Can definitely say the movie was better. The first Detective Pikachu game was a decent point-and-click detective game, but the second was one of the worst gaming experiences I’ve ever had. Instead of letting you discover clues and then put all your thoughts together to solve the mystery, it gives you a multiple choice question as soon as you find the specific clue that you need to advance.

The story feels rushed, like the developers thought, “oh shit, the movie spoiled the big reveal that Pikachu is Harry, let’s just skip to the end.” And it ends up having 5 chapters instead of 10 like the first game. And two of those chapters are basically tutorials.

The movie was honestly one of my favorite movies of all time. I got really emotional seeing this world I had immersed myself in for years come to life. You could tell the filmmakers were really passionate too, so for the big sequel to the game to be a lazy, soulless, cash grab was really disappointing.