RPGWW

Yes, I got the game, Yes I finished it. YES it was a rewarding and interesting game and just about as long as it ought to have been.

I'm talking, of course, about On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, the Penny Arcade Game that got released yesterday... or so...

Anyway, I still haven't gotten all the hidden things, and I'm not sure I'm entirely interested in doing that either (clicking every little object in the entire game for the odd chance of finding one piece of concept art isn't that attractive), but I'm definitely getting the next three parts of this.

And Character Editor COULD perhaps have been a little freer with colours; I'd say the same about clothing, features, and such, but considering the Movies in the game, I'm really not complaining.

So yeah, any one else who've played it?

Played the demo, enjoyed a fair bit. $20 for 5 hours, though? No way.

Jak speaks goddamned heresy, and needs to play Portal again. And again.

I really don't see any problem with putting down 20 dollars for a game I liked. Honestly, considering all the games I've spent more on, and that has only brought me disappointment (Godfather, Kingdom Hearts 2, to say a few...), I found this a VERY worthwhile investment.

Also, just to add some kind of (false) moral thing in my defense, I really like it when underdog companies, or indie, or whatever, make something like this. A'course, I got it mainly 'cause of PA, which I'm a fan of, but I wasn't disappointed. I share many of the same tastes in games as Holkins, so I got my share of RPG and Point and Click.

I was even going to take you windsurfing, weather permit.


That is all I have to say.

PriamNevhausten wrote:Jak speaks goddamned heresy, and needs to play Portal again. And again.

Surely you're not comparing Portal to what's essentially a very short, oldschool JRPG with a crapload of PA brand charisma. Both are good, yes, but you will feel drawn to play Portal, as you say, again and again. And then there's the Advanced chambers, various trials, community content etc.

Not saying that OTR-SPOD is bad, far from it. I just feel that I should be getting more than 4 hours of gaming for that price. Especially if it's not a complete work in itself.

I understand your point, Jak; I find it hard to believe there's any replay value in Penny Arcade; But I guess it boils down to what you're willing to lay your money on.

As Cho noted, this is less than or about the same price as DVDs and CDs; I really don't mind putting $20 into something that amuses me for 5 hours.

Hey, I'm just saying don't discount a game simply because it's short. Which you did in the initial post, but you have since corrected.

You are forgiven, my son. Now clean the baptismal font.

Mike bought it, and I enjoyed watching it over his shoulder from the couch while I played Touch Detective 2 1/2. I think I'll probably play through it twice, maybe thrice--gotta try all the dialogue options. =0

It's not perfect, but for a low-budget title, it is surprisingly engaging. The battle system keeps you on your toes despite being an RPG, which is awesome. The writing is a brash mixture of elegance, inelegance, (intentional) stupidity, and genius. As anyone who frequents Penny Arcade should come to expect. And witnessing the fruit fuckers' citrus molestation fully animated is something that I will never forget. That and the unsanitary legacy of Dr.Hobo.

Swear to God, though, someone needs to tell these people who design games for Xbox360 that not everybody has HD TVs, and therefore not everybody can read their goddamned microscopic text.

Special Bonus: This game may very well contain my favorite enemy encouter of any RPG I have ever played.

BrainWalker wrote:Swear to God, though, someone needs to tell these people who design games for Xbox360 that not everybody has HD TVs, and therefore not everybody can read their goddamned microscopic text.

Mommy says only bad people and dirty commies don't have HD TVs.