{"id":4340,"date":"2013-01-28T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T08:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2015-11-19T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T08:08:54","slug":"images-and-screens-galore-from-the-deadly-premonition-directors-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/images-and-screens-galore-from-the-deadly-premonition-directors-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Premonition Director’s Cut Preview – My Impressions along with Images and Screens Galore!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So if you guys have been following SWERY on Twitter<\/a> and Rising Star Games on Facebook<\/a> the past two weeks you have probably noticed that a Deadly Premonition Director’s Cut<\/i> ‘World Tour’ has been going on.<\/p>\n

Rising Star Games along with Swery and Deadly Premonition<\/em> Producer, Tomio Kanazawa, made stops in France, Germany, England and two cities in California to promote the upcoming release of the game. I was able to attend the preview in San Francisco and get a sneak peek along with a bunch of new details and screens from the Director’s Cut<\/i>!<\/p>\n

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\nTomio Kanazawa, me and Swery at the SF preview event. I’m holding my newly signed GDM<\/a>, and Swery is holding up one of the Greenvale Map posters<\/a> I made for him and Tomio!<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the product sheet <\/a> provided by Rising Star Games the Director’s Cut<\/i> is expected to ship April 30th and will also be available as a day-one digital download on Playstation Network.<\/p>\n

Product Sheet<\/h2>\n
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The most controversial game in recent years returns in this special director\u2019s cut. Unofficially the best game of the year (2010) according to fans and critics alike, Deadly Premonition split the gaming community right down the middle and earned itself cult status for its memorable cast and story.<\/p>\n

Now given the special edition make-over, this Director\u2019s Cut features a new branching ending as well as numerous bonuses guaranteed to relight the match on this debate.<\/p>\n

The ultimate cult favorite returns bigger and better than ever\u2026isn\u2019t that right, Zach?<\/p>\n

FEATURES
\n\u00b7 Brand new scenarios from the mind of director Swery
\n\u00b7 Graphics and UI presented in beautiful HD
\n\u00b7 Re-designed controls with added MOVE support
\n\u00b7 Stereoscopic 3D support
\n\u00b7 Trophies and DLC support<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So What’s New and Improved in the Director’s Cut<\/i>?<\/h2>\n

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\u00b7 Brand new scenarios written by Swery!<\/h2>\n

Deadly Premonition’s<\/i> success back in 2010 was due to the game’s amazing storyline and characters so Swery said that was important that this aspect of the game stay intact in for the Director’s Cut<\/i>. To help answer lingering questions provide a deeper understanding of the storyline though Swery included several new scenarios – including a new prologue and epilogue (featuring a brand new character)- exclusive to the Director’s Cut<\/i> release.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Easier Gameplay and Re-designed Controls<\/h2>\n

– Director’s Cut<\/i> is easier to play.<\/b>
\nEven though the original game was praised for it’s amazing storyline, its gameplay was often criticized for being much too difficult. During the press event it was mentioned that the game’s difficulty had made some players give up entirely and resort to just watching cutscenes online to see how the story played out. It was very important to Swery that in the Director’s Cut<\/i> the storyline would be accessible to more casual gamers, so the original 3 difficulty options have been removed and in favor of a single<\/i> difficult setting that ranks somewhere between ‘easy’ and ‘normal’ mode.<\/p>\n

– Controls are revamped and completely customizable.<\/b>
\nDirector’s Cut<\/i> default controls will be similar to those in other modern open world games like Grand Theft Auto<\/i> or Red Dead Redemption<\/i> but will also give you the option to customize them. Like in fighting games, Director’s Cut<\/i> will allow players to map functions\/actions to any<\/i> button so they can tailor the controls to their own comfort.<\/p>\n

– In game map has been improved… somewhat.<\/b>
\nThe map was a major frustration of players of the original Deadly Premonition<\/i>. To improve navigation in the Director’s Cut<\/i> the small GPS map in the left corner of the screen can now enlarge and will overlay the screen in real time so you know exactly which way you are moving on the map. Unfortunately, the map still doesn’t zoom in or out but with this new overlay feature on the screen navigating Greenvale is definitely easier!<\/p>\n

– Director’s Cut<\/i> loads faster!<\/b>
\nLoad screens in the Director’s Cut<\/i> are significantly quicker!<\/p>\n

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\u00b7 Updated textures and other graphical improvements<\/h2>\n

The Greenvale we know and love has been given a major graphical overhaul in the Director’s Cut<\/i> featuring completely redrawn and High resolution textures, improved lighting and even new shading. I have to say after seeing the Director’s Cut<\/i> in action the screens in the image gallery below really don’t do the visual improvements justice!<\/p>\n

The graphic style of the original remains the same but with the new textures and the improved lighting there’s a level of polish<\/a> apparent in the Director’s Cut<\/i> that is just not present in the 2010 release.<\/p>\n

While watching the gameplay I was immediately struck by all the new details added to the environments<\/a> in Director’s Cut<\/i> especially those seen in the foliage<\/a>, building exteriors, and items.<\/p>\n

Below are some comparison images I’ve made combining Director’s Cut<\/i> screens provided by Rising Star Games and my own screens of the Deadly Premonition<\/i> 2010 Xbox 360 release:<\/p>\n

Comparison shots<\/b>
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