This being my first delve into the world of Pikmin, having always thought I just would not get on with the series I can say it left me pleasantly surprised. It's amazing just how accessible the game is despite being a strategy game - yes, it's obviously designed this way with kids being the main player base, but still.

The addition of Oatchi I really enjoyed, they made traversal so much easier and knowing that my Pikmin were all in one location rather than trailing off behind was needed. Oatchi also made collecting treasures / fighting enemies easier while I had my Pikmin do other tasks.

While there's only 4 'Main' areas they were decent sized with a lot of things to do in them - and that's really where this game surprised me, I'm not someone who loves doing collectibles in a game (my attention span is not there) but this game had me hooked for just over a week on making sure I 100%'d areas and fully explored. There was something just so relaxing about it.

The only real challenge I found was in the 'Dandori Trials' where you quite literally have to optimise your time, make sure no Pikmin are idle, know the best route to collect treasures but not waste time, etc.