Sean Kelley reports:
''Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode 1, is needlessly to say a strange title. Really though, how could a Penny Arcade game not be strange? How does one make a game out of two buddies' brash/witty repartee on game culture, the industry and all the people even mildly connected to it? Well the answer is surprisingly simple, put them in a fictitious 1920s city, and give them the keys to their very own paranormal detective agency. Yes it's absurd, but this is Penny Arcade we're talking about.
Rain Slick at its core mixes basic JRPG guts with even lighter point and click adventure mechanics. The combination is straight forward and works well. Your party will consist of the character you create, and of course, Gabe and Tycho. The character builder isn't huge but it gives you a good assortment of options, including gender, face size, facial hair, clothes and so on. What really makes your character stand out, is that they will appear as created in the Flash animated story sequences throughout the game. It's this attention to detail that gives Rain Slick its charm.''
