I Shouldn't Have Watched This...

Cary Hardy·video·10m 25s·analyzed·Sep 28, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Bond 60th leaked gameplay shows promise but lacks Godzilla-level mechanical wow moments.

Summary

Cary Hardy analyzes leaked gameplay footage of the Bond 60th Anniversary pinball machine from an overseas event, comparing it to Stern's official promotional videos and discussing the Pro vs. Premium pricing tiers. He identifies a moving missile mechanic as the key feature referenced in the "shaking soon" teaser and expresses cautious optimism about the game's potential while tempering expectations relative to Godzilla.

Key Claims

The 'shaking soon' teaser refers to a moving missile/rocket mechanic in the upper left playfield region
high confidence · Hardy analyzes the promo and foam wrapping around the rocket toy, deducing movement from protective packaging design
Stern's official release videos are edited to show perfection and don't reflect actual consistent gameplay
high confidence · Hardy cites past experience being misled by Stern videos, specifically Black Knight Sword of Rage
The leaked footage is from a non-IAAPA overseas event and is not running current code
medium confidence · Hardy mentions not knowing the specific event name and notes the code is outdated
Hardy believes Pro tier offers better value than Premium despite higher Premium price
medium confidence · Stated opinion pending official stream confirmation; willing to change mind with more information
Bond 60th will be a good or great game, not a flop, but unlikely to match Godzilla's mechanical spectacle
medium confidence · Opinion based on leaked footage; explicitly conditional on poor video quality and unfinished code

Notable Quotes

“Why would they say shaking soon unless it's something that would be across the entire theme?”
Cary Hardy@ 0:18 — Establishes Hardy's analytical approach to decoding Stern teaser language
“I was like, no, I don't want to watch it. But I wanted to watch it because I wanted confirmation on a couple of things.”
Cary Hardy@ 4:19 — Shows the tension between wanting pristine first experience vs. needing verification of design details
“I still believe this game will shoot great once you figure out the shots, obviously, but I feel like I'm not seeing any moments at this time with this video.”
Cary Hardy@ 7:05 — Captures the core concern: playability vs. mechanical 'wow moments' relative to Godzilla
“So there's still room to improve to change my mind. But going through all the options that are on the premium versus the pro, especially with the major price hike of the premium, I'm thinking you're better off going with the pro.”
Cary Hardy@ 9:07 — Pricing recommendation with explicit caveat for future revision

Entities

Cary HardypersonStern PinballcompanyBond 60th AnniversarygameGodzillagame Black Knight Sword of RagegameDeadfliporganizationJackpersonPinball Mexicoorganization

Signals

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business_signal: Premium tier pricing significantly higher than Pro; Hardy recommends Pro as better value despite premium features, suggests alternate art translites already in development
medium · Discussion of 'major price hike of the premium' and prediction someone is already working on replacement Dr. No translite
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community_signal: Deadflip official stream date not yet announced; community consuming leaked footage ahead of official presentation
high · Hardy's explicit message to Jack about lack of stream timing announcement and need to watch leaked footage for confirmation
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competitive_signal: Bond 60th positioning relative to Godzilla as benchmark for mechanical spectacle; Hardy skeptical it will deliver same 'wow moments'
medium · Repeated comparison to Godzilla multiball tower mechanic; Hardy's concern about lack of equivalent standout features in Bond
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design_philosophy: Hardy interprets 'shaking soon' teaser as indicating a moving missile/rocket toy that will be a key feature across all tiers of Bond 60th
high · Analysis of promotional image, foam wrapping around rocket toy, and shaft/space gaps indicating movement capability
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event_signal: Bond 60th was present at an overseas event (likely convention/tournament) where cell phone footage was captured; event was not IAAPA
medium · Hardy references leaked footage from unspecified overseas event, explicitly rules out IAAPA timing

Topics

Bond 60th Anniversary game design and mechanicsprimaryPro vs. Premium pricing and tier differentiationprimaryLeaked gameplay footage vs. official promotional contentprimaryMechanical wow moments and player experience expectationssecondaryStern's video production and transparency practicessecondaryOfficial stream announcement timing and communicationsecondary

Sentiment

mixed(0.55)— Hardy is cautiously optimistic about Bond 60th but tempered by unfinished code, inferior video quality, and concerns it won't match Godzilla's mechanical impact. Positive about eventual quality (good/great), but uncertain about immediate wow factor. Frustrated by lack of Deadflip stream announcement.

