I Played all of Pikmin 3 and it was Terrifying 

new pinned comment- i’ve gotten a lot of questions about if i’ve played pikmin 1 or 2! i streamed pikmin 2, and it’s all up on my VODs channel linked here youtube.com/@partyarlieVODs i’m still playing through pikmin 2 and will eventually make a pikmin movie out of my playthrough as well! AND i will be streaming all of pikmin 4 over on my twitch channel at twitch.tv/partyarlie (also i will get to pikmin 1 one day lol)

A lot of Pikmin were harmed in the making of this video

it's been hilarious seeing people in the last few months playing pikmin for the first time and being caught off-guard by how horrifying it can get

As a Pikmin addict who is completely numb to these outlandish creature designs, seeing the terror they inflict on a first-timer is sadistically hilarious Subbed

my favorite part about being a pikmin fan is watching new players play and figure it out this is definitely the best game to start with some of the early stuff the older games can throw at you is CRUEL. glad you enjoyed the game! edit subbing purely because of the moment where you said "I think we're good on fruit!" and then louie immediately steals it

I'm going to post and pin a comment here because I've had to delete a lot of sexist and hateful comments-- I never thought a Pikmin video of all videos would get so many misogynistic comments? This was my first time playing a Pikmin game, so of course it's gunna be rough lol. Keep it kind, and I hope everyone is lookin forward to Pikmin 4!!

i've been part of the Pikmin cult since it first released on Gamecube 20+ years ago. i love how people go in expecting something really cute which it is, but then they realise this is actually a horror game series lmao. would love to see you do a let's Play of Pikmin 4 when it comes out in a few weeks :)

Please ignore misogynistic comments. I’m also a girl who loves this series. I’m by no means the best at it but I play it to relax. People need to get off their high horses and just let people enjoy the game. Thankfully not everyone will be like this. The fandom is usually small and chill. I hope you enjoy it and play 4 when it comes out. :)

Yup. Pikmin is a horror game. Much of it is going somewhere, wondering what a thing is, and then seeing that thing suddenly get up and see you as the next meal on the menu. Fun times!

"I wish I lived here" *Immediately finds dead body* Arlie, you good?? 🤣

People forget how hard it is the first time you play one of these games, they are SO unique. In the original Pikmin, it was often likely a new player would be close to a total game over, if they didn't actually get it

It breaks my heart finding this video and seeing your pinned comment about misogynistic comments. Pikmin is such a small charming series and I would hope people would be happy to see others playing it... Anyways I am so happy to see others try this game and enjoy it. Loving the video!

I love how everyones first playthrough they all wish to live there and then they play the second game

As a long term Pikmin fan it’s always fun to see newbies play! Y’all gotta be nicer though, they gotta learn somehow!

Im so happy to see more and more people playing any of the Pikmin games for the first time! I hope you liked the game and maybe even get Pikmin 4 when it releases!

This video randomly popped up in my recomandations and what a great surprise that was - I basically made the same experience you did like 6 weeks ago by playing Pikmin 3 without ever laying hands on a previous title before. Fell in love with the franchise. Thank you for the great content! :D

5:33 “I wish I lived here.” Good news!

