Pikmin 4
SCORE: 83
Man those live streams I performed of Pikmin 4 were jamming. It it is
so much fun for me to share my game play sessions and teach younger
gamers so many important lessons about life, and of course video games.
There were some real neat trivia questions in those live streams as
well. Pikmin 4 took me much longer than I expected it to take as well.
There will be spoilers in this review.
We start out in Pikmin 4 on a mission to save Captain Olimar. I thought
Captain Olimar saved himself in the previous games thanks to the Pikmin.
Oh well. Whatever. So there is a rescue squad sent to the planet. The
rescue squad crashes and needs to be rescued. So we start out as the
final savior to the rescue squad. Once we have the entire rescue squad
then we need to rescue Captain Olimar. When that is done we need to
rescue the doggie Oatchi. The rescue of Oatchi is optional and after the
end credits roll.
The issues families can have with Pikmin 4 are violence, mischief, and
more. There are some strange things that happen in Pikmin 4. We go down
into caves that have multiple levels. We fight leafling characters in a
battle to see who can get more into their module in a set amount of
time. We can also go on night missions to collect sap that will be used
to turn leaflings back into their more human looking form.
It took me longer to stream Pikmin 4 than it did Pikmin 3 Deluxe. I
noticed the after credits areas are remixes of levels in past games. It
takes multiple days to get through any area in Pikmin 4. We must be
careful with the Pikmin because it is easy to get them killed. Bosses in
Pikmin 4 are in the final level of these caves. We need to juggle
resources for building with upgrades for our character. Oatchi also
needs upgrades after we rescue characters.
I had fun playing Pikmin 4. It is very important to pay attention to
atmosphere and enemies. For example one enemy may breath fire. That
means the Red Pikmin are the right choice. Another one is electrical so
the Yellow Pikmin work. An area is under water so we need the Ice or
Water Pikmin. A wall needs to be broken by the Rock Pikmin. I was
swapping out the Pikmin quite often in Pikmin 4.
- Paul
Graphics: 83%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: Nintendo Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone TEN and OLDER ONLY {Fantasy Violence, Comic
Mischief}
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