So everyone is throwing their two cents into the ring on Deadly Premonition and I figure it's my turn. Like many I've been religiously keeping up with both Endurance Runs, which takes a bit of time I might add, as well as recently purchasing the game for myself. This is a good time to note that I haven't even reached the hospital in my own playthrough, so you'll see no spoilers here beyond what either Run has already seen. I'm just sharing my experience with this title and addressing those that maybe aren't satisfied with the ironic praise from trolls like Jim Sterling.
 

Nice to see that so many people are actually enjoying it. The game does have a unique charm, and stands apart from other good games because of that.
Yay for Deadly Premonition!!!

I say if deadly premonition is that bad of game your fucking spoiled 

I agree with OP. More people need to read this.

I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up.

"I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

" Nice to see that so many people are actually enjoying it. The game does have a unique charm, and stands apart from other good games because of that. Yay for Deadly Premonition!!! "

" @armaan8014 said:

" Nice to see that so many people are actually enjoying it. The game does have a unique charm, and stands apart from other good games because of that. Yay for Deadly Premonition!!! "

It stands apart from other good games by not being good.  If it was an open world adventure game without combat it would be better.  So when half your gameplay is so bad that it detracts from everything else its not good.  Yes Deadly Premonition reaches to be unique, it has a soul to it Dante's Inferno for example lacks.  But just because it was crafted with love doesn't make it a good game. "

I don't give even half a fuck what all the snobs out there say. I enjoyed the game and feel no need to qualify that with anything. Let the haters go worship at the altar of boring, tired, so-called Triple-A shit like Final Fantasy XIII. I'll be twice as entertained with Deadly Premonition for a third of the price.

" I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

"I don't give even half a fuck what all the snobs out there say. I enjoyed the game and feel no need to qualify that with anything. Let the haters go worship at the altar of boring, tired, so-called Triple-A shit like Final Fantasy XIII. I'll be twice as entertained with Deadly Premonition for a third of the price. "

" @tdk08 said:

" I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

let me guess you've never played a game that was not a "triple A title" or a game that got lower than a 9 out 10? "

There is no such as thing as "so bad it's good". Shit is shit. I'm not saying this about Deadly Premonition because I haven't played it, but I have absolutely no interest in the game and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it if I played it, and I hate the way people are overhyping it and being overly defensive of it. The sooner we can all acknowledge that this is a terrible but somewhat charming and unique game, the better.

" @trophyhunter said:

" @tdk08 said:

" I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

let me guess you've never played a game that was not a "triple A title" or a game that got lower than a 9 out 10? "

I've played bad games before, but this game is something else entirely. Part of it is that I don't like horror games at all (whether or not you might consider it "scary"), but some is the story parts of the game. The voice acting is beyond horrible and the conversations go about as slow as humanly possible while getting nowhere. Half of the dialogue is mindless crap that doesn't advance the scene in any way, like when York is eating with the hotel owner at the big table. "

" @endaround said:

" @armaan8014 said:

" Nice to see that so many people are actually enjoying it. The game does have a unique charm, and stands apart from other good games because of that. Yay for Deadly Premonition!!! "

It stands apart from other good games by not being good.  If it was an open world adventure game without combat it would be better.  So when half your gameplay is so bad that it detracts from everything else its not good.  Yes Deadly Premonition reaches to be unique, it has a soul to it Dante's Inferno for example lacks.  But just because it was crafted with love doesn't make it a good game. "

Well that is exactly how it stands APART from other good games. You know, by being good at something different than other good games. Just my opinion though. "

" The sooner we can all acknowledge that this is a terrible but somewhat charming and unique game, the better. "

" @tdk08 said:

" @trophyhunter said:

" @tdk08 said:

" I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

let me guess you've never played a game that was not a "triple A title" or a game that got lower than a 9 out 10? "

I've played bad games before, but this game is something else entirely. Part of it is that I don't like horror games at all (whether or not you might consider it "scary"), but some is the story parts of the game. The voice acting is beyond horrible and the conversations go about as slow as humanly possible while getting nowhere. Half of the dialogue is mindless crap that doesn't advance the scene in any way, like when York is eating with the hotel owner at the big table. "

ooh yes because every single thing said has to have a purpose. if you think this is really that bad your really spoiled. who are you Gallagher? "

" @tdk08 said:

"I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

Literally you say? "

" GUUUAAAAAAAARAAAAAH!!  ....sorry just seeing so many people get to play it when I'm still stuck playing the waiting game instead, really brings out the gibberish from me. "

" @trophyhunter said:

" @tdk08 said:

" @trophyhunter said:

" @tdk08 said:

" I still think I would literally commit suicide if I had to play it for more than an hour. The GB crew make the game bearable becuase they're so funny but I think, to legitimately enjoy this game you would have to be pretty messed up. "

let me guess you've never played a game that was not a "triple A title" or a game that got lower than a 9 out 10? "

I've played bad games before, but this game is something else entirely. Part of it is that I don't like horror games at all (whether or not you might consider it "scary"), but some is the story parts of the game. The voice acting is beyond horrible and the conversations go about as slow as humanly possible while getting nowhere. Half of the dialogue is mindless crap that doesn't advance the scene in any way, like when York is eating with the hotel owner at the big table. "

ooh yes because every single thing said has to have a purpose. if you think this is really that bad your really spoiled. who are you Gallagher? "

lol I don't have to sit here and explain how bad this game is when 99% of the internet already has. Go play it if you want and I'll go play my "9 out 10 triple A titles". Games that deserve it get those scores for a reason. "

From the ERs I'd have to say that some of the voice acting (York and Emily in particular) is really solid. Sometimes understated in a way you don't hear in games much. And some (some) of the plot presentation is quite effective.
 
Some of the bad stuff seems bad on purpose and some of it just seems straight up bad.  But there's some good stuff in there too.
 
I'd totally be playing this right now if I had a 360.

Also: I don't think the weird prices are necessarily on purpose. Probably just bad localization.

let me guess you've never played a game that was not a "triple A title" or a game that got lower than a 9 out 10? "