Detective graphic adventure in the universe Pakmon. Pikachu who speaks in a deep voice and never stops drinking coffee. The saga created by Game Freak has many amazing offerings, but Detective Pikachu takes the cake. And with all its rarities, perhaps thanks to them, it is one of the most spin-off the most beloved, especially after the triumphant adaptation in 2019. October 6 precipitous with which I finished the Nintendo 3DS game Detective Pikachu: The Returna detective puzzle game for the Nintendo Switch that, like the original, is designed for the smallestbut its humor and story full of crazy twists can appeal to everyone, and it does able to dazzle fans with his references and how he develops the Pokémon world.
Pokemon are once again wreaking havoc in Rime City
After the summary Detective Pikachu which is very good to remember events or learn about them for the first time, adventures Creatures, Inc. begins with a young Tim Goodman and his Electric Mouse mate being rewarded for the work they’ve done in the previous title and over the years. two years that have passed since then. But things soon go wrong: even though Substance R has been destroyed, the event is interrupted by a Pokemon causing chaos, making things even more grim. distrust of some citizens to pocket monsters.
So the argument is about again coexistence between humans and pokemona theme that develops in several cases that need to be investigated Tim and Pikachu, sometimes accompanied by familiar and new characters: From searching for a stolen jewel to finding a lost professor in an abandoned ruin, the detectives find themselves embroiled in variety of related situations which will lead them to interrogate people and creatures, explore places, solve puzzles, infer eventsand, of course, point out the culprits.
The the sin of history is to start slowly and explain things too much, which is understandable given the intended audience, but it affects the beat more than we’d like. Despite this, without telling something very different from what we are used to in the saga, he manages to capture the interest in the various situations that occur, soUnexpected script twists that happen very early onand the way certain points are handled is so stupid and crazy that it works perfectly in a a title surrounded by such humor.
Las links to other products some are ordinary; constantly on the verge of taking itself seriously and not doing so, a difficult balance to maintain, although it is true that it works better, the easier, the less serious events; exception to peak ending which, while breaking the tone hitherto maintained, will make both little ones and game-lovers jump out of their chairs. Pakmon.
However, the main attraction is not the story itself, but the way we explore the streets of a Ryme City, which is gradually opening up, on a case-by-case basis, we continue to encounter citizens and Pokémon in distress. These are very simple situations that are solved simply by talking to other characters and creatures, but they give us moments and dialogues that are the best in the adventure: events in which we understand how Pokemon live in the city, how they treat each other and people. For those interested in the pocket monster ecosystem, Detective Pikachu: The Return is as or more satisfactory than Pokemon Snap in this sense.
A very simple and focused investigation, but with a certain charm
In the same way that happens with over-explaining the narrative, in terms of playback we also come across a title that strives to be the first graphic adventure or detective visual novel for its audience, similar to how Game Freak’s Pokémon are many players’ first JRPGs. This is a game with a variety of mechanics, they are all very simplewhich are interspersed to add freshness to a game that focuses on interacting with the characters around you.
Therefore, we will have to solve cases interview people, and with the help of Pikachu, also pokemon, which are in a very limited but more expansive environment than the first Detective Pikachu. It should be added to this research sequences in which we analyze a static environment using a magnifying glass (such as a desk or a path full of footprints).
Everyone the received information is automatically marked in the detective’s notebook. If we have enough data to solve one of the case questions, the game shows that we can deduce the answer. The The deduction phase boils down to a choice between three or four possible options, and it is very clear which one is the right one.; Even if we fail, there will be no penalty. The same thing happens with the accusation at the end of the cases, where we are given several options for each question, but it is clear which ones are wrong. You can’t do things wrong Detective Pikachu: The Return.
Although it may sound difficult as described, the truth is that adventure currents due to the fact that no interrogation is very long, nor does any part of the investigation take too much time, because the structure of each case is relatively different, since all these It is interspersed with other mechanics: very easy puzzles, very easy hidden phases, QTEs that are almost impossible to fail, and sections where we help ourselves with other pokemon like walk the trails with Growlithe or smash rocks with Darmanitan. So the almost thirteen hours that the adventure lasts are fun because you’re constantly moving from one activity to another.
unfortunately no reason to play again, in addition to reliving the story once we see the headlines. In fact, from the very beginning of the game we have access to a Menu of episodes which allows us to select any section even if we haven’t reached it yet. There are also options for speed up dialogue and movementso that deductions and accusations show the correct version and that cinematic scenes play faster.
A world with cute Pokemon and strange people
It is the cinematic scenes that are one of the most brutal aspects of the title, which It doesn’t get the same benefit from the Switch as its Nintendo 3DS predecessor, where it looked pretty good for the capabilities of a portable console. Depending on where you look, you can see light and shadows. He The design and modeling of the Pokemon, as well as their animations, are very goodbut symbols people are very flat, unoriginal, and his gestures are robotic; The script asks them to convey emotions that prevent them from making rigid facial and body movements, which is very noticeable in some the cinematics lack rhythm and good direction.
Something similar happens with places. There are interiors like the Hit-Hat Cafe full of small details here and there; and others, like the mansion we visited at the beginning of the adventure, are completely soulless. Nevertheless, it succeeds beautiful name which follows its predecessor. We have no complaints about the music (except for its inexplicable absence in some cinemas), which remains ambient when the situation calls for it, but also knows how to get epic and emotional when necessary. The voices available in English and Japanese (the texts are brilliantly localized to Spanish) are not very expressive and homogeneous.
Conclusion
Detective Pikachu: The Return es a beautiful and entertaining detective graphic adventure which is clearly meant to be the first game of its kind for the littlest players in the house. Although the over-explanation of the story and the simplicity of its mechanisms can be a hindrance, the truth is that the plot, full of scripted twists and turns, hooks you and the pacing is sustainedexcept for the slow start, thanks to the fact that it successfully intersperses investigation and deduction with puzzles, hidden phases, QTEs and other very simple but effective systems. We’d like it to be less player-driven, so that we feel like detectives and that constant readings would be left as a difficulty mode for the youngest but We loved the Creatures offering. Anyone interested in the Pokémon universe, how pocket monsters live and behave, will also.
We performed this analysis thanks to the Switch code provided by Nintendo.