"The Wraith Family Theory" Buckle in, this one's a doozy. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- In the Pikmin series, there have been multiple sightings of these "Wraiths". The first was encountered in Pikmin 2, the Waterwraith. The second (and final) being Pikmin 3's Plasm Wraith. The Piklopedia articles over (and general nature of) the Wraiths helps us paint a... dark picture... about their collective past. First let's take into account what the word "Wraith" even means: _"a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death."_ Already a pretty grim image, right off the bat. Also take into note the fact that the Wraiths seem (so far) to be the *only humanoid creatures in the entirety of the Pikmin series.* This, compounded with the Waterwraith's _scientific name_ (courtesy of Pikmin 2's Piklopedia) being Amphibio _Sapiens_ makes it hard not to see Wraiths for what they once were. *Human.* The Wraiths are humans who had met their makers. Died. Somehow, through observation of the nature of the Wraiths, it gets worse! ( :D ) "How could it possibly get worse" you ask? _The Wraiths have a breadcrumb trail of details that gives a presumable story over _*_both of their deaths._* Let's take a look at the Waterwraith first. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- The Waterwraith. Found in Pikmin 2's Submerged Castle. This is a Wraith, of Sapiens origin, whose entire theme is _water._ It's... not hard to imagine what happened to this one, especially considering that its final resting place is a cave with a name like The _Submerged_ Castle. That would be enough detail if it were just the stone-cold, steamrolling machine fans fear it as. However, things aren't as they initially appear with the Waterwraith. This is because the _second_ you remove its rollers, its mannerism changes *entirely.* It *runs* from you once rendered defenseless, babbling out calls for help from someone that isn't there. The song that plays labels its dying breath a "pitiful escape", and if left alone it will put its hands at its knees and gasp for air... It dies with its arms outstretched for _help._ This is an inexperienced wraith. A cowardly wraith, who drowned in a presumable past life and died begging for help in the next. _The Waterwraith might have been a child._ ...Feeling jovial? I'd bet, after that happy little tale. Now, let's aim our sights at the new one. The one that our dear first-timer here got the joy of experiencing firsthand, completely blind. Let's turn our sights now to the *Plasm Wraith*. First I'll give some lore, just to refresh, and then I'll explain what *I* personally think it means in conjunction with the Waterwraith's lore. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- The Plasm Wraith. Found in Pikmin 3's Formidable Oak. This is the second Wraith, and whilst _potentially_ not sharing that "Sapiens" name with the Waterwraith, the resemblances between the two are uncanny. (Any genus for the Plasm Wraith in Pikmin 3's Piklopedia is simply marked "unknown".) They're both mysterious, humanoid behemoths that seemingly break every rule in the book for your standard Pikmin enemy. This Wraith is... caring? Towards Olimar..? Showing compassion(?) and tending to him as best it can, even going so far as to give the resting Hocotatian a little leaf bed to slumber upon. It's noted as not showcasing any _ill will_ towards the captain; however the second he marks an escape the Wraith is *right* on his tail, ultimately bringing him back to the exact same spot atop the Formidable Oak day.. after day... after day. When Olimar is stolen from it, the Plasm Wraith goes into a capital-F _Frenzy_ trying to find him. Within the Formidable Oak, its high-pitched wails are heard echoing through the catacombs as you dash for your escape. And when you inevitably do get out of the cave, the Plasm Wraith's last stand against you is truly something to behold. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- But why does it do all this? While not ever outright called out in the Piklopedia, there's definitely something to be said about the way the Plasm Wraith acts towards Olimar. If I may go out on a limb, I'd say it's almost... maternal. Think about it. Caressing him when asleep, preparing a leaf bed for him, *going absolutely feral when "its child" is taken away from it*... it adds up. Captain Charlie jests in the Piklopedia about the Wraith's motivations being of a more romantic origin, but... keep the _Waterwraith_ in mind. Potentially a child in its pre-wraith times, cowardly and scared, drowning with no one to help it. If the only other Wraith in the series is the child, then.. that kind of leads to the other Wraith being the mother. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- So, we've got a drowned child and a dead mother. Lovely. But there's one more way to twist this knife, and it involves the strange hole in the Plasm Wraith's head. We know how the Waterwraith died from context clues alone, but... how did the Plasm Wraith die? Olimar, the guy who got captured by the thing, the guy who spent more time analyzing it than he would have *ever* wanted to, marks in Pikmin 3's Piklopedia that the hole in the PW's face could potentially be a "manifested psychic wound". A drowned child... a distraught mother... A Waterwraith and a Plasm Wraith with a hole, a manifested wound, going clear through her head... It's easy to let your imagination fill in those bloody details. It's easy to see the Wraith Family Theory.

trauma is the core part of any pikmin fan. seeing these small cute creatures die en masse is the saddest thing ever, sub is definitely there tho, very entertaining video. been playing pikmin since 2009, super enjoyable series and you should totally try out the other 2!