Transcript

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Let's first talk about the actual promo that we got last week where the main feature of it was saying shaking soon and it had the Stern logo on there you all should remember it if not I'm playing it right now for you to see but the main point was that it was saying shaking soon. Why would they say shaking soon unless it's something that would be across the entire theme? One of the main key features of this game that looks to be the same across all tiers is the rocket that is in the upper left hand region of the game. Now if you look at the images this game has obviously just been taken out of the box and we have a foam wrapping around it. Now this is the thing guys when John Youssi wrapping around an object inside of a machine then that means that can wiggle around It's got wiggle movement during the shipping process. So then that points to the fact that this missile moves, whether it be left and right here. Let me just grab this right here. Whether it be left and right or up and down, this is probably looking dirty. Well, we're going to go with it. But there is a little bit of space around the shaft. This is not going to go over good. Oh, that's that man now. What's up guys and welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball. So if that sounds interesting to you then hit that subscribe button down below. Do you live in Mexico and are you in need of a pinball machine? Then by all means you should head to pinballmexico.com. And of course a special thank you to Pinball Mexico for your support of my channel. I deeply appreciate it. So since we last spoke about Bond, they have had their official release. So now we have all the videos, all the high res images that give us everything we need to know. And you know what? We're going to go through every image, every video, scrutinizing everything piece by piece, and I'm going to tell you what I think. And no I'm not. That sounds horrible because we pretty much saw everything on the low res images. All the high-res images did was merely confirm what we already saw in the first place. And the videos basically confirmed a few things that I had suspicions of but they also confirmed things that I had suspicions that were actually wrong so there is no magnet above the dragon thing okay fair enough but i was right about the missile which is why i had the intro the way i did guys especially for you out there but it also put to rest what is going on on the left side of the play field in the scuba diving area so that was put to rest but everything else i want to say was pretty much ironclad we kind of had a good idea of what the game might be doing. In the typical Stern videos, they're really good of showing you what the game does, but it's also in a controlled environment, and it's doctored. Meaning, it's basically edited to show you, like, perfection. None of the flaws. So, you're not getting a consistent gameplay, which is what it's designed to do. And I have been fooled before on their videos in making me think that the game is going to be great, and that game was Black Knight Sword of Rage. I remember I was really hyped up, especially when I saw that upper playfield. I was like, oh yeah, I gotta get this game! And then I saw the actual stream, and then I saw the upper playfield was kind of crap. So with that being said, the videos that Stern put out did their job. But here's the thing. We knew that there was going to be games, or at least one for sure, overseas being played at a particular event or convention or something. I can't think off the top of my head what it was. I don't think it was IAAPA because I think IAAPA is already over and done with. So it's another event that was going on. So I had a feeling any day we were about to get cell phone footage of the game in action, which I almost didn't want to watch it. I was like, no, I don't want to watch it. But I wanted to watch it because I wanted confirmation on a couple of things. And we also haven't been notified on when the official stream by Deadflip is going to be. I messaged Jack. It's been about, I don't know, 10 hours. Haven't heard back from you, Jack. I feel a little ghosted. So basically right now, I do not have a date for you on when the official stream is going to be. As far as I know as of right now, they have not even announced when the official stream is going to be. So I must caution you now I am going to be showing you some of the gameplay footage here going forward on the video if you do not want to see this then by all means you feel free to fast forward or you can watch this video at a later date because honestly I recommend you do not watch the gameplay video if you are truly waiting for a better experience of this game if you want a better initial experience of this game then by all means do not watch this it sounds bad i'm putting out a video for people to watch but i'm also telling you not to watch it i'm just saying if you're one of those people that wants their first experience to be the best it can be on a stream video wise of a game that you have really high hopes of getting then you're going to want to hold off on watching the gameplay that I'm about to show. Alright here we go. This is not even the current code so almost everything John Youssi here is subject to change. You don't get a good listen on the game's audio due to all the other noises around. The lighting isn't really ideal, but we do get a good look at the visuals on the screen. It looks like we get a decent amount of footage from the movies. So even without the updated code, it still looks good. Now when it comes to gameplay, well the first few minutes are rough. This person is obviously still learning the game, but once this player starts getting the shots all tuned in, it gets better. This looks to be a game that will take some time to learn. But damn it when he makes the shots, they look good. but the reason I recommended you not to watch this footage because it kind of put my thoughts in the damper about the game a little bit. I still believe this game will shoot great once you figure out the shots, obviously, but I feel like I'm not seeing any moments at this time with this video, so I don't feel like we're going to get the same experience that we had in Godzilla. So when I say that this game is going to rival Godzilla at this current state and time, I still feel like Godzilla is going to be on top because I the codes not done okay but I'm not seeing the mechanics and everything that we got with Godzilla to give us that moment I can still even though I do not own a Godzilla every time I play it and I lock those three balls on top of the tower and then the music starts kicking in for the multiball and John Youssi that tower just going up and down and eventually it lowers that a moment all right and i don think it ever gets old i just don't see anything like that in this game that could potentially give me the same experience is that a bad thing no it just means that i may still prefer the godzilla game over this game but again this is horrible footage i won't know for sure until i see it being played on the official stream that will give me a better idea on whether or not this game is going to be great or okay i do not think at all that it's going to be a flop it's not going to be bad i think it's going to be you know either good or great that's what i can see right now I had a whole spiel worked out right here going through all my little bullet points on why I feel like the pro versus the premium, the pro would be the winner to go. But, I'm going to save that for a later date. I'm trying to give this game every benefit that it can. So, after the official stream is where I can ironclad say that pro is the way to go. But, as of right now, I feel like that pro is the way to go. So there's still room to improve to change my mind. But going through all the options that are on the premium versus the pro, especially with the major price hike of the premium, I'm thinking you're better off going with the pro. And if you don't like the art, then by all means, slot it in the middle of your lineup. And then I'm pretty sure someone's already working on a new translat to replace that Dr. No back, that translat that's back there. There's going to be an alternate. Have your thoughts and feelings changed about the new Bond game as well? I would like to know about it in the comments down below. Give me the thumbs up, subscribe button, ding my dong, that way you can be notified of whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. And until next time, guys, peace out. We'll see you next time.