come out in the 80's there would have been some T&A... pleasure house multi-ball anyone? Half the major characters on the show are female, yet the play-field is completely bare.

 

[Tann]

The backglasses and cab images are hideous.

Look like very poor & ugly photoshop compositions. (Brienne of Torth on the second pic, OMG)

Does no one know how to draw nowadays?

Those were the days.

 

[invitro]

The backglasses and cab images are hideous.

Look like very poor & ugly photoshop compositions. (Brienne of Torth on the second pic, OMG)

How is it worse from every other Stern? Or Sega, even? Photoshop pinball art has been their thing for a very long time, right?

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

All I can say is, why?

And really, I hope that the idea of BIG differences (as in, "entire upper playfield!") isn't the way of things for future Pro/Premium/LE editions. Didn't AC/DC also do that with a lower playfield (like HH/BH)?

Sure, I'm not in the market for every new Stern there is and I doubt I ever will be, but it doesn't strike me as being all that good of a thing going forward.

Keep the same basic layout and maybe add new toys/modes/callouts/art, not giant enormous glaring things that make it an entirely different table.

[Edit] And that backglass is ugly. Also, entirely Essos-oriented. What, Westeros is too ugly and dirty for everyone?

 

[Crawley]

I'm not nit picky on table artwork - more concerned with the actual table gameplay. But that does look pretty plain and simple based on what I would expect form the show/books being epic.

Also pretty surprised the Pro and LE models are so different. I can't see many people wanting to purchase the Pro.

 

[Kaibun]

A shame Pro really sucks this time. No upper playfield and no Iron Throne is totally disappointing.

 

[invitro]

I can't see many people wanting to purchase the Pro.

So they'll buy the Premium and Stern will make more money. That's probably the idea .

 

[DA5ID]

maybe the price of the pro will go way way way down - because there will be no demand after seeing that the LE immediately looks more fun.

 

[Metalzoic]

Wow... Not what I was expecting.
That is truly some terrible, horrible artwork that is almost completely disconnected from what the theme gave them to work with. The playfield, backbox and sideart all are beyond bad. Gears all over the artwork for some reason, almost nothing resembling anything to actually do with the show (did the artists ever even watch the show?), the characters and their placement on the backglass and backbox are really poor choices. Playfield lacks much in the way of color or contrast with most of it being boring yellow brick and a map.

Table itself has cheap looking ramps, a dragon that looks a bit pitiful and static, the castle playfield looks like a cardboard foldout toy. Even the pops are gears? What the hell stern... gears have nothing at all to do with the show and there are hundreds of them all over the art. In the show they are simply an interesting representation during the opening credits. Here they are the focal point of the entire table for some reason. Even worse the low end version doesn't even look like it has enough on it to even be considered a complete pinball table.

 

[Fungi]

I haven't played a machine in the wild for a long time. Is it really a buck per play now days?

 

[Heretic]

still cheap compared to europe these days were its more than 1.50usd per play depending on country. you know nothing fungi!...

 

[Fungi]

I remember when a dime for 1 ball was an option. Fick I'm old!

 

[karl]

In Oslo it will be closer to 2,5(20 kr) usd for a credit on a brand new stern most places.(if you can find any at all)

Older games are usually 10 kr.

But if you want a craft beer while playing, it gets pretty insane (10 bucks if you're lucky)

 

[Heretic]

damn could you imagine me on 10 dollar beers? ill see you in the toliets....

 

[karl]

 

[Kolchak357]

A shame Pro really sucks this time. No upper playfield and no Iron Throne is totally disappointing.

I think the pro and the premium/LE both look like good layouts, but they look like two different pins.

 

[DA5ID]

I haven't played a machine in the wild for a long time. Is it really a buck per play now days?

Yeah unfortunately - some have a deal - 3 games for $2

I know operators need to make their investment money back, then the machine needs to be profitable to keep the lights on (venue) and hopefully the table maintenance doesn't eat up all the remaining profits...

But it's really psychological for me personally where I will play 6 games on a machine that is 75cents and only 1 game on the dollar machines. Also games that are ridiculous drainers (like iron man) and cost a dollar I end up avoiding all together.

 

[dtown8532]

I've already *****ed about this on Pinside and FB so I'll keep it brief. Barring some amazing programing and light show, this looks like...poop. So much incredible artwork out there dedicated to this story and THIS is what we get? It may play better than Hobbit BUT JJP's game will always look better. Time (a short time) will tell.