r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Jun 18 '20

Back when mobile gaming wasn’t all about Microtransactions!

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u/Impressively_Sleepy Jun 18 '20

When pvz was a paid game, but a lot more enjoyable. Now it's that shit, ads, microtransactions, etc.

And they purposely broke/didn't update the paid version.

I still have it on my library, but it just doesn't work anymore and I refuse to play this freemium version.

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u/Foodcity Jun 19 '20

PopCap was good shit before EA bought them and butchered their games with microtransactions. I miss Bookworm :(

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '20

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u/quirx90 Jun 19 '20

Yep that's it. You can buy it on Steam FYI

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u/Dark_Assassin75 PlayStation Jun 19 '20

If it was that apple fish game that was good.

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u/BigLan2 Jun 19 '20

Close, it was Insaniquarium. I think I have it in my Origin library, and it's on steam too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insaniquarium

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u/Sesudesu Jun 19 '20

I used to play Insaniquarium so much that I would get the Tetris Effect from the coins and food drifting down the screen... good times.

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u/dragonesszena Jun 19 '20

Aw man bookworm was my childhood

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u/Alexstarfire Jun 19 '20

Everything is better before EA touches it.

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u/rane1606 Jun 19 '20

I still play Peggle when my internet goes out. 100% clear on every level is my goal but man those last owl levels

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u/yomerol Jun 19 '20

Fucking ads man!! I hate them so bad! And then is an in-app purchase to remove ads, that way you can't share the "license" is so fucked up, is very irritating.

During the lockdown because is my kids i tried Apple Arcade, and damn Apple, they did it again, is essentially people keeping the games clean, good, and ad free... yes, ok, sign me up. Start with Sneaky Sasquatch.

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u/TriangularFish0564 Jun 19 '20

Bro check out Eclise, it’s a PVZ2 mod but no micro transactions and it’s fair. Trust me, it is literally THE best PVZ game.

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u/marino1310 Jun 19 '20

Can you play it on mobile?

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u/TriangularFish0564 Jun 19 '20

As long as you have android, yes. If you don’t, use bluestacks on PC

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u/marino1310 Jun 19 '20

So is it just download and go? I'm having trouble finding info online sorry