Summary
Following the success of the 2018 3DS game that started it all,Detective Pikachu Returnshas made an aptly named sequel appearance on the Nintendo Switch after the trail of the game’s development had gone cold. It suddenly resurfaced in a June Nintendo Direct earlier this year, and now, just a few months later, the game is in players' hands, where they can spend their time deducing the solution to many mysteries inDetective Pikachu Returnswith the titular Mouse Pokemon by their side.
However, since the last game, there has also beenaDetective Pikachumovie, which adapts one crucial case from the game to the big screen in a live-action CGI hybrid buddy-cop film. As such, there are likely a number of players picking up the Switch game to see what this potential video game sequel to the movie is like. It may be a bit of a change, as the voice work for Pikachu isn’t portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in this game, but rather by Kaiji Tang.
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Detective Pikachu is a Quirky Twist on Mascot Expectations
Due to the fact thatPikachu has been the face of the Pokemon franchisefor quite a long time, it may be rather surprising that they made an entire spin-off series where the critter is a wise-cracking, coffee-loving detective. However, with enough light jokes thrown in with plenty of heart found in the narrative, the detective is a part of, the combination works in a way that’s captured many fans' hearts. So much so, thatDetective Pikachuis one of the best-performing video game movies currently out, and the game series has now released a sequel five years after the first release.
This is where both versions of the character meet in the middle. They both serve as a secondary voice of reason for Tim, and they both also serve as comedic relief in both quick-witted remarks and being the butt of many quick gags between other Pokemon. Overall, Detective Pikachu still remains the same character throughout both of his iterations, but what changes there are can easily be linked tohow Detective Pikachu’s voice sounds.
The Differences in Tone Across Detective Pikachu’s Adaptations
It’s only a given that as similar as both of the versions of the detective critter fans get to meet, there would likely be some differences between them as both adaptations go through different writers and voice actors. Nearlyvoiced by Danny DeVito, Ryan Reynolds ofDeadpoolfame adds his own wise-cracking ad-libs to the humor with some jokes only befitting a PG movie rather than a rated E for everyone game.
With that in mind, it’s only reasonable that those who know theDetective Pikachufilm may feel like the writing for the games comes off as elementary and kid-friendly, but that doesn’t stop it from delivering some rather complicated cases, even if the game hold players' hands at times. Kaiji Tang’s Detective Pikachu may have a bit of a deeper voice doesn’t mean he can’t deliver good jokes that would fit right in thesecondDetective Pikachumovie.
Ryan Reynolds' sense of humor injected into his version of Pikachu is also his personal humor used to help sell the movie, which would easily differentiate both versions of the character as Kaiji Tang’s paid to follow a script mostly, if not the entire time. Even without these differences, though, there are enough similarities to make it that neither version is better than the other, there’s just plenty of Detective Pikachu for all fans to enjoy, just like there are flavors of the critter’s favorite caffeinated drinks.
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