With the sequel being announced, I’ve decided to play through Detective Pikachu. This is a review in progress, it’s very clearly a game for children.

I find the central premise of Pikachu being a woman loving coffee addict funny.

And seeing monsters integrated into the real world is cool. Give me a Ludicolo cafe waitress that serves coffee from its sombrero any day.

I’m half shocked it took roughly 15 years for Pokemon company to make an answer to Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright. It seems incredibly late and after the Visual Novel boom.

Issue is, it’s a little simple and predictable. I think I’ve called the twist maybe 3 chapters into the game. Leaving me to wonder just how does a sequel work? It’s not a bad mindless game to play in half an hour bursts.

Reviewed on Apr 21, 2024


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