Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut

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  1. sft
    Mar 13, 2016
    7
    What’s that, Zach – you’re at your wit’s end?

    Honestly, I don’t know where to start. DEADLY PREMONITION is one of the most memorable games I have ever played, but sadly not always for the right reasons. There is so much wrong with this game it’s not possible to list all its flaws in a brief review like this. Suffice it to say, it runs terribly on the PC with the longest load times I    What’s that, Zach – you’re at your wit’s end?

    Honestly, I don’t know where to start. DEADLY PREMONITION is one of the most memorable games I have ever played, but sadly not always for the right reasons. There is so much wrong with this game it’s not possible to list all its flaws in a brief review like this. Suffice it to say, it runs terribly on the PC with the longest load times I have ever encountered and more glitches than I could shake a stick at. The graphics are pretty awful (I used the DP patch which supposedly improves performance and graphics but it still looks like something from the early 90s). The controls are awful and if I hadn’t discovered a tweak that fixes a ridiculous aiming problem I would probably have given up on the game. The combat is hideous too, with the aforementioned dreadful aiming system and poor mechanics. Even the UI is an irritating mess. And yet despite all this I’m glad I stuck it out until the end (incidentally, despite having completed the game I only found a handful of the many side quests, as they are often time-sensitive and way off the main story track). So what’s good about DP? Well it certainly is quirky, and it’s easy to see why it’s gained such a devoted cult following. At its core DP has a very strong story backed up by solid voice acting. It has many weird and interesting characters and some crazy dialogue. Although it is derivative (Twin Peaks and Silent Hill are often-used comparators, and rightly so) it still has a unique personality. There’s no doubt that if DP had been produced to the same standard as a AAA game it would be outstanding. But unfortunately I can only recommend it if you have a slight masochistic streak, as, it appears, do I. There’s a five-star game in here struggling to get out but due to all its faults I can only give it 3.5/5.    … Expand
  2. marcelus
    Mar 17, 2017
    9
    Pros:
    - From a non-technical point of view this is a gem of gaming. There're not many open world survival horror games like this out there.
    - Add to the formula a contrast between awkward humor, a dark story about a murder, and tons of references of movies and series. Yes this stinks Twin Peaks everywhere...and we love it! :D - Let's talk about visuals and gameplay. The game was    Pros:
    - From a non-technical point of view this is a gem of gaming. There're not many open world survival horror games like this out there.
    - Add to the formula a contrast between awkward humor, a dark story about a murder, and tons of references of movies and series. Yes this stinks Twin Peaks everywhere...and we love it! :D
    - Let's talk about visuals and gameplay. The game was originally intended to be on PS2 but finally it came for the second one. The characters looks decent in comparison of some meshses from Greenvale. But the amount of work done on each road of this city deserves a bit of understanding. The goal was to achieve the detective experience of solving this murder in a non-linear way. I mean the game has it's scripted path and missions but you can always add to the story by doing side-quests in GTA fashion or LA Noir Fashion. I think Swery did a great work on Greenvale. Each part of the city has some collectibles and some clunky or funny designs that tells the player "go there!...is funny isn't it!?" for instance when you go through a forbidden road or a field filled with animals. The map can look like game from early 2000's but I found this place a very nice place to explore. Plus the rain that's my weakness...plus the woods. In terms of design and having some TP references he achieved it big time!
    - The characters look way better. The shadows the cast within their mesh is way better than the projected on environments and it looks like the put some nice attention on normal maps. Of course the animation is cheesy and basic sometimes. But this is part of the style (like D4 for instance a few years after DP).
    - The combat is like RE4. Not as fast and the enemies could be repetitive BUT the key of its levels is the puzzle solving. Some enemies drop keys. Other levels makes you figure out a path or interact with the elements in it.
    - OMG the car controls xD (no, is not a "pro" but is not a "con").
    - The OST is amazing! Point mother ♥♥♥♥ing period!
    - The Director's Cut adds some tweaks on the controls that makes the experience way better than the Xbox 360 first version. Of course the changed some artistic details like the famous color grading but this is the ultimate experience (at least for now).
    - Also the Director's Cut version has a few new cutscenes which adds to the story. I will not spoil anything but I found the ending of the game one of the best from the last few years. Not kidding.
    - If you didn't get many side-quests the game has TONS of interesting details.
    - "DP Fix" exist! (http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?p=438) As it happened with Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition. Deadly Premonition was a even more broken game on PC at launch. Consider helping the modder ;)
    Now we can play the game and even over-sample shadows, resolution, AA, AO etc.. The fix also let's to change textures, there are some HD Packs and button prompt if you want to use a Dualshock for instance.

