I played Pikmin 3 and could not resonate with me but playing Pikmin 4 was a different story. Pikmin 4 was simultaneously a relaxing and intense time.
I welcome the changes to the franchise including the perspective, adding a helpful dog and challenge arenas. The gameplay loop was addictive with their amazing level designs along with the game mechanics to make it all come together perfectly. It does so well, that I 100%'ed the game. Which is a rare for me.
The traditions of a day cycle, collecting Pikmin and collecting items is all there. They also reintroduced caves from Pikmin 2 which was great to see.
They added customising your character and time management puzzles which was satisfying.
As much as I loved the charm and presentation, the game has some very minor issues of:
- Load times being quite lengthy (this could be a hardware issue)
- I don't normally care, but I really want a New Game Plus option.
- The final (about 5%) was very tedious and/or challenging having the last cave being a chore to do. Just note the final cave is optional to get the good ending the game.
Pikmin 4 is good for the soul and with 6 worlds to cover, it stayed it's welcome perfectly. Took me around 50 hours to 100% (with the secret ending) of the game and may come back to it again.
I welcome the changes to the franchise including the perspective, adding a helpful dog and challenge arenas. The gameplay loop was addictive with their amazing level designs along with the game mechanics to make it all come together perfectly. It does so well, that I 100%'ed the game. Which is a rare for me.
The traditions of a day cycle, collecting Pikmin and collecting items is all there. They also reintroduced caves from Pikmin 2 which was great to see.
They added customising your character and time management puzzles which was satisfying.
As much as I loved the charm and presentation, the game has some very minor issues of:
- Load times being quite lengthy (this could be a hardware issue)
- I don't normally care, but I really want a New Game Plus option.
- The final (about 5%) was very tedious and/or challenging having the last cave being a chore to do. Just note the final cave is optional to get the good ending the game.
Pikmin 4 is good for the soul and with 6 worlds to cover, it stayed it's welcome perfectly. Took me around 50 hours to 100% (with the secret ending) of the game and may come back to it again.