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{{Infobox video game
| title = Deadly Premonition
| image = Deadly Premonition cover art.jpg
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Access Games]]|Gevo Entertainment (PS3, PC, NS)}}
| publisher = {{Video game release|NA|[[Ignition Entertainment]]|JP|[[Marvelous Entertainment]]|EU|[[Rising Star Games]]|WW|Rising Star Games (PS3, PC)|NA|[[Aksys Games]] (NS)|PAL|Numskull Games (NS)}}
| director = [[Hidetaka Suehiro]]
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Tomio Kanazawa|Kuniaki Kakuwa}}
| designer = Hidetaka Suehiro
| programmer = Hideki Kataoka
| artist = Hitoshi Okamoto
| writer = {{Unbulleted list|Hidetaka Suehiro|Kenji Goda}}
| composer = {{Unbulleted list|Riyou Kinugasa|Takuya Kobayashi|Hiromi Mizutani}}
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Xbox 360]]|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|February 23, 2010}}|'''Xbox 360'''{{vgrelease|NA|February 23, 2010|JP|March 11, 2010|EU|October 29, 2010}}'''PlayStation 3'''{{vgrelease|JP|March 11, 2010|NA|April 30, 2013|EU|April 30, 2013|AUS|May 16, 2013}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{vgrelease|WW|October 29, 2013}}'''Nintendo Switch'''{{vgrelease|NA|September 4, 2019|JP|September 5, 2019|EU|September 5, 2019}}}}
| genre = [[Survival horror]]<!-- Please note that video game genres are based upon gameplay; like science fiction or Western, psychological horror is a narrative genre and says nothing about the gameplay. The article body can describe the narrative genre, not this infobox.-->
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}

'''''Deadly Premonition'''''{{efn|Known as {{nihongo|'''''Red Seeds Profile'''''|レッドシーズプロファイル|Reddo Shīzu Purofairu}} in Japan}} is a 2010 [[open world]] [[survival horror]] video game developed by [[Access Games]]. Set in the fictional rural American town of Greenvale, [[Washington (state)|Washington]], the story follows [[FBI Special Agent]] Francis York Morgan as he investigates the murder of an eighteen-year-old woman, which bears similarities to a series of murders across the country. ''Deadly Premonition'' was originally released in February 2010 for [[Xbox 360]] and in March 2010 for [[PlayStation 3]]; the Xbox 360 version was published by [[Ignition Entertainment]] in North America, [[Marvelous Entertainment]] in Japan, and [[Rising Star Games]] in Europe. Marvelous Entertainment released the PlayStation 3 version exclusively in Japan. A [[director's cut]] edition for PlayStation 3 and [[Microsoft Windows]] was released worldwide by Rising Star Games in 2013. A port for the [[Nintendo Switch]], ''Deadly Premonition: Origins'', followed in 2019.

''Deadly Premonition'' is a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of Access Games' earlier video game ''Rainy Woods''. In production from September 2004 to October 2007, ''Rainy Woods'' was cancelled soon after its debut at the 2007 [[Tokyo Game Show]] due to technical issues. ''Deadly Premonition'' combined its assets with a new game scenario and protagonist, Francis York Morgan. Gameplay is divided into York's detective investigation into Greenvale and its inhabitants, and supernatural combat sequences in which York must battle or evade otherworldly beings. Development on ''Deadly Premonition''{{'}}s setting was guided by an intention to imbue the game with a sense of realism: the [[non-player character]]s follow an individualized 24-hour schedule, and the scale of Greenvale is intended to replicate that of a rural American town. Issues with memory allocation, various lighting and shadow aspects, and the [[physics engine]] [[PhysX]] were faced during development.

''Deadly Premonition'' received wildly varying critical reviews and holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for the most critically polarizing survival horror game. Although the original release had not been commercially successful, ''Deadly Premonition'' has garnered a [[cult following]] and has been cited as an example of [[Video games as an art form|games as art]]. A sequel, ''[[Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise]]'', was released in 2020.

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Deadly Premonition gameplay.jpg|left|thumb|In this screenshot of the director's cut, York (center) stands in the rain near the police station, which is open. A map of the town relative to York's position is in the lower left, while his health and sleepiness/heartbeat bars are in the upper left corner; in the lower right corner is text that makes note of which weapon is equipped.]]
''Deadly Premonition'' is a [[Survival horror|survival horror game]] set in an [[open world]] environment and played from an [[Third-person shooter|over-the shoulder]] [[Third-person (video games)|third-person perspective]]. The game's objective is to guide the [[player character]], [[FBI Special Agent]] Francis York Morgan, as he investigates the identity of the Raincoat Killer, who is responsible for a murder in the rural town of Greenvale.<ref name="PALGN"/> York receives in-game money for numerous actions—both for finishing [[Level (video game)|levels]] and for minor events, such as shaving his beard or changing suits; he can also be fined for poor performance, such as wearing a filthy outfit, which attracts flies.<ref name="manual">{{cite book|title=Deadly Premonition|publisher=[[Ignition Entertainment]]|pages=8–10, 14, 18, 22, 25}}</ref><ref name="Eurogamer"/> Additionally, he requires food and sleep at regular intervals, as indicated by the gauges measuring his hunger and neediness for sleep.<ref name="manual"/> If his gauge for sleepiness reaches zero, he will become hungry far more quickly and his heartbeat gauge will increase much faster when running; if his gauge for hunger depletes, he will begin to lose [[Health (gaming)|health]] until he dies.<ref name="manual"/> Sleeping restores his health and tiredness, while food and items used to ward off sleepiness, such as coffee, can be purchased from stores in Greenvale.<ref name="manual"/>

York may explore Greenvale on foot, by car, or by using a special item which can be obtained by completing a [[sidequest]].<ref name="PALGN"/><ref name="Eurogamer"/> Cars must be maintained, as they consume fuel, which York must purchase, and accumulate damage that eventually renders them useless unless York pays for their repair.<ref name="manual"/> York often has a specific time frame for investigating sites and interviewing [[non-player characters]]; however, if he misses the timeslot, the player may simply try again during the next day without a penalty.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> Places of business and entertainment venues in Greenvale have specific hours of operation and must be visited at the proper time to make use of their services. Non-player characters also have their own specific routines and travel around town as they go about their business.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> It also features a dynamic weather system and day-night cycle which affects the responses of the non-player characters.<ref name="manual"/> If York engages one at the right place and time of day, he or she may offer him a side-quest to perform for additional rewards.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> In addition to side-quests, trading cards are scattered throughout the town, which the player can collect while exploring. York can also participate in [[mini-games]], such as [[darts]], racing through checkpoints, and fishing,<ref name="Eurogamer"/> and may accelerate the passing of time by smoking cigarettes.<ref name="manual"/>