I love seeing people play Pikmin for the first time. This game is so fun but i definitely also get scared playing it 😭 I hope you play another Pikmin game someday!!

seeing you experience the first horrors of pikmin were rlly funny

I never knew I needed to see someone new experiencing Pikmin as a whole blind before but I love it

it's always refreshing to see people try pikmin for the first time, it reminds me of playing it for the first time myself when i was younger and puts into perspective how hard the game can be sometimes. when you've been playin the games since you were a kid it can be easy to forget that pikmin's honestly a bit scary! gonna have to check out your pikmin 2 vods to see how well you fared with the cruelest of the games :]

im really glad that people are starting to play pikmin for the first time. Ive been playing this seiries for over half my life and i have never gotten bored of them. I have 200 hours in over all the games each( excluding hey pikmin.) but they are all always a blast to play. ima bit late to this video but i hope you play all of the pikmin games and enjoy them all!

It's so lovely watching someone experiencing pikmin for the first time! I'm like, ah, yeah, that got me to!

Arlie: im good with juice and fruit, i got enough to last Louie: *HAH YOU THOUGHT*

I LOVVEE THISSSS. It was so cool seeing you play as a first time Pikmin experience. Almost all the jump scares I never got phased by since I’m a veteran and saw them coming.

New person playing pikmin? I’m here for it. Now for pikmin 1 and 2

Loved watching your first time with the series!!! I’m super excited for Pikmin for and really hope to see you play it!

It was really funny watching your reactions to things. I love seeing this new wave of Pikmin fans!!

28:25 “just kind of exploring right now, I don’t really wanna like-“ *Snagret*

Arlie I love everything you do. Your streams and RU-vid videos are some of my favorites. You always make me smile and your streams always brighten up my days

this was such a fantastic watch! it was so fun watching you learn the ins and outs of all the different enemies and bosses, it's super refreshing + cool to see the game through a new player's eyes :D and u edited into such an entertaining vid too! also ur genuinely so right w the on fire animation being dramatic - like gamers you do NOT need to run to the other side of the map over this!!

I love watching people's first time experiencing pikmin, it's always great. Can't wait to see you try pikmin 4

I love Pikmin but unfortunately couldn't see most of it live, glad you cut this recap! It's funny how the sensitivity of a dead Pikmin decreases more and more from beginning to end and also more and more die (the bomb moments were intense), but I think that happens to everyone :D I can definitely recommend the other two Pikmin parts and Pikmin 4 has also been talked about for years and I have a feeling something is coming soon, it's about time LUL

Honestly, its kinda good Pikmin 3 was the only one on switch for awhile, it is by far the easiest one and it's really great to see newcomers play it, hopefully that means we won't have to wait ten years for a new Pikmin game after 4 😅

I recently discovered your channel and tbh I binge watched all your pikmin 3 VODs and starting with the pikmin 2 ones. Props to you for making some really interesting gameplay while still managing to not completely annihilate your soldiers. As a tip for Pikmin 2, don't feel ashamed to restart cave levels after a big loss cus it's really unfair at times when going blind, it might help for a less stressful experience!

PIKMIN IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES OF ALL TIME!!! So glad you played it! Great video, you have earned my sub

you did so well!!! glad more people are getting into the pikmin games :) as cruel as it is it is so fun seeing people's reactions to how death filled this game is

The unthinkable has happened, new people discovering pikmin 💀 (I think)

It always felt like the Pikmin community was small and niche when I was growing up, but with Pikmin 4 around the corner and the amount of Pikmin content I’ve been seeing, I couldn’t be more wrong. This was an hour of pure nostalgia you let me relive through you, so from little teenage me, thank you so much. I’ll admit I even got a bit emotional at the end reliving that goodbye with the Pikmin I experienced back in 2013. Glad to see new players discovering and experiencing the game I grew up with and loved. I’m super glad this got recommended to me. I hope to see more when Pikmin 4 comes out next Friday, I’ll definitely be there live! ^^

I'm a long time Pikmin fan and watching this reminded me of playing Pikmin 3 on Wii U for the first time, in the best way! It's definitely got a learning curve but these are some of my favorite games and I'm glad you had a good time :) hopefully you go back and try Pikmin 1 and 2 after 4! They're rougher around the edges compared to 3 but still really fun experiences and some of my favorite games.

