“Will you intentionally drown some of your pikmin?” OVER MY DEAD BODY.

one of us, one of us

KingK: Upset that he wasted a day Me, a degenerate who wasted the last 6 years of my actual life: yeah, nothing worse than a wasted day

Now you too can suffer in the eternal wait for pikmin 4

Such good memories. My kids were little at the time and then would pretend to be pikmin when i had them do chores! 2 was my favorite. All those quirky names for those everyday items.

Honey put your clothes back on KingK uploaded!!!!

I love the beautiful codependence with nature that Pikmin illustrates, how every natural creature interacts with each other, carves out their own habitats, and works around each other through learning. It's the idea of evolution put in a video game translated into an RTS with a quirky little spaceman, and I'm kinda stunned by just how excellently it's pulled off. No real smart comments from me other than "so Warcraft III's campaigns would also be a neat bridge I'd love to talk about if that game were still playable in its original form in any meaningful way", just really pleasant hearing your experience!

How to make someone a pikmin fan in 2021 A) Make them play through the 3 DX demo B) Tell them to do it again, but in fewer days From there, they're hooked.

“Let the deaths roll off my shoulders” I could never... Every pikmin I lose hits like a needle to my heart. I just love those little guys :( If I lose more than like five I have to reset because I feel so bad for them

Wow, you went from avoiding the game to basically speedrunning it - that's dedication! I've been playing Pikmin for years and I think my fastest was like 12 or 15 days.

Slowly but surely Pikmin is garnering the larger following it deserves, I just hope Nintendo doesn't screw up the release of Pikmin 4

Learning to love KingK's "Learning to Love" series awesome stuff!

"Nintendo isn't happy with releasing this bad boy" WELL NOT ANYMORE!

being unable to accept a Pikmin death actually made me better at the game. I just started going on deathless runs

As someone who has avoided Pikmin for the very same reasons, it sounds like I should finally give it a try.

Pikmin is such a magical series, good on you for taking the first step!

caught up on all the videos & this is legit my favorite channel now, love all the long form retrospectives 🥺

This perfectly encapsulates the feelings I have felt with this series.. The guilt can sometimes build up with loss of days or Pikmin, but it encourages you to strategize more and learn from mistakes leading to a happier and more satisfying victory..

I love that due to the arcade style of gameplay and many different goals, there's so many ways to play Pikmin at high level, from a 6 Day Run to Zero Deaths and many more!

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It's fascinating listening to the experiences that made you go from avoiding Pikmin to basically trying to speedrun it, but if I can say one thing it's that I find it kinda hard to relate to what's beeing said in the video when the footage doesn't match up or show what you're talking about, especially in a game like this. Anyways, it made for a good listen and since I'm pretty familiar with the game(s) it didn't have that much of an adverse effect. Congrats on 200k btw, it's well deserved!

Pikmin is my all-time favorite video game franchise, and I’m really happy to see more people realizing just how good it is. I wish Pikmin was as big a series as others like Zelda, Pokémon and Fire Emblem...but maybe that’s asking too much. Pikmin seems daunting at first, but once you get used to it, it becomes impossibly fun! The first game is my favorite in the series.

Always nice to hear different run strategies.

I looooove this game. Thanks for the fun video!

Mom I gotta hang up new kingk learning to love video came out (Also congrats on 200k subs!!)

You just perfectly summed up my experience with Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Over Christmas break I pumped 25 hours in. When it clicks, it really clicks

Yet another game I need to play that you've recommended now! From what you've said, it seems like the designers amplified unit management and death from something such as Fire Emblem, except it's integrated into the entire game. I'm intrigued to play Pikmin myself

I think part of what makes pikmin magical to me, is that you can totally see how the systems were designed. the game doesn't try to hide how much of a "game" it is, it just is a unique experience set in a cool world. as a game designer it's really fascinating, & represents a lot of what I loved about gamecube-era nintendo.

More like King200K now. Congrats on the milestone, man.

its heartwarming to see people finally care about pikmin

Was in progress of starting Ultra-Spicy in Pikmin 3 DX and this drops! I don't even know who you are, but this is appreciated by me as a new Pikmin fan.

I first played Pikmin when my parents bought it for me one summer afternoon while they were shopping for groceries, I didn’t really understand the game all too much but I just knew I loved the premise and the sweet little onion guys, overtime I’d slowly grow more and more invested with it managing and keeping my pikmin alive while trying to get all of the ship parts so I don’t get the bad ending again lol Fast forward to today and now I’m still eagerly waiting for Pikmin 4 I’m so glad you tried out this series, No matter where anyone is in life I’d highly recommend trying this series out, it’s charming, beautiful, and in some cases a rush

"The thirty day time limit may as well not even exist" Heh, hehe, uh, heh. My very first playthrough of Pikmin, I made it to the final area for the first time on day 30 and had nowhere near enough time to complete it. I of course went back and beat it, but yeah I sorta suck at games. xD

I also loved A Short Hike, so glad you played it.

