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The Confusing and Convoluted Lore of the Pikmin Franchise, part 1
For a game where cute little plants follow you around, sing little tunes, and bring become your best friends no questions asked, the lore surrounding the Pikmin franchise is quite dark and extreme. Hidden behind its cute and bright facade lies a post-apocolyptic earth, an ancient Japanese spirit who intentionally maroons spacecraft, and a unholy amount of mutated creatures your must fend off. excluding the creatures, most of the elements of Pikmin's lore is subtle and only visible to those who look for it. For those who played the game and weren't looking (how Nintendo intended you to play), here is what hides behind the scenes in the first game, Pikmin.
By Everest Severson4 years ago in Gamers
