When comparing Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare vs Child of Light, the Slant community recommends Child of Light for most people. In the question“What are the best split-screen PS4 games?” Child of Light is ranked 25th while Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare is ranked 29th. The most important reason people chose Child of Light is:
The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
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Pros
Pro Fun mix of tower defense and third person shooter
The majority of the multiplayer modes (of which there are three) are played out in your average third-person shooter fair. Team deathmatch and an attack and defend mode are those such modes. The third mode is more an interesting combination of third-person shooting and tower-defense. In this mode, you (and up to three friends) are tasked with building and protecting a garden from ever increasing hordes of zombies.
Pro Has local multiplayer splitscreen
PvZ:GW allows for splitscreen local multiplayer for those that wish to play at home with friends or family on one screen.
Pro Solid display as it plays at 1080p and 60fps
The game never stutters, there isn't any lag to speak of. This bodes well for a multiplayer title.
Pro Mix of real time and turn based battles
The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
Pro Balanced RPG mechanics
Child of Light strikes a good balance of RPG systems and options.
Pro Enjoyable hand painted art style
Child of Light uses an interesting hand drawn art style for its graphics, something that definitely gives it an appeal to the eyes.
Pro All text is written in rhymes
Cons
Con Limited splitscreen
Playing locally in splitscreen mode is limited to only one section of the game. The other two multiplayer modes available for online multiplayer do not work.
Con Story and experience may not stand out
The users experience of the game may not truly stand the test of time as the story feels a bit too familiar, having a feel of been there done that.