The downside is that, well, Hey You, Pikachu! wasn't very good.
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As someone who grew up playing the Pokemon video games, trading the cards, and watching the TV show, the thought of interacting with Pikachu myself was incredibly exciting. Hey You, Pikachu! was one of the first Pokemon spin-offs that I remember wanting badly as a kid. Hey You, Pikachu! – Logan Moore (Photo: Nintendo) Sure, we can share photos on social media, but unless Twitter finds a way to let us print them as stickers, it definitely won't be the same! prev next
One of the biggest disappointments about New Pokemon Snap is the fact that there won't be a way to revisit this concept. Of course, Pokemon Snap's promotion with Blockbuster added so much to its appeal! Being able to bring your cartridge to the video store to print out stickers was undeniably cool. It's a charming premise, and I couldn't help but fall in love with the game's style. You basically rode along, taking pictures and interacting with the creatures in simple ways. The game's rail-shooter inspired gameplay sometimes forced you to snap photos quickly, but the game's pace was mostly mellow. While Red and Blue tasked players with catching all 150 creatures, Snap offered a simpler challenge: take pictures of the 63 Pokemon types living on Pokemon Island.
Pokemon Snap gave us a chance to see the creatures living in their natural habitats, and that made it feel all the more realistic. While Red and Blue's world was captivating, it left a lot to our imaginations. Snap was one of the first spin-offs of the series, and it's an important one, as it marked the first time Pokemon could be seen in a three-dimensional world. When talking about the best Pokemon spin-offs, it's impossible for me to not mention Pokemon Snap. Pokemon Snap – Marc Deschamps (Photo: Nintendo) Somewhere, someday, someone will realize the game they had on their hands and find a way to bring it back. But that's the price you pay getting involved in a mobile app like this. That's probably what hurts the most is the collection I've amassed sitting in digital app purgatory. Trying to collect my favorite Pokemon and hunting for the special event ones was truly a thrill and one I miss now with the game gone. They looked phenomenal in a way that you could only experience with the Pokemon Gallery Direct statues they make available for sale on their website. Honestly, the biggest draw for me was those figures. The matches were short and sweet, and the matchmaking seemed to work perfectly. All that said though, I felt the final days of the game and what they were doing for players were the best days that game had. Admittedly, I came to the game later in its lifespan where it seemed like there were a ton of playability issues as far as collecting the figures was concerned, and I understand it basically got abandoned with story updates at some point. It felt like the perfect mobile game that had the collectability of Pokemon cards but played a bit more like chess. I'm not going to lie, I'm still shocked Pokemon Duel was shut down in 2019.
Pokemon Duel – Jim Viscardi (Photo: The Pokemon Company) This thoughtful look at Pokemon is getting a sequel, and I personally can't wait to see Detective Pikachu's story continue. This was the first game that tried to explain what the use of psychic powers would look like to the unfamiliar eye, or just how dangerous (and wonderful) Pokemon are.
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While other Pokemon games do show some levels of Pokemon/human integration, Detective Pikachu is really the game that brought the Pokemon world to life, which is likely why movie producers opted to turn it into a movie.Īlthough the gameplay wasn't too deep, I do think Detective Pikachu was one of the first games to really try to examine the Pokemon world and the humans who live it in a different way. The spin-off was an inventive take on the wider Pokemon world, showing what the "average people" who weren't traveling across the region battling in gyms did with their partner Pokemon. The only Pokemon game to ever receive a live-action adaptation, Detective Pikachu features the deepest plot of any Pokemon game. Detective Pikachu – Christian Hoffer (Photo: Nintendo)