(CriticalIndieGamer) It’s hard not to sound like a broken record when championing the quality of Zen’s virtual pinball tables; what more is there to say at this point? The studio has perfected the gameplay, providing an experience that is authentic, fun and fair. Presentation is absolutely on point – the sounds, art styles, animations and commitment to the every table’s theme are all delivered extraordinarily. And then they throw in a plethora of little touches that a real table could never offer you, and you have virtual pinball perfection.
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Zen Studios’ Pinball FX2 and Zen Pinball 2 are pinball simulators that are home to some interesting virtual pinball machines. Unlike “The Pinball Arcade” and other pinball sims, FX2 houses completely original designs, as well as tables that are based on existing properties. There are a few South Park tables, as well as one for The Walking Dead, and even one based on Street Fighter II. This time with the Iron and Steel pack, Zen Studios brings us a table based on their game Castlestorm, and an original design called Wild West Rampage.
From the review: "Both tables in the Iron & Steel Pack, at first glance, fall back on overly generic themes, but Wild West Rampage tells the more interesting story with its genre's tropes, but CastleStorm makes you earn its love. Either way. I'd tilt that."
The gang is all here and accounted for as Aaron (Kailon791) rejoins the podcast after a few weeks hiatus. With the fever pace of PAX East dying down, a regular scheduled show was in order. The fellas talk about game delays, amiibos, gaming headsets, and monkeys flinging poo (a lot). Other than that expect to hear what everyone has been playing, the upcoming releases for the coming week, and all the news you need to know about, or else.
