Detective Pikachu Returns reviews are up

>It sucks

Opencritic: 66/100 -20% Recommended https://opencritic.com/game/15205/detective-pikachu-returns

Metacritic: 71/100

IGN Italy 6.7 / 10
God is a Geek 7 / 10
The Games Machine 7.2 / 10
Digital Trends 3 / 5
Nintendo Life7 / 10
Press Start 7 / 10
Stevivor 6 / 10

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  1. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    >dissing a nintendo product
    uhm...discord sisters, emergency meeting in 20 minutes, we need to formulate a plan.

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      you are probably joking, but i just know several grown "adults" are doing exactly this right now, organizing a squad for a toxic positivity shilling campaign and crying about "haters"

  2. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    You mean the lazy point and click Pokemon game that looks like a 3DS leftover 5 years after the 3DS stopped getting support, is shit? Color me surprised

  3. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    the 3ds one also sucked so there is no surprise

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      Didn’t the original only get attention because it was a japan exclusive first and everyone wanted danny devito to voice pikachu?

      • 8 months ago
        Anonymous

        >only get attention

        It's a fricking pokemon game, even those stupid ones about sleeping or brushing your teeth get rudimentary attention

        • 8 months ago
          Anonymous

          It was more attention than fricking pokemon sleep quit being such a stickler

  4. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    it's a game made for little kids to play with their parents. the only adults that will enjoy are huge Pikachu fans.

  5. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    low scores even with the nintendo bonus? sad

  6. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    Im gonna get it because I like Dick Pikachu. I wish they ported the first one.

  7. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    who actually plays detective pikachu?

  8. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    What the frick do these games even play like? The trailers for this and the original showed zero gameplay.

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      Visual novel

  9. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    it looks worse than the 3ds game
    the lighting, shading make pokemon scat/vomit look like a masterpiece
    wow
    the pokeshit franchise truly is beyond saving

  10. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    Thats one ugly girl. May, Dawn, Misty, etc absolutely mogs her.

  11. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    >7 out of 10
    if you subtract the nintendo and pokemon bonuses, that works out to around 3/10.

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      this, but make it 2/10 because you should always reduce at least 5 points from the final rating

  12. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    Exactly the same as the first. It's babby's first adventure game.

  13. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    also, i love how people (not pokemon fans) are finally toughening up on this overrated and mediocre franchise
    at this point, only brainless pokeBlack folk continue to defend these shit games, even the other nintendo exclusive franchise fans are tired of seeing pokehomosexuals blame the hardware for badly designed games

  14. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    4/10 without nintendo bonus

  15. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    I really want to frick that Audino.

  16. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    Why do the human characters look so fricking repulsive? Even SV wasn't this bad

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      They look like they come from the metaverse, except they got their legs

  17. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    It is impressive how pokemon games make companies like falcom, etc. look like top edge graphics all that money and they can't be troubled to hire decent 3D artist.

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      why bother putting effort into all that expensive stuff when all you need to do is create a handful of underage kids and furry creatures for the pedos and furries to lust after?

      • 8 months ago
        Anonymous

        People age out of games. If you can't hook the kiddies in, your game is destined to die. See Digimon, which has gone full edgy after failing to appeal to kids.

      • 8 months ago
        Anonymous

        I know, it is sad, my nephew was playing some paw patrol games and they look perfectly fine even they put some effort, the pokemon people have no respect for their craft.

        • 8 months ago
          Anonymous

          >forced to shit out out like 3 games a year
          how can anyone expect quality? how about you blame the majority shareholders of Pokemon? (hint: Nintendo (they own a huge stake in Creatures))

          • 8 months ago
            Anonymous

            Game Freak has nothing to do with Detective Pikachu, it's made by Creatures themselves and they're the only two games they've made in the past decade. They also make the new Pokémon models for the main game, but it's not such intense workload they couldn't have made this game's graphics prettier if they wanted. It was announced in 2019, they weren't in a rush.

          • 8 months ago
            Anonymous

            not really
            not a single corporate is to blame for this
            the real problem is the pokemon fans who buy these low quality products, defend these low quality products and call everyone who criticizes the games "haters" and continue to demand for more mediocrity
            why would a company not listen to their customers?
            this is exactly what the pokemon fans wanted
            mediocre low quality products

            • 8 months ago
              Anonymous

              >yeah, the problem doesn't lie with the drug dealers, it's the people consuming the product!
              you're stupid.

