Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (Switch)

This is not a triple A game. The fun in this game lies in how offbeat and weird it is and it's incredibly charming. The first one is heavily inspired by Twin Peaks and this one is just more of them same (which is a very good thing). The map/game world is smaller than in the first. The first game's map was big and empty, while this one is smaller but more full. The framerate is very low. It was worse before but it's been patched, but it's still not that great. You're not playing this game because of the graphics or snazzy tech specs. If you liked the first Deadly Premonition despite its technical shortcomings, you'll probably enjoy this game too.

Let’s get all of the cons out of the way first. Horrible frame rate, glitches, controls, graphics and voice acting. Now the pros, all of it seems to coalesce into a perfect storm of B movie tropes that make it interesting. From the moment you begin playing you’re waiting to see what is going to happen next. Just when you think it can’t get worse, the game surprises you with a 50/50 chance of actually being worse or being so much better. My entire experience has been a gamble and overall I’d say the game is worthy of being on the shelf as a novelty.

No where near as good as the first. This is a game that tries too hard to recreate the quirkiness and weirdness of the first one, and just comes up short. The characters are not as interesting, and the story drags too much. They also rely on tasks being carried out at specific times, thus dragging out the game to make it longer than it really is. It isn't a bad game, and I would recommend it to those that loved the first one, but don't go into it expecting it to be as good.