Evil Avatar writes: "Penny Arcade's first episode of their entrance into the videogaming world has finally come out! Now Tycho and Gabe (Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik) can face all the developers and reviewers out there that they have torn apart on their own site for making bad games and writing bad reviews. So, with that bit of enticement out of the way, I'm here to tell you that if you're a fan of the webcomic, as I have been since almost the start of it, you should enjoy your roughly 6 hours with On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One (last time I'll type that out until the end of the review…whew!). For those who have not read the webcomic, all I can say is good luck getting all the in-jokes and be prepared for a lot of swear words to be thrown about along with blood spewing and robots pissing(?). This is not a game to play with your children in the room, that's for sure!"
The Good
+ The characters have the feel of Mike Krahulik (Gabe)'s drawing style down pat
+ The Gabe and Tycho characters are spot on, even when moved to the 1920s
+ Characters from the webcomic making an appearance, sometimes in major roles
+ The jokes are fantastic, but if you haven't read PA before you'll be lost
+ The story is well done…who else can combine Fruit Fuckers, mimes, Cthulu and a Urine Professor?
The Bad
- The game is short on gameplay
- It is a bit too easy
- A bit of reading
- If you've never read PA you won't get many jokes
The Ugly
- So many things, so little time to explain them…
