Evolution of Plants vs. Zombies Games (2009 ~ 2021) 

2009 PvZ has one of the most iconic visuals and art styles

Back in 2009 I was just a scared little boy who would be eyes closed as soon as the level fail.

2009 aged like fine wine…

I was surprised to know that not a lot of people loved Garden Warfare. I loved watching the gameplays of that back then.

You can see the soul being slowly ripped away by EA.

PvZ3 is the type of game you'd be surprised to find out that is not a knockoff

The original Plants Vs Zombies has played an important role in my childhood and I'll never forget those good times i spent playing this game.

PvZ 2009 and Garden Warfare hold special places in my heart

Genuinely one of the saddest "evolutions" any franchise has ever went through. It started off so strong... I wish some other company would buy this game from EA and do something proper with it

PVZ1: The forever classic, full of nostalgia PVZ2: Cartoonish and cute, better gameplay PVZ3: What the fuck is this

the original game with their art, music, mechanic, humor, simple yet complicated. Man i can't hold my manly tear

Just from the thumbnail, what the heck, why are the plants looking more and more zombified themselves😭

PvZ(original) will always stay in my heart. Forever. It's more than just a childhood game..

I would describe two last ones like:”We are evolving,just BACKWARDS”

Love the first and second games, a truly iconic game that you won't confuse with other game!

The original and NDS version have always been my favorites. I played those so much growing up

I still prefer the classics and the Garden Warfare, good times

I CAN FEEL THE NOSTALGIA FLOWING IN MY BRAIN

My childhood had quite a few PopCap games in it, though I rarely got to play myself

Buen video bro 😃 eres buenísimo

The original game will always be in my heart. I remember as a child playing it with my great uncle whenever I would stay there for the night/for babysitting. I remember he had absolutely everything in the game, and his tree was so tall that it maxed out. Good times :)

Nobody has said anything yet about this but the music in the first pvz games was just the best. I feel like everyone under appreciates how good the music actually felt in the first games

battle for neighborville is epic, thanks for sharing us this nostalgia

I miss being 6 playing PvZ on my grandma's old computer alone in a room a bit dark and always running away in terror when Dave screams or the zombies laugh

The original game definitely has all the nostalgia, but the 2nd game actually has pretty good visuals, and I like that it's a bit faster paced. Too bad we can't look back at it today as an old gem due literally everything else about it, like premium plants, 50 billion other quest thingies I don't care about, and the god-awful levelling system where you of course can buy packs to level your plants. Not to mention the harder levels, where they just slap like 5 different arbitrary objectives on there and call it a day. The PvZ2 Eclise mod makes the game harder but also less frustrating (most of the time) and also completely removes microtransactions, would recommend if anyone wants to play the 2nd game, but actually have fun

2009 still has the most charming visuals

0:01 pvz 0:58 pvz remaster 2:07 pvz NDS edition

garden warfare 1 was all i played back on ps3 and xbox360

It's sad to see how such a good game, which marked the childhood of many of us, see it slowly die

Honestly I like 2013's design of Pvz 2 best. Pvz 3's design is awklful. In pvz 3 it looks like the zombies are Slapping the plant.

2011 gives me so much nostalgia

2:37 this goes hard

PVZ will forever be one of the best games ever made

I used to play PvZ when I was younger. it was during an unstable period of my family life, where I think a part of me was subconsciously looking for simple joys everywhere I could find it. it certainly provided the joy I needed at the time. it will always have a special place in my heart. I may even play it again sometime 💚

This is reverse evolution

the og pvz and garden warfare will be forever in my heart

This tower-defense game is actually back to our present with its recent popularity. :-)

I grew up on the DS version and loved it. All things considered, it's a fine port

One thing PvZ 3 did right was that the zombies instantly die, because in the other games when they fall over all of you straight shooting plants like peashooter would get of three shots on the dead corpse

PVZ2 is the best for me, the animations are amazingly done and the gameplay's much more fluid, even if it does have its greedy downsides. PVZ's a classic, gotta love it but i dunno what the heck is going on with PVZ3.

pvz 2 will forever stay in my heart. i had so many memories with it, along with angry bird epic and fight. also pvz 3 looked like one of those mobile game ads

Backsong and visual from pvz 2009 I think the most iconic and legend but pvz 2 is the best game from pvz to playing, so many plant, zombies until upgrade system and ultimate from plants

I actually liked Heros. It was a fun experience, although nearly as the orginal.

PvZ DS has a special spot in my heart even alongside the original. It's a demake fs, but I love it despite that. The crunchy pixel graphics of a wonderful game on the handhelds I grew up with (the DS - 3DS Era)

The 2009 is the OG, the 2013 is the best looking and the PvZ 3 version doesn't need to exist.

I prefer the first one because I find it prettier and I have more fun with it

eu simplesmente amo essa franquia

Plants Vs Zombies Adventures man I loved that game when it was still around Wish there was some way to play it again it gave me mad nostalgia seeing it here

PvZ 2 was fire bro, remember playing that for hours edit: downloaded it on my phone again after years

- Mom, can we have Plants Vs. Zombies at home - We already have Plants Vs. Zombies at home Plants Vs. Zombies at home: 2:46 I know it has low graphics because of NDS' capacities but, I think it's still funny

I remember my brother playing plants vs. zombies on his d.s as a kid. This gave me so much nostalgia

I remember the absolute sadness I felt when PVZ Adventures was removed. Liked that game a lot.

I played the DS version on my 3DS. Good times. Brings back good memories, regardless of how crappy my life was, PvZ was an amazing escape.

Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare is by far my most played and favourite Game.. Im still playing it.. ❤

8:53 Still the best game in the franchise.