Excellent video! Pikmin has always made RTS mechanics feel very approachable without feeling overwhelming or boring. Pikmin 3's mission mode (and Pikmin 3 as a whole) also feature a lot of the time management aspects you discuss here, and I personally find it very fun. Hope you give Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 Deluxe a go in the future!

The Pikmin series has something so charming and addicting about it that even mentioning it brings joy to me. I really want to replay all of the games now lol

Good video. Well made, well said. The allure of lowering days is what got me hooked.

I'm legit in the middle of my first Pikmin playthrough and this video drops, wow.

Pikmin is very daunting i completely understand your "fear". Its kinda like dead rising in a way. Stressful management. But the feeling you get when you complete it is indescribable. Sorta like getting a 100% on a paper you wrote that you put so much work into and the whole time you were thinking you were going to fail.

Literally yesterday I was looking for video essays about Pikmin. Loved the video man, just found your channel. Hopefully you get to play and enjoy Pikmin 2 as well (my favorite one). :)

Exactly what I needed rn what impeccable timing

It's good to step out of one's comfort zone and try new things. I didn't understand the appeal of truck simulators for the longest time, but after deciding to take the plunge during the Steam holiday sale I discovered that it's actually quite the chill experience. I've sunk many happy hours traveling the open road while vibing to smooth jazz on American Truck Simulator over the past month.

I only got in to pikmin because my mom played pikmin 1 before i was born. so when i was born my mom introduced me to pikmin and ever since then i have been a pikmin fan.

I've loved this series since I first played them, and I can say the exact same thing. That first day can be so optimized.

I was surprised to see how short this was.

Congrats on 200k man

Never got into this series, i hope it's truly loved

I am so glad you played Pikmin! I am even happier that you recognize Pikmin speedrunners!

I'm glad more people are getting into Pikmin, it's such a beautiful game that I've been playing since I was a kid.

I kind of liked the exploration aspect of the pikmin games a lot. It's cool to strategize once you know what the map is like, but it's also really fun to move around the fire spouting edge path and get so far away from everything, discovering new things. I hope the next pikmin game is a very large interconnected world with new landing sites that can be unlocked.

Such a well written, and professionally done commentary... Comic Sans Credits

I replayed this game on my gamecube before getting Pikmin 3 on Switch. This game was so well designed, people still critique the gameplay to this day 👌👌

13:19 "olimar can't do anything on his own. He can't collect his own ship parts, he can't destroy walls, and he certainly can't go toe-to-toe with hostile alien predators." Actually he can, Olimar is indeed capable of inflicting damage on his own power. I actually beat Puffstool with just Olimar so I wouldn't have to worry about Pikmin getting corrupted.

Your channels blowing up 🤟🏻 great job KingK

I loved the first pikmin since the day i touched it at probably 8-10 years old . One of my favorite games of all time

Thanks for the vid. Pikmin has always been very intimidating to me, even if I own 1 and 2 on the Wii. But now I will try them thanks to you.

happy 200k king ❤️

Always a good day when KingK uploads!

Why is there a phenomenon of creators and admittedly myself suddenly picking up pikmin? This is the third creator that I watch that has made a pikmin video in the last few months

I had a similar experience as a kid. I bought it because of its colorful appearance, it's concept, and the great reviews. After starting it, watching several pikmen scream, die, and turn into ghosts - knowing I did it to them, I cried, returned it, and I have never touched it since. Maybe I'll try again because of this review.

I was watching you earlier thinking... when's kings new video? Boom!

the pikmin soundtrack, like that of the song from the "End of the Day" is just pure nostalgia for me.

I also recently became a fan of the series a few months ago. It's funny, I've owned the game since I was six but never played it much since I didn't understand it well. And I avoided it because it never seemed like my type of game, I was intimidated by the enemies, the time limit. But I finally gave it a chance, and enjoyed it, and like you the first run was awful, 28 days to complete. But that run was me not understanding the game, I didn't even know how to swarm. So when I played it again immediately after, I refined my strategy and as a result had a blast with it and realized why the game is so highly regarded. That intial 28 day struggle was turned into a satisfying 15 day adventure.

I didn’t have to learn to love it, I just didn’t know what it was. Played and Beat it last fall for the first time and it’s one of my favorite games.

I completely understand that sort of trepidation towards a game you've never tried based on what you know of it. It took me a long time to play Pikmin too, over very similar feelings. But eventually, I came around and realised something that helped me start the game up and also learn to love it: it's a Nintendo game. They're going to take care of me through this adventure, and make sure I'm ready for any daunting task. And I was right.

