In a bold move with today's industry - Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is being simultaneously released for OSX, Windows (unknown if it will be slanted towards XP or Vista, or set for both OSes), and Linux using the Torque Game Engine - a heavily modified version of the original Tribes 2 engine that can compile on Windows, Linux, and OSX. The game's initial video release from months ago drew a lot of heavy criticism with the follow-up reclaiming praise from previously surly gamers -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYPPxZ_Q03A . As you can see from the screenshots at the bottom (clicky for biggie!), the animation style is rich and lush while sticking to the 2D roots of the game. I'm unsure at this point if the 3D brawling sequences appeal to me - they seem somewhat similar to the recent Lords of the Rings FFX-clones, but time will tell.
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Originally Posted by Press Release Penny Arcade ( www.penny-arcade.com) is the most popular online comic in the world, serving 3.5 million readers monthly. Focused mainly on videogame culture and industry commentary, but managing to skewer a host of mainstream topics along the way, illustrator Mike Krahulik and writer Jerry Holkins deliver colorful humor in a thrice weekly cartoon strip and accompanying blog. The strip regularly features the creator’s alter egos, Tycho and Gabe.
Tycho and Gabe have partnered in true collaborative style with independent developer Hothead Games and are bringing the comic to life in the form of the first-ever Penny Arcade video game, a PC/Mac/Linux computer game called Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. Consulting on the game’s design is Ron Gilbert, creator of such adventure game classics as The Secret of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The gameplay is a blend of classic adventure and role-playing (RPG) combat elements set in the 1920’s. Penny Arcade Adventures is initially expected to be released in a downloadable, episodic format with the first episode available later this year.
Key game features:
• Hilarious, over-the-top dialogue written by Jerry Holkins in a style that will be familiar to Penny Arcade fans.
• Progressively unravel the game’s mysteries through classic adventure game play.
• Battle an array of zany enemies with the RPG combat system.
• An interactive Penny Arcade comic: customize the look and dress of your character and explore the unusual world of New Arcadia.
• Gabe, Tycho, Annarchy, The Fruit F*cker 2000 and many favorite Penny Arcade characters, plus new characters designed by Mike Krahulik.
• Set in a steampunk meets pulp horror meets H.P. Lovecraft alternate Penny Arcade universe. |