    Cons:
    - Even with a monster PC you'll have some long loading times. I know there will not be a remastered definitive edition on the future. But if there was any chance, this is something that can help improving the experience A LOT.
    - You can loose some interesting character development if you don't explore Greenvale. Spy people on the windows!!

    Notes:
    - You can find "Pillow Stains", the song from the former form of DP called "Rainny Woods" check the trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EbbhwO7pRHA within the game ;) just explore the map. Song: https://youtu.be/H9zfSVmMbjM

    - Don't waste your first playthrough without doing side-quest.
    - DP Fix recommendations:
    1) Desactivare the DEP for the .exe
    2) Create a shortcut of the .exe to achieve the borderless mode.
    3) Run the .exe with W98 compatibility and admin rights.
    4) If you have some .dll problems just follow the Steam discussions. Every OS is different.
    5) You can now use Sweet FX to bring the Xbox 360 grading.
    6) There's a horrible Memory Leak problem within the fullscreen mode. Use borderless as mentioned before to solve this on many cases. This also will solve the issue of the Alt+Tab freeze and the steam overlay.
    Many other issues and workarounds can be found here: http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Deadly_Premonition:_The_Director's_Cut
    - I would add many things but they could be spoilers. I would recommend you to visit my friend Whitney's Page "Welcome to Greenvale" www.facebook.com/welcometogreenvale and her YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/shhistoricalsociety
    - Another recommendation from YouTube after beating the game: https://youtu.be/d7DGK2U387Q    … Expand
  3. Archound
    Sep 10, 2019
    9
    If it wasn't for technical issues, bad enviro graphics and clunky combat it would be a strong 10/10. But this game is not about graphics and combat. Still, 10 would be unfair, as games require time to polish.
  4. Jamtots
    Sep 22, 2014
    9
    This is the weirdest, ugliest, buggiest game I've ever played... but it's so good despite all that. The story and characters, the strange mechanics, the ugly but charming graphics - it's an odd, yet wonderful creation. Something you must approach with an open mind to truly appreciate.

    Please give it a chance.
  5. twenty
    Nov 3, 2013
    9
    In rare cases some things are so the worst they cross a certain threshold and acquire a new quality: so bad it's good. They become Deadly Premonition.
  6. fhouse
    Nov 24, 2013
    6
    If you are bored of all the big budget cookie cutter games, this will be a breath of fresh air. Although all features of the game have varying quality to say the last. Some of the writing is brilliant, some of it is cringeworthy. The main cutscenes are directed in a fantastic way with great artistic vision but the simple dialogue scenes suck. Some of the music is great and appropriate,If you are bored of all the big budget cookie cutter games, this will be a breath of fresh air. Although all features of the game have varying quality to say the last. Some of the writing is brilliant, some of it is cringeworthy. The main cutscenes are directed in a fantastic way with great artistic vision but the simple dialogue scenes suck. Some of the music is great and appropriate, especially in story cutscenes, but a lot of tracks are totally out of place. The PC port itself is terrible, however with DPFIX installed and a JoyToKey or xpadder it works with gamepad as well. It's a very interesting and unique peace of work and can be highly entertaining despite it's big flaws.… Expand
  7. F3NIX37
    Jun 1, 2014
    10
    If I ever wrote a book with a video game topic the title would be "1 Video Game You Must Play Before You Die" and Deadly Premonition would be the subject. In it you would find countless of analysis of the many citizens of Greenvale, a complete study of the main characters quirks and flaws, how to make your own Sinner's Sandwich and why you always should keep your suit pressed and clean.If I ever wrote a book with a video game topic the title would be "1 Video Game You Must Play Before You Die" and Deadly Premonition would be the subject. In it you would find countless of analysis of the many citizens of Greenvale, a complete study of the main characters quirks and flaws, how to make your own Sinner's Sandwich and why you always should keep your suit pressed and clean.

