lets fucking do this swery
 
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-20-swery-teases-deadly-premonition-2
 
 
  EDIT: Y'all are some lazy motherfuckers.
 

Still waiting on that PS3 port.

amazing! good shot!

Neat. Video game announcements a plenty. Same with music too. Got to listen to Animal Collectives new album. Then there was TWEWY2 and now this. Great last couple of days if you ask me.

Still waiting on that PS3 port.

I don't say this often but...

Endurance Run.

Amazing! This may be my chance to finally play that crazy game, right Zach?

@Chavtheworld said:

I don't say this often but...

Endurance Run.

Shhhh they'll hear you. Just hope for a miracle.

FUCK YES! LETS DO THIS SHIT!

This is well timed as I watch the DP Endurance Run. I wonder if he'll keep going with York, or if the first game's ending would make that too much trouble (I don't actually remember all of how the first game ended).

Directors Cut != Sequel.

Ed: Oh wait, plus a sequel.

@supamon said:

Amazing! This may be my chance to finally play that crazy game, right Zach?

I think we should get married.

Also, VUHUUUUUU!

I find this statement interesting.

"I meet once a month with the producer of Deadly Premonition and we talk about various things. There are things I've come up with the producer has said no to. I suggested Deadly Premonition 2 should be as though Deadly Premonition 1 had never existed. I wanted to do everything from scratch, but the producer said I couldn't do that.
"So, for example, like with Spider-Man, you've got Spider-Man and the Amazing Spider-Man, so the same series but a different world. I wanted to do something like that but was told no. The producer said the fans love York, and so I have to carry on with him as the protagonist."

That actually sounds kind of awesome. What if Deadly Premonition 2 pulled an Evil Dead 2?

Directors Cut != Sequel.

my US 360 broke down like a year ago, so this better be a multiplat release!
 
@MariachiMacabre said:

@Akrid

Directors Cut != Sequel.

Yeah I think that title is really misleading.

I wonder how much the Director's Cut will really "fix" and add. Like, what if the game looks and plays a lot better? Will it still be the same game? Hopefully they at least fix the map system.

@Joeyoe31: New TWEWY? Where?!!

You hear that Zack? we're back in the game.

I'm not sure more script is what it needs. If they fix the bullet sponges and the aiming I'll be happy. The phrase "directors cut" kinda worries me.

Still waiting on that PS3 port.

"The producer said the fans love York, and so I have to carry on with him as the protagonist."

This, in a nutshell is why I HATE producers in general... yes the fans loved York. No, we don't need 1000 titles with the same frakkin character!!!

Ugh.

"The producer said the fans love York, and so I have to carry on with him as the protagonist."

This, in a nutshell is why I HATE producers in general... yes the fans loved York. No, we don't need 1000 titles with the same frakkin character!!!

@Dan_CiTi: It's being teased according to the source in this thread.

YES. I just FKed all up in my coffee.

@Rafaelfc said:

"The producer said the fans love York, and so I have to carry on with him as the protagonist."

This, in a nutshell is why I HATE producers in general... yes the fans loved York. No, we don't need 1000 titles with the same frakkin character!!!

No, but 2 titles would be nice.

Fix the motherfucker of a "map" and "combat" but leave all the open world charm.

Amazing! This is great news, right Zach?!

@NegativeCero: I'm pretty sure York couldn't make an appearance unless it was a prequel. Zack could be in it though.

Directors Cut obviously means the game will finally have bike riding.

Fuck. Someone shut his producer off. Swery wanted to do something entirely different, and the fucking producer told him no, bring York back. Fucking producers.

Reports say tropical island theme.

*Whistle Whistle*

@Erzs: Awww not even on the first date yet. haha.

How would York come back in the 2nd game anyway, unless he came back and swapped places with Zach again.

I am so excited!

I wanna feel those feels again, I hope he can pull it off.

This is the most amazing thing to hear. I can't wait for #2.

There's gonna be a plant in the new game named Emily. I just know it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH IM SO EXCITED I LOVE YOU SWERYYYY

Gosh, I am SO EXCITED.

Ended up reading an abridged translation of this article on a Japanese game news site before actually seeing the source material for myself. Strange how the news cycle works online these days.

Anyway, I'm somewhat surprised that the signs are seemingly pointing towards a sequel. Not that I'm complaining by any stretch, since I certainly enjoyed the original game for what it was, but I had just always figured that the IP was owned by Marvelous Entertainment since they published the original Japanese version and retaining those IP rights for a retail console game in this day and age is exceedingly rare, but judging by Swery's wording, it sounds like that isn't the case if he's talking to other companies about doing a sequel. I'm guessing he wouldn't otherwise be able to move forward with doing a sequel so easily, given the okay sales figures in the West but mediocre Japanese numbers for the original game. Also nice to hear that the director's cut version is still going as planned. I was wondering what was up with it since it was supposed to show up at this year's E3, so it's nice to hear it's still in production.

To comment on the producer remark specifically, I just want to point out that corporate Japan is not particularly known for being openly hospitable towards dissenting opinions. Part of Swery being seemingly pushed around by his producer is likely just the byproduct of general producer-creative lead relationships in games in general, but there's probably an additional cultural layer being added since it's specifically a Japanese company involved. In most social situations in Japan, you usually have to tread really carefully with how you present a viewpoint that contrasts somebody else's, especially if that person is in a position of power that commands some "automatic" respect. There are ways to stand your ground in the Japanese boardroom without being considered brash and rude; it's just that part of that process involves being at least superficially conciliatory and willing to hear out and acknowledge someone's opinions as being valid before you then gently start bargaining and present your own ideas. I suspect that's actually the sort of power play that's going on, but naturally, without a transcript of what Swery originally said in Japanese, I can't be certain. The translation of his remarks is worded in such a way that I suspect it comes across harsher and bleaker than what he likely intended, but again, it's all conjecture. Just thought I'd throw in that little tidbit to hopefully shed a little light on where Swery might be coming from as a specifically Japanese developer.