Plants vs. Zombies is considered one of the most significant games in the tower defense genre, so its remaster was an unexpected decision. Many were waiting for Plants vs. Zombies 3, but after an unsuccessful release and removal of the project, Electronic Arts instructed PopCap Games to simply update the original, which is already 16 years old. The result turned out to be extremely weak.
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, released a few days ago, received 50% positive reviews after 2000 opinions on Steam. The game aroused moderate interest, but the figures are still low. The peak online was 6710 players — while the original version has many times more. Now even the old Game of the Year Edition attracts more people than the remaster.
According to SteamCharts, Replanted has 6710 players at its peak, while the classic version has 16225. Judging by the community's reaction, fans believe that EA wasted its efforts on a remake instead of a full-fledged sequel.
There are many complaints about the game, including the use of neural networks to improve textures.
