90%Wii U

Mon aspect préféré de ce jeu est son ambiance exceptionnelle.

80%Wii U

It was good but I just kept forgetting about it :(

90%Wii U

To this day, probably my favorite levels in the Pikmin series. Absolutely beautiful, if much easier than the first two games

80%Wii U

the most unique nintendo game

95%Wii U

Love the multitasking aspect of this game. Playing through again because you really learn the mechanics once the game is nearly over.

90%Wii U

If the AI was any better, this game would be a 10/10. There were just a few too many jank moments for me to call this perfect. But that said, I had a lot of fun, and I looked forward to playing this game once I finally started understanding it (which to be fair, isn't too hard, I was just slow...)

85%Wii U

It's slow but fantastic.
this game is very well put together from the beginning to the end boss fight are clever, puzzle solving is excellent and is just an over all joy to play through. Highly recommend.

90%Wii U

Really good, a tad too easy tho

70%Nintendo Switch

This game improves on so many things that Pikmin 1 and 2 stumbled on, but at the same time, it is admittedly too short and easy to be considered wholly an improvement over Pikmin 2. It feels like development was rushed out of the door -- just as you get blue pikmin the game is virtually at Its end.

I will sing many praises over what it does right over Pikmin 2 though.
Switching Pikmin works like how it always should have worked, the pikmin you select aren't randomly exchanged out for ones you didn't, they're only unselected once you've thrown them all, not when another Pikmin walks in front of them.
Lock-on makes it so that you can actually kite bosses while throwing, the cursor in general is far more reliable in this game.
Pikmin make more of a concerted effort not to walk into water, which was partially improves on from 1 to 2, but much moreso in 2 to 3.
Nectar isn't consumed entirely by one pikmin if they happen to walk into it, there's a limited amount but It's consumed properly.

There's many more QoL features and improvements.
What they crafted in Pikmin 3 is the formula of the original trilogy at It's peak, It's a shame Pikmin 4 doesn't seem to build off of it, because Pikmin 3 perfected the systems of 1 and 2, it just needed to a bigger and more complete adventure a la Pikmin 2. Alas, I look forward to seeing how Pikmin 4 plays. I would rate Pikmin 3 about on par with 2.

Strong to decent 7.

100%Wii U

Pikmin 3 is a truly excellent RTS-Adventure-Action-Whatever game that refines the series' core strengths to a polished sheen and expands on nearly all of the previous games' core systems in such a way as to bring out the joy of multitasking. The main campaign is more directly structured around completing objectives for progression rather than merely needing you to collect a certain threshold of items like the prior two. The various fruits found across the game are instead used as a sort of timer: You need to have at least one bottle of juice made from the fruits on hand to continue to the next day, and while it's easy to collect enough of them to have a large buffer to outrun the clock with, the juice rations still provides a softer form of the tension the 30 day limit that was so central to the first game, and there's a great rug-pull moment in the last third of the game that will catch unprepared players by surprise even if they have a massive juice buffer.

Five varieties of Pikmin are available for use in the campaign, including the new Rock Pikmin (which deal more damage when thrown and can break glass) and Winged Pikmin (which can fly over water, track flying enemies with ease and take shortcuts when carrying objects). While both of them are very strong and broadly useful throughout the game, neither come close to being overbearing, and the other three units remain useful throughout the game. White and Purple Pikmin from 2 also appear in the game's mission mode, and while the Purples are strangely vitiated they both provide interesting applications for the score-attack oriented multitasking gameplay of the mode.

Throughout the game you can use three different characters, expanding on the 2 in the last game. You can now throw the other captains like you do the Pikmin and order anyone who isn't being controlled by the player to move to different areas autonomously. Both of these changes heavily encourage the player to split the group up and complete tasks at the same time, which is relatively inefficient to do with the second captain in 2. When paired with the new option to restart from any previous ingame day, this makes it incredibly fun and accessible to go back through the game and try to clear the game in as few days as possible.

The campaign is a little short if you don't opt to find all of the fruits, and can feel a little constrained at times since it continues to introduce new mechanics until right before the final area, but it remains an immensely fun, satisfying and replayable experience. The mission mode is even better: 30 extra stages where the player is put on a strict timer to either collect every treasure in sight or defeat every enemy on the map with a mostly preset selection of Pikmin. This setup allows all seven different unit types to shine and prominently features enemies and mechanics that don't get a lot of play in the main game. While getting a passing grade on the stages isn't very hard, actually clearing out the map requires a good grasp of how to multitask, what order to do certain tasks, how to best split the captains up and which Pikmin is best for doing what task. Aiming for Platinum medals on these mission mode stages is Pikmin at its best; a puzzling strategy action game that gently prompts you to find the smartest way to clear the level in as short a timeframe as possible without being overtly punishing.

