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<blockquote data-quote="Roo" data-source="post: 116366" data-attributes="member: 3068"><p>I agree with that blog post. Achieving something that's difficult is the best feeling there is. Many of my best video game memories are from conquering such challenges, like getting Platinum medals on every event in Project Gotham Racing 2, for example.</p><p></p><p>A pinball example - defeating the final dragon boss on the Epic Quest table in Pinball FX 2. The way it works is you have to defeat all 12 regular enemies before unlocking the dragon battle and if you lose to him, it sets you back to like 9 so it's not that easy to fight your way back in the same game (I may have done that once). I had gotten to him about 4 times previously over the course of 25+ hours of play, but lost each time. As you fight, you have to hit one of the correct shots to block or attack every 10 seconds, or he hits you. Not too bad for most enemies but the dragon is so tough that if he hits you twice, you lose. It was so intense that I remember my heart was pounding and my palms were sweating. It was hard enough to get there that I really didn't want to waste another chance. Even shots I had hit 1000 times before felt harder. I had to tell myself to calm down and focus on the shots, not the timer I knew was ticking away. I finally got the last hit in with barely any time left on the clock (while on my last ball)...and it was just the best feeling there is.</p><p></p><p>By contrast, I got to the wizard modes in TOTAN and STTNG in TPA in about 2 and 7 games, respectively, despite not knowing the tables very well. It was cool, but definitely not the same feeling of accomplishment. Granted, I'm sure there are harder wizard modes to reach on other tables, and I still have a ton of room for improvement on my strategy and score on those tables. And I'm still having a lot of fun playing those tables, too. But after playing many real tables at the Chicago Expo last month, TPA definitely feels easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roo, post: 116366, member: 3068"] I agree with that blog post. Achieving something that's difficult is the best feeling there is. Many of my best video game memories are from conquering such challenges, like getting Platinum medals on every event in Project Gotham Racing 2, for example. A pinball example - defeating the final dragon boss on the Epic Quest table in Pinball FX 2. The way it works is you have to defeat all 12 regular enemies before unlocking the dragon battle and if you lose to him, it sets you back to like 9 so it's not that easy to fight your way back in the same game (I may have done that once). I had gotten to him about 4 times previously over the course of 25+ hours of play, but lost each time. As you fight, you have to hit one of the correct shots to block or attack every 10 seconds, or he hits you. Not too bad for most enemies but the dragon is so tough that if he hits you twice, you lose. It was so intense that I remember my heart was pounding and my palms were sweating. It was hard enough to get there that I really didn't want to waste another chance. Even shots I had hit 1000 times before felt harder. I had to tell myself to calm down and focus on the shots, not the timer I knew was ticking away. I finally got the last hit in with barely any time left on the clock (while on my last ball)...and it was just the best feeling there is. By contrast, I got to the wizard modes in TOTAN and STTNG in TPA in about 2 and 7 games, respectively, despite not knowing the tables very well. It was cool, but definitely not the same feeling of accomplishment. Granted, I'm sure there are harder wizard modes to reach on other tables, and I still have a ton of room for improvement on my strategy and score on those tables. And I'm still having a lot of fun playing those tables, too. But after playing many real tables at the Chicago Expo last month, TPA definitely feels easier. [/QUOTE]
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