Pikmin 3 the best in the series:

> No caves
> Louie's cooking notes
> Introduction of rock pikmin, a gang of 100 of these can annihilate anything
> 6 types of pikmin of any given time in your crew (see and learn pikmin 4)
> Control three captains at the same time and maneuver them by selecting destinations on the map (the pinnacle of strategy games)
> Enjoying refreshing juice at the end of each day
> Maps are full of tiny secrets and puzzles
> Huge fauna variety for the pikmin to have fun

Maintaining the series' tradition: dialogues, items/enemys descriptions, logs, and the overall story is so charming as it can be.

If the Pikmin series is pure delight, Pikmin 3 is transcendent joy