    Hell, I would probably end up writing a sequel. There is just so much going on in this game that one book simply couldn't content everything that needs to be said about Deadly Premonition.

    There are lot of great games out there, but in my view there is only about 3 games that have ever gone far and beyond and pushed what a game really is capable of being. A game that changes the way you will look at games. A game that makes you realize what a fantastic medium games can be, if it's utilized for more than simply being another entertainment form to ultimately make you pass time. A game that ruins gaming.

    Deadly Premonition is all that. It's impossible to describe exactly what it is that makes it such a fantastic game. Most people will only shake their heads and it's like trying to describe a miracle to people who never witnessed one.    … Expand
  8. suneater
    Apr 21, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Deadly Premonition is hard to write anything for without giving away spoilers, so I will break this down into two sections: A simple spoiler-free "Pros & Cons" section with a summary of my review, followed by a spoiler-filled review.

    Pros: + Lovable characters in a charming setting + Extremely relaxing atmosphere and gameplay pacing    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Deadly Premonition is hard to write anything for without giving away spoilers, so I will break this down into two sections: A simple spoiler-free "Pros & Cons" section with a summary of my review, followed by a spoiler-filled review.

    Pros:
    + Lovable characters in a charming setting
    + Extremely relaxing atmosphere and gameplay pacing
    + Hilarious dialogue and (mostly) gripping plot
    + Tons of side quests and post-game content to explore

    Cons:
    - Frequent crashes (both random & reproducible)
    - Terrible port that isn't optimized for modern PCs
    - Clunky, unsatisfying combat with terrible SFX
    - An overabundance of ammo, healing items, and other pointless pick-ups (food & sleep were almost never needed)
    - Many boring, drawn-out travel sequences that are unskippable
    - Terribly timed and overused QTEs
    - Tons of muddy, low-rez textures
    - Heavily compressed low-rez cutscenes
    - A ridiculous ending that almost ruined the game

    Overall, Deadly Premonition is a one-of-a-kind game. I would recommend you at least give it a chance because you might not experience a game like it again. It certainly has its ups and downs; the good parts are excellent and the bad parts are godawful, but in the end you have something really memorable here that is worth playing... if you can get it to work properly.

    Spoilers below, you have been warned!

    I went into Deadly Premonition expecting "Resident Evil with FBI Agents" and instead received "Shenmu with Zombies". While the town of Greenvale is very charming and cozy, I feel that more attention went into the production of this digital town than anything else. It's a great place to explore but I felt no reason to considering how literally overburdened I became with pickups (many times my extra storage also became full) just by playing the main story. Its a shame Greenvale's attention to detail wasn't put into the combat sequences of the game; the Resident Evil-esque generic horror music becomes very repetitive and the combat's SFX are weak, hollow stock effects that almost put me to sleep many times.

    Although the game starts out believably enough, with you chasing a string of serial killer murders in a quiet town, the game started to introduce "supernatural" elements that I assumed were the main character hallucinating. In fact, the other world invasions seemed to all be in Zach's head up until you control Emily in the clock tower and she has to deal with them too. At this point I was really worried that the whole game was taking a literal approach to the events happening. I don't know if the game was rushed, or if there were massive re-writes, but things got really, really stupid during Episode 5 & 6 at the end of the game. I wish more time had been spent on fleshing out a proper psychological thriller rooted in reality rather than the supernatural DMC-style boss fights and plot changes that comprised the last two episodes of the game.

    All this is assuming you can get the game to run (and keep it running) on your computer. Even with a fan-made patch (provided by Durante, the man behind DSfix for Dark Souls) that has been updated many times since launch, DP is plagued with random freezes, random crashes to desktop, and freezing at reproducable spots. Lots of other small issues caused me to replay tedious sections of the game (opening the browser in steam overlay crashed DP almost everytime, alt+tabbing WILL crash the game, etc.); even though I finished the game in about 17 hours, I have 24 hours clocked on Steam because of all the issues I had. There were many other small issues that detracted from the game, such as sound moving around seemingly randomly between speakers if you don't have Windows set to Stereo sound, that make me wonder if ANY QA went into this game.

