Once they have completely redesigned the game series Penny Arcade RPG, the Zeboyd Games returns to the charge with a fourth and final chapter. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 is an evolution of the previous game and not a revolution as it was before. Who played the previous will recognize all the elements that Zeboyd brought in the previous game and that turned into a major producing indie RPG.
For those who have not played Rain-Slick 3, there is a brief introduction sequence that puts us abreast of the current situation of the protagonists. Our party was divided from the end of the last game and now the various characters are in different parts of Underhell. Tycho and Gabe have gone to join with Dr. Blood, while Moira is paired with the skull Jim, who now has a gelatinous body and the ability to speak. The mood is expected and is always present, keeping a mood light and fun despite the apocalyptic situation of the game universe. However, sometimes humor can saturate a bit, resulting in jokes to lose the desired effect. The story manages to keep us interested throughout the game, who has the perfect length.
Warp Zoned writes:
"Five years, four episodes, and two developers later, the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness saga has finally come to an end. Zeboyd Games picked up where Hothead Games left off after Episode Two, creating Episode Three in a very different, retro-y style. Zeboyd has since completed development of Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 earlier this Summer. Though similar to the retro stylings of Episode Three, Episode Four throws a few new tricks at us, including monster training and a massively overhauled game world. Are these changes the end of the world as we know it? Or do Tycho and Gabe and Moira and the gelatinous goo that is Jim feel fine about the Underhell?"
Sean Kelley, Thunderbolt writes:
Five years ago Penny Arcade teamed up with the Canadian indie developer Hothead Games to create an episodic RPG series loosely based on their comic strip. Three years ago the teams parted ways, leaving fans, player-created characters and the future of the series in limbo. Though Jerry Holkins vowed to finish the story for fans in an online-only novella, it seemed hopes for a third and forth game were all but lost: enter Zeboyd Games. One year ago Zeboyd released Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, simplifying the name (barely) and reimagining the series with their signature retro stylings. Two months ago, the Rain-Slick journey was finally complete.
GameZone: "Zeboyd Games has become something of an authority on the comedy RPG. With past gems like Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death VII: The Beginning, the studio was able to bring a bit of revitalization into what many consider a very serious genre. The developer previously took over the Penny Arcade series of RPGs, delivering the jovially entertaining Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3. Now Zeboyd has turned out the next chapter in the series, aptly titled Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, and it definitely lives up to the standard set by the dev with its previous efforts."