''Deadly Premonition'' contains several combat sequences, in which York encounters supernatural enemies while trapped in the Other World. York may battle them using melee weapons or firearms, or may choose to evade them by holding his breath.<ref name="Destructoid"/> Melee weapons will eventually break with continued use,<ref name="manual"/> and York's pulse increases whenever he runs or holds his breath.<ref name="Destructoid"/> Periodically, York encounters the Raincoat Killer, which will activate either a [[quick time event]], a chase sequence, or a hiding event necessary to escape the murderer.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> During the Other World sequences, York's primary objective is to investigate crimes that took place there in the recent past. He collects photos of evidence to use to "profile" the scene and reconstruct events that took place with his deductive skills.<ref name="manual"/> Furthermore, the Other World regularly affects the entire town, excepting the interior of buildings, from midnight to six in the morning.<ref name="manual"/>

==Synopsis==
===Setting===
''Deadly Premonition'' is set in the world in which good and evil are spread by the messengers influenced by the Forest and Red Tree respectively.<ref name="Swery blog background">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2011/11/swery-4d56.html|title=SWERYインタビュー記事のご紹介|author=[[Hidetaka Suehiro|Suehiro, Hidetaka]]|date=November 2, 2011|publisher=[[Access Games]]|language=ja, en|access-date=May 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052759/http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2011/11/swery-4d56.html|archive-date=May 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Contrasting pairs play a role in the game, such as "good and evil, reality and abnormality, earthly life and eternal life, day and night, criminals and victims, the forest and the red tree, and twins and dual personalities".<ref name="Swery blog background"/> Throughout the game, the [[protagonist]], Francis York Morgan (Jeff Kramer), periodically visits two supernatural rooms: the White Room and the Red Room. The White Room represents a normal [[subconscious]], while the Red Room represents one influenced by evil.<ref name="eurogamer interview"/>

===Plot===
FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan investigates the murder of 18-year-old Anna Graham ([[Melissa Hutchison]]) in the rural town of Greenvale, [[Washington (state)|Washington]], in the United States.<ref name="Game Informer"/> He takes on the case due to the manner of the killing: a ritualistic murder of a young woman where red seeds have been found on or near the body, similar to a series of other murders across the United States.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=[[Access Games]]|publisher=[[Ignition Entertainment]]|level=Episode 1, Chapter 3: Autopsy report}}</ref> York generates considerable friction with his dismissive attitude toward the locals, bizarre demeanor, and tendency to interrupt conversations to deliver [[asides]] to an unseen person referred to as "Zach".<ref name="Chapter 7">{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=[[Access Games]]|publisher=[[Ignition Entertainment]]|level=Episode 1, Chapter 7: Murder site}}</ref> He is assisted by the town's [[Sheriffs in the United States|sheriff]] George Woodman (Casey Robertson), who is scarred by a past of childhood abuse; the [[deputy sheriff]] Emily Wyatt (Rebecca Wink), who becomes a love interest for York; and Thomas MacLaine (Christopher Sullivan), George's meek assistant.<ref name="Chapter 7"/><ref>{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=[[Access Games]]|publisher=[[Ignition Entertainment]]|level=Episode 1, Chapter 2: Sheriff's office}}</ref> Additionally, York finds himself regularly ambushed and attacked by the Raincoat Killer, who, according to the folklore of the town, kills only when it rains.<ref name="Chapter 7"/>

As the investigation continues, Anna's close friend Becky Ames (Amy Provenzano) and Diane (Christiane Crawford), Becky's elder sister and art gallery owner, are murdered in a similar fashion, with a mark placed nearby that York believes to be a [[peace symbol]] upside-down.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=[[Access Games]]|publisher=[[Ignition Entertainment]]|level=Episode 2, Chapter 10: the 2nd sacrifice}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=[[Access Games]]|publisher=[[Ignition Entertainment]]|level=Episode 2, Chapter 12: Fallen goddess}}</ref> He learns that the trees producing the red seeds grow in Greenvale and that there are two Raincoat Killers. The original one, who inspired the folklore, went on a killing spree after the United States military released gas made from the red seeds into the town in 1956, causing the residents to temporarily experience an uncontrollable, murderous rage. The second, the New Raincoat Killer, hopes to gain immortality by consuming the red seeds and murdering four people, who have also been forced to eat the seeds.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 3, Chapter 14: the 13th bell}}</ref>

When Thomas abruptly disappears, York suspects his involvement in the crimes, a hunch that is confirmed when Thomas kidnaps him.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 3, Chapter 20: Cruel device}}</ref> While tied up, York realizes his romantic feelings for Emily, who searches for him with Forrest Kaysen (Doug Boyd), a traveling tree salesman. It is also revealed that Anna, Becky, Thomas, and his younger sister Carol all belonged to a secret sex club created by George; jealous of George's romantic interest in Emily, Thomas draws her into a physical confrontation with him and dies when he falls on a hook. York, now rescued, reveals that he believes the copycat raincoat killer is George.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 4, Chapter 21: Cat fight}}</ref>

Emily and York find the final victim, Carol; before dying, Carol attacks Emily out of jealousy as well and forces her to ingest some of the red seeds, which sickens her to the point of unconsciousness. York leaves Emily in Kaysen's care to confront George.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 4, Chapter 22: Throne of abyss}}</ref> George confesses to being the murderer and has gained shape-shifting powers as the result of eating the red seeds; in the ensuing fight, York kills him.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 5, Chapter 23: Dawn}}</ref>

Afterward, York realizes that, while George was the Greenvale killer, he could not have been responsible for the other similar murders nationwide and was likely just a pawn. He eventually discovers that Kaysen is responsible and that the symbol seen close to all the victims was a tree.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 5, Chapter 24: Red tree}}</ref> York finds that Kaysen has planted a tree inside Emily's stomach, and the sight causes him to recover his repressed memories: as a child, Zach witnessed his mother (Rebecca Wink) dying with a tree sprouting from her body, with his father (David Rosenthal) and Kaysen in the room. His father was unable to kill her out of mercy, leading to a more agonising death for her, and then he killed himself. Unable to cope with the trauma, Zach psychologically switched places with his newly created other personality, York. Though unable to save Emily, Zach kills Kaysen, revealed to be a supernatural entity from the Red World and messenger of the Red Tree,<ref>{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|level=Episode 6, Chapter 25: Zach Morgan}}</ref> and leaves the town with optimism for his future.

