Examining The Deadly Premonition Series

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Deadly Premonition is quite the series. Isn't that right, Zach?
Let's venture into the world of the Deadly Premonition series. From the cult classic original to the mixed follow-up of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise, we'll explore the mysterious world from Swery65 and enjoy our time with Francis York Morgan.
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Deadly Premonition is one of the best examples of a game's sum being greater than its parts. A game that came close to cancellation a handful of times during a long, troubled development.
The gameplay of Deadly Premonition is nothing to write home about. But it's the world of Deadly Premonition that's made it such a beloved title. On the surface level, Deadly Premonition takes heavy influence from Twin Peaks, but it's more than a simple clone. Within Deadly Premonition is a story and town that stands on its own merits.
Deadly Premonition has one of the most memorable, realized cast of characters in gaming. Rounding that out is one of the most lovable gaming protagonists in recent memory. Deadly Premonition is silly, and at points nonsensical, but it's earnest and full of love that few games can match with its setting.
Deadly Premonition has a reputation for being one of the best bad games, or the game equivalent of The Room. Something that's never sat right with me.
The Room is a case of a snake eating its own tail. Where its bizarre and nonsensical nature is brilliant in all the wrong ways. There's a method to the madness of Deadly Premonition. There was a lot of love and care put into it by its director, SWERY65, and the development team. There's too much going on here to think it's a happy accident the way Deadly Premonition comes together.
And I think that reputation hindered Deadly Premonition 2. A sequel that at many points feels like it didn't understand why the original was so beloved.
I give them props for taking the risk of leaving the setting of the original Deadly Premonition. That said, the town of Le Carre lacks compelling characters with a few exceptions. Most come across as one-note compared to the original.
Don't get me wrong, there are moments of brilliance in Deadly Premonition 2. But the game sure makes you work for it. The gameplay of Deadly Premonition was nothing to write home about, but Deadly Premonition 2 at points is insufferable. It's full of fetch quests and padding that even a developer at Ubisoft would think is overkill. As a result, Deadly Premonition 2 loses the stellar pacing of the original. The narrative at points grinds to a halt, then rushes to its conclusion.
Deadly Premonition 2 is a title that needed more time in the kitchen. Sure, you can say that about most games, but Deadly Premonition 2 is an especially notable example.
With that, let's take a look, at the good, the bad, and the york of the Deadly Premonition series. Isn't that right Zach?
Timestamps:
00:00 - Prelude
03:24 - Deadly Premonition Intro
08:40 - Characters of Deadly Premonition
31:52 - Gameplay of Deadly Premonition
39:47 - Deadly Premonition Plot and Highlights
1:17:03 - Deadly Premonition 2 Intro
1:23:16 - Characters of Deadly Premonition 2
1:36:33 - Gameplay of Deadly Premonition 2
1:41:47 - Deadly Premonition 2 Plot and Highlights
2:19:10 - In Conclusion of Deadly Premonition
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@BoulderPunch 6 месяцев назад

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@Yourmoms12345 6 месяцев назад

No giant spiders nice 👍🏽

@gladspooky9455 6 месяцев назад

It's not called Twitter any more. It hasn't been called Twitter in like half a year.

@a.m.pietroschek1972 6 месяцев назад

How about a law banning programmers with severe psychiatric disorders from ever publishing again? 🤔

@VelvetSky1102 6 месяцев назад

i like how there is a swarm of flies around you if you haven showered for a while, looks hilarious in cutscenes, talking about immersion

@NomadWhy2 6 месяцев назад

When I think of Deadly Premonition, I think “All heart, no brain” if you’re just trying to have fun it’s one of the best experiences out there, I don’t know if you’d enjoy the game if you didn’t know what you were getting into, but it still leaves one hell of an impression

@Robyn_007 6 месяцев назад

My favorite thing about the game is York's pop culture monolouges you can hear while driving.

@sikevillian 6 месяцев назад

Playing the first Deadly Premonition, I knew it had to be a game I completed. . After beating it, even after playing thru the jank & some tedious sections I ended up really enjoying this weird quirky game. The characters and story are so damn interesting you can't turn away 😂 Francis York Morgan is awesome.

