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  John  
Pikmin 3 on the Wii U
9.25/10 from 30 user ratings

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Pikmin 3 Review (Nintendo Wii U) (9.8)  by  
  kriswright  

Just thought this title needed an official thread.

Yesterday, while browsing the interwebs at work, I found a hands-on of the game that mentioned something that I had not heard of anywhere else. Unfortunately, I don't remember where it was, but here's the gist...

Pikmin 3 now has an evade move! From Nintendojo "Handy, then, that our new lead character has a nifty dodge ability that sees both him and his band of Pikmin roll to the side in perfect unison whenever danger’s about to rear its ugly head. It took a while to master, especially since there seems to be a small amount of recovery time before you can initiate another one, but it brought a welcome sense of drama to the fights, as well as a greater feeling of control over your large army."

Let's give this launch window game some love! ERRR..... Releases August 4th!


Well, I tried to post the trailer. Thanks Renjaku!


Now lets take a look at Gamexplain of the newest video



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10/13/12, 20:05    Edited: 02/17/14, 04:24
 
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  DrFinkelstein  
@achhibbar

Yeah and with the day amounts there's really no set forced time on you so you can bust your butt or take it slow. Good design IMO.
09/11/13, 23:26   
  achhibbar  
@DrFinkelstein
Yeah, great design. Makes you wonder what speedrunners will achieve - the potential for it is frightening.

Sometimes I just like to take a day off and wonder around planning and taking pictures. Love this game.
09/12/13, 01:36   
  VickiL  
@achhibbar

There's already videos of people beating the game in 7 days. And beating the game with all fruits collected in 10 days. I don't see where anyone has submitted a run to Speed Demos Archive yet, though. I'm looking forward to it!
09/12/13, 16:47   
  achhibbar  
@VickiL
Will take a look once I finish the game.
09/12/13, 22:34   
  Jargon  
Just beat the game. I'm definitely happy with the main campaign. Took me close to 10 hours and I've only gotten 66% of the fruit (definitely going back for all of it). Was a cool story and I like how they handled the time limit.

I am a little disappointed with the other modes. Considering just how long it took to get this game, I think we should have gotten more challenge levels and more meaty multiplayer. Would have been nice to have co-op in the main campaign, for example. And online of course but that's a dead horse at this point.

I'd be happy to see some DLC if it was as good, substantial and reasonably priced as New Super Luigi U.
09/16/13, 03:39   
  -JKR-  
I have one area left to get all the fruit, and then I'll head to the last (I assume) spot that just unlocked to find... that guy.
09/16/13, 04:27   
  Jargon  
Finished collecting all the fruit. I'm still missing some secret files (not to mention normal files) but I'm not feeling too compelled to look for those.
09/23/13, 00:29   
  Jargon  
@Hero_Of_Hyrule

The problem is searching for those isn't an extension of the normal gameplay. I probably wouldn't even need Pikmin for them. I'd be much more interested if it involved big optional battles or something else thar used my Pikmin skills.
09/23/13, 14:00   
  achhibbar  
This game is sooo good.

The next Metroid should take some inspiration from how this game is designed. A main mission structure, but a wealth of other things to explore how and when you see fit. It really plays how you want it too.

Toki Tori 2 is also amazing in this respect. It goes even further by placing no real barriers to your progress in the world like requiring powerups to get through a door. It's up to you to figure how to use your powers that you have from the very beginning to make progress. Again, the next Metroid should have elements of this too.
09/27/13, 21:53   
  TheOldManFromZelda  
I finally found Olimar and promptly had all my juice stolen by him! What a dick! At least I finally have the Blue Pikmin, and am probably on my way to the end game. Good fun so far!
10/01/13, 14:08   
  Guillaume  
@TheOldManFromZelda

You've never played Pikmin 2, have you?
10/01/13, 15:47   
  TheOldManFromZelda  
@Guillaume

I did, and hated it. Hated the first one, too. Third time's the charm!
10/01/13, 18:02   
  Secret_Tunnel  
10/02/13, 05:48   
  TriforceBun  
The Pikmin 3 DLC is already out! I haven't gotten around to it yet because I was busy playing the new free Challenge Mode stage! One small disappointment is that it's a remix of the first Challenge stage, but it's still quite fun.

@Secret_Tunnel

Haha, nice.
10/02/13, 06:35   
  Mr_Mustache  
Got the DLC last night before even playing the ODC. I'm sure the Challenge modes are fun though. Perhaps Friday!
10/02/13, 23:00   
  TriforceBun  
@Mr_Mustache

Play them! I enjoy them as much as the main game. I'm thrilled to be able to dive into some new challenges later tonight!
10/02/13, 23:09   
  Jargon  
Here's where the digitalness of DLC hurts. I really like playing the challenge missions with my niece, but I wouldn't be able to bring them over to play on her Wii U.
10/02/13, 23:53   
  Mr_Mustache  
@TriforceBun

I still wanna finish the main game! Challenges and stuff is like dessert!
10/03/13, 00:11   
  TheOldManFromZelda  
Finally beat the story mode last night, and gathered 59/65 fruits. Not bad, and I don't really feel a desire to get the rest.

Very strange final stage/boss. The whole running away from the blob was quite the excercise in multi-tasking. Took a couple of days and many Pikmin to finally get a good strategy down. Once I did though, it was smooth sailing to the boss fight, which, was kind of a let down and pretty easy. It felt a little disjointed. Like, where did the being come from? Why did it want Olimar? Was it even interested in the fruits? I demand answers! I suppose if they make Pikmin 4, they would have to explore on that rather than leave it hanging. It would definitely make me play the next game! Overall, I enjoyed my experience. This is the first Pikmin game that I finished. I may try the challenges, and I definitely want to play some more Bingo Battle! I'm going to score the game an 8.5. I feel it was the right length, but the weird ending kind threw me off. Graphics were gorgeous. Controls were tight. Fun battle mode.
10/09/13, 14:45   
  VickiL  
I finally platinumed the first DLC stage. While I felt a sense of accomplishment, the dozens of attempts required, and the terribly low score, only highlight how mediocre I am at this stuff. Oh well, it was fun anyway!
10/09/13, 18:19   
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