In the closing scene, the spirits of York, Emily, Thomas, and the Greenvale murder victims are seen happily residing in a parallel plane of existence.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Deadly Premonition|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|level=Episode 7, Chapter 26: Epilogue}}</ref>

==Development==
[[File:Hidetaka Suehiro 3 (Day 4) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Hidetaka Suehiro, lead director and writer, in 2011]]
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 |quote  = As I said, the original concept of this game is, 'living in and feeling part of the town'. Even if the player is an efficient FBI agent, he will also become hungry, sleepy, and stinky if he didn't bathe at all. This doesn't change even if zombies appear in the town or even if serial murders occur. It also means we are not perfect, just human. I wanted to bring reality into the game using those factors.
 |source = —Director [[Hidetaka Suehiro|Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro]]<ref name="Destructoid interview"/>
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''Deadly Premonition'' originates from ''Rainy Woods'', a game that [[Access Games]] began work on in fall 2004.<ref name="polygon interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/2/12/3977154/the-sinners-sandwich-deadly-premonitions-creator-on-making-a-good-bad|title=The Sinner's Sandwich: Deadly Premonition's Creator on Making a Good Bad Game|work=Polygon|first=Phillip|last=Kohler|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328032217/http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/2/12/3977154/the-sinners-sandwich-deadly-premonitions-creator-on-making-a-good-bad|archive-date=March 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Postmortem"/> A [[Game design document|design document]] was produced in September 2004, followed by the project's start in March 2005.<ref name="Postmortem"/> The prototype was assessed in October, as was [[Video game development#Alpha|an alpha iteration]] in March 2006.<ref name="Postmortem"/> A trailer for ''Rainy Woods'' debuted in September 2007, promoting the title as a [[cross-platform|multi-platform]] game for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles during the [[Tokyo Game Show]];<ref name="Postmortem"/> it featured the "young and very cynical" FBI Special Agent David Young Henning as its protagonist.<ref name="eurogamer interview"/> Several [[Video game journalism|video game journalists]] noted that the title shared strong similarities with the American supernatural television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.<ref name="eurogamer interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-20-swery-the-accidental-hero|title=The Cult of Swery|author=Robinson, Martin|date=February 20, 2013|work=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503222044/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-20-swery-the-accidental-hero|archive-date=May 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="polygon interview"/><ref name="Cult of DP"/> ''Rainy Woods'' was cancelled soon after its debut,<ref name="eurogamer interview"/> due to considerable "technological difficulties" with the two platforms' hardware, including memory allocation and lighting.<ref name="Cult of DP">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-07-the-cult-of-deadly-premonition-article|title=The Cult of Deadly Premonition Article|author=Schilling, Chris|date=July 7, 2011|work=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503221804/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-07-the-cult-of-deadly-premonition-article|archive-date=May 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, Suehiro began work on ''Deadly Premonition'', which was intended to be a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of ''Rainy Woods'', combining the assets from ''Rainy Woods'' with a new scenario and game design.<ref name="Swery Timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2012/01/10top100-856c.html|date=January 10, 2012|title=ありがとう10周年 ありがとうTOP100選出|author=[[Hidetaka Suehiro|Suehiro, Hidetaka]]|work=Cafe Swery65|publisher=[[Access Games]]|language=en, ja|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503203328/http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2012/01/10top100-856c.html|archive-date=May 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2009, the project started, although it would face cancellation four times.<ref name="Postmortem"/><ref name="eurogamer interview"/> Access Games also began simultaneous development on ''[[Lord of Arcana]]'', which would be released in October 2010.<ref name="Swery Timeline"/> The budget for the overall project, according to Suehiro, was "[n]ot very much".<ref name="Postmortem"/> Suehiro created a new protagonist, Francis York Morgan, with help from his friends in the United States,<ref name="eurogamer interview"/> and he and Kenji Gota, an [[independent film]] director, created York's dialogue with his split personality, Zach.<ref name="Gamasutra interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134242/thank_you_and_guys_i_love_you__.php?page=2|title=Thank You And Guys, I Love You!! – Swery Interview|page=2|author=Sheffield, Brandon|date=June 21, 2010|work=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503222047/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134242/thank_you_and_guys_i_love_you__.php?page=2|archive-date=May 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> As Gota and Suehiro are good friends and often have conversations about film, Suehiro tried to imbue the dialogue with that atmosphere.<ref name="Gamasutra interview"/> Additionally, they wrote the main plotline, while Suehiro wrote eighty percent of the sidequests and all of York's conversations with the nonplayer characters.<ref name="Gamasutra interview"/> The character Zach was intended to involve the player emotionally in the game by providing the sense that York was directly addressing and conversing with the player in his asides.<ref name="Gamasutra interview 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134242/thank_you_and_guys_i_love_you__.php?page=3|title=Thank You And Guys, I Love You!! – Swery Interview|page=3|author=Sheffield, Brandon|date=June 21, 2010|work=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=June 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511231717/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134242/thank_you_and_guys_i_love_you__.php?page=3|archive-date=May 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A central focus of the gameplay is freedom for the player, as Suehiro had wanted to create a game that players could progress at their own speed.<ref name="Gamasutra interview 3"/> He had planned to incorporate two more mini-games involving chess and perfume,<ref name="Cult of DP"/> and had considered having the player character's weight and hair length fluctuate.<ref name="Gamasutra interview 3"/> Additionally, the combat sections of ''Deadly Premonition'' were added last in development,<ref name="Gamasutra interview 3"/> after a publisher worried that the game would not sell well in the [[West]] without it.<ref name="polygon interview"/> Aspects of the game were initially more violent as well, as a way to express a fear of death; for example, the second victim was intended to be disemboweled while still living. However, the scenes were later toned down, as Suehiro felt that they were "too extreme".<ref name="Destructoid interview">{{cite web|title=Deadly Premonition: the cult of split-personality|url=http://www.destructoid.com/deadly-premonition-the-cult-of-split-personality-237185.phtml|author=Sterling, Jim|date=October 22, 2012|work=Destructoid|access-date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520174838/http://www.destructoid.com/deadly-premonition-the-cult-of-split-personality-237185.phtml|archive-date=May 20, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Suehiro's guiding concepts for the game's setting focused on "real time, real scale, and real life".<ref name="Postmortem"/> The developers traveled to the United States and noted the width measurements of the various billboards, [[railroad crossing]]s, and roads to create a sense of realism for the town; the angles of the sun and weather patterns were also calculated. To add to that sense of realism, every street in Greenvale is named, and an hourly wage was decided on for a local diner. Additionally, the daily schedules of the non-player characters were created from their detailed background profiles.<ref name="Postmortem"/>

