Pikmin 2 | The Completionist 

Let's hear your best Pikmin Haiku!

"Louie doesnt participate in any emails or journal entries." Um... WHAT?! Louie has his own journal about the monsters and he talks about the best way to cook and eat them.

I love how Olimar is the most developed Nintendo character ever, he's a leader, a worker, a father, a husband, a teammate and has a deep voice.

Also, the Piklopedia should be a standard feature in every game ever made. A fun way to interact with all of the enemies and bosses? Gimme!

"Less stressful than Pikmin 1" Are you sure, my dude Gatling Groings, falling rocks and bombs, and inept Pikmin AI beg to differ.

Great video but a few inaccuracies: -Louie has a cooking tutorial for every creature in the piklopedia -red pikmin resisted fire in pikmin 1 as well. -the Forest Navel in pikmin 1 is a cave, although it's not a "cave" as pikmin 2's are. Cant wait for pikmin 4 :D

Listen pal, you don't know true fear unless you have played the submerged castle.

You actually do unlock something after saving Louie. You unlock Louie’s notes. Like how Olimar would make notes of the various creatures he encountered, Louie makes his own notes, but a bit different from Olimar’s. While Olimar’s notes are more scientific, Louie’s notes are how to properly cook and eat these creatures. All the different ways Louie says how to cook these various creatures is absolutely amazing and hilarious. Definitely a highlight of the game for me

My favorite part of pikmim 2 are louis' notes about the enemies. Spoiler warning louis talks about how to cook them.

Make sure you repay that debt, or you'll be sent to the empty void of nothingness, the same place where Pikmin 4 went

Did you really just overlook Louie’s food guide??

Yoooooooooooo! It's so good to see you play Pikmin 2, especially because it just turned 15 yesterday! Happy birthday you beautiful video game!

Jirard decides to complete one of my favourite GameCube games while I’m on vacation... nIcE

Inedible. Side effects include impromptu break dancing.

My favorite game of all time. I love this series so much, GIVE US PIKMIN 4 DAMNIT

Louie is basically the real main antagonist in the Pikmin series, and I honestly think that's hilarious and charming. I love the King of Bugs- I mean, Louie.

I had a double take when I saw this in my notifications. This is my second favorite game series ever. Right below The Elder Scrolls. I've played & 100%ed this game and the third over 100 times each, no exaggeration. As someone who has OCD & likes to collect, likes structure, animals/bugs/nature, and is a fellow perfectionist & completionist, this game series is the best of the best.

"Less stressful than Pikmin 1" . Uh, yeah, you're not gonna mention anything about regenerating Gatling Groings and Bulbears, random falling rocks and bombs, and inept Pikmin AI that constantly trip and fall over and the nightmare fuel that is the Waterwriath?

Louie did the best he could. We've all been there: young, inexperienced employees, needing someone to lead us by the hand. Olimar never gave up on him, and neither should you.

*also in Louie's entry they talk about his fascination with bugs and implies that Louie possibly controlled the titan dwevil at the end of the game*

Pikmin 2 is easily one of my favourite games! Played the crap out of this as a kid!

I'm really hoping this video sparks a bit of inspiration for people to play these games. these games are great and I'm still waiting for Pikmin 4. great video, Jirard!

I remember when I played Pikmin 2 on the Wii. "Oooh, another robot spider boss. Looks easy enou--OH GOD, IT'S SHOOTING A GUN AT ME! WTF!?"

"While you can't jump or *attack* yourself" Me who used to pass time by punching monsters: *Correct*

One of my all time favorite games! I loved collecting all the real-world items!

I still think the first Pikmin is my favourite one - the 30 day time limit added real urgency which meant the game was constantly engrossing. I guess the caves in Pikmin 2 were an attempt to put a different kind of pressure on the player, where you're not limited by time but by the number of Pikmin you have (since you can't make new pikmin in a cave). It's a reasonable idea in principle, but as you say the caves are somewhat monotonous so overall I don't think it worked. Pikmin 3 has the best approach in theory imo. There's no time limit, but the 'treasures' you gather double up as food which the crew needs to eat. Unfortunately, this also didn't work as well as it could have done because it was too easy to collect a huge stockpile of food which removes the pressure. At 5:30 - is this actually canon?! I always just thought it was present day Earth (albeit with weird creatures) and you happen to not see any humans. I also didn't know that Louie ate the golden carrots, that movie sounds like a great unlockable to me!

