Deadly Premonition Xbox Live price fixed

By Robert Purchese Published 12 July, 2011

Rising Star's desired £14.99 tag instated.

Deadly Premonition's Xbox Live Games on Demand price has been amended, Rising Star Games has informed Eurogamer.

The cult survival horror game now correctly costs £14.99 to download.

Rising Star Games last week advised fans, via Eurogamer, not to buy Deadly Premonition at the erroneous price of £19.99.

In a statement issued today to Eurogamer, Rising Star Games was happy to confirm that the problem has been resolved.

"We've had some problems with the pricing of Deadly Premonition via Games on Demand," admitted product manage Yen Hau. "Working with Microsoft we've managed to resolve these issues.

"The drop in price means fans can now download this title at our originally desired price of £14.99.

"We’d like to thank everyone for their patience while we had the issue resolved."

Deadly Premonition divided opinion. Eurogamer sat on the we-like-it side of the fence, our Deadly Premonition review awarding 7/10.

Deadly Premonition, as with most divisive games, went on to gain cult status from a devout fanbase. But why? Eurogamer investigated the cult of Deadly Premonition last week.

Deadly Premonition.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 11 months ago

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  • agparrot #1 11 months ago

    Excellent, I shall be picking this up when I've emptied some things out of my gaming drawer. I want to buy a 'new' copy so that the makers of the game get something out of it.

    Still might get it cheaper 'new' in a box of course, but we'll have to wait and see.

  • BBIAJ #2 11 months ago

    Aye, it's new online for around a tenner.

    Quick, everyone go buy it one way or another!

  • Mr_Brown #3 11 months ago

    Yeah prices range from £10 to £14 in store and online so this price is pretty fair. I would highly recommend anyone pick this game up one way or another!

  • SpaceMonkey77 #4 11 months ago

    Good exposure for a cool but largely overlooked game. I'm still going to get the security of a physical copy, though.

  • geeza2020 #5 11 months ago

    I've decided to Lovefilm this one. I know its cheap, but any game that splits opinion as much as this, must be tried before you buy IMO.

  • BillPoon #6 11 months ago

    Bought today. Looking forward to trying it out.

    @geeza2020 Incidentally, I did Lovefilm this, but the disc wouldn't install - failed at 90%. I saw that as a sign that I should stop being cheap and just buy it.

  • wez_316 #7 11 months ago

    Honestly I think Deadly Premonition was awful. It had a lot of things going for it but it's all just a tease. Like all bark and no bite. A unique creepy atmosphere to it and it has this really intriguing mysticism to it. Nothing ever comes of it though.

    I'm a massive fan of survival horror and Twin Peaks and I was left feeling totally ripped off by this game. I clung on just for the story basically as the game part is awful.

    Turns out that the story part is not even worth sticking around for. I don't mind putting up with a game's poor mechanics when the story is worthwhile but come on. This is literal punishment. All the repetition and boredom with no satisfying reward for putting up with it. This is literally the worst game I've played since Simon The Sorceror 3D and that is no exaggeration.

    The plot is so stupid and nonsensical towards the end. I'd have preferred them to reveal nothing and keep it in mysticism than what it became. I cannot believe that they put in all that nonsense with giant mutant boss creatures.

    Just buy the complete Twin Peaks on DVD instead and save yourself the agony of this game. I hate saying this because I like the game for trying something different and I am the sort of gamer who thrives on the more obscure titles but I have to be honest here.

  • Vortextk #8 11 months ago

    Well hate it as much as you want, some people will like it some won't.

  • KingOfTheC #9 11 months ago

    By the way, the link to the review takes you to the "Don't buy Deadly Premonition on XBLA" page.

