On the most basic level, Pikmin 2's quality of life changes make managing your pikmin more fun than frustrating. With the core gameplay from the first being retained here along with some new fun additions it's easy to see why Pikmin 2 is a good game. However my praise of the game largely ends there. The simplest but most important change is the lack of a day limit. You have infinite days to collect all the inane amounts of treasure in the game. In some ways this is a positive as the game is less stressful and gives you more time to take in and explore the world at your own pace. But what it does is lose any sense of urgency and more importantly it means that strategically and efficiently managing your pikmin is no longer necessary to complete the game. With no day limit, you can lazily make your way through game, being as inefficient as possible with no detriment. In place of this, Pikmin 2 introduces caves. These caves act as long challenging gauntlets as pikmin cannot be replenished while in the caves. While these caves do bring about some interesting new gameplay possibilities it largely becomes more about battling through hordes of enemies. Beyond the enemies getting more abundant and more challenging the caves don't offer any other major variations in gameplay. Overall this change from smart and efficient management to grueling battles through tons of enemies overall makes the game less enjoyable than the first.