PROS:
-an unforgettable experience
-amazing atmosphere
-well developed and memorable characters
-great narrative
-very ambitious
-great voice acting
-comical and weird but never to the point where it makes the game any less cool than it already is
-you can spend an entire year completing all the side quests in Greenvale if you're so inclined
-amazing game for such a low budget
CONS:
-clunky controls for shooting and driving
-map system is laughably horrible (the director of the game even mentioned this in a interview)
-ending may or may not leave you satisfied
-freezes and glitches, but nothing to the point were it happens to the degree that it ruins the game
-game was made on a low budget and it shows, looks like it was made in mind for the PS2 and not the 360
-boss battles and puzzles are laughably easy
-starts off very slow but the world soon opens up
CONCLUSION:
Deadly Premonition is a video game that tries to be nothing more than what it is, a low budget horror/mystery game with an open world environment, unique narrative, deep characters and an unforgettable experience playing it. For $20 you can spend months playing this game to get the most out of Greenvale and its inhabitants. I would suggest and recommend this game to anyone who can look past the low-res textures and is willing to spend $20 on a video game that isn't a AAA release. After playing this game I can firmly conclude that just the experience alone is enough to put it in my top ten favorite games of all time. At first you may feel buyers remorse as the game doesn't exactly start out strong but as you continue to play though the game you'll grow to love living in Greenvale and most importantly Special FBI Agent Francis York Morgan, so says Mr. Stewart.
