The cave system flat out destroys this game by turning it into a rng bullshit system with dull locations and forgetting all about the timer. While the fact you’re returning to the Pikmin 1 locations, it does end up meaning it doesn’t have that much of a identity as it borrows heavily from Pikmin 1. I’m sorry, but this is the worst Pikmin game in my opinion. Even Hey Pikmin was at least unique and different from the previous games.