@sukamadik5983 6 месяцев назад

This game has more character in one act than most of the AAA gaming industry has had in the past half a decade. Thank you for this video, it will provide me with a couple of hours of joy 👍

@sstoersk 6 месяцев назад

And better dialogues with a cup of coffee than entire starfield 😂

@lukemorgan6166 6 месяцев назад

Character doesn't mean good unfortunately

@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 6 месяцев назад

@@sstoersk Thats a low bar to reach.

@lucascoval828 6 месяцев назад

@@lukemorgan6166 Exactly.

@mattd5240 6 месяцев назад

But at least he has a memorable personality.@@lukemorgan6166

@stitchfan93 6 месяцев назад

Scariest words from the 1st Deadly Premonition At times we must purge things from this world because they should not exist. Imma get my coffee now.

@beansfebreeze 6 месяцев назад

There really is no game that hits *quite* like deadly premonition. It wears its references on its sleeves and never tries to be anything else. Plus that ✨️soundtrack✨️ bangs. The sequel is a game that exists!

@damiennixel925 6 месяцев назад

Whistle theme is a certified banger

@ferdinand12390 6 месяцев назад

@@damiennixel925 i definitely whislte it from time to time while driving, certified indeed

@paulakroy2635 5 месяцев назад

I mean I’m not sure it makes it fun or even compared to its other surrealist games ( killer7, Alan Wake or Neir come to mind ). Yeah it has charm but compared to a Suda game it’s gameplay is way more awful

@MarcelStormsFLM 6 месяцев назад

I love everytime a channel covers this game, Thank you MR. Boulder

@planescaped 6 месяцев назад

If anything is "The Room" of video games IMO it is Indigo Prophecy.

@EddieSpaghetti69 6 месяцев назад

I'd challenge anyone to explain what goes on during that game; it's that confusing that I might as well ask people to explain what Love or Joy or Fun is. I've heard "It's a game about police solving a crime" and "A guy about super powers" and "A cult I don't really know" and all are correct ironically. Although I do like the game I also dislike the idea that you have very little control over the actual story; everything leads to the same ending with the same people. The writing is alright, just the overall story is hard to follow because of the over-reaching concepts presented in a snowballing effect; something that does help you connect to *one* of the main characters but really should've been juxtaposed by the police slowly unraveling the case. TL:DR? *Despite all my rage, Written and Directed by David Cage.*

@unumatochild 3 месяца назад

Honestly as someone with DID this is much more what good alters are like than i can express.

@sakuracila 6 месяцев назад

the part at the end of deadly premonition 2 where it feels like york's talking directly to the player made me cry when i played it but also made me burst into tears just hearing it again........ i love york so much, i'm so glad that he and zach can talk again because that made me SO upset that they had to be forced apart in 1

@TheOldYoungOne 6 месяцев назад

Zach, what a great video this will be!

@magiciansarcana 5 месяцев назад

The sound effects of this game are so funny. The stock sound effects are one thing, but sometimes you'll recognize a sound effect somewhere just to realize you know it from Deadly Premonition. I've seen a Temu ad use the same sound as when you kill an enemy in this game.

@Apethantos 3 месяца назад

I unironically LOVE the first game. It's not "so bad it's good", it's so good, DESPITE being also bad.

@LUVNPCE2U 6 месяцев назад

This just lights my day up, like a Christmas tree.

@innocentorphan1213 6 месяцев назад

The driving in DP1 alone is something that needs to be experienced to be believed. Considering how much the game wants you to go around a mostly empty gigantic map to certain points of interest for sidequests, you'd think the driving wouldn't be complete absolute ass. It's like you're driving on the surface of the moon at 0 gravity but at the same time all the cars feel like slow giant trucks with stiff vile controls.

@EddieSpaghetti69 6 месяцев назад

You neglected a few key things; The driving doesn't respect controller tilts, if you try to drive like Forza you'll learn that there isn't much control over your wheels. The other drivers are drunk drivers on rails whom can be unpredictable. There is night driving with monsters. *The turning is so bad.*

@blackjesus476 6 месяцев назад

The voice acting is so goddamn good

@mollywantshugs5944 5 месяцев назад

I love how the game opens. It took me until the show itself was mentioned to realize York was talking about the Tom and Jerry cartoon, so I thought he was discussing a gay couple he knew who do BDSM and have a reputation for it. That was not a reading of Tom and Jerry I was expecting to hear today

@three_seashells 6 месяцев назад

"I've never been any good at the ball sports here on our planet." ......what...what did york mean by this......