    While I wanted to love this game, the last two episodes were a jarring and ridiculously over-the-top change of pace that felt like jumping from watching an American TV series to watching the last two episodes of an anime. In fact, Deadly Premonition plays more like an episodic TV series, broken down into bite-sized chapters (with "Previously during the investigation..." segments) than an actual video game. Deadly Premonition is a very unique experience but definitely won't be appreciated by everyone. If this game worked properly, I would be more apt to recommend it. As it stands, it is a crash-riddled mess than is probably better experienced on a console.    … Expand
  9. NANOX
    Oct 31, 2013
    4
    For PC its a Bad port...
    Really low quality videos and graphics (not even the fix of Durante's helps) still look like a early PS2 game.
    The sound in general weak gunfire, explosions, you name it... ) The response of the keyboard in some of those damn QTE its awful Lack of full support for Gamepad. most of ports force Pc-users to USE gamepad to play as intended... Im watching you Dark    For PC its a Bad port...
    Really low quality videos and graphics (not even the fix of Durante's helps) still look like a early PS2 game.
    The sound in general weak gunfire, explosions, you name it... )
    The response of the keyboard in some of those damn QTE its awful
    Lack of full support for Gamepad. most of ports force Pc-users to USE gamepad to play as intended... Im watching you Dark Souls and you State of Decay in this case the lack of them.

    some ppl love it, and some ppl hate it... in my case its below my lower expectations...    … Expand
  10. Trance
    Nov 3, 2013
    6
    A bad port of an otherwise good yet weird as hell game. I found myself disconnected yet intrigued by this oddly played out adventure. The graphics range from last generation to current generation across the whole board with character models being highlights and foliage being the low, and I mean LOW points. No options, weird input style with not controller support despite the obviousA bad port of an otherwise good yet weird as hell game. I found myself disconnected yet intrigued by this oddly played out adventure. The graphics range from last generation to current generation across the whole board with character models being highlights and foliage being the low, and I mean LOW points. No options, weird input style with not controller support despite the obvious console copy and paste.… Expand
  11. badbd518
    Jul 31, 2014
    8
    this game has a great horror story with good gameplay i love the voice acting
    this game has its creepy moments and it has its LOL moments
    if you want a good horror / crime needs to be solved type of good then look no farther this game is amazing.
    85 / 100
  12. GPReS
    Nov 13, 2013
    2
    The port is a total mess: low fps, no XBOX joypad support, really LOW graphics and to sum up neverending crashes. I am not that optimistic about upcoming patches that will fix crashes, fps and will add xbox pad support, that's why I already refunded it... Score is 2 for intriguing intro... will change my score if the game will be patched as it should be and I'd be able to .play it.
  13. TendeDameo
    Jan 26, 2014
    4
    This is the worst PC port ever.
    The game itself is very interesting, but too many bugs.
    You might not be able to complete the story.
    Patches for fix are disappointingly insufficient.
  14. bruixots
    Feb 19, 2014
    1
    I have this game for the xbox 360 version, which I LOVE IT!! my favorite game of this generation, by far! I've been defending this game in all forums, etc...but... the port they did for a PC is just an INSULT for everyone who bought the game, is a careless port, full of bugs and even not gamepad control option!!! The worse thing is their actitude after released the game, complete awful andI have this game for the xbox 360 version, which I LOVE IT!! my favorite game of this generation, by far! I've been defending this game in all forums, etc...but... the port they did for a PC is just an INSULT for everyone who bought the game, is a careless port, full of bugs and even not gamepad control option!!! The worse thing is their actitude after released the game, complete awful and not respecting the costumers. I WILL NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM ANYMORE, such a disappointment!… Expand
  15. kcanon112
    Jan 24, 2014
    3
    Little to no options but I think most PCs can handle it.I still had fun until I got the keys to the police car upon entering the car got an annoying looping screech sound, the bug seems common and means I won't touch the rest of the game until it is fixed.
  16. sbarrett00
    Jan 22, 2015
    1
    I tried to play the game Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut yesterday. This game originally came out on the Xbox 360 in 2010. It was recently re-released on PS3 as well as ported to the PC. For years this game has been heralded as an open-world survival horror homage to Twin Peaks: the story involves a quirky FBI agent investigating a strange murder in Washington state. The originalI tried to play the game Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut yesterday. This game originally came out on the Xbox 360 in 2010. It was recently re-released on PS3 as well as ported to the PC. For years this game has been heralded as an open-world survival horror homage to Twin Peaks: the story involves a quirky FBI agent investigating a strange murder in Washington state. The original version of the game also involved the detective interacting with two dwarves in a red room; maybe homage is an understatement.

