Videos and Image Galleries
Since a few images don't really convey a real sense of the game, we've put together some videos and galleries of dialog trees. The latter will show complete conversations that take place in a few areas, and as such they contain spoilers. The videos will focus on showing battles, and again some of these are major spoilers. You can also try the demo to get a taste of the gameplay, but we felt the game improved once you got past the demo/tutorial portion.
Can we talk?
First up is a conversation that occurs right near the end of the demo. It's your first encounter with Tycho and Gabe, providing a taste of things to come.
Next is a conversation with Anne-Claire (a.k.a. Annarchy) that occurs right after the demo ends. You'll chat with her a lot during the course of the game, and while she has some entertaining moments she doesn't hold a candle to the professor of urinology - a man who studies the effects of pee.
Anne-Claire plays a major role in the story telling, as she more or less assigns your missions. Here's the conversations surrounding the first quest.
Anne also does weapon upgrades, and the following gallery shows the conversations that take place for all three initial upgrades.
Coming soon to a theater near you…
These videos focus on the battles, as outside of the conversations (shown above) there's not much to include. The first three are relatively generic battles, the next two show some minor spoilers of things to come, and the final two show two of the three major "boss" battles. Stay away from the final two if you want to avoid spoilers! (Follow the links for additional descriptions.)
Penny Arcade Adventures - Takin' Out the Trash.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Fruit F***er Fight.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Hobocide.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Bolt Quest.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Barbershop Quartet.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Slumlord.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Final Battle.
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joetron2030 - Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - link
Just now getting around to reading your review. I'd have to agree with you on the gameplay and "fun factor" aspects of the game (and I too come as a fan of PA).Also, one minor correction, the actual XBLA point cost is 1600 points. US retail prices for a 1600 pt. card is usually about $19.99. So, it ends up essentially costing $20 that way as well.
Wolfpup - Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - link
How can you seriously say it's not a big deal that for $20 we're only getting a rental? And how can you hesitate to call "activation" DRM? It's the worst form of DRM I'm aware of, which is saying something given how nasty this stuff has gotten.I would have purchased this, but like so many other recent PC games, they've taken that option from me. I will not pay $20 for a rental (and yes, if you don't own an actual copy of it you can use whenever and however you like, it is a rental).
tonjohn - Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - link
"(and yes, if you don't own an actual copy of it you can use whenever and however you like, it is a rental)."As a consumer, you never own any piece of software. You are merely purchasing a license to the software and must adhere to the terms set aside in the licensing agreement.
While DRM can be frustrating, it is a necessary evil. And things like Steam make DRM seem non-existent (unless you are on 56k) and we should embrace those methods.
JarredWalton - Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - link
As I said, it's a ONE TIME activation, and from the quote it appears if you end up needing to install it on more PCs and encounter problems, they are more than willing to help you out. DRM in my mind is locking content like a movie to one device. Locking an OS to install on one PC (at a time) or an application to only install on a few PCs is reasonable, I think. We're not talking about EA levels of "call home every 10 days to validate" DRM (even though EA decided not to do that), and with the game being available exclusively through online distribution the requirement to activate over the Internet is hardly a problem.I've voice my concerns for the long-term, but then I just don't see this as such an important game that we're going to want to return to it in five years. I thought it was fun, I got my $20's worth of entertainment, and I doubt I will return to Precipice for another round again. Just like I haven't really touched Assassin's Creed, Bioshock, Crysis, and any number of other games since I finished them (outside of benchmarking purposes).
yacoub - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - link
On the last page - pretty sure the comics go back to 1998 not 1988.Jynx980 - Monday, June 16, 2008 - link
Shouldn't the system requirements be on the performance page instead at the end of the review?JarredWalton - Monday, June 16, 2008 - link
Some people just skip to the end. :)tonjohn - Monday, June 16, 2008 - link
:(This game was also released on Steam and includes all of the achievements from the Xbox 360 version.
I'm not a fan of these sorts of games but I have really enjoyed playing this one so far.
JarredWalton - Monday, June 16, 2008 - link
Page five, bottom of the first paragraph.tonjohn - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - link
My bad! Thanks :)