I’ve been watching and playing PVZ from 2009 till this year and I’ll still play them anyways with my favorite sunflower 🌻 💛

Classic pvz will always have a special place in my heart

Back when I was kid all of my class played pvz 2. This was the best and the hardest one,it had the most things too. There were certain levels I would have failed for day,until I would finally beat them and be further in the progression than my peers,it was great. I also as a kid wanted to play pvz GW

Thanks you ea 🙏

PvZ 2 will stay in my heart forever...Its more than just a childhood game

While I have no experience with garden warfare, though I've heard 1 and 2 are good, I miss the original and pvz 2 launch version. Both were absolutely incredible.

i remember playing the DS version for the first time wondering what a weird game this was. never did i expect to play every single pvz game after. Still to this day I am addicted

PVZ the original was unbeatable. The charm comes from its simple gameplay, iconic sprites, and its amazing music. The console port was pretty good in its effort of keeping everything the same. The NDS was... it kinda went back in time, literally. PVZ 2 was a full reboot. it upgraded the gameplay, new plants, and way more levels. The downside was the different music style (but they're still pretty good), the hellish difficulty spikes, and abyssmal monetization. I can't even just purchase a "No ads" version. Dude, I would have totally paid subscriptions if it's possible. The GW, GW2, and BFN, are like FPS games with PVZ collabs. Nothing but just fan service. let's not talk about the other games...

I just want new worlds being added in Plants vs Zombies 2! 😭😭

The peashooter’s change from the pvz3 demo to pvz3 now is so good, it doesn’t look like a sleep paralysis demon anymore

The first game that introduced me to plants vs zombies was garden warfare 1. I LOVED that game a lot when I was younger. had all the variants unlocked besides one peashooter then GW2 released, and I liked that and found PVZ 2 and PVZ1. the sad part is, is that you can see the series going downhill throughout the games. Im kinda sad how this series is ending up.

PvZ 2009 never gets old no matter what....

With how unnerving it looks compared to the original I’m glad I never knew of PvZ3

Despite it being a worse version, I would honestly buy the NDS version of PvZ, only really because I quite like the simplified pixel style they went for.

My god does the pvz 1 music bring back fantastic times

A perfect illustration of devolution

Well at least the remaster wasn’t as bad as the last time they put 3 on PVZ.

0:15 great and cult classic also "zombie on your lawn" Ending song 5:43 Good sequel , But lot of good planet is locked behind paywall even mod version can't unlocked them 8:08 where big company start to think , Games mean a Online First Person Shooting 8:55 That's why COPPA exist to protect kid's privacy from EA , because PvZ was intensely made for kids 11:04 Call of Plant vs Zombie 11:53 This game is completely lost its charm , What's Plant Vs Zombie make so special (if you played the original on your pc) This game is look like made to copy your credit card number 12:44 Ohh god they made Crazy Dave ugly , I am gonna stick with PvZ original and 2

PvZ 2009, my father must have finished it a hundred times, all the time watching him play when I came home from school, it was the only video he played

2009 PvZ was an emotion

When i was a kid, me and my mom used to play the PvZ 2009 version when she has time to play with me or when she comes home from her work. Time flies so fast when you're having fun :'(

3:47 Midde tourchwood: …yes, I’m on fire, but it only works while I’m awake

The evil laugh when you start pvz is so good

When my dad would come overseas to the US to see me and my brother we would go to his hotel room and play plants vs zombies at night with him for fun. 2009 PVZ will always be one of my favorite games to play and is something special in my heart.

I'm literally crying when I watch the 2021 version

I remember as a kid I watched my grandpa play this game on the family computer and I’d be scared to see him click adventure as the zombie puts its hand out the ground, I’d also be scared of the fail sounds and the brain on the screen.

This is the most iconic game ever. I'm a 2007 kid, and WOW this game is my childhood. I still play the newer games to this day!

Huh, I didn’t even know they made a 3rd one… I wish I still didn’t know that.

Bro have you seen PvZ heros? It looks AWSOME 😊

It is pretty mind blowing that in Chinese version they made the whole new concept to the game. I am still confuse why don't they let us play it too.

PVZ Adventure although it didn't last long, will always be one of my favorites ones I played it back in 2014-2015 one of the most fun pvz games ❤️

4:44 ironically,the creator wanted to make td where enemies can damage towers and now, we have this game

Your friend: wanna play some call of duty modern warfare😃 me: no but how about GARDEN WARFARE!😂

Man 2009 and 2010 were good times.

I regret not watching this video earlier. It’s great to showcase the PVZ franchise rn. Good job.

I even remember that really first version of pvz that wasn't even called like this. It was with ghost if i remember but yeah i want to find it again

2009 PVZ Is Iconic AND I Played it up to this day

And at 12:04, you can see EA ripping the last piece of games' passion and soul, to make it more marketable to children

I still got the DS version and it works perfectly. Its pretty fun on multiplayer

I gotta say this was the best zombie game for my childhood

I still remember that animation of the zombie hand coming out and the menacing laugh but it's been removed...

PvZ 1: The classic, the original, the legend. The PvZ you'll always come to play and try to capture the nostalgia. PvZ 2: The best looking PvZ, most diverse, fluid gameplay and animations, much harder PvZ GWs: Cool, it's like another game of PvZ, tho I personally never play it. PvZ 3: No

I like the newest version of the 3rd game. It doesn't have the same charm the original had but it has it's own charm, that I think makes the game less stressful

The music in the OG PVZ was the most top tier OSTs I’ve ever listened to

this is nostalgic thank you you made me remember the good times when i played that game from 2011 thank you very much.