>but I often find all these boards to be kind of overloaded and so busy with animations, sounds and flashing lights
No, i think you're quite right - especially tables that don't have a "real world counterpart" often don't make a lot of sense to me, rules wise and also, have way too much going on, too many gimmicks etc...
Real world emulations on the other hand most of the time have really well thought out gameplay and lots and lots of replay value.
I miss the days being able to go to an arcade or some random pub and play a few balls...
Which of the boards in Pinball FX3 you think are not overloaded? Triggered by my recent visit in some pinball 'museum' (me and my family spent like 3 hours playing on various tables) I did a quick research about available pinball games, then I played a little a bit those 2 tables available for free in Pinball FX3 and demoed a couple of others. But it was easier to achieve some 'competence' and understanding and select favourite ones when you had 4 boards in Pinball Dreams/Fantasies then in FX3 when you had few dozens of them...
No, i think you're quite right - especially tables that don't have a "real world counterpart" often don't make a lot of sense to me, rules wise and also, have way too much going on, too many gimmicks etc...
Real world emulations on the other hand most of the time have really well thought out gameplay and lots and lots of replay value.
I miss the days being able to go to an arcade or some random pub and play a few balls...