Pikmin is a game I really loved, and I've been meaning for a long time now to play its sequel. I've heard it's an absolutely amazing game, and since I loved the first game, it would make sense that I would love this one too. And of course, that's exactly what happened, I loved the new direction that this game took, and I love how this game really tried experimenting with things.
Pikmin 2 feels a lot more open than the first game. While the levels have the same general size in both Pikmin 1 and 2, it's how you go about going through the game that makes it feel thus. Since this game doesn't feature the 30-day limit of the first game, it's allows you to plan more freely, without having that looming time limit over your head. While that 30-day time limit was amazing in the first game, I'm glad they changed it up for the sequel. Pikmin 2 instead gives you a basic goal, "get enough money to pay off a debt", and how you go about doing that is entirely up to you. I mean simply that just means collecting treasures, but what treasures you get, where you find them, and the exact order of which you do so is entirely up to you, and I adore that. Though of course the big way of getting treasures is exploring Caves.
Caves are dungeons where you can bring your Pikmin into to find treasures, and there is some really interesting choices in how caves work. The fact you can only use the Pikmin you bring in to the caves creates an interesting challenge, especially the further you get into the game, and the harder the caves become. One thing I noticed about the caves as I was playing is that some of the floors seemed to have randomly generated layouts, though not every floor has this. I also really adore how a lot of the caves seem to have bosses unique to them, though I know I didn't see all of them. You don't need to go to every cave to beat the game, so I did miss out on some. Caves are definitely a bit challenging because you have that limited number of Pikmin to use. However at the same time, they're also really forgiving due to being able to reload back to the start of the specific floor.
I also really love the addition of the brand new Pikmin found in the game. The Purple Pikmin are extremely powerful, and easily the best Pikmin in the game. They can stun enemies, deal massive damage, and a singular Purple Pikmin counts as 10 regular Pikmin when carrying items. Because of this, it's arguable that they're a bit too powerful, but I still really adore them. The White Pikmin are also rather neat, they resist Poison and they find things that are completely buried underground. While as I mentioned, the Purple Pikmin are really powerful, the 2 new Pikmin introduced create a great dynamic with the already existing Red, Blue, and Yellow Pikmin. And on top of that, you have to be more decisive with how many you have, as now with 5 types of Pikmin, but you can still only hold 100 Pikmin maximum.
I really enjoyed Pikmin 2. But I feel like I love it the same amount as the first one, and I really love the new approach Pikmin 2 goes for. I could definitely try to 100% the game in the future, but I'm content with the amount that I played.
Pikmin 2 feels a lot more open than the first game. While the levels have the same general size in both Pikmin 1 and 2, it's how you go about going through the game that makes it feel thus. Since this game doesn't feature the 30-day limit of the first game, it's allows you to plan more freely, without having that looming time limit over your head. While that 30-day time limit was amazing in the first game, I'm glad they changed it up for the sequel. Pikmin 2 instead gives you a basic goal, "get enough money to pay off a debt", and how you go about doing that is entirely up to you. I mean simply that just means collecting treasures, but what treasures you get, where you find them, and the exact order of which you do so is entirely up to you, and I adore that. Though of course the big way of getting treasures is exploring Caves.
Caves are dungeons where you can bring your Pikmin into to find treasures, and there is some really interesting choices in how caves work. The fact you can only use the Pikmin you bring in to the caves creates an interesting challenge, especially the further you get into the game, and the harder the caves become. One thing I noticed about the caves as I was playing is that some of the floors seemed to have randomly generated layouts, though not every floor has this. I also really adore how a lot of the caves seem to have bosses unique to them, though I know I didn't see all of them. You don't need to go to every cave to beat the game, so I did miss out on some. Caves are definitely a bit challenging because you have that limited number of Pikmin to use. However at the same time, they're also really forgiving due to being able to reload back to the start of the specific floor.
I also really love the addition of the brand new Pikmin found in the game. The Purple Pikmin are extremely powerful, and easily the best Pikmin in the game. They can stun enemies, deal massive damage, and a singular Purple Pikmin counts as 10 regular Pikmin when carrying items. Because of this, it's arguable that they're a bit too powerful, but I still really adore them. The White Pikmin are also rather neat, they resist Poison and they find things that are completely buried underground. While as I mentioned, the Purple Pikmin are really powerful, the 2 new Pikmin introduced create a great dynamic with the already existing Red, Blue, and Yellow Pikmin. And on top of that, you have to be more decisive with how many you have, as now with 5 types of Pikmin, but you can still only hold 100 Pikmin maximum.
I really enjoyed Pikmin 2. But I feel like I love it the same amount as the first one, and I really love the new approach Pikmin 2 goes for. I could definitely try to 100% the game in the future, but I'm content with the amount that I played.