@stonediguanas 6 месяцев назад

I had always heard about this game over the years but until I watched the review from PointlessTV I never knew how amazingly entertaining and atmospheric it was for it's time! Gah I cannot get enough of York and the characters in general of this game, such a shame how two turned out. Could have had so much potential but I'm really glad to see another one of my favorite RU-vidrs covering this awesome game as well! 😁

@jackdavis4657 6 месяцев назад

I was in a Gamestop, a decade ago now, when I realized that I had a Buy One Get One coupon. I glanced around the room, saw a pretty spooky cover for a game I'd never heard of, and just grabbed it. It was Deadly Premonition! Going in completely blind with my College Roomates watching was...amazing.

@JordanStar7 6 месяцев назад

Halfway through and I’ve seen so many cutscenes I never had experienced before. Thank you again and again for this video.

@sukamadik5983 6 месяцев назад

This video is my fresh cup of coffee this morning.

@finnish_hunter 6 месяцев назад

This review is clear as a crisp spring morning

@LB-py9ig 6 месяцев назад

This game is the sole reason I discovered Twin Peaks.

@Grasses0n 6 месяцев назад

I fat-fingered typing in his name in the search bar and it was "Bjoulderpunch", now my head canon is he's from Iceland and talks about video games like Bjork talked about her TV in that one video.

@rgsgl2xx4xx4 4 месяца назад

underrated comment

@JustinW332 5 месяцев назад

What sold me on the first game was how you can do all these side events and activities but you never have to do them. On top of that, people will be in certain places at certain times. It made it feel like a real place where people live.

@Skybreaker1337 6 месяцев назад

Over 2 hours of Deadly Premonition? Let's fing gooooooooo! Wooo!

@theZDOME 6 месяцев назад

The cool thing when I played the game, is every time he said Zach it felt so much more uncanny. Considering that’s my name lol.

@Gmanburgers 2 месяца назад

I finished this game in october after getting halfway through back when it came out on pc. I tried DP2 but man, just didnt captivate me the same way. The magic in the first game just had me grinning from ear to ear the whole time even dealing with the fact that the game crashed often, the car made a constant absolutely HORRIBLE noise that NEVER went away and nearly drowned out all other audio including voices and did I mention the game crashed often? One of my most favorite gaming experiences I think I'll ever have. Absolutely amazing.

@docsaico 6 месяцев назад

Appreciated the reference to Best Friends Play! Matt and Pat’s LP of the first game was my first exposure to it, lol.

@ancientandbored 6 месяцев назад

As a huge David Lynch fan, I knew I would love this game, but I wasn't expecting it to be much more than a homage. I absolutely LOVE this game☕

@Hravokh 6 месяцев назад

Zach? yes..this is the coffee we needed right now .

@johnny92788 6 месяцев назад

God I love the deadly premonition series sweary is literally one of my favorite devs

@PouresMaggie 6 месяцев назад

No matter how good or bad this game is perceived to be, I'll always be thankful for that whistling tune.

@Mintylight 6 месяцев назад

The 1st game is one of my best experience ever in my entire life, not just gaming. The sequel/prequel did not hit that spot at all, but I still don't mind having played it. But it certaibnly didn't change my life. I wish it did, but alas.

@geminicattheinsomniac8408 5 месяцев назад

Yeah I agree I was excited for the release even preorder it, but it didn’t have the same. Charm as the first one, haven’t finished the second one yet tho maybe 30%

@Aegisdex 6 месяцев назад

Best drunk drinking game ever bro. You just can’t get enough of what happens.

