Stern Jurassic Park: Post Gameplay Stream Thoughts

Cary Hardy·video·6m 14s·analyzed·Jul 30, 2019

Analysis

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TL;DR

Cary Hardy praises Jurassic Park as a major success with excellent design and animations.

Summary

Cary Hardy provides an enthusiastic post-gameplay stream analysis of Stern's Jurassic Park pinball machine following its official reveal. He praises the design, animations, sound design, and overall execution by designer Keith Elwin, expressing strong confidence in the game's commercial success and personal intent to purchase. Hardy dismisses concerns about missing movie assets and speaks positively about voice acting integration.

Key Claims

The Jurassic Park reveal stream had over 5,700 concurrent viewers and chat was uniformly praising the game
high confidence · Hardy directly observed the stream metrics and chat sentiment
The LCD animations in Jurassic Park are very good and were withheld from reveal trailer to save for impact
medium confidence · Hardy's personal observation and speculation about Stern's marketing strategy
The Pro model will be 'plenty fun' without the moving T-Rex, with Premium adding the T-Rex as a differentiator
high confidence · Hardy directly observed gameplay in the stream showing Pro/Premium differences
Lack of movie cutscenes/assets is not a meaningful concern for gameplay quality
medium confidence · Hardy's personal opinion based on stream observation
Wayne Knight voice acting includes Nedry character callouts, including a tilt response ('uh uh uh')
medium confidence · Hardy heard voice work during stream but noted he 'didn't get to hear a lot' of the callouts

Notable Quotes

“this game is going to sell so well this game looks so much fun i wanted to play it as i was sitting here watching it so bad”
Cary Hardy@ 0:47 — Establishes extremely positive sentiment and predicts strong commercial performance
“The animations on the LCD were great, and that was one thing that I was concerned about whenever I first saw the reveal trailer... But no, I think they were just not showing it because they wanted to save it for the reveal and applause to them because it is very, very good.”
Cary Hardy@ 2:26 — Addresses and resolves a pre-release concern about LCD quality
“I mean one of the big concerns that people were talking about is that it didn't have the movie assets. And honestly, watching the game, seeing how it's played, and everything that goes along with it, I couldn't care less if it had movie cutscenes in it.”
Cary Hardy@ 4:04 — Directly dismisses a major community concern about licensing/assets
“L1, this shows right here that you are going to be one of the greats when it comes to the pinball designer teams.”
Cary Hardy@ 3:55 — High praise for Stern's design team and indirect praise for Keith Elwin
“I can tell you right now that I don't care about going through Pennside now to see what other people think about this game... everybody in the chat was giving it praise”
Cary Hardy@ 1:20 — Notes unified positive community reception, positioning stream viewership as the definitive sentiment indicator

Entities

Cary Hardyperson Keith ElwinpersonStern PinballcompanyJurassic Parkgame Wayne Knightperson Pinsideorganization

Signals

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community_signal: Hardy personally reached out to industry contacts (podcasters, YouTubers, friends) during stream for real-time feedback collection
medium · 'I was getting in touch with many people whether it be fellow podcasters and youtubers and just friends of mine that i know were in this industry'
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event_signal: Jurassic Park reveal stream achieved 5,700+ concurrent viewers with uniformly positive chat sentiment
high · Hardy directly observed stream metrics: 'this stream right here had well over 5700 people at one time checking on this game' and 'everybody in the chat was giving it praise'
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design_philosophy: Stern strategically withheld LCD footage from reveal trailer to maximize impact at full unveiling
low · Hardy speculates: 'I think they were just not showing it because they wanted to save it for the reveal and applause to them'
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market_signal: Strong positive community reception suggests Jurassic Park will perform well commercially
medium · Hardy predicts 'this game is going to sell so well' based on stream sentiment and states 'I think it's going to do amazingly well'
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sentiment_shift: Pre-release concern about LCD animation quality resolved positively by reveal stream
medium · Hardy states he was 'concerned about whenever I first saw the reveal trailer' but after seeing animations in stream 'it is very, very good'

Topics

Game Design QualityprimaryPro vs Premium Tier DifferentiationprimaryLCD Animation and Visual PresentationprimaryLicensing and Movie Asset ImplementationsecondaryCommunity Reception and Tournament ReadinesssecondaryModding Community PotentialmentionedVoice Acting and Audio DesignsecondaryCommercial Success Predictionprimary

Sentiment

positive(0.95)— Extremely enthusiastic and uniformly positive throughout. Hardy expresses minimal reservations and repeatedly emphasizes purchase intent. No criticism of game design, code quality, or execution. High confidence in commercial success.

