For those unfamiliar with the system (and who haven't played our own
Penny Arcade RPGs which use a similar system), the core is that by hitting enemies right before they make their next move, you interrupt them which knocks them back on the time bar, essentially stunning them briefly.
It's probably a good thing, since players are going to have their hands full deciphering the off - beat narrative now familiar in
Penny Arcade RPGs.
If you've never played
a Penny Arcade RPG (and if iOS is your primary platform, you probably haven't), On The Rain - Slick Precipice of Darkness follows the adventures of ethereal detectives Tycho Brahe and Jonathan Gabriel as they investigate the supernatural happenings of New Arcadia.
Not exact matches
The
Penny Arcade games are both fairly traditional
RPG's put together in an episodic format.
When we first heard that Zeboyd Games would be bringing the long - awaited third title in
Penny Arcade's
RPG series to iOS, suffice to say we were pretty stoked that we'd finally be able to play an episode of On the Rain - Slick Precipice of Darkness on Apple's touch screen devices.
Introducing a unique
RPG gameplay style to the cartoony visual style and humor associated with the
Penny Arcade characters Tycho and Gabe, the games were a big hit.
We've made several
RPGs in the past (Cthulhu Saves the World, Breath of Death VII,
Penny Arcade's On the Rain - Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 & 4), but we're really stepping up our ambition with Cosmic Star Heroine.
That's Cosmic Star Heroine, a science - fantasy
RPG from the two - man team at Zeboyd Games, the same folks that brought us Cthulu Saves the World and episodes three and four of
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain - Slick Precipice of Darkness.
Our first
RPG, Breath of Death VII looks very different than our most recent
RPG,
Penny Arcade's On the Rain - Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, which in turn will look very different than Cosmic Star Heroine.
At the 2016
Penny Arcade Expo Square Enix allowed select press to not only meet the director of World of Final Fantasy — Hiroki Chiba — but also get some hands on time with the upcoming
RPG.