Is the Garden Warfare series dead?
Since the death of Battle for Neighborville it has been on the quite side with PvZ (with the exception of PvZ 3 of course) and a lot of members behind the Garden Warfare/Battle for Neighborville game...
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@Vinniebread The series is probably not going anywhere anytime soon, but might get the Skate treatment, in which they'll resurrect it in a decade when all of us have moved on from then. I don't want that to happen, but I can only predict from what the past has taught us. EA isn't known for having mercy on IP's that don't get them the dough; if it doesn't sell, say goodbye! But again, with PopCap still being a major component in EA's business & their impact on the mobile market, I'd say they're letting the franchise rest for a bit until they can make better games.
Will we get another Garden Warfare? Maybe, but won't come for awhile. Will the franchise be doomed with mobile games? Most likely not as monetization on them still works on the average consumer. But with PvZ 2 pushing ads in your face everytime you tap on the screen isn't making things better.
Will we get another Garden Warfare? Maybe, but won't come for awhile. Will the franchise be doomed with mobile games? Most likely not as monetization on them still works on the average consumer. But with PvZ 2 pushing ads in your face everytime you tap on the screen isn't making things better.
@Fork_x_Spoon Yep that's what I was going to say. They're definitely going to give it the Skate treatment. People are going to make threads saying "remember the garden warfare games?" and then EA say "this team recently embarked on bringing back a beloved franchise back to life". They should just call it Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, like the Modern Warfare reboot.
- @shurikeninja Yeah but unfortunately if they reboot the franchise years later those who are still around will feel cheated if we basically get the same game years later and if they once again dont advertise their doomed.
Popcap should really just take the L and move forward with what works in the franchise and cut off bfn like a dead limb so the franchise can move forward again. Same problem as star fox and metroid in just not obliterating command and other m so their franchises can move forward again with better games and not gimmicky reboots like zero.- @stukapooka Realistically what is the plan forward? EA seems to be successful with what they're doing, and I think it's safe to say Skate 4 will sell well, so when does the time come to bring Garden Warfare back?
Although I think for many of us, the PvZ aspect is really cool but it's moreso the wacky and cartoony aspect of these shooters that is most important. Not sure who else could make it, I don't think Ubisoft would do a good job. Though I'm sure there are a lot of devs out there who liked Garden Warfare, and I also think publishers know that the cartoony shooter is still very much alive.@shurikeninjaMaybe sometime after pvz 3 if it turns out to be good and successful. Give the series time to rest before dragging it out again.
Developing it is an entirely other matter as you say. Not every company could or should make it but at the same moment since a lot of people left and bfn's devs handling was less than desirable its worrisome of who will handle it.
The cartoonish aspect adds to the game but I would say its the blend of the two as just a cartoonish look doesn't work for every game and I'm a huge fan of the pvz tower defense games and gonna be honest upon first seeing gw1 i was curious and doubtful of it but pleasantly suprised after the attention to detail in my first game of ops.
After the success of games like fortnite, fall guys, and among us, I think the cartoony artstyle is seen as more successful due to being able to justify a more ridiculous world and characters such as tf2 and justyfying unrealistsic mechanics like rocket jumping which you wouldnt see in a game going for "realism".
