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Plants Vs. Zombies 2 |OT| It's About Time
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sneakypete
Member
Almost done with Egypt and I haven't felt the need to buy anything. Just as fun as the first, lovely that it's free and balanced to boot.
moai
Member
having a very weird bug. after finishing stage 3 i get they key to open the first gate. when i select the "survive the zombies" gate the game crashes and i get a white screen.
restart the app and then the challenge is completed and i don't get the star to open any other stage.
this is on iphone 5. tried 3 times, got the bug 3 times. very infuriating.
restart the app and then the challenge is completed and i don't get the star to open any other stage.
this is on iphone 5. tried 3 times, got the bug 3 times. very infuriating.
No. But I don't know how it works. I have iCloud turned on for app data. Is that all I need?
Pretty much random drops on levels. There is a specific (semi random) way; but you'll see
If iCloud is enabled, then everything is right on your end. If it's still messin' up, it's PopCap's fault.
http://support.popcap.com/pvz2-icloud
In order for iCloud to work for me I have to force close the app and then open it again and then it reads the iCloud data. So anyone having issues just do that and see if it works for you. I was about to be mad my iPhone progress was not on my iPad lol.
Is it just me, or is this game really ugly? I don't know exactly what it is, but something about the game just doesn't look right to me.
Also, I love that there's an option to skip the tutorial levels entirely for those of us who've already played the first game. Nintendo needs to take note of this.
Also, I love that there's an option to skip the tutorial levels entirely for those of us who've already played the first game. Nintendo needs to take note of this.
toddhunter
Member
I found there is an enjoyment curve. After getting to the end of egypt, I was very negative about having to get stars and found it boring.
On the later levels and returning with more plants to Egypt I got into it a lot more. I was then happy to grab all the non bullshit stars.
So the advice to people put off early is to stick with it. It really is very well put together.
What? It plays great on the iPhone 5.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
After I complete the second level in Egypt, the screen gets stuck in white and the game crashes to main screen. I can't get past that. I play on my ipad 3. Help please.
Easier than the first game? Is that even possible? Seems like it could only get easier if they made the zombies walk in the opposite direction.
Maybe not easier, but certainly not any harder. The big difference is that instead of unlocking new plants all the time, you unlock useless crap that tries to motivate you to spend money. I've used the same strat on every level so far and without new plant unlocks the game feels like a choreto play.
Your time is better spent on skill games such as kingdom rush.
This game is certainly not nearly as easy mode as the first game. It does force you to use new strategies VERY early on, if you're going for the extra stars. Going back to levels and needing to use specific plants while fulfilling specific requirements is a lot more complex than anything in the first game. When they introduce mini games and some zen garden type thing, this could be pretty awesome. Looks GREAT once you get the retina assets.
Hmmm, strange. You would think it'll be the opposite i.e. make the game infuriatingly hard to push you to get the upgrades and other plants in order to progress. Maybe that happens later in the game and it's a bait and switch type strategy.
No the target audience would flip if the game became any more difficult, they did not risk it.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
I'm assuming you're referring to the first go around in the levels-yes those are pretty straightforward. However, the meat of this game is the challenges to get the stars-and while some of those early on are easy-the majority of them are not.
ilikesanta
Member
Loving this game. Once you get into it it's much more challenging then the first one. Haven't spent any money yet but will probably buy a couple things so pop cap can make some money for making such a great game.
played this for a while on my ipad last night. while expensive, there are only a few addons that look interesting to me, so that's good. i bought the fire stump thing but probably won't buy anything else. the game is loads of fun though. i'm still in egypt. this is a great f2p game. i hope it works out for them. i'm really glad that the game is universal with icloud saves.
I lost for my first time ever in PvZ to one of those missions that require you to protect a few plants. Dude's ate right through my wall of walnuts. But I dig actually feeling like I need a game plan to succeed. In PVZ1 one I did pretty much the same thing every time and it never failed.
Ventilaator
Banned
Truth. Some of those challenges force you to think in ways the first game never did.
I feel the same way. I literally always had the same set up in PvZ. This is refreshing.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
Anyone got a good strategy for dealing with those fucking parrots?? In getting everything setup one of them flies right over and carries of my sunflower.
Iceberg the captain; or use a "special" power.
Extra spoiler:
Heck, you should take the Iceberg on every level as its free (apart from the do not lose any plants ones; and even then, why not, as it can be a good staller; especially if you keep it at the back and use plant food on it...
EleventhDoctor
Banned
It's a great one to use, but some Challenge levels won't level you use it as it's considered "losing" a plant.
Cost vs Benefit! Sometimes it is worth doing in my experience; especially in the aforementioned scenario. Or as suggested in the "extra spoiler" part.
I don't think you are htis far yet... but the
parrot
chickens
Yeah, I'm liking this more than the first game. Very surprised. Love the higher difficulty and challenge variety. I always felt the first game, while fun as hell, was too easy overall. And this one has better animations, some fun new weapons and more variety with environments and zombies. The F2P aspects haven't interrupted my enjoyment at all so far. I do plan to spend a little on it at some point just to support those that helped make such a fun game.
You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Just getting to the first 4 key door, try and get all of the stars in there. I don't even think I lost a single lawnmower in the first game until the rooftop levels. Maybe you are just that good at this game.
stuminus3
Member
This is complete rubbish. Stop.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
No, she wasn't involved.
Yeah I am. Got 15 stars on my iPad last night, but in my iPhone tonight I still have 14.
It hasn't been consistent since it came out for me.
It's been a while since I've played, but are you talking about the parrots that carry the enemies? A lob of butter makes them go away. Otherwise, I usually feel that a few snap dragon plants in the second outer lane is enough to protect the outside lane.
The good doctor is talking about the
Captain's parrot that will fly along, changing lanes and steal a plant off you.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
That's the one. The only real deterrent I've found do far is that a Tall Nut will block them but it has to be right in their path. Good luck with that.
nkarafo
Member
So, no memorable, catchy tunes this time? Or the different composer did good? The OST was the 50% of the original game's fun factor for me.
I haven't played it through yet and people are saying it gets harder with limited plant challenges so I'm looking forward to those.
Same for me, it's getting boring pretty fast, and forcing you to do more level just to get stars make it worse.
Hopefully it'll be better in the next world.
Edit : just done a level with the Yeti, it gaves me nothing and the game crashed at the end of the level, okay...
Edit 2: it's just crash everytime I finish a level now, it's a sign to just stop playing this game >.<
Dude you said it was easier than the first game having played what? Like 3 levels? LOL.
Definitely doesn't seem as good from what I've seen.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
Does anyone else get the crashing after finishing a day and you can't go any further after ? if so how to correct it ? i redowloaded tye gamae many times and I even deleted my profile then restarted the game, even played it before installing the patch. NO LUCK !
Uno Venova
Banned
This sure asks me to spend money a lot.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
What's weird is I'm not experiencing any crashes or any prompts to buy IAP.
toddhunter
Member
Regional differences? I never really noticed an IAP prompt either on the Australian version, besides the button to spend money on key gates (which is easily ignored)
EleventhDoctor
Banned
Could be. I originally downloaded it from the NZ store.