Unlike Pikmin 1 and 3, this playthrough was my first replay of Pikmin 2 since I first played it 3 years ago (mainly due to the amount of content and the design of the caves not being great for low day runs imo) and also like with my switch playthrough of Pikmin 1, I decided to play it without resetting at all.
HOLY FUCK i forgot how brutal this game can be. Even with the absurdly powerful additions of purple and white pikmin, just one mistake can cause half or even all of your army to be wiped out immediately. The beginning and mid game doesn’t have too many things to catch the player off guard but some of those late game caves are absolutely insane with how stressful they can be. It is immensely satisfying conquering these challenges though, and while I definitely do not recommend doing a no reset run to first time players, I think it definitely added a lot to my enjoyment this time.
The switch port itself is the best version for sure, the lack of the licensed treasures obviously is kind of a bummer but that’s such a minuscule detail overall and you can get the same experience seeing them in game by collecting them and then googling what they looked like in the previous versions. I normally never use my switch in handheld but due to being on vacation as of writing this, I played the whole game like this and actually really liked it. Before 3 Deluxe came to switch the idea of a proper pikmin game on a handheld seemed kinda wild so it’s nice the entire main series is available on the switch.
I’ve loved this game ever since my first playthrough but replaying it really showed me how much this game manages to shine despite being so different from its predecessor and sequel. I think I probably still prefer Pikmin 3 and doubt I’m likely to replay Pikmin 2 as much still but that shouldn’t discredit it for being an amazing game in its own right.
fuck orange bulborbs btw I don’t see those enemies get as much hate as they deserve
HOLY FUCK i forgot how brutal this game can be. Even with the absurdly powerful additions of purple and white pikmin, just one mistake can cause half or even all of your army to be wiped out immediately. The beginning and mid game doesn’t have too many things to catch the player off guard but some of those late game caves are absolutely insane with how stressful they can be. It is immensely satisfying conquering these challenges though, and while I definitely do not recommend doing a no reset run to first time players, I think it definitely added a lot to my enjoyment this time.
The switch port itself is the best version for sure, the lack of the licensed treasures obviously is kind of a bummer but that’s such a minuscule detail overall and you can get the same experience seeing them in game by collecting them and then googling what they looked like in the previous versions. I normally never use my switch in handheld but due to being on vacation as of writing this, I played the whole game like this and actually really liked it. Before 3 Deluxe came to switch the idea of a proper pikmin game on a handheld seemed kinda wild so it’s nice the entire main series is available on the switch.
I’ve loved this game ever since my first playthrough but replaying it really showed me how much this game manages to shine despite being so different from its predecessor and sequel. I think I probably still prefer Pikmin 3 and doubt I’m likely to replay Pikmin 2 as much still but that shouldn’t discredit it for being an amazing game in its own right.
fuck orange bulborbs btw I don’t see those enemies get as much hate as they deserve
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10 months ago