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    Deadly Premonition

    Game » consists of 11 releases. Released Feb 23, 2010

    An open-world action-adventure game following an eccentric FBI agent as he investigates a series of bizarre murders in the small rural town of Greenvale.

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    #1  Edited By Guybrush
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    #2  Edited By jkz

    This is great, if only because it will totally fuck with the Metacritic rating.

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    #3  Edited By JJOR64

    SOLD!

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    #4  Edited By luce

    Typical Jim Sterling attempt at controversy.
     
    Pretty funny though.

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    #5  Edited By hatking

    Awesome, but I suggest adding something to the OP because this, I believe, qualifies as spam and will probably be locked. 
     
    I actually kind of want to play this now... seems.... entertaining.
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    #6  Edited By Guybrush

    Add something? Like what?

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    #7  Edited By Ghostiet

    The game got Destructoied.

    HEY-OH!

    Nice one. It's like Alex Navarro's Big Rigs review, only on the second end of the stick.

    CD-Action in Poland was famous for writing about atrocious games in such way.

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    #8  Edited By JJWeatherman

    I hate Destructoid and their no-limits sarcasm. That probably explains why I never visit their site.

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    #9  Edited By iamjohn

    Good Lord I hate Jim Sterling.

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    #10  Edited By CoolDrMoney

    I will definitely consider buying this if I find it one day for $5, just Rogue Warrior and Sonic 2006.

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    #12  Edited By Red

    I actually don't know if that was sarcastic. 
    I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Destructoid grades a game on its potential, and the review kinda seemed to be serious. It's a terrible game, yes. But it's a game that's so terrible it needs to be seen, and is ripe for commentary. 
     
     
     
    Which is why I say Endurance Run, plz.

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    #13  Edited By Skald

    This review is either the best or worst thing ever. I can't quite decide which.

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    #14  Edited By Geno

    It's Jim Sterling, he trolls on purpose. 

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    #15  Edited By Novyx

    Jim's been talking on Twitter about the game lately. The review isn't sarcastic. He just thinks that the game is utterly hilarious and self-aware. Also, 20 bones.

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    #16  Edited By sixghost

    I'll have to wait to see if this gets repeated a few other places to make sure this isn't just this guy being ironic. It honestly looks pretty funny though.

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    #17  Edited By masternater27

    Rofl, I might pick this up now.

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    #18  Edited By mracoon

    Why has this game not had a Quick Look?

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    #19  Edited By Muttinus_Rump

    I love you Jim.

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    #20  Edited By larryrules138

    His review makes complete sense if you read the last two paragraphs carefully. And you'll never understand why his review or reasons for it make sense unless you play the game yourself.

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    @jukezypoo said:
    " This is great, if only because it will totally fuck with the Metacritic rating. "
    Exactly 
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    #22  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    Typical Destructoid attempt at being ironic and "indie". Of course if the reviewer genuinely believes the game deserves a 10... then I have even less respect for that site. However, it's hilarious that this is going to totally mess up the metacritic average.

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    #23  Edited By librariangmr

    Great review for a very fun and wacky title

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    #24  Edited By Metiphis

    Ahhh see, he gets it.  Perfect counter to the IGN argument.

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    #25  Edited By CL60

    This is why I never believe them. Especially Jim Sterling.

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    #26  Edited By Snail

    X360 exclusive?! This is bullshit!

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    #27  Edited By thwak
    @Snail said:

    " X360 exclusive?! This is bullshit! "

    The Japanese version of the game is out for the PS3, it's region free, and it's in english. The only difference is that it's called "Red Seeds Profile" instead. And it also costs 79 bucks for an import...
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    #28  Edited By Hot_Karl

    I'm most definitely going to pick this game up and play through it with a friend.
     
    Oh and I second (third? fourth? umpteenth?) the notion that this game needs to get the Endurance Run treatment, or at the very least, a 1 hour quick look by Jeff & Ryan.

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    #29  Edited By Akeldama

    So Deadly Premonitions gets a perfect score and Heavy Rain gets a 7?  
     
    Well done Jim. 

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    #30  Edited By Cube

    Wow, Jim Sterling is a fucking joke.

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    #31  Edited By FirePrince

    Sarcasm has it's limits.Now that is way overboard. 
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    #32  Edited By Olivaw

    That sounds like the exact review I would write about this game, if I had played this game and it was exactly as everyone I know has told me it is.
     
    I don't really read Destructoid so I don't know about this alleged sarcasm but I have often talked about certain movies in almost exactly the same way, so if Deadly Premonition is even half as entertaining as watching Plan 9 from Outer Space, I'd say it's worth twenty bones.
     
    I hope the rumored PS3 version of this comes out so I can enjoy this game as much as that reviewer did.

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    #34  Edited By Tordah

    Haha, I almost wanna play this game now. I don't think I've ever played a game "so crappy, it's good" before, but the idea sounds quite entertaining.

