Shin Chan

2y

On second thought, Pikmin 4 isn’t a 4K @ 60FPS realistic gritty game that’s rated mature!

Pikmin trash!

maxxing

2y

Platinumed all the dandori battles and challenges now on my way to the King’s Cavern

Bazooe

2y

Gonna have to wait a little to pick this up and this feels like the worst thing that’s ever happened to me

Water Giver

2y

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🌱 JUST COMPLETED THE GAME 🌱

It amazing man. I couldnt have hoped for more. My expectations were high, and they were highly surpassed. I have never been so satisfied from a long awaited release. Im so glad. Finished just under 50 HOURS.

Its a technical marvel as well. It was stable & steady the entire way. Not a single framedrop nor glitch. All the enviormental destruction, particle effects, multiple simultaneous AI logic & the sheer amount of assets rendered on screen at once is wild & on the Switch no less - which is basically 2 gen old tech at this point & part mobile. I did have one crash but that was on the demo, the actual game didnt crash at all. Been playing since it released on July 21st & I finished my first playthrough today - July 28th. The gameplay is great, the graphics is great, the sound design is great - its all just great and pushed the Switch to its absolute limit. Im still surprised its able to even run on it no wonder it took so long to come out.

🌸 My overall review; mainly just stitching together stuff Ive said itt during playtime 🌸

• Pikmin 4 one of the few sequels in a series that I would say is genuinely objectively better than the rest or at the least damn-near 🌴

Only thing you can argue the other ones over P4 is the tone of each entry & which tone/vibe you like more which each one def has its own feel - like P1 being the most serious & anxious, P2 being jokey & chaotic, P3 being really relaxed & P4 having a more cinematic streamlined feel. And the only "true negative" & downside of Pikmin 4 to me is all the talking especially in the first area, but once you get out of area 1 it mostly dies down. If too much talking is the only downside of a game then I think its in a pretty good position overall as a whole.

Only other potential negative is that I think Pikmin 3's lock on system and targeting is the best in the entire series. In P3 you can pick specific crucial & strategic body parts to hit on enemies & you can free aim so you have more room for set up etc. In P4 its really streamlined & to me its overtuned a bit too much, but its still fine & enjoyable.

• Also love how they balanced difficulty in this game too. One of the few rare moments in where trying to please everybody actually succeeds 🌴

The surface is mostly chilled out & laxxed like Pikmin 3, the dungeons are a difficult challenge & brain teasers like Pikmin 2, the later on side content brings the anxiousness & resource management of Pikmin 1, the night expeditions are entirely new that have its own difficulty curve & the dandori battles bring back the optional side modes of the old games but for the main game. Then theres this side content you also unlock later on in the game that is really difficult & frustrating but not necessary to do. Over half the stuff to do & see in the game isnt "needed" either for basic progression - so kids arent walled out the story & areas neither even if they dont want to do or cant get pass the harder content.

Its genius. So much of this game is just so damn clever. They really maxxed out all their time and delays man. Its an incredible feat & it genuinely feels like a proper "next gen" game for Nintendo which is a rare feeling from Nintendo these days. From gameplay to content to graphics.

And I love how natural & enjoyable completing every area to 100% is - the flow of doing so is so good you dont even think about it that often & theres no annoying chores or unnecessary goals/busywork n s*** with it. More games should take that in as inspiration & as an example.

• Its so crazy how many new enemies and enemy types there are and how A1 every single one is, the boss battles have been really dope too. And how all the Pikmin types are used to a great extent 🌴

Every Pikmin feels incredibly useful in this one with purpose - the balancing of having only 3 Pikmin types at a time helps a lot with that too, but also there is so much on the surface and in dungeons that genuinely uses every Pikmin type thoughtfully. The game gives every type a lot of time to shine individually along with tasks that only the specific type(s) can do.

The game is simply clever & fun ☀

9.5/10 - 2023 GOTY 🐜

Pikmin 2 is/was a top 10 game of all time for me & the best of the series, but Pikmin 4 might overtake it in both regards once i sit with it a bit. It is THE BEST NINTENDO SERIES, AND IM GLAD ITS GETTING ITS JUST-DUES ON THE MAINSTREAM STAGE FINALLY!

Shouts out all the day 1s that saw my downward spiral itt (& even the few on OG-KTT) regarding Pikmin 4 & then my subsequent upward spiral when it was finally revealed offcially - plus the people that have been apart of the thread for a long time & those that are just enjoying the Pikmin experience:

@Bazooe @butch22 @Stardust @LegendShkreli @wigg @rise_zero @ShintaroKago @Kabel @AwareYesterday @ShinNohara @maxxing @BBLDRIZZY @coat @Q3D @Chilla @SeattleZ12 @Makaveli842

And everyone else. We were blessed - the prophecy is finally - truly - finished & fullfied... UNTIL THE NEXT ADVENTURE

AND ALL MY HOMIES STILL HATE GAMESPOT

Water Giver

2y

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🌱 JUST COMPLETED THE GAME 🌱

It amazing man. I couldnt have hoped for more. My expectations were high, and they were highly surpassed. I have never been so satisfied from a long awaited release. Im so glad. Finished just under 50 HOURS.

