Episode 254 - Star Wars the Star Wars
Eclectic Gamers Podcast
1 hr 13 min
Summary
Stern's Fall of the Empire is competent but creatively disappointing: another original trilogy retread.
Tony and Dennis discuss Stern's announcement of Fall of the Empire, the first Spike 3-powered pinball machine. While acknowledging the game's competent design and approachable layout, both hosts express deep disappointment with the creative direction: another original trilogy Star Wars game repeating familiar themes rather than exploring new Star Wars IP like the TV series, prequels, or sequels. They criticize it as a safe, corporate decision lacking thematic depth despite featuring some interesting mechanics like the Yoda Force save and AT-AT tow cable.
Pinball: We talk about the reveal of Stern Pinball's Star Wars Fall of the Empire, plus answer a listener email about saying games have good flow. Video Games: We talk about Pinball Arcade, a Nintendo Direct, Silksong's success, and Ninteno getting a patent for everything related to summoning.
In this episode
Dune
Barrels of Fun
Harry Potter
Jersey Jack Pinball
John Wick
Stern
Medieval Madness
Williams
Star Wars: Fall of the Empire
Stern
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