I was surprised by how much fun I had with this. I’ve been on a pinball kick and trying out random pinball games and this one felt the most like a pinball game of all of the ones I’ve tried so far. Everything about the machine felt satisfying and mechanical in that way pinball machines ought to and the physics seemed pretty accurate as far as I could tell. Good control scheme, too.
I liked the design of the table, I’m not sure I really felt like I had a meaningful choice in whether to send the ball up one particular ramp or into a particular bumper, but that might just be because I wasn’t entirely clear on what actions triggered what events or what combos I should be shooting for. My one big problem with the design of the table was the mouse ramp, which seems to just send my ball straight down the middle about 60% of the time.
I have no other major complaints about the game mechanically, although I will add that the default camera angle seems a touch too low, since I actually didn’t notice the drop-down targets in the back until after I switched camera angles for the first time, and it wasn’t entirely clear up until that point what my ball was doing after it disappeared behind the ramps.
The themeing is also really good. Honestly you might be doing this game a disservice by calling it “furry pinball,” because it gives entirely the wrong impression about what to expect from it. The theme of a fox trying to survive the winter and find a mate is actually really well-thought-out and it works for a basic pinball table and I think with a little more polish you could really pull this off.
Hey! I think this is pretty cool! I love pinball cabinets as well as animals so it's a best of both worlds heh. I'd love to see more of this improved upon. Also I think your other project is pretty nifty as well :3c
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I was surprised by how much fun I had with this. I’ve been on a pinball kick and trying out random pinball games and this one felt the most like a pinball game of all of the ones I’ve tried so far. Everything about the machine felt satisfying and mechanical in that way pinball machines ought to and the physics seemed pretty accurate as far as I could tell. Good control scheme, too.
I liked the design of the table, I’m not sure I really felt like I had a meaningful choice in whether to send the ball up one particular ramp or into a particular bumper, but that might just be because I wasn’t entirely clear on what actions triggered what events or what combos I should be shooting for. My one big problem with the design of the table was the mouse ramp, which seems to just send my ball straight down the middle about 60% of the time.
I have no other major complaints about the game mechanically, although I will add that the default camera angle seems a touch too low, since I actually didn’t notice the drop-down targets in the back until after I switched camera angles for the first time, and it wasn’t entirely clear up until that point what my ball was doing after it disappeared behind the ramps.
The themeing is also really good. Honestly you might be doing this game a disservice by calling it “furry pinball,” because it gives entirely the wrong impression about what to expect from it. The theme of a fox trying to survive the winter and find a mate is actually really well-thought-out and it works for a basic pinball table and I think with a little more polish you could really pull this off.
Hey! I think this is pretty cool! I love pinball cabinets as well as animals so it's a best of both worlds heh. I'd love to see more of this improved upon. Also I think your other project is pretty nifty as well :3c
Neat!
Thanks! <3