Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise Reviews

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is ranked in the 15th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
5.5 / 10.0
Jun 11, 2022

The arrival of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise on PC is designed to offer lovers of the first chapter the opportunity to take on the role of Francis York Morgan for the second time, thus experiencing his singular and story without necessarily buying a Nintendo Switch.

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Jul 29, 2020

Everything about your quest feels dragged out to mask how little substance there is to Blessing in Disguise.

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Jul 10, 2020

While Deadly Premonition 2 suffers from technical shortcomings, the oddball characters, endearing dialogue, disturbing atmosphere, and emotional rollercoaster-like story are where its artistic elements shine through the brightest. Simply put: If you're a fan of the original, you'll love this.

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50 / 100
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is a bad game, is just not worth it. The title not only fails on a technical level, but commits the crime of being extremely and painfully boring.

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Everyeye.it
Michele Verardi
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Those who loved Deadly Premonition will probably also appreciate A Blessing in Disguise, a game that, despite the change of rhythm and style, exudes Swery's signature signature from every pixel. Many new players will only be perplexed in the face of such an anachronistic hodgepodge, while the fans of the Japanese author will complete the adventure amused by his strong authorship. What is certain is that the charm of the first chapter has not been replicated as we would have hoped: net of its evident flaws, this second episode still has its own gritty b-movie personality, full of potential, unfortunately, strongly unexpressed.

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8 / 10
Jul 8, 2020

Though it’s about as far from a technical masterpiece as you can get in 2020, it has more style and heart than most of the AAA experiences on the market right now, with genuine laugh-out-loud moments.

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5.5 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is charmingly awful and will stand out as a morbid curiosity among the pantheon of Nintendo Switch exclusives. As a sequel, it stays true to the original by accidentally inheriting its almost exact flaws. In certain aspects it’s better, and in others it’s much worse. I found the combat to be more palatable while the performance and glitches were difficult to stomach.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2 marks the return of Francis York Morgan and his brand of weirdness. He can also skateboard now. It's rad.

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Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is a transcendant pile of garbage. It's both strikingly ambitious and laughably imcompetent in every regard, which is somewhat fitting given the iconic status of its predecessor. But all the campy brilliance aside, it's difficult to overlook its monolithic performance problems and decrepit approach to game design.

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7 / 10
Jul 8, 2020

Veterans of the first game won't be expecting a technical tour-de-force, but Deadly Premonition 2 still manages to underwhelm in pure performance terms. However (and this is a big however), it's a game with real character and it's very tough to dislike, even as you stutter your way around Le Carré on your skateboard. If you've ever been intrigued by the original, we'd recommend giving this a go. It's janky and derivative, yes, but it's also irresistibly wonderful and strange, and there's no other video game quite like it.

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GameXplain
Top Critic
Mixed
Jul 8, 2020
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4 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise wants to revel and self-praise its own absurdist nature, but at the end of the day the actual game attached to all the strange dialogue, mechanics and gameplay is painfully frustrating.

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5 / 10
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2 : A Blessing In Disguise is a sequel for to the fans of the first game and them only. They endure the toughness of this episode to discover the true story behind it.

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6 / 10.0
Jul 29, 2020

For all the game’s self-references to its own B-movie filter, at times the tropes are presented with such eagerness that it becomes difficult to take York’s observations in good faith.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Dear developers, you can’t treat us like this. Deadly Premonition 2 has a great story with excellent characters that are held back by an abysmally bad technical side. Fans will accept this and have fun. Everyone else will avoid DP2 at all costs.

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6.5 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise is an earnest attempt to conclude the story told in the original game ten years ago. It’s engaging, the characters are a joy to observe, and the trademark zaniness is as intact as ever. Unfortunately, it’s hard to deny that the game’s egregious performance issue hinders it from standing on the shoulders of it’s predecessor.

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GamingBolt
Top Critic
5 / 10.0
Jul 17, 2020

Fans of the original will still enjoy this outing, albeit probably not quite as much. Everyone else is best advised to stay away.

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6.9 / 10.0
Jul 14, 2020

Deadly Premonition is worth the wait for the fans of the first chapter, but it's an overall worst game than that one was and it still retains many of the original problems, such as a weak technical and clunky gameplay.

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2.5 / 5.0
Jul 13, 2020

Deadly Premonition is both very hard and very easy to recommend. For fans of the series it's a no-brainer. It's another 30 hours with York and his gang of nutty friends. The story is Twin Peaks meets True Detective put through several extra filters of oddness. For newcomers to the series the gameplay, graphics, animation and loading times may simply be insurmountable obstacles. For those that can look past it there are so many interesting ideas at play and the game can be genuine fun. In short it sucks, but it may also be one of the more interesting games of the year. It's destined to be a Let's Play classic.

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8 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2 is a great follow up to a beloved cult classic. It has an intriguing story and eccentric quirks, but feels safer on the gameplay side of things.

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