Pentiment

Pentiment, ilk bakışta görsel tarzıyla dikkat çeken ama asıl gücünü atmosferinden, diyaloglarından ve oyuncuya sunduğu seçimlerden alan özel bir oyun olmuş. Orta Çağ Avrupası'nda geçen hikaye, yalnızca basit bir cinayeti çözmeye çalışmakla sınırlı kalmayıp dönemin dini, toplumsal ve kültürel yapısını da oldukça başarılı bir şekilde anlatıyor. Oyunun en güçlü yanı, karakterlerle kurduğunuz ilişkilerin ve yaptığınız seçimlerin hikayeye gerçekten etki ediyor gibi hissettirmesi. Diyaloglar oldukça başarılı yazılmış ve her karakterin kendi geçmişi, bakış açısı ve derdi var. Bu yüzden olayları araştırırken sadece doğru cevabı bulmaya değil, aynı zamanda kime güveneceğinize ve hangi bilgiyi nasıl yorumlayacağınıza da karar veriyorsunuz. Aksiyon ya da klasik bir oynanış döngüsü arayanlara çok hitap etmeyebilir. Oyun tamamen okuma ve keşfetme üzerine kurulu. Bundan dolayı oyunu ara vererek oynamanızı öneriyorum, ben o şekilde ilerledim sıkılmamak için. Oyun kısaca, el yazması kitapları andıran sanat tasarımı, iyi yazılmış karakterleri, güçlü atmosferi ve özgün sunumuyla hikaye odaklı oyunları sevenler için çok iyi bir seçenek. Bu arada, resmi dil desteği olmasa da internette Türkçe yama bulabilrsiniz.

What a beautiful story to experience. Absolutely amazing. The graphics are nice, and the atmosphere is captivating. The only downside is having to walk back and forth quite often, but that's a minor issue in this mystery-solving gem. The story completely drew me in—it felt like reading a really well-written book. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.

一些人选择成全信仰宁可埋没真相，另一些选择剖开事实的内脏，血淋淋呈现，就像路德和慈运理争论圣餐的酒饼是不是基督血肉:理性是不是魔鬼的娼妓？隐迹渐现是关于隐迹的不唯一的渐现，有争论但有保留的回忆录，像在清晨雾中的玻璃上写字:燃烧纸张纤维的炽热，沉入黑暗的大理石之冰，教堂钟楼之顶，蒙蒙雨水中的磨坊风车，地下的罗马断壁颓垣，百年尘土。关于塔兴这块土地的民俗，真相和幻觉，围着篝火跳死之舞的人，张张壁画，点点滴滴，尽收眼前

I started Pentiment once some time ago, right at release, but I quit it somewhere in the middle. Something didn't work out back then and it didn't click. I decided to give it a second chance and try to let go of the events, decisions, and choices in the game, simply trying to live through the story. I liked it much more that way. This is a unique medieval/Renaissance detective RPG about an aspiring artist who accidentally gets drawn into investigating a murder mystery in the abbey of a small Bavarian town. The game is essentially a two-dimensional side-scroller executed in the style of illustrations from the early 16th century. And the RPG element here is unusual: there are no familiar stats, no inventory, no dice or chances - there are dialogues, a bit of role-playing, a bit of environmental exploration to use in dialogues, as well as choices and consequences. Even persuasion here depends solely on what you (didn't) do, (didn't) say, (didn't) discover. The game deliberately gives very little time to gather evidence and find the killer, and time relentlessly moves forward. The player is forced to make complex, often wrong decisions based on scraps of information, and then embrace those choices. And I like how the passage of years and generations is shown here. But I believe that the main greatness of the game lies in the research that was conducted for its creation, and its historical value as a snapshot of time. In terms of geography, economics, politics, religion, daily life and customs, culture and art. And each of these topics will be explored in detail in meaningful and inviting dialogues. Since the game is quite small and cheap, there is no voice acting. However, almost every character or social class has their own text font in the dialogues. It reflects their occupation, education, ability to read/write, tone, and language - this is a very unusual and cool idea. I have complaints about the third act, which is weaker than others in terms of pace and engagement/immersion. However, it brings many plot lines to a conclusion, as well as the main plot setup. Pentiment is a thought-provoking game unlike anything other, where the emphasis is made not on victory or achieving a goal, but on participation, immersion and living through a story.

"Love things for yourself. And you'll have to share it with the world." It’s hard to talk about this without giving away spoilers. Incredible storytelling and dialogue at the very best Obsidian has to offer, a pleasant surprise and a departure from their usual projects. Expect plenty of dialogue and puzzles, a slow burner story that rewards patience and engagement coupled with stunning art. The fact that the game runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck is the icing on the cake. Highly recommended.

中世纪欧洲剧情佳作 即便我对相似时代背景的了解仅限于两部《天国：拯救》，实际游玩后也迅速地为本作所展现的生活气息、人情世故和矛盾冲突而着迷[spoiler]，每次章节之间转折以及结局都震撼到失语[/spoiler]。nosl的设计赋予了这个故事额外的魅力，沧海桑田，令人感慨。 ps： 如果想获得最佳体验，千万不要在通关前查看成就列表； 强烈推荐使用指南区的双语汉化补丁。

[i] Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland Der Eichenbaum wuchs dort so hoch Die Veilchen nickten sanft, sanft Es war ein Traum [/i] Hello once again, it's Domagoj's friendly girlfriend. After 97.6 hours of gameplay (he must have forgotten that you can exit a game without losing progress), he lulled my review-writing skills out of their slumber to deliver a written review of Pentiment. The 2022 game is set against thoroughly researched historical events of the 16th century in a world visually inspired by illuminated manuscripts. The 16th century was a time of massive change for anyone working a job in the literary field, such as our main character, so it is quite interesting to experience the world through that perspective. To be 100% honest, I can't give you an accurate review of any plot elements since I was trying to stay away from spoilers so I can play it on my own later. However, let me say these few points: [list] [*]historical accuracy rivals Monty Python [*]the soundtrack is fantastic (Lingua Ignota, my beloved) [*]taxation of the peasant class being at the forefront of the game reminds me how the fight for fair compensation and taxation is one of the constants of humanity (the rich will always try to exploit us) [/list] In short, he really enjoyed it and would recommend it to people in love with the history of literature and writing. I'm expecting him to pressure me into playing it ASAP (pressure won't be necessary though, it's already on my list). Sorry for this subpar review. I promise I'll do better next time. XOXO, Mila

Was not shure at first if I would enjoy the game and only got it in a sale because of that. I now know that I should not have waited that long, the game ist well worth the money. It tells an engrossing story with characters that you want to learn more about. While there are time limits for parts of the game, I neven found them to be a problem. You can't investigate everything in one playthrough, but I liked the game enough that this doesn't bother me, and it invites multiple playthroughs to see how your chosen background can influence dialogue. The art and music are both amazing and set a great athmosphere, The decision to show the dialog of characters with different standings in varying fonts is a great touch. My only nitpick would be some questionable choices in the german translation, howevert everything does still make sense.