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[wild wild rice]

I wonder if the gameplay is going to be Attack of the Friday Monsters-ish.

 

[Chorazin]

I am so into this. Please come out in the West ASAP!

 

[Garou]

Some info:

eShop-exclusive
Regular price: 1,500 Yen
Special price 1,200 Yen from Jan 27 to Feb 29 (preload possible)

 

[FunkyDealer]

It's all gonna come down to the English voice actor, because god damn this needs a localisation.

I'd pay good money for it to be Robert Downey Jr. Good money.

 

[TheGoddamn]

Detective Pikachu |OT| The Great Electric Mouse Detective

 

[Dunkley]

More details

Calling it now:

Antagonist will be called Tom Badman.

 

[James Scott]

It's like $15 bucks?

 

[Zyrox]

This resurfaced, huh. Thought it was canned. Comes out so soon too. Talking Pikachu cracks me up.

Detective Pikachu IOTI Who's that Criminal?

 

[Dinjoralo]

Dear Christ on a nonicycle, that mouth animation is terrifying. The whole artstyle is exactly everything I don't wan't to look at, it just does not work for me at all.

 

[Meccanical]

Dat dream works aesthetic.

This does feel very Dreamworks in concept.

 

[BGBW]

The boy will die at the end just so during the funeral scene Pikachu can turn to Professor Tree and say "He was a goodman."

 

[Dennis]

Maybe Pikachu can help Ash find his dad.

 

[Poltergust]

That would be the infamous pikaman

(couldn't find any decent gifs, sorry)

Now Pikaman will finally be an English gentleman.

 

[Qurupeke]

Nobody asked for this. It doesn't look bad but it's such a weird concept. If it has a good story, I'm in.

 

[Randomly Nameless]

This is extremely weird.

What I'm getting is Pikachu with a manly, human voice and Christopher Robin solve Sherlock Holmes styed mysteries with a musical score seemingly inspired by the BBC's Sherlock.

Day -1

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Imagine what his body looks like

 

[Balmung421]

Imagine what his body looks like

:lol

 

[The Bankslammer]

a pokemurder most foul

"i'd recognize these wounds anywhere. the culprit was banded, no doubt about it."

 

[Exterminieren]

Oh man.

OH MAN.

This is so stupid and goofy that I can't NOT want it.

 

[Qurupeke]

Samuel L. Jackson for the English voice please.

 

[Spinosaurus]

They could put him in Pokken and I wouldn't mind.

a pokemurder most foul

"i'd recognize these wounds anywhere. the culprit was choice banded, no doubt about it."

Fixed

 

[Koppai]

Holy shit. Reminds me of Red/Ash perverted Clefairy from the manga

 

[Boss Doggie]

By the way it's a visual novel and you play as a human.

A lot of "very old anime" was heavily inspired by western animation like Disney's. The boy looks like he belongs in a whimsical 90s DTV Disney original.

Yeah, but when people say it looks westerney I feel like they haven't seen old anime shows that have a similar aesthetic.

 

[BGBW]

a pokemurder most foul

"i'd recognize these wounds anywhere. the culprit was banded, no doubt about it."

More like he was caught red handed.

 

[random25]

Maybe David Hayter is available for a short gig.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Pikachu with a grown man's voice. Now I've seen everything.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Pikachu seems like an asshole

 

[Nightbird]

Samuel L. Jackson for the English voice please.

"Does Tim Goodman looks like a Bidoof!!?"

 

[DNAbro]

Pikachu seems like an asshole

he's lived a hard life

 

[Vuapol]

Oh god I forgot about this. I thought it was dead, just like the Aipom whose nefarious murder I have no doubt this baritoned Sherlock Pikachu will solve.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

I'm scared

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

I have no idea what I just watched because I was so distracted by Pikachu's inappropriately sexy voice.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Imagine what his body looks like

"What, do you go through my leftovers?"

"Please. I go through everyone's leftovers."

EDIT: Wait, crap, that's Harvey Bullock, not the Question. Uh, crap, I got nothing.

 

[-Horizon-]

That pikachu is whack yo

 

[balladofwindfishes]

a pokemurder most foul

"i'd recognize these wounds anywhere. the culprit was banded, no doubt about it."

Is that Aipom dead and bleeding?

 

[Velcro Fly]

Pikachu confirmed deeper voice than me

Don't worry I'll still buy and play the game

 

[Mr-Joker]

This is awesome and I can't wait to play it when it gets localized, though I am hoping that they get a good dub voice for Pikachu as he needs that deep manly voice.

It's also amazing how they haven't stopped the Pokémon hype train, they really are going all in for the 20th anniversary.

Is that Aipom dead and bleeding?

No he's just holding something in his tail, also I doubt that Aipom is dead. This is a children game after all.

 

[HandsomeCharles]

Is that Aipom dead and bleeding?

Nah, I think they're asking it "What hurts?", but my Japanese is elementary at best...

"Ittai nani ga attan darou"

 

[ash_ag]

Wonder if potential dubs push the game a bit back in the west. They used motion capture in this one, which means that there may be (some sort of...) lipsync. But then again, it took a while. Localizations may have been the reason it took so long.

Looks great. The aesthetic is something Pokémon hasn't experimented with before. Sherlock Holmes vibes are also all over the place. Just a few days ago, I was thinking about how Pokkén does a great job in showcasing a lively Pokémon World via its cities and landmarks. This one seems to do a spot-on job too. Looking forward!

 

[afternoon delight]

This looks so wonderful.... I can't believe it's actually a thing.

Detective pokemon? I'd buy the whole series!

 

[Niraj]

The Houndoom of the Baskervilles

 

[mclem]

What the...?

What's with the voice and why the yelling at people walking by? Is Pikachu okay?

Been playing too much LA Noire.

 

[The Bankslammer]

Nah, I think they're asking it "What hurts?", but my Japanese is elementary at best...

"Ittai nani ga attan darou"

different ittai, they're basically just saying "what the heck happened"

i still doubt that they'd include blood and dead pokemon in the game lol

 

[spiritfox]

I don't know how I feel about this.

 

[Memory]

Why do I want this? Gamefreak & Nintendo trying to take all my monies this year.

 

[TheMink]

I think it looks amazing.

 

[BassForever]

Haha I want this

 

[ultron87]

But wouldn't he just be investigating Pokemon getting viciously fainted?

 

[HandsomeCharles]

different ittai, they're basically just saying "what the heck happened"

i still doubt that they'd include blood and dead pokemon in the game lol

Ah cheers! I wondered why there was a "っ" in there. Somtimes kanji has it's benefits

 

[Hopeford]

i'm so happy. I didn't know how much I wanted this until I saw it haha.

I keep laughing my ass off at this animation:

"I'll solve the living shit out of you."