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Though not set in the world of the strip, this simple, but hilarious, RPG has all its trademark humor. If you happen to not like the strip (philistine) then you may not want this one.

Genre: Adventure
Expected release date: Spring 2008
Developed by: Hothead Games

Min system requirements: Piii 1GHz, 512mb ram, 350 hd space, 64mb 3d card
Recommended system: p4 1.5ghz, 768mB

8 GREAT
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The comic about games becomes a game like a comic

May 7, 2008

Loosely based on the popular web comic Penny Arcade, this new episodic series kicks off with a six-hour game, cheekily subtitled On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. The action follows your custom-built avatar (and his disappointingly limited wardrobe selection) and early-20th-century versions of heroes Gabe and Tycho as they investigate paranormal goings-on in the city of New Arcadia. It’s a bizarre tale that’s completely ...

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On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode...

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It's been a long time coming, but the first installment of Penny Arcade Adventures - based on the snarky, game-industry-savaging webcomic Penny Arcade - is just months away from completion. If you've been paying attention to the game up until now, though, you'll already know that it has little to do with the strip's modern-day antics, instead re-imagining its characters as paranormal detectives in the creepy, monster-infested burg of New Arcadia. And you won't really play as either of them, ... » Read Full Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One preview

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ESRB Rating

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is rated:
Mature
Blood and Gore, Mature Humor, Strong Language, Violence

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