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I don't think Pikmin has ever reviewed poorly, it's just a really drat good formula.
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It sounds like the reviews have been positive so far? There's one outlier but that's probably just to get rageclicks. I created a Pikmin thread this evening for all your Pikmin needs.
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Jul 20, 2023 04:45
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I saw some dumbass on Gematsu whine that the new Pikmin game seems "dumbed down for casuals", etc. which means I will probably absolutely love it. I've never tried a Pikmin game before! It's never been the timer countdown thing for me, I actually can enjoy those in games that want you to loop replays to get more and more knowledge/progress! I just don't want my lil dudes to die... 
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Jul 20, 2023 04:58
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Pikmin games are really good but for some reason the Pikmin dying always leaves me feeling kind of down which makes it hard for me to just enjoy them. I think they just hit that right degree of vulnerable and cute where I don't want them to die. 
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Jul 20, 2023 05:08
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I beat Pikmin 1 and 2 when they first came out, but never really got into them the way I did with 3 Deluxe. I must have beaten it like 5 times now, real curious to see if 4 can live up to that. Haven't played the demo though, I already knew I was gonna buy it so I decided I wanted to get the full course meal rather than an appetizer a month before the main dish.
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Jul 20, 2023 05:08
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ImpAtom posted:Pikmin games are really good but for some reason the Pikmin dying always leaves me feeling kind of down which makes it hard for me to just enjoy them. I think they just hit that right degree of vulnerable and cute where I don't want them to die. Them dying is one thing, but their little ghosts/souls coming out?! No!  I don't need this visual reminder of my failure!At least they don't have individual names, ha!
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Jul 20, 2023 05:19
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ImpAtom posted:Pikmin games are really good but for some reason the Pikmin dying always leaves me feeling kind of down which makes it hard for me to just enjoy them. I think they just hit that right degree of vulnerable and cute where I don't want them to die. I've died a thousand deaths as Mario and never felt a thing other than varying levels of annoyed. I lost a single pikmin in Pikmin 2, and when I realized my squad wouldn't sing anymore, I mourned for their single fallen comrade along with my 99 colorful friends.
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ImpAtom posted:Pikmin games are really good but for some reason the Pikmin dying always leaves me feeling kind of down which makes it hard for me to just enjoy them. I think they just hit that right degree of vulnerable and cute where I don't want them to die. 4 has a Rewind feature (to the last auto save) so you can try again! Definitely considering getting it after watching reviews from ign (9), game Informer (9), Nintendo life, and gamespot (the lowest review; a 7). It still has a day/night cycle, but no overarching time/supply constraints like the earlier games, which is nice. If i wanted to stress out about deadlines I'd go to work :-/ Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Jul 20, 2023 |
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Jul 20, 2023 06:03
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Mister Facetious posted:4 has a Rewind feature (to the last auto save) so you can try again! Pikmin 2 doesn't have a deadline either, for what it's worth. It's only Pikmin 1 (30 days) and Pikmin 3 (managing your Juice supply) that has a finite number of days. And Pikmin 3 has plenty of fruit to ensure you're well ahead of the consumption curve.
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Jul 20, 2023 06:30
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All you have to do is lead red pikmin into water one time, then you realize you have no loving business in a leadership position
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Jul 20, 2023 06:31
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Pikmin 2 doesn't have a deadline either, for what it's worth. Keep in mind that some of the caves in Pikmin 2 can be REALLY spicy.
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Jul 20, 2023 06:45
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Unlucky7 posted:Keep in mind that some of the caves in Pikmin 2 can be REALLY spicy. Oh, kinda? Not generally but are you thinking of the rear end in a top hat with the rollers coming for you on every floor til the last? It has been a minute since I played Pikmin 2, I'll admit, and I'm holding off getting the remasters til the physical edition releases.
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Jul 20, 2023 06:48
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There's a huge difference between Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2. The developer interview was even making a point about how they appeal to completely different types of people. I like them both, but Pikmin 1 was a bit too stressful, a bit too finite. If I had to chose I'd chose the freedom and chosen challenges of Pikmin 2. Pikmin 3 was deliberately made in the Pikmin 1 mold. It had a theoretical limit in the Juice supply. In practice, there was no way you'd ever run out of juice though, so it was just the idea of the time limit. I was... okay with that. I wasn't stressed, but it also didn't add that much to my experience. Though it was fun when Louie stole all your juice near the finale so you actually had to worry about it again. Pikmin 4 promises to merge Pikmin 1 and 2 using the power of dandori. There's no hard limit, but there's a hard emphasis on optimizing. The challenge is real, but it is largely self imposed, as you feel you could do things more efficiently. Even in the demo it seemed like they added a lot of options and collectables. That's Pikmin 2's openness, but the designers purport to understand that people will try and optimize on their own. Dandori. You have a ton of options, and so your task is to optimize. That's a good game design. Doing things better feels meaningful, but for its own sake, not because of an arbitrary limit. If I'm being honest, it feels like it's actually conceding the Pikmin 2 model. A low pressure overworld and challenging dungeons. Sure that's challenging dandori, but so was Pikmin 2. Just offer more and more and more options, and let the player chose what to prioritize. It's so satisfying! That seems like the design philosophy behind Pikmin 4. Even though I loved Pikmin from the first game, I'm a Pikmin 2 personality, and I really can't wait for Pikmin 4.
