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[nial]

Surprised to see so little fanfare at the release of the first Pikmin game in almost 10 years. I was looking forward to this more than TOTK, honestly.

 

[Woopah]

Up to 88 on Metacritc now.

It's a skillful evolution of a series which has been left feeling a little overlooked for too long. Is this Pikmin's true breakthrough moment? Who knows. But without a doubt it's one of Nintendo's best games in years.

Pikmin 4 review - Nintendo's strategy series reaches near-perfect evolution

Eurogamer's review of Pikmin 4, a leap forward for an overlooked gem.

www.eurogamer.net

Eurogamer's first ever 5/5 didn't go to Zelda. It went to Pikmin.

 

[daclynk]

What is a Pikimin? I thought nintendo was only Mario, Zelda and Pokemon.

 

[Sojiro]

I absolutely love this series so unless reviews were in the dumpster for some reason I would have picked it up anyway. Glad to see it is doing very well with the reviews though. Can't wait to jump in with it Friday!

 

[Disco Dave]

Nintendo has medieval approach to diversity.

 

[Punished Miku]

I own part 3 on Wii U and never played it.

Debating between hooking up the Wii U sometime, or buying the 1+2 Switch bundle. 4 will have to wait a while, but I'm glad it's reviewing well.

 

[SegaManAU]

Had a great time with the demo. Looking forward to picking up my copy and some Pizza on Friday night!

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I own part 3 on Wii U and never played it.

Debating between hooking up the Wii U sometime, or buying the 1+2 Switch bundle. 4 will have to wait a while, but I'm glad it's reviewing well.

1+2 Switch bundle then 3 on Wii-U or if you're lazy just buy Deluxe then play 4.

The first game is still the best of the three.

 

[Mozza]

Nintendo has medieval approach to diversity.

Or the right approach to it.

 

[Games of Today]

Can you please describe it? I can’t seem to find a good explanation for what this is anywhere lol

You collect the little colorful Pikmin creatures and make them follow you like ants. You throw them at objects to pick them up like ants and carry them around back to your ship. You can throw them at enemies to attack and carry the carcasses back to your ship as well. It's pretty enjoyable.

 

[Dacvak]

I still haven’t finished Pikmin 3, but I’m going to buy this on day 1. It’s the least I can do for Pikmin fans.

 

[SpiceRacz]

I don't put much weight in review scores, but that's way better than I was expecting. Especially for a game that Nintendo's had on the back burner for a long time.

 

[Krathoon]

It always cracks me up how the astronauts in Pikmin always crash their ships.

...or are in dire straights.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Sitting at 88 strong. Good for the team.

 

[ADiTAR]

Just bought it, excited to play. Demo was fun, and since there's a save file I can move past all the annoying gibrish.

 

[spons]

It's finally our time Pikmin bros.

 

[Marvel14]

Folk describing the game are forgetting that time management and batttle/collection strategy are core to the experience. In what order and with what complement of Pikmin should you tackle enemies or collect resources? How much should you focus on spawning and deploying new Pikmin vs battling/collecting with your existingcomplement? ...it's RTS meets puzzle game meets resource management game.

 

[GigaBowser]

Miyamoto Garden Simulator.

Miyamotos turned into a full times Pikmin Dealer

 

[Closer]

Can't play because fkng Ai no Uta. Just can't.

 

[Krathoon]

They never explain were the humans have gone in Pikmin.
Maybe it takes place after the rapture.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Is there a demo for this?

 

[Krathoon]

Is there a demo for this?

Yes. Also, your save file ports into the full game.

 

[Comandr]

Is there a demo for this?

Yes, it's called "Pikmin 4 Demo"

 

[Dodo123]

Is there a demo for this?

Yes

 

[Faust]

I am very excited for this! Need something to fill the void now that I have complete ToTK and FFXVI.

 

[amigastar]

Up to 88 on Metacritc now.

Pikmin 4 review - Nintendo's strategy series reaches near-perfect evolution

Eurogamer's review of Pikmin 4, a leap forward for an overlooked gem.

www.eurogamer.net

Eurogamer's first ever 5/5 didn't go to Zelda. It went to Pikmin.

So are you saying they've never gave a 5/5 to a game? And now Pikmin got it?

 

[DenchDeckard]

so, if I buy this and play it and adore it...im going to struggle to go back to pikmin 3?

I played and completed 1&2 but never played 3...Feel like I want to jump in here.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

This year is INSANE

 

[Ozzie666]

Games like this restore my faith in humanity, even if only for a few minutes. The world and gaming need more games like this.

 

[Woopah]

So are you saying they've never gave a 5/5 to a game? And now Pikmin got it?

They moved to a new 5 star rating system in May. This is the first 5/5 in their new system.

