I'm playing a budget title called Deadly Premonition. The reviews for the game are either extremely negative or extremely positive. With good reason. The graphics are terrible. The outdoor scenes look like a poorly made PS2 game, while the indoor scenes look like a pretty decently made PS2 game. The controls are a bit clunky, but they aren't too bad. Apart from that the game is fantastic, though.
The dialogue is unbelievably fun to listen to. I drove around in the car for like an hour last night just pressing the button that releases the main character's monologues. He is fucking insane. The first dialogue that you hear from him is a phone conversation where he seems to be talking about a gay couple that he knows. He keeps going on about their interdependency, and how yeah, one of them is a sadist who does terrible things to the other, but that's because that's what Jerry needs. Jerry is only happy when these things are being done to him. You then realize that he is discussing Tom and Jerry. And then you have lines like "Look at you in your uniform eating that T-Bone Steak with no makeup".
The story is basically Twin Peaks. Young beautiful girl is murdered in small town, and you're the FBI agent sent to unravel the mystery. It's exceptionally well told, though. And for 20 dollars new you really can't go wrong. I recommend it.
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