Abstract: Plenty of games have recreated historical places, but few even attempt to capture what it was actually like to live through these eras. Pentiment feels special because it excels at empathy. Its depiction of Renaissance Bavaria is remarkable in that it fos...
Abstract: Lodging in the Gertner's guest room in Pentiment isn't exactly a life of luxury, but it's comfortable enough. Except that is for the pangs of guilt. It's only when you return to the farmhouse at night that you realize what it means to be renting out the u...
A lumbering historical murder mystery with little regard for tension or pacing, but one that packs in such dense detail you can't help but respect it. Pentiment immerses you in 1500s Bavaria and that's the main event...
As an engrossing 15 to 20-hour adventure game, a chronicle of a small town and its people in turbulent times, a reverent celebration of the finer details of Late Medieval history, and a clever detective story in which straight answers are hard to come by...
Published: 2022-11-14, Author: Sam , review by: dexerto.com
We found Pentiment to be utterly addictive and would compare our playthrough to reading a great novel that we could not put down, which feels apt since the game is stylized as a medieval storybook. While the game looks simple, there's an incredible am...
Published: 2022-11-14, Author: Jordan , review by: gamespot.com
The use of different fonts is a clever way of conveying Andreas' perception, Andreas' characterization informs dialogue choices in amusing ways, The history behind Pentiment's story is interesting and delivered in an unobtrusive way
Exploration is boring, Time limits restrict both socializing and sleuthing, the best parts of the game
Published: 2022-11-14, Author: Eric , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: It goes without saying that Obsidian's Pentiment will appeal to a limited audience. At first, I thought that there might be a cross-section of players that enjoy Obsidian's open-world epic RPGs who might also have a good time with a game set in and around...
Published: 2022-11-14, Author: Eric , review by: destructoid.com
Abstract: Real history is an interesting setting for games to use. Pulling in actual world events to tell a tale can be tricky, but Pentiment does it in stride.Pentiment is a passion project from a small team of developers within Obsidian. It's set in the tiny town...
Abstract: So, that's another year of summer game announcements on the book. There are a few more streams on the horizon, but for now, we've gotten a taste of just about all of the upcoming games we can handle. Developers threw what felt like an endless stream of ne...
Pentiment is one of the best games of that anyone could play.Well-playedPentiment is the newest piece of art made by Obsidian Entertainment that is mostly known for making Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity. As the studio, itself stated the game...