  • Gecks #10 11 months ago

    @wez_316
    of course this is only my interpretation but (MASSIVE SPOILERS AHOY):

    all 'supernatural' elements of the game - shadows, mutated kaysen/woodman, dark world, etc, were in zach's head - a way of dealing with the trauma of having his mother killed by his father. in fact, i believe it goes further - i think the entire greenvale story is the fabrication of a zach in a hospital bed somewhere. a lot of the NPCs seem to clearly represent his father, mother, and the trauma itself. there's nothing supernatural/mystical going on.
    i need to replay it again to see if it pans out from the start, but i started thinking that way about half-way through the game and it really seemed to hold water. i really liked the plot.
    Edited by Gecks at 13/07/11 @ 15:43

  • sonicyoda #11 11 months ago

    That's the sinner's sandwich.

  • slippysloppy #12 11 months ago

    This looks like the sort of game that would rock on the 3DS.

  • Smoped #13 11 months ago

    I wonder how the game did in Japan. Anybody?

  • rogueJT #14 11 months ago

    @Gecks:

    You're a fucking clown.

    Ever hear of spoilers.

    This page is for people who didn't buy the game.

  • rogueJT #15 11 months ago

    @Gecks:

    You're a fucking clown.

    Ever hear of spoilers.

    This page is for people who didn't buy the game.

  • Editos #16 11 months ago

    Got it from Amazon for £12. Currently awaiting delivery.

  • metallicorphan #17 11 months ago

    LOL,i read the article last week that the price was wrong on XBL,so i waited and waited,in the end this morning i went to HMV and picked the game up for 12 quid,then when i went on XBL,i saw they had corrected the price,oh well

    I have only played the first 30 minutes or so before i ahd to go out,but yeah i definitely got a Twin Peaks Vibe,which is a good thing

    :)

  • Jazzy_Geoff #18 11 months ago

    Top quality journalism. First the price was wrong, then a bit later they fixed it. Gripping stuff.

  • DwarfyP #19 11 months ago

    Looks like a poor mans Alan Wake

  • ShiroBen #20 11 months ago

    Bugger, not available here. I need to play this game.

  • EmiliasHorse #21 11 months ago

    Rented it because sacred2 was also available at 14.99 which may not be cheapest price but I love it I am really enjoying Deadly Premonition and will also download at the new price.

    Games on demand is becoming my preferred choice, how's about sales like the awesome 50% off sale EA had at Easter? Pretty please MS

  • dagas #22 11 months ago

    More games on demand games has to go down in price...

  • geeza2020 #23 11 months ago

    Right, started playing this last night after renting it from LoveFilm and after completing the first chapter and getting to the hotel with the old lady, I still dont have a freaking clue whats going on. The graphics are awful, the music doesnt seem to fit any scene, yet taken on its own, is very relaxing. Which kind of goes against the whole surivival horror/murder investigation thing thats supposed to be going on. The main character appears to be just insane, nobody seems to notice him talking to Zach all the time o_O the combat is repetitive as hell, but not difficult as I've read people here saying before. There was a rather comical scene between York and the old lady in the hotel with them sitting at opposite ends of a large dining table, so there is a little bit of quality in there in terms of the writing. I'm still intrigued enough to keep on playing it, and hopefully meet some more characters and flesh the story out a bit, but so far, sadly, it does appear to be a bit rubbish. I liked having windscreen wipers and indicators on the cop car though......

  • rudderless #24 11 months ago

    @geeza2020 It's a slow starter. First hour you're thinking 'what on Earth have I spent money on here', but stick with it - you'll soon get drawn into the world and the story, and York gradually becomes the most fascinating gaming protagonist in YEARS.

  • Gecks #25 11 months ago

    @rogueJT
    my post used the spoiler tags? i just edited to move them around to make that clear, but they were there :/

  • technicianTed #26 11 months ago

    Yeah like rudderless said, stick with it geeza as it does get even more bonkers(and better).

    I also rented(and completed it)from lovefilm and hated it at first, but it started to grow on me the further i got into it.
    It does resemble a ps2 game technically but if you look past that you get one crazy game which is worth perservering with.

    If it doesn't improve with time for you, then send that badboy back to lovefilm and get something else :p

  • geeza2020 #27 11 months ago

    Its actually been niggling away at me all day at work just how crazy York appears to be. Despite all the criticisms, I do want to get home and find out more....