original charm
'Pikmin 3 Deluxe' loses some of its original charm
Despite the ill-suited controls, "Pikmin 3" still has many vestiges of its original charm. There's a sense of teasing wonderment in the way the Koappites rename each unfamiliar piece of fruit. Cherries are Cupid's Grenades; cantaloupes are Wayward Moons; red grapes become Dusk Pustules; peaches are dubbed Mock Bottoms; and plums, Lesser Mock Bottoms. Likewise, unlocking all the game's secret nooks and caverns in search of those fruit can often be enchanting. A newly acquired type of Pikmin in one area can be brought back to another to break down an electric fence, or lift up a line of bamboo stakes, opening a path into an area with even more secrets to dismantle.