For the most part, however, this is only a narrative setup, as the vast majority of the game takes place as a flashback Morgan is having to that older case. Morgan, who is now much older and sporting a forehead the size of a roadside billboard, has had his unique investigative style come under question, and Davis suspects him of not only failing to nab the right people in an older case, but being corrupt as well. Right off the bat, Deadly Premonition 2 flaunts convention again by placing us nine years after the first title playing as a new detective named Aaliyah Davis and interviewing previous game's protagonist Francis Morgan. Is that same sense of earnest charm enough to overcome many of the title’s technical deficiencies and lackluster gameplay designs once more? Ten years later, the series finally gets a continuation. And yet, despite all of its failings, there was an undeniable charm about the first game. The original was an absolutely bizarre experience that could perhaps best be described as a murder mystery story with a suite of mostly unrelated and very unpolished gameplay elements tossed in alongside it. In that respect, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise may be an inherent success story in and of itself.
It’s becoming increasingly rare to find an almost entirely unique concept in video games, and even rarer to have it financially successful enough to be worth a sequel. By Paul Broussard, posted on 18 July 2020 / 3,131 Views
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