Pentiment - Josh Sawyer's historical mystery narrative-driven game set in 16th century Bavaria

[mediocrepoet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYnwhKwlw8&lc=UgzEN6mWQ3l2ItRD6JZ4AaABAg check the highlighted comment. Looks like Sawyer's friendship with sex workers is paying off since that one's promoting his game.

At least his taste in women is better than his taste in "dream games".

 

[jackofshadows]

I can see already how historically "accurate" those "references to sexual assault" will be, cannot wait.

 

[TT1]

Pentiment in more details, in Extended Showcase (happening now):

 

[Kjaska]

Having no combat in the game deflates a lot of the tension. This was the case in Disco Elysium. Except Disco Elysium had a protagonist who could die from sitting in a chair. Disco Elysium also had extremely entertaining writing and an original idea with the personality traits.

Judging from Outer Worlds writing, I think Pentiment could be okay/fun for 10-20 hours.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Sannom]

I didn't really have a clear image of how Hannah Kennedy looked, but I will admit, I didn't expect that much of a "time traveller from the 80's" vibe...

Also interesting that the game will have texts in different languages (one of the manuscripts in that video is clearly in french), that's probably when the main character's linguistic skills could play a role.

 

[Russia is over. The end.]

18 pages about this shit? Soyer really shouldn't shun this place for being bigots, you guys are his biggest fans.

Spoiler

You cucks.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/Pentiment/
From Obsidian, this game is a historical mystery role-playing game

Looks like Josh is counter-signaling his employer's marketing again!

Literally any game with even the slighest bit of character development is called an RPG nowadays
C'mon Infi, I know DE messed up things around here, but this one really belongs on the Adventure Gaming subforum, specially when even the creator said so

Edit:
it seems quotes, whithin quotes are no longer possible

 

[luj1]

No combat = not an RPG

having character elements doesnt auto translate to RPG

RPG despite their name came from wargaming whose foundation is the mechanical combat layer

It is fascinating that people still dont understand this

Also Soyer is a lost broken man who will never deliver anything good as a lead

 

[Roguey]

I didn't really have a clear image of how Hannah Kennedy looked, but I will admit, I didn't expect that much of a "time traveller from the 80's" vibe...

Also interesting that the game will have texts in different languages (one of the manuscripts in that video is clearly in french), that's probably when the main character's linguistic skills could play a role.

Looks like working on Pentiment has matured her, she used to look more obnoxious https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBeI33HVUAEfm1l.jpg:orig

 

[Wunderbar]

Once the game releases, we should start pestering Avellone on twitter regarding the rapey vibes of Pentiment.

 

[Frozen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYnwhKwlw8&lc=UgzEN6mWQ3l2ItRD6JZ4AaABAg check the highlighted comment. Looks like Sawyer's friendship with sex workers is paying off since that one's promoting his game.

He's not gay? No way.
Unless that's a tranny. Would make a lot of sense.

 

[Roguey]

Once the game releases, we should start pestering Avellone on twitter regarding the rapey vibes of Pentiment.

I get the impression he dislikes Sawyer's writing regardless of how much rape is in it.

He's not gay? No way.
Unless that's a tranny. Would make a lot of sense.

100% straight.

 

[S.H.O.D.A.N.]

No combat = not an RPG

How is rolling a check against a social stat different from rolling a check against melee defence?

 

[Tigranes]

Really weird thing going on here with the art where the 'objects' like the tapestry / frescoes on the wall are very nicely done, but the normal exploration art is disappointingly pedestrian and sometimes even MS-Painty. Still, any vaguely historical game gets my interest, even if it looks very clearly like it's a short, light-mechanics game rather than something really meaty.

Looking forward to 690 pages of Codex "is there women in this game", "what hair colour does the developer have", and "lol disco elysium"

 

[luj1]

How is rolling a check against a social stat different from rolling a check against melee defence?

Your fallacy is that you think dice rolls = RPG

Monopoly is not an RPG

 

[S.H.O.D.A.N.]

Your fallacy is that you think dice rolls = RPG

Let me rephrase.

How is one application of abstraction different from another application of the same abstraction.

 

[BlackheartXIII]

Winston E Black (The Gatto Chair of Christian Studies at St Francis Xavier University) was hired to consult for Pentiment's probably regard to the medical aspects of the game.

link to CV: https://stfx.academia.edu/WinstonBlack/CurriculumVitae

Josh also mentioned that a classicist consultant was hired to proofread the manuscripts, might be a different consultant.

 

[just]

i'd play it if there was combat
have to run old twitter accounts and pressure him into making a "mod"

 

[Yoomazir]

You know, this forum may consider Sawyer a filthy SJW socialist, but I think he's secretly based: there are no niggers nor trannies in 16th century Europe, and since he said he wants to be historically accurate...

 

[Kjaska]

You know, this forum may consider Sawyer a filthy SJW socialist, but I think he's secretly based: there are no niggers nor trannies in 16th century Europe, and since he said he wants to be historically accurate...

There were none in Lost Ark either. Up until 1 week before the launch in the West.

 

[Roguey]

You know, this forum may consider Sawyer a filthy SJW socialist, but I think he's secretly based: there are no niggers nor trannies in 16th century Europe, and since he said he wants to be historically accurate...

One of the monks and Prester John both look rather swarthy https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic....44a0fbb05909f2848b.1920x1080.jpg?t=1655248748 https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic....7f4a4bc0168a22198a.1920x1080.jpg?t=1655248748

This is Josh's cover/appeasement to avoid controversy, a couple of tokens.

 

[luj1]

Let me rephrase.

How is one application of abstraction different from another application of the same abstraction.

Its not different but it doesnt make it an RPG

Dice rolls are just means to facilitate gameplay

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Chadellone was shitcanned and Soyer gets to continue pissing millions down the drain. Fucking creep.

 

[NJClaw]

This game will feature space-time travel, therefore there will be blacks. The sooner everyone accepts this, the sooner we can move on.