The greatest gaming shock of 2019 has absolutely been the announcement of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise, a sequel to one of the vital beloved and reviled and wonky and bestest finest games. I like Deadly Premonition. I can hardly imagine publishers are funding a sequel. The announcement got here final week throughout a Nintendo Direct presentation and solely a talked about a launch on Switch, so I’ve been nudging PR folks for a solution to the query which justifies an RPS publish: a PC launch?
“No other platforms. Coming to Switch in 2020!” a rep tells me. Oh. Well. Oh.
You, an avid Deadly Premonition fan, are probably questioning how a sequel can come after the ending of the primary game (which options a few of my favorite revelations in video game storytelling historical past). Well! Deadly Premonition 2 is ready in New Orleans 2005, starring Francis York Morgan earlier than the occasions of the primary game, in addition to after it in 2019 with a special protagonist. One set of murders, two FBI brokers, an investigation throughout 14 years, an entire lot extra open-world survival horror antics. Or so trailers counsel.
I do like York’s 2005 haircut. He “used to dress like a hardcore punk rocker” in high school, bear in mind, and that is nearer to that point. I’m subsequently delighted to additionally see him skateboarding within the Japanese minimize of this trailer.
I’m unhappy to suppose that we received’t get to listen in on York speaking along with his imaginary good friend Zach about seeing Tony Hawk spin a 900 on the 1999 X-Games, or happening in regards to the revolutionary fashion of the Z-Boys. Oh god I’m writing fanfic aren’t I.
For why I like Deadly Premonition so, I refer you to Adam and me declaring it one of the best PC games, Adam’s Deadly Premonition review, and my usual imploration that you buy it when it’s on sale.
I don’t know if I desire a sequel. I don’t know if it’ll muddle my reminiscences of a game I like (that are already muddled by how buggy it’s on PC). I feel it must do one thing large and daring to be value risking that. It can’t be retreads and references. But I need to imagine. And I would like it to be on PC.
“No other platforms,” sez the PR fella. Oh nicely.
Deadly Premonition 2 is once more written and directed by Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro, although this time it’s being developed by Toybox slightly than Access Games. I clearly am dwelling in hope that “no other platforms” is only a PR line till they’ll speak about different platforms. They have given no indication that’s the case. It actually would possibly simply be for Switch. Damn.
At least PC might be getting The Good Life, Swery’s upcoming game about an American photojournalist caught in an English village the place spooky murders are afoot (sounds acquainted) and everybody turns into cats and canine at evening. That’s due in spring 2020.
Nuts to this, I’m outta right here.