@solarixstar 6 месяцев назад

Alright now for the REAL QUESTIONS: Did anyone in these comments actually MAKE the “Sinner’s Sandwich”? I did a while back. My stomach still hasn’t quite forgiven me lol

@FlashNeko417 5 месяцев назад

When the first major Let's Play of the game (by Supergreatfrien) came out, there was an entire thread on the SA forums involving tons of people trying to make their own variations on it. Some... turned out better than others.

@solarixstar 5 месяцев назад

@@FlashNeko417 dang musta messed up the recipe then.

@HoxMouse 4 месяца назад

I did, used corn flakes and a really good jam and it was kind of amazing stoner food.

@WoodmanFLG 6 месяцев назад

OH what a fantastic surprise to see early in the morning! Can't wait to watch this

@YukoValis 2 месяца назад

I would like to point out that you can become OP for the combat very quickly. After the hospital you can get access to an unlimited machine gun. Which will help you until you get the VERY missable unlimited Magnum, and later the unlimited RPG launcher. Even then if you keep the guitar you get from the rocker guy as it will 1-2 hit kill any enemy (even the wall creature) and doesn't take damage. I tend to give it back to him later in the game.

@SushiElemental 6 месяцев назад

The car breaks screeching sound is still the best in gaming

@joeslickback 6 месяцев назад

F K in the coffee. I knew I could count on it. It never fails. 😁

@jamesabernethy7896 6 месяцев назад

This is one that didn't cross my radar at the time. I've heard of it since but never looked into it, it's been really interesting. I follow several content creators who do gaming retrospectives, each of you has your own style, yours is very relaxed and easy to listen to.

@JordanStar7 6 месяцев назад

This video is a wonderful Christmas present. Cheers!

@KingFossilFER 6 месяцев назад

The Good Life also makes me think swery got lucky with deadly premonition. Also both DP2 and Good Life both go heavy on meta commentary on tedious fetch quests and grinding, tho in the case of Good Life (never played DP2) that doesnt make amy of it any less annoying, and the game will run this joke to the ground.

@TimoNaaro 6 месяцев назад

For me the opening scene in car is so hilarious. Dude is smoking. Looking at internet. Talking on the phone and just as I was wondering this is so over the top I wonder if he will crash he crashes the car. This seems highly unintendedly funny. Like they where just giving player exposition and plot kicks in with shadowy figure. This and other elements makes this a game that is so bad its good and only one ever that has scratched my room size itch. I can see the arguments of this being somewhat more intentional. I am open to other game suggestions that are more so bad they are good but I doubt I get many.

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 13 дней назад

Emily + the first game had so much heart

@TheGoodWillSpreader 6 месяцев назад

Hungan is most likely a reference to a certain Loa (a spirit/being) of the Voodoo, Baron Samehdi.

@jorgealfy 6 месяцев назад

I adore these games

@daxernsthenobody 6 месяцев назад

Hold on, was Billy Kametz a part of the voice cast in DP2?

@lewislewis3531 6 месяцев назад

The tire screech sound effect is used in Duke Nukem 3D.

@liamlowenthal8476 6 месяцев назад

I saw this first with TotallyPointless TV, I forgot the game existed frankly. I played it so long ago. I'm happy it's getting attention again - probably because of the utter mess that is part 2. XD

@cassetticons4651 6 месяцев назад

Merry Christmas Zach, and to Boulder Punch too. Hope you watch Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes over the break.

@scottyoshihara2458 2 месяца назад

Zach looks like John Carpenter when he is older

@paololololol 6 месяцев назад

7:31 this entire scene is a meme

@3ru97c43 6 месяцев назад

Glad you're doing this, couldn't get mine to work :P

@geminicattheinsomniac8408 5 месяцев назад

I have 1 & 2 on switch I haven’t finished 2 but I completed everything for one I love how quirky the whole game was, the glitches, the monologues, the dialogue This game holds a special place in my heart. ❤️

@peachiekeenie 6 месяцев назад

oo the joy of see this pop up in my feed :D

@traphikonthehourtv 13 дней назад

This game remastered with better combat would make it one of the greatest games out there. From the lore to the soundtrack, this game is definitely top 10

@Judie-Nator 6 месяцев назад

I would love to see a Night Dive remaster for this game

@dmer-zy3rb 6 месяцев назад

or the goddamn devs should just port the perfectly fine original 360 version! but they dont give a fuck and after swery quit i doubt that anything will be done again in this franchise.