Transcript

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Alright guys, so I just finished watching the stream for the new game for Stern, Jurassic Park, and uh... Oh my god, this sucks. 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 and when i say it sucks i mean it sucks that i cannot have this game right now because i'm gonna make this short and sweet for everybody right here and right now this game is going to sell so well this game looks so much fun i wanted to play it as i was sitting here watching it so bad i'm like this just looks so so great i mean and the differences between the pro and the premium uh i mean for me whatever model you choose is gonna be great i mean i think the pro is gonna be plenty fun without the moving T-Rex, but having that premium with the moving T-Rex is going to be that cherry on top that is oh, oh, so sweet. I can tell you right now that I don't care about going through Pennside now to see what other people think about this game I don care And frankly I pretty sure that there no need to go through it this stream right here had well over 5700 people at one time checking on this game to see how they liked it and i want to say everybody in the chat was giving it praise and i was getting in touch with many people whether it be fellow podcasters and youtubers and just friends of mine that i know were in this industry were all saying how they want this game keith if you just happen to be watching this first of all big pat on the back it looks like you've done very well you did great on iron maiden i loved playing that game and i can see right now that it looks like you've done very well on this machine too i'm hoping that during this stream you felt proud from all the feedback that you were getting and and rightfully so you should be proud but i'm not done with that guys i mean i'm not done with just saying that the design is good no this is at a point where everything was good The animations on the LCD were great, and that was one thing that I was concerned about whenever I first saw the reveal trailer, is that they were not showing us much or any footage for the LCD. And I was worried that maybe they weren't showing it because maybe they weren't really proud of it. But no, I think they were just not showing it because they wanted to save it for the reveal and applause to them because it is very, very good. I mean everything on this the sound I mean it just sounds I mean especially whenever you lose a ball and it gets finished and just the way it builds up and then bam it shows you how much your bonus is for it It seems very satisfying And I cannot wait to play this game I'm talking to the wife now to see if we can get a pro just so we can get it sooner and then eventually upgrade that pro to a premium. But she definitely wants to play it first before we can add it to the lineup. So now I've got to figure out when someplace around here is going to get it so I can drag her along to play it, and we can make the final decision. But I can tell you right now, I've got no problem selling a game back here, whatever I've got to do, because this game looks like it plays great. I am so intrigued, and I just wanted to make a real quick video for all of you at Stern. Congratulations. I feel like this game is definitely going to be a major milestone. L1, this shows right here that you are going to be one of the greats when it comes to the pinball designer teams. And I really don't know what else to say, guys. I mean, one of the big concerns that people were talking about is that it didn't have the movie assets. And honestly, watching the game, seeing how it's played, and everything that goes along with it, I couldn't care less if it had movie cutscenes in it. I mean, if it did, then I think that might make it better, but I really don't care. That's not a selling point for me on this. I'm not even caring about it One thing, I mean I didn't get to hear a lot of the call outs From Wayne Knight in the movie His character on there Nedry but like One of the things I thought was pretty cool is that whenever you tilt you can hear him going uh so that pretty cool on that one and, uh, yeah, and once again, I cannot wait to see what the modding community does with this game, because as it is, it's already pretty cool, but once the modding community gets a hold of this, we're gonna see so much more cooler stuff on here, so you will be able to have that pro machine, and make it look just as sweet as the premiums guys so that's it i really just wanted to make it real quick and simple that basically i applaud this game and i think it's going to do amazingly well i hope to add it to my collection in the future and for all you naysayers out there i'm hoping that this reveal video that showed the stream hopefully maybe gave you some confidence that hey maybe this pin is going to do good after all that's going to wrap this up if you agree or even if you disagree, let me know down in the comments below. And if you like what you've seen here, and if you even like the game in general, then give me that thumbs up to let me know. And if you haven't already, do not forget to hit that subscribe button down below. That way you can be notified of whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. Until next time, guys. Peace out. We'll see you next time.