Areas of difficulties in the game's development were memory allocation, various lighting and shadow aspects, and their use of the [[physics engine]] [[PhysX]].<ref name="Postmortem"/> According to Wataru Nishide, the lead level artist, and J's Kataoka, the lead programmer, the team's data management had been "sloppy" due to their initial amazement at the amount of [[RAM]] that the next-generation consoles provided.<ref name="Postmortem"/> The team found a balance between the practicalities of the available memory with the desired aesthetic of the outdoor sections of the game, which initially contained too many objects. The developers also had difficulties with balancing the game's lighting, desired aesthetics of the game's shadows and the processing rate. Furthermore, their use of PhysX proved to have mixed results; the developers enjoyed the "dynamic expression" that it gave the game's world, but had problems with the inability to "cheat" the "brutally honest" simulation and the resulting toll on the frame rate and processing.<ref name="Postmortem"/> The team also had to cut back on the number of objects run in the PhysX engine, which initially included hair, clothing, and fishing rods among others, to preserve the frame rate.<ref name="Postmortem"/>

===Audio===
Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi, and Hiromi Mizutani composed the soundtrack for ''Deadly Premonition''.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Ignition Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Credits}}</ref> In his retrospective on ''Deadly Premonition'', the lead planner Keiji Teranishi considered its soundtrack a strength, helping to add depth to the game's world and characters. He credited this partially to efforts in working with the composers to "appreciate the unique aesthetic" of the game's world.<ref name="Postmortem"/> This included humming ideas for songs, using concept designs, and playing music with a similar feel. "Life is Beautiful", which uses [[whistling]] to evoke a calm walk in the countryside, was easily composed, along with "York and Zach", which appears during York's monologues. "Miss Stilletto Heels", the second theme of the game, and "Red Tree", a song meant to symbolize madness, proved more difficult to create, particularly its [[Musical improvisation|improvisation]] section. The sound effects were outsourced to another company, as Access Games lacked a department to deal with the sound.<ref name="Postmortem"/>

Voice recording took place at WebTone Studio in [[San Jose, California]] (WebTone later moved to Los Angeles). Six thousand lines of dialogue were recorded over two weeks, about half of which were lines for York's [[voice actor]], Jeff Kramer. Before recording, the voice actors were provided with character biographies and concept art. Teranishi recalled directing the voice recording as "quite a task", and Suehiro sometimes acted out the lines himself to show what he wanted conveyed.<ref name="Postmortem"/> Teranishi was particularly pleased with Kramer's performance as York, remarking that he "brought even greater depth and style to the lead role than Access Games had envisioned".<ref name="Postmortem">{{cite journal|title=Post-Mortem: Access Games' Deadly Premonition|date=August 2010|pages=20–26|publisher=[[UBM plc]]|journal=[[Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]]|volume=17|issue=8}}</ref>

==Release==
''Deadly Premonition'' was published for the [[Xbox 360]] by Ignition Entertainment in North America, priced within the budget range, on February 23, 2010;<ref name="Destructoid"/> by [[Marvelous Entertainment]] in Japan on March 11,<ref name="Marvelous Entertainment">{{cite web|url=http://www.marv.jp/special/game/rsp/index.html|title=Red Seeds Profile|language=ja|publisher=[[Marvelous Entertainment]]|access-date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211101122/http://www.marv.jp/special/game/rsp/index.html|archive-date=December 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and by [[Rising Star Games]] in Europe on October 29.<ref>{{cite web|author=Wales, Matt|url=http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1121183p1.html|title=Deadly Premonition Gets Euro Date - Xbox 360 News at IGN|work=ign.com|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831204145/http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1121183p1.html|archive-date=August 31, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In Japan, the game was also simultaneously released for the [[PlayStation 3]].<ref name="Marvelous Entertainment"/> Additionally, Rising Star decided to forgo an Australian release, as a result of what it cited as "classification concerns".<ref>{{cite web |last=Wildgoose |first=David |url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/08/deadly-premonition-not-banned-but-still-no-aussie-release/ |title=Deadly Premonition Not Banned, But Still No Aussie Release |work=[[Kotaku]] |date=August 13, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103456/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/08/deadly-premonition-not-banned-but-still-no-aussie-release/ |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, ''Deadly Premonition'' was made compatible with the [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-02-cult-classic-murder-mystery-deadly-premonition-is-now-backwards-compatible-on-xbox-one|title=Cult classic murder mystery Deadly Premonition is now backwards-compatible on Xbox One|author=Wales, Matt|date=February 11, 2017|work=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223075816/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-02-cult-classic-murder-mystery-deadly-premonition-is-now-backwards-compatible-on-xbox-one|archive-date=February 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, it was released as ''Deadly Premonition: Origins'' as a temporary exclusive on the [[Nintendo Switch]], a version based on the original ''Deadly Premonition'' rather than its ''Director's Cut''.<ref name="IGN sequel"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Deadly Premonition Origins Review (Switch eShop)|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/deadly_premonition_origins|website=Nintendo Life|date=20 September 2019|access-date=13 July 2025}}</ref>