  18. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    >another Pokemon game that exclude Bulbasaur line then gets shit reviews and flop
    >Pokken
    >Conquest
    >Origin
    >PMD Wiiware
    >SV
    Japan never learns, huh

  19. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    Pokemon is a dead brand now, expect another wave of mediocre cashgrab games in the next twelve years.

  20. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    so i still don't get it
    is this a remake or a sequel

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      >all marketing since the announcement bills it as a sequel
      >hurr durr is it a remake?

      • 8 months ago
        Anonymous

        is the movie canon?

        • 8 months ago
          Anonymous

          They're different continuities. If you're worried the movie spoiled this game's ending, they mentioned the story will go differently back when it was announced.

  21. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    How awful must it be for a fricking pokémon game to be so brutalized, is it some sort of political thing and the reviewers are just triggered? This people give amazing scores to the awful mainline games.

  22. 8 months ago
    Anonymous

    The fact that IGN gave Detective Pikachu the same Rating as Scarlet and Violet just proves how biased and opinionated they are, and how their Ratings are irrelevant.

    Honestly, I don’t trust Video Game Critics anymore after the Hate that SV received because it was unprofessional
    and disrespectful.

    Technical Difficulties can be fixed, and I’m surprised that IGN and lots of People are so impatient and greedy that they expect everything to be Perfect on Day 1.

    You do realize that nothing in Life is Perfect? Sure there were Technical Difficulties, but it’s not my Fault that People are so impatient and Hateful that they can’t wait for an update.

    But hey I guess people don’t understand how your Hate and Negativity stresses them out

    Let’s get that straight. Because I’ve had 0 Problems Playing Scarlet and Violet. Sure the Games ran slow when the DLC dropped, but I’ve had no technical problems. I’m having fun and it’s my Favorite Game of All Time.

    On top that, you and other People have been Hateful for over 10 months now. At this point, it’s not “Rightful Criticism” that you’re sharing, it’s Hate and Negativity. You need to understand that not everyone agrees with you and has the same Standards because you clearly don’t.

    You also don’t seem to understand that it is the 1st Open World Pokemon Game, do yourselves a favor and calm down because y’all are absolutely unhinged and the worst part is, y’all are still being Hateful and Negative about it. When have you said anything positive about the Game?

    I understand what Criticism is and I don’t need you putting words in my Mouth. It’s pathetic. Get a Life, and try being Positive and showing some Gratitude for the Game.

    You have no idea about the Problem I’m dealing with. My Family, Doctors, and others are abusing, drugging, and traumatizing me everyday and it’s been a Problem for me for 22+ years.

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      Y'all seriously have no freaking idea how Lucky y’all are to have a Family, Doctors, and others Respect you.

      I don’t have that Privilege. It’s honestly sad how you’re trying to attack me, yet you haven’t done any research on me and learned about this Problem that I’m going through.

      Well guess what? Scarlet and Violet are the Best Games of All Time. Paldea is based on Spain, the 1st Country I visited outside of the US. The Theme of the Games are Fairytales, and I am Shiny Luck Fairy. Pokémon Scarlet was my 1st Game that I got on the Nintendo Switch that I got for my Birthday this year. It felt like Fate

      So that being said, instead of focusing on the Technical Problems, why don’t you actually understand the Story of the Games?

      There are plenty of Easter Eggs in the Game, and last time I checked, no one has listed all of the Easter Eggs in Scarlet and Violet.

      Y’all just keep hating on these Games because of Performance Issues and it shows how Impatient and Ungrateful y’all are towards them.

      The Fact that you refuse to admit your Mistakes and acknowledge your Hateful Attitude and Behavior, it speaks volumes

      You don’t see me out here cussing you out even though I should, but I chose not to use Curse Words in my Language because I have Standards for myself.

      Putting Curse Words in your Tweets, Videos, etc is what makes your Criticism invalid because it’s Hateful and Negative.

      So until you can accept the Truth, move on and do something better with your Life instead of being a Hateful, Spoiled, Entitled Brat.

    • 8 months ago
      Anonymous

      The video game critics gave Tears of the Kingdom perfect 10/10s despite being a six year hack job that's worse than the mediocre game it was built upon, the overwhelming majority of game critics just serve as advertisers

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