6:30 “you only get a few message from his grandma, nagging you”... proceeds to show a message about how Louie should come home and his grandma will buy tons of pikpik carrots just for him

This game is one of the best games of my childhood for a variety of reasons. - The piklopedia and all of Olimar's entries on each intractable creature (and Louie's tips in how to eat them). The sales pitches are neat too. -The music. Oh my gosh I LOVE the soundtrack in this game, from the peaceful and relaxing hymns in the first three areas and the piklopedia, to the epic boss music, to the suspenseful vibes you get from wistful wild, to the themes of the final boss. -the maps are essentially all but one of the maps from the last game (wistful wild is the first and final area from Pikmin 1 that have been merged together and given a cool autumn look (I love how the cave that the final boss is in also is in the exact same spot you find the first ship part in the first game, and paired with Wistful Wild's theme it further adds to the "ends where it all began" feel.) -the caves are a great addition.....except for Submerged Castle, even though it does a good job rocking its horror theme. F*** that underwater den of nightmares. You still have a clock over your head since the boss will appear after 5 minutes on the floor you're currently on. Well, at least the cool upgrades you get are great -the pvp mode, which I had a blast doing with my family The bosses were a blast to battle, with my favorite being the man-at-legs. Overall Pikmin 2 is a great game (The Submerged Castle cave and that damn Waterwraith can burn in hell though.)

Id buy a switch for pikmin 1-3 remastered(especially co-op not just the game mode co-op story and y'all take separate teams of pikmin) and chibi robo remastered.

I'd love to see a Super Paper Mario completionist episode!

Jirard, thank you so much for everything you do. This is one of my favorite games of all time and I’ve been waiting for you to do it for years. You are an amazing RU-vidr. Keep up the great work!

Great Vid guys, love the shorter form content and I’m glad you had a relaxing time completing one of my favorite childhood classics

Finally, I have waited for this review since you reviewed Pikmin two years ago!

I was waiting so long in excitement about you doing this video. It turned out really well.

One thing you didn't note is that after you save Louie from the Titan Dweevil, whenever replay the game the Piklopedia will include Louie's notes. All of these are just him telling you how to cook the creatures of PNF-404. It's actually pretty funny.

"figure it out on your own time" - Jerard "They figured it out!" - Todd

I’ve been waiting for this ever since the first Pikmin video!

Louie's notes in the Piklopedia are pretty funny though.

Your ship becomes gold for getting all the treasure. Also, as many others have already said, Louie has a ton of journal entries that you apparently missed! Glad you still enjoyed it though :)

I’m really happy you did a video of this! Seriously pikmin 2 is one of my favourite games of all time, I hope Jirard also covers pikmin 3

“Red Pikmin are now resistant to fire” 7:30 Lol wut

Aww man, I was hoping you would talk about Louie’s notes. Still great that you finally completed this game.

Okay, side note. I love how after you kill a boss and since you cant pick up the treasure before the cutscene, the pikmin most of the time swarm around the boss and then the boss is gone in the cutscene so they're carrying nothing and looks like they're holding hands.

Thank you completion I have been waiting a long time for this. good luck beating Picmen3 if you ever try because the final boss is very hard. I really love your work keep it up

Pikmin 4 i'm waiting for the day

OH SHIT! Pikmin 2! One of my favourite games on the GameCube and my childhood.

How does he only have 1 mil subs??? I’ve been here since sonic 06 and the production value has only gotten higher. Seriously. This guy is talented

This game was my childhood, and I have such fond memories of it. Especially the Multiplayer. I haven't played it in years, sadly, but the marbles collection game was something many of my hours went into.

Dope this is dope . Thanks for doing one of my favorite games that I 100% 2x.

