The release of Detective Pikachu Returns for the Nintendo Switch has sparked excitement and intrigue among Pokémon fans worldwide. While the recently launched sequel marks the conclusion of the current storyline initiated by 2016’s Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS, the Pokémon Company has left the door open for the possibility of more adventures in the Detective Pikachu universe. In a recent interview with Famitsu, Hiroyuki Jinnai, the managing director of Creatures Inc, shared some insight into the franchise’s future.
Detective Pikachu Returns is a super effective story let down by dated visuals
04.10.2023 - 16:29 / theverge.com / Tim Goodman
The concept of a mean-mugging, coffee-guzzling, mystery-solving Pikachu who talks like a human was kind of difficult to wrap one’s mind around before Nintendo dropped its first Detective Pikachu game back in 2018. The original 3DS point-and-click’s simplistic gameplay and forgettable supporting characters both left much to be desired. But its sharp sense of humor and focus on depicting the world from pokémon’s perspectives solidified it as one of the larger franchise’s most inspired spinoffs, which led to a live-action film adaptation that left little doubt of there being a Detective Pikachu Switch sequel on the way.
In a handful of important ways, Detective Pikachu Returns from studio Creatures feels like exactly the sort of follow-up that fans of the original game have been clamoring for all these years. Its expanded roster of fully voice-acted NPC pokémon is a delight, and its deceptively simple story takes the game in a narrative direction that’s legitimately kind of shocking (in a good way) for a Nintendo release squarely aimed at kids. Despite all of its strengths, though, Detective Pikachu Returns suffers from an unfortunate case of being another unpolished, current-gen Pokémon title that looks and plays more like a technical demo than a finished product.
Set a couple years after the events of the first game, Detective Pikachu Returns picks up on the latest chapter of junior detective Tim Goodman’s ongoing story in Ryme City, where he lives and works with his partner — a gruff Pikachu addicted to caffeine. Like most everyone in town, Tim’s used to seeing Pikachu out and about either en route to his favorite coffee shop or hanging out in one of Ryme City’s open-air green spaces. But whereas everyone else hears Pikachu’s cries as your standard “pika pikas,” Tim can comprehend his partners’ speech as clearly as any human’s, and that unique quirk is what makes the mystery-solving team an invaluable asset to local police when a new wave of pokemon-related petty crimes hits Ryme City.
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Most everything about Detective Pikachu Return’s core mechanics remains unchanged from Tim and Pikachu’s first adventure, but the new game’s bigger, more built-out version of Ryme is a welcome update that makes the city feel like a vibrant place that has exactly the sort of atmospheric richness the towns of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region sorely lack. Everywhere you look, from the local cafe to the city’s cozy back alleys, there are people and pokémon struggling to solve mysteries that have them stumped, and the game tasks you with helping them find answers by becoming their personal private eye.
Though the specific details of the game’s various cases differ to a certain extent, there’s a general
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20.10.2023 / 11:57
Pokémon Company says there could be room for more Detective Pikachu games
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thesixthaxis.com
16.10.2023 / 14:09
Detective Pikachu Returns Review
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screenrant.com
12.10.2023 / 11:03
Detective Pikachu Returns: All Local Concerns (& How To Solve Them)
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11.10.2023 / 18:05
Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery gets an October release date
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screenrant.com
09.10.2023 / 11:30
Detective Pikachu Returns: All Quiz Professor Locations (& Answers)
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gamingbolt.com
08.10.2023 / 11:17
Detective Pikachu Returns is Now Available
Nintendo’s Detective Pikachu Returns, a sequel to 2018’s Detective Pikachu on the Nintendo 3DS, is now available on Nintendo Switch. It sees Tim Goodman and Pikachu (not that one) working to investigate Tim’s father, who has strangely disappeared. Check out the launch trailer below to see it in action.
destructoid.com
06.10.2023 / 20:49
My Nintendo will be stocking a Pikachu Returns coffee cozy soon
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gameranx.com
06.10.2023 / 17:32
Detective Pikachu Returns Gets Launch Trailer
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screenrant.com
06.10.2023 / 12:57
Detective Pikachu Returns Fixes A Problem The Main Series Has Had For Decades
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gamespot.com
05.10.2023 / 15:55
Detective Pikachu Returns Review Roundup
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