I had a bit of a hankering to play some pinball this evening for some reason, so I downloaded Zen Studios' Pinball FX 3 for Switch. I used to like the original Pinball FX on Xbox 360, but haven't really followed it since, so I was intrigued to check it out. Right now you get two tables for free: the ever present Sorcerer's Lair and Fish Tales by Midway.
Pinball FX has always been an interesting series in that it kind of straddles the line between "pinball sim" and "video game pinball". Most of Zen's original tables have features that wouldn't be possible — or would be very expensive to implement — on a real table, while the licensed tables they have in there are loving recreations of classic tables. Apparently they've even tweaked the physics specifically for the "real" tables to give them a more authentic feel, while the "video game" tables remain with their classic physics for an arcadey feel.
It seems like an interesting package so far, and there are a lot of different tables to choose from. It can potentially get a bit pricey if you shell out for all of them, but in practice you'll probably want to pick up a pack or two to begin with and see how well you get on with those tables, rather than filling out your entire collection right away. Analysis paralysis is a thing, after all.
I haven't bought any extra tables yet; if any of you reading this are familiar and have any table recommendations I'd love to hear them! In the meantime, I'm going to go try the game in vertical mode with the Flip Grip in bed… that sounds like it would be a fun time!
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