 

[Fools idol]

my 4 year old will love this. Gonna pick it up after we finish Zelda

 

[Tams]

It's gotten more than a chance lol, the series has gotten a release every console since it was created. Wish other franchises got that Miyamoto bias lol.

To be fair, Pikmin is fairly popular.

Of all the games Niantic has tried, only Ingress, Pokémon GO, and Pikmin Bloom have done well enough to be kept going.

 

[Woopah]

To be fair, Pikmin is fairly popular.

Of all the games Niantic has tried, only Ingress, Pokémon GO, and Pikmin Bloom have done well enough to be kept going.

Compared to other Nintendo franchises Pikmin is not popular. But this could be its breakout moment

 

[Jooxed]

Just finished Pikmin 3 as my first Pikmin game. I had a ton of fun with it. This is on pre order, but i probably won't get to it until Switch 2.

 

[Tams]

Compared to other Nintendo franchises Pikmin is not popular. But this could be its breakout moment.

My point is it is popular enough.

And in the game format. Whereas Harry Potter, that is far, far more popular in general, had it's Niantic game shut down.

Plenty of people want to play Pikmin.

 

[Foxt3r]

Nintendo has medieval approach to diversity.

Well at least an approach that makes money. How is Disney doing lately?

 

[systemr123]

Nintendo has medieval approach to diversity.

Really? When I booted up P4 I could choose my character to look like almost any color of the rainbow, with any girl boy look and any hairdo for the trans people etc.

But no, it’s never enough for some people is it now? I’d say this game is perfectly diverse and the player can choose whatever they like. Also, in splatoon and other games, same thing. The hell with medieval approach. If anything it shouldn’t go any further than what they do now.

I think they stroke a good balance and I hope they don’t tilt it because of some nagging childlike woke people.

 

[systemr123]

Well at least an approach that makes money. How is Disney doing lately?

Disney isn’t doing diversity. Disney is doing woke left ideology. Everything that has culture and is created needs to be destroyed to build up a new reality. I’m happy to see it miserably failing though.

 

[Disco Dave]

Really? When I booted up P4 I could choose my character to look like almost any color of the rainbow, with any girl boy look and any hairdo for the trans people etc.

But no, it’s never enough for some people is it now? I’d say this game is perfectly diverse and the player can choose whatever they like. Also, in splatoon and other games, same thing. The hell with medieval approach. If anything it shouldn’t go any further than what they do now.

I think they stroke a good balance and I hope they don’t tilt it because of some nagging childlike woke people.

 

[Krathoon]

I went ahead and got Pikmin 3 Deluxe too. I had it on the Wii U, but never finished it.

I was going to try to get it used, but people would not sell it for a low enough price.

That is the annoying thing about Nintendo games.

I found it for $54 on Amazon. Still, not much of a discount.

 

[Deerock71]

I'm kind of off the Nintendo train for a bit. I'm still playing the fuck out of the Switch, just other games like Jack/Jean, Ghost Trick, and Octopath Traveler II. Hell, I didn't even get the last Splatoon.

 

[Bridges]

Too many games to play right now but I'd be a fool not to pick this up.

Pikmin 3 was the best Wii U game imo

 

[Tams]

Nintendo has medieval approach to diversity.

No one with half a brain cares about 'diVeRsiTy'. Go shove it up your arse.

 

[Disco Dave]

No one with half a brain cares about 'diVeRsiTy'. Go shove it up your arse.

I'm too bigoted to put anything near my arse.

 

[systemr123]

 

[Disco Dave]

Lol I was taking the piss after FF16 got hit with that claim by "journalists".

Final Fantasy XVI has a medieval approach to diversity

Giant rideable chickens: yes. People of color: no.

www.theverge.com

Anyway, i wont derail the thread anymore, so enjoy Pikmin!

 

[Krathoon]

I may play some of the demo tonight. See if I can finish it before getting the full game.
I need to get my docking station setup.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Really? When I booted up P4 I could choose my character to look like almost any color of the rainbow, with any girl boy look and any hairdo for the trans people etc.

But no, it’s never enough for some people is it now? I’d say this game is perfectly diverse and the player can choose whatever they like. Also, in splatoon and other games, same thing. The hell with medieval approach. If anything it shouldn’t go any further than what they do now.

I think they stroke a good balance and I hope they don’t tilt it because of some nagging childlike woke people.

Ouch. Really didn’t get it, eh?

Anyway, Nintendo is having a historic year. I can’t remember many years like this one for a system like the one they are havin.

 

[93xfan]

It’s getting annoying that Nintendo can’t do multiple difficulties. Why not have more challenge for those who will enjoy it.

Yoshi games especially guilty of this

 

[Woopah]

Ouch. Really didn’t get it, eh?

Anyway, Nintendo is having a historic year. I can’t remember many years like this one for a system like the one they are havin.

They've basically been on a roll since the OLED launched.