Detective Pikachu Returns Review Roundup
The adventure game might be adorable, but the puzzles seem to leave critics wanting.
By Evan Campbell on
Once again, there are strange happenings in Ryme City. And once again, Tim Goodman and Pikachu are teaming up to solve those mysteries in the Nintendo Switch exclusive Detective Pikachu Returns.
A sequel to the Nintendo 3DS original, Detective Pikachu Returns is receiving average reviews over on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. The adventure game currently has a 68 metascore based on 41 critic reviews. Tim is the only one who can understand the coffee-loving Pikachu in this world, and they work together to uncover what's really going on in Ryme City.
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In GameSpot's Detective Pikachu Returns review, Steve Watts writes that the game «is charming and well-made enough for what it is, but that is a mystery game made for younger readers.» Other reviewers noted the same, though added the story might be a bit too dark for children. Most agreed the puzzles are too simple for adults, in general.
Detective Pikachu Returns officially launches tomorrow, October 6. GameSpot has a preorder guide for the adventure game, which retails for $50.
Below are more reviews for Detective Pikachu Returns:
«While overtly silly and over-the-top at times, Detective Pikachu Returns effectively balances its light with its extreme darks, wielding its cuteness as a tool to tell an impactful and fairly relevant tale about corruption, felt throughout various cases.» — Leah J.
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