Agreed.. a great game should be evident on the first game you play.. if youve got to give it god knows how many games before you get into it then its never going to perform well onsite. Maybe thats the problem with pinball... its made itself too complicated with deeper and deeper rule sets? a back to basics approach may be whats needed.
Arcade machines lost me when Defender came out.. too many buttons for me and i much preferred the good old shoot em up games.
pinball pretty much lost me after TZ which i enjoyed at the time.
If you have to crank the sound up, turn off the lights and drink piss to really get into a game then the game aint all that. I can honestly say that ALL my pins are great witht he lights off etc and a cool atmosphere... even the most boring flipperless has its appeal in this situation.
Anyway... i didnt get to play this title yesterday, but i will at some point and ill try to approach the pin with a fresh and open mind