Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 Review
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Version: 1.0.0
App Reviewed on: iPhone 3GS
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Gabe and Tycho have been running a sort of paranormal detective agency for several games now, but thankfully prior experience with the earlier two titles isn’t necessary. One or two references might fly overhead but overall it’s a very neat and tidy self-contained story involving the resurrection of ancient evil among other things. Being familiar with Penny Arcade in general will certainly help with a number of the inside jokes and enemies (for example, the Crabomancer), but even someone who’s never heard of Deepcrow can enjoy this weird and wonderful tale.
Much of Rain-Slick 3 is a refinement of Zeboyd’s atypical RPG mechanics and classic 16-bit era tropes. Magic charges up during a fight as opposed to existing in a constant pool, but at the same time enemies get stronger with each passing turn so saving up for those strong attacks while avoiding the threat of pummeling becomes a delicate balancing act. Thankfully all health, magic, and items are reset to their starting values at the end of combat so there’s none of that irritating potion/healing spell micro management.
Rain-Slick 3 is a fantastic, refreshing RPG on its own and well worth a look from any genre fans despite a couple of setbacks. Genre fans who are also Penny Arcade fans would be foolish not to buy it right now. Heck, even someone who already owns the PC or Xbox version will love being able to play on the go. It’s clever, hilarious, and most importantly tons of fun. Who doesn’t like fun?