I have to drive somewhere for 2 hours today so definitely watching through this when I leave, thanks Arlie 🤙

It makes me so happy to see new people playing and enjoying this series! :'D

So fun to see more people get into Pikmin! Love this video, I await the Pikmin four playthrough :3

YES! This was such a fun playthrough, Arlie!! 😄

i loveseeing people play pikmin for the first time, and I love that you condensed this so I can see the best parts in an hour. Thanks for the video!

That was amazing and so hilarious 😆 It's hard for people to remember that the first time playing they probably made a lot of stupid mistakes, as well. Seeing you figure things out was so much fun, if people want to see someone play it super well they should watch a speed runner. Blind playthroughs are for seeing people learn.

i found this video a while ago, and i must say, this was so painfully fun to watch!!! i have been playing games from this franchise for so long i forget how devastating and horrifying this game can be to beginners, and even to me. it's fine to lose hundreds of pikmin, that's part of the experience, so dont worry, you will get better and better at managing your little army and avoiding many casualties, as well as the multi-tasking itself. i really hope to see you play more pikmin in the future, especially 2 :).

Love the longer video Arlie! Keep it up!

I starved after Louie stole the juice and I didnt figure out the fastest way to find more fruit in time--louie is a menace to all life lol

I loved watching this video ❤ There’s nothing like a first-time Pikmin experience

"Nobody told me it was a hard game" **insert Woody from Toy Story BAH laugh** (Pikmin 3 is one of the easiest in the series btw XD)

I would love to see you playing the first 2 games as well. Good job, that was a great first run! 🌼

I first played Pikmin on the Wii (the first one in the series) back in 2009, I was only 11 years old, and I instantly loved the game, even though it kinda was a horror game to me too 😂 I lost so many pikmin, sadly. Seeing you playing it for the first time reminded me of that time. I hope you play the first two games too, and also Pikmin 4! I am very excited for it

You're such an engaging streamer, and your editing is perfect. Your commentary is so fun and so relatable. It's like playing the game for the first time again. I hope you find resilience against the haters and keeping being joyful.

I’m about to finish this game for the first time (I’m at formidable oak) & I’m rlly happy to see someone else enjoyed and simultaneously struggled with this game as much as I have LOL 💓

I absolutely LOVE this! You should really consider playing the other games and when Pikmin 4 comes out i’d love to watch you play it!

you should do this kind of video with your pikmin 1 and 2 vods, and 4 when thats finished, loved this video so cant wait to see more

Pikmin 3 was my first foray into Pikmin games as well after my friend got me into Pikmin Bloom with her. I absolutely applaud you for having the courage to keep going after Pikmin deaths-I couldn’t, eventually resetting a week’s worth of progress to start a no-death run. 😂 Your commentary is so fun and genuine. I can’t wait for you to share the other games as well!

Instant sub, Arlie and Pikmin are a perfect match

Love watching new players experience Pikmin for the first time, it’s nostalgic to my first time playing too. I dont blame you for finding it terrifying

This is one of the most entertaining playthroughs to pikmin 3. How much you treasure each lad is adorable and hilarious. And you solve the biggest criticism of the game (being too easy) by being bad at it. I genuinely envy your experience. Love you, never improve.

I enjoyed the video a lot. Thank you for playing pikmin ❤❤❤

i have never played pikmin and this is my first time watching someone else play it :^) super entertaining and funny!!! u r doing great ^_^

This video rocked! Keep it up. You earned a sub

arlie this is rad!! i've never played pikmin but this makes me want to!

It’s so nice to see new people fall in love with these adorable little things.

Always nice and entertaining to watch someone's first time playing a Pikmin game and just getting introduced to this strange little series!

I can't wait for the pikmin 1 and 2 video to come out as they are way harder and scarier but great video reminded me of the first time I played this game which is know my favourite game ever!

I just bought Pikmin 4 and I’ve been absolutely loving it so far! I was worried it would be too easy(like they catered the new game to first time kid players) after playing the demo level, but it REALLY picks up in difficulty the very next stage

Great gameplay! represents me the first time I played with my brother in the game cube hahaha also was so scared when the long legs appear 😂

This was very fun, for reference on the original crash, there's some sort of omnipresent meteorite(s) that doesn't show up on scans so basically everyone hits it and crashes

Man watching this video one week before pikmin four comes out makes it really enjoyable. Hopefully you play pikmin four!

