Bizarrely brilliant comedy/horror Deadly Premonition has finally been given a release date for the United Kingdom, with Rising Star Games announcing that it'll be ready just in time for Halloween. British fans of strangeness will be able to pick up Swery65's coffee-flavored game on October 29.
Deadly Premonition has proven to be one of the most controversial titles of the year, and even the publisher is keen to point out the contrast between Destructoid's own 10/10 review and IGN's brutal 2/10.
"The release means gamers in the UK will finally be able to form their own opinions about Deadly Premonition," declares Rising Star, "a game which has split opinions across the board: Destructoid awarded it 10/10, naming it "simply stunning", while IGN US scored it 2/10, saying it's "terrible".
When I go to events like E3 and, more recently, PAX, the amount of people who thank Destructoid for recommending Deadly Premonition is mindblowing. Those gamers that have given it a chance has most often ended up falling in love with it. Here's hoping those in the PAL region do the same!
U ... K ... in the coffee.
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4:20 PM on 09.16.2010 | 
Oh you mean like we did with Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Killzone 3, and all the OTHER top-tier AAA games we've rated highly?
Get off your high horse, son.
have fun.. the game is horrible
this will be interesting.
When you wrote the review i was about to import it on ps3 from japan just to get a hold of it, but the price was too high.
Hope it releases in Sweden, if not ill just import it from UK i guess
Jim - If you havn't seen Twin Peaks (the David Lynch series this game is heavily based on) allow me to highly recommend it!
Not to mind for me though, I'm hugely enjoying the Japanese PS3 copy I picked up earlier in the year. About ten hours in now (just at the start of episode 2 part 2) and the game continues to surprise me. It may be made with budget in mind, but the game world and atmosphere are some of the strongest I've come across in a long time.
My girlfriend will have to wait for now, but as a couple of Silent Hill fans who've been following this game since the Destructoid review I'm sure it'll be worth it for her. You got my gratitude for continuously hammering down this kooky game world on us, Jim. She now gets really pissed off every time I quote one of the weird things that Agent York says in the game!
@epic-koryuken, Swing and a miss.
This is possibly one of the most embarrassing things I've ever heard anyone say ever.
/pre-orders RIGHT NOW.
That's one of the bad guys' attacks. They shamble backwards toward you and try to rip out your tongue.
And before you guys respond, that's not to imply me slamming Deadly Premonition. Everything that's NOT about shooting joker zombies in the game may bore me to death, but it's the build-up that really gives the picture its frame sometimes.