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WHY BONER NOW posted:All you have to do is lead red pikmin into water one time, then you realize you have no loving business in a leadership position Nothing is more soul crushing than leaving Pikmin behind and watching them chase after the ship/onions as they take off only to be eaten. It's honestly the most devastating poo poo in all video games. Those poor fuckers... Pikmin 4's co-op is just aiming around and shooting enemies with a cursor which is really disappointing after what Pikmin 3 Deluxe had. 
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Jul 20, 2023 09:26
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sigher posted:Pikmin 4's co-op is just aiming around and shooting enemies with a cursor which is really disappointing after what Pikmin 3 Deluxe had. Yeah we were really looking forward here to playing it together ever since it got announced and then shortly before release found out "uh guess we'll have to play it separately" I suppose split screen co-op would not have worked very well with how the game is split between overworld and caves.
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Read After Burning posted:I saw some dumbass on Gematsu whine that the new Pikmin game seems "dumbed down for casuals", etc. which means I will probably absolutely love it. I've never tried a Pikmin game before! I love it when nerds complain about a game being "dumbed down for casuals" or similar, because that automatically puts the game on my radar. Oh, you mean I might actually be able to finish this game without making it basically a second job? Please tell me me more!
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My friend bought aN64 mainly to play the sequel to Yoshi's Island, and it when it came out it was so bad he sold his N64, bought a PlayStation, and never bought another Nintendo console
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John Wick of Dogs posted:My friend bought aN64 mainly to play the sequel to Yoshi's Island, and it when it came out it was so bad he sold his N64, bought a PlayStation, and never bought another Nintendo console 
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John Wick of Dogs posted:My friend bought aN64 mainly to play the sequel to Yoshi's Island, and it when it came out it was so bad he sold his N64, bought a PlayStation, and never bought another Nintendo console I'd believe it. That game was rear end.
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John Wick of Dogs posted:My friend bought aN64 mainly to play the sequel to Yoshi's Island, and it when it came out it was so bad he sold his N64, bought a PlayStation, and never bought another Nintendo console Same but Castlevania
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Jul 20, 2023 13:27
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Sakurazuka posted:Same but Castlevania If you haven’t already, with your friend cause Castlevania 64 owns.
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No I meant me and I will never accept the recent revisionism that Castlevania 64 is good
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Sakurazuka posted:No I meant me and I will never accept the recent revisionism that Castlevania 64 is good yeah wtf
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Jul 20, 2023 13:53
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Castlevania 64, the one with Reinhardt and Carrie, sucks rear end. Legacy of Darkness, the other CV game on the 64 with Cornell the werewolf, is fair-to-middling. Don't confuse them.
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which 64 castlevania has the skeletons on a motorbike and sidecar
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Non Compos Mentis posted:which 64 castlevania has the skeletons on a motorbike and sidecar I believe both. I appreciated Frankensaw, but that's it. gently caress CV64, either version.
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If Mischief Makers came out today it'd be a critical hit and indie darling. It was just way too ahead of its time on N64Sakurazuka posted:No I meant me and I will never accept the recent revisionism that Castlevania 64 is good the N64 Castlevanias, both of them, were awful. I'd rather have a revisionism of Flying Dragon which was another weirdo release that got zero traction but owned
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I cant stand Castlevania 64 in play but ngl I love that box art/promotional art with its big ol chunky pre-rendered 3D Tekken cutscenes, early graphics card box art, I love that whole weird style
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wizard2 posted:early graphics card box art, I love that whole weird style As a kid I always wanted to play whatever "game" the robot t-rexes and alien babes on the boxes were from.
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Nintendo 64 has a few classics and a decent number of games that very much have the jank of their time but are still pretty good fun, but the library IS pretty scant. Awkward puberty phase is definitely the right way to put it, and the PS1 won out that generation for a reason.
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DLC Inc posted:If Mischief Makers came out today it'd be a critical hit and indie darling. It was just way too ahead of its time on N64 Perhaps the same could be said of all Treasure games
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DLC Inc posted:If Mischief Makers came out today it'd be a critical hit and indie darling. It was just way too ahead of its time on N64 Yeah, I only rented it once, a longass time ago, but it still made an impression! It's just such a weird little game. I'd love the chance to revisit it! It deserves a second chance!
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John Wick of Dogs posted:My friend bought aN64 mainly to play the sequel to Yoshi's Island, and it when it came out it was so bad he sold his N64, bought a PlayStation, and never bought another Nintendo console That game was so loving trash. Good man.
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DLC Inc posted:I'd rather have a revisionism of Flying Dragon which was another weirdo release that got zero traction but owned gently caress yeah, the SD-mode fighting game RPG was awesome. Shame about those glitched items or whatever it was that wouldn't evolve so you could never actually get the ultimate powers. Robo no Hana was hilarious.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Nintendo 64 has a few classics and a decent number of games that very much have the jank of their time but are still pretty good fun, but the library IS pretty scant. Awkward puberty phase is definitely the right way to put it, and the PS1 won out that generation for a reason. The N64 is peaks and valleys, but you have some of the best games on there like everything Rare put out at the time, well mostly everything they did. Also Mystical Ninja.
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Mystical ninja is tight but the rare games are hard to go back to. Mystical ninja has aged too but it's such a quick breezy playthrough and the soundtrack goes hard
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