Pokémon Premium by Stern Pinball: One for the road. Streamed from Raccoon City Pinball.

I hit most of the content in the game at the moment (v0.83) on one long-ass ball two. The game is sold and moves out on Thursday. So, what's the verdict anyway? The shots don't falter on this game. It's Gomez's golden fan and shots are exactly where you expect them. On-the-fly play has never been more fun. The basic rules work as-is but they need to work on callouts and how things stack etc. I mean, I got the Pikachu hurry-up when I had my add-a-ball lit during a multiball. That's not very practical. Having battles as an exclusive mode without anything else running may seem like fun at the time but the lock-out part is sometimes not what you want if you've been building towards something else. Having the ability to cancel/postpone the battle should be available if the ball dribbles into the scoop on accident. Anyhow, this game can only get better code-wise. After seeing Sonic I just wonder where the hell all the money goes for the prices Stern charge. The left vacuum form ramp is the laziest thing I've seen coming out of the factory on a premium game since the Stranger Things ramp returns. It's clearly a project milestone that shows exactly where they ran out of either time or money. The whirlpool is a good idea but how well is it executed when balls come down on a dribble? A ball accelerator chamber (like the one on HSII or Stern Wars premium/LE) would've been awesome. This game does not work in a 10+ game collection if you have a better fan layout game, like AFM etc. The childish toons and vibes does not sit well with my 50yo self that was too old when Pokémon first came out and became mainstream. The LE is way overpriced on the market and I would rather have three Bally/WMS games for that money and triple the fun. Also, the flippers get insanely sluggish once warmed up. You can barely hit the left orbit and halfsies are frequent and annoying. Coil coolers are highly recommend. Watch occasional #pinball LIVE 🔴 at   / dri374   Want to know what gear I stream pinball and arcade games with? https://dri374.live/gear Support the channel: https://swag.dri374.live