Utter nightmare of a game, the struggle of managing ten different problems and projects while the clock constantly ticks down is a level of anxiety I already deal with on a daily basis.

That said, its a classic for a reason and the frustration sort of leads to an addicting gameplay loop. This was still my third attempt at finishing it across five years. I understand the follow-up games don't have a time limit and generally feel a bit easier, which is... a huge relief.

I gotta say though, I'm pretty sure the Pikmin are evil. Beady little eyes, a passion for killing and assimilating enemies, the bad ending... the fact that Pikmin can survive without Olimar in the good ending is actually terrible for that planet I think, and probably not good for the universe. All those new Pikmin copters rising into space at the end? That's an invasion waiting to happen.