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4.5/5
A Metaphor for Itself.
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 12/12/2015
“On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness” was always planned as a four-part, multi-episode game. But after two lukewarm episodes by Hothead Games, it appeared that the “Penny Arcade” RPG project had come to a premature end. Thankfully, a new partnership between “Penny Arcade” and Zeboyd Games (the Xbox Indie developer behind “Breath of Death 7” and “Cthulhu Saves the World”) resurrected the concept and brought it roaring back from its own precipice of darkness for a two-part conclusion, completing the ‘Quartet for the Dusk of Man’ in glorious fashion.
Presentation
Like “Episode 3,” “Episode 4” is a typically Zeboyd-looking game. Resting somewhat uncomfortably between 8-bit and 16-bit visuals, the game is portrayed from a birds-eye view outside of …
