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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

A combination of a very funny adventure and a classic role-playing game. The whole is, of course, based on very popular Internet comics.

RPG | RPG elements | comics | humorous | episodic | classic RPG | PS Plus Premium

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Release Date

21May2008

PC X360

23Oct2008

PS3

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On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an RPG-Adventure game set in the comic-book-meets-pulp-horror-meets-H.P. Lovecraft deranged 1920s universe of New Arcadia, delivering mature and compelling entertainment to gamers via accessible episodic delivery. The creative collaboration between Penny Arcade creators Mike ‘Gabe’ Krahulik and Jerry ‘Tycho’ Holkins, legendary game designer Ron Gilbert and veteran producers Hothead Games results in a 100% authentic Penny Arcade experience that pushes bizarre characters, outrageous combat, and adult humor to the precipices of darkness.

Players join Gabe and Tycho, the crime-solving team of the Startling Developments Detective Agency, to combat savage enemies and solve mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia. The ominous 1920s landscape features distinct artwork and characters designed exclusively by Krahulik and brought to life by the Hothead team.

Each episode of On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness brings the Startling Developments detective team closer to discovering the sinister and bizarre mystery of New Arcadia, and truly takes advantage of the episodic genre by integrating features like

• Get value for your gaming dollar. Play an entire episode in 6-10 hours for under $20, getting tremendous value that fits into your busy schedule.

• Pick up and play from any episode. Enjoy each selfcontained story without having to play previous installments.

• Save what matters most. Carry over you character, stats, abilities, inventory and look from prior episodes.

Last updated on 06 October 2008

Game mode: single player  

User score: 3.5 / 10 based on 57 votes.

PEGI rating Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty. Game contains bad language. Game contains depictions of violence.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • Pentium III 1 GHz
  • 512 MB RAM
  • graphic card 128 MB (GeForce FX 5200 or better)
  • 350 MB HDD
  • Windows 2000/XP
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