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Originally Posted by Henke
Deadly Premonition is definitely a realtime adventuregame. Can anyone who actually played both games give us a comparison?
As for the "bizzare atmosphere", I think it's perfectly balanced with the rest of the game which feels very belivable and real. The weird stuff is really out there but with elements from things and people you encounter (very much like dreams). Although I still haven't finished it so there might be more to it.
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DP is sort of a Heavy Rain like Survival Horror, by that the QTEs and Mystery/Detective atmosphere including investigated are included. Unlike Heavy Rain, you have a whole town/country side to explore and pick up side quests to help improve things that will help in the Survival Horror Moments. In terms of QTE, well they aren't really creative. People shouldn't complain about the QTE's in HR because they were so creative unlike every other game that utilizes QTE's. DP uses the generic set pattern of keys to overcome some obstacle and so on. Not really that big of a deal but can be VERY annoying.
The game isn't 100% survival horror. Unlike many games in that genre, there only survival horror moments are when you go into this 'other wordly' rendition of a location you have seen before. These are set up in bits of pieces inbetween exploration of the world, investigation, and cutscenes.
Again why is it compared to heavy rain? The atmosphere, the characters, the mystery, the investigation, etc. I won't include QTE's since really no game comes close to the creative use of it in Heavy Rain (seriously get off that shit, HR did an amazing job with them).
In terms of action moments, it plays just like Resident Evil 4. Aim, Lock on, Shoot. Aim, don't lock on, aim at head, headshot. There is one enemy in the game that takes forever to kill but is very easy to avoid getting hit.....but you'll know when you meet them.
I do want to say this though. Deadly Premonition is my favorite Survival Horror game (not comparable to the Wii Silent Hill though. Never played it). This game mixes Survival Horror, Adventure, RPG elements, and some of the most unique bizarre moments. It was just so much of a pleasure to play. So many SH games don't give you a break and always dangle the impending doom over you everywhere you go. In DP after you complete a SH segment, you can relax and take in more of the story and the world....and the COMPLETELY AWESOME CHARACTERS!
