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[Plants vs Zombies] Garden Warfare 2 out now! Time for some online plant murder!
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But they aren't being very open with what the release date is. PvZ2 is already out in Australia, and reviews are already up online for it, generally very favorable, but they aren't saying when it will be released in the US.
On the topic of Garden Warfare, I think it looks like tons of fun, and it is probably my most anticipated game on next-gen consoles, as crazy as that sounds. I just really love me some PvZ. (I own the main game in 3 different formats -- Steam, iOS, and PS3.)
I'm cautiously optimistic. I would normally be happy to pay $25 or so for a game like this on PC, so if I have to spend less than that on IAP to get the "classic plants", I consider it cost of doing business and just move on.
Also: I will laugh if you can use hex edit a file to enable the pay only stuff.
Currently playing: GW2 and TSW
oui oui
what's IAP
IAP is In App Purchases. Generally refer to coins, boosts, smurfberries or whatever free 2 play currency your game uses.
I want to know more PA people on Twitter.
The dev videos made a big stink about how EVERYTHING in the game was totally free, but it's clear that their definition of "everything" is looser than the mainstream definition.
It's still a great deal for no cost, but you can't help but feel like the whole project is suffocating from the whole thing.
I can't wait for tomorrow to download this. Been checking the app store literally every day since it debuted in Australia a few weeks ago.
But man, it looks so fun.
Also I was totally unaware PvZ2 was going to be out tomorrow. Is that on all platforms? Or is it just an iOS thing?
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Origin: Galedrid - Nintendo: Galedrid/3222-6858-1045
Blizzard: Galedrid#1367 - FFXIV: Galedrid Kingshand
I haven't ever really used itunes or the apple stuff, so I dunno if it is or not, but thought I'd throw it out there.
Origin: Galedrid - Nintendo: Galedrid/3222-6858-1045
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Yes, it's there. I just downloaded it to both my phone and my tablet.
Origin: Broncbuster
Planting perfectly ordered rows is not always doable, which irks my OCD. In the first game, I was able to make every row ordered, or at least patterned. So far, with the semi-random tombstones blocking your shot paths, your placement is much less orderly and much more impromptu. You have to build your defenses to fit the row, not to fit your personal need for order and consistency.
The Good:
-Graphics are slightly better
-Almanac entries are all new, they didn't just repeat the returning ones
-It really is free to play, and not in a "we'll begin the beatings immediately" Candy Crush sort of way
-Time travel is amusing
-The game seems less stingy about introducing mini-games
-The challenges are actually challenging and varied
-If they don't get cheap on us, entirely new worlds could be free, which would be pretty cool
-No ads as far as I've seen so far
The Bad:
-Did you happen to like the Squash or Chili Pepper and always include it in your setup? Open up 'dat wallet. Locking several plants behind a paywall that you can't use in-game money to buy immediately sours the good feelings of the free download for returning fans. The plants they want you to buy are constantly at the bottom of the loadout screen in order to taunt you.
-Stuff that would certainly be in-game upgrades (plant slots, plant food slots) before is in the to-buy part, which makes you worry about game balance (it does seem like you can earn more naturally).
-The switch from pure Popcap to EA-Popcap is pretty obvious in the desperate, grasping duplication of trends. Oh we have a map like Candy Crush. Oh you can buy coins like (every game) Temple Run 2. Oh you need stars to unlock the new level set like Crash Course 2.
The Meh:
-Moving around on the map confuses the whole theme, which was perfect in the first game. You grew plants on your lawn. The size of your lawn (width) determined the lane based structure. Letting the zombies all the way to the end was bad because that was inside your house (this was a bit shaky on the roof, admittedly). Now you're stopped randomly to plant? And the zombies lined up in 5 lanes for... no reason? And umm you're presumably standing on the left (although couldn't you just walk away?), which is why losing is bad? And why do you have lawn mowers now that you're in the desert? And how do the plants grow so well in the desert?
-While there is plenty of content in the first world, you stop Progressing almost immediately. Going backwards and defending the same patch for stars feels lame. The decision to bait the player with a bunch of locked plants means you unlock new ones pretty horribly slowly compared to the first game (which basically gives you a new plant almost every level, unless it's giving you a mini-game or a boss battle).
-You're FORCED to enter the store as if it was a tutorial and there's a couple pop-up suggestions (like facebook) between levels.
-So far, Crazy Dave is overexposed. I want more threatening notes with horrible grammar from the zombies! (There is a take on this, but it is not as good)
-I'm guessing ALL the mushrooms are gone? Maybe DLC episodes in the future will be night Egypt, night Pirates, etc...
Who cares about the $$ plants? The boomerang, melee, and dragon plants are suitable replacements to me.
The one thing I hated was the dialogue about the store and seemingly telling me to go there as if I could buy stuff with coins, only to see that I have to spend real cash. And the pop-ups for sales and whatever I could do without.
While it might seem a little, and I mean miniscule, tainted, the game is great. I ran through the Egypt world and have a good amount of stars collected. I unlocked the pirate world as well.
The levels are definitely challenging compared to the first game and I think that could be a good thing. Although, the tap/drag/etc coin power-ups make things a little less scary in my opinion.
My favorite thing to do is feed a sunflower some plant food. ALL DEM SUNS POWER!
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Take for example level 1. You get a challenge in which you cannot plant any plants in the first two rows. Then on top of that they only allow you 12 plants total at any given time. Challenges like that completely change the way the level plays. One of the other ones on level 1, in which you can only spend a total of 1250 sun makes things pretty interesting. Of course, 1250 was pretty generous. I finished with 350 sun to spare.
I guess "three star each level" is a concept introduced later? Right now it's either you pass or you don't.
Earning those stars will sometimes net you a key drop. I'm somewhat of a completionist, and I don't have any plans on moving on to the pirate world until I've completed Egypt in its entirety, so for me, it isn't a grind. I know I'll have the keys I need by the time I'm done.
And I'm not even talking about having to go back and replay challenge modes - even if you payed the extra money to skip that part, the regular levels feel too repetitive. Unlike most tower defense games, the maps stay basically the same within a world so there's little reason to change up your strategy once you find something that works. And if I was able to demolish the level before, making it slightly harder usually doesn't change my strategy.
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Though come to think of it, there might have been a zombie in front of him absorbing some shots. Maybe getting hit once causes the Yeti to back off?
I've beaten all three worlds now, its definitely very repetitive. I used the same strategy to beat 90% of levels and use a slightly different one for the others.
While the whole game is pretty easy, the Wild West challenge map is absolutely bonkers hard. Having the chicken guys and bull riders show up at level 1 when you have no bloomerangs, lightning reeds or tall nuts is basically an impossible task.
I wish there was something to buy with coins, I have 80,000 already. Can't imagine anyone spending real money to buy them.
I've been trying not to use the power-ups because they break the game with how good they are. It's more fun to beat the zombies without them.
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Truth. You don't need the $$ plants at all.
I saw Yeti talk. First time I encountered it I didn't know it runs away or whatever. Second time, as soon as I saw it, purchased the pinch power-up and killed him. Got a gem from a lunch box. Disappointing. Ha.
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Having gotten to pirates, I can confidently say that they ruined the excellent feeling of progression from 1 (a new little something EVERY level) with all these plants behind locked gates and substantial grind required for normal progression. Egypt felt uninspired, badly so. Iffy plant theming, generic zombie types. Nothing is even close to the Zomboni or Zombie Dolphin yet. It feels a bit sad using peashooter, ice, and wall nut round after round.
To be a bit more positive, the challenges are interesting and starting pirates was finally a relief of new concepts... but I suspect that will dry up quickly again.
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