191. Pikmin 2 - GCN
Truth be told, the first Pikmin didn't have a whole lot to improve on. Maybe a bit more variety in its enemies and Pikmin both, some better advantages for each type, and some more length. Pikmin 2 delivered in each of these areas, though not as much as I'd have liked. Giving Yellow Pikmin electric immunity was great, and the poisonous White Pikmin was an addition I didn't really see coming, but much appreciated. More could've been done with Purples, though, and the enemies were still just a matter of "wait for them to attack then kick their ass". Also, it was severely lengthened by its dungeons, but I just don't feel as accomplished when clearing them out as I do out in the world. Most of these problems, I think, are just a product of being a pseudo-RTS. You simply can't do much better than this in the genre.
The company's boss was dumb, Louie was dumb, and they gave Olimar zero character development whatsoever. I was really invested in Olimar's diary entries from the first game, and 2's equivalent notes were pretty subpar. It was one of those games that was much less than the sum of its parts.
Getting a headache, so I'll save #190 for later.
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