    Make no mistake the game is terrible. It controls like Resident Evil 4 and has graphics which are about the same - except it was released 5 years later. It was developed by a small Japanese game studio that had a deep appreciation for David Lynch so naturally it has developed a cult following in the states.

    Some of my favorite games were developed by Japanese game companies. My wife and I both love the Tales games released by Namco Tales as well as the SMT/Persona games released by Atlus. The key difference here as that both of these companies do great localization - that is, they spend a lot of time getting decent translation of the original Japanese dialogue.

    This is pretty important; if you don't do that then a lot of the humor and personal interaction just comes across as stilted and awkward. I have the feeling that this is pretty much the case with Deadly Premonition. I think a lot of folks view the "quirky dialogue" as Lynchian - but considering how poorly the rest of the game comes together it is more likely that this is just bad localization.    … Expand
  17. lac61087
    Apr 13, 2016
    7
    Wow, all i can say is what a game, i am astonished to find that this game was panned by the so called "gaming media", but i am glad the game is now considered a cult classic in the eyes of gamers with taste, very trippy game, and i still have no clue what's going on while playing this game, utter utter confusion, you cannot really explain this game to people on the fence about buying thisWow, all i can say is what a game, i am astonished to find that this game was panned by the so called "gaming media", but i am glad the game is now considered a cult classic in the eyes of gamers with taste, very trippy game, and i still have no clue what's going on while playing this game, utter utter confusion, you cannot really explain this game to people on the fence about buying this game but all i will say is if you enjoyed Twin Peaks you will love Deadly Premonition.

    Only issue would be the that the game can be buggy and hard to follow.

    Solid 7/10

    I know, a lot of game right there :)    … Expand
  18. SolidCenturio
    Jan 27, 2017
    5
    Deadly Premonition is one of the worst games ever, but it's also one of the best. Try typing "most polarizing video game of all time" on Google and look at the top results and related searches. Yep.

    If you ever get this PoS to work within the 2-hour refund period, you'll be greeted by toga-wearing twins spouting gibberish, crime-related references to The Tom and Jerry show, and    Deadly Premonition is one of the worst games ever, but it's also one of the best. Try typing "most polarizing video game of all time" on Google and look at the top results and related searches. Yep.

    If you ever get this PoS to work within the 2-hour refund period, you'll be greeted by toga-wearing twins spouting gibberish, crime-related references to The Tom and Jerry show, and squirrels purposefully given the sound bytes of a startled chimpanzee. After a fatal car crash and one unhurt protagonist crawling out of a burning car, full of swagger on his back, you get to play the top contender for worst Dreamcast game ever. Outdated control scheme, horrendous graphics, and gameplay mechanics that borrowed from the worst inspirations ever; it's like this game was stuck in development for over a decade. Oh wait, it was.[www.polygon.com]

    But even with all the trash found in the game, I still admired it. After playing it through to the end, I respected it. I'll even admit that I became teary-eyed once the game showed its final scenes. It was the story, with all its surreal moments and weird but charming cast that kept me playing and invested in the game. Deadly Premonition is a homage to Twin Peaks, a show that inspired video games like Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Silent Hill. A show that ended too soon, yet the concept found new life in video games. It's how game writer and director Hidetaka Suehiro molded the Lynchian framework into something more akin to his style, while still respecting the inspiration, that made the game shine. This is art, plain and simple. And no word has ever been more fitting for the most polarizing video game of all time.

