Detective Pikachu

 3DS
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 134 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 94 out of 134
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 134
  3. Negative: 23 out of 134
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  1. tlcastle
    Apr 26, 2019
    3
    Even though the pokemon characters are used brilliantly, the pacing is insanely slow, ultimately rendering the game intolerable. I came to the table WANTING to love the game, painfully made it halfway through, then, with a sigh of relief tinged with disappointment, removed the cartridge from my 3DS
  2. Trey82
    Mar 5, 2020
    0
    When a game holds your hand as much as this,
    You might as well be as insulted as I am.
    Playing on normal mode was the WORST pacing I've ever seen in a game. Do we REALLY need to slow down at every other junction and go over 'clues' and interview every.last.person.about.every.last.detail IN EXCRUCIATING NON DETAIL?! The entire game: *chase something* *reach a certain point* WAIT,    When a game holds your hand as much as this,
    You might as well be as insulted as I am.
    Playing on normal mode was the WORST pacing I've ever seen in a game.
    Do we REALLY need to slow down at every other junction and go over 'clues' and interview every.last.person.about.every.last.detail IN EXCRUCIATING NON DETAIL?!

    The entire game: *chase something*
    *reach a certain point*
    WAIT, HOLD UP.. we dont know where to go, from here!
    "We just saw them go that way. We KNOW they're going to the.. wait are you serious? You really want me to check for clues? They went to the right."
    HOLD UP THERE KID, dont go blindly charging off to the right. We dont know if thats the way.
    "Actually we totally do."
    In spect that wall, I'm going to ask the Rattata if they saw anything.
    "So we're going to stop chasing, AGAIN? To ask questions. And then drag icons over to where we saw them IRL? Dude, even L.A. Noire didnt waste this much time on interrogations and clues."
    *Detective says the exact same thing over and over until you collect the last unnecessary clue and then stare at it for another 5 years*
    They went off to the right, kid!
    "O rly? I would not have guessed this, detective genius"
    Well, thats why I'm your ***. Being bad detectives runs in the ***ily.

    Even when youre allowed to play, youre pretty much halfway thru the game and the clues get obnoxious.
    "Youre just like my ***."
    And then the game is over and although you know who is who, there are unanswered questions.
    As a first detective kinda game, this is terrible for kids and adults of any age.
    It doesnt even let you play the game, and intentionally slows the story down for quick time events EVERY chance it gets. It could've been a few hours of cutscenes, but NO you gotta mash A every so often.
    Just let me get to the end of teh story. PLEEEAAAASSSEE    … Expand

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#7 Best 3DS Game of 2018
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#3 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2018
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#4 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2018

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Feb 5, 2019
    80
    Detective Pikachu is a bolt of brilliance. It’s funny, charming, and the titular star is a wonder. If you can overlook its simplicity, you’ll have a great time solving its many mysteries.
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  2. My Nintendo News
    Jul 15, 2018
    60
    It’s a real shame the game’s intriguing cast of characters and witty scripting isn’t paired with inviting, challenging gameplay.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jul 6, 2018
    65
    The attempt to tell a more mature story in the Pokémon universe is commendable and Pikachu is really cool as a bitter, hoarse-voiced detective, but the game itself is mediocre and despite its genre never treated me as an intelligent being. [06/2018, p.65]
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