YESSSSS! OUR GOD OF COMPLETION HAS BLESSED US WITH A SEQUEL!! *Now do Pikmin 3*

So satisfying to hear someone talk positively about removing the day limit. I didn't need all 30 days in the original, but the idea of running out of time made me feel rushed and I couldn't appreciate the beauty.

I've been waiting almost two years for this video. Pikmin 2 is the Donkey Kong Country 2 of the GameCube. Thank you for doing this, Jirard. Thank you.

you screwed up when talking about the red pikmin because they have always been fire proof.

Shiggy Moto said years ago that Pikmin 4 was almost done. Release the game Nintendo! You cowards!!

7:24 red Pikmin have all ways been immune to fire

Louie actually does give his own descriptions of monsters in the game- but from a cooking perspective. It really adds to his ... 'character' in the sense he's a layabout who enjoys food a little too much. The descriptions were by far the most charming part of the game, and I remember the impact it left on me years later.

Jirard needs to complete Doshin the Giant. *”Story Based Game”*

7:28 They always were.

The best part about Louie... is all his recipes for the plants and bugs you encounter in the game! One of my favorites is the description for clovers: "Mildly poisonous. May result in nausea, headache, fever, fatigue, chest pains, paralysis, loss of bone density, moodiness, feral rage, sauciness, dilly-dallying, strokes of brilliance, and untimely doom." Mildly poisonous my ass... The Mamuta's is also funny: "Inedible. Tastes like chicken."

I’ve legit, have been waiting for this for over a year, it’s my favourite game. Thank you

All that hate for Louie but no mention of how he was technically the final boss.

Jirard can you complete the other paper Mario games and the Mario and Luigi games (including remakes)

I'm not sure which is cooler: the Big Bad Bosses reference right at the end, or the fact that someone actually took the time to create a mini Bowser figurine. Well done!

Louie gets even worse when you read the Titan Dweevil's Piklopedia entry and it reveals that the Titan Dweevil is actually a benign and peaceful creature. It was being controlled by Louie, who was deliberately trying to murder both Olimar and the President as they came to rescue him. Louie is the primary antagonist of Pikmin 2.

Me: (clicks on video) Jirard: *THE LIFE OF A COMPLETIONIST CAN BE STRESSFUL; LOCKED IN A ROOM...* 2 spoopy 4 me

If you ever complete pikmin 3 it'd be awesome to see you collab with Chuggaconroy

As someone who's been replaying Pikmin 2 since they were a kid, it's actually gotten pretty easy to play the majority of the game without losing a single Pikmin! The only exception is the final boss that kidnapped Louie. That boss is just..... *shivers*

Olimar was training for his debut in Brawl. Very cool

Me: Lurking in the comments to see if Arlo was here

Like if Pikmin 2 is better than Pikmin 1

Such a great game to review! This was one of the best Christmas presents I ever got as a kid filled with so many memories. Also it got me addicted to carmex lol

I remember commenting on your Pikmin 1 review ages ago telling you how much I enjoyed 100%ing Pikmin 2 and glad my wait is finally over. I hope you had tons of fun with this game and can't wait to see you try out Pikmin 3 (and 4 whenever that comes out)

I saw that it was pikmin 2, and before even starting the video, my heart hurt for you

Do Pikmin 3.

Nicely done with the video, Jirard. Gotta say, Pikmin 2 was my favorite between it and the first game, and I've yet to play Pikmin 3. The lack of a strict time limit made it a far more relaxing ride as a whole, even if it left you stuck with LOUIE. Keep up the great work, good sir.

Olimar: A team leader, explorer, husband, and father. Louie: Hungry Boi…

Pikmin 4 anyone ?

Just met The Completionist at Pax today and boom! Here’s his new video! He’s so nice and it was so awesome to get to chat!!

Gotta be honest I loved Louie as this dopey mysterious counterpart to Olimar. Olimar even describes Louie in some of his journals as barely there, as if Olimar is just alone as he was before. Plus, he wrote an entire cook book on his trip, and it was hilarious. Surprised you didnt mention it!