    And there you have it.    … Expand
  19. Yury_Vashurin
    Nov 25, 2019
    7
    It's a broken, sometimes even close to unplayable, game - but it's so charming and full with interesting ideas that I just can't give it a poor rating. If only the developer team had more money - then it would be a real masterpiece! The story and the characters are great and well written - the game deserves at least 7 out of 10 for that reason only. The rest...well, I beg you to beIt's a broken, sometimes even close to unplayable, game - but it's so charming and full with interesting ideas that I just can't give it a poor rating. If only the developer team had more money - then it would be a real masterpiece! The story and the characters are great and well written - the game deserves at least 7 out of 10 for that reason only. The rest...well, I beg you to be undemanding in that regard.… Expand
  20. Rval25
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    Excellent piece of work very creative and great main character personality and development during the game
  21. lesiuML
    Feb 13, 2023
    6
    At the beginning I have to mention that I did not finish the game and I gave up somewhere in the middle. BUT I would love to give this game a 10 just for the story and characters. I gave up after the fishing mission, that was just enough for me. But I was so curious what will happen next that I immediately turned on longplay at YouTube and watched it all. And certainly I wasn'tAt the beginning I have to mention that I did not finish the game and I gave up somewhere in the middle. BUT I would love to give this game a 10 just for the story and characters. I gave up after the fishing mission, that was just enough for me. But I was so curious what will happen next that I immediately turned on longplay at YouTube and watched it all. And certainly I wasn't disappointed. How I wish that this game could have a proper remaster or maybe a movie adaptation. With proper budget and good care this game would be an amazing masterpiece. Writing, the story and all of the cast are just outstanding even by today's standards. The sense of humor as well as thrilling moments of shock and curiosity. Everything about story is phenomenal! But unfortunately gameplaywise this game is barely mediocre... I loved the open world aspect and the freedom in doing side missions but it's such a pain to wander around this game. The lack of polishing in every aspect is so daunting... Choppy framerate, lack of tracks in soundtrack, overwhelming boringness in between of the missions, bugs, badly designed mechanics such as driving, walking, shooting or unnecessary hunger and sleep bars. Basically almost every aspect of the game is just unfinished and it's a horrible shame. It's really sad that such an amazing piece of art will never reach a wider audience. If you are uncertain that you want to play this game or you just gave up like me I can highly recommend you to watch the story online it's really really worth the time.… Expand
  22. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    6
    Incredible narrative. Horrendous design.

    The Good - the music, the dialogue, and the atmosphere is mysterious and makes you want to find out what's happening in Greenvale. - the opening of the game makes you think it's going to be fully horror, but there are comedic events that happen which makes it somewhat interesting. I think this was good, because if it was fully horror, the    Incredible narrative. Horrendous design.

    The Good

    - the music, the dialogue, and the atmosphere is mysterious and makes you want to find out what's happening in Greenvale.

    - the opening of the game makes you think it's going to be fully horror, but there are comedic events that happen which makes it somewhat interesting. I think this was good, because if it was fully horror, the visuals would have definitely held it back. It overall feels like a tug of war between horror and comedy, which makes the experience quite unique.

    - the sudden quick movements of the enemies is actually kind of creepy. The backwards walking always creeped me out in horror movies. It's too bad the visuals are so basic that it takes out the fear factor of it all.

    - this game open my eyes to see how music can affect the mood of a game. Although the overall narrative is horror and crime mystery, whenever there is light-hearted music playing, even the most horrific visuals can feel comedic.

    - the overworld is very barren, but it is very large, and it's better than having no overworld at all and just teleporting from one gameplay sequence to the next.

    - the game had me constantly wondering who Zach was. It was kind of like an underlying question mark that kind of kept me going with the game. Was York crazy? Maybe he passed out from the crash? Maybe he was imagining all of this?

    - I love the protagonist monologues. So long as I like the character, I love it when I get to hear their thoughts. It gives an insight on what the character is thinking at the given time. It also gives me an opportunity to connect with the main character, which makes me care about the story more and what will become of the protagonist.

    - adding a horror perspective to York’s investigations is creative. I also like how the developers represented how York’s mental picture of the crime becomes more clear after every clue is found represented a film reel that becomes less static with every new clue found.

    - the ending was incredible. Huge unexpected plot twist.

    The Bad

    - the visuals look very dated. The voices do not match the movement of the lips at all, which makes cutscenes look awkward. Some facial animations are also a bit weird. Like the smiling animations. The game does mention bad 80s movies during monologues in the car with Zack. So I wonder if cheesy quality is kind of what the devs were going for. Or was it that the visuals turned out so bad that they included this monologue after most of the game was finished. They say if you joke about yourself, others will laugh with you, not at you.

