Jenny LeClue - Detectivu

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23

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  1. Skurttish
    Dec 10, 2020
    7
    A game with a very pretty veneer that just fell short for us in a few areas. I played this game with my wife in the evenings after the kids had gone to bed.

    First off, we really liked the writing. You come to care about the main characters. This was the biggest plus for us. In addition, there is a chapter select screen you can use to go back and see alternate paths of storyline that you    A game with a very pretty veneer that just fell short for us in a few areas. I played this game with my wife in the evenings after the kids had gone to bed.

    First off, we really liked the writing. You come to care about the main characters. This was the biggest plus for us. In addition, there is a chapter select screen you can use to go back and see alternate paths of storyline that you didn’t take before, which is a feature I love. Good thinking on this one, devs!

    The graphics were really pretty at times, another plus.

    However, the sound didn’t have as much variety as a game this long would need. Sound effects and songs got very repetitive, especially the chime that indicates when something good happens or you’ve discovered something.

    And that brings us to the biggest negative of the game for us: It was way too easy. It was more of a visual novel than a game, which was not what we were looking for when we bought a game. I wanted to actually have to solve something, not just click A until the main character solved it—and I wanted to actually use the little magnifying glass to find cool stuff scattered around, but instead, you only use that when a prompt appears on screen. It holds your hand too much.

    All in all, a good experience, but not one that left us raving like Tangle Tower did.    … Expand
  2. bergcamp101
    Feb 21, 2021
    7
    This game gave me mixed feelings. From one side it's more for kids, with very simple repetitive mechanics and lack of gameplay. But from the other side the plot is very very good. Better than in the most games, I'd say.

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  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2021
    75
    If you loved Detective Pikachu, you're going to love Jenny LeClue. [Issue #49 – November/December 2020, p. 20]
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Aug 26, 2020
    90
    Exceptional presentation elements bolster excellent voice acting and writing, and the result is a mystery experience that is both accessible and hard to put down. The puzzle quality could be a little higher and the game did freeze a couple times (autosaves are frequent, fortunately), but the memorable characters will definitely stick with you after you close the book on this one. Like a good novel, Jenny’s (and Arthur’s) story is a real page-turner, and it’s well deserving of being added to your Switch library.
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