PopCap Reveals the Inevitable Plants vs. Zombies 2

I dunno seems like a bunch of people complaining in here. I'm not because

A) I don't care if it's considered 'casual'

B) I like tower defence and had a great time with the first PvZ

C) I like a ton of people own a iOS device

D) I don't go in for the 'EA IS THE WORST COMPANY IN THE WORLD' rhetoric that seems to go around.

@thesoutherndandy:

Just to clarify: I don't have anything against this game or EA, or iPad etc. I personally don't care about Tower Defense but whatever. I'm just legitimately curious why people like this game so much, while it seems like everybody is hating stuff like Angry Birds (with a passion), F2P games, microtransactions and the other stuff I mentioned. It's just a bit baffeling to me, nothing more.

@abendlaender: Yeah not too sure what the difference there is. Personally I like TD games way more then whatever AB is classified is but they do seem to scratch similar itches. If I had to guess, PvZ has a bit more going on mechanically then AB does plus the fact that it originated on the PC probably helps a lot with perception.

@abendlaender: Yes, there are many people complaining in this very comments section that this sequel is a F2P IOS exclusive published by EA. The first game (which was good) wasn't any of those things, originally.

I loved Plants Vs Zombies because it was a good game. Don't really care if it a tower-defense game or "casual" (god, what a bastardised term).

That said, immediately turning me off of this game to reveal it as an iOS exclusive.

I have to admit, I'm genuinely excited for this time sink. The first game taught me not to judge a book by its' cover.

In and around my mouth!

Not digging the 3D art here. I really hope the game doesn't look like that. I absolutely, unequivocally hate the notion that "3D art is automatically better than 2D art".

Artists did not stop painting just because sculpting was invented.

this looks fun and all, i have every intention to buy it, but this seems more like PvZ 1.5

Wow... just wow. The sequel to a popular originally PC game coming iOS only and free-to-play? That is just about the worst thing I can think of for me about the sequel I've been waiting for so long for. I don't own or want a iOS device. Hope it comes to the PC eventually where I can just buy it. Although I now have my doubts.

@snakesdr said:

Haha, so good.

It's PopCap. It will get on every platform eventually. Question is if you can wait +4 years that it takes PopCap to do ports of their games.

@manbot47 said:

Have they even shown any gameplay? How do you get that sense after watching a pre-rendered trailer?

Anyway, it's exclusive on iOS, so I won't be playing it.

*slow clap

and first!?

*nods head

plants, zombies and awesome CG! i'm in! wonder if the ingame visuals will be 2d or prerendered 3d this time around

This video just MADE my day. I LOVED the game so much!

Looks cool, too bad I don't have any iOS devices and avoid F2P microtransaction games.

Hopefully they'll put out a full paid version of the game on Steam at some point as I'd love to play it.

Oh look, another franchise ran into the ground for microtransactions.

I am familiar with the fact that people on iOS devices spend more money than on Android devices. I have a Windows Phone myself and I'm not campaigning for it to come to Android.

What I don't understand is why they would limit themselves completely to iOS (assuming iPhone and iPad), while ignoring all other options. I'm not talking other phone options, I'm talking all options. That is; Vita, PC, consoles and other devices.

I see no logical reason to do so. I don't make games myself so maybe I just don't know what I'm talking about and it's really hard to hit multiple platforms at once? I was assuming for a game like this that isn't really an issue.

The only reason I see for this is that Pay2Win is a viable business model on iOS devices apparently. That's two dick moves in one.

Had me at pot on head.

Playing the FB game until this comes out.

That potato with the eyes and mouth freaks me out more then any zombie ever has.

@zevvion: Most people on Android don't pay for apps like people on iOS do. It's a far more lucrative market for developers than Android is.

Here's the thing let's not assume that the one platform release is a "dick move" on their part since this just assumes that we understand the business as a whole and how they do it. Sure it's better that they go on mutiple devices etc. on the get go but remember when they released the first PvZ they started on the PC and it took awhile before it went on other devices. Now you might probably say, wait they are a big developer plus they are now owned by a big publisher, etc. Keep in mind they also have other games that they are managing such as Bejeweled Blitz, which could also have been factor in going free to play since they found it to be profitable as well as in other EA franchises, particularly sports. Now, whose to say they aren't going to make versions in other devices in the long run. For the most part they might have gotten a co-marketing deal with Apple to advertise it as an exclusive perhaps for the first year or two- we just don't know for sure.

Now the real problem for me (and what I would really consider a dick move) is that if this game is ONLY free to play and would be forced to just do micro-transactions to get even more out of it. For the most part if they do that, I don't think someone like Jeff Green is going to stay too long in the company if ever the kinds of microtransaction systems they'll employ is the same as just about every social game on Facebook. That to me is even more gross. I hope this isn't the case though and hopefully someone can correct me or tell me that this would indicate other wise. I'd rather buy the game wholesale instead of getting it free and reaching a point that I have to pay again and again.

EDIT: Looks like the creator of PvZ George Fan was laid off last year from PopCap. Something tells me that this isn't going to bode too well. Also there is already a PvZ social game in the form of PvZ Adventures so they probably have already experimented on the idea and found it to have been successful... :/ I just hope that when PvZ2 comes out they do it in such a way that it is not disruptive to the gameplay experience. Perhaps the model would be similar to what Capcom did with Ghost Trick and Ace Attorney, which is first few chapters are free and you'd have to pay for the rest, or with Fruit Ninja when they have the full and Lite versions. I hope that you do get the option to pay for the full game and not just microtransactions.

So true. Developers say they don't make any money on android games yet only release shitty ports of old games. Shitty ports of old crap never makes any money on any platform.

I want this so bad. I don't care if it has micro-transactions. The Facebook game has them and I have avoided them so far so it really makes no difference if it has micro-transactions or not.

Less emphasis on microtransactions: Day 1 purchase

Significant emphasis on microtransactions: Day 1 pass

day 1 season pass?

Didnt they fire the guy that created this game?

The fired the guy who made the first Plants vs. Zombies game. Then made this. Which should tell you something.

Cool teaser.

Plants vs. Zombies 2 is built upon the original fascinating tower defense formula, but adds a time travel twist, which allows you to take a crazy journey with Crazy Dave as you exterminate waves of zombies in mysterious Ancient Egypt, perilous Pirate Seas, and dusty Wild West. Fully impressed by AppsGoer’s review on Plants vs. Zombies 2.

http://ios.appsgoer.com/plants-vs-zombies-2-review-13269.html