Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 3

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Pros:

Hilarious writing; friendly JRPG mechanics; old-school charm.
Laughoutloud funny, Satisfying combat with tactical considerations, Good assortment of classes and abilities.

Cons:

Fairly short; a linear story; extremely repetitive combat.
Not much to do but fight, Huge difficulty spike at the end.

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Last revision on January 25, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Hilarious writing; friendly JRPG mechanics; old-school charm
Laughoutloud funny, Satisfying combat with tactical considerations, Good assortment of classes and abilities

Reviewers Didn't Like

Fairly short; a linear story; extremely repetitive combat
Not much to do but fight, Huge difficulty spike at the end

Expert reviews and ratings

Somehow, this seems more appropriate. The third Penny Arcade episode, courtesy of Cthulhu Saves The World developer Zeboyd, is a very different beast from the first two. It's another RPG, yes, and continues the story they started. Now though, it feels...

By GameSpy on June 28, 2012

After a respite of almost four years, Gabe and Tycho, proprietors of the Startling Developments Detective Agency, are back on the case. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 picks up where its predecessors left off, but much has...

By GameSpot on June 27, 2012

It's been almost four years since the guys over at Penny Arcade have released an episode of their Rain-Slick franchise, which I suppose is understandable considering that the original developer bailed on them in 2009. Someone once told me that you...

By Cheat Code Central on June 25, 2012

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By reviewed.com on July 30, 2012

As PAX Prime and East are as much about smaller and Indie games as it is the larger AAA titles, it is fitting that the first public playable reveal for the new On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 game (OtRSPoD3) was at this year's PAX East. I...

By Blogcritics on April 10, 2012