SloaneRisette
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You did that during the chase sequence? That part was incredibly rough/stressful.
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Pikmin 3 |OT| Starvation, Slavery, and Savage Creatures in a Cute, Colorful Package
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You did that during the chase sequence? That part was incredibly rough/stressful.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
The enemies in this game don't seem as ferocious as before, it seems they're much more set to wait for you to sneak up on them instead of being more proactive, but I haven't played Pikmin 1 or 2 in awhile so maybe I'm misremembering things.
There also seems to be less of them and they re-spawn slower.
There also seems to be less of them and they re-spawn slower.
JetBlackPanda
Member
So is it true that the person with the gamepad has a huge advantage in bingo mode?!!
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Are retail stores carrying this? I haven't seen it at a Target or a Best Buy. Is this another Fire Emblem and Luigi's Mansion 2 again?
You need to find inspiration in the second episode of the first season of Stargate Atlantis.
Make the boss running into circles. After the first day opening one or two shortcuts in the cave and beating ennemies it's easy to make Brittany running to one part of the area, then waiting for the boss, then running away to the opposite way of the cave.
First day I took red and rock pikmins, second day more blue ones and mainly yellow ones. (can't remember if it took, me one more day just to exit the cave, thought).
That was my second run, no way to know how to handle this stage this way on your first run of course!
First day I took red and rock pikmins, second day more blue ones and mainly yellow ones. (can't remember if it took, me one more day just to exit the cave, thought).
That was my second run, no way to know how to handle this stage this way on your first run of course!
About that spoiler:
Seriously! I haven't played Pikmin2 so I don't know about hus role there. But they made him so unlikabke in this one. I hate him!
I just operated on the assumption of being prepared for anything.
DragonGirl
Member
For people looking for physical copies, if you didn't preorder, good luck. Nintendo seems to be pushing digital downloads by making physical copies of their games hard to fine. If it's not Mario, it probably has a low print run.
Local store in Germany had like 10 copies. Guess it's different everywhere?
SegaManAU
Gold Member
I was at both Best Buy and Walmart today and they both had several copies.
Side note, I'm on Day 22...still no Blue or Pink Pikmin
About 23 fruits...I'm not exactly rushing...
I'm not getting this until next week at the earliest. Went to Gamestop and they didn't have any non reserve copies in so they sold me an online copy instead, with the worst shipping speed available.
I only had to pay $12 for everything though, so I guess it's not all bad. I just really want to play this now.
I only had to pay $12 for everything though, so I guess it's not all bad. I just really want to play this now.
DragonGirl
Member
Obviously quantities vary by store location. I'm just saying in general, print copies will be harder to find than many people are used to. Gamestop, for example won't have many non reserve games, and this is likely a trend.
Kissenkopf
Banned
Something that really surprised me were the credits. I thought that the game was made by a huge number of people. But after 3 minutes the staff roll was over...just imagine a Pikmin made with a team size like Zelda!!
C.Olimar788
Member
As a gamer who similarly loathes time limits, neither Pikmin nor Pikmin 3 are bad about it. In Pikmin 1 you have a ton of time to complete your task, with the time limit only really feeling imposing rather than being difficult to work around. In Pikmin 3 the time limit is even more lenient, as it essentially extends every time you collect fruit, with some fruit giving as much as three days.
mapachealocado
Member
I can keep exploring as long as I have juice, right? Or is there a day limit? I'm slow and I think I'm taking more days than needed to do some tasks D:
Forgottonone
Member
That is me, I keep restarting my day untill i get all the fruit. This is my first Pikmin experience .
Revolutionary
Member
Finally got to play the game some more, I'm liking it (boss battles are pretty good) but the pathfinding is really spotty...
Yep don't worry. The game provides juice for 99 days.
C.Olimar788
Member
Yes. Your "day limit" is directly connected to your juice - one bottle of juice equals one day.
As a result, there is technically a day limit as there is a finite amount of fruit. I'd imagine it's pretty high, though, easily over 100. EDIT: Or maybe it's 99, as stated by the poster right above? I dunno I'm still playing through the game.
mapachealocado
Member
Thanks! I was worried since it took me 2 days to
connect the bridge in the snow area and reunite with Brittany
Ausgamers: 8,6/10
http://www.ausgamers.com/games/pikmin-3/review/
Examiner: 9/10
http://www.examiner.com/article/review-pikmin-3-brings-new-life-to-wii-u
http://www.ausgamers.com/games/pikmin-3/review/
Examiner: 9/10
http://www.examiner.com/article/review-pikmin-3-brings-new-life-to-wii-u
linko9
Member
Well, just finished it 100%. Time said something under 11 hours, 33 days. It was a pretty good game, and it scratched the Pikmin itch, but I still think it's the weakest of the series. Certainly the prettiest at least. Final level was neat.
