NJInkling
2017
Served its purpose well enough. It was an easy pick-up-and-play game that my niece and nephew both liked when they were little. I also used it when I had to babysit my niece and nephew and their friends one day. The game isn't great but it works as something quick that anyone can understand and play, and for that, Nintendo did an admirable job.
I mostly play this game for its world. I love going down to street level and walking around and seeing the details of the city, though I also swing around the city and get on top of buildings as well. The core gameplay, of combat and collecting, is fun enough, but if it weren't for the sheer life in the city, I wouldn't be playing it much.
2022
I love this game. I beat it 4 times. The director said that he wanted to focus on three things to make Sonic popular again: open world gameplay, realistic graphics, and a complex and detailed story. This has all three of those plus a detailed combat system. I love exploring the world, fighting the roving bosses, and doing the individual challenge levels. The complex story is a great bonus, and the world might not be "alive" in the sense of other open world games (no traveling characters for instance) but the night/day cycle and weather add to it. My favorite Sonic game by far.
2023
I liked it but not as much as 3 or even 1. The new camera perspective that truly reminds you how small you are is a nice detail. Other than that, it seems they tried to "mainstream" the game by adding in features such as upgrades and missions. I'm also not big on the underground areas returning, though they do reduce the frustration at least. The dandori battles ranged from fun to frustrating and annyoing. Same with the night time "tower defense" type levels. I did ultimately find the game fun, but I liked the overall experience of 3 better.
2020
My favorite Pikmin game. It does away with the underground aspect of 2 (which 4 brought back), and I love the whole "swapping between three characters" thing and how you can set each character up to do different tasks. I also like how the time limit of the first game was brought back and made into a "soft" time limit that can be extended. Overall, the best Pikmin game for me personally, and I like it better than 4.
2022
2019