Pikmin II scans

[Jack]

Scan 1

Scan 2

Scan 3

Ver' nice. Apparently on track for an April release in Japan, hopefully a LAN mode will be implemented. If there's one thing better than real time strategy, it's real time strategy and not seeing your opponent's screen.

[multi]

Jack wears Nintendo underpants

[The Grand Pursuivant]

Jack wears Nintendo underpants

[letsbook]

It took a while but it was worth the wait...

[Kapowza]

like tiny trippy wombles so they are, humping around all that rubbish.

[mr. fancypants]

OH MY GOD!!" It looks exactly like the first game!!

[Rin]

OH MY GOD!!" It looks exactly like the first game!!

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[Guest Penguin_Lad]

Are they having a football game in the last scan? Is this some 2 player football pikmin battle mode?

[Sabreman]

I did say 'Oh my god' when I saw the first scan, as I thought for a second that the picture at top was a screenshot.

[Hitcher]

I did say 'Oh my god' when I saw the first scan, as I thought for a second that the picture at top was a screenshot.

Me too.

[Rin]

Me too.

Aye.

[zorse]

They should make a stop-motion TV series of Pikmin.

[Ed-E]

They should take away the FUCKING TIME LIMIT.

What should have been a very relaxing game becomes a STUPIDLY TENSE GAME. Miyamoto is an idiot if he EVER thought that was a good idea.

[zorse]

They should take away the FUCKING TIME LIMIT.

This time though you have an infinite amount of days so you don't have to worry about rushing to complete your goal, chief.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

They should take away the FUCKING TIME LIMIT.

What should have been a very relaxing game becomes a STUPIDLY TENSE GAME. Miyamoto is an idiot if he EVER thought that was a good idea.

I agree.

I played it with a Datel Cheat thingy giving infinite days (but still normal day limits) and it was a LOT better.

I think Pikmin 1 was finished in a hurry when bigger projects (Mario) fell behind.

[NEG]

I liked the time limit. Gave a real sense of urgency. Encouraged you to get on with it.

That and it made sence to the story too. I mean, you crash on some alien planet, you can't exactly breave the poison air. So...yeah, it gave a state of feeling "oh no please don't die" mood.

I felt meserable the first time I didn't reach the 25 pieces in 30day limit.

[Popo]

The time limit was definitely a bad idea. this looks to be a big impovement if it all comes together right - OH MY GOD! indeed

[Ed-E]

I liked the time limit. Gave a real sense of urgency. Encouraged you to get on with it.

Yeah, but think about it.

Miyamoto came up with the idea when he was in his garden, right? It was meant to be a relaxing sort of game, but the time limit made it really stressful. I got really worried about not getting enough in a day and in the end I just got fed up with being so stressed. It's the complete opposite of what it was trying to be - and the funny thing is, very few people recognise it. Still, there's the Nintendo sychophants for you.

[Sloth]

Cor, that top right is fucking lovely!

[Juria]

The screenshots look exactly like Pikmin 1

did they not already say ages ago that the time limit was gone? There's no danger in this one, Olimar is just being a greedy bastard

[Luke]

I liked the time limit.

It kept the adrenaline flowing. I think without it I may have tired of it; felt a lack of purpose.

[Aust]

I thought "Oh my God!" when I saw that first scan with the battery on it, and also thought it was in the game. A picture I wouldn't mind having as a wallpaper though.

[Hawkeye]

I really can't wait for this game.

As for the time limit debate I didn't feel it hurt Pikman at all, which is odd as I normally hate games with impossed time limits like Majoras Mask for instance.

[Sprite Machine]

The problem with the time limit was that it was virtually impossible to scout ahead and plan your solution and get it done on the same day. It meant you had to rush and couldn't plan ahead too much... or just get it wrong and keep trying, wasting valuable time in the process.

Infinite days sounds nice, though, and stops the levels being too easy and the game being too hard.

Cool!

[benh]

Yeah, but think about it.

Miyamoto came up with the idea when he was in his garden, right? It was meant to be a relaxing sort of game, but the time limit made it really stressful. I got really worried about not getting enough in a day and in the end I just got fed up with being so stressed. It's the complete opposite of what it was trying to be - and the funny thing is, very few people recognise it. Still, there's the Nintendo sychophants for you.

You, sir, are exactly correct.

[Jack]

So nobody got that it's on the third scan?

[mr. fancypants]

So nobody got that it's on the third scan?

Neb did

[Sprite Machine]

So nobody got that it's on the third scan?

What is?

[mr. fancypants]

What is?

OH MY GOD!!

[Sprite Machine]

OH MY GOD!!

Oh!!