I was annoyed and surprised to find that the secret files don't do anything. Whatever it turns out to be is sure to disappoint.
I was annoyed and surprised to find that the secret files don't do anything. Whatever it turns out to be is sure to disappoint.
diddybeats
Member
Does anyone know if there is anyway to see which memo's have been missed. If I look on the gamepad im missing 1 but is there anyway to know which area this is in or do I have to trawl through them all?
Ah, I don't think to have seen it mentionned here but indeed, I've recognized several musical bits from Zelda:
Some jingles sfx like when you land on a new area in the morning;
The discover of some pikmin particularities (for example the cutscene when you have your first pikmin burning) that is the "getting an item" Zelda jingle;
And probably others I can't remember ATM.
I'm sur I'm not imagining it but will like some confirmation!
But you get it, there is a whistle that you find for that.
Found this on youtube when I was browsing random videos, it's pretty cute!! I wish Miyamoto would hurry up and tell us when the real Pikmin anime/cgi is coming
Pikmin 3 anime
Pikmin 3 anime
PushingButtons
Member
I think it took me about 2-3 days as well. I was completely lost and befuddled. Thankfully I'm not alone =p
eXistor
Member
I don't think I've ever seen better looking fruit in a game. So scrump-diddly-umptious!
/edit: Also, I'm sure people have been speculating about this, but Alph is (I'll just spoiler just in case)
/edit: Also, I'm sure people have been speculating about this, but Alph is (I'll just spoiler just in case)
Olimar's son right? I mean he looks a lot like him and even looks like the clay figures they made for Pikmin 2. And if I'm not mistaken Alph even comments on his dad. Potential DLC story? Pikmin 4 to star Olimar's daughter and wife?
Pikmin 3 |OT| You Can Lock On, Press R to Aim, You Can Charge, Read The Fucking Notes
Yeah, I'm thinking about dropping the wiimote/nunchuck and just going gamepad. I forgot how annoying the wiimote is and I feel like I have better camera (and thus combat) control with the gamepad. See how that works out.
Added a very handy tip that makes the game open right up.
No. If he was then surely he'd know his
own father
He's not,
they're different species from different planets. Alph mentions his grandfather Drake in one of the conversations, and Olimar mentions bringing home presents for his children. Not to mention that they meet, and nothing about any relation is ever mentioned, or hinted at.
:Motorbass
Member
Pikmin 3 |OT| You Can Lock On, Press R to Aim, You Can Charge, Read The Fucking Notes - Especially the 'Go Here' one, and you don't have to return to the ship every night
I play on the gamepad in the story and with wiimote in the missions and I really dislike the camera control with the wiimote. The gamepad just take a little bit more time to get the proper grip of the controls, but once you get (and learn about holding R to move just the aiming) it I feel that it is more fluent.
Edit: new page so I will put also this here:
Eh, I don't think so.
Alph is from Koppai, Olimar is from Hocotate. They are a different species are they not? Plus, Olimar's notes talk about bringing stuff back to his son, who one would assume is back on Hocotate, not Koppai.
Ein Bear
Member
You lock on with ZL, then can order your Pikmin to charge whilst locked-on by pressing B.
Edit: Oops, didn't notice there was another page hah!
> Nintendo makes game with handholding and lengthy tutorials
> People whine about handholding and lengthy tutorials
> Nintendo makes game without handholding, makes tutorial optional
> People can't figure out the controls, whine about shitty controls
Poor Shiggy.
Relevant:
http://i.imgur.com/ViiLG.png
Most tutorials are in notes you don't have to get, so I wouldn't call it handholdy.
Some people consider the start to have heavy handholding... well teaching newcomers the basic of a gameplay that is not obvious at all is not handholdy.
If you want handholding, buy M&L Dream Team and your soul will suffer a hundred handholdy deaths
Some people consider the start to have heavy handholding... well teaching newcomers the basic of a gameplay that is not obvious at all is not handholdy.
If you want handholding, buy M&L Dream Team and your soul will suffer a hundred handholdy deaths
With what? Can you give more details?
Just finished the story mode. Amazing game, so much fun! The last boss was a slaughter though. And the last level was great as well, although it was almost tooo nerve-wracking for me.
100% completion in 39 days. Ingame clock says 7:39 hours, activity lock is at about 13 hours which sounds more like my actual playtime.
About the ending:
100% completion in 39 days. Ingame clock says 7:39 hours, activity lock is at about 13 hours which sounds more like my actual playtime.
About the ending:
yeah, there has to be some kind of DLC planned. Especially with the whole 'maybe it wasn't an accident after all..' And the crash at the very end. Looking forward to how this will work out and what the secret memos are for
Oh and I still don't like you, Louie!
Oh and I still don't like you, Louie!
You'll get dialogue pop up often telling you stuff that didn't really need to be said.
ie, a sweaty hand