The Detective Pikachu franchise is easily one of the more unique things that The Pokemon Company has crafted from their pocket monsters series. It’s true that Pikachu is the most popular Pokemon of the bunch and that fans are always up for seeing more of him in new and exciting ways, but this spinoff series takes the cake. After all, they basically made him an “adult” who also happens to be a detective, complete with a deep voice and a deep love of coffee. Yet, for one reason or another, the franchise has done well and recently had a game release on the Nintendo Switch.
Detective Pikachu Returns Review
16.10.2023 - 14:09 / thesixthaxis.com
Catching up with Pikachu and Tim two years on from the 3DS original, Detective Pikachu Returns takes us back to Ryme City. The duo might be hailed as heroes for solving what was sending Pokémon into frenzies, but they still haven’t found Tim’s father and Pikachu’s owner, Harry Goodman, who went missing before the events of the first game. So our duo continue to solve cases in the city with the hope of finding the missing detective.
Separated into a series of interrelated cases, you explore the various areas of Ryme City, interviewing both humans and Pokémon, and collecting evidence to find the truth behind each case in question. The tutorial case starts off nice and easy with the duo trying to find Pikachu’s hat that was stolen by a Corviknight, but soon enough you’re investigating the activities of a shadowy organisation that’s abducting Pokémon across the city – it’s quite a narrative escalation!
Once you have collected enough evidence through investigation, you can make deductions about the current mystery. This brings up your casebook and give you options related to the evidence to answer the question. If you solve that, it leads to the next key question in the case, until the final question solves the entire case. What I will say about these is that they are almost insultingly easy and cannot be failed as you can just try again with the wrong answer greyed out.I know this is a game aimed at children, but I feel that kids deserve more credit than this.
The same is the case with the quick-time events that return from the first game. These pop up during particularly active points in the plot, usually involve Pikachu, and require you to either hammer the A button or press it with precise timing. Although these are fun digressions that break up the gameplay, they cannot be failed and mistakes only cost you time, so really they are just as insultingly easy as the deductions are throughout the game – if a little more fun to play.
One new feature in this game is the Pokémon you can enlist to help with your investigations. To use one example that really excited me personally, Pikachu can ride a Growlithe to follow scent trails. This allows you to track down perpetrators or find missing items during the case. This was a cute little addition to the game, and had a fairly interesting array of helper Pokémon. But, like other fun parts of the game, this was sorely under-utilised and only appeared in a couple of cases.
Then there are the Local Concerns, this game’s side quests. During each case you can take on these missions for humans or Pokémon to help them with their problems. These are different in each case, but the unifying one that appears in each one is the Quiz Professor, who will vaguely describe a Pokémon
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videogameschronicle.com
20.10.2023 / 11:57
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screenrant.com
13.10.2023 / 16:05
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tech.hindustantimes.com
13.10.2023 / 12:55
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eurogamer.net
13.10.2023 / 11:35
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screenrant.com
12.10.2023 / 11:03
Detective Pikachu Returns: All Local Concerns (& How To Solve Them)
In , there are several cases for Tim and Pikachu to solve, however, there are also civilians with Local Concerns that require assistance as well. Local Concerns are the side quest equivalent for and are completely optional tasks, but necessary for anyone looking to 100% complete the game.
screenrant.com
09.10.2023 / 11:30
Detective Pikachu Returns: All Quiz Professor Locations (& Answers)
In , there are several local tasks to complete while working through the main storyline cases; one of these additional tasks comes from the Quiz Professor. The Quiz Professor will be found in several locations throughout the game, each time with a new question to solve.
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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