Francis York Morgan is maybe one of the most likable characters in any piece of fiction like...ever. Deadly Premonition succeeds and has such a prominent cult following because the aspects of the game that function and work are the same aspects that enhance the immersion in role playing York. You have to shave in the morning, eat breakfest, turn your headlights and wipers on in the rain. The story is engaging, the NPCs feel alive and interesting, and the roads always feel just a little to real to life in their length.

I want to be York and the game gives me a world and narrative where I can do just that. It does it so well that everything that should be "bad" comes off as charming and just adds to the experience.

The NPC facial expressions, the bad framerate, the standstill 3rd person shooting. I thought it was all really delightful. The switch port crashed on me like 8 times and it always brought a smile to my face.