Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is an open world survival horror video game developed by Toybox Inc., White Owls Inc., and Now Production. It was published by Rising Star Games for the Nintendo Switch console on July 10, 2020. It is both a prequel and sequel to Deadly Premonition, which has garnered a cult following since its release in 2010. A Blessing in Disguise follows FBI Agent Francis York Morgan as he works to solve a murder mystery in the fictional American town of Le Carré, Louisiana.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
European cover
Developer(s)Toybox Inc.
White Owls Inc.
Now Production[1]
Publisher(s)Rising Star Games
  • JP: Toybox Inc.
Director(s)Hidetaka Suehiro
Producer(s)Tomio Kanazawa
Programmer(s)Hideto Suzuki
Artist(s)
  • Syuhou Imai
  • Yukiya Matsuura
  • Suzuka Imamura
Writer(s)
  • Hidetaka Suehiro
  • Kenji Goda
Composer(s)Satoshi Okubo
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseJuly 10, 2020
Genre(s)Survival horror

Gameplay
A screenshot of York and Patti in Le Carré

Deadly Premonition 2 divides its gameplay between two sections. In the first, the player assumes the role of FBI Agent Aaliyah Davis, who interrogates Francis Zach Morgan in his apartment about his handling of a case involving the murder of a teenage girl. In the second, the player guides a younger Francis York Morgan through the fictional American town of Le Carré, Louisiana, fourteen years prior, as he investigates that case and its connection to a drug ring.[2]

Release

A Blessing in Disguise was announced in September 2019, with Hidetaka Suehiro as director and writer.[3] It was published as an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2020.[4]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic56/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8/10[6]
Game Informer5/10[7]
GameSpot5/10[8]
Hardcore Gamer3.5/5[9]
IGN5/10[10]

Deadly Premonition 2 received mixed reviews upon release.[5] Some critics concluded that Deadly Premonition 2 did not reach the same heights as Deadly Premonition, with the other elements of the game unable to compensate for the technical performance, as had previously happened in Deadly Premonition.[10][7][11] Others wrote that, while not quite as enjoyable as Deadly Premonition, Deadly Premonition 2 was still a serviceable sequel with an intriguing storyline and characters.[6][9][12]

The characters generally received praise as enjoyably eccentric,[7][11][9] though some reviewers felt that the relatively smaller cast, as compared to Deadly Premonition, limited the narrative range of the murder mystery.[10] York was similarly highlighted as a major strength of the narrative,[10][8][6] with one reviewer describing him as "undoubtedly Deadly Premonition 2's saving grace."[2]

A major point of criticism focused on the game's technical performance. Reviewers often criticized the frame rate as slow and considerably detracting from the experience of the game, particularly when exploring the outdoor portion of Deadly Premonition 2's open world.[10][12][8][6][9][7] The absence of an option to invert the game's camera along the Y-axis was also criticized, as it had been present in the 2019 port of Deadly Premonition for the Switch.[10][12] The graphics were similarly panned by some critics.[7][11]

Controversy

The game´s misgendering and deadnaming of a transgender character lead to criticism and was partially addressed in a patch.[13]

References
  1. Toybox Inc., White Owls Inc., & Now Production Co., Ltd. (July 10, 2020). Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise. Rising Star. Level/area: Credits.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Wales, Matt (July 10, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. Espineli, Matt (September 5, 2019). "Deadly Premonition 2 Announced For Switch, Original Creator Confirmed To Return". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. Wilson, Tony (July 10, 2020). "Top New Game Releases On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week -- July 5-11, 2020". GameSpot. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. "Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise". Metacritic. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. Carter, Chris (July 12, 2020). "Review: Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise". Destructoid. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. Cork, Jeff (July 8, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise – Chasing Its Own Shadow". Game Informer. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. Indovina, Kurt (July 9, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise Review". GameSpot. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  9. LeClair, Kyle (July 8, 2020). "Review: Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  10. Ogilvie, Tristan (July 8, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise Review". IGN. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  11. Game Central (July 8, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2 review – Francis York Morgan strikes back". Metro. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  12. Byford, Sam (July 20, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise review". The Verge. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  13. Handrahan, Matthew (July 22, 2020). "Deadly Premonition 2 dev claims transgender content "fixed" Review". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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