Penny Arcade Adventures screens and features

Screenshots and a video of the upcoming game, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, have finally been released.

The game, developed by Hothead Games and available later this year (2007), will be the a series of downloadable, episodic games for PC (Windows, Mac OS X and Linux) and will feature characters from the Penny Arcade webcomics including Gabe and Tycho. The art and writing is provided by the Penny’Arcade webcartoonists, Mike Krahulik and writer Jerry Holkin, with consultant advice by Ron Gilbert, creator of The Secret of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion.

According to the press release, the game will be a “…blend of classic adventure and role-playing (RPG) combat elements set in the 1920’s.” Key features will include (and the last one is my favorite):

• Hilarious, over-the-top dialogue written by Jerry Holkins in a style that will be familiar to Penny Arcade fans.

• Progressively unravel the game’s mysteries through classic adventure game play.
• Battle an array of zany enemies with the RPG combat system.
• An interactive Penny Arcade comic: customize the look and dress of your character and explore the unusual world of New Arcadia.
• Gabe, Tycho, Annarchy, The Fruit F*cker 2000 and many favorite Penny Arcade characters, plus new characters designed by Mike Krahulik.
• Set in a steampunk meets pulp horror meets H.P. Lovecraft alternate Penny Arcade universe.

Here is but a sampling of the screens…

We’ll post the rest and the video as soon as we can.

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