Author Topic: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (Read 6785 times)

maxy · « **on:** June 09, 2013, 01:44:42 AM »

EA,Frostbite 3

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This is rumored to be a Frostbite 2 (well, presumably 3 now) multiplatform TF2-esque PvZ FPS with construction and destruction elements made by PopCap Burnaby (who is staffed with a lot of Black Box staff).

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PLANTS VS ZOMBIES™ GARDEN WARFARE PRODUCT GAME
The ultimate battle for brainz — coming soon to consoles and PC!
Plants vs. Zombies is digging into the trenches with an explosive new action experience. Blast zombies, plants and new characters across a mine-blowing PvZ world. Take on Co-op and Multiplayer action with your friends and sow the seeds of victory!

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2013, 03:15:38 AM »

I'm waiting for Plants vs. Zombies vs. Bacon vs. Hipsters

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2013, 03:28:03 PM »

magus · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2013, 03:50:39 PM »

it's colorfull and cartooney but a third person shooter at the same time,i'm really confused does this count as a next gen game or not?

hampster · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2013, 04:08:21 PM »

I loved Dungeon Defenders. Can't wait for this to hit PC

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2013, 09:15:18 PM »

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2013, 10:04:56 PM »

Xbox only

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2013, 10:10:02 PM »

I think I hate video games

pilonv1 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2013, 01:00:54 AM »

This was by far the most depressing thing I saw at at e3

hampster · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2013, 09:35:38 AM »

That sucks. I thought it was going to be more like Orcs Must Die or Dungeon Defenders but it looks like a typical team based shooter

chronovore · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2013, 11:02:35 AM »

I like cartoony shooters.

I keep hoping for a good Nerf game to play with my kids, so I can have all the shooty but none of the gore.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2013, 12:34:07 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on December 21, 2013, 11:02:35 AM

I like cartoony shooters.

I tend to like them also and I kinda hope this turns out as a good game. We'll see. Popcap hasn't done a lot recently to inspire confidence but I think there is enough here to be an interesting game.

Diunx · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2013, 10:29:15 AM »

That looks quite boring.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2013, 12:30:03 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on December 17, 2013, 10:04:56 PM

Xbox only

Nope, PC too.

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Eventually.

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demi · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2013, 01:31:06 PM »

Fuck multiplayer games. And fuck Plants vs Zombies too. Played the iOS version of the first one - I do not see how this game got all that praise. Complete chore to play.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2014, 04:19:33 AM »

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2014, 10:19:45 PM »

Game runs better than BF4 and plays better too. I kinda miss playing this already, so happy its almost out.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2014, 11:51:12 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on February 05, 2014, 10:19:45 PM

Game runs better than BF4 and plays better too. I kinda miss playing this already, so happy its almost out.

Did you play a beta or something G?

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2014, 01:19:08 AM »

Yes I have

I was super positive about it.

chronovore · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2014, 01:46:48 AM »

Damnit, don't get me hyped about a game where I have to play a shrub.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2014, 09:23:24 AM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on February 06, 2014, 01:19:08 AM

Yes I have

I was super positive about it.

Cool. Nice to hear.

#t=180

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #21 on:** February 07, 2014, 05:43:05 AM »

Hey if I'm honest there are games that haven't been announced that I've played that are just absolute shit. Oh and I played that last Sonic game and hated it.

chronovore · « **Reply #22 on:** February 07, 2014, 11:16:50 PM »

Yeah, it is far too easy to sit back and be cynical, criticizing the actually-productive efforts of others.

Video is continuing to make me excited for the game. Curses!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #23 on:** February 13, 2014, 05:42:37 PM »

Got a smile out of me.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #24 on:** February 25, 2014, 10:52:16 AM »

So this is out on XB1 and 360. Anyone getting it? I was thinking about picking it up on 360, from what I've seen it looks like ridiculous fun, and it's only $30. It's getting really decent reviews, as well.