===Director's cut===
The [[director's cut]] of ''Deadly Premonition'' was developed by ToyBox Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/deadly-premonition-being-remastered-for-ps3-with-move-support/ |title=Deadly Premonition being remastered for PS3, with Move support |work=[[Joystiq]] |date=March 8, 2012 |access-date=October 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005404/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/deadly-premonition-being-remastered-for-ps3-with-move-support/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Rising Star published it for the PlayStation 3 in Europe and North America on April 30,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2013/05/deadly-premonit.html|title=『Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut』発売のお知らせ|date=May 1, 2013|author=Suehiro, Hidetaka|publisher=Access Games|language=ja, en|access-date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201034453/http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2013/05/deadly-premonit.html|archive-date=February 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and in Australia on May 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/au-shippin-out-may-13-17-metro-last-light/1100-6408249/|title=AU Shippin' Out May 13–17: Metro: Last Light|author=Te, Zorinne|date=May 12, 2013|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115142852/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/au-shippin-out-may-13-17-metro-last-light/1100-6408249/|archive-date=November 15, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, Rising Star published it for Microsoft Windows on October 29,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut on Steam|publisher=[[Steam (service)|Steam]]|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111165806/http://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/|archive-date=January 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and its non-configurable resolution for the PC edition was fixed by a [[fan-made patch]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/11/deadly-premonition-pc-durante/ |title=Is Your Game Crap? This Fan Will Fix It for You |first=Bo |last=Moore |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2014 |journal=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |quote=Thoman had uploaded "DPfix 0.1 alpha," a patch that allowed Deadly Premonition players to manually adjust the game's resolution. [...] The most recent DPfix release fixed pixel offset errors that occurred at higher resolutions, fixed anti-aliasing when it was not being correctly applied, added improved depth-of-field effects, and added an option for screen space ambient occlusion. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125202324/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/11/deadly-premonition-pc-durante/ |archive-date=January 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Deadly Premonition: Red Seeds Profile: Complete Edition'', a Japanese version of the director's cut, was released for the PlayStation 3 in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2015/03/deadly-premonit.html|title=Deadly Premonition Complete Edition|access-date=January 19, 2015|publisher=Access Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315135608/http://www.accessgames-blog.com/swery65/2015/03/deadly-premonit.html|archive-date=March 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Also that year, [[NIS America]] published a limited [[collector's edition]] for the PlayStation 3 on November 24; it includes a hardcover artbook, soundtrack CD, a 54-card deck inspired by the game, and a voucher for the downloadable content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut-classified-edition-up-for-pre-order-308143.phtml|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut - Classified Edition up for pre-order|date=August 27, 2015|author=Whitaker, Jed|work=[[Destructoid]]|access-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031085818/http://www.destructoid.com/deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut-classified-edition-up-for-pre-order-308143.phtml|archive-date=October 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3359498/deadly-premonition-directors-cut-classified-edition-coming-november/|title='Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut' Classified Edition Coming This November|author=Dodd, Adam|date=September 1, 2015|publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113618/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3359498/deadly-premonition-directors-cut-classified-edition-coming-november/|archive-date=January 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The director's cut has updated controls, [[stereoscopic 3D]], updated HD visuals, [[PlayStation Move]] support, downloadable content including various pre-order bonuses, and additional scenarios written by Suehiro.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/deadly-premonition/videos/deadly-premonition-directors-cut-a-deadly-update-6398329/ |title=Deadly Premonition Director's Cut - A Deadly Update |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002010/http://www.gamespot.com/deadly-premonition/videos/deadly-premonition-directors-cut-a-deadly-update-6398329/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> It adds a [[frame story]] of an elderly Zach narrating the plot of ''Deadly Premonition'' to his granddaughter, Michelle Louise Morgan.<ref name="GI DC"/> The extended ending shows the elderly Zach entering the parallel plane of existence, where he is warmly greeted by the inhabitants. York reassures him that he was there every step of the way and tells him about a new case involving an outbreak of illness in [[New Orleans]]. After asking his opinion on the case, York tells him to wake up, and Louise can be heard off-screen informing her mother that he has disappeared and wondering where he could have gone to.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=Access Games|publisher=Rising Star Entertainment|title=Deadly Premonition|level=Episode 7, Chapter 26: Epilogue Ending}}</ref>

