Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One

Critic reviews

• IGN

  Hilary Goldstein · Oct 24, 2008

  7.8

  PAA: OTRSPODEO is certain to appeal to fans of the strip and will get some laughs from those who still have their heads up their asses and have never heard of Penny Arcade. To its credit, the Penny Arcade team doesn't attempt to pimp its own website and nothing about this smells of marketing tripe. It's a smart, fun game that would have been truly great with a wider range of enemies and environments and a touch more depth to the gameplay.

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• Games Radar+

  Dan Stapleton · Jun 18, 2008

  8.0

  Of course, the real star of PAA isn’t the gameplay, but the humor. It’s a lot like playing a comic strip, and should be approached as such. Read a few of the strips online before plunking down your money - if you like what you see there, the game is worth the price of admission.

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• Game Trailers

  Game Trailers · Jun 05, 2008

  7.2

  While Penny Arcade: Episode One is no doubt a hopeful introduction into the world of New Arcadia, it’s hard to find the franchise’s bravado for monsters and mischief enough for a game relatively high in price and low on content. On the other hand, players with a soft spot for old-school RPG battles, adventure games, and Gabe and Tycho’s online misadventures will certainly find something to appreciate.
• Destructoid

  Anthony Burch · May 22, 2008

  9.0

  I could nitpick at a few smaller problems Precipice has (I'd really, really like to control the camera, or indeed move it at all, during fights), but to do that is to miss the point. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is a hilarious, immersive, and goddamned fun gameplay package.

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• Giant Bomb

  Ryan Davis · May 22, 2008

  8.0

  But none of these issues put much of a dent in my overall enjoyment of On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One. It took me a good five hours to play through, and it wraps up enough story threads to be satisfying, while leaving enough open to keep me eager for Episode Two. If the humor and the combat can retain this level of quality, this could be the start of something great

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• Cheatcc

  NATHAN MEUNIER · May 21, 2008

  8.4

  The short-length and other minor nitpickings aside, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One is absolutely worth every cent of its $20 price tag. By the end of the first installment the game will bore a hole of anticipation in your skull that yearns to be filled by future episodes. Indeed, fans of the comic will not be disappointed.

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