Deadly Premonition | Red Seeds Profile | Rainy Woods (PS3 Director's Cut in Q1 2013)

[Canas Renvall]

Wow, this actually looks really good. And for $19.99, it's almost a definite buy. And I really could care less about the graphics. Might I remind you of SH2 and 3 (and 4, for that matter), people. Still scary stuff.

[The_15th]

The graphics look great. there's nothing wrong with them.

[Branden_Lucero]

the images look good but the website images made it look like shit.

[Stu]

Like a cheap mans Silent Hill

By all accounts, Silent Hill itself has only come to represent a cheap mans Silent Hill as it

[Enrico Marini]

Enrico be interested in this lightly veiled Silent Hill clone. Looks pretty interesting. Fingers crossed that its something I can sink my teeth into. If its better than Alone in the Dark it gets my approval.

[rewak]

By all accounts, Silent Hill itself has only come to represent a cheap mans Silent Hill as it

Sadly this is very very true, just more reason to buy this game i guess

[Carnivol]

By the way, have anyone done the awesomeness of checking out the music samples on the game's official website?
Go to Downloads -> Audio. Song 4 is without doubt my favorite so far
I really do wonder where these tracks are used... I'm guessing either a jukebox in the cafe(s)/bar(s) or that the car(s) in the game have a fine selection of radio channels.



Anyway, let's 'ave a look at the main cast (as seen on the official website, with almost all of the awkward writing intact)
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Age: Mid 30s
Your avatar. Francis York Morgan is a FBI agent in his mid 30's and specializes in profiling. York has been investigating a series of murders relating to "red seeds," which has led him to Greenvale where a bigger mystery waits to unfold. York also has a habit of reporting all information to a mysterious contact named Zach which no one has ever seen or spoken to besides York.


Age: 18
The murder victim that has led York to Greenvale. Only 18 years old, she was considered one of the most beautiful women in town, her long blonde hair being one of her more celebrated qualities. She was also known to be a very curious girl and it is believed this curiosity is what led her into the hands of the murderer.


Age: 6
Twins Age 6, they are the first to discover the body of Anna Graham. Both are very naive and believe Anna to have been a goddess of the forest. They are currently in custody of town resident Jim Green.


Age: 42
George Woodman is the Sheriff of Greenvale. He is very much the macho type but also an extremely reliable and astute officer of the law. His upbringing was largely influenced by an overly strict mother which he believes ultimately led him to becoming the person he is today.


Age: 26
Emily is the assistant sheriff of Greenvale. She is strong minded and also beautiful but hides this beauty behind a drab officer's uniform. Occasionally she will break this mold for special occasions but not often. She also appears to have a special interest in Agent York.


Age: 28
Thomas is an assistant at the sheriff's department. He is a very gentle and quiet person but also very perceptive. He is also the brother of Greenvale resident Carol MacLaine, owner of the "Galaxy of Terror" bar which Thomas occasionally works at on the side.



Age: 28
Ushah is the primary medical doctor of Greenvale and specializes in autopsies. He is considered intellectual but also very laid back. Although an accomplished doctor, his biggest interests in life are chess and eating potato chips, both of which he considers himself to be an expert at.


Age: 73
Harry is extremely wealthy yet wheelchair bound. He is also considered very mysterious and eccentric, wearing a gas-mask at all times and constantly brooding in his castle like mansion. Most of the town residents consider him to be nothing more than a mad man yet he appears to know the underlying secrets of Greenvale's past and present.


Age: 29
Diane is the owner of the Greenvale Art Museum. Her museum specializes in paintings and art related to forest life. She is very aggressive with men and dresses for success though not much more is known about her. She is also has a younger sister named Becky.


Age: 36
Nick is the owner of the popular A&G Diner and married to town resident Olivia Cormack. Nick is very silent and cannot be bothered when cooking but is still considered a decent guy. He also makes occasional trips to the art museum which many feel is very uncharacteristic.


Age: 55
Store manager of "Panda Bear," the town gun shop. He is an exceedingly skillful gunsmith and even known by people outside of Greenvale looking to sample his wares. Despite devoting himself to a career in arms dealing, he actually despises weapons and sees them merely as tools to kill. Although he never talks about it, Wesley's main hobby is collecting trading cards.


Age: 80
Polly is the owner of Greenvale's hotel. She is very lively and always outgoing but also very hard of hearing which some find irritating.

PS: The ESRB listing no longer mentions a PS3 version.

[Corrin]

I am sooooo looking forward to this game. I truly believe Twin Peaks to be the pinnacle of television and drama...and a game that seems to pay homage to that cannot be a bad thing to me.

[Carnivol]

There's a new blog update by SWERY on the official website, talking about the design of Greenvale and touching some of the basics on the story and stuff.


Also, seems like York's got himself a twitpic account
Check it out!
It's been updated with plenty of new photos from the game over the past couple of days!
(Maybe I'll unlazy myself and post all of them in here later)

[The_15th]

The character models still look amazing. Since there's York's name next to his stats, I'm guessing we might get to play more characters than just him?

[Carnivol]

Seems like York also has a Twitter account: agent_york

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So does apparently Sheriff George Woodman too: george_woodman

[Carnivol]

Bumpity hump!

Another blog update announced via York's twitter (currently only up on Facebook, guess it'll be up on the official site soon)

[yeahokbanned]

This game seems to be a bit similar in nature to Warp's D2 on the Dreamcast. Does anyone remember that game?

It had one of the most bizarre and unsettling atmospheres I can recall in the horror genre, and was peppered with moments of uncharacteristic beauty.

Reception was pretty mixed, but I found it to be a nice departure from what one typically expects from survival horror.

[rewak]

LOVED D2, i notice a slight similarity but not that much, D2 was in a league of its own.

[Carnivol]

There's a new blog update for the game. Featuring talk about the enemies.

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Seems like the main threat in the game might be the victims of the town's former serial murderer who murdered people with an axe (or something along those lines)... and the axe murderer himself too.

[edit]

And it has a Japanese name!
Red Seeds Profile!
(Also, seems like the PS3 version lives )