Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2/@comment-25571438-20150714123227/@comment-25943876-20150715214051

1Zulu wrote:

It was complex in the sense that it you were suddenly presented with a bunch of different options. As a new player coming into the game, you would be like "well, do I try to earn the extra stars here, or go forward?" or "do I unlock these challenges here, or just go forward?" and "what do all these keys do?". The new map removes all that. You beat these levels in order and march on.

Replayability is pretty weak for a game like PvZ. In my opinion, adding stars does not increase replayability, but just makes it more tedious because you now feel like you have to replay these levels to earn the stars. This is exactly how I feel about the Chinese version - an endless grind that's mostly devoid of fun.

I approve the 1.7 changes 100%. Well, new players are still presented with lots of different gameplay options... and more than before.

Before they unlock Gargantuar battle in AE, they can access to Zen Garden, Vasebreaker and Travel Log. And that could make them say: "What do I do here, should I wait for my plants to grow up or should I go forward?", "But what are all these vases and why can I play Vasebreaker levels from all the worlds even if I didn't unlock them, should I beat them or go forward?", and now that they eliminated the conversation between Dave and Penny explaining what Pinata Parties are, they can also say "What are all these new zombies and plants, why am I at Player's House again, what is this pinata thing"?

I'm not saying we should come back to pre-1.7 (I like star challenges), but all those things can't be unlocked after first AE levels are beaten.

I would like these things to be unlocked this way:

- Zen Garden when FF is unlocked

- Vasebreaker when WW is unlocked

- Travel Log after beating AE Day 1

- Pinata Parties when you beat your first Zomboss' level. Seriously, they spoil LOTS of things. A week of those levels can spoil players almost all zombies and plants in the game.

Tell me if the game would become a little, just a little better with this. I don't either know why I made the effort to write this, because PopCap have listened players only to bring PvZ1 plants back and make them premiums, and they won't do it now... but I wanted to share my opinion.

Sorry for the laarge post and the off-topic. I want the argument to end with this.