Deadly Premonition is one of the finest video games, but unfortunately the trailers for its long-awaited PlayStation 3 edition have been filled mostly with quotes from people saying just that. The launch trailer heralding the survival horror's arrival next week is thankfully more reserved, simply showing you many of its wonders and oddities without blather from loudmouths. But it really is one of the finest video games, you know.
It is happening again. It is happening... again. So put on a pot of coffee (watch for fish in the percolator!), start baking cherry pie, and dust off your log, as the small town of Twin Pe-, ah, Greenvale is about to be rocked by a horrific series of murders. The remarkably wonky but thoroughly delightful Twin Peaks-inspired survival horror Deadly Premonition will arrive on PlayStation 3 in Director's Cut form on April 30, publisher Rising Star Games has formally confirmed.
Deadly Premonition, the "most critically polarizing survival horror game" of all time, won its fans over thanks to its quirky take on American suburban life. However, creative director Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro had a very different vision for the game at first. He revealed to us that "I once considered the setting of Canada, because I lived there in my childhood. But, my producer refused it."
Said producer, Tomio Kanazawa, was in the same room as us (and also awkwardly provided the translation). He added that the main target audience was Americans, "so I asked him to change the setting to America."
For a game as spooOooOoky and wonderful as Deadly Premonition, you'd expect a trailer released on Halloween to celebrate the upcoming enhanced PlayStation 3 port to be something special. But, as ever, Deadly Premonition defies expectations. The new trailer for the expanded Director's Cut is mostly a load of boring press quotes, but publisher Rising Star has separately narrowed down the release window from Q1 2013 to March. Zach, I think we're onto something.
Hated by some, loved 'ironically' by others, and adored by anyone in their right mind, the astonishing Deadly Premonition is coming from Xbox 360 to PlayStation in the first quarter of 2013. The Director's Cut of Hidetaka 'Swery' Suehiro's Twin Peaks-inspired survival horror, announced in May at GDC, boasts new features and fixes to make the best game even better.
The classic reboot Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is coming to the states, Rising Star Games announced today. It will be published by Bohemia Interactive for the PC and Xbox 360, and it's slated to hit this fall. The game is a modernized version of the 1980s Carrier Command, with elements of strategy and action.
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