Nintendo brings the rewind time feature seen in other games toPikmin 4which may cause some division in the community.Pikmingames have always been a fight against time as players try to collect spaceship parts with the help of the color-coded Pikmin, butPikmin 4may be changing this progression up in a big way.
The firstPikmintitle was released for the GameCube back in 2001, and it set the standard of implementing time restraints for players, emphasizing the urgency for helping Captain Olimar escape the hostile planet. WithPikminandPikmin 2recentlyadded to the Nintendo eShop, players that didn’t adopt them on the GameCube have had the chance to experience the classics on the Nintendo Switch. WithPikmin 4set to release in July, some Nintendo fans that have gotten their hands on the latest installment ahead of its demo have noticed one key feature addition.
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Go Nintendo is among the gaming publications that have gotten their hands onPikmin 4ahead of its July release and demo launch. According to Go Nintendo,Pikmin 4offers a time rewind feature that may help players quickly reverse a mistake in order to maximize their accomplishments in the day/night cycle. Because the daily time limit that has beena key aspect of pastPikmintitlesremains part ofPikmin 4, the rewind functionality may help prevent players from reverting to a past save for the minor mistakes.
Players will be able to use thePikmin 4rewind mechanic as much as they need to regardless of if it’s day or night which may help reduce the anxiety of some players that are averse to in-game clocks. Unlike thePikmingames that came before it,Pikmin 4opens up the world at nighttime, with Glow Pikmin only available to players that brave the darkness to explore more. BecausePikmin 4and its demo haven’t been released yet, it’s currently unclear if there are more hazards to avoid that make the rewind feature more necessary than past installments.
Pikmin 4is far from the first Nintendo game to include rewind, withthe Nintendo Switch Online catalogof retro games being equipped with the feature. Because most new Nintendo releases don’t offer players the same rewind feature thatPikmin 4does, it may open the door for the mechanic to jump to future Nintendo games.
