Tinykin is so charming, fun, and easy to play. I have not played much Pikmin and think this is more like 75% platformer, 25% puzzle game. They really nailed the appeal of being a little guy in a big world, as well as making it fun to traverse the area. The first few Tinykin you find don't immediately help with traversal, but once you get the ones that stack up and upgrade your float bubble you're zooming around the levels to find every nook and crany. And that's not even getting into the soapboard, which adds grinding - all video games should have grinding.

While the writing was sometimes way too chatty (think the later Mario + Luigi RPGs), the story was charming and fun throughout. I had so much fun exploring and doing everything in every map, and it was nice that at 6-8 hours it didn't overstay its welcome.