===Related media===
An interactive guide, ''Deadly Premonition The Director's Cut: The Official Visual Companion''  was released by [[Rising Star Games]] exclusively for [[iPad]] in October 2013. It includes three interactive maps, concept sketches, the soundtrack, Suehiro's notebook from the development of the game, and other interactive elements, such as puzzles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Deadly-Premonition-Gets-Massive-Visual-Companion-iPad-58327.html|title=Deadly Premonition Director's Cut: The Official Visual Companion|work=CinemaBlend|date=August 15, 2013|publisher=CinemaBlend LLC|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111194400/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Deadly-Premonition-Gets-Massive-Visual-Companion-iPad-58327.html|archive-date=January 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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| MC = (X360) 68/100<ref name="mc"/><br />(PS3) 70/100<ref name="Metacritic PS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/deadly-premonition/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut for PlayStation 3|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106110228/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut|archive-date=January 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(PC) 59/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/deadly-premonition/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut for PC|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223001009/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(NS) 70/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/deadly-premonition/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=Deadly Premonition Origins for Switch|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref>
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| 1UP = B<ref name="1UP">{{cite web|title=Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360) |last=Cifaldi |first=Frank |date=March 3, 2010 |work=[[1UP.com]] |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3178205 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625053545/http://www.1up.com/reviews/deadly-premonition-review |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2010 }}</ref>
| Destruct = 10 / 10<ref name="Destructoid">{{cite web|title=Review: Deadly Premonition|last=Sterling|first=Jim|date=February 27, 2010|work=[[Destructoid]]|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-deadly-premonition-165168.phtml|access-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504003107/http://www.destructoid.com/review-deadly-premonition-165168.phtml|archive-date=May 4, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edge = 7 / 10<ref name="GR-Reviews">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/943397-deadly-premonition/articles.html |title=Deadly Premonition Reviews and Articles for Xbox 360 |work=GameRankings |date=November 25, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019160732/http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/943397-deadly-premonition/articles.html |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG = 7 / 10<ref name="Eurogamer">{{cite web|title=Deadly Premonition Review|last=Schilling|first=Chris|date=April 29, 2010|work=[[Eurogamer]]|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/deadly-premonition-review|access-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502163125/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/deadly-premonition-review|archive-date=May 2, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> 
| Fam = 5/10, 7/10, 5/10, 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/game/title/9570/reviews|title=Red Seeds Profile （レッド シーズ プロファイル）|language=Japanese|work=[[Famitsu]]|date=2010|accessdate=November 10, 2025|archivedate=November 10, 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251110194157/https://www.famitsu.com/game/title/9570/reviews}}</ref>
| GI = 7.75 / 10<ref name="Game Informer"/> 
| GSpot = 7 / 10<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|title=Deadly Premonition Review for Xbox 360|last=VanOrd|first=Kevin|date=April 19, 2010|work=[[GameSpot]]|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deadly-premonition-review/1900-6258973/|access-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326215425/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deadly-premonition-review/1900-6258973/|archive-date=March 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 2.0 / 10 (US)<ref name="IGN"/> <br /> 7.5 / 10 (UK)<ref name="IGN UK">{{cite web |author=Wales, Matt |url=http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1132658p1.html |title=Deadly Premonition UK Review - Xbox 360 Review at IGN |work=IGN |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030114957/http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1132658p1.html |archive-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><br /> 7.0 / 10 (Director's Cut)<ref name="IGN Directors Cut">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/26/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review|first=Tristan|last=Ogilvie|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Review|work=IGN|date=April 25, 2013|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201051611/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/26/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| PALGN = 7 / 10<ref name="PALGN">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195903/http://palgn.com.au/xbox-360/17661/deadly-premonition-review/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2014|author=Chen, Bev|url=http://palgn.com.au/xbox-360/17661/deadly-premonition-review/ |title=Deadly Premonition Review - Xbox 360 Video Game Review |work=PALGN|date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2011}}</ref>
| XPlay = 4/5<ref name=XPlay>{{cite web|last=Keil |first=Matt |url=http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/62985/Deadly-Premonition/review/ |title=Deadly Premonition Review for Xbox 360 |work=G4tv |date=May 12, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311112252/http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/62985/deadly-premonition/review/|archive-date=March 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In North America, ''Deadly Premonition'' led sales of Xbox 360 games on [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] for the week of April 9, 2010,<ref name="gamasutra">{{cite web|title=Saling The World: Cabela's, Deadly Premonition Lead U.S. Charts|last=Cowan|first=Danny|date=April 9, 2010|work=[[Gamasutra]]|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/28032/Saling_The_World_Cabelas_Deadly_Premonition_Lead_US_Charts.php|access-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506215416/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/28032/Saling_The_World_Cabelas_Deadly_Premonition_Lead_US_Charts.php|archive-date=May 6, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> temporarily overtaking higher-profile releases such as ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'', ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', and ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]''.<ref name="GamePro"/> 50,000 copies of ''Deadly Premonition'' were sold in North America during the first three months after its debut.<ref name="sales"/> According to an interview with Suehiro in February 2013, the original release of the game has not been commercially successful.<ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-14-deadly-premonition-had-no-economic-success-according-to-swery|title=Deadly Premonition had "no economic success," according to Swery|date=February 14, 2013|author=Matulef, Jeffrey|work=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=Eurogamer Network|access-date=June 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420145100/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-14-deadly-premonition-had-no-economic-success-according-to-swery|archive-date=April 20, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

The original version of ''Deadly Premonition'' for [[Xbox 360]] received a [[weighted average]] score of 68/100 from [[Review aggregator|aggregator]] [[Metacritic]], indicating "mixed or average" reception.<ref name="mc">{{cite web|title=Metacritic Deadly Premonition (xbox360) reviews at Metacritic.com|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/deadlypremonition|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225151631/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/deadlypremonition|archive-date=February 25, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a critically polarizing game, with scores ranging from as low as two out of ten from ''IGN US'', to as high as ten out of ten from ''[[Destructoid]]''.<ref name="Gamasutra-Cult"/><ref>{{cite news|title=The lowdown on 'Deadly Premonition': a game so bad that it's good|work=[[The Independent]]|date=October 25, 2010|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/the-lowdown-on-deadly-premonition-a-game-so-bad-that-its-good-2116371.html| access-date=March 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110123000/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/the-lowdown-on-deadly-premonition-a-game-so-bad-that-its-good-2116371.html|archive-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref> In the 2012 ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'', ''Deadly Premonition'' holds the record as the "Most Critically Polarizing Survival Horror Game".<ref name="gi_guinness_2012">{{cite magazine |last=Reeves |first=Ben |title=Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition Preview |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/30/guinness-world-records-2012-gamer-s-edition-preview.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=December 31, 2011 |date=December 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131323/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/30/guinness-world-records-2012-gamer-s-edition-preview.aspx |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |url-status=live }} ([[cf.]] ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'')</ref>

The plot was positively received as eccentric and enjoyable.<ref name="Game Informer"/><ref name="GameSpot"/> A reviewer for [[Edge (magazine)|''Edge'']] wrote: "The beauty of ''Deadly Premonition'' is that it's a straightforward whodunnit viewed through the cracked prism of an unreliable narrator, conjuring an atmosphere of suspicion and confusion throughout".<ref name="mc"/> ''[[Destructoid]]''{{'}}s [[James Stephanie Sterling]] appreciated the game's pop culture references, humor, and the dialogue, which they found to be hilarious and befuddling.<ref name="Destructoid"/> The characters were positively received by reviewers as memorable<ref name="GameSpot"/><ref name="Telegraph">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8085630/Deadly-Premonition-video-game-review.html|title=Deadly Premonition video game review|author=Hoggins, Tom|date=October 29, 2010|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110001304/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8085630/Deadly-Premonition-video-game-review.html|archive-date=January 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and endearing.<ref name="IGN UK"/><ref name="Telegraph"/><ref name="Eurogamer"/><ref name="GameSpot"/> According to ''IGN UK'', the interaction with characters and uncovering the details of their fictional lives helped to create a sense of emotional engagement with them that lasted after the game ended.<ref name="IGN UK"/> York received a similar reception as "oddly endearing" despite his arrogance,<ref name="G4TV review">{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/62985/Deadly-Premonition/review/|title=Deadly Premonition Review for Xbox360|author=Keil, Matt|date=May 12, 2010|work=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4TV]]|publisher=G4 Media LLC|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109235438/http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/62985/Deadly-Premonition/review/|archive-date=January 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and "one of the most interesting gaming protagonists for years".<ref name="Eurogamer"/>

