Pentiment Reviews
Obsidian's Pentiment is not for everyone, but this RPG does offer a fascinating look at the religious and political unrest of the early sixteenth century. A variety of backgrounds and a time limit that doesn't allow you to pursue every plot thread in one playthrough, it also offers good replayability. Unfortunately, it also somewhat overstays its welcome when the last hours repeat a lot of what you already know. The Switch port isn't flawless, but will suit you just fine if this is your platform of choice.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
For a title so reverent of history, it feels like divine justice that Obsidian's special narrative adventure earns such a high spot in the annals of its own.
With its unique presentation, historical accuracy and intricate branching narrative design, Pentiment is a showcase of Obsidian’s prowess at crafting memorable experiences across genres and scopes.
Pentiment demonstrates all the ability of Obsidian Entertainment to develop excellent games in genres that are currently little explored and of Xbox Game Studios in offering these games to new platforms.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Pentiment is an extraordinary narrative adventure that puts us in the role of two complex protagonists in a context filled with believable characters. It's impossible to go through this journey and not empathize with at least some individuals, making each choice have weight not only for those fictional people but to the player themself. In sum, it's a marvelous experience that will never leave my mind.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
So rarely do we see this type of life portrayed in this particular way in games, let alone let a player walk their own path through it all. The twists and turns will keep you engaged and by the end Pentiment left me feeling with a sense of joy, purpose and appreciation. I am quite certain that if you enjoy adventure games, story driven games or roleplaying games, you will too.
Pentiment is a fantastic adventure RPG that revels in a studious approach to history and immaculate recreations of the styles and traditions of 16th-century Bavaria. There's a super smart, funny, and engaging murder mystery to investigate here, but it's how that mystery is so fully rooted in the world that's been lovingly crafted around it that really elevates this experience. It's one of the best games of the past decade, hands down, and to have that experience running and performing perfectly on Switch is a joyous thing - it feels like it was made for Nintendo's console. This is about as essential as games get.
We were largely enthralled during our dozen or so hours with Pentiment. The mystery at the heart of the narrative remains compelling throughout, but it was the smaller moments that warmed our hearts; breaking bread with friends, sharing in their joy and heartbreak, watching lives play out, and generations pass, in a world on the cusp of dramatic change.
Pentiment is an excellent "artistic" game, although it suffers from overly simple puzzles and poor replayability. The excellent narrative section, combined with a very successful technical presentation, creates a title that is as playful as it is educational.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Pentiment is a thrilling, Renaissance-style whodunit that forgoes conventional video game action by focusing on an engaging narrative, branching dialogue options, and character relationships.
Contrary to what it seems, the longevity is quite long for a title of this genre: you will need 15 to 20 hours to complete the main story, if you want to discover all the secrets of the title you could even reach over 30 hours. There is no "shooting," no killing anyone, Pentiment is peculiar and should be played for its artistic and narrative inspiration, the intent in this review is precisely to make the reader understand what kind of work he is going to play: but is it worth it? Absolutely yes!
Review in Italian | Read full review
Pentiment delivers a thoughtful, intriguing story with a wonderfully compelling cast of characters.
Pentiment was more than just a story, it is a masterpiece of narrative storytelling and one of the best stories in gaming in the year 2022, Its storytelling was distinguished by an elegant artistic style that simulates the beauty of that era, and choosing the background of the character added other dimensions to the dialogues and choices, which makes the gameplay experience greatly diverse and different between One person and another, as well as add excellent replay value to the game
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Though this is not a game I’d recommend binging due to its lengthy dialogue sequences, Pentiment is still a title that can pull you in for hours before you realize what has happened.
A journey to medieval Bavaria with its human joys and numerous sorrows – not without routine and uneven pace, without any intelligible gameplay, but authentic, vividly written and with a deep message.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Ostensibly Pentiment is a murder mystery narrative driven point and click video game. But, it’s so much more. It’s a commentary on the nature of perception, how time is an utterly critical factor in our lives, about how relationships evolve over that time: growing and withering equally. It was a truly magical fifteen hours and I was genuinely emotional when I finished the game. It’s not often I use the word but it’s a masterpiece, a lovingly crafted piece of gaming art.
Pentiment is an unconventional take on a colorful and intertwined story that knows what it is doing very well. The free hand in decision-making creates a significant butterfly effect and can mess with the search for the killer. The period artwork enhances the entire experience wonderfully, and the solid historical foundations give the story even more depth.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Unlike the usual historical games, it is a game that is very realistic and sometimes sad, but definitely needs to be experienced at least once.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Pentiment's unidimensional gameplay might not appeal to everyone.
Pentiment is a game with a modest budget and equipment, which does not mean that it does not achieve a high standard of quality. During the approximately fifteen hours that Pentiment can last, we will be able to immerse ourselves in the life of a 16th century abbey and in the life that surrounds it. Its peculiar style helps to achieve this and, if we approach it with the right mentality, we can enjoy it from the audiovisual, plot, environmental and development perspective of the adventure.
Review in Spanish | Read full review