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Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is an open world survival horror video game developed by Toybox. It was published by Rising Star Games as an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch console on July 10, 2020. It is both a prequel and sequel to Deadly Premonition, which has garnered a cult following since its release in 2010. A Blessing in Disguise follows FBI Agent Francis York Morgan as he works to solve a murder mystery in the fictional American town of Le Carré, Louisiana.

Release
A Blessing in Disguise was announced in September 2019, with Hidetaka Suehiro as director and writer. It was published as an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2020.

Reception
A Blessing in Disguise received mixed reviews upon release. Some critics concluded that A Blessing in Disguise did not reach the same heights as Deadly Premonition, with the other elements of the game unable to compensate for the technical performance, as had previously happened in Deadly Premonition. Others wrote that, while not quite as enjoyable as Deadly Premonition, A Blessing in Disguise was still a serviceable sequel with an intriguing storyline and characters.

The characters generally received praise as enjoyably eccentric,  though some reviewers felt that the relatively smaller cast, as compared to Deadly Premonition, limited the narrative range of the murder mystery. York was similarly highlighted as a major strength of the narrative,  with one reviewer describing him as "undoubtedly Deadly Premonition 2's saving grace."

A major point of criticism focused on the game's technical performance. Reviewers often criticized the frame rate as slow and considerably detracting from the experience of the game, particularly when exploring the outdoor portion of A Blessing in Disguise's open world. The absence of an option to invert the game's camera along the Y-axis was also criticized, as it had been present in the 2019 port of Deadly Premonition for the Switch. The graphics were similarly panned by some critics.