@bardolomaios2g301 6 месяцев назад

Oh yeah ive been waiting for this

@MarquisdeL3 6 месяцев назад

I like DP2 a lot, but I'll be the first to say that it has padding and pacing issues. I think it gets written off by a lot of people as a cheap sequel, but there's moments of brilliance, like you said. I think we also really need to sing the praises of Jeff Kramer, the VA for York and Zach. The two characters have almost the same voice, but they have different tones. It's subtle, but it shows the care that went into the games.

@tunes3826 6 месяцев назад

I absolutely love SWERY as a director. I think he is phenomenal when he has limitations and people around him. All of his work during his Access Games period were absolutely great, especially D4. That was his magnum opus, in my opinion, that unfortunately had to be abandoned once he left AG. I think part of why he had so much success was because he had a team of professionals around him who kept him grounded and understood what he was trying to achieve. With White Owls he had so much creative control all of his terrible ideas are able to exist without much pushback. Sure he had The Missing which many would consider the best game he has ever made and there is merit to that. But my LORD is DP2 and TGL absolutely horrible and it’s hard to believe the same director was integral to the game’s final release. I could understand DP2 not being as strong as the first as DP was lightning in a bottle but he also didn’t have much input in the creative process as he was working on Good Life. Which makes it all the more puzzling The Good Life turned out to be so terrible. Especially when the kickstarter demo was great! I’m hoping his collaboration with Suda is a return to form. If not, I don’t see the point in playing more SWERY games which breaks my heart.

@roughrambo1000000 6 месяцев назад

Sometimes I wonder if half of the stuff in this game was me having a fever dream. Then I replay it and no, it's just that odd of a game

@beardedamishguy4658 6 месяцев назад

I've got to try this game out

@AcidicThought 6 месяцев назад

The first game just looks and sounds like a Garrys Mod fan video. Amazing.

@caseypawlina3287 6 месяцев назад

Epic! I asked about this in the Game awards stream! ;)

@AndyKazama2 6 месяцев назад

I've been meaning to play DP for a while. Is the switch port any good? It's the version I own.

@israelpereira2088 6 месяцев назад

The first Deadly Premonition is one of my favorite games of all time,Francis York Morgan is an amazing FBI Special Agent.

@BonBonToro Месяц назад

tl;dr of the whole game: that fear you had as a kid accidentally eating an apple or watermelon seed and it'll grow a tree in your belly

@magiciansarcana 6 месяцев назад

To this day I'm BAFFLED how they didn't get sued by Green Day or anyone affiliated with them for the OST "Racing Idiot". It's LITERALLY a guitar instrumental version of American Idiot, it's hilarious.

@mollywantshugs5944 5 месяцев назад

I have to mention that watching you controlling York’s car is giving me anxiety.

@kace7706 5 месяцев назад

the ALR reference gave me whiplash

@thepickles8833 6 месяцев назад

You ate a lot _!_

@WulvenWanderer 6 месяцев назад

Guess I will actually have to try these. I always worried there would be time limits.

@danielscott70x7 6 месяцев назад

Yes please.

@AntoinettexKitten 3 месяца назад

Talking about the movies and skulls sounds like me

@rramdohr7548 6 месяцев назад

What's the name of the song at the end of the video in the diner?

@miscalotastuff733 2 месяца назад

Mah dry bread did a nice playthough of these.

@laelhochberg9497 5 месяцев назад

I follow the director/creator on Twitter. Originally, I wanted to ask him to revive D4: Dreams Don't Die, which I did. But he didn't. So, I decided to respect the fact that he probably won't revive the story.

@Nov-5062 5 месяцев назад

Yeah that's a touchy subject for him, perhaps too touchy. He even block people who ask him about this game.

@laelhochberg9497 5 месяцев назад

@@Nov-5062 I'm sorry, I didn't know.

@Michael37476 6 месяцев назад

everyone should just play the 360 version of the game because it's the least broken

@aznracerboi1 6 месяцев назад

oh hell yeah

@sg137iu 6 месяцев назад

Ahh, an early Christmas present...