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** February 25, 2014, 10:58:29 AM »

Nope, multiplayer only games can lick my shaft

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #26 on:** February 25, 2014, 11:55:32 AM »

I'm generally not a fan of MP only, but this looks like BF4 with goofy weapons and characters, so I think I'm on it. Probably use the $10 BB bucks and knock it down to $20.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #27 on:** February 25, 2014, 01:03:31 PM »

I'll pick it up this evening and give some impressions.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #28 on:** February 25, 2014, 01:14:50 PM »

Ordered it to pick up this evening. Too bad about no split screen on the 360. Maybe EA will try to sell it to me later on as DLC.

demi · « **Reply #29 on:** February 25, 2014, 01:20:01 PM »

TRU has $10 GC if you buy this game

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #30 on:** February 25, 2014, 06:01:58 PM »

This is pretty fun so far! Really easy to pick up and play. It's basically BF mixed with TF2. I can see with the sticker packs where there's a prime opportunity for EA to microtransaction the shit out of it, though

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #31 on:** February 25, 2014, 06:49:01 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on February 25, 2014, 06:01:58 PM

This is pretty fun so far! Really easy to pick up and play. It's basically BF mixed with TF2. I can see with the sticker packs where there's a prime opportunity for EA to microtransaction the shit out of it, though

Yeah I feel the same way. It's really fun and a nice complement/change of pace from Battlefield which makes me rage a lot. I kind of had a goofy grin on my face the whole time I was playing this.

There are some interesting elements that I didn't know about. Like the sticker pack stuff is actually really cool. This game has an AI bot system like Titanfall but here it makes more sense and has been incorporated into the game in a unique way. You earn credits. Which allow you to buy the sticker packs. The sticker packs give you customization options but more importantly it gives you these AI bots. There are certain parts of the map on both sides where the zombies and the plants can each redeem them and put out AI bots of varying strengths that will follow and support you into battle. It's actually a real cool idea. And if EA didn't put in the eventual pay to buy these packs you know they will, it would be a really cool feature that nobody would diss. It's a way to implement some of the creatures you play with in the tower defense games without having them be overpowered or having to develop full classes for them.

I have no regrets about buying this at the moment which kind of surprised me. It actually uses the universe of Plants and Zombies very well.

The party stuff still sucks on xbox one though. I guess we'll have to wait for the Titanfall update to make this work as a party game. Also the server side stuff seems sketchy like Battlefield. Like sometimes I fail to join games.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #32 on:** February 25, 2014, 07:04:26 PM »

No one talks on 360, but the game is so simple and self-explanatory you don't really need to.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #33 on:** February 25, 2014, 07:20:49 PM »

Error. Failed to join server. Check your connection, etc.

Hey, everyone, it's an EA online multiplayer launch!

chronovore · « **Reply #34 on:** February 25, 2014, 10:07:31 PM »

I want this, but I wonder how long it will be before it's on sale. Probably a long time. Fuck.

PURCHASED.

God damnit.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #35 on:** February 25, 2014, 11:11:38 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on February 25, 2014, 07:20:49 PM

Error. Failed to join server. Check your connection, etc.

Hey, everyone, it's an EA online multiplayer launch!

EA really is the worst. How can you be this pathetic when it comes to servers.

chronovore · « **Reply #36 on:** February 26, 2014, 07:45:36 PM »

Played my first little bit this morning. I liked what I was able to play, but am not so thrilled about connectivity:

Got into first match -- which was a horde mode thing, in-progress. Pretty nifty, and I'm immediately in the action -- didn't see a tutorial on the way in, and there are no "Use L-stick to move... Use R-stick to look around!" sequences. Not knowing that self-revives are a limited resource, I die, the team dies, we fail the mode.
Second game in same lobby, I'm unable to move in the match; my position keeps resetting, so I appear to have some connectivity issues. I quit out.
Rejoining apparently the same match, things work correctly, and I'm ALL OVER THE PLACE! It looks like I go from level 1 to 4 in one match, but the UI is bizzy as hell, so I am not sure. Connectivity issues occur, and I'm dropped back to the main menu. I'm level 2; not sure if I lost XP and Challenges or not.
Trying to join another match, get stuck in Loading screen, drop to main menu.Dropping to main menu, I'm stuck on the Canceling Matchmaking alert for 10 minutes.

It is fun when it works. Shooting feels good, but stressful with the pea shooter -- I feel like I'm reloading/recharging frequently, and I'm never sure when it's going to happen. There's probably UI for it, but I haven't recognized it.

It feels like a PvZ game, somehow. I mean, audio/visual branding-wise, it's there. I mean that as a compliment: mission accomplished.

I hope it sells well; a multiplayer only game without players is pretty definitively worthless.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #37 on:** February 26, 2014, 09:14:03 PM »

This game just hard-locked my 360, had to reboot it.

chronovore · « **Reply #38 on:** February 26, 2014, 09:17:27 PM »

Okay, okay. You "win."

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #39 on:** February 26, 2014, 09:18:46 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #40 on:** February 27, 2014, 01:31:06 AM »

Such a silly fun game.