The gameplay received a range of critical reaction, from competently done for a budget title<ref name="Destructoid"/> to horribly executed.<ref name="IGN"/> The gameplay of ''Deadly Premonition'' drew comparisons to that of ''[[Shenmue]]''<ref name="Eurogamer"/><ref name="1UP"/> and the ''[[Clock Tower (series)|Clock Tower]]'' series<ref name="VideoGamer">{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/deadly_premonition/review-2.html|title=Deadly Premonition Review for Xbox 360|author=Kelly, Neon|work=VideoGamer.com|publisher=Pro-G Media|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118214926/http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/deadly_premonition/review-2.html|archive-date=January 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> while its combat was compared to that of ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''.<ref name="Destructoid"/><ref name="1UP"/><ref name="IGN UK"/><ref name="Telegraph"/> According to [[1UP.com|''1UP'']]'s [[Frank Cifaldi]], ''Deadly Premonition''{{'}}s combination of similar gameplay to ''Shenmue'', ''[[The Last Express]]'', ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', and the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series, proved to be "a '[[jack of all trades, master of none]]' scenario",<ref name="1UP"/> a sentiment that Erik Brudvig of ''IGN US'' agreed with.<ref name="IGN"/> The controls also were criticized as detracting from the game's appeal.<ref name="Game Informer"/><ref name="GameSpot"/><ref name="VideoGamer"/> The combat sections received mixed reactions. ''IGN UK''{{'}}s Matt Wales wrote that while the combat was simple, the atmosphere and profiling worked nicely.<ref name="IGN UK"/> According to ''[[Eurogamer]]''{{'}}s Chris Shilling, the sudden appearances of the Raincoat Killer made the sections frightening and the profiling made for some unsettling yet "relatively restrained" moments of horror, despite the "over-long and frequently clumsy" combat sequences.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> Kevin VanOrd of ''[[GameSpot]]'' described the supernatural enemies as not particularly aggressive and boss battles as taking too long.<ref name="GameSpot"/>

Further criticism was directed at the game's music and visual quality. The graphics were frequently remarked upon as "terrible"<ref name="Eurogamer"/><ref name="PALGN"/><ref name="Metro"/> and low quality.<ref name="Destructoid"/><ref name="GameSpot"/><ref name="IGN">{{cite web|title=Deadly Premonition Review|last=Brudvig|first=Erik|date=February 23, 2010|work=IGN|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1070909p1.html|access-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504140155/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1070909p1.html|archive-date=May 4, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> ''PALGN''{{'}}s Bev Chen, in contrast, felt that the quality of the graphics worked in the game's favor by adding a "bizarre charm".<ref name="PALGN"/> Similarly, the game's soundtrack received criticism as sometimes thematically inappropriate, with serious scenes often containing a light-hearted jazz track;<ref name="Eurogamer" /><ref name="Destructoid"/><ref name="Metro"/><ref name="PALGN"/><ref name=XPlay/> conversely, some critics found the soundtrack memorable<ref name="Game Informer"/> and enjoyable, though repetitive in its selection.<ref name="IGN UK"/>

Nevertheless, the game has received a significant [[Cult video game|cult following]].<ref name="GamePro"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1081757p1.html|title=Ignition Entertainment Announces Deadly Premonition: Game of the Year Edition Now Available - Xbox 360 News at IGN|work=IGN|date=April 5, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408231541/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1081757p1.html|archive-date=April 8, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> This cult success was attributed to how the game's "wildly mixed critical reception and headline-making strangeness got people talking" by Will Herring of ''[[GamePro]]''.<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine| title=When You're Strange: The Story of Deadly Premonition|first=Will|last=Herring|date=May 13, 2010|magazine=[[GamePro]]|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215173/when-youre-strange-the-story-of-deadly-premonition/|access-date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715050107/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215173/when-youre-strange-the-story-of-deadly-premonition/|archive-date=July 15, 2010}}</ref> Citing the game as an example of "[[Art game|video games as art]]", David Jenkins of the ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' praised it for an "emotional range" encompassing survival horror and comedic [[farce]].<ref name="Metro">{{cite web|first=David|last=Jenkins|date=November 2, 2010|title=Games review: Deadly Premonition is one of a kind|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/845905-games-review-deadly-premonition-is-one-of-a-kind|access-date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209162209/http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/845905-games-review-deadly-premonition-is-one-of-a-kind|archive-date=February 9, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]TV named it one of the "Top 10 Games of 2010... So Far" in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/videos/47052/X-Plays-Top-10-Games-of-2010-So-Far-10---8/ |title=X-Play's Top 10 Games of 2010 So Far: 10 - 8 in High Definition – |work=G4TV|date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310072408/http://www.g4tv.com/videos/47052/x-plays-top-10-games-of-2010-so-far-10-8/|archive-date=March 10, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The game has received over a dozen other awards from various publications,<ref name="Gamasutra-GDC">{{cite web|title=GDC 2011: Deadly Premonition's 7 Steps To A Memorable Story|first=Brandon|last=Sheffield|date=March 3, 2011|work=[[Gamasutra]]|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/33361/GDC_2011_Deadly_Premonitions_7_Steps_To_A_Memorable_Story.php|access-date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307123028/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/33361/GDC_2011_Deadly_Premonitions_7_Steps_To_A_Memorable_Story.php|archive-date=March 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> including "Best Cult Game" from ''Gamasutra'',<ref name="Gamasutra-Cult"/> "Most Surprisingly Good Game" from ''GameSpot'',<ref name="GSpot-Award"/> and "Best Worst Game" from ''[[GamesRadar]]''.<ref name="GRadar"/>

