It isn't (largely)
The first is a genuinly amazing and unique game, ripping off Twin Peaks to the dot on the I, with some very genuine charm and humor and some so-bad-its-good fun like the janky driving
IGN - 17 minutes of Deadly Premonition 2 gameplay
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It isn't (largely)
The first is a genuinly amazing and unique game, ripping off Twin Peaks to the dot on the I, with some very genuine charm and humor and some so-bad-its-good fun like the janky driving
I'm a big fan of the original game and I got a review copy :) Working on my video review at the moment!
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they kinda did. the switch version has the gameplay and UI changes of director's cut, it just omits the frame story, which is a good decision, as it seems to be retconned in the sequel. it also drops the some cosmetic dlc which imo isn't a huge deal.
Man, I was interesting in the game but coming off from TLoU2 this footage looks really rough. :/
Even coming off of Farming Simulator 2013 this looks rough.
Can you remind me of the specifics of what was cut? I played the director's cut yeeeeeaaaaars ago, so I don't remember what you're mentioning?
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the director's cut is really not a huge change compared to the original. it adds:
- some new suits for york which give him more health/etc, but director's cut is already easy as it is.
- some kinda offensive (imo) costumes for emily, like a bunny girl costume.
- an optional villa for york to buy, which makes no sense why he would get a house in greenvale when he can just sleep in the hotel as he's there just to solve a case.
- and the biggest thing, which isn't that big, is a few new cutscenes. in these cutscenes, the whole story of the original is framed as a story that a very old zach is telling his very young grand daughter (which seems really unnecessary, ruins the ending, and is an very weird story to tell a kid anyway.) in the end it seems like zach dies, and as the sequel seems to have other plans for zach i can see why these cutscenes were cut from origins.
Ohhh yeah, I now remember that framing, it was really dumb, no wonder they retconned it lol
That's great to hear. Framerate is something they can ideally fix down the line with a patch so I'm glad the actual substance of the game is good.
Can't wait for next friday!
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i was really hyped but now i'm super duper extra hyped after some teases from people who have played the game.
If ever there's a game where reviews don't matter, it's this one.
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well, some of the reviewers might be fans of the original. it'd be interesting to see their opinion on the sequel.
Excellent. Thanks for sharing!
I can't wait to learn more about her. She looks really interesting.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what she's like as a character. I feel like the original game had some issues in the way it depicted a lot of its female (and queer-coded) characters, but The Missing was infinitely more nuanced so I hope he takes some of that experience into the writing for this game.
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so, according to the japanese website Aaliyah "is also from the suburbs of New Orleans and has something to do with past incidents"
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Wonder if they're gonna follow up on the hook at the end of the director's cut version that mentioned something happening in New Orleans in the then-present or if that will be 100% retconned?
God the prog breakdown that closes this song gets me every time. (DP1 spoilers) The way what I assume is old Zach is presented here is strangely ominous. Wonder what's going on there.
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i assume he did have something in the back of his mind about another red seeds story taking place in new orleans (there was a pin on louisiana in the prologue of DP1), but he's doing it now while retconning that version's extra cutscenes. i doubt that version of old zach will show up in the sequel.
So in the past week or so I have played through Deadly Premonition, D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, and The Missing back-to-back... and all for the very first time. I am 100% ready, and truly fucking excited as all hell to be there day 1 not just for a brand new SWERY game, but a sequel to what I now, after all these years, fully understand (and also completely agree) is a really wonderful and unique game.
Pre-loaded and ready to rock.
Pre-loaded and ready to rock.
When I first saw some of the characters, my impression is that she was the same person as the kid from the past section.
Real envious of getting to experience all those games again for the first time.
But yeah, I've also been prepping. Replayed Deadly Premonition 1 again, it's still a 10.
Now I'm watching through Twin Peaks, which is partially a revisit since I've seen the original two seasons, but I'm also getting to see The Return for the first time this week. Real stoked.
Also, if you dig all those games, I've gotta recommend Spy Fiction. Wonderful game with a lot of the charm and heart of Swery's later projects. It's even got a returning character from both Deadly Premonition and D4.
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the opening of the game has been uploaded by toybox to their youtube channel. it's largely the same as the release date trailer posted a while ago, with one difference.
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I was thinking yesterday, and Swery's output this gen is kinda impressive if you think about it;
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise and The Good Life.
All in the span of 6 years.
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise and The Good Life.
All in the span of 6 years.
Oh ok well this will definitely be interesting once the game unlocks. The suspense on how this game is going to run lol
Very excited for this. Replaying DP at the moment on the Switch and aside from the ass backwards way some side stories trigger I'm loving replaying the game. Heck, I'm bothering to do the side stories because they offer a great window into the lives of the other characters, and flesh out the main case in certain stories. Its definitely up there as one of the jankiest game I've ever played though, but I can easily look past it because its such a blast to play. Definitely up there with Shenmue and Yakuza in terms of games that have that unique atmosphere that pulls me into the game world and characters.
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me too, would be really cool to tie the missing into the "swery-verse"
It's kind of pointlessly dismissive to assume everyone who is reviewing it "won't get it"
Ha yeah, the whistle song that reminds me so much of Super Mario. Priceless and needs to return.
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Music so good the voice actors have to shout over it. I love it so much
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like the first one a lot,hope it will out on pc soon . i have a switch but i do not want to play on it.
AFAIK "Importer in the EU" = Distributor so Nintendo is definitely handling the physical release if there were any doubts.
DP1 SPOILERS
I wonder if there will be references to Kaysen in this game since York's carreer is entirely based on pursuing him across America, while apprehending other serial killers very Silence of the Lambs esque.