Peniment – Review on INDIAN

Ah yes, the years of the Lord 1518. Great years when a lot of revolutionary things happened. Not only are handwritten books disappearing in favor of letterpress, but most importantly, this is the starting point of a story from developer Obsidian Entertainment set in Pentimento. The story revolves around a young artist who started his career as an artist a bit late.

Andreas Mahler from Nuremberg – a young man who for some time groped for his life mission and unusually late began his career as a famous artist. While the story is the same for all players, this game is not a typical story. Yes, everything is stylized as a book narrative, but what is the backstory of the protagonist, what can he do and where will his journey lead? you define. The story itself is a prescribed book that offers everything. But what part of the story will he reveal to you? It depends only and only on you. In terms of the genre, Pentiment can be described as a detective story with lots of possibilities, puzzles, twists and action here and there.

But back to history. In my case, I provided my Andreas with wanderings in Italy, thanks to which he understands Italian, can read a little Greek, and can talk about Florence, Venice and Milan. I also made him an absolute bookworm and gave him the gift of logic. So I created a persistent nerd that everyone would like to send to water lilies. This is good? Or wrong? Both can happen, as each subsequent conversation has a butterfly effect and completely affects everything.

The story itself takes place in a small town called Tasting in Bavariathen located in Holy Roman Empire. As an artist, you complete a book for a baron at a local monastery and spend time with the monks in scriptorium. Of course, various relationships and disputes arise between the monks, sisters and residents of the town, which will result in more than one murder. And Andreas, like a good poke nose, cannot just sit idly by, so he decides to hunt down the killer.

If you’re expecting wild gunfights, insane dashes, and lots of action, then I have to disappoint you. We are still in the book, which means that we will see breathtaking twists and a big emotional shift, but in a style that only books are capable of. Don’t expect the various characters to scream wildly through the speakers, as the letters have taken on that role. And literally. What cannot be heard can be perfectly seen. Are you having fun with someone noble and he thinks he has swallowed the knowledge of the whole world? You will see that. You are having fun with a nice ladywhat’s fair? You will know it right away. Don’t you know strangers? Don’t worry, the game also thinks about it, and such texts must first be scrolled through in order to understand them.

As for the conversations themselves, you probably didn’t miss what developers use to recognize emotions. different fonts, styles, unsteadiness and unevenness of the text. For those less familiar with older font styles, there is an option to turn on easy reading. Fancy fonts will disappear and be replaced by more conventional styles that are easy to read. Very interesting mechanics – text correction. Almost every conversation has at least one grammatical error, which is then corrected and rewritten. Does this seem unnecessary to you? Maybe, maybe not, who knows?

In addition, I must disappoint our Czech and Slovak-speaking peoples.. Although the action of this game takes place relatively close to our lands, and you will sometimes see allusions and phrases from that time. Czech kingdombut the whole game can’t be played in czech. And that can be a big stumbling block. A lot of text is not a problem, of course, the problem for many of us is that if you want to play this game, you will need to bring a dictionary with you. Luckily, the game has an explanatory dictionary, so it’s very easy to improve your vocabulary, but at times you will really ask yourself what is wrong with you. povI just blurted out after the offer.

Answer options are important. This affects not only the plot, but also the relationship. And not only between you, but also between others. Who you gossip to often determines whether people will trust each other, unite or kill someone … In short, everything is in your hands.

Cleverly inserted puzzles they can beautifully break down stereotypes of conversations and are certainly not demanding enough to put you off. In fact, you don’t even have to do them. It’s an interesting concept and definitely welcome. canonical hours. You can only manage certain activities, tasks, and conversations throughout the day. You get up in the morning, go to work, six o’clock strikes, and you don’t have the opportunity to do what you could do in the morning. So you need to constantly think about what you need to do for dinner. Will you spend time with the sisters at the convent and talk about strawberries and kittens, or would you prefer to knit wool with all the free women of the village? Tempting, isn’t it? But do not forget that at the edge of the forest lives an old widow who valuable information, but for half a day they will enslave you and you will have to go and break branches to the required length. Well, now make up your mind.

As you can see, the system that the game offers is huge and very complex, so it’s not surprising that sometimestext does not fit easily. At certain points, for example, you get two valuable pieces of information about the same person, but they represent a great moral contradiction. For example: You approach the character for the first time and immediately say: “Hey, I saw you and the fifle by the river giving to each other right under your shack! MOf course: – You promised to go on this hunt, can we go?“Beautiful, isn’t it? First, you will definitely get scared, then you will say to yourself”what kindand then just resigned to the situation. Luckily, this doesn’t happen often enough to spoil the impression, and in the context of weaving, this is forgivable.

I’m sure you didn’t miss it. special graphic processing. I’m probably repeating myself, but the game is actually a book. That is, postincunabula of the 16th century, which corresponds to the drawing. It is inspired by typical gothic drawings of the period. The paintings of people and even animals are not entirely accurate, but this does not detract from the breathtaking work with the drawing. The developers were not afraid to be inspired by that time, and thanks to this they are not only here violent scenes, but also sexual breakdowns and actions that used to be par for the course.

The appearance of the displayed text is more than important. It defines intonation, rudeness and nationality. In some cases, this will help you determine if someone is lying or telling the truth. Of course, the grimaces of the characters also carry clues. Difficult words or character names for you the game will highlight and one button will take you to a page where you can find a quick and easy explanation. The expertly crafted inventory with character descriptions, map, journal and dictionary is intuitive and you’ll be happy to reach out to it when you don’t know what to do. The diary serves as a list of tasks and contains various riddles that need to be solved.

Even though I’ve said it several times you won’t hear the conversation, ambient sounds yes. The forest brings birdsong with it, sheep bleat on a farm with animals, and in houses, mostly mouse whistles are heard most of the time. Or a meowing cat that can’t reach the sausage. The soundtrack for the game is more than well done. During significant events, the music speeds up dramatically, and you won’t even notice it when you walk calmly, but you will still hear something.

repentance Therefore, this name can be considered in two ways. If you don’t like books and aren’t a fan of long and complex English reading, this style probably won’t work for you either. On the other hand, there are many titles in the game world that contain much more text and take up much longer passages. Here you can find sounds and music, but without dubbing. On the other hand, the letters literally scream at you from the screen so you can hear them. This sets the Pentiment apart from everything else, but it’s not a bad thing. The name has its own style, which it adheres to, and which is a pleasure to work with.. The story is colorful and you shape it yourself. More complex ideas sometimes confuse the head and the game, but this happens so rarely that it is not paid attention to. This gives the game a 9 out of 10 recommendation. It’s likely that despite being a very entertaining and thoughtful game, few people enjoy sitting at a computer for 12 hours and actually reading a comic in more complex English, although it is detailed and very handy, clear explanatory dictionary. But if you manage to overcome this prejudice, you will find that this is an excellent game based on reliable historical and linguistic foundations with elements of the period. But if you want to know the whole story, one play will definitely not be enough.