85%Wii U

Had a bit much to say about this one, so into the big review Google Doc it plops!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8m_MmO6Jm667Ectt8GTxN0TT2AXrBO-GK4XAGK0T2g/edit#heading=h.hcx37vml61lo

Review written 8-9-2023
Last played 8-9-2023

80%Wii U

[review in progress.. | playtime : 13h05]

Ah.. on a une mise à jour de 400mo. Jeu en français avec doublage anglais.. ok pourquoi l'intro es narré ? Ah ça se passer avec des personnages différents et qui viennent d'une planète différente ? Bref leur planète est en surpopulation et ils sont en manque de nourriture donc ils recherchent de quoi se nourrir et sont tombé sur la planète Terre qui regorge de fruits donc ils ont envoyé 3 personnes s'en occuper (seulement 3 ??). Évidemment lors de l'aterrisage les 3pilotes de font séparer on contrôlera donc Charlie pour le tutoriel. Le gamepad est obligatoire pour jouer, mais on peut jouer avec une autre manette à côté, j'utilise le combo Wiimote + nunshuk perso. Le jeu fonctionne toujours aussi bien à la Wiimote, par contre secouer le nunshuk permet de renvoyer les Pikmin, c'est ok, ça permet de libérer le bouton C. Le pointeur permet de vider plus loin qu'avant et semble plus précis. Ah ok on passe à un autre capitaine (Alpha) pour la suite du tutoriel.. Le jeu est plus beau et réaliste que les précédents, la palette de couleurs est plus sombre aussi. Les Pikmin peuvent maintenant être assigné à la reconstruction de ponts cassé ou autre en récupérant de morceaux et en les acheminants à destination, il font les aller retour de façon autonome une fois assigné à la tâche. Ok alors la gamepad nous sert surtout de Map.. un peu osef à mon avis. Plus besoin de marteler A Pou déterrer tout les Pikmin, il suffit d'en déterrer un puis notre personnage va automatiquement s'occuper de deterrer les autres. Les objets sont bien plus détaillé et les textures sont très propres. En vrai tout ce qui s'affiche sur le gamepad s'affiche aussi à l'écran donc je comprends pas l'intérêt (à par pour ke fait de jouer en tactile ou en portable). J'aimele fait que ce jeu essaie de reprendre les bases de Pikmin 1 majoritairement. Les calhargemt sont très rapides. On peut maintenant cacher nos Pikmin dans les hautes herbes en combat pour qu'il ne se fassent pas repérer ? La caméra essaie naturellement de suivre notre personnage c'est agréable, mais on peut toujours la réajuster manuellement comme avant, et durant les combats de boss on peuvent verrouiller l'ennemi avec Z. Oh mon dieu en appuyant simplement sur C on bascule d'y type de Pikmin à un autre, c'est super intuitif, pour quoi il ne l'on pas fait avant ? On a encore un nouveau type de Pikmin, les Pikmin de rock, c'est juste de pierredonc ils sont lourd et cassent le verre.. ok lol.. c'est des Pikmin violet ++ avec un oignon quoi. Ok le système des 3 capitaines est vraiment intéressant cette fois car on peut prendre et lancer un autre capitaine, et on peut aussi donner des directives via la Map pour qu'un capitaine fasse une autre activité en parallèle comme aller à tel endroit etc, c'est vraiment ce que j'attendais de Pikmin 2 à la base.. D'ailleurs, comme dans Pikmin 2 on es pas limité en jours d'exploration, par contre il nous faut toujours avoir de quoi manger (1 jus de fruit) pour l'équipe, donc mieux vaut se concentrer sur la recherche de fruits pour être toujours tranquille. Le jeu sauvegarde automatiquement après la fin de chaque jour. Le jeu est plus bavard que Pikmin 2 mais moins chiant, le tutoriel est plus agréable et on à moins l'impression de le "subir". On peut aussi jouer entièrement au tactile si on joue sur le gamepad uniquement (via le bouton "-"). En mode gamepad on a accès rapidement à la Map et aux applications.. pourquoi c'est pas possible de les afficher sur l'écran TV pour pouvoir jouer sans la mablette ? C'est trop relou de devoir prend la manlette et de toucher la carte pour regarder aux alentours.. c'est juste encombrant et pas intuitif.. on nous force juste à l'avoir à côté de nous pour rien.. Le jeu se joue plutôt bien mais punaise les affrontements de boss quel enfer, comme on peut pas reculer du tout la caméra on a toujours un gros problème de visibilité et de lisibilité.. mais bordel quoi.. pourquoi on peut pas reculer la caméra ?.. franchement c'est la première fois dans un jeu Pikmin où je ressens zéro difficulté et je me sent absolument perdu.. après avoir récupéré le pont avec Brittany je ne sais pas ce qu'il faut faire pour récupérer le chef.. au bout de torois jours j'ai compris mais bon.. Ah c'est cool, comme dans Pikmin 1, on trouve un objet qui localisé carrément les fruits au bout d'un moment. Bon, visiblement les Grottes de Pikmin 2 ont disparues, c'est que de l'exploration/puzzle/gestion comme dans Pikmin 1 avec un gros boss pour chaque Zone. Maintenant tout les Pikmin vont dans le même bulbe.. ok ça simplifie énormément les choses.. Les Pikmin rentrent et sortent du bulbe super rapidement.. certains jours il pleut dans le jeu.. ça impacte légèrement la faune ennemi qui apparaît mais c'est tout. Les spray sont de retour, pour booster nos Pikmin temporairement. Maintenant tout les Pikmin peuvent soulever des roches Explosives.. ok.. Ah et maintenant l'électricité n'est plus fatale au pre

