I’m not sure how many of our readers follow the webcomic Penny Arcade, but I certainly do. Religiously, in fact. Anyway, the guys behind Penny Arcade teamed up with Hothead Games to create an adventure game in the tradition of Monkey Island and Full Throttle, a genre which has suffered much neglect in recent years. My pet theory is that since adventure games tend to focus on good writing rather than lush visuals, their golden age must have been when computing power was still relatively scarce – but that doesn’t mean the market for adventure games is gone! Far from it – personally, I miss the wit and humor, two qualities that On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness has in spades. If you enjoy the comic, you’ll likely enjoy the game. If you like the comic AND fancy yourself a bit of a steampunk, you’ll absolutely adore it.

The game takes place in the fictional and heavily-lovecraftian New Arcadia in 1922, with your character joining forces with the Startling Developments Detective Agency in search of vengeance against the mysteriously massive robot that killed your house. I’ve only made my way through the first level so far, but it’s been a blast – you should definitely check this game out!

On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and on the Xbox 360. Get the 360 demo on Xbox Live, and the PC demos here. The game is the first of four episodes, and runs $20 – and worth every penny, if you ask me.

Filed under: Toys | Games,Video Games — Max @ 6:05 am