I love how you call the pikmin gamers!!! I’m gonna be thinking about that whenever I play pikmin

it is so fun to see newcomers experience the trauma i went through when i played 3 for the first time. i love this series so much and i hope it reaches more and more people with 4 coming around the corner ✌️

The serotonin seeing people playing Pikmin for the first time🥺 So happy you liked the game! I loved your comments on it LMAOOO I hope you'll do the 4💖 (And potentially avoid making pikmin genoc!des XDDD)

As a person who played Pikmin since their childhood this was such a relatable and infuriating video to watch, For real though, You did way better then me in your first play through of the game 😅 Hope to see you play Pikmin 4^^

I think it'd be pretty fun seeing you play the other 2, maybe even 4 soon!

loved watching a newcomers perspective to pikmin. great video and RIP to the fallen gamers❤

ya know pikmin is a great game and deserves more love, no clue who ya are but im always happy to see more people playing pikmin lol you did more then fine in this video im sure but its always a wonderful thing to see people describe pikmin as a horror game lol

I've been bingeing pikmin content for the past few weeks in the lead up to 4 and I have to say that this is one of the most entertaining pikmin 3 videos I've seen. Are you going to try 1 and 2 as well (or 4 when it comes out)?

20:10 You just experienced a certified Pikmin 1 moment right there, in Pikmin 3. I love seeing people experiencing Pikmin for the first time, and getting pretty off-guard in moments like in 16:48. Your reactions were the best, this is great.

Clicked on the video because I saw Pikmin, stayed for the hilarious commentary

Super fun to see more pikmin fans on here! And the video was very cozy :D Do you plan on making a series for Pikmin 4 now that it's out?

It’s always pikmen and never pikwomen 😔

Pikmin is a series where watching first timers is always fun

It’s really fun seeing people experiencing Pikmin for the first time. I’m so used to the ins and outs with multitasking

As someone who’s never played Pikmin, this entire game is terrifying to me.

Thank you for this video, found you not long ago for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet content and have enjoyed watching you since. You're funny and just plain entertaining, without being dumb/ignorant of game mechanics. And if you do miss something, like the blue Pikmin lol, you do end up finding it out and realizing what's happened, as well as acknowledging it. Where many just brush it off, which is more irritating. As a male, I apologize for the other losers making misogynistic comments, and while I couldn't complete this game, I'm glad to see you succeed and show me where I failed. As well as how close I was to the end, (I got to the tree, but was never able to complete it to the finale and gave up)

I enjoyed this so much!! So glad you had fun with Pikmin 🥰 Are you going to play Pikmin 4 when it releases too?

Pretty fun playthrough. Pikmin 3 was also my first game in the series and it’s certainly an interesting experience to start with. RIP to all the pikmin that died along the way

Yep, it doesn't matter which game you start with, the 1st experience is always like this "ahhh its such an adorable world, so pretty" followed by "OMG wtf happen to cute & adorable game!" And ending that 1st playthrough with hundreds dead. Good times.

As a long time Pikmin fan good to see new people and faces come forth.. question are you playing pikmin 4?😊

Can't wait to see you play Pikmin 4!

Enjoyed the video! Keep it up!

This playthrough was a lot of fun. Pikmin 3 (for now) is the most user friendly pikmin. Playing the older ones i felt like they were missing quality of life features. The charge being the most notable.

I’d really recommend checking out pikmin 2 next! Pikmin 4 looks good but pikmin 2 is the best in the series! I don’t think I’d be able to play it myself tho bc I can’t stomach spiders 😭😭😭. I like some ideas of pikmin 4 but I don’t know if it’ll stay true to the spirit of the series. Also this is my first time seeing your channel, do you do all your videos on games in one video per game or do you do series? Pikmin 2 is a long game, especially compared to pikmin 3 and pikmin 1

It's always so cute when someone plays pikmin for the first time because you get desensitized to things so quickly that you firget how cool it feels the first time

YOOOOOOOOOOO It’s so exciting to see someone else get into Pikmin!