9:04 As an american I will happily say I don't know a single soul who would say anything has "spunk." And I am so glad for that. Anyway, I pretty much agree that Pikmin 1 has always been my favorite. I think some of it is the nostalgia of playing the game with my dad (neither of us were very good when I was young, and it was kind of terrifying hearing the pikmin die). He watched me play a bit of 4 and pretty much captured some of the soullessness I felt rather succinctly: "Who is this character you're playing?" well, it's a character you name yourself. "so what did you call him?" well, I have chosen to call him goofus. "is that because he kinda looks like a goofus with the weird elongated face?" yup, you get it. It's weirdly silly for being ostensibly a rescue mission. There's no connection...to anyone, really. Pikmin 1 has the end of day logs. It has Olimar's commentary on every ship part (which is slightly different the first time you see one and then again when you collect it). The first time you play the game, you get to know Olimar and care what he's doing, about his family, you're invested in him getting home. I don't think any of the other games really 'get' that when they bring in their own newer characters. 2 has a weirdly overbearing ship AI and a player 2 whose main feature is eating things and being horrible, and their characterization is pretty much just jokes in the piklopedia. Meanwhile Olimar has really serious biological notes on enemies? Some of his treasure notes are about hating his job, or just wanting to nap in the sun. The tone of these characters next to each other always did ring dissonantly to me. It gets worse in the later piklopedias. I think that's because there's this attempt to have 3+ characters all needing to have their say. I don't remember anything from 3 or 4's treasure/enemy notes...But I remember that Sagittarius and Libra are gifts from Olimar's kids. And that, even though they don't seem to do anything on Olimar's ship, they're listed as required parts. As a kid, I didn't really "get" why that would be. Now that I'm older, now that playing Pikmin 1 every now and then and just giving the game a quick runthrough is a thing I can just do easily...I find it feels rewarding to get Olimar home as fast as you can. After all, wouldn't it be nice if he could spend the rest of his vacation with his family, rather than stranded in some weird, completely unfamiliar place? Thanks for the video. :)
I had a strange experience with the Pikmin series. First tried out Pikmin from Blockbuster, loved it. My mom got me Pikmin 2 for Christmas bc they didn't have any more Pikmin 1 on the Wii, I fell in love with 2, then managed to get my hands on 1. Loved it as well (but 2 was my fave), then I tried 3 on the Wii U and was disappointed with how easy it was. Went back to mostly playing 2 until 4 came out, then I loved it for bringing back purples and whites but also my new fave rocks, then I slowly started to get frustrated with how the game kept babying me. Now I have a love/hate relationship with 4 and love 3 Deluxe and am strictly playing ultra spicy mode on it. Interchanging the first 3 titles all the time attempting zero-death runs, while 4... I'll get back to 4 just for the Olimar's shipwrecked tale. So I'm not sure what category I fall under. 😅
While 2 is my personal favorite, I personally am in the camp that 3 is the best one overall. Most replayable, consistent, and Pikmin beginner friendly.
I like pikmin 1 for being balanced and the Gameplay progression being perfect. One problem is that you can't switch pikmin freely like pikmin 2, pikmin AI is not that great and will target anything they touch. I'm a pikmin 1, 2 fan.
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9:04 As an american I will happily say I don't know a single soul who would say anything has "spunk." And I am so glad for that.
Anyway, I pretty much agree that Pikmin 1 has always been my favorite. I think some of it is the nostalgia of playing the game with my dad (neither of us were very good when I was young, and it was kind of terrifying hearing the pikmin die). He watched me play a bit of 4 and pretty much captured some of the soullessness I felt rather succinctly: "Who is this character you're playing?" well, it's a character you name yourself. "so what did you call him?" well, I have chosen to call him goofus. "is that because he kinda looks like a goofus with the weird elongated face?" yup, you get it.
It's weirdly silly for being ostensibly a rescue mission. There's no connection...to anyone, really. Pikmin 1 has the end of day logs. It has Olimar's commentary on every ship part (which is slightly different the first time you see one and then again when you collect it). The first time you play the game, you get to know Olimar and care what he's doing, about his family, you're invested in him getting home. I don't think any of the other games really 'get' that when they bring in their own newer characters. 2 has a weirdly overbearing ship AI and a player 2 whose main feature is eating things and being horrible, and their characterization is pretty much just jokes in the piklopedia. Meanwhile Olimar has really serious biological notes on enemies? Some of his treasure notes are about hating his job, or just wanting to nap in the sun. The tone of these characters next to each other always did ring dissonantly to me.
It gets worse in the later piklopedias. I think that's because there's this attempt to have 3+ characters all needing to have their say. I don't remember anything from 3 or 4's treasure/enemy notes...But I remember that Sagittarius and Libra are gifts from Olimar's kids. And that, even though they don't seem to do anything on Olimar's ship, they're listed as required parts. As a kid, I didn't really "get" why that would be.
Now that I'm older, now that playing Pikmin 1 every now and then and just giving the game a quick runthrough is a thing I can just do easily...I find it feels rewarding to get Olimar home as fast as you can. After all, wouldn't it be nice if he could spend the rest of his vacation with his family, rather than stranded in some weird, completely unfamiliar place?
Thanks for the video. :)
I had a strange experience with the Pikmin series. First tried out Pikmin from Blockbuster, loved it. My mom got me Pikmin 2 for Christmas bc they didn't have any more Pikmin 1 on the Wii, I fell in love with 2, then managed to get my hands on 1. Loved it as well (but 2 was my fave), then I tried 3 on the Wii U and was disappointed with how easy it was. Went back to mostly playing 2 until 4 came out, then I loved it for bringing back purples and whites but also my new fave rocks, then I slowly started to get frustrated with how the game kept babying me. Now I have a love/hate relationship with 4 and love 3 Deluxe and am strictly playing ultra spicy mode on it. Interchanging the first 3 titles all the time attempting zero-death runs, while 4... I'll get back to 4 just for the Olimar's shipwrecked tale.
So I'm not sure what category I fall under. 😅
While 2 is my personal favorite, I personally am in the camp that 3 is the best one overall. Most replayable, consistent, and Pikmin beginner friendly.
Yeah I agree that 3 is the most beginner friendly. 2 is great, but it lacks the replayability that makes the first and third
I’m a Pikmin 1 and 4 fan, where the heck does that leave me?
mmm, Not sure the ven diagram there, maybe you like the non-linear feel?
I understand 😭. Pikmin 2 is just not the same; feels like a completely different game
Pikmin 2 is a game for die hards. Raw Pikmin game play with cheap deaths and death traps.
my ranking: 2, 1, 4, 3 or maybe 2, 4, 1, 3 (I played all of them in order, starting from pikmin 1 when I was like 5)
I like 1, 3, and 4
yes this is the correct opinion
great minds think alike Coil
“I hated xenoblade 3” thems fighting words i legally have to fight you now
Good Video I 100% agree with you. I just did a vid talking about how i think it is Nintendos peak.
i love the first Pikmin, but i can't like the 2, 3 or 4, definitily que first one has something especial
The first game is something special, it'll never be replicated
I like pikmin 1 for being balanced and the Gameplay progression being perfect. One problem is that you can't switch pikmin freely like pikmin 2, pikmin AI is not that great and will target anything they touch. I'm a pikmin 1, 2 fan.
the pikmin swapping is on the switch version if that helps
Nice Video ! Sub & Big Like ! And Love Retro Pikmin !
Thank You!
Nah Pikmin 3 is better
I do love pikmin 3 in fairness