100%Wii U

Very fun game that got me into Pikmin. The story mode, while short is still very enjoyable. The multiplayer is incredibly fun. However the best part of the game is easily mission mode. It's super addicting grinding out high scores. Overall, my biggest complaint with this game is the difficulty. It's easier than it needs to be and would benefit from a hard mode. Otherwise, it's a really solid game that I recommend.

75%Wii U

[MEINE WERTUNG]: 7,5/10 Pkt.

75%Wii U

cool game but very long

80%Wii U

good

90%Wii U

Pikmin 3 is perhaps the full realization of what Miyamoto was striving to achieve with the original Pikmin.

90%Wii U

Great game but doesn't come close to where I felt Pikmin 2 was. Was very enjoyable and had great graphics and OST but the controls didn't feel as responsive as the New Play Control series. Wish they didn't get rid of the ability to lead Pikmin, doing a "charge" was never reliable enough to feel good.

60%Wii U

I think I’m just not any good at Pikmin probably.

80%Wii U

A thrilling adventure of multitasking fruit collection and pikmin resources. Smart use of the Wii Us gamepad adds the experience overall. Best looking fruit in any game so far

90%Wii U

80

90%Wii U

God i love pikmin and until now every titel is strictly better than its predecessor, if this trend continues with the eventual pikmin 4 its gonna be one hell of a game

80%Nintendo Switch

Muy divertido y adictivo. Especialmente a dos jugadores

90%Wii U

At the time, I didn't like this one as much. Looking back, I just wanna play it again. It may objectively be the best in the series, but I'm not sure. Whatever Pikmin 4 is, I hope it hits a home run.

80%Wii U

louie is a gluttonous whore

30%Wii U

This game is just boring. There's nothing particularly fun about it; you just run around collecting things and running away at night.

100%Wii U

Pikmin 3 is one incredible game. It leaves everything that was wrong in Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2. Bringing quality of life improvements to AI of the pikmin, graphics, and music.

One of the biggest improvements from Pikmin 2 is no caves. Sure, caves where pretty fun, however, the repetitiveness of them made it a hassle to complete every single one. Another big thing they brought back and emphasized on is the scenery. WOW this game is beautiful! The nature in pikmin in perfect.

Do not miss out on how incredible this game is.
10/10

100%Wii U

Personal favorite game

90%Wii U

So, everyone who plays Pikmin and subsequently talks about Pikmin always talk about how great is Pikmin. well, I'm here to tell you, that they are 100% correct. I was skeptical at first, the art style didnt really click with me, and I didnt know what to expect, but I was really blown away by the creativity of the gameplay. it's ultimately a RTS, that focusses itself on time management. you have to figure out how to best use your time, and it makes each new day engaging, always driving you to be better. And the extra challenges really help you refine your skills and understand what you're really capable of. It's hard to describe, just go! go and play it and see for yourself why Nintendo needs to make more of these!

100%Wii U

As this is the 3rd videogame I ever played I will be blatantly biased, but in my opinion this is one of the best games I have played, while it is shorter than Pikmin 2, and Pikmin had more developed characters, in every other area this game is leaps above the rest.

