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REVIEW by Jackson Newsome etective ikachu For a franchise so focused on evolution, the Pokemon series rarely deviates from its established formula. Even in the anime, Ash doesn’t age, and Pikachu never evolves into Raichu. Detective Pikachu turns this formula on its head and boasts the franchise’s most compelling narrative yet, demonstrating that this old Pokemon can still learn new tricks. The setup is simple. Tim Goodman decides to investigate his father’s mysterious disappearance and finds himself aided by Detective Pikachu – his father’s partner at the Baker Detective Agency in Ryme City. However, this isn’t any ordinary Pikachu. Tim learns that he can understand Pikachu’s speech just as easily as Pikachu understands his own.
Generally, Tim follows instructions from Pikachu to progress through the story. These instructions range from soliciting testimony to searching environments for clues, including settings in a theme park, laboratory, and cave among others. Players use the bottom screen to interact with Pikachu and present evidence in the correct sequence. It should be noted that the developers set their target on a younger demographic than the mainline meaning there are no game over screens and unlimited attempts for solving cases (if at first you don’t succeed). Additionally, there’s a fair amount of backtracking which, while arguably genre appropriate, doesn’t always avoid feeling like filler content. Thankfully, brief action sequences aid the narrative’s pacing. I only wished these sequences amounted to something more than single button quick time events. More interactive sequences would have added considerable variety to the proceedings. It is difficult to review Detective Pikachu without emphasizing its high-quality presentation. Detective Pikachu is continually impressive and punches above its weight on aging hardware. The textures appear sharp on the small screen, which brings scenes to life. Unfortunately, the developers’ ambitions prove too much for the base Nintendo 3DS console. Minor frame rate issues appear early on and become particularly problematic in busier sections of the final chapters. Overall, I am uncertain if the larger, more populated environments were worth the performance trade-off. It’s a shame it couldn’t shine on stronger hardware where it might have reached a more purchase-motivated audience, especially considering the game’s conservative use of 3DSspecific features and the popularity of the Nintendo Switch.
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