Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguisewas a sequel to the cult classic original that few fans expected. Fans were surprised further whenDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguisewas announced in July 2020 as a Nintendo Switch exclusive.
WhenDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguiselaunched it had severe performance issueson the Switch and was criticized for its handling of a transgender character, for which the game’s director later apologized. Over time,Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguisewas patched to have its performance greatly improved and eliminate its infamously disastrous framerate during outdoor traversal that sees the protagonist skateboarding around the quiet small town the game is set in.
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Now, in the 2020 annual report from the game’s publisher’s parent company, Thunderful Group, it has been revealed thatDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguiseis planned to make its way to Steam sometime in 2021. Hopefully, the move to PC will helpDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguiseavoid the performance issuesit had when it released on Switch and will let fans of the first game that do now own a Switch finally be able to play the long-awaited sequel. Both games were directed by Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro, who has built a rather large stable of devoted fans that follow his games, despite his titles not always being financial successes.
The announcement, however, seems to have been met with lukewarm reactions by the series' fans. Partially due to skepticism both from the sequel’s performance on Switch as well as many fans expressing disappointment in the sequel. Concerns are also being raised because the PC port of the firstDeadly Premonitionstill suffers from poor performance and a multitude of bugs despite being years old. However, this has not stopped many members of the community from expressing their excitement for the game’s arrival on PC, especially sinceDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguisehas been improved so much on the Switch.
Regardless of whether or notDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguiseis a worthy successor of the quirky cult classic original, games being available to more players is always a good thing, and the game’s jump to PC will allow a lot more players to experience the game and make up their minds on it themselves. The originalDeadly Premonitiongot plenty of negative reviewsat release and still built a very devoted following for itself, and it would make sense if the same was to happen for the sequel. Even if the fans that loveDeadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguisearen’t all the same ones that love the originalDeadly Premonition.
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguiseis available now on Switch with a PC port expected to release late this year.
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