Pikmin 4 – How To Rescue The Castaway In Hectic Hollows
Pikmin 4 has you doing a lot of things over the course of its runtime. Maybe you need to conduct research on Pikmin biology or gather treasure to repair your ship. Your primary goal, however, is to find and rescue any Castaways that have found themself in a bit of mischief after crash landing on the planet.
Early on you will discover that not all Castaways are part of your crew and that a bunch of random people have decided to go on a failed adventure. It’s your job to rescue all of these people, although it’s quite a mammoth task. To find Castaways you need to head into Sublevels, and one of the earliest Sublevels you will encounter is Hectic Hollows.
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Being one of the earliest examples of a Sublevel in Pikmin 4, it’s very straightforward. It’s also very short with only 2 floors to explore. Sublevels are filled with treasure, enemies and puzzles. Sublevels are far more challenging than your typical surface excursion, however. This is primarily down to the fact you can’t easily replenish your numbers.
Every death in a Sublevel is a serious loss, so above all else, try to avoid casualties when down there.
On the second floor of Hectic Hollows, you will come across a Castaway that is far too high to rescue. There are some platforms you can traverse, but even once you’ve unlocked Yellow Pikmin, the Castaway is too far away to reach. You won’t know this yet, but this Castaway is also a very valuable crew member who is integral to progressing the plot. The sooner you rescue them, the better.
You have two options when it comes to rescuing this Castaway. Firstly, you can leave Hectic Hollows
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