Amazing game that really knows its identity even despite being the first in a series. Pikmin has always been one of Nintendo's more experimental series especially when it came down to marketing this game. Pikmin is an odd case when it comes to its target demographic. The visuals are too colorful and cute to market to the more edgy teenage crowd but too much cruel and fucked up things happen to the Pikmin for it to appeal to more casual players. This leaves Pikmin with a playerbase of people who want to play more artistic and creatively driven games. It was a bold move by Nintendo to put out a game like this but its rewarded them in the present day with the Pikmin series being hailed as a cult classic. A big gripe I see a lot of people have for Pikmin, especially the first game, is the time/day limit. While it may seem overwhelming and daunting at first the time limit really adds a lot to that micro-management gameplay and really forces you to use your time wisely and do as much as you can in a day. My biggest issue with the game is the Pikmin themselves. The AI for the Pikmin can be a bit annoying to work around sometimes. Pikmin can sometimes fall behind with the rest of the group or trip up while moving, causing you to have to go back for them. Sometimes they'll just decide to do they're own thing like pull out grass for nectar or start randomly carrying things back to the Onions. But other than that small problem this is a great puzzle game that feels very rewarding to complete.