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

"On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness is an episodic RPG-Adventure game set in a deranged comic-book-meets-pulp-horror universe. Armed with unconventional weaponry, you join forces with the Startling Developments Detective Agency to make war on bizarre enemies and solve the mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia."


Developer Hothead Games
Publisher(s) Hothead Games
May 2008
Platform PC, Xbox 360
Perspective Third-Person
Presentation Realtime 3D
Control Point-and-click, Direct control (gamepad)
Theme Licensed property, Comedy
Gameplay Hybrid - RPG
Graphic Style Stylized art
Action (compulsory) Combat
Media Internet download
Red flags Game-over events
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Screenshots




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News
Ron Gilbert standing on Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness
Renowned designer contributing to Penny Arcade's episodic series
May 10, 2007
Episodic Penny Arcade game series revealed at PAX
Early buzz suggests the games might be adventures
August 27, 2006
Articles
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness feature
The new episodic series is more RPG than adventure, but the edgy humour ensures it's still pretty ****ing good.
June 14, 2008
Joel DeYoung and Ron Gilbert interview
Joel deYoung and Ron Gilbert of Hothead Games talk about their work on Penny Arcade Adventures and the Monkey Island creator's new episodic game series.
March 20, 2008


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Technical Information
Version info
First installment of an episodic series based on characters from the Penny Arcade universe.

System requirements
Minimum System Requirements

Windows and Linux
Windows 2000/XP/VistaTM with latest updates or Linux 32-bit x86
Pentium III, AMD AthlonTM 1.0 GHz

Mac
Mac OS X 10.4/10.5 with latest updates
PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel based Mac 1.0 GHz

Recommended Configuration

Windows and Linux
Pentium IV, AMD AthlonTM 1.5 GHz

Mac
PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel® based Mac 1.5 GHz

All Platforms

Minimum System Requirements

ATI Radeon 9500 or better, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 or better, Intel GMA 950 or better with 64 MB of video memory (shared or dedicated)*
512 MB of available system memory
OS-supported sound card
350 MB of available hard drive space (185 MB installed)
Available Internet connection for download and one-time authentication

Recommended Configuration

ATI Radeon X800 or better, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better video card with 128 MB of video memory*
768 MB of available system memory
16-bit stereo- or surround-capable sound card with latest drivers

*All Windows- and Linux-based system video cards require latest drivers supporting OpenGL.

Known issues
n/a