Pikmin (2001)

I beat the game in 23 days on my first try on the GameCube version

Then I did it in 14 days on the wii...

This is to say, get the wii version, it's peakmin

I won't review this because it's not a reviewable game by my standards, similar to rayman origins, it's about how you experience it, you can't really review specific aspects since they're so dependent on how much you give to the game.

But if I had to rank the pikgames so far: Pik3>pik1>pik4

Just pik2 left... Oh boy

I tried to play the remaster on the Switch because I've never played the OG. I was doing a'ight, but then I lead like 20 of my Pikmin in a pool of water and they all drowned. And then a bunch got eaten. And this was just the second level.

I don't know if I can handle all these pikmin deaths. :(

I played this game a ton as a kid, but I finally beat it for the first time on Switch. It still holds up pretty well, but it was a bit tough getting readjusted to the controls and mechanics after playing 2 and 3. It was definitely still worth replaying.
Pros

• Super satisfying problem solving and managing time and resources.

• There’s only 3 types of pikmin which are pretty unbalanced. Yellows are so rarely required they are almost pointless.
• I really wish there was a lock on mechanic. It was tough throwing the pikmin exactly where I wanted to, especially when throwing them at small flying enemies.
• The Pikmin AI isn’t great. That’s kind of the point of the game, but it was frustrating they were almost useless without intervention. Like being smarter about dropping/throwing bombs and not standing around watching their friends get attacked and waiting for their turn.
• There aren’t a lot of levels so the game feels pretty short, although this does make for a game where you can try to improve for optimal playtime.

I had spent 6.5 hours with Pikmin on the Wii and enjoyed it much less than I hoped ...

Pro:

• interesting mix of realistic textures and cartoony models
• good use of the Wii Remote

Contra:

• irritating pathfinding of the Pikmin (e.g.: they tend to take much longer ways)
• bugs (e.g.: Pikmin or objects get stuck pretty often in environmental models - even with small groups)
• long waiting times

I got this game recommended from several friends, but I guess it is just not for me although I'm a very patient player in general.

So I've been playing through Pikmin. Trying to keep my days productive. You only have 30 days to find all the pieces of the ship to put it back together again. This game has been around for awhile, and honestly it is kind of strange to have Olimar in the Smash games. I didn't think Nintendo was so proud of Olimar.

I just defeated this giant bird thing that pops up from the ground. The first three spots are all clear, so I'm halfway done with 16/30 ship pieces. The pikmin make adorable sounds, and my gf likes watching me play. You kinda have to detach from them otherwise you cant make Ender's Game decisions about whether they ought to live or die.

The two blue circles at the top were little puddles. I had a hard time getting my pikmin to cross the bridge without falling into the puddles. Sure I could have brought blue pikmin only(they can swim), but the red ones are so much stronger than the blue ones.

MS Paint screenshot, cause thats how we roll now ;V