Pentiment

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[h2] Prowling Through Tassing: A Lifelong Journey [/h2] It is a game FAR beyond expectation at my first gaze and eventually turned to became one of the best artworks I have ever experienced even until now. I wrote down this recommendation after my replay one year after my first completion, to pay all the respect to it, to every developer behind it, and to Andreas and Magdalene whose fate or so-called providence I somehow determined. [h3] On the Story [/h3] It was the labyrinth in the library book that raised my judgement on the game for the first time. I luckily read [i]The Name of the Rose[/i] by Umberto Eco and watched the film adaptation of the same name made in 1986 before knowing this game, and these were also of high recommendation to anyone who want to go deeper into this game. Actually, the book can be treated as a prototype, a solution or a destination to the labyrinth that was plotted in the game. [spoiler]So it was not that much of a shock for me to witness the library and the scriptorium ending up in the fire, and Andreas or Caspar who died saving the books from the flame. Still, I have to admit, that I trembled witnessing the flame swallow the treasure of the Kiersau, twice, as always. [/spoiler] The game really goes deep to unfold a Renaissance or better say Reformation culture, lifestyle and conflicts like a panoramic scroll [spoiler]or mural[/spoiler] in Tirol or in south Bavaria. I used to be astonished on how vivid and imaginative the sceneries the game created. However, after a year studying abroad in England, [spoiler]or so-called Wanderjahre in the game to some degree, [/spoiler]I realized it reflected the true life like what Brother Piero in the game indicated. What is quite ironic for me is that [spoiler]Father Thomas[/spoiler] is telling a truth that people somehow can learn the truth from untruth. I mean, the story of Tassing is nothing more than fiction, but we players still can take it seriously, praising that it convinced us to believe in the real lifestyle is as it appears in the game at that time. Following I will go deeper to the story but not guarantee to [i]pentimento[/i] every spoiler. The game really put players into predicament since you have to decide where to go and who to dine with to find the murderer in the former two acts, and the narration of the town in the last act. Because the time is limited for the actions, so it is impossible, from my perspective, to dig out enough evidence for each suspect. [spoiler]I also read a discussion on reddit saying every suspect might join to murder the baron, in the style of [i]Murder on the Orient Express[/i].[/spoiler] [spoiler]But if proceeding to the act 3, you will be revealed that those choices are not that much matters. [/spoiler] And who you sentence to death will affect the relations in town and abbey in the following acts.[spoiler] I chose Prior Ferenc and Hanna in my first play. I did not like Prior’s behavior and his attitude towards me, but I found him actually could turn into a modest or nice person later in my replay this time. Hanna was the most suspicious to me in act 2 and made more sense on running to mill after my second play, but she still could be a nice person if survived. In my replay I chose widow Ottilia and Guy. I knew Lucky could be more suspicious, but I just wanted to leave Agnes with her husband, so l deliberately turned a blind eye to that and convinced myself to murder the widow will do less harm to the town and the abbey. And I chose Guy since I did not want another life from the peasants’ side or two women in a row, which might sound like hunting witchcraft or [i]Malleus Maleficarum[/i], and I forgot anything mercy towards Guy and happened not to choose anything related to French. I just did not care who I would murder actually. I realized that it is the game writer who put the players into these moral dilemmas. I was sad about what I had to do, but blame myself not and just accept the result. Besides, there is a new achievement for it, isn’t it? And as the game conveys all the time that truth can be faint from time to time.[/spoiler] [h3] On the Developers [/h3] I want to praise the writer and the artist. I recently learned that Josh Sawyer who led the pen for the story is such a prestigious writer. As a new D&D fan, