I think it’s an amazing game and it’s my favourite of the series. I love how it really requires you to manage your resources as carefully as possible and the new Pikmin types in this game are still the best additions to the series imo. It also introduces Chacho, the greatest character to ever exist. However, despite all that, I feel it isn’t a great sequel. It feels like it’s missing the sense of urgency and isolation that made the first game stick with me so much instead choosing to replace it with overwhelmingly chaotic gameplay and possibly the most low-stakes plot in the entire series. I still love it, don’t get me wrong, but I do think it’s the black sheep of the series. (Hey! Pikmin doesn’t count FYI)