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Essays 19 December 2022, 15:18

author: Darius Matusiak

Pentiment. Ultimate list of best games of 2022

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  1. Release date: November 15
  2. Genre: point-and-click adventure
  3. Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
  4. Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
  5. Our rating: 8/10

Obsidian Entertainment studio accustomed us to epic stories in the RPG genre, thanks to Pillars of Eternity or Fallout: New Vegas, and this year their logo suddenly appeared on a game closer to Kickstarter indies – Pentiment. It's thanks to Josh Sawyer from Obsidian – a historian by education – who finally realized his dream of a game strictly sticking to medieval realities. Pentiment takes us to 16th-century Germany, where, as an ordinary employee of the scriptorium, we get involved in the investigation, investigating the case of mysterious murders.

The core of gameplay itself is unlikely to impress fans of fast, explosive action, but that's not the point. Pentiment enchants with its brilliantly conducted narrative, engaging plot, interesting, memorable characters and choices made at every step, the weight and importance of which you can really feel. And all this in an atmospheric graphic design reminiscent of medieval engravings, and the art of writing itself is just as significant hero of this game! The creators made great use of contemporary techniques, calligraphy, and the beginnings of printed writing to harmonize with characters we meet and events that unfold. However, don't worry – this is a position not only for fans of the Middle Ages, but also for anyone who likes well-written, engaging stories.

  1. Pentiment in our encyclopedia

Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

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