I think one of the issues with Minion Blast is unlike Buzz Lightyear or Men In Black, you don't have the direct competitive element because you can't easily see your friend's score. Without that progress marker, it's hard to feel like you're accomplishing anything with all your shooting. - ThreadSky

robyeodesign.com • 3 days ago

I think one of the issues with Minion Blast is unlike Buzz Lightyear or Men In Black, you don't have the direct competitive element because you can't easily see your friend's score. Without that progress marker, it's hard to feel like you're accomplishing anything with all your shooting.

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imaginerding.com•3 days ago

But I can judge my posture against the others.

cafefantasia.bsky.social•3 days ago

So from the guest's perspective, not having a vehicle turns it into a single-player game rather than a multi-player game?

robyeodesign.com•3 days ago

That's a good way of putting it!

thechrisglass.bsky.social•3 days ago

It also suffers the same design flaw as the later iterations of Infected at Knott's Scary Farm. Trying to cram in too many guests into an interactive environment creates chaos and your actions feel far less impactful.

cafefantasia.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah. One of the nice things about the old style infra-red shooting galleries (e.g. Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery at DLP) is that, there are usually so few other guests playing that, when you DO hit a target it's visually very clear and satisfying. 🌵

nitro230.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't find it too bad. I run into the same "other people are trying to shoot the same target as me" on Buzz all the time.

lordvercetti.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also… tea bagging people is frowned upon

robyeodesign.com•3 days ago

But not technically prohibited, so there's that!

parkscopejoe.bsky.social•3 days ago

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

mousesteps.bsky.social•3 days ago

I actually like it best of the three attractions, except for the part where I feel like someone is going to accidentally hit me in the face.

ptfilm.bsky.social•3 days ago

To me it’s the visual nonsense factor. There is just s bunch of shit everywhere with no satisfying pay off. This is my same complaint for the Spider-Man Wank-A-Thon at CA.

kimhanley.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fair point but you have the end score summary, the shop leaderboard and the app to track friends more broadly/over time (Much like Nintendo)

It is a trade off in the real-time attraction experience for a broader gamification experience but whether that trade is worth it is debatable.

robyeodesign.com•3 days ago

Maybe it's just a personal preference, but I prefer being able to use the other person's score as a benchmark as I go. Like, if I get 15 billion, is that amazing or average?

robyeodesign.com•3 days ago

Or only being able to compare the scores at the end takes the excitement out of it because you're not really racing in the same way

nitro230.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's kinda where my head is at. If you don't share your score with the other people in your group and compare.... that's kinda on you.

futureport82.bsky.social•3 days ago

My biggest issue with Buzz (DL/MK) is the total lack of an idea on where you're shooting. I feel it's been improved for Shanghai, but it always seems so vague.

ropedropzach.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think you could say that it's part of the skill, but I largely agree. Minion Blast does a little better with this, but is a worse overall attraction

leets.bsky.social•3 days ago

This ride system would do well for a game that doesn’t have a score…especially since it’s unclear what we’re supposed to be shooting at.

themesnark.bsky.social•3 days ago

This could have- nay- SHOULD have been a Ghostbusters attraction!

robyeodesign.com•3 days ago

Ooh, now you're talking!

mstoufer3.bsky.social•3 days ago

There's also *so much* going on with the enttire thing being animated- I felt so overstimulated when I rode(?), I couldn't focus on the targets.

robyeodesign.com•3 days ago

Yeah, definitely falls foul of the trademark Universal "more is more"

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