Review: Penny Arcade Adventures Ep 1 - Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb writes:

This first installment lays some very promising groundwork with a setting and style that betray the creators' nerdier passions, some exceptionally funny and ribald writing, and gameplay that is brisk and engaging.

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One has the volume of dialogue trees and item collection you might expect from a straight adventure game, but there's nearly as much combat in here as there are jokes about pee. Whenever you encounter an enemy–be it animate trash, a barbershop quartet, or some evil goddamned mimes–the game cuts away to a battle mode like it was a Japanese RPG. The combat is a mix of real-time and turn-based conventions, giving you control of all three characters at once, but limiting how often you can use them with action meters that fill up over time. Depending on how long you let a character's meter charge, you can use items, perform a basic attack, or activate a special attack, which prompts a quick minigame to determine how much damage you deal. If two or more characters have their special attack ready, you can perform a team-up attack.

[Superfragilistic]

It looks like a lot of fun but I just don't know if I can justify spending $20 on one arcade title.

[skynidas]

Giant Bomb rocks!