Pikmin 4 Review - Side Quests

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I stood at the doorway looking at the giant worm-like Empress Bulblax.  It had birthed a whole litter of bulblax larvae and didn’t look like she was planning to stop any time soon.  I sent all 100 Pikmin I had into battle. They easily took down the larvae, but now it was time to go after Momma.  The Pikmin attacked, and for a moment, her HP was going down fast.  I can win this! The thing about Empress Bulblax, though is that her worm-like body makes her very capable of rolling.  She rolled right over my Pikmin and nearly 100 little Pikmin ghosts rose from the corpses of my now deceased companions.  I had to retry that fight almost 10 times before we won. Pikmin 4 is full of charm but doesn’t pull any punches on the action.  

Technically speaking, Pikmin 4 is a strategy game but it’s so much more than that. Aside from this grueling combat,  Pikmin 4 is an exploration game. It’s got elements of science fiction and horror.  Don’t let the cute little Pikmin fool you.  Pikmin 4 may be attractive to younger players but like its predecessors, it is not necessarily a game made for kids.There are many things included to appeal to players of all ages. The art style, the cute plant like Pikmin, and the music are definitely aimed at a younger generation of gamers but as an adult, I find that the in depth strategy and big battles appeal to a more experienced gamer. This blend of gameplay is appropriate for kids but also attractive to adults. This is just part of what makes Pikmin my favorite Nintendo IP.

As I mentioned in my preview , the basic premise of Pikmin 4 is that Captain Olimar, the protagonist of the first two Pikmin games, has crash landed…again… and sends out an SOS to the Rescue Corps.  The Rescue Corps, in turn,