You’re never intended to take the characters seriously, but somehow still manage to develop emotional connections to them – whether you want to see them succeed or see them taken down in court. I think the easiest comparison to help you understand what Deadly Premonition 2 is would be Ace Attorney: a defence lawyer (aided by his young assistant) must cross examine quirky, overblown people – and sometimes animals – to solve a murder. It’s the glue that holds Deadly Premonition together – and by that I don’t mean ‘the story is the most important thing’, but rather ‘this game is a mess and I can’t believe it even functions, thank god the story is good’.
It’s not literary material by any means, but remains interesting with plenty of twists the way through. It’s a great framing for the story, with the modern-day sections acting as intermissions of sorts between key events in 2005, giving little hints and foreshadowing for the compelling tale of supernatural murder, family rivalry and small-town community in Le Carre. The bulk of the game has you play as Zach’s old alternate personality, Francis York Morgan (please call him York, it’s what everybody calls him) as he investigates a murder case in small Louisiana town Le Carre in 2005, the focus of Agent Davis’ interrogation. Much like an Assassin’s Creed title, the story has a modern-day framing in which you play as FBI agent Aaliyah Davis, interrogating former agent Francis Zach Morgan about his case history. The marketing for A Blessing In Disguise bills it as both a prequel and sequel to the first – I think this description is a little bit overly fluffy. Expect a whole of contradiction and confusion up ahead, folks.Ī warning before we proceed – this review contains heavy, end of game plot spoilers for Deadly Premonition about the identity of specific characters, so if you want to enjoy that to the fullest… don’t read on, and definitely don’t play Deadly Premonition 2 first as literally the opening line will ruin it for you. It saw enough success and enough love though to spawn a half dozen ports and now, a Switch exclusive sequel, which stays very very true to the Deadly Premonition vibe – and throws a huge spanner into the debate on what makes a video game “good”. Or, depending on who you ask, a mess that was exactly the sum of its parts. Deadly Premonition developed a cult following around its mysterious construction: a whole lot of strange, incomprehensible design decisions pulling together into a game that ended up as more than the sum of its parts.
Those familiar with the 2010 original will know what I mean. It feels odd to “review” Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise.
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