Its a technical marvel as well. It was stable & steady the entire way. Not a single framedrop nor glitch. All the enviormental destruction, particle effects, multiple simultaneous AI logic & the sheer amount of assets rendered on screen at once is wild & on the Switch no less - which is basically 2 gen old tech at this point & part mobile. I did have one crash but that was on the demo, the actual game didnt crash at all. Been playing since it released on July 21st & I finished my first playthrough today - July 28th. The gameplay is great, the graphics is great, the sound design is great - its all just great and pushed the Switch to its absolute limit. Im still surprised its able to even run on it no wonder it took so long to come out.

🌸 My overall review; mainly just stitching together stuff Ive said itt during playtime 🌸

• Pikmin 4 one of the few sequels in a series that I would say is genuinely objectively better than the rest or at the least damn-near 🌴

Only thing you can argue the other ones over P4 is the tone of each entry & which tone/vibe you like more which each one def has its own feel - like P1 being the most serious & anxious, P2 being jokey & chaotic, P3 being really relaxed & P4 having a more cinematic streamlined feel. And the only "true negative" & downside of Pikmin 4 to me is all the talking especially in the first area, but once you get out of area 1 it mostly dies down. If too much talking is the only downside of a game then I think its in a pretty good position overall as a whole.

Only other potential negative is that I think Pikmin 3's lock on system and targeting is the best in the entire series. In P3 you can pick specific crucial & strategic body parts to hit on enemies & you can free aim so you have more room for set up etc. In P4 its really streamlined & to me its overtuned a bit too much, but its still fine & enjoyable.

• Also love how they balanced difficulty in this game too. One of the few rare moments in where trying to please everybody actually succeeds 🌴

The surface is mostly chilled out & laxxed like Pikmin 3, the dungeons are a difficult challenge & brain teasers like Pikmin 2, the later on side content brings the anxiousness & resource management of Pikmin 1, the night expeditions are entirely new that have its own difficulty curve & the dandori battles bring back the optional side modes of the old games but for the main game. Then theres this side content you also unlock later on in the game that is really difficult & frustrating but not necessary to do. Over half the stuff to do & see in the game isnt "needed" either for basic progression - so kids arent walled out the story & areas neither even if they dont want to do or cant get pass the harder content.

Its genius. So much of this game is just so damn clever. They really maxxed out all their time and delays man. Its an incredible feat & it genuinely feels like a proper "next gen" game for Nintendo which is a rare feeling from Nintendo these days. From gameplay to content to graphics.

And I love how natural & enjoyable completing every area to 100% is - the flow of doing so is so good you dont even think about it that often & theres no annoying chores or unnecessary goals/busywork n s*** with it. More games should take that in as inspiration & as an example.

• Its so crazy how many new enemies and enemy types there are and how A1 every single one is, the boss battles have been really dope too. And how all the Pikmin types are used to a great extent 🌴

Every Pikmin feels incredibly useful in this one with purpose - the balancing of having only 3 Pikmin types at a time helps a lot with that too, but also there is so much on the surface and in dungeons that genuinely uses every Pikmin type thoughtfully. The game gives every type a lot of time to shine individually along with tasks that only the specific type(s) can do.

The game is simply clever & fun ☀

9.5/10 - 2023 GOTY 🐜

Pikmin 2 is/was a top 10 game of all time for me & the best of the series, but Pikmin 4 might overtake it in both regards once i sit with it a bit. It is THE BEST NINTENDO SERIES, AND IM GLAD ITS GETTING ITS JUST-DUES ON THE MAINSTREAM STAGE FINALLY!

Shouts out all the day 1s that saw my downward spiral itt (& even the few on OG-KTT) regarding Pikmin 4 & then my subsequent upward spiral when it was finally revealed offcially - plus the people that have been apart of the thread for a long time & those that are just enjoying the Pikmin experience:

@Bazooe @butch22 @Stardust @LegendShkreli @wigg @rise_zero @ShintaroKago @Kabel @AwareYesterday @ShinNohara @maxxing @BBLDRIZZY @coat @Q3D @Chilla @SeattleZ12 @Makaveli842

And everyone else. We were blessed - the prophecy is finally - truly - finished & fullfied... UNTIL THE NEXT ADVENTURE

AND ALL MY HOMIES STILL HATE GAMESPOT

DS2

2y

Bro I was already excited to play this but you just amped it 10x

Water Giver

2y

It has drop in and out local co-op as well so yall can play together

Shin Chan

2y

@Water_Giver happy you’re loving this game bro. Love to see a game deliver after f***in YEARS of delay

Shin Chan

2y

Been wanting to try this series but waiting for the physical of 1+2 and start there