Here is me playing.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #41 on:** February 27, 2014, 12:02:12 PM »

It's a fun pick up n play game. No doubt.

chronovore · « **Reply #42 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:57:07 AM »

So, I know that I don't know much about this kind of game. I didn't know that Gardens and Graveyards is a base-capture mode. After completing one as Plants, I still don't understand how Zombies capture the garden; is it damage to the garden, or occupying its central space?

I absolutely love the Topps-styled "bubblegum cards" for unlocks. This is just hammering on one of my weak spots: nostalgic, random, collectible cards, and I'm surprised there isn't already a IAP option for purchasing more coins. I'm happy there isn't one; I like that (so far) it's a method for unlocking Player Classes beyond the basic ones. Though on the other hand I wish it were a bit more random, and that cards had some method for trading them. I mean, the Player Class stickers are never going to give me the same sticker, right? It will increment the sticker to include the next unlockable.

There are some peeps who have been playing this A LOT, apparently. I mean, I suck and all that, but there are already players at Level 30, with completely customized in-game characters no matter what Class they're playing, whereas I've received all of three items total.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #43 on:** February 28, 2014, 01:04:29 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 28, 2014, 12:57:07 AM

So, I know that I don't know much about this kind of game. I didn't know that Gardens and Graveyards is a base-capture mode. After completing one as Plants, I still don't understand how Zombies capture the garden; is it damage to the garden, or occupying its central space?

For every objective except the last one its having more people in the capture point. And the more you have the faster it goes up. That's what the numbers at the top of the screen represent. If you have 1 guy in there and they have none. The capture meter will start to increase. If you have 1 and they have 1 or more. The capture meter doesn't move. So you always need more people on your team in the capture area to move the meter than the opposing team has in the capture area. The last objective however is unique depending on the map.

Quote from: chronovore on February 28, 2014, 12:57:07 AM

There are some peeps who have been playing this A LOT, apparently. I mean, I suck and all that, but there are already players at Level 30, with completely customized in-game characters no matter what Class they're playing, whereas I've received all of three items total.

You get credits a lot faster in Gardens Ops and Graveyards and Gardens.

chronovore · « **Reply #44 on:** February 28, 2014, 02:13:14 AM »

I like how it will feed Players in to a match in progress; I was having a miserable time in a 2-on-1 PvP match, where it was the best player in the previous match and one other guy against me; by the end of it, there were 6 or 7 on each team. We still lost, but at least I wasn't being mercilessly, repeatedly slaughtered.

chronovore · « **Reply #45 on:** February 28, 2014, 07:05:41 AM »

In this picture, I am usually the pea-shooter, but I'm occasionally I'm the sunflower.

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http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i-SQkZ7HB/0/1050x10000/i-SQkZ7HB-1050x10000.jpg

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #46 on:** February 28, 2014, 09:37:30 AM »

Up playing this at 4am cause I couldn't sleep. Also it is a lot of fun.

chronovore · « **Reply #47 on:** March 02, 2014, 06:11:01 AM »

I've been playing this, but discovered a downside: because it's plants and cartoon zombies and the word "kill" doesn't even appear in the game, my 9-year-old son can play it. He has never played anything like this before, and never played anything competitively. He's been raised on Pokémon and, more recently, Monster Hunter. He wants to play round robin style: he dies, I take a turn; I die, he takes the controller for a turn. It should be a blast, but he's so bad at this that I can't even watch him play without barking orders at him. I feel like a total jerk for not letting him play and learn on his own. This is definitely on me and not on him. I like that he's into it!

Beezy · « **Reply #48 on:** March 02, 2014, 07:50:02 PM »

Just stop playing round robin style then. *shrugs*

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #49 on:** March 02, 2014, 08:03:07 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on March 02, 2014, 06:11:01 AM

I've been playing this, but discovered a downside: because it's plants and cartoon zombies and the word "kill" doesn't even appear in the game, my 9-year-old son can play it. He has never played anything like this before, and never played anything competitively. He's been raised on Pokémon and, more recently, Monster Hunter. He wants to play round robin style: he dies, I take a turn; I die, he takes the controller for a turn. It should be a blast, but he's so bad at this that I can't even watch him play without barking orders at him. I feel like a total jerk for not letting him play and learn on his own. This is definitely on me and not on him. I like that he's into it!

