John Borg

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71 mentions Positive: 68Negative: 2Hot Takes: 1 18% hostile
Ask Kaneda about John Borg
"John's not really the guy to get you excited, is he? I mean, damn, that was John. Yeah, not really, not really feeling the energy, Johnny, I'm not feeling the hype"

John Borg lacks energy and excitement as a presenter

opinion negative YouTube· Sep 12, 2025
"borg's more traditional... He doesn't design like he their danger, right?"

John Borg is more traditional designer compared to Jack Danger and Keith Elwin

opinion mixed YouTube· Aug 31, 2025
"Borg is not happy that they shelved his Indiana Jones. Borg loves Star Wars. Borg has been waiting to get one of these juggernaut themes. They've been giving all the big stuff to other people"

John Borg is unhappy about Indiana Jones being shelved and deserves a big hit

opinion positive Ep. 1122 · Aug 11, 2025
"after Keith L. Wins King Kong. The next two stern cornerstone games will be John Borg games. John Borg two cornerstones in a row so Kong."

Next two Stern cornerstone games after King Kong will be designed by John Borg

opinion neutral YouTube· Jan 3, 2025
"John Borg and Ray Day should be nowhere near a video that is designed to get you excited about the game. It's like they were battling it out in who can be more monochromatic, who can be more boring and uninterested in the very product they're trying to hype and trying to sell."
hot take negative medium Ep. 1012 · Oct 17, 2024
"John Borg is the only good John and pinball these days."

John Borg is the only good John in pinball

opinion positive Ep. 900 · Jan 9, 2024
"I think John Borg to me is the second best designer in all of pinball right now. And I mean that right now."

John Borg is the second-best pinball designer after Keith Elwin

opinion positive Ep. 840 · Aug 31, 2023
"I don't think John Borg is gonna be making He-Man. He's gonna be making this title... John Borg's game coming from Stern Pinball after Jaws... he's making the following."

Claims John Borg will make John Wick instead of He-Man at Stern, following Jaws

opinion positive Jul 26, 2023
"For the most part, Borg has his formula the same way George Gomez does and Borg designs, you know, they're not always the most original."

John Borg is a great designer but his games are too similar and formulaic

opinion mixed Ep. 712 · Aug 28, 2022
"I would argue that John Borg has a design style as does Steve Ritchie, as does Keith Elwin. And every designer, I don't care who they are, after they make like eight games, they're going to run out of original ways to do a layout."

John Borg has a consistent design style that works, not just recycling layouts

opinion positive Ep. 637 · Jan 4, 2022
"The titles are this. One of them is Rush. Now I'm not that excited by that... The other one that I'm hearing, which is obviously a bigger band and whose music has stayed around in the cultural zeitgeist far more than Rush's music, is Journey."

John Borg's next Stern game will be either Rush or Journey

opinion mixed Ep. 587 · Jun 3, 2021

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