Figuring out the solution in a cross-examination, when the music stops and the mystery begins to unfurl, makes you feel as if for a brief moment the universe has decided to orbit around you at exhilarating speeds. The stars careen past as the courtroom erupts into deductive reasoning, silly banter and heart-wrenching character moments. That sensation of going a million miles per hour simply from a series of text boxes is one that may be unmatched in any game I've played before.

And if I have to suffer through a million Larry Butz's just to experience this feeling again then goddamnit I might just do it.

If you went into this as your first Pikmin game, your mind would implode from the technical achievement that is this game's flow of mechanics, insane quality-of-life inclusions, and an air of convenience that lasts the entire play-through.

If you have played the previous Pikmin games, you may notice some cracks lying in wait, some of which are downright baffling. It's amazing that this entry looks worse than the previous installment in the series that released ten years ago. Every character is an affront to god with some of the worst designs and dialogue I have ever seen, and don't even, DO NOT EVEN get me started on the plot.

But who cares. Piklopedia. L + Ratio.