One of the best stories ever told, masterfully crafted into videogame form. Experience.
I would understand why would someone hate this game and rate it as low as a single star: the technical issues. The game is poorly optimized for the PC and overall is a bad port with its lack of optimization settings, control issues and system support. However, the game should not be judged through this technical lens. Such criticism should be applied to games that I'd often refer to as factory games. Games that come out every year, follow the same principle, bring next to no innovation and are often insults to a gamer's intelligence. However Deadly Premonition is not such a game. It is what one might even call "an art game". It devours the players and suck them in itself with its interesting setting, bizarre and engaging plot, well-written characters and intriguing humor. The open-world/survival horror gameplay genre also serves the game greatly. Overall Deadly Premonition is a game that those who see games for what they really are would enjoy immensely.
