This is probably the most consistently fun mario game imo excluding its sequel. Unlike 64 and Sunshine, there’s nothing outright annoying or anything that I think the game would be better off without, yet I don’t think I would say I prefer this to Sunshine or Odyssey and only narrowly edging out 64 for me. It’s an amazing game, don’t get me wrong, it was the first video game I ever played even and I can’t even count how many times I’ve replayed it so it could just be that I’m so used to everything at this point that it doesn’t really feel as special to me anymore lol.

Switch version is very good and probably now the best way to play Pikmin 1 due to the crushing glitch seemingly being fixed finally. Unrelated to the version specifically, Pikmin 1 is still really fun even after finishing the sequels that I consider to be better than it and I’m glad the series is finally getting the spotlight it’s deserved for so long.

P.S for first time players: be absolutely sure to destroy the egg in the Distant Spring before it disappears after Day 15, there’s a nice reward that should make your playthrough a whole lot nicer

I think my standards were always gonna be too high since this game was the whole reason I wanted to play the series but sadly didn’t really enjoy this as much yakuza 2-5, 0, or judgment. Still good though, Ichi is a wonderful protag and the gameplay loop is fun enough for what it is. I think if LAD 8 irons out the pacing issues as well as a couple of other things then it has the potential to be the best in the series. Good base for the series going forward even if I’m not as big on it as I wanted to be.