pikmin 4 log #3
ayyy finished the game, even though from what i've heard we are literally only halfway done lmao, soooo i'm gonna condense these a bit
- I LOVE BERNARD, he is so funny to me. i love how games find goofy ways of creating a unique speaking tone, and him doing a random all caps word in a sentence is extremely funny to me for some reason
- this is where the caves start to get really creative, in every sense, i love it
- it is very funny that there are minibosses that are just bigger version of common enemy
- water wraith
- moss waddles when she runs and that's a really important detail
- the composer castaway is specifically very pompous and self-serving which......
i'll say one thing that i'm noticing is that they really are relentless with the "hey it's okay just rewind and it'll be okay here's the solution to the puzzle lemme give you some help!!!" like with the bunker how they just GIVE you the solution to the puzzle, or during the breadbug cave (which is so good btw) when a breadbug tries to steal an item and they freak out and tell you what to do Every Single Time. like...accessibility is absolutely necessary, but not at the expense of literally substituting independent discovery and problem solving grahhhhhghghgh
...aaaaand that's credits! (again, 50% done which is wild)
the credits visuals/music is really lovely, and really makes me think about how beautiful and fun the game is. it also makes me reflect on the feelings of missed opportunities in the soundtrack and those handholding bits, which is really bittersweet. i'm curious to know how it continues on from here, and i've heard tons of glowing praise for the postgame, so we'll see????