Pentiment (Download) (PC)

Stilvoll aufbereitete und vielschichtige Erzählung um Menschen mit alltäglichen Sorgen vor dem Hintergrund großer historischer Entwicklungen.

Pentiment ist ein mitelalterliches Visual Novel und entwickelt sich nach einem langsamen Start zum fesselnden Krimi. Die Geschicke des Andreas Maler zu lenken macht Spaß und bietet eine interessante Story in einem wunderschön stilisiertem Setting. Wer sich fast-paced Action wünscht, ist dabei aber fehl am Platz.

Despite some issues with the audio and the slowness of the third act, Pentiment is a wonderfully unique storytelling experience overflowing with respect for the historical era it strives to recreate. Much like the game’s themes of stories persisting over time, I’ll be thinking about Andreas Maler and the town of Tassing for years to come.

Pentiment too often limits its most enjoyable pieces to reach an ending that makes sense but is still unfulfilling.

Pentiment is an excellent dialogue adventure that takes all the best aspects of Obsidian’s previous titles and marries them to a distinguished aesthetic. The whole game feels like a medieval manuscript brought to life and there is very little out there like it.

Pentiment is the interactive choose-your-own-adventure story I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I love that I get to immerse myself in the game world without having to stress about button-mashing battles or jump scares. It’s delightfully engaging without being distressingly hard, and I’m loving every minute of it.