So I guess I can close the book on yet another PvZ game. Finally, there is a survey that you can take after finishing the game but it does not have any field to enter constructive feedback, only generic number-grading questions about how much you like the gameplay.
New features are added just to make gameplay worse. There are no new plants or zombies in this release. If you are looking for fun gameplay that rewards strategy and skill this is not it. Currently the only way to obtain these powerups is a win meter that gives you some for filling it up, and it gives enough to last you through the content currently available. The game clearly wants you to use powerups because the panel that displays them takes up about a third of the screen region in-game. Lawnmowers have been replaced by a single "Smart Mower" that only kills one lane of zombies so even that isn't an option. There is literally no way to beat this without Cherry-Bomb or Jalapeno (they are now powerups). In some levels a huge square or line of bucketheads will just emerge on screen and this is where powerups come into play. For the rest you have to use just Peashooter and Wall-nut. Peashooter and Bonk Choy are the only two damage-dealing plants available and while the latter is much stronger, the aforementioned forced seed loadout means you only get to use it in a handful of levels. Yes, there are only FIVE slots and sometimes essential plants like Lily Pad are missing to provide a "challenge". The game was relaunched in Australia and Philippines on Septemas a soft-launch. The soft-launch was later discontinued on Novemto make bigger changes.
Zombies 3 was soft-launched on February 25, 2020. Plants are not unlocked, they are simply pre-placed in your five slots for each level. A pre-alpha version of the game was released on July 16, 2019. The game has three worlds (Lawn, Camp, Volcano) it kind of jumps between them so I only call them "worlds" tentatively. I will cover these later but I can say that there are already levels in this small demo that are impossible without powerups. I expect that if and when the game fully releases, there will be hundreds of levels with increasingly absurd difficulty, typical of the puzzle format. You have five regenerating lives, one is lost upon losing a level, and I believe there is a difficulty-ramping system that makes the game harder for each level you win consecutively without losing. The game is in the structure of a typical mobile puzzle game. Unfortunately this is pretty much where the good stuff ends and honestly the bare minimum amount of polish that the game should've released with the first time. The game also looks much better which is to be expected. It is pretty hard to tell what features are implemented just for the soft launch but I'll just judge the game in its current state.įor starters, the game is back in landscape and sun economy has been re-implemented, this is great. I didn't play the first beta but it has been completely reworked so that doesn't matter. Though there is no precise full release date yet for Plants vs Zombies 3, the soft-launch version is already available on the App Store and Google Play for players living in Ireland, the Philippines, and Romania.After playing through the current game (50 levels) here are my thoughts. The game will more than likely feature a mix of new characters, favourite old ones, and new bosses. Other notable changes include the expansion of the Sunflower’s abilities, as solar power can be produced in more ways without the necessity to keep the Sunflower on your lawn. There will be no changes in the pre-existing lane-based tower defense system. As such, Android users need at least a Galaxy S6 tier-device and KitKat OS (4.4), while iOS users need at least an iPhone 6S with iOS 13.1 installed.Īmong the new features that Plants vs Zombies 3 will bring around, we can highlight the portrait orientation gameplay (instead of the old landscape mode) and 3D art style. Plants vs Zombies 3’s FAQ section offers information on the devices players will need to fully enjoy the game. If you want to find out more about Plants vs Zombies 3, be sure to check out the official trailer below. So the soft launch period can be considered a crucial stage. Developers have already confirmed that the upcoming title has already been soft-launched in Ireland, the Philippines, and Romania, with more countries to be added progressively.Īccording to Electronic Arts, players’ feedback will be taken into consideration before the release of the game. However, it looks like the full launch will happen soon. Originally announced in July 2019, Plants vs Zombies 3 has been in pre-alpha build ever since.