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    #35  Edited By Cirdain


    "When we judge a game like this, how do we do it? Do we judge simply on gameplay? If so, the repetitive combat and long drives around town may very well mark it as a mediocre title. Do we judge it on story quality? If so, then we have a game that makes no sense and frequently makes light of murder and sexual deviancy. I say a game needs to be judged by how often it made you happy, how much you laughed or became excited, and how long you spend thinking about it after it was finished. If we judge it by those standards, then Deadly Premonition, my friends, is simply stunning. No other game has made me laugh so hard, laugh almost to the point of tears, laugh just by thinking about it.  Deadly Premonition may well be the first game reviewed almost purely for its comedic value, but for a game so funny, it has to be done. 

    Deadly Premonition is beautiful. No, not graphically. Graphically it's atrocious. It's a beautiful trainwreck, and it's well aware of the fact. Despite this game being quite like everything ever made, there's nothing quite like the game itself. There is absolutely nothing in this industry that can compare to how weird and wonderful the whole experience is. Judged as a piece of entertainment, as a game that consistently surprises and amazes and leaves jaws hanging, I have no choice but to say that Deadly Premonition goes above and beyond. This game is so bad, it's not just become good. It's pretty close to perfect. 

    So says Mr. Stewart!" -Jim Sterling -Destructoid


    Zach, it Sounds great   
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    #36  Edited By Rowr

    Review is way overwritten. He must repeat everything he says at least twice in other places.
     
    Classic jim sterling attention whoring.
     
    LOOK AT ME, SEE WHAT I DID THERE I GAVE ASSASSINS CREED 2 A LOW SCORE, SEE THAT? IM SO COUNTER CULTURE.

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    #37  Edited By Number1
    "Deadly Premonition is like watching two clowns eat each other. It's perverse, it's wrong, and yet it's so fucking funny "  - Jim Sterling 
     
    That is the best review EVER!!!
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    #38  Edited By nyuckelhead

    yes best review ever! Im buying this amazing title. after all i did like Sneak King, could this one be worse than that crap

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    #39  Edited By Whisperkill

    Sterling is such a fucking douche.

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    #40  Edited By Jeust
    @larryrules138 said: 

    " His review makes complete sense if you read the last two paragraphs carefully. And you'll never understand why his review or reasons for it make sense unless you play the game yourself. "

    I agree. A title is not only measured by its technical achievements but also by how fun and enjoyable it is... And this game seems to be great in the fun department. 10 totally justified!
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    #41  Edited By ZenaxPure

    Eh whatever, he justified his reasoning and the review makes total sense, I understand where he is coming from completely. Not like he is saying the game is great, since he obviously says the game is utter crap in every regard, but it made him happy while he played it.

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    #42  Edited By sopranosfan

    I want to play it if nothing else just to say I did.

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    #43  Edited By gamer4life
    @Zenaxzd:  with that logic he is saying infamous and AC2 werent nearly as fun as this game then....  ive never seen anyone bash so many good games as he does, its just insane how much of an attention whore he is.
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    #44  Edited By larryrules138
    @gamer4life: He's not saying that because he didn't review AC2 and Infamous for their fun factors, he reviewed them normally. He reviewed Deadly Premonition purely for comedic value and fun factor as he states. Since he kept saying in the review that the game is of a bad quality in most departments it would've definitely received a low score if it were judged with the same standards as the aforementioned games. The game is definitely not a masterpiece in a usual sense, but it's just so damn fun and entertaining that it's great.
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    #45  Edited By ZenaxPure
    @gamer4life: What larry says is true, if you actually read the review he states he is not reviewing it on such normal standards. He blatantly drills the point in over and over that the game is completely busted and broken in pretty much every way possible, however, he was "happy" while playing the game in ways that no other game has made him feel in a while. He did not use that same standard for InFamous nor AC2 and that is not very surprising considering this is pretty much an ultra budget title, even cheaper than what we usually consider budget titles. 
     
    Seriously that "logic" doesn't carry over to those reviews, I am not saying he isn't an attention whore or whatever else people want to come up with but he justified his review quite well if you bother to read the full thing.
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    #46  Edited By kardine
    @Guybrush: Im gonna love all the people who just look at the score XD
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    #47  Edited By ViciousReiven

    I completely agree with everything in the review, sarcastic or not.

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    #48  Edited By natetodamax
    @JJWeatherman said:
    " I hate Destructoid and their no-limits sarcasm. That probably explains why I never visit their site. "
    This.
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    #49  Edited By hinderk

    I bet that 90% of the people that are trashing him and his review haven't even played the game. 50% of you probably didn't even read the review.

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    #50  Edited By Hailinel

    I don't read Destructoid much at all, and so I have no real bearing on what sort of articles the reviewer normally writes, but that was a well-reasoned review.  The game is obviously crap, and he knows that, but there's something about it that he found absurd to an extent that's almost euphoric.

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