A game where every death feels like entirely your fault.

Apart from some annoyances with camera controls or corralling pikmin up certain ramps or bridges, there's not much to this game that I don't think holds up. It's simplistic enough to not be too stressful but has enough puzzle aspects to it's collectibles and combat to make it feel engaging. You've just always got something you can be doing and combined with the day/night cycle, it creates a very addicting loop of "just one more day".

I think I would have appreciated a couple more levels, though the 4 you do get feel just the right size. The game doesn't over stay it's welcome and that's great.

Also all the damn noises in this game are just so charming. The pikmin themselves are too cute.