    - I like the narrative style this game is going for, but the aesthetics and barebone gameplay really holds it back. I would really like to see the same narrative style but with everything refined and have more detail.

    - the driving sequences are trash. Nothing happens when you crash into civilian cars besides a bit of damage to your car, but there is no animation of the crash or your car breaking down. The driving controls are horrendous. And I dont understand why the stamina bar is still present while Im driving. Theres all these controls for driving like signal left signal rides and handbrake, but who gives a s***, theres no police, so its all fluff. Running out of fuel is also annoying and quite pointless, since theres only like one gas station in the entire town.

    - too many of the same enemies. They are all exactly the same visually, and they have the exact same audio too.

    - the quick time events are very odd, especially the animations. Its the most robotic and unsynchronized Ive ever seen. Especially that chase with the killer in episode 1 chapter 5 in the mill.

    - the door knobs in the game looks like soda cans.

    - the residence Greenvale use the 24 hour clock in regular conversations, which sounds really awkward during cutscenes.

    - that entire sequence where are they found Becky hanging in the shower was retarded. No gloves were warned so the crime scene could have been messed up. The cop just cut the string when the victim was clearly attached to it, and the entire thing just look like a trap.

    - the map end navigation system is bad. there is no fast travel despite the map being so large. Theres no marker to use if you want to go somewhere besides the default marker for the main objective. There is no legend that shows a list of where everything is. Only when you put your cursor over a highlighted object on the map, will it show what it is. All this adds up to a lot of inconvenience.

    - this game is like a poor man’s LA Noir

    - there are small things like your suits getting dirty. Not cleaning it will cause flies to fly around your body. You also need to eat food and sleep. It makes for a realistic experience I guess, but overall these things just felt like unnecessary tasks that I needed to do completely unrelated to the story.    … Expand
  23. ichmarich
    Jul 12, 2023
    1
    music is good, gameplay and controls are bad.. the story is boring too, and the graphics not really good..
  24. TenTonneSk
    May 15, 2022
    10
    A marvel of worship despite terrible graphics, a questionable translation in which characters from our language are missing in addition to other failures. But if they manage to look hard enough to get used to it you will find a very interesting plot full of strange characters, very funny moments and the greatest tribute to Twin Peaks that has been made in a video game.
    My Channel of    A marvel of worship despite terrible graphics, a questionable translation in which characters from our language are missing in addition to other failures. But if they manage to look hard enough to get used to it you will find a very interesting plot full of strange characters, very funny moments and the greatest tribute to Twin Peaks that has been made in a video game.
    My Channel of Youtube:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB-Cm86Iib6RqMJGZr0XPrA    … Expand
  25. Zallen
    Sep 9, 2022
    9
    Игра - японское откровение детектив с паранормальным триллер-хоррор сюжетом, со своей психоделикой и дождливой атмосферой таинственности, весь сюжет которой сроиться на "ВОТ ЭТО ПОВОРОТ НА ВОТ ЭТО ПОВОРОТАХ". За событиями невероятно интересно следить, делать какие то догадки расследуя происходящее. Из минусов не особо сильный геймплей и максимальной уродский порт на пк, а также баги,Игра - японское откровение детектив с паранормальным триллер-хоррор сюжетом, со своей психоделикой и дождливой атмосферой таинственности, весь сюжет которой сроиться на "ВОТ ЭТО ПОВОРОТ НА ВОТ ЭТО ПОВОРОТАХ". За событиями невероятно интересно следить, делать какие то догадки расследуя происходящее. Из минусов не особо сильный геймплей и максимальной уродский порт на пк, а также баги, вылеты и бестолковое растягивание игры, но это всё идет на второй план, благодаря сюжету.
    9ть дождевиков из 10ти.    … Expand

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59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Feb 24, 2014
    60
    It's difficult to tell where genius ends and incompetence begins, but either way, it's astoundingly entertaining. [March 2014, p.62]
  2. PC Gamer
    Dec 24, 2013
    63
    Enjoyable writing cloaked in layers of problematic navigation, tonal inconsistency and pressing A and D not to die.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 25, 2013
    60
    Twin Peaks gone gaming is an unique experience marred only by obsolete technology. If you're drawn towards unconventional games, don't miss this weirdness made in Japan. [Issue#236]
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