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Penny Arcade Announces Video Game
by Chris Remo, Aug 25, 2006 9:53am PDTLong running video game-themed webcomic Penny Arcade today announced that Vancouver-based Hothead Games will be developing an episodic series of games based on Penny Arcade. The tone of the press release suggests that the game is likely to take a tongue in cheek attitude towards various video game cliches and conventions; the first game in the series will be "a comic adventure game" entitled Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.
"We're really excited to be working with Hothead Games on our first electronic adventure," said writer Jerry Holkins, his clawed feet resting atop a huge slab of granite. "From the moment we laid eyes on them, it was clear they had the technical and creative chops to execute our grim vision. Now that we have pooled our strengths, our dark work may truly begin." Holkins then paused to eat a rat whole.Hothead was formed in March of this year, and employs developers who have worked on games such as The Simpsons: Hit & Run and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. "I've promised this with past games, and I stand by it: if the game sucks, I'll eat my shirt," stated Hothead president Vlad Ceraldi. Penny Arcade Adventures is being developed for PC, Mac, and Linux, with next generation console versions to follow.
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I'd love a twisp and catsby game.
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"I have always heard the cries of "sell-out" from atop my mountain fortress. Everyone always believes they are more virtuous than every other person. These people often feel as though they haven't sold out, when the reality is that they have nothign worth buying. I submit to you that these are two different things."
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But then, I guess I'm abnormal because I actually like the comic, read it every update, and don't immediately post a link to the Shack saying "Hey guys, look how unfunny PA is".
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There'd better be a Frank cameo or playable character.
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As an occasional (every few months) PA reader, I think it's kinda nifty. Not quite sure how it'd go over at retail, but still.
What's going to be their level of involvement? Will Gabe and Tycho have a say in the dev process, or are they just licensing their characters/settings? Anyways, good on them for not only making money doing something they enjoy..but for getting into an industry that they both obviously care for.
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Which, while not much of a "game", did have lots of real self-referential and inside humor, like the Mega Man menu, the Skate or Die selection screens, etc.
Personally the best video game satire in a video game moment was when I saw the ending to Conker's Bad Fur Day where Conker's about to get killed in a scene reminiscent of the end of "Aliens" when suddenly every thing stops. Conker finally moves and says "You're kidding me - the game locked up?" That was greatness.
So do something along those lines, and make it some sort of Beavis + Butthead style game and I'm all over it
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But it will sells, that's for sure...
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...Yet, they're doing exactly that. Nice.
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I dunno, I find their humour enormously funny to me as a long time gamer. I find the comments to be esoteric and occasionally insightful. Child's Play and pwning Jack Thompson are just delicious icing on the cake to me.
A game? Interesting. A lot of it will have to do with how much creative influence they have on the product as I think this will directly affect its success. There are so many ways that this can go right, as well (as in all game development) a lot of ways it could go wrong.
We shall see, but I will keep my eye on this, as I want to see how it all turns out.
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I guess the problem is that the strip rarely adheres to continuity, and using their characters/scenarios would require some sort of persistence that isn't where their brand of humor normally derives from.
Of course, maybe that's the whole reason they're taking an episodic approach. Lots of questions with this one, but I'm sure PAX this weekend should reveal more details.