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NEWS: Detective Pikachu 3DS Game Gets Western Release in March




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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:02 pm Reply with quote
Took 2 years but cool
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Lord Dcast



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:01 pm Reply with quote
Kind of necessary when hollywood's doing a live action movie. Not having the source material for the western audience would be pretty bad.
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Detective Pikachu's character feels more like a human that got stuck in the body of a Pikachu rather then a Pikachu that learned how to talk. Maybe that's the twist.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:37 pm Reply with quote
I was starting to wonder when they were going to release it since there's going to be a live action movie.
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immblueversion





PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:28 pm Reply with quote
Lord Dcast wrote:
Kind of necessary when hollywood's doing a live action movie. Not having the source material for the western audience would be pretty bad.


Indeed. And now it will look slightly less weird in comparison.
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Juno016



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:14 pm Reply with quote
SnowWarren wrote:
Detective Pikachu's character feels more like a human that got stuck in the body of a Pikachu rather then a Pikachu that learned how to talk. Maybe that's the twist.


I played the Japanese episode 1 back when it first came out. For one, Pikachu never learned how to talk. Everyone except the MC just hears a manly "Pika pika!"... but that aside, I'm convinced that spoiler[the MC's father's consciousness infused with his Pikachu's body since the accident or sometime afterward.] I'm also convinced we'll see a talking blue Pikachu (antagonist?) somewhere later in the game, but that's far more speculative than it is based on any strong evidence.
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Kicksville



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:35 am Reply with quote
I'd always thought it was weird we weren't getting it even before the movie announcement, since aside from being a Pokemon game, that key image looks exactly like redone Westernized box art from the 90's.
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Cetais



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:15 pm Reply with quote
Somer-_- wrote:
Took 2 years but cool
Except the game released 2 years ago is only the first episode.
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Lord Dcast



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:58 pm Reply with quote
Cetais wrote:
Somer-_- wrote:
Took 2 years but cool
Except the game released 2 years ago is only the first episode.

Is the full game out now?

Now it makes sense why they delayed it.
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