User blog comment:Tecku/TT: Modern Day Part 1 First Impressions/@comment-4009269-20160118011702/@comment-24951189-20160118041757

Shrunken zombies deal less damage when they eat plants.

In Day 4, you get a contrived situation where Shrinking Violet would be useful (multiple Imps leading the charge), but you would have to purchase it. The developers made the one level be easier if you purchase a premium, without it being that useful elsewhere.

For instance, say the developers came up with a new zombie that appears in exactly 3 levels. He has the health of 3 Gargs, but dies instantly if a Premium Plant XXX is planted anywhere on the screen. You would feel tempted to buy Premium Plant XXX, but only use it on a handfuls of levels.

This system gets you to try and buy premiums for 3-5 specific levels instead of having a set place in your arsenal across all worlds. Like I said, Shrinking Violet is a good plant, but the systems feels wrong to me. It would have been a lot better if they had used Imp Cannons, Barrel Roller, Imp Bull Riders, or Imp Porters instead of an Imp ambush. Show the diverse uses of Shrinking Violet across all worlds, ya know?