I couldn't really find this specific soundtrack so I decided to upload the tune but if anyone wants me to upload more of their ost for shipwreck tale lemme know.
The thing I liked about Pikmin 1 is that Olimar despite being on a hostile planet where almost everything is trying to eat him, he could still see the beauty/wonder of the planet. Olimars shipwrecked tale definitely still kept that feelings with music combined with the frantic search for all of the ship parts. I’m also happy that they final put an area that’s essentially a tide pool. It reminds me of a level from empire of the ants.
Some of the instruments also sound like the Perplexing Pool, and I love that they combined the music of both Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2’s versions of the area.
Olimar's themes for regions sound significantly more like traditional Pikmin themes. I love the 4 themes, I think they are great, but they give off a Breath of the Wild vibe in terms of sound design, a more simplistic format
I like how they mark a different feeling as well, While the protag is surrounded by the rest of the rescue corps and has a mission to collect energy and castaways the area sounds less, like a place to admire and more to explore, while with Olimar, you are alone, with the Pikmin and Moss, but alone as a person, and as the player has already explored these areas, now what you mostly do is admire them, just like Olimar
His themes actually sample the original! SSterrace samples impact site, blossoming arcadia samples forest of hope, and you can hear bits of distant spring here.
When I first entered this area it was early in the morning (4, 5 am) and i was at the shore, in a room with a patio with a view of the beach, the sky was shades of blue, purple, orange, red, and I got to look out at the morning sky with this playing. 10/10
Why are all the good versions of these songs in olimars shipwreck tale? I was playing the game thinking the music was kinda lacking and then I play this and it’s like a slap to the face with a piano.
I think its to represent the difference between Olimar and the Rookie. While they both explore PNF 404, they view it differently. For the Rookie, its just a mission, they don't have the time to appreciate the place they explore. Meanwhile Olimar, takes it all in, admiring this mysteriously beautiful yet danger riddled locale. Basically: Man i wish there was a jukebox feature, that lets you toggle between the song versions.
@mehdigeek it's harder than you'd think. The songs have multiple layers and the in-game files don't tell you what the songs are used for so it's a bunch of guesswork
The peacefulness that simply makes you want to lean down for awhile and bask in the sun, being subtly brushed off by the reminder of the opportunistic wildlife and the fact your life support will give out in less than two weeks. You may be in a hurry, but it won't stop you from admiring nature's greater sights... I sound like Olimar typing this...
It may not be the original distant spring but it does replace it pretty dang good I think the distant spring it pretty close to serene shores so that's why you can hear the distant spring music mixed in with this one
more water areas in pikmin would be great. Having water be more than just a simple hazard but an entirely different kind of terrain to traverse could be really cool. I’d particularly enjoy if more pikmin could go underwater (blues could get some extra ability like bubble blowing or something). Maybe the old concept for a jelly-like pikmin could return and they could be used to break down stuff with bodily acid (similar to starfish) and also be sticky, sticking to enemies even when being shaken. Of course with the added ability to go underwater
Cause the main campaign is going for a more atmospheric approach like Breath of the Wild, While Olimar's Shipwreck Tale is more a homage to the classic Pikmin game play with more dynamic music
Since this song and other overworld songs have layers onto it, I wonder how cool it would be for a video showing all the layers one by one until it goes to this song here? Just a thought.
