This Week on XBLA: Penny Arcade Adventures Ignites Episodic Content
- Scribbled on May 19th, 2008 by Devin Grimes
- Filed in Adventure, Microsoft Xbox 360, New Release(s), Release Date(s), Xbox Live Arcade
This coming Wednesday’s Xbox LIVE Arcade update brings about a few firsts for the service with the release of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One.
Breaking the bank as XBLA’s most expensive title yet at 1600 Microsoft Points (USD $20), the first installment of the collaboration between Hothead Games and Internet Webcomic juggernaut Penny Arcade certainly looks to please. Bringing the trademark humor to the table, the synopsis is as follows:
The first episode sends players to a deranged 1920s comic-book-meets-pulp-horror universe called New Arcadia. Armed with unconventional weaponry, players join forces with Gabe and Tycho of the Startling Developments Detective Agency to make war on bizarre enemies and solve the mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia.
Not exactly the kind of material you would normally see on the pages of the comic, but with a story written by PA’s own Jerry “Tycho” Holkins and artwork designed and imagined by Mike “Gabe” Krahulik it should be a safe bet that fans of the series will not be disappointed. Also: Fruit Fucker. Instant buy for me.
Sharing the title as one of the first real episodic attempts on a console, the game also joins the exclusive club of ESRB M-Rated titles on Xbox Live Arcade.
What do you guys think? Is $20 enough to command your love of Penny Arcade? This episode is said to be a 7-10 hour experience, and looks to be one of the most fully-featured releases on the service. Me? I’m totally sold.
Press Release:
Discover the mysteries of New Arcadia with Gabe and Tycho in “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One,” available on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).
The first episodic RPG-Adventure game to grace Xbox LIVE Arcade, “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One” is the result of a collaboration between Hothead Games and Penny Arcade. The first episode sends players to a deranged 1920s comic-book-meets-pulp-horror universe called New Arcadia. Armed with unconventional weaponry, players join forces with Gabe and Tycho of the Startling Developments Detective Agency to make war on bizarre enemies and solve the mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia.
“Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One” offers players the ability to design their own customizable character, a dynamic turn-based combat system and the ability to transfer your customized character’s stats and inventories to future episodes, or start fresh with each episode. Fans of Penny Arcade will appreciate the authenticity of the game, which features distinctive artwork and characters designed by Mike “Gabe” Krahulik and a story and dialogue written by Jerry “Tycho” Holkins.
Developed by Hothead Games, “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One” will be available worldwide (with the exception of Korea) for 1600 Microsoft Points and is rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB for all platforms. For more details on “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One” please visit:
May 21st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
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