FINALLY! I've been waiting for Pikmin 2! Hopefully, you'll do Pikmin 3 and Hey! Pikmin as well

As a kid, I was a numbers guy, so I literally spent 300 in-game days amassing a blue pikmin army of 30000. It was absurdly unnecessary, but it kept me occupied for a long time, and I still love the game to this day. Also I was able to collect all the treasures in just 14 in-game days on one playthrough.

Louie DOES have some...interesting application to the Journals of Pikmin 2. he attempts to make a cookbook out the bestiary. of course, there are several creatures that even he finds totally inedible for one reason or another.

Pikmin is one of my brother's favourite video game, and honestly I don't blame him, there is so much adventure in this game, and I am happy to see that you're doing a Pikmin 2 review, thank you for this! 🙏🤗😘👍

Thanks for doing Pikmin 2, it was a blast to hear back from a game I haven’t played in a long time and I agree, F Louie. 😂 But more importantly, thanks for hooking me up a year ago on the Messenger, which led to me buying the physical copy when I learnt the studio was local to my home town. That led me to go to the release party of said physical copy last Friday to get the game signed and realize that Thierry and I were high school buddies. I was already proud that a game like that was developed by a small local team, I’m even prouder to learn it was created by a long lost friend. Thanks for what you’re doing through the show and keep on completing

I loved this game as a kid. Due to an injoke that I can´t really fathom anymore a friend of mine and I would play this game every year on the same day, to play the multiplayer. He would take all the pikmin with him while I went out with Loui to beat up all the non flying monsters with my bare hands! We would also spend hours just watching the creatures in the Piklopedia while the relaxing music played. It´s like the nature channel! Also funny is the fact that Loui has log entries to every single creature but they are all cooking recipes! Like how to grill or prepare those things and honestly, a lot of those sounded delicious.

4:10 The email line made me chuckle

I loved the video, loved the game, I'm really glad that you decided to play it however i do have one gripe, you mentioned that sometime the cave generation makes it so that you cant progress without losing a pikmin, this isnt true, while difficult it isnt impossible. Before entering a cave you can see all of the possible hazards and plan what types of pikmin you need to bring to get through, it is much less likely you'll lose pikmin to the cave generation than to the random ass falling bomb rocks.

I love that you completed this! One of my favorites.

The time limit for the first game made sense as Olimar only had so much time before running out of resources. The second game getting rid of that mechanic was a welcomed one and I enjoyed really exploring everywhere in Pikmin 2. That game even after beating it had me wanting to explore more. The challenges were great. I love pikmin 2. Best pikmin in my opinion. I would argue that the caves were made that way so that it felt really rewarding to get back to the top once you overcame it. Seeing the same thing over and over, wanting to just get out....makes sense to me. It's an unknown scary place with multiple levels and you don't know how far it goes...

YESH! This is my favourite game ever! So happy to see you complete this one!

Completionist has never been less relatable. How many times can he talk about how he "owns a company"? and that he is a boss and that it is SOoooooo hard. Just comes off as "Woe is me being a boss is so hard" Like hearing a millionaire complain about how having so much money is such a pain...

I actually played all Pikmin games (Hey! Pikmin too) just now back to back for the first time and man was I missing out. Every game has it's own feeling and atmospere! I want MORE!

My dude literally shaved his beard and grew it back all for an intro I salute this man

This game's challenge mode gave people the mentality of resetting after one death (me included), but after ordering the Wii version, I've been better about it and not relying on Purples all the time.

I didn’t grow up with pikmin but I did grow up playing the Overlord franchise a whole lot which is basically pikmin’s older and more violent brother

Pikmin are not mindless, the pikmin short films show you that pikmin do have feelings and try to solve problems even when olimar is not around.

If I can be honest, can we cut Louie some slack? I mean I wouldn't say it's necessarily HIS fault for getting left behind. And when he was, he was a primal survivor, making food, examining creatures, and maybe accidentally attempted to examine something that caught his eye and was kidnapped by the final boss. But Louie is my favorite character because he is so funny.

I keep forgetting to mention this but that new intro is Fuego mannn

Bless the lord I’ve been waiting years for this video 😫

Olimar and louie can get a treasure that lets them punch enemies. So in conclusion, you can attack enemies yourself, but not well.