@ferdinand12390 6 месяцев назад

after playing the first one and watching the seconf one, i still don´t understand what Forrest is supposed to be, an elder god? an inmortal demon? just a silly chucklefuck reflerence tu Swery´s friend?

@Mashita_Kills77 6 месяцев назад

In my honest opinion about deadly premonition THIS VIDEO GAME IS 100 PERCENT💯✨ perfect!! I believe nothing should be change about this game 🎮🎮🎮 the characters, music 🎶🎶🎶 the story is SoOo perfect!!✨✨ It's a masterpiece especially York one of the best male characters EVER!! ✨✨✨ It's in my top 3 in favorite video games the first 2 being Mass Effect & Far Cry 5

@liamaugust 6 месяцев назад

damn the ending of both games actually get to me lmao

@lancelindqvist8848 6 месяцев назад

love it

@Laughingstonks_ 6 месяцев назад

A Christmas gift

@myralocke3383 4 месяца назад

Twin peaks the game.

@dh1380 6 месяцев назад

I love this game so much. I mean it's fucking terrible but has so much charm and as a huge fan of twin peaks this game is just... well theres nothing like it

@melancholyman369 6 месяцев назад

Neat, Disco Elysium before it was a thing. Funny how Devs approach similar concepts with wildly different styles.

@silentnoise6404 6 месяцев назад

Finally happy to see you review this game (DP1). This is by far my favorite game of all time. One of my cult favorites. Shame DP2 sucked so bad.

@Etrius0023 6 месяцев назад

God, I hate the re-releases of DP1. They're SO damn ugly compared to the 360 version (graphical bugs, no color grading, lower resolution textures, messed up audio) and I despise the new cutscenes (pacing and tension destroying nonsense).

@EddieSpaghetti69 6 месяцев назад

360 had a few moments that were like RE1 with the english voice acting; as well as some good weirdness and humor. And then you walk into a crime scene, and that all went away. Instead of being York Morgan you became an Agent while assuming the serious undertones. The re-releases broke a few cutscenes, the hospital and mansion come to mind particularly. I do not know what changed but it altered pacing significantly.

@stucoofoo 5 месяцев назад

51:33

@inkpenification 6 месяцев назад

It is happening again

@johnlennon2864 4 месяца назад

The sequel was pure distilled reddit cringe

@miscalotastuff733 6 месяцев назад

The pc versions are modable. They fix some of the bugs.

@bloodykun4443 6 месяцев назад

As someone who'd initially didn't see the need for a sequel, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it, mainly for its story and main cast. I still generally prefer the first game, but find much of these grievances didn't bother me near as much as others. That being said, I've got 100% in most versions of the first game, whereas I opted not to bother with most of the side content in 2 at all aside from the more major stuff. Maybe that's why I don't feel the characters are as "one note", but rather just not as crucial to building up that same sense of a living breathing town. I really enjoyed doing all the extra skateboarding stuff with Emma, the whole Creole vs Cajun stuff, bowling, fixing the pipes in the hotel, getting each of the marbles even if Avery never seemed to be at the right place at the right time to give it to me, anything to do with Chuck despite the awful aiming controls and framerate seeming to effect skipping stones, finding all the fleur de lis though I think they should have all been available to start, and the aforementioned stuff with Danny and the missing doll and all. The thing that brings that all down for me, though, is despite adding weekdays, it is hardly ever a thing, let alone the schedule in general seems to matter much less for most side content, which just has me wondering why they put so much time into that. It was especially disappointing for me finding you can't go into peoples houses or even peek through their windows, minimizing the sense you're a detective. It used to baffle me that the sequel seemed to have less time and budget put into it in these aspects, but I guess you kinda put it in a way that makes sense bringing up The Good Life and how that may have effected development. It seems more time was put into putting all the more sim-like elements into that game...something I need to get back to at some point. In any case, I'm glad you've brought this all up as I feel much the same way about the first. I mean, I feel it can very much be enjoyed in that way that you can laugh at all its mistakes, but I feel it's kind of a miracle it works as well as it does with how long it was in a weird development cycle for, and really feel it stands on its own given how differently it turns out from Twin Peaks.