With this kind of response to Pikmin 1, I wonder how he'd feel about Pikmin 2. It tests a different skillset, and lets the player get away with more mistakes in the big picture, but on a day-by-day basis mistakes will be more costly. I feel like it would play into the original concerns KingK had a little more than this title did.

If you're ever interested, a user named Pikhacker made a Pikmin 2 mod for coop in the story mode. It's a completely different experience versus single player.

This video has convinced me to give Pikmin a try. I love your videos.

Looking in the comments, I'm seeing so many people say that they're experiencing Pikmin for the first time, similar to you. Nintendo giving Pikmin 3 an enhanced Switch port is doing wonders for the entire series, as far as I can tell. Also, I totally understand being put off by the day limit, but 30 days is more than enough. Nintendo addressed this in 2 by giving you infinite days and making time freeze when in caves. They also turned the difficulty up quite a bit, and it's a lot scarier in caves compared to the surface because it is not easy to get more Pikmin while underground. Nintendo would address it all after Pikmin went AWOL for 9 years. Pikmin 3 brought back the day limit, but you earn the days by gathering fruit. You start with 3 and can get up to 99 total. The game is also much easier, making 3 the best place for newcomers. Sadly, 3 was stuck on the failure that was the Wii U until a few months ago, where Nintendo made a few optimizations to the game and added extra content to give old players something new to experience. As much as Nintendo gave new life to (along with many other Wii U titles) Pikmin 3, I am not sure how much longer we will have to wait before the big announcement that Pikmin 4 will be coming. With the Switch being a system known for bringing life to dead games/series, I feel like it's only a matter of time before Miyamoto's plant men get to embark on a new adventure. But, you never know. We did have to wait for almost a full decade before.

I should be happy about you starting to like one of my favourite Nintendo franchises, but I'm more upset becuase now yet another person has to suffer the Great Pikmin Drought.

Grats on 200k subs!!!!

Great video! Never played Pikmin but now I'm intrigued :) Gonna try Pikmin 3 on the Switch

Arlo would be proud

At 7:43 I somehow noticed that the Fiery Blowhog (mostly offscreen) to the right was experiencing a rare glitch where a particle effect from somewhere else gets attached to its snout.

I never managed to get into this game, but I love Pikmin 2. It made some design choices that made it a whole different game worth checking out and maybe making a video for!

Great video as always dude. I've had this game for years but I was always overwhelmed by the time constraint and my lack of familiarity with RTS games. I'll be sure to dive into it after watching this video.

Pikmin is one of those games that I just want to replay right after finishing it, I guess thats the speedrun aspect of it

I’m kind of the same. I love RTS games (mainly talking about single player here) but I always feel bad losing units, so I play them really slow and turtle until I have an overwhelming advantage so I can win with minimal casualties. Made games like StarCraft harder than they probably should’ve been.

Idk what youre gonna thibk of pikmin 2. But its one of my all time favorites. I can say that the music in pikmin 2 alone is worth the purchase.

Such a magical series, I'd like to see you tackle 3 in the future! (Yeah I never played 2 :( )

you dont just learn to love pikmin, pikmin love is automatic

Hard to imagine he's just at 200k with his quality videos I thought he was in the mils by now

i was also intimidated by the bizarre concept and the time limits, but after finishing pikmin 3 deluxe for the first time a few minutes ago i get it. great game

I JUST PLAYED PIKMIN 3 YESTERDAY for the first time. The timing of this vid is crazy.

*Screams in Arlo

The intro turned funny to me because the video title "learning to love Pikmin" brought to me a set of expectations I used as an excuse to avoid clicking on it for days.

Interesting thumbnail change I like it

I can’t believe you confessed to murdering your Pikmin 😂

Holy Christ that song during the end credits is straight up offensive.

I played pikmin for the first time a couple of months ago. Funny how a Lockdown can help you try out things you otherwise wouldn't. Man, I loved it. Went on to play Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 almost back-to-back, and it was incredible. Man, you can consider me a fan!

Pikmin 1 is great but 2 and 3 are INCREDIBLE, when you get to 3, don't ignore the Mission mode as well.

I just started really getting into Pikmin this weekend, I just beat Pikmin 3 Deluxe's story mode, then I got this notification *W h a t*

Learning to love Pikmin is realizing that bomb rocks are both your friends and also not your friends

Bruhh i just beat the first one this week! Absolutely loved it, going total blind, such a fun adicting little game, finished It with all the pieces on a day!

Bro I just bought Pikmin 3 deluxe the same day you uploaded this thats wild

While self-isolating I got into Pikmin. I would argue that it kept me sane, during that long 4 days waiting for my results.

Pikmin 2 is one of the greatest games ever made, full stop.

Pikmin is a badass game. Each one is unique and has its own gameplay style

4:42 oh my god you’re killing me smalls 😭

I don't know why but hearing KingK talk about Pikmin just makes me really happy for some reason.