This made me laugh. I do the same when I watch somebody play who isn't good at first person shooters. I can't help but backseat drive.

chronovore · « **Reply #50 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:25:01 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on March 02, 2014, 08:03:07 PM

Quote from: chronovore on March 02, 2014, 06:11:01 AM
I've been playing this, but discovered a downside: because it's plants and cartoon zombies and the word "kill" doesn't even appear in the game, my 9-year-old son can play it. He has never played anything like this before, and never played anything competitively. He's been raised on Pokémon and, more recently, Monster Hunter. He wants to play round robin style: he dies, I take a turn; I die, he takes the controller for a turn. It should be a blast, but he's so bad at this that I can't even watch him play without barking orders at him. I feel like a total jerk for not letting him play and learn on his own. This is definitely on me and not on him. I like that he's into it!

This made me laugh. I do the same when I watch somebody play who isn't good at first person shooters. I can't help but backseat drive.

I'm glad you can laugh; I want to laugh at myself a little bit there as well. I mean, he LOVES it. I only let him play Team Vanquish, because he can be 1/16th of the problem instead of 1/4th of the cause of losing in Garden Ops. And he wants to play the more difficult classes, like Chomper, though he doesn't use burrowing, and only goops zombies once in a long while. The worst is when he's just standing around, and I can see the fight from where I am, and know that he could be creeping up on any of the actively engaged players, but he's just hanging way back with his close-quarters character.

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GAAAAHAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

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G The Resurrected · « **Reply #51 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:36:50 AM »

Don't feel bad I had the police called on us cause I was back seat driving and made a scene. Domestic dispute cause of BFBC2 is probably whats on the report.

I told you guys this was fun, glad to see you guys liking it.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #52 on:** March 17, 2014, 01:48:48 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #53 on:** March 17, 2014, 09:19:58 PM »

AWEZOMB!

Free is good. I knew they'd come out with Map Packs, but I was worried they'd charge for them, and make it harder to find an active match by splitting their player base through paid content. I'm stoked that it's free! Not just for my wallet, but because everyone will be access it.

chronovore · « **Reply #54 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:47:21 AM »

http://news.toyark.com/2014/02/17/toy-fair-2014-diamond-select-toys-plants-vs-zombies-117875
Additional pictures.

I felt like the character design was so spot-on, toys had to be coming. I hope there are ways to get customization pieces easily. More likely I will end up buying Fimo.

Looks like them, and their Minimate companions are out from Diamond in July:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare

Will likely purchase...!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #55 on:** April 15, 2014, 10:05:49 AM »

https://m.

chronovore · « **Reply #56 on:** April 15, 2014, 08:58:46 PM »

EXCELLENT!

I love how this game has produced a heap of free DLC to keep the game fresh, without putting it behind a paywall and splintering the player base.

...I'm pretty sure I said that earlier in this thread, but I'm a tottering old man today, in need of caffeine and perhaps some Depends sanitary undergarments.

I wish EA'd put that music track up for grabs. That's a pretty slick Morricone imitation.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #57 on:** April 16, 2014, 12:22:50 AM »

I played some of the gnome mode for the first time. Very fun gametype.

Quote from: chronovore on April 15, 2014, 08:58:46 PM

I love how this game has produced a heap of free DLC to keep the game fresh, without putting it behind a paywall and splintering the player base.

Agreed. I wish this would somehow become the norm but you know even EA won't continue to do this in the future.

chronovore · « **Reply #58 on:** April 16, 2014, 12:28:49 AM »

You know what else I like about this game? It's difficult to get too bent out of shape about it. It's easier to take it all Way Less Seriously.

Yeah, I know I'd posted earlier about how hard it is to watch my son play this game badly; I'm mainly talking about feeling angry, cheated, or a need for revenge. It is exhilarating without enraging.

Quote from: Stoney Mason on April 16, 2014, 12:22:50 AM

Agreed. I wish this would somehow become the norm but you know even EA won't continue to do this in the future.

So you think they'll be adding paid DLC maps in the future? I am beginning to think they'll just allow sticker-pack purchases.

Beezy · « **Reply #59 on:** April 16, 2014, 12:42:03 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on April 16, 2014, 12:22:50 AM

I played some of the gnome mode for the first time. Very fun gametype.

Quote from: chronovore on April 15, 2014, 08:58:46 PM
I love how this game has produced a heap of free DLC to keep the game fresh, without putting it behind a paywall and splintering the player base.

Agreed. I wish this would somehow become the norm but you know even EA won't continue to do this in the future.

They did it with Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode. Kept me and a friend playing for months.

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Author Topic: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (Read 6785 times)