Critics have noted multiple allusions to ''Twin Peaks''; among them are "its well dressed FBI agent, rural Pacific Northwest setting, and a healthy dose of woodsy supernatural mythos".<ref name="The Good Life">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-08-the-cats-out-of-the-bag-swery-talks-his-upcoming-feline-murder-mystery-the-good-life|title=The cat's out of the bag: Swery talks his upcoming feline murder mystery The Good Life|date=September 18, 2017|work=Eurogamer|author=Matulef, Jeffery|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108050124/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-08-the-cats-out-of-the-bag-swery-talks-his-upcoming-feline-murder-mystery-the-good-life|archive-date=January 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewers have remarked on similarities in ''Deadly Premonition''{{'}}s characters with those of ''Twin Peaks''.<ref name="Game Informer">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/deadly_premonition/b/xbox360/archive/2010/04/16/amazing-coffee-questionable-gameplay.aspx|title=Amazing Coffee, Questionable Gameplay – Deadly Premonition|date=April 16, 2010|author=Kollar, Phil|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306020524/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/deadly_premonition/b/xbox360/archive/2010/04/16/amazing-coffee-questionable-gameplay.aspx|archive-date=March 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GameSpot"/><ref name="G4TV review"/> York has been commented on as sharing similarities with ''Twin Peak''{{'}}s protagonist [[Dale Cooper]], notably a love of coffee and habitually addressing an unseen character; the first murder victim, Anna Graham, may be a homage to [[Laura Palmer]], while her name may be a reference to both the character [[Annie Blackburn]] and the actress who portrayed her, [[Heather Graham]].<ref name="Paste"/> The Pot Lady, a side character who carries around a pot, may be a reference to the [[Log Lady]], although they serve different narrative functions.<ref name="Paste"/> The Red Room of ''Deadly Premonition'' has some similarities with [[Black and White Lodges|the Red Room of ''Twin Peaks'']], in that both are supernatural locations that the protagonist can access.<ref name="Paste"/> The A & G Diner might be a reference to the RR Diner of ''Twin Peaks'', both of which are based on Twede's Cafe in [[North Bend, Washington]].<ref name="Paste"/> The Great Deer Yard Hotel may be inspired by ''Twin Peaks''{{'}}s the Great Northern Hotel, which was based on the [[Salish Lodge]] in [[Snoqualmie Falls, Washington]].<ref name="Paste">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/the-7-most-striking-similarities-between-twin-peak.html|title=The 7 Most Striking Similarities Between Twin Peaks and Deadly Premonition|author=Green, Holly|date=May 19, 2017|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225175109/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/the-7-most-striking-similarities-between-twin-peak.html|archive-date=December 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The character Emily has also been noted to visually resemble actress [[Naomi Watts]], who starred in a film directed by [[David Lynch]], ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'', and later appeared in ''[[Twin Peaks: The Return]]''.<ref name="The Good Life"/>

The director's cut for the PlayStation 3 received a weighted average of 70/100 from Metacritic, also indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="Metacritic PS3"/> ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Oli Welsh wrote that the director's cut corrects some of the original flaws but others are left untouched, "just as you'd want it, really".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-07-deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut review|date=May 7, 2013|author=Welsh, Oli|work=Eurogamer|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005259/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-07-deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Kevin VanOrd of ''GameSpot'' remarked that, while the director's cut had not been "a dramatic overhaul", the game remained enjoyable and entertaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review/1900-6408006/|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Review|date=May 8, 2013|work=GameSpot|author=VanOrd, Kevin|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005057/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review/1900-6408006/|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Conversely, the ''[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|Official PlayStation Magazine]]''{{'}}s  concluded that the retail price was too high to justify recommending the director's cut with all its flaws.<ref name="OPM">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-ps3-review-cult-horror-curio-is-best-left-unseen/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702224827/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-ps3-review-cult-horror-curio-is-best-left-unseen/|archive-date=July 2, 2013|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut PS3 review – Cult horror curio is best left unseen|author=Iwaniuk, Phil|date=April 26, 2013|work=Official PlayStation Magazine|access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> Critics praised the new controls as an improvement.<ref name="Metro DC">{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/04/26/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review-extra-coffee-3667999/|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut review – extra coffee|author=Jenkins, David|date=April 26, 2013|work=Metro|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201051238/https://metro.co.uk/2013/04/26/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review-extra-coffee-3667999/|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IGN Directors Cut"/><ref name="GI DC">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/deadly_premonition_the_directors_cut/b/ps3/archive/2013/04/30/deadly-premonition-directors-cut-review.aspx|title=Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut|last=Juba|first=Joe|date=April 30, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603190343/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/deadly_premonition_the_directors_cut/b/ps3/archive/2013/04/30/deadly-premonition-directors-cut-review.aspx|archive-date=June 3, 2013|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> The graphics received more mixed reviews: Sterling wrote that "this new version at least looks better on modern televisions -- though your mileage may vary",<ref name="Destructoid DC"/> while other reviewers concluded that, even with improvements, the graphics still either barely met or fell beneath standards for a later PlayStation 2 game.<ref name="GamesRader">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review/|title=Deadly Premonition: the Director's Cut Review|author=Sullivan, Lucas|date=April 30, 2013|work=GamesRadar|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005203/https://www.gamesradar.com/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-review/|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IGN Directors Cut"/><ref name="OPM"/> The inclusion of the minor narrative additions were generally enjoyed, although not viewed by critics as adding anything substantial to the plot.<ref name="Metro DC"/><ref name="GamesRader"/><ref name="IGN Directors Cut"/> Issues with the [[frame rate]]<ref name="Metro DC"/><ref name="GamesRader"/><ref name="IGN Directors Cut"/><ref name="Destructoid DC">{{cite web|title=Review: Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut|last=Sterling|first=Jim|date=May 4, 2013|work=[[Destructoid]]|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut-253011.phtml|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101011910/http://www.destructoid.com/review-deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut-253011.phtml|archive-date=November 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and an "echo" effect with the voice acting were also noted in the port.<ref name="Metro DC"/><ref name="GamesRader"/>

==Sequel==
{{main|Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise}}
A sequel called ''Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise'' for the Nintendo Switch<ref name="IGN sequel">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/04/deadly-premonition-2-announced-original-game-coming-to-switch|title=Deadly Premonition 2 Announced, Original Game Coming to Switch|author=Ryan, Jon|date=September 4, 2019|work=IGN|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> was released on July 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/deadly-premonition-2-release-date-july-switch|title=Deadly Premonition 2 Release Date Set for July 2020 |website=IGN |first=Matt |last=Kim |date=April 28, 2020 |access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> Set in 2019 in Boston, the plot focuses on Aaliyah Davis, an FBI agent who reopens an old investigation; her story intertwines with that of Francis York Morgan, fourteen years prior in the city of Le Carré, which is based on New Orleans.<ref name="IGN sequel"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==

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