Digital Foundry gets to grips with Pikmin 1+2 HD on Nintendo Switch, finding that HD is pretty much the only enhancement made to these classic titles:
There's never been a better time to get into the Pikmin series. Pikmin 4 of course has just hit shelves - but for those keen to explore the origins of the series, Nintendo has you covered with the release of Pikmin 1 and 2 on Switch. It's not described as a remaster and it's certainly not a remake, merely an 'HD version' and understanding this is key to measuring our expectations going in. This package of Pikmin games does more or less exactly what it says on the tin.
The Pikmin 1+2 Digital Foundry video review. Tom Morgan walks through the successes and shortcomings of the Switch release, with full comparisons to the GameCube originals. The most obvious upgrade is the boost to a native 1920x1080 image on Switch. Both games get the full HD treatment while Switch is docked, presented in widescreen of course, which has a huge practical benefit to playability, especially so when using the farthest zoom mode. Pulling the camera right out for a top-down view, every Pikmin and each seed outside the Onion ship stay crystal clear at range.
With the 1080p resolution boost in mind, there's no skirting around the biggest downside with this package: the low texture quality. Many of the texture assets stay entirely untouched from the original GameCube release, right down to the low-resolution floor asset of the opening planet. Character models for Captain Olimar and the Pikmin are simplistic but they at least carry a certain charm even today. The textures have not changed, however.
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