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Deadly Premonition |OT| first real survival-horror for X360
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SlasherJPC
Banned
Alright went ahead and picked up my copy of Rainy Woo... I mean Deadly Premonition at lunch from gamestop! Will post impressions later tonight!
Love the text from the back of the box:
Love the text from the back of the box:
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
:lol :lol
I think it's made even better that you have to waggle the L stick to "get it off". :lol
I think it's made even better that you have to waggle the L stick to "get it off". :lol
SlasherJPC
Banned
randomwab said:
Will do.
Since we all really have no idea how this game is... lets take a look at the instructions.
I'm looking at the intructions here at work. Viewing the mpa icons, it seem there is a driveable car. Could there possible be some GTA like exploring to locations? Seems to point towards it so far. See a map picture with lots of icons and a icon legend. There are icons as it says that "A destination for advancing the story. This icon will be shown when the current time is within the limit constraints", likewise there is a icon for "not meeting the limit constraints" Whatever that means. Sleep icons, telephone icons, male and female character icons, fish icons :lol , special items, sheriffs office, etc.
The game has a time and weather system it says and that it affects how certain characters act and what they do, it suggests visiting them in different times.
There a notion here that says "The other world"
Lots of interesting ideas here I'm reading about. Give me a bit more idea of the game. I'll post some more stuff from the intructions if it seems interesting enough.
slasher_thrasher21 said:
That Other World stuff sounds great, and it seems like an interesting way to handle it.
And yeah, the town itself is pretty large. A friend of mine has been following the game religiously over the past few weeks and some of the stuff he's been telling me sounds really nice.
Space Runaway
Member
slasher_thrasher21 said:
Yeah it's an open world adventure game with comical RE4 style shooting sequences. Course it's one of those adventure games where you can only explore inbetween missions or when you have free time waiting for the clock to hit X hour. If you stay out too late you will get attacked by monster truck sized dobermans...
Fishing is...interesting...
SlasherJPC
Banned
Alright already read some more interesting stuff. There is a tool box that you can store stuff in like the old school horror games. Though if you find a item it states you can hit y on it sending it to the toolbox immediatly. You also can change your suit and clean it. It states if you don't clean it you will attract bugs and annoy others!
Along with the life bar there is actually a pulse bar, its basically like your running bar. Neat idea I guess. You also have a lunch gauge, if you don't eat after being hungry for a certain time, it will start depleating your health. Gotta eat at the sherrifs or items. A sleep gauge as well. Once its depleted your hunger gauge deplets faster. HOLY SHIt... thats alot of gauges lol Will see if it becomes cumbersome!
There seems to be a criminal profiling investigation in the game. Uses something called Keyflags, which I'm guessing is another word for evidence. It states the more keyflags you have when you decide to profile someone the more specific the profiling will be.
Holding X runs, down and X turns around, left and right bumper are for strafing, right trigger aims, left trigger lock on, a is shoot/attack, b is reload. Flashlight is y.Seems standard, though it does not suggest if you can shoot and move at the same time! At some points in the game it states you can hold your breath with the left trigger and enemies will not notice you... interesting. Some driving controls here, nothing complicated. States that once you obtain a master key you can drive all police cars,, using the signal flare will allow you to call a new police car regardless of where you are (you can run out of gas apparently) also certain stores you can buy cars and drive them. Money is given to you by a check from your job (I assume from what it says) and the side and main missions.
Whew, I think thats the most interesting stuff from the instruction book.
Ohhhh mini games!!!! Fishing, darts, and circuit racing!!!!
Along with the life bar there is actually a pulse bar, its basically like your running bar. Neat idea I guess. You also have a lunch gauge, if you don't eat after being hungry for a certain time, it will start depleating your health. Gotta eat at the sherrifs or items. A sleep gauge as well. Once its depleted your hunger gauge deplets faster. HOLY SHIt... thats alot of gauges lol Will see if it becomes cumbersome!
There seems to be a criminal profiling investigation in the game. Uses something called Keyflags, which I'm guessing is another word for evidence. It states the more keyflags you have when you decide to profile someone the more specific the profiling will be.
Holding X runs, down and X turns around, left and right bumper are for strafing, right trigger aims, left trigger lock on, a is shoot/attack, b is reload. Flashlight is y.Seems standard, though it does not suggest if you can shoot and move at the same time! At some points in the game it states you can hold your breath with the left trigger and enemies will not notice you... interesting. Some driving controls here, nothing complicated. States that once you obtain a master key you can drive all police cars,, using the signal flare will allow you to call a new police car regardless of where you are (you can run out of gas apparently) also certain stores you can buy cars and drive them. Money is given to you by a check from your job (I assume from what it says) and the side and main missions.
Whew, I think thats the most interesting stuff from the instruction book.
Ohhhh mini games!!!! Fishing, darts, and circuit racing!!!!
SlasherJPC
Banned
randomwab said:Source? I'm still holding off on ordering it until I get confirmation on this.
Also, your killing me with all the cool details from the instructions slasher_thrasher. Keep 'em coming!
Well I can say the instruction bookless is both in english and french??? I think its french ( not good with other languages lol Don't hate)! Same with on the back of the box. So that would make me think it is indeed region free but I can't confirm it. Yeah this game seems like such a niche cool title. Here is to hoping when I play it, it won't be to the point of crazy obscurity. Reading the instructions I feel like the game is going to be like a horror/detective/gta/harvest moon game. If that makes any damn sense. Open world, horror theme, crimes to solve, and characters that you can talk to at only certain moments, or things being accomplished, etc at the right time (which is what you do in Harvest moon alot! lol)
Also game is broken down into episodes, with each episode broken down into chapters. WOOHOOO!
SlasherJPC
Banned
MiniDitka said:
Always coming through DITKA!
SlasherJPC
Banned
scitek said:
Very true! Good form!
Koopakiller
Banned
Still optimistic, but I'm not sure how I feel about the hunger/sleep thing. I guess it could work if well-executed but it seems overcomplicated to me.
Space Runaway
Member
dallow_bg said:
When you catch a "present", you receive a cardboard image of a present attached to the line. What??
I wonder if it still costs $50 to buy a cracker or lolipop in DP.
A little is all I askrandomwab said:I love you a little bit.
Intro - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqJFPv7KQE
Gameplay 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWO6ju0ENFc
Gameplay 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN2dPkhIfu0
Should have some actual gameplay up in 30-40 minutes(uploading and processing is going slow for some reason)
brandonh83
Banned
So yeah, definitely buying this. Survival horror; it's the only genre with no bad* products.
*you know what I mean
*you know what I mean
Sadly you're probably right :lol Intro is up - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqJFPv7KQESwittcher said:
SlasherJPC
Banned
So just basically completed the prologue. Wow.... this is definetly a budget title all the way. The aiming is a tad off, the oddness of the entire game is definetely there. The narative is already confusing me. You get money for all the enemies you kill. The game is just odd... but when I say this, its in such a "good b game/movie" sorta way that I'm digging it big time. This is definetly not for people who want good graphics, or normal conventions in gaming, the game is definetly out there.
The game does reminds me of old school survival horror games though and thats a good thing!
This is definetly not for people who want good graphics, or normal conventions in gaming, the game is definetly out there.The game does reminds me of old school survival horror games though and thats a good thing!
Koopakiller
Banned
Sounds exactly like what I was hoping it would be
Thanks for the impressions!
Thanks for the impressions!
BlazingDarkness
Member
That looks pretty interesting! Despite everyone appearing drugged up :lolMiniDitka said:A little is all I ask
Intro - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqJFPv7KQE
Should have some actual gameplay up in 30-40 minutes(uploading and processing is going slow for some reason)
There is a PS3 version in Japan right? Red Seeds Profile, anyone know if its out yet? Has any english?
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
eXistor said:
Is that region free for PAL consoles or all? If it'll work on my Asian 360 I may give this a go
Another video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWO6ju0ENFc
CadetMahoney
Member
Yo, esse, check dat clayyown out, mang! Ee's scary as a motherf*ck.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Digging the hell out of the music.
Also loving how the low-budget just adds to the creepiness.
Also loving how the low-budget just adds to the creepiness.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Looks absurd :lolMiniDitka said:
But i like! Please upload more
PhoenixSFT
Member
Picked up this game at GS this afternoon and got to play about a half hour. It's...weird. Like, Suda 51 weird and it even has it's own odd director, Swery.
The main character keeps talking to someone named Zach, and mentions that he saw a sign in his coffee this morning that his milk made. It's really Twin Peaks-like and while it's a bit clunky, I'm interested in what the hell's going on. Attacking is clunky but none of the enemies are really a problem yet. I love how the gun does next to nothing damage-wise whereas the steel pipe will one shot some enemies. It's pretty campy (music that plays when the MC is introduced and his conversation about Tom and Jerry) but intriguing.
Definitely PS2 style graphics, but the enemies kind of shuddering towards you is pretty cool.
The main character keeps talking to someone named Zach, and mentions that he saw a sign in his coffee this morning that his milk made. It's really Twin Peaks-like and while it's a bit clunky, I'm interested in what the hell's going on. Attacking is clunky but none of the enemies are really a problem yet. I love how the gun does next to nothing damage-wise whereas the steel pipe will one shot some enemies. It's pretty campy (music that plays when the MC is introduced and his conversation about Tom and Jerry) but intriguing.
Definitely PS2 style graphics, but the enemies kind of shuddering towards you is pretty cool.
Big Papa Husker
Member
What the hell is going on in the first half of the video?MiniDitka said:
So far the game has turned out to be very cool, kind of like a combination of Twin Peaks + Silent Hill thematically and Silent Hill + GTA gameplay wise. I'll get some more vids up soon.Takuhi said:
Gameplay 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN2dPkhIfu0
MiniDitka said:
Silent Hill, an already heavily Twin Peaks inspired video game + Twin Peaks = Deadly Premonition? Aaaaawwww Yeaaaaaaah!
I am so there. Everyone's impressions sound great. Really can't wait to try this.
I'm sitting in work now, waiting for someone to come in with an iPhone so I can jump on YouTube and watch the videos. ;_;
WretchedTruman
Member
Koopakiller said:
wat don't even
SlasherJPC
Banned
MiniDitka said:
I agree with Mini here! I mean don't get me wrong, the game has some issues, especially since its a lower budget title, but its still a very cool unique/title and for being a low budget I feel like it aims to be a better lower budget title if that makes sense
. First impressions make me think the game is fairly big. Will see as I get to play some more this weekend. I'm not a huge fan of the aiming because it feels slow and then speeds up a bit the longer you move it in one direction, but the help of a lock on fixes this, though you get bonus points for headshots and since the enemies don't move insanely fast, that helps as well. Still creeps me out when the baddies shove their arms down your throat.Thats just straight up creepy.