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Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One
Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One is a video game that consists of 4 releases
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is as entertaining as its title is long.
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On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an adventure-oriented role-playing game from the creators of Penny Arcade, a gaming-themed online comic strip.
Overview
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an episodic role-playing game based on the popular web comic series Penny Arcade. It was developed by Hothead Games and designed by Penny Arcade writer Jerry Holkins and artist Mike Krahulik. It was released on May 21, 2008 on Xbox Live Arcade, Windows, Mac, and Linux. The game was later released on the Steam platform, and it was announced that Episode One will be released on the PlayStation Network in Fall 2008. The team has stated that the game's story will be told over four episodes.Plot
The game starts out with you creating and naming a character from various physical attributes and pieces of clothing. Upon beginning the story, you'll quickly find that your home on the lovely Desperation Street has been flattened by a giant robot (specifically, a mammoth version of longtime Penny Arcade antagonist the Fruit Fucker). You'll soon join forces with PA main characters Tycho Brahe and John Gabriel, paranormal detectives, as you investigate a mysterious infestation of mimes and smaller Fruit Fuckers throughout town.Gameplay
The game play in Penny Arcade Adventures mixes elements of point-and-click adventures and RPGs. The player can click on objects in the game world to read clues and humorous descriptions, and smash objects such as crates and trash cans to obtain items. Enemies appear on the field, and you'll initiate combat as soon as you approach them. Battles play out in a menu-driven, turn-based fashion similar to those in many Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy. Each of the three characters has unique weapons: Gabe uses his fists, Tycho has a Tommy gun, and your created character is armed with a rake. All three characters can also use special attacks periodically, and friendly characters such as the smug feline T. Kemper can be summoned to battle to perform humorous but sometimes ineffective support attacks.
powerful special moves that require the player to complete harder minigames to activate the move's full affect.The player is encouraged to use these special moves, and to successfully complete the minigames, during combat by way of the Overkill system. If a special move manages to remove all HP from an opponent, the character who used the move will gain an overkill point, increasing their attack power by one. Tycho, Gabe, and the player's character can gain a total of 15 attack power through overkill moves in this episode. Overkill moves also cause the opponent to violently explode into chunks of blood/oil/rainbows.
Once a character has used their action(item, attack, or special attack) all three of their actions reset and start filling up again. Players can extend the time they have to let a move charge up by using one of the three special character attacks (from T. Kemper, Anne, and Fuchsia). These attacks take longer to "play out" in battle, and the player can use these longer attacks to let the character’s meters charge up a little longer.
Almost every opponent/boss in the game has a weakness and a resistance to some attack/item. Players will have to mix up their attacks (using regular attacks or special attacks, attacking an opponent with guns, rakes or fists, using item attacks) to deal the maximum amount of damage.
At the beginning of combat, all characters in battle "Roll for Initiative" (a classic D&D reference) to determine which character will attack first. If a character wins the Initiative roll, than they can attack or use an item right away. If a character rolls a natural 20, they can use a super attack at the start of the fight.
Collector's Edition
| Game Name | Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One |
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May 21, 2008
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ESRB: M
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- party healer/white magic user
- heavy brawler
- analytical scientist
- offensive/black magic user
- financial backer for Gabe & Tycho's exploits
| Platform | User Reviews | Avg. Score |
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| All Reviews | 9 reviews |
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On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One Achievement Guide
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