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If I don't care about the tranny stuff, all in all, is this game "good"? Like charmingly bad like the first one?
If you want more York, it's fine as a Let's Play or on the emulator.If I don't care about the tranny stuff, all in all, is this game "good"? Like charmingly bad like the first one?
Agreed about the lines and frame rate. Other than that, it's the same style and humor. With a touch of D4.
Maybe just wait for SGF's Let's Play.
Much like Deadly Premonition 1, the game is best when you don't actually have to suffer through its jank yourself.
Hey friend, can you give me some directions where to download the game for the emulator? I've been trying to find it all over the web, but to no availWell, somehow, I managed to set up an emulator without, ekhm, having an actual Switch, without any issues, in 1 hour no less. No otherworldly errors, setting up some arcane shit, and the game just boots up and runs well, saves included. Good thing I invested in a beefy laptop (i7-9750 and RTX 2070) or else I'd have to look for second hand Switches just to play this.
On Le Carre streets with a skateboard, the game runs at 16fps. Then I looked up YouTube videos and it runs the same on Switch lmao. Here's hoping further patches will improve it, or maybe when I finally take my poor laptop for a cleaning, I'll get a bit more.
Of course if there is any single game that I would play at this framerate, it's this one Chad unpatched version.
I've talked with a couple who are reviewing it and a couple who are playing it who got it early (all who thankfully didn't spoil me on stuff, I just am curious as excited).
It probably will score similarly to the first game with one crevice. So the biggest problem of this game by far is the tech issues, it's definitely going to have to drag the game down. The frame rate is all over the place, some sections run a fluid 60fps, some fluctuate rapidly and the streets of Le Carre often are in the 15 FPS zone. Even people that like the game will probably take notice and will detract a bit for this as it sometimes gets in the way of enjoyment. I know many who enjoy the game can look past that, but especially when reviewing there is no ignoring how badly performing this game is.
Outside of that, I've heard from pretty much everyone the characters are endearing, the story is great and a near perfect continuation of the first game, and there is areas the game improves itself in, some in bigger ways and some in smaller. A few examples I've heard:
-The combat is a BIT better, it's still pretty standard but the actual levels are designed a bit better, there's a bit more mechanically going on (in a good way), there's no really annoying enemies like the crawlers in the first game. Nothing to write home about, but servicable and a slight improvement.
-Music is amazing, I've heard from nearly everyone it has a soundtrack that's possibly even better than the original.
-The mini-games are more involved and fun this time.
-Most mechanics people wanted to return (shaving, stinky outfit fun, people in Le Carre having their daily routines you can follow etc) are back.
-The game cut down on some of its bullshittier elements, like the really long QTE sequences (actually sounds like they cut down a LOT on QTEs in general).
-The map is thankfully much improved from DP1.
There's some areas some may see as positive or negative though:
-The town you explore is a lot smaller than Greenvale. That does mean it's more condensed as well, but this may be a pro or con depending on who you're asking.
-Skateboarding I've heard mixed things about, it's kinda' hilarious but the physics for it are very wonky.
-I've heard some back-and-forth things on the side-quests. that element I know less about.
I have heard the game length is comparable to the first, main story is a bit shorter (but not by much, and a big reason it's shorter may simply be because the time you spend in the town is shorter because it's more condensed), and there's a lot of extra content that can easily add a lot more to play time.
It sounds like people who like Deadly Premonition will like the sequel, maybe even love it, and there is improvements... Buuuuuut it's very much Deadly Premonition, the tech problems definitely will affect the score, and even though there's improvements, there's not a whole lot in earnest, so how a very similar game will be received a decade later? We'll find out I guess.
Of course, fans of the original probably just want another game like Deadly Premonition with a few improvements, so that may not be a problem for people interested in this anyways and might actually be a good thing.
Curious what I'll end up thinking and where reviews will land on this one (probably all over the place but skewed a bit worse due to the frame rate/crashing problems the game has), but hearing these four other people's non-spoiler opinions has been fun.
Waiting for Yuzu version that will run it at 60FPS
See you in 25 years, then.Swery went so far with his ripping off of Twin Peaks that he even made the second part of his story terrible in line with season 2. Sad! But don't worry this means that the next Deadly Premonition will be ripping off season 3 so expect some good stuff.
See you in 25 years, then.