Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4

Finished this on XBLIG back in the day. Surprisingly solid SNES-style JRPG. Going with Zeboyd for the latter half of the series was a smart move. Gameplay is a bit of a step-back from the previous episode IMO; I felt the Pokémon ripoff conceit was not as fun as the job system from OTRSPOD3. Better written than the webcomic is these days, but yeah the experience is probably enhanced by having some affinity for Jerry (the pig-like one)'s writing. Edit: Jerry's the bald one! How could I forget. Gabe is the one that's pig-like. ---- Here's a bonus review, for episode 3! Finished this on XBLIG back in the day, which is why I have 0 minute on here and I'm bundling this review with episode 4's. Modest in scope, but what's there is legit great. My favourite out of the 4 or so games I've played from Zeboyd. Throwback SNES-style JRPG with some modern ideas thrown in (like being able to view and affect turn priority). Pretty charming aesthetic too. Would recommend even if you hate regular Penny Arcade strips -- for one, they still kinda *cared* at the time.

terrible.

Not as good as the orignal trilogy, but still amusing.

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My 1st time playing this game franchise. Happen to stumble upon a quite a nice one. Appears to be well made so far. Starts out with some catching music and a ridiculous funny plot. The game continues like that throughout the game... and Keeps on giving!! The music is very good and immensive. As for the fights, i have no idea what's happening or what i'm doing, but i just keep on going xD

7/10: The fourth and final part of Penny Arcade's quadrilogy involving elder gods and silly puns. Zeboyd Games has a classic turn-based approach to RPG's that I always enjoy, though it's a bit closer to Pokemon with the whole trainers and monsters dynamic. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness series began back in 2008, and took about 5 years to reach it's conclusion. The first two parts, developed and published by Hothead, were both released that year and were close to the style of the webcomic and had timing mechanics mixed into their turn based combat. Then things went mysteriously quiet, leaving the series potentially unfinished until 2011 when Zeboyd announced they'd be developing episode 3 (and later 4), at which point the series combat mechanics switched to Zeboyd's style, with turn bars and interrupts and 16-bit graphics. Episode 4 is colorful and straightforward, though the environment is still properly otherworldly. Rather than controlling characters like Gabe, Tycho, or Moira like in previous games, you use the monsters you find over the course of the game and equip the characters to them as "trainers" which feels very reminiscent of Pokemon. The game is very linear without respawning enemies so it avoids being grindy, and even on the hardest difficulty dying in a fight means respawning just before the fight. Zeboyd clearly values the players time, but still knows how to offer a challenge for those who prefer a more punishing experience. Despite the in-jokes and references, the underlying narrative is one of apocalypse and doom. The result sometimes feels conflicted, but it's still a good time for anyone who enjoys Penny Arcade or turn-based RPGs.

kinda like the old final fantasy titles continues the story from the prev game veri good 8/10

Maybe it is a good game, but I hate retro jrpg.