70%Wii U

Fun, cute, but not that memorable

60%Wii U

Good game overall, enjoyed the exploration and getting fruit, but found the controls and realtime nature very frustrating.

100%Wii U

Excellent game, though a bit too short and similar to Pikmin 1.

90%Wii U

Best pikmin game so far. Comparing to the previous 2 games, it improves in absolutely everything.

90%Wii U

I wish I could give this a 95% instead of just 90 or 100. The only negative I have for this game is that I just wish it had gone on longer. It took me 20 hours to beat which is still a pretty good value! But I just felt like I was getting started with all the different Pikmin types. I would have GLADLY explored another couple of locations in this game if it had them

90%Wii U

After never finishing Pikmin 1 or 2, I was very satisfied with both this game and myself. The goal of the game was presented very well and the method of how you're able to continue playing was very interesting, even with somewhat of a sense of urgency. I did have a setback during my playthough that cost me almost my entire pikmin squad. However, I was able to spend only one more ingame day to get back to where I was and keep moving forward. There is 1 downside I can think of in that the game's story temporarily takes away all progress made towards a goal in the story, kicking the sense of urgency back to 100%. However, if you know what you're doing, it quickly becomes a non-issue and you eventually get back what you originally lost in addition to the progress you made without it.

80%Wii U

Like most Wii U entries in long-standing series, Pikmin 3 is a bit of an odd duck. The genes are the same as the earlier Pikmin games but the slight mechanical change-ups make a world of difference. Being able to switch between 3 characters at will and set automatic locations for them to go to is a huge improvement for a strategy series. At the same time, I was slightly disappointed in its implementation for 2 reasons. One: some puzzles require all 3 captains to be present, so if you spread them out for multiple tasks, you'll inevitably hinder yourself. Two: it's not very feasible to tell your captains to automatically move over long distances, because if their path happens to pass any enemies, you can lose a whole bunch of Pikmin in one fell swoop. Until I got used to this, I was resetting a lot of days where I lost 30+ Pikmin. Aside from those two issues, I had a very nice time with the game. I think I prefer the atmosphere of the first two games more than the character and story-based approach they took with this one, but the writing was fairly funny in its own way.

80%Wii U

It's good.... but suprisingly short. There's not even any dungeons or post-game content like in Pikmin 2.

100%Wii U

A great new Pikmin title that focuses more on managing time with 3 playable characters. Slightly shorter than Pikmin 2 but the amazing visuals and fun gameplay make up for this aspect

90%Wii U

Probably the best Wii U game

100%Wii U

A low-key masterpiece. Beautiful. Perfect.

80%Wii U

This was my first Pikmin game and I wish I had played the other two as a result now. This is a stellar strategy game with fun boss battles, great tactical and resource management elements, and an interesting world to explore. It comes highly recommended!

90%Wii U

I played only in co-op|versus modes (for 50 hours, yeah), and it is pretty much the most fun you can have on Wii U (with the exception of Mario Kart 8).

90%Wii U

Wonderful entry in the Pikmin series, quality gameplay of RTS mixed with Metroidvania tendancies, and really colourful too.

100%Wii U

Best game in a fantastic series.

80%Wii U

Another solid Pikmin game, but the controls were kinda frustrating with the gamepad... I hear wiimote/chuck is better so maybe I'll try that if/when I replay this.

80%Wii U

PROS:
1. Beautiful graphics
2. Great new music while also using classic sounds.
3. Fun and still unique gameplay.
4. Large maps and some decent puzzles.
5. Large amount of fruit to collect
6. Good boss fights with pretty good difficulty.
7. Good implementation of new pikmin.
8. Very smooth controls and camera.
9. Uses the gamepad pretty well
CONS:
1. Slightly too easy
2. Not enough enemies in the maps.
3. No caves to explore like pikmin 2
OVERALL: Great game with very little wrong with it that I would reccomend to any audience that owns a Wii u

100%Wii U

everything i want in pikmin. the modulated time limit is a perfect compromise between its predecessors (if a bit forgiving for pikmin veterans like myself), and the character interaction lends a fresh new feeling to the series (though i will miss the somewhat austere atmosphere in the first two games.) no other game will make you want to chug a gallon of fruit juice.

90%Wii U

9

90%Wii U

Pikmin 3 is utterly fun Pikmin game play, the new winged Pikmin are a welcomed addition and the rock Pikmin a little odd at first but they still have a importance. Its a bit short but having multiplayer modes and other modes such as treasure collecting makes Pikmin 3 pretty darn good.