Gabe and Tycho: On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

Penny Arcade is an online gaming comic. The two main characters, Gabe and Tycho, are based (loosely) after the artist and the writer. The content itself is ill suited for children more often than not, and they do not sell themselves otherwise. The comic itself has been around since 1998 and has built up a solid reputable company around this comic strip. They not only make enough to support their families running this comic site full time, but they also support other personal ventures.

The Penny Arcade Expo is a full-fledged convention based around gaming. It includes everything from concerts to tournaments. They also have a yearly charity event called Child’s Play. Partnered with children’s hospitals across the country, they raise hundreds of thousands of dollars every year for sick children. This past year alone they set a personal record at 1.3 million dollars. As if all of these side projects weren’t enough, they’ve started one more.

Penny Arcade Presents: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. The game itself is completely funded by the two men at Penny Arcade. After writing the story, the programmers at Hothead games are trying to base the game play after the comic itself and constant input from Gabe and Tycho themselves.

Taking characters and other elements from the comic itself, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an episodic adventure focused on the “Whimsical Brawler” and the “Maddening Egotist.” Combining role-playing game elements with adventure games, the closest thing they’ve found to compare it to currently on the market is Sam and Max (a fun game in and of itself). See the trailer below for a quick view of the game.



The game has no specific release date, but it has been in production for nearly two years. It's surmised the release date of the first episode will be released soon. The release is highly anticipated by the massive amount of readers Penny Arcade has, not to mention much of the Internet gaming community. A game made by gamers, for gamers. A lot of support is being rallied behind this newest project and judging from the tenacity they’ve shown on previous works, it’s doubtful this will disappoint.
Ian MacKechnie

pictures courtesy of www.penny-arcade.com, www.rainslick.com
video courtesy of www.rainslick.com