Geoff Gibson reports:
''There's a lot to be said for two guys who started a small, know-nothing comic in the late 1990s only to have it grow into a huge Internet phenomenon 10 years later, where not only is their comic one of the most popular on the Web, but they also share the joy in their own yearly convention (Penny Arcade Expo) and now their own branded game, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode 1. These guys have done a lot of hard work to get to where they are today, and as avid gamers, they finally got to live out their dream of designing their own game. Is it any good? I can safely answer that with a resounding "Yes," but let's continue and find out why.
Penny Arcade Adventures takes place in 1922 in the city of New Arcadia, where evil has apparently run amok and chaos is freely roaming the suburbs. As you will soon find out, there is nothing nice about this city, and there certainly isn't anything desirable about it. However, as this setting is perfect for the story line that follows, it actually does a very nice job of making you really feel like this place is pure, unadulterated evil.
You'll start your adventure in the Create a Character mode, and while the system doesn't allow for too much customization, it has a unique flair and vibe that is usually missing from many of these character creation systems. The really neat part about this isn't the new 3-D perspective on all things Penny Arcade, but rather the fact that the game actually takes your 3-D modeled character and turns him or her into a comic like an actual Penny Arcade character. When all is said and done, you'll have your very own Penny Arcade character, as if Gabe had drawn it right there and then for you. It's a feature that all fans of the webcomic can appreciate.''
