Loved the story, the mystery, the historical accuracy, the art. This game was a pleasant surprise to me. Story centered games like this are a new thing to me and I'm loving them, and Pentiment is partly responsible.
Loved the game. The story and characters are soooo well written. The graphics/design are so unique and great (if you like it). Choices matter a lot. The setting is something not too often used so that was refreshing
A narratively-brilliant, excellent, and original medieval adventure game with a unique art style and extremely deep choice and dialog reactivity. There's a good amount of the Persona games here with Pentiment's time management system, where you only have certain amount of time segments in a day, and have to pick and choose what to do with each one. You also build up relationships by talking to people and saying the right things, which ultimately helps you achieve your goals. Pentiment also reminded of Frogwares' Sherlock games because you spend most of your time investigating and following up on clues, usually to solve a murder.
The reason I can't rate it higher is that there isn't that much gameplay to speak of. It's almost all clicking on things and choosing dialog options. One of the selling points of the game, the feeling of authenticity, is also a negative, as most NPCs are fairly mundane, and talking to them isn't that interesting. It's a masterfully-crafted adventure game, but I found a lot of it dull, talking to villagers about raising kids or a monk about life in a monastery. I seldom say this, but it could have used some more whackiness and excitement.
Went into this not knowing a thing, but found the writing pretty banal and the gameplay tedious. Personally didn't like the writing, feels high-handed and pretentious, and the art is overrated
SummaryStep into a living illustrated world inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps. Choose your backgr...