I think this is my new favourite Pikmin game. As someone who grew up with Pikmin 2 I love that caves and treasure are a big focus. All the new additions are great from new Ice and Glow Pikmin, the Dandori battles character customization and upgrade systems. I also love how the game includes every Pikmin type introduces so far, although I’m not a fan of being limited to only having 3 types out at a time and the game does kinda force you to use specific types at certain times which while helpful did feel like it took away a bit from the freedom of earlier games. I do also kinda wish they didn’t do this weird timeline split when it came to the series continuity but the story was never the big selling point of Pikmin so it’s not a big deal. If you’ve never played Pikmin and are worried about the 4 on the title don’t be this game is very beginner friendly and I’d highly recommend it. In fact I’d recommend starting with 4 and if you like it then go back and play 1,2 and 3 deluxe which you can get all on the Nintendo Switch.