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

[rusty_shackleford]

This is how Sawyer dodged the "your game is racist because it only has white people in it" critique that got Vavra. A book full of black people.

glad to see he included native germans in the game

You sure are talking big for someone who lives in a country that is getting muttified at record speeds.

I can feel the butthurt radiating from this post

 

[Infinitron]

Do an image search for "Ethiopian church murals". They're quite pretty.

 

[gongal]

This is how Sawyer dodged the "your game is racist because it only has white people in it" critique that got Vavra. A book full of black people.

Wow... It's all starting to make sense now...
He didn't dodge anything, this is what Soyer believes in.

 

[Alienman]

Did the kid get educated for his racist ways?

 

[Dadd]

The woman doesn't look too thrilled to be there

 

[Roguey]

Did the kid get educated for his racist ways?

The next line is "Because where I am from, everyone looks like me."

 

[Junmarko]

so what's the reason this isn't in grpg?

Sawyer insisted on its label as a narrative adventure and not an RPG.

that never stopped infinitron before

Pinko Elysium got slaughtered by the Codex for labeling itself as a CRPG and not being one.

Infinitron's handlers took note.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Pinko Elysium got slaughtered by the Codex for labeling itself as a CRPG and not being one.

That's a highly imaginative way to say it was voted Codex RPGOTY. Good job!

 

[†††]

That's a highly imaginative way to say it was voted Codex RPGOTY. Good job!

It's easy when you remove all the negative ratings. Banana republic tier voting.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Pinko Elysium got slaughtered by the Codex for labeling itself as a CRPG and not being one.

That's a highly imaginative way to say it was voted Codex RPGOTY. Good job!

It didn't get the highest average score though.

 

[Junmarko]

It's easy when you remove all the negative ratings. Banana republic tier voting.

Imagine if Cunta wasn't outed as being involved with the development. We'd have a planted review as well lol

 

[perfectslumbers]

"Whilst Pentiment promises to give players a fascinating narrative that takes all choices and actions into account, whilst exploring the themes of Politics and Religion in Europe in the 1500s, the uninteresting introduction, as well as the countless meaningless interactions throughout the title, makes it feel much too long for what it is trying to achieve. There is an interesting plot to uncover here, but you will have to sift through quite a few hours worth of tedious dialogue with the occasional unnecessary minigame thrown in for ‘good’ measure."

Wow it really is like Disco Elysium, except with minigames

 

[AwesomeButton]

"Whilst Pentiment promises to give players a fascinating narrative that takes all choices and actions into account, whilst exploring the themes of Politics and Religion in Europe in the 1500s, the uninteresting introduction, as well as the countless meaningless interactions throughout the title, makes it feel much too long for what it is trying to achieve. There is an interesting plot to uncover here, but you will have to sift through quite a few hours worth of tedious dialogue with the occasional unnecessary minigame thrown in for ‘good’ measure."

Wow it really is like Disco Elysium, except with minigames

"I didn't want to play this game, but I have to write something up to pay my bills"
- Distinguished Game Reviewer,
Prestigious Mainstream Magazine

Distinguished Game Reviewer started gaming back in 1985 on his Amiga, and has been an avid RPG player ever since. A self-proclaimed entertainment expert and a foodie. They/them.

 

[Jermu]

released

 

[luj1]

Do an image search for "Ethiopian church murals". They're quite pretty.

Ethiopians are orthodox tho

 

[luj1]

released

lol that price tag for a 2006 shockwave flash game

 

[AwesomeButton]

Are you crazy, if this was a cent above $30 it would have been a scandal.

 

[AwesomeButton]

That's a highly imaginative way to say it was voted Codex RPGOTY. Good job!

It's easy when you remove all the negative ratings. Banana republic tier voting.

Those were Russian trolls, envious of Estonian success.

I see you must have been one of the religious fake vote spammers.

 

[luj1]

Adventure game without puzzles...

Stop insulting adventure games

Adventure games have gameplay, unlike Pentiment or Disco

 

[luj1]

"Whilst Pentiment promises to give players a fascinating narrative that takes all choices and actions into account, whilst exploring the themes of Politics and Religion in Europe in the 1500s, the uninteresting introduction, as well as the countless meaningless interactions throughout the title, makes it feel much too long for what it is trying to achieve. There is an interesting plot to uncover here, but you will have to sift through quite a few hours worth of tedious dialogue with the occasional unnecessary minigame thrown in for ‘good’ measure."

"uninteresting"
"countless meaningless interactions"
"feels much too long"
"tedious dialogue"
"unnecessary minigames"

Sounds EXACTLY like what I expected

One word to describe Pentiment is enough - meaningless

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to wait for more reviews on this. Seems lame.

 

[Hellion]

Codex GOTY confirmed.

 

[Sarathiour]

There was a game that had the real ending behind a DLC, but can't remember what game it was now.

The PoP reboot in cell-shading is notoriously famous for releasing the ending in a DLC on console, and the pc version still got none to this day.

 

[Infinitron]

"Whilst Pentiment promises to give players a fascinating narrative that takes all choices and actions into account, whilst exploring the themes of Politics and Religion in Europe in the 1500s, the uninteresting introduction, as well as the countless meaningless interactions throughout the title, makes it feel much too long for what it is trying to achieve. There is an interesting plot to uncover here, but you will have to sift through quite a few hours worth of tedious dialogue

IGN's reviewer begs to differ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWjB7tTYqyI&t=353s

 

[luj1]

IGN's reviewer begs to differ

10/10 like that PoE re-review to boost Dumpsterfire sales right?

IGN shillary would work on plebs but alas not on people who have decades of gaming standards under their belt