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Pikmin 3 |OT| Starvation, Slavery, and Savage Creatures in a Cute, Colorful Package
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I'm trying to mop up the post game content in Pikmin 2 before this drops and I go on vacation. I'm so close to AT LEAST getting a zero death, all Treasures, and hopefully complete Piklopedia. All I have left are two caves, Dream Den and Hole Heroes, which I'm not looking forward to. God, I hate the randomized caves in Pikmin 2 (especially if you're going for zero deaths, so frustrating!). Got two questions, actually, for those who have played the final game.
1. Please, tell me that they removed the stupid random caves in Pikmin 3?
2. Are Pikmin deaths still registered and kept track of? I know there's a way to "replay" days in the third game, but say if you lost Pikmin on one day can you go back and correct your death tally, if there is one? Basically, am I going to have to reset my game (like I've done in P1 & 2) in order to get a zero death run, lol!? =D
1. Please, tell me that they removed the stupid random caves in Pikmin 3?
2. Are Pikmin deaths still registered and kept track of? I know there's a way to "replay" days in the third game, but say if you lost Pikmin on one day can you go back and correct your death tally, if there is one? Basically, am I going to have to reset my game (like I've done in P1 & 2) in order to get a zero death run, lol!? =D
Moz La Punk
Member
No more caves.
You can replay any day. But if you save over it of corse all future days dissapear.
Dead pikmin are tracked.
My review will appear in an hour. Its in dutch but I did an english write up for gaf. Thought it was worth the efford as it will appear on metacritic.
You can replay any day. But if you save over it of corse all future days dissapear.
Dead pikmin are tracked.
My review will appear in an hour. Its in dutch but I did an english write up for gaf. Thought it was worth the efford as it will appear on metacritic.
Thank god for the removal of caves. A little anxious about the death tracking, lol! Thanks.
Kamek Koopa
Member
Okey, thank you very much for your detailed answer. I hope you're right in all you've said.
Could you anyway be more specific about what other collectibles there are (which ones, how many...)? I have also heard they have removed the random caves. Can you tell me if they've replaced them with another kind of dungeon or something similar?
And about mission mode... can you confirm there are only 15 challengues? No unlockable levels when you have completed the 5 of each category?
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
And if you answer these, can you be sure to put those answers in spoiler tags? Thanks!
ZedIndyLil
Member
Ha, I just realized I'll finally be using the Gamepad stand! Nunchuck+wiimote in hand, gamepad map on the coffee table to the side.
Yup, that'll be my setup as well. Only a few more days!
Moz La Punk
Member
Thank you very much for translating your review. I do have one small question. What't the negative point you have in your review. I assume it's about AI?
I saw one during Ultimate Spider-man yesterday.
Outtrigger888
Member
StreetsAhead
Member
Aliasing is noticeable.
Anyway, something I enjoy is doing the autowalk, turning on the camera, and then looking around as I do so. It's beautiful!
The game can look gorgeous and underwhelming at once. It's crazy. This shot is a good example, I think:
The bricks look great, but the low-poly log above it? Not so much.
Anyway, something I enjoy is doing the autowalk, turning on the camera, and then looking around as I do so. It's beautiful!
The game can look gorgeous and underwhelming at once. It's crazy. This shot is a good example, I think:
The bricks look great, but the low-poly log above it? Not so much.
Moz La Punk
Member
The text I wrote for GAF is in no way a translation. Just to make that clear. More like a casual, general impression.
The negative points in my review:
- Yes, the AI of the Pikmin is not always perfect. Often I lost a few Pikmin because they got stuck behind rocks or what not. This is especially irritating with the slower Pikmin (the one that haven't blossomed yet to a flower). All it takes is walking slow to ensure you keep your Pikmin close to you, but then again, the game is fast paced, you want to hurry, so its tricky.
- Other negative point is the lack of coöpmode. Most of the time I don't complain about features not in the game, but it really sticks out here. There are three captains, it is PERFECT for coöp play. It boggles the mind that it isn't in Pikmin 3.
Psychotext
Member
Hopefully someone here will be able to answer, I've asked in a few places but no luck.
Is it possible to do a "no dead Pikmin" run in Pikmin 3 like it was in Pikmin 1 and 2? My purchase of the game hinges on this question!
Is it possible to do a "no dead Pikmin" run in Pikmin 3 like it was in Pikmin 1 and 2? My purchase of the game hinges on this question!
I don't think this should be viewed as a negative. Especially since there is co-op in the game.
If the story mode is balance to be challenging for one play, throwing other players in there would basically make it easy mode, without any real benefit. If you want co-op gameplay, play co-op challenge mode.
How do you expect anyone to answer that? Unless someone actually does it, how can you really know? That said, why shouldn't it be possible?! We know deaths are tracked in the stats.
Moz La Punk
Member
Meh, I see your point but I would have had THAT much more respect for the game if the developers had made the game so that it would be challenging for two or three players in co-op. Especially in this day where Nintendo tries to let an experienced player play with a rookie, it would've been perfect.
Still, its a 9 and its a game I've enjoyed immensely.
Psychotext
Member
People have the game, reviewers have reviewed, interviews have been done with the developers. The information may very well be out there but I've not read everything.
But isn't the organisation of the three Captains the most import part of Pikmen 3? The levels are properly designed around this element.
Edit: Too late, Didn't update the page ...
Then we'd have another 6 month+ or so delay to balance the 2 alternate co-op scenarios. Balancing a strategy game is already tough.
Moz La Punk
Member
Agreed, it would have taken more time, but you can debate about why it takes Nintendo so long in the first place. When I played this game I constantly though: man this would be fun with more people. Everyone who was watching me, asked if they could join in. I had to say they couldn't. I still believe its a valid critisism, or else I wouldn't have noted it, of course. But I respect your view in that it is an eliberate design choice, I can see that.
There's no doubt everyone who gives his game a chance is going to enjoy the fuck out of it though. It has a slow beginning but I actually liked that, gives you some time to get to grips with the gameplay again. It has been a lot of years since the previous games originally appeared on the Cube.
My favorite Pikmin is the new flying one. They are so damn handy, since they can float above water. I needed some time to realise this. Right after you find the flying Pikmin, the game gives you a piece of fruit you can't reach and it took me a few minutes before I made the connection and though, what the hell, I can actually reach it with my flying Pikmin.
My least favorite part was the endgame. I'm not going to say anything about it but I just didn't dig it.
Edit: one thing I didn't see mentioned anywhere is the fact that documents and communication with the ship, or other captains through the telephone, is viewed / heared from the GamePad. A bit like the voice of the man who directs you in ZombiU, if you will. This always adds to the immersive experience. I liked that.
There's no doubt everyone who gives his game a chance is going to enjoy the fuck out of it though. It has a slow beginning but I actually liked that, gives you some time to get to grips with the gameplay again. It has been a lot of years since the previous games originally appeared on the Cube.
My favorite Pikmin is the new flying one. They are so damn handy, since they can float above water. I needed some time to realise this. Right after you find the flying Pikmin, the game gives you a piece of fruit you can't reach and it took me a few minutes before I made the connection and though, what the hell, I can actually reach it with my flying Pikmin.
My least favorite part was the endgame. I'm not going to say anything about it but I just didn't dig it.
Edit: one thing I didn't see mentioned anywhere is the fact that documents and communication with the ship, or other captains through the telephone, is viewed / heared from the GamePad. A bit like the voice of the man who directs you in ZombiU, if you will. This always adds to the immersive experience. I liked that.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
I'm not sure if it actually is possible, but there is no enemy in the game where you have to sacrifice a Pikmin willingly. I definitely know it's possible to survive any boss enemy bar the last one without losing a Pikmin (I did it in challenge mode), but the last level / boss would be absolute hell if you tried to not lose a single Pikmin. I can't imagine trying to do that.
That's funny, I found this absolutely fantastic, although I'm now terrified of the challenge for the final boss (I've always died when I was even remotely close to being fast enough for just a gold medal, this will eat my time, I'm sure).
If you're referring to Two-Screen Multiplayer, then no. And I believe at least the Bingo Battle mode is Wiimotes only. Not sure about Mission Mode.
Kamek Koopa
Member
Could anyone tell me (in spoiler tags) which other collectibles and how many there are in addition to fruits?
And how challenguing are missions in Mission mode?
And how challenguing are missions in Mission mode?
Outtrigger888
Member
New content in the works for pikmin 3. DLC?
http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-working-on-new-content-for-pikmin-3/
I believe the challange comes from being the most efficient to gain the highest score. I think the high score will be topped for a long time. Since there's so many variables, people will figure out better routes, ect..
http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-working-on-new-content-for-pikmin-3/
I believe the challange comes from being the most efficient to gain the highest score. I think the high score will be topped for a long time. Since there's so many variables, people will figure out better routes, ect..
Vinterbird
Member
Best part about them is that they don't count as weight in the puzzles where you have to have Pikmins level out platforms, making those puzzles much faster to complete.
StreetsAhead
Member
Yeah, they say they want to add new maps and missions 'little by little'.
Outtrigger888
Member
Oops, I shouldn't of asked of its "DLC"(that's a given)
Morning dazed...it was meant to represent if it'll be free or not, like the article asks. I'd assume it'll cost money.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Awwwww YISS!!
I am kinda unreasonably thrilled by that notion. They haven't talked about this before, have they?
Kamek Koopa
Member
If they're working on additional content now that the game isn't even avaliable in all the countrys, I hope it is absolutely free, just like the spotpass missions for Fire Emblem Awakening.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Doesn't look like they're actually working on it yet. Just indicating intent.
I'd be happy to pay for it. The SpotPass missions for Fire Emblem were all on-card DLC, so them being free was really the only way for that not to be the worst thing. Actual freshly-developed content, I have no problem paying for that.
Sorry can you explain a bit further, I dont understand the relation between the release date and the price of DLC
Kamek Koopa
Member
If they're working on it so soon it might be because they didn't have time enough to implement all their ideas in the final game before the release date. It is what happened with the spotpass chapters of Fire Emblem Awakening, which were totally free because they felt it was content that should have been included in the game but they couldn't due to lack of development time.
On the other hand, this could be just new ideas and extra levels that they are planning to include in order to expand the experience. In that case, just as long and it is not stolen content from the main game, I wouldn't mind to pay for it. Anyway, just 15 missions for the main Mission Mode sound like a bit underwhelming for me.
Inferno313
Banned
The Spotpass DLC on Fire Emblem was already on the card, no?
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
As I said in the other thread: give me a Super Luigi U style campaign remix with Olimar and Louie and I am there.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Yup. They just wanted the levels to unlock progressively to keep people coming back to the game. There wasn't any "here is this stuff we just finished" going on. Same with the bonus box fights and weapons. All of the SpotPass content was part of the game when it shipped.
Vinterbird
Member
It could be fun.
Just finished the game thirty minutes ago. That game is a delight. Nothing super duper innovation compared to the previous games, but very solid and very entertaining. Around 8-10 hours for completing it (but not all fruits).
I hope Nintendo does more with the game in the future, as mentioned above. A "This also happened" campaign would fit perfectly.
For those who have completed the game, question about post end-game and the fruits:
I finished the game with 44 fruits and the game made some comments about it being a reasonable amount of fruit. Is there anything worthwhile as a reward for getting all the fruits and then beating the slime monster?