All of the other returning competitive modes were seemingly left as is, but I don’t mind. I’m glad that in some of the maps, the zombies are on the defensive for a change. With a decent matchup, there’s rarely a dull moment. I spent most of my time in the original game with that mode, Gardens & Graveyards, and I can tell it’s going to be the same for Garden Warfare 2. Jordan: Yeah, the pinball finale was unexpected. It’s…enough, and the ability to choose opposing sides and essentially play a 1v1 rumble in the hub is cool. If you’re looking for a shooter that isn’t portrayed through a prototypical lens of brown, this is it.Īs for my time with split-screen, I’m bummed that you can’t do quests or go online on the same console, but local play has been improved to the point where both players can earn their own rewards, and the entire hub and Garden Ops are technically available. I don’t think this franchise gets nearly enough credit for how unique it is. Like the one where you’re ruining a zombie graduation party by painting over murals on the wall, or playing a giant competitive pinball game.
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Missions might start with a “capture or defend the point” conceit, but they culminate in really wacky conclusions that suit the series well. To speak to your praise of the hub world, the multiplayer arenas are also even more stylized than before. It was fun picking it back up online and wiping the floor with people in the first multiplayer session - like riding a bike again after a few years. The new classes inject so much personality into Garden Warfare 2, on top of all of the base ones that are still in, and the multitude of subclasses that divide each core playstyle. You’re completely open as your base class, but once you hit that mech call-in cooldown, you’re in business. As for the Imp, the risk-reward playstyle is constantly entertaining. I dig Kernel’s air strike ability, as it adds a new dimension to the game strategically and the fact that so many levels are built for it (read: indoor objectives often cleverly have holes in the ceiling) is great. Bless you, PopCap.Ĭhris: I think my new favorites are Kernel Corn and the Imp, for plants and zombies respectively. Also, one of his abilities is essentially a Hadoken. Aside from his fabulous head of hair, he has this fun mix of ranged and melee attacks. I’m not sure if I have a favorite newcomer, but Super Brainz is a contender.
The missions are varied - one had me dropping bombs from a living corn airship, while another involved shrinking down to fight plants inside of a sick shark - and they do a good job of introducing the six new character classes. This time, you can team up with or compete against some surprisingly competent AI bots, and better yet, there is also a proper storyline for the two factions. The first game excelled as an online multiplayer experience, but it didn’t offer much in the way of engaging, long-lasting single-player content. I can’t tell you how many times I got swept up in that escalating fight. The plants and zombies have their own base on opposite ends of the map, and there’s this eternal conflict in the middle. Similar to you, I expected to head straight into the standard multiplayer modes after transferring my character unlocks from Garden Warfare (which worked flawlessly), but instead I ended up spending the first several hours running around the open world in search of quests, mini-games, and collectibles. Zombies universe, and it’s so delightfully odd. The hub world is a far more realized slice of the wider Plants vs. Mission accomplished, as far as solo players are concerned. I ended up messing around in it for several hours before I even remembered that this was primarily a competitive multiplayer game. It’s great that after a quick five-minute tutorial you’re able to not only choose your character right away, but your faction as well. For instance, the hub world turned out well. It keeps everything people loved about the first, and expands upon concepts that needed to be addressed. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One )Ĭhris: Can I just start by saying how surprised I am that EA didn’t waste this franchise’s potential? I’m shocked that PopCap, creator of those classic browser games I played in networking class in high school, ended up crafting a shooter this good.īecause to me, Garden Warfare 2 immediately steps on the shoulders of the strong foundation the original built. We realized we could both do the review, together, and I wouldn’t have to die. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, as is the traditional way to end internal kerfuffles at Destructoid, but we called it off at the last minute. Chris and I were thinking about holding a fight to the death to determine which of us would get first dibs on Plants vs.
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