User blog:Tecku/TT: Modern Day Part 1 First Impressions

Hey guys! Well, we're back to Modern Day. Seems like only yesterday I was talking about the potions level from the Dark Ages. We've been through a lot together, haven't we? We've seen the awe of Frostbite Caves Part 1, and the terror of Big Wave Beach Part 2. So, how does Modern Day stack up? Well, it.... kinda varies from level to level, actually.

Tecku Talks: Modern Day Part 1 First Impressions

Plants Let me start by saying this: the idea of the darkness plants is brilliant. Plants that interact with one another is a sorely untapped idea pool, and Moonflower really does it well. Now, I haven't had enough experience to tell you whether Moonflower or Primal Sunflower is better, but since this is first impressions, I say Moonflower. It does seem pretty OP- you can reach the Sun cap easily even without other darkness plants. Nightshade is a really unique plant, but I'm not really sure how to use him properly. I mean, he's a cheaper, stronger Peashooter when powered up, but then there's his strong attack at close range. Peashooters aren't really all that great, but maybe he's like Guacodile, where he can deal with zombies that get into your defenses? He's not a bad plant. I just feel unsure on how to use him best. His plant food is really OP. Other than that, great plant. I've had difficulty getting him to poison other zombies, but Hurrikale/Chard Gaurd/Primal Peashooter might fix that....
 * Moonflower
 * Nightshade
 * Shadow Shroom

Now, when I first heard about Shrinking Violet, my eyes rolled. A plant that slows zombies but doesn't damage them? Wow. Never. seen. that. before. However, Shrinking Violet did have a few tricks to surprise me. Eliminating Imps isn't something I've seen before, and that fact that the zombies stay small actually makes it pretty unique. I didn't buy it, but I didn't have any qualms with it.... until Modern Day Level 4 (see below)
 * Shrinking Violet

Zombies
 * Newspaper Zombie

Newspaper Zombie is pretty good here. His fast diet can be countered with Endurian, and pretty much any instant plant will do him in. He does demand your attention, however, which is what a specialty zombie should do. Certainly better than just another zombie with 'machined' health. Uh... he was... okay, I guess? I barely remember this guy. I remember that he can recover from Thyme Warp really fast, and that's it. So let me check.... and.... he's only in two levels. Right. (It is nice to see they changed his gimmick at least)
 * Balloon Zombie

- Some implementation stuff coming soon.