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This game will just let your completionist mindset run rampant on the best way possible.
Actual masterpiece.

Primer juego en Wii U jugado y me resultó una experiencia más que agradable, me dejaba descomprimir la cabeza y mecánicamente es muy divertido. La historia podría aportar mucho más y siento que sacaron pikmins que podrían haber estado. El combate es bastante incómodo a veces pero el juego es divertido.

Pikmin 1 didn't quite scratch my Pikmin itch as much as I wanted it to, so I sat down and played through Pikmin 3 between last night and today. The only thing I knew about this game going in is that I remembered hearing it was a little short. Compared to the dungeon crawling epic that is Pikmin 2, then yes, I suppose that's true, but I think this game was just as long as it needed to be. I collected all the fruit and it took me 36 days and about 18-ish real time hours.

This game controls totally left-handed with the Wii U tablet and with the right hand manning the stylus. Granted, plaything through the whole thing in one sitting did a bit of a number on my wrist, but I'm just gonna hope that feels better by morning XP. I'm not sure I like it better than the Gamecube controls, but I like it better than the Wiimote+numchuk controls. The only thing you can't do is direct your hoard in a direction like you can with the C-stick in the Gamecube games. Although you DO have a dodge roll you can get and activate with left and right on the D-pad which is pretty freaking sweet. Using the stylus to aim isn't an exact science, at least if you wanna play with the TV + tablet instead of just the tablet, but you get used to it pretty quick.

The graphics are BEAUTIFUL. This is one of my favorite looking games of last (this?) generation. All of the landscapes are beautifully detailed with tons of graphical detail and vibrant colors. The monsters look fantastic, and the really big ones are always a joy to even see just because of how oddball they are and fluidly they move. The level design is proper quality as well, as it always encourages you to inspect all of your surroundings to find dat fruit. Three main party members as well as a "Go To" feature on your map allows for some serious multi-tasking if you're up for it, and there are some decidedly more fiendishly hidden fruit that will require tactical use of all three members each wielding Pikmin of their own.

The combat is Pikmin as usual, more or less, but the world bosses are GREAT. One of my favorite parts of the game. This is the best the Pikmin themselves have ever been balanced, in my opinion. The two new types, rock and flying, replace the old types of purple and white, and have fantastic utility to both of them in that the flying can handle flying enemies easier, and rocks don't cling to things but do damage on impact as well as breaking enemy carapaces. Add in the exploration utility of things like the normal 3 (and yellows which are good at digging now and not nearly as useless as they used to be), and this is definitely one of the best designed games in the series.

Verdict: Highly recommended. A lot of care and detail went into this game, and it shows. It's a great adventure you can get through in a day or two, but it's a damn fun and memorable one. Definitely worth a try if you liked either of the other games even a little :)

Great gameplay, beautiful for wii u. Neat logs and neat details. Fun optimization its great.


Pikmin 1 again but far easier. Really getting into the multitasking is awesome though. Loved the mission mode.

All fruit = completion. Pretty good, where's 4 at and wtf is PW?

3 captains is too many captains man. I enjoyed the fruit system but the fruit just gave you way too much juiceand was just way too easy outside the 1 day Louie comes to ruin your damn day.

Even though people call this game easy and very linear(like those are inherently bad), I've played this game so much because it's insanely fun to optimize. The vibes of this game are also unmatched

Objectively better than Pikmin 2, but it lacks Purple Picked Men

4th favourite game. The flow of Pikmin is so satisfying. One of my most replayed games and one that I can always just jump into and enjoy.

That beautiful, perfect, chill game

still playing it and im really early in but this is good fun,....

A solid follow up to the second game with a much more linear approach. With the introduction of 3 controllable captains as opposed to 2, this game has multiple environmental puzzles that utilizes the series largest set of Pikmin types. Combat is not as much of a focus in this game as dungeons remain mostly absent. A very charming game with a comical story and fun gameplay.

We should throw Rock Pikmin through the windows of the Supreme Court

The graphics update compared to the wii/gamecube versions of the game were phenomenal, however the straightforward gameplay of "Do this or you'll never advance the story" always bothered me as a kid. There was barely any free range to the game, which is just a me issue when it comes to it. It doesn't have too many rewarding aspects when it comes to replayability, and overall the ending felt kinda disappointing to me.

Love the game, but definitely my least favorite of the franchise. Still love Rock and Winged pikmin tho. Silly little critters.

The game that introduced my favourite type, Rock Pikmin! I don't want to write a review just yet, as when it came out I only played the campaign, and I feel this game deserves a full playthrough including all of its side modes.

Cute little game, too linear for a pikmin game in my opinion, TONS of great side missions and bingo battle is extreamely fun. The story is okay, I didn't like the story that much.

I don't know what it is with Pikmin games but I can never get them to click with me. Something about the day/night cycle and time limits are always just too stressful for me when all I want to do is explore with my little buddies.
The co-op mode was dope, though. Played through all of that with my wife. Wish you could that with the actual campaign.

Replay on Wii U

I remember being really upset with this version when it first came out but I loved it on the switch remake. I was curious to see how much the P3 Deluxe’s updates were, and yeah those quality of life changes make this game significantly better.

I fully believe Louie is the most reprehensible and evil Nintendo character.

first pikmin game and its really fun

Pikmin 3 definitely scratches a pikmin itch and fine tunes some of the mechanics that need fine tuning from the first two games, but it feels almost too forgiving and loses a bit of the intensity that the first two brought. I played on "Hard" mode and it was incredibly easy, only losing large groups of pikmin to certain bosses (and I do think the bosses are fun, but they almost got Mario-fied in this game). They introduced the flying and rock pikmin which I felt were fun additions, but neither are really used too much apart from an obstacle here and there. I think having a pointer on the radar that says "go here" makes this game lose a bit of that exploration element which I loved so much in the first two. Everything really was right where it told you it was, so it felt like I blazed through it way too quickly. Ultimately, it's still Pikmin and the charm is still there so I had a pretty fun time. Excited to play through Pikmin 4 when I get around to it.

Lindíssimo, belos gráficos, boa ambientação, requer estratégia e planejamento pra se jogar bem, o que torna a gameplay muito divertida.


Very fun and easily the best pikmin entry

This is wjat i think a pikmin game should be like just a chill rts game with cute flower creatures and a sense of exploration with beautiful areas and biomes. Many criticise its difficulty and i do understand however for me pikmin shoild just be more about optimising your run or just taking it chill and take in the visuals and this game delivers in spades in those aspects. Worth noting most of the bosses in this game are by far the best in the series

Pikmin 3 is everything I wanted Pikmin 1 and 2 to be. Smart AI and automation, good control scheme, polished gameplay and a balanced time limit system. Pikmin 3 takes the best things about the first 2 games and refines them even more, although I did prefer the goal of collecting random items in Pikmin 2 than collecting fruit in this game. Olimar's side story is also fun and a good challenge after you beat the main. Had so much fun with this and I'm really looking forward to Pikmin 4.