Thoughts for GW3
I’ve posted something like this before and under a different thread but considering that the next PvZ shooter, which I presume will be GW3 (although it could be a new take on a PvZ shooter), I wanted...
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Thanks for the comments you guys and as always I value your input @realitysquared and concur with your views here, especially the maps.
With the time travel aspect open to us based on the ever expanding role of the gnomes and as you point out, from PvZ2 (which I play often on my phone), we can use the aspects of the original GW1-the zombies attacking the plants trying to protect Suburbia, the aspects of GW2’s implications of the zombies taking over and the plants fighting a guerrilla war against them, with any other aspect Popcap wishes to add! The crashed zomboss blimp at the beginning of Cactus Canyon, the giant sunflower lighthouse at the end of Driftwood Shore (which is the epic decoration I use in my backyard), attacking or defending Dave’s house at the end of Wall-Nut Hills were some of my favorite moments in the first game.
In GW2 I feel that the overall game is better but as you say realitysquared, some of the feeling we loved in GW1 isn’t there. I think part of the reason that frontline flats is such a well-loved map is that it brings the story as you say and the feel of that map as well as its setup is so good. As far as other excellent new maps go; Zombopolis, Zomburbia, and Moonbase Z are just amazing for TT games and while I like Seeds of Time and Great White North they just don’t have the same oomph as the original G&G maps. The end game for Moonbase Z is still my favorite-essentially playing bumper pool while being smaller than the balls and standing on the table is great fun.
For the other, smaller maps many do feel themed off the TT maps as you point out and barring Frontline Flats lack some of the background we enjoyed in GW1 although I still like them all, especially frontline flats, lunar landing, and z-tech factory. Time Park is my least favorite map in GW2 due to how it works in MP games. It’s perfectly fine in ops and the concept is cool but it suffers in MP matches due to the nature of the portals.
In GW3 having a wide swathe of maps, especially with old and new together, would make the options and variety for games so much better. And yes I would even like to see both Aqua and Garden Center as options, even if the only difference is in the colors (I presume they would tweak Garden Center to be more like Aqua Center in layout but retain the old theme).
In the end I feel the best they can do for GW3 is to combine the best aspects of the first two games and expand upon them as you say. Certain aspects of GW1 I miss in GW2 but I have more hours clocked in GW2 due to other parts I enjoy more in GW2. Having a game that is both of these gems and more would be perfect and fully justify the ‘AAA’ moniker that has been mentioned in regards to the new game.
I jumped on GW1 over the long weekend and have a few more observations from my time back in that game, things I missed or forgot about in my large post here. I also found it interesting that I jumped into a G&G queue and it popped into a full match virtually instantly!
Nothing huge or game-breaking but a few things I noticed I'd like to see in GW3 and I'm sure some of this has been mentioned by other players here as well:
I played my Sky Trooper for one match and I forgot that the rocket backpack reflected the status of my rocket ability. The nose cone in the backpack disappears when it fires and returns once the ability is recharged. Hardly a major issue but a nice touch that I don't see in my GW2 Sky Trooper. This kind of visual representation gives us an immediate visual feedback and adds that little extra touch to your character as well.
The gardens and graveyards are more elaborate and the scarecrows on the gardens animate while the plants hold it. The new gardens and graveyards are certainly not bad but they lack this more detailed appearance and character. This has been mentioned before as well. It's a really nice touch that has no game play effect but is still appreciated as it shows more attention to detail.
At the end of the match in GW1 it generates that custom map with all the points listed for the trophies at the end. In GW2 it's a simple linear display that doesn't list the points. Again this is a minor thing but it also adds to the ambience. A return to this level of detail in GW3 would be most welcome.
I posted this in a different thread:
Among my wish list:
PLEASE bring back the video tutorials for characters' special abilities. You shouldn't have to go searching all over the internet to figure out what the heck a particular mech's special abilities are, for example. I only just finally figured out today that Drake Mech's right bumper ability is a shield. This sort of information should be available in-game, not up to the community to provide on its own.
Another thing that I'm so used to but has been brought up again here recently is the issue with shooting and terrain; both shooting through objects that should be solid and more often hitting things you are near but can't even see when you are sniping. So many times as a cactus for example that I shot my own tall nut wall, even though I can't see it or barely see it in my reticle and am aiming above it, that it hurts the main purpose we have the nuts in the first place. Having a small branch block a shot but then a rocket goes through a column is something that needs to be fixed for certain.
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