![]() ![]() If you want me to stretch a mile, imagine how Real Time PvP would position this game (decent design effort is needed, though!)īesides, this is one of the first popular games which introduced trophy collectibles, in a most obscure way no one can immediately recognize. Looking back, a corny analogy might be: PvZ felt like a popular museum - which everyone likes to visit but only do it once in a while and CR is like a mall, there could be the same stuff but you’d visit regularly though - not because you have nothing else to do but something different altogether!Īnd that’s where a developer shines - Making the most of players’ time, making them feel wanted via social engagement, making them feel competent by a vehement introduction of progression, making them see the variegated content in one of the most entertaining packaged version (Ex: PvP is not a new concept, Real money gaming sectors have been doing it for so long, it’s just a matter of how you present it, coupled with game dynamics ++)Īs a product guy, it pains me to see how a game is being under utilized when it could deliver so much & monetize effectively, without being a money grab and place itself in a win-win situation building its loyal base, all along.ĭo you know how much a game of this stature can make money, maintaining the status quo of player’s “ever favorite” and staying away from “Pay to win” kind of games? At the very least, tens of thousands (25K+ per day without much effort). ![]() Played the game with my friends, my brother, seen the high & low tides all these years. Whereas I was stuck with CR, over & over again, witnessed all the new dynamic DLCs & Limited Time Events (LTEs) they’ve launched. I did try to go back to PvZ in between but that always resulted in a same predictable outcome, me un-installing the game once I’m (felt?) done with it. So, what happened afterwards? As a predictable Bollywood Romantic movie, I’ve continued with my CR and recently completed 3 yrs, maintaining a stable play pattern, in a stable clan kicking butts again, this time with fellow social players. It’s true there are other mini game modes but that feels mostly cut and dry and not so enticing as the “Adventure” Mode. That’s okay ‘coz I was having a pretty good time, kicking the butts of those Zombies which seemed to be worthy opponents - hats off to those level designers!īut the thing was - this didn’t last long (joy in playing PvZ) for me because I was able to complete the game in hardly 2 1/2 weeksĬontent Consumption - 100%. I could see a clear shift in terms of spending my mobile game time towards PvZ, which cross-subsidized my CR’s time. Surprisingly, looking back, I’ve started playing PvZ after my interaction with Clash Royale (CR), which is a bit uncommon, at least for me :) I won’t go in detail over the game’s basic mechanics, explain about Popcap’s first tower defence game, how its got charm & personality is so addictive appealing to all walks of gamers etc because that’s regular stuff, routine & boring (who wants boring these days, anyway?) I know of some game publishers who’d kill (metaphorically) for that user base, talk about the Zombie impact (of course plants too!). Also, note that other subsequent versions PvZ 2 & PvZ China are doing much better than this and the scope of this discussion is limited to only the first version!įun Fact: This game still garners around 170–180K installs per day, completely organic, even in this cut throat competitive world. The purpose of this post is not to do a typical product tear-down but express more of my personal thoughts on why there has been a great “opportunity loss” for this incredibly potent game and how can it be revived from a different (unexpected take), at least to a partial extent. I’m one of those guys who still adores the first mobile game version - infamously called PvZ FREE and won’t be ashamed to admit that I still play this game from time to time (of course over a series of installs & un-installs). Those who play(ed) games over the last decade might probably know about one of the most popular franchises ever existed - Plants vs Zombies.
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