Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
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1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 988 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 892 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 941 fps | 765 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 999 fps | 853 fps | 682 fps | 554 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 884 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 860 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 813 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 912 fps | 741 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 824 fps | 669 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 999 fps | 882 fps | 706 fps | 574 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 800 fps | 640 fps | 512 fps | 416 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 994 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 892 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 841 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 973 fps | 790 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 961 fps | 769 fps | 625 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 824 fps | 659 fps | 535 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 907 fps | 725 fps | 580 fps | 472 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 882 fps | 706 fps | 565 fps | 459 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 833 fps | 667 fps | 533 fps | 433 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 760 fps | 608 fps | 486 fps | 395 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 686 fps | 549 fps | 439 fps | 357 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 588 fps | 471 fps | 376 fps | 306 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 426 fps | 341 fps | 273 fps | 222 fps |
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About
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, released in 2012, combines adventure, indie, and role-playing genres into a quirky gaming experience. Players follow the Startling Developments Detective Agency as they confront mysterious threats and unravel a series of bizarre occurrences. The game's unique blend of humor and narrative depth sets it apart, making it a notable entry in the Penny Arcade franchise.
For performance, this title is quite accessible, requiring only an entry-level GPU with a minimum score of around 300 to run smoothly. Players can expect solid FPS even on modest systems, as the game does not demand high-end hardware. Devices equipped with low-tier GPUs can easily achieve acceptable frame rates on moderate graphics settings, making it suitable for a wide range of PC gamers.
Should you play it? If you're a fan of indie RPGs with a touch of humor and a well-crafted story, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 is worth your time, especially given its decent rating of 70/100. The combination of light-hearted yet engaging gameplay provides a unique experience that can satisfy adventure aficionados seeking something different.
Performance profile
June 2012 release. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 targets mid-2000s-to-early-2010s hardware — any modern entry-level GPU (GTX 1650 tier or newer integrated graphics) handles it at 1080p Ultra without breaking a sweat.
RPGs like Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 stress VRAM during long sessions — texture streaming, mods and open-world traversal inflate memory use over time. 8 GB VRAM is a practical floor; 12 GB+ is worth the headroom at 1440p and above.
Extremely light — Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.
Storyline
The main game begins with Tycho receiving a phone call which is described as 10 minutes of silence, prompting Tycho and Gabe to go to the Arcadia boardwalk where they had previously defeated the mime god and members of his cult. Teaming up with Anne-Claire, they fight past the cultists, and eventually face off against a crabomancer, then, upon defeating it, recover pins which bestow classes on whomever wears one (similar to the job system in early Final Fantasy games). They return to their office, only to find that Dr. Blood has orchestrated the theft of the Necrowombicon. Anne-Claire returns home, Tycho and Gabe team up with Jim, a former colleague who lost his body in a work-related incident, reducing him to a skull floating in a jar of green liquid. Jim is unable to speak, but can follow Tycho and Gabe, as well as participate in combat. Following leads, they arrive at the museum of contemporary and ancient works, where Tycho is reunited with Moira, his ex-wife, who joins the party. When asked if they can re-recruit Anne-Claire, Tycho answers she is on vacation with her parents. The party discovers that a painting has been stolen from the museum, the painting being one of four representing the god of doors, Yog-Modaign, a death-god like figure. Now also investigating the theft of the painting, the party, acting on advice of Dr. Euripides Hark, head for the Hark ancestral home. However, as the Harks are an old family and possess superior arcane know-how to Tycho, Tycho forces the party to use an alternate entrance, a trans-dimensional door accessible only via another dimension. The party returns to the detective agency to pick up a device capable of allowing them to enter this dimension, but it is revealed that, in his ignorance of what the object was (it resembles a stein), Gabe gave it to a local homeless man. The party goes to Hobo alley to recover it, and then head into the other dimension called the Periphery, represented by a stone path leading to multiple gateways, dotted with floating crystals. Tycho explains that the crystals are in fact, coffins, or time capsules, usually containing powerful mages or mythical creatures. Since the other dimension would survive any apocalypse, the contents of the crystal time capsules would inevitably be used to determine the properties of the world to come after the end of ours. The Brahe clan's long project, which Tycho and his family frequently speak of, is to wipe out these time capsules, as everyone would "get it wrong" and recreate the universe poorly.
