History Fridge / DeadlyPremonition

** [[spoiler: This is because Kaysen is part of SWERY65's ReusedCharacterDesign group. Deadly Premonition and Spy Fiction are not canon to one another. The same thing goes for General too, who was eaten by piranhas.]]

** Not much brilliance, since a mandtory scene with Polly early on states that [[spoiler:Greenvale used to be much larger and have a population of over 6.000 people]].

* And now, the big, meta question: Why don't the game's low graphical fidelity,glitches, overly reused animations, and questionable audio choices diminish it's impact? Because the overall feel and tone the game is going for is surreality that switches between comedy and horror - and that's *exactly* what all those things contribute too. They make the game feel disconnected from reality in a way that is sometimes silly, and sometimes disturbing. The game doesn't succeed in spite of those shortcomings, it succeeds because of them.

* When York finally enters George's house, [[spoiler:we find that it's very messy and under-furnished, with all the windows boarded up]]. On the surface it just seems like [[spoiler:the type of place you would expect a serial killer to live]], but looking deeper, [[spoiler:it perfectly reflects several aspects of George's persona: The messiness reflects his psychosis, the under-furnished state reflects how he had nothing of value in his life, and the boarded up windows reflect how he hid his true self from the outside world]]. Also, [[spoiler:the boarded up windows prevent George from seeing the outside from within, reflecting that he was blind to certain things- namely that Kaysen had manipulated him into becoming a killer]].

* When York finally enters George's house, [[spoiler:we find that it's very messy and under-furnished, with all the windows boarded up]]. On the surface it just seems like [[spoiler:the type of place you would expect a serial killer to live]], but looking deeper, [[spoiler:it perfectly reflects several aspects of George's psyche: The messiness reflects his psychosis, the under-furnished state reflects how he had virtually nothing good in his life, and the boarded up windows reflect how he hid his true self from the outside world]]. Also, [[spoiler:the boarded up windows prevent George from seeing the outside from within, reflecting how blind he was to certain things- namely that Kaysen had manipulated him into becoming a killer]].

** He and Zach didn't exactly like the same bands, but they both dislike the Sex Pistols. York never actually explains why, but here's a possible theory; what was their lead singer's claim to infamy? [[spoiler:Allegedly killing his wife]]. Probably hits too close to home for York.

* It's pointed out subtly several times in the game that Greenvale has a lot of stuff in it (art gallery, big fancy hotel, sawmill, two bars...) despite being a relatively quiet small town. This is foreshadowing [[spoiler:that Greenvale used to have a larger population that was killed off by Kasen's experiment.]]

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* WordOfGod stating that [[spoiler:Willie]] is in fact TheManBehindTheMan as [[[[spoiler:Kaysen's connection to the Red World]] gives a whole new meaning to plenty of things. To name a couple:

* During the autopsy scene, when York finds out that Emily was watching a movie on TV the night of the murder, he grinds his investigative questioning to a halt to ask her what it was and then rattle off the year and director before moving on. Seems like just another case of [[PopCulturedBadass York]] [[CloudCuckoolander being York]], until you poke around Emily's house and car and realize something about her: [[spoiler: She's just as huge a film buff as he is. This seemingly-innocuous moment is probably when she starts to fall for him, because she realizes that they actually have something in common.]]

* Michael's sidequest reveals that [[spoiler:he is Harry's adopted son]]. In this light, [[spoiler:Michael can be viewed as Harry's [[ReplacementGoldfish replacement]] for George, Harry's estranged biological son. George himself takes after Harry in this one respect as George was using Carol and Thomas as [[ReplacementGoldfish substitutes]] for Emily, the woman he loved but couldn't have. Like father, like son]].

** [[spoiler: This is because Kaysen is part of SWERY65's ReusedCharacterDesign group. Deadly Premonition and Spy Fiction are not canon to one another. The same thing goes for General too, who was eaten by Pirhannas.]]

* Michael's sidequest reveals that [[spoiler:he is Harry's adopted son]]. In this light, [[spoiler:Michael can be viewed as Harry's [[ReplacementGoldfish replacement]] for George, the son Harry lost years ago. George himself takes after Harry in this one respect as George was using Carol and Thomas as [[ReplacementGoldfish substitutes]] for Emily, the woman he loved but couldn't have. Like father, like son]].

* Michael's sidequest reveals that [[spoiler:he is Harry's adopted son]]. In this light, [[spoiler:Michael can be viewed as being Harry's [[ReplacementGoldfish replacement]] for George, Harry's estranged biological son. George himself takes after Harry in this respect as George was using Carol and Thomas as [[ReplacementGoldfish substitutes]] for Emily, the woman he loved but couldn't have. Like father, like son]].

* When Anna's ghost leads you to the Galaxy of Terror, she needlessly takes you around in a circle before getting you there. Carol described Anna as [[TheDitz a ditz]] earlier in the game, so in that light it makes sense that her ghost would take you where you needed to go in such a roundabout way as opposed to the obvious quicker way.

* When York finally enters George's house, [[spoiler:we find that it's very messy and under-furnished, with all the windows boarded up.]] On the surface it just seems like [[spoiler:the type of place you would expect a serial killer to live]], but looking deeper, [[spoiler:it perfectly reflects several aspects of George's psyche: The messiness reflects his psychosis, the under-furnished state reflects how he had virtually nothing good in his life, and the boarded up windows reflect how he hid his true self from the outside world]]. Also, [[spoiler:the boarded up windows prevent George from seeing the outside from within, reflecting how blind he was to certain things- namely that Kaysen had manipulated him into becoming a killer]].

* When York finally enters George's house, [[spoiler: we find that it's very messy and under-furnished, with all the windows boarded up. On the surface it just seems like the type of place you would expect a serial killer to live, but looking deeper, it perfectly reflects several aspects of George's psyche: The messiness reflects his psychosis, the under-furnished state reflects how he had virtually nothing good in his life, and the boarded up windows reflect how he hid his true self from the outside world. Plus with the windows boarded up, George can't see outside from within, reflecting how blind he was to certain things- namely that Kaysen had manipulated him into becoming a killer]].

* When York finally enters George's house, [[spoiler: we find that it's very messy and under-furnished, with all the windows boarded up. On the surface it just seems like the type of place you would expect a psychotic serial killer to live, but looking deeper, it perfectly reflects several aspects of George's character: The messiness reflects his messed up mind, its under-furnished state reflects how he had virtually nothing good in his life, and the boarded up windows reflect how he hid his true self from the outside world. Also, keep in mind that with the windows boarded up, George would be unable to see the outside from within, reflecting how his psychosis made him blind to many things- namely that he had been manipulated into becoming a killer by Kaysen]].

* When Anna's ghost leads you to the Galaxy of Terror, she needlessly takes you around in a circle before getting you there. Some of the townspeople described Anna as [[TheDitz a ditz]] earlier in the game, so in that light it makes sense that her ghost would take you where you needed to go in such a roundabout way as opposed to the obvious quicker way.

* When Anna's ghost leads you to the Galaxy of Terror, she needlessly takes you around in a circle before getting you there. Earlier in the game, Anna was described as [[TheDitz a ditz]] by the people that knew her, so in that light it makes sense that her ghost would take you where you needed to go in such a roundabout way instead of the quicker way.