The Discussion Thread: The Greatest Games Event 2017 - FINISH YOUR LISTS

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#13 Plants vs Zombies 2

 

Why did it make the list?
Plants vs Zombies does tower defense exactly right.  It is easy to learn and difficult to master which is the biggest hallmark of a great game.  While the PvZ 1 is a more tight and polished game, PvZ 2 just has far more content than the first game.  More levels, more plants, more zombies, more everything. 

Also they added plant food.  During the fight you can occasionally give one of your plants some plant food, which makes it do a one time super attack (or super defense, if it is a defensive plant).  This adds a whole new dynamic to the game that the first PvZ doesn’t have.  I also love that you can speed up or slow down gameplay whenever you like.  I still go back and play PvZ 1 from time to time, but I really miss both the plant food and the fast speed features that PvZ 2 has.

I also have a gripe about this game.  “What its your 13^th favorite game of all time and you are going to gripe about it?”  Yes, it is unlucky number 13 so here goes.  I really don’t like this is a free-to-play, mobile only game with ads and microtransactions.  I would be willing to shell out $60 cash, day 1, for a good and complete version of this game on a console that is microtransaction free.  So far, I have not given EA any of my money for this game and I don’t plan to until they port it to a console.

Original experience:
I am one of these people that resents getting a smartphone, and I held out as long as I could.  However, when I finally did get one I immediately downloaded PvZ2 and started playing.  I was surprised that it was even better than the first game, which is a very tough feat to accomplish.

 

How does it hold up today?
I play it almost every day.  There really is so much content to this game, and it is the perfect game to get out when you are out somewhere and have just a few minutes to kill.