242 on 28/10/2014 at 20:44
Who knows, may be this game inspired DL to resurrect TP.
bleaksand on 9/11/2014 at 17:02
Cripes!
Twice now I've been sorely tempted to pick up this game on sale … And twice now I've gotten hooked on watching someone's lets play of it ONLY to have them quit well before the ending!
This time I got as far as the "sinner's sandwich" bit.
Is this game that much of a chore to complete?!?
EDIT: Finished watching the Deadly Premonition - Let's Play suggested by henke … The third act of this game is MIND BLOWING!
There is no way I could summarize the big reveal without sounding like I was just making BS stuff up!
henke on 9/11/2014 at 18:50
Well... the gameplay definitely is the weakest part of the equation, plus it's quite long. Still, I feel bad for anyone who quit before the end. The ending is, uh, quite memorable.
If you want a LP that goes all the way, check out (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsbfmIqP-H8&list=PL57hJfweW_2sL6BLa9gobxM975yIemM3Q) the one by Two Best Friends. They talk a lot of shit though, which might be a plus or minus, depending on your milage and how much it might vary. I like them though.
van HellSing on 9/11/2014 at 19:08
I quit because of frequent crashes rather than the gameplay, which, I think, has the same sort of clumsy charm to it as the rest of the game. I've done the large-address aware thing now however, and it's next on my list of stuff to play.
henke on 13/7/2020 at 09:46
[video=youtube;dfPSvZxCnAs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfPSvZxCnAs[/video]
I've been playing this for a few days now. It runs like shit, looks like shit, plays like shit, and I can't tear myself away from it. In other words, this sequel is very true to the original: a game that gets by on personality alone! I wasn't so sure about it at first, but a little bit into it there's a scene where York is telling the chef at his hotel about how his car was stolen and replaced with a skateboard. York is the kinda guy who rolls with the punches life throws him, so he got on the board and continued his journey. He tells about how for the first few miles he could barely stand on it, but after a while he'd gotten a grip on it and could even pull of some basic tricks! The chef is incredulous. I'm on board with this game.
The story is set in 2005, in the southern town Le Carre, somewhere near New Orleans. York is on vacation and stumbles across the murder of a young woman. The first game was heavily Twin Peaks influenced, and those influences are still clear here, but I'm also getting vibes of True Detective S1. It keeps the time-system of the first game, where each character has their own routine and certain things are only available at some times. At one point I had to wait half a week until Monday before I could get something done, so I spent the time mopping up some sidequests and sightseeing. The laidback pacing of this felt appropriate, since York is supposed to be on vacation after all.
Anyway, I'm on Episode 2. Will post more thoughts later.
PigLick on 14/7/2020 at 12:02
whats the combat like?
henke on 14/7/2020 at 14:21
Well, in the 10-15 hours I've played so far there's only been one combat section. It was as barebones as the combat in the first game, except you have a side-dash move and the ability to charge up your shot while locking on to several enemies for homing attacks. The enemies moved quite slow and only did melee attacks so they were quite easy and the game showered me in more medkits and ammo than I could've possibly used. Hoping future combat bits will be more challenging.
PigLick on 15/7/2020 at 02:40
I actually would have preferred the game to be more adventure like without the combat sections, they annoyed the hell outta me.
EvaUnit02 on 15/7/2020 at 07:52
I have a good feeling that we'll get a late PC port of this. I'll hold out for that as I hear the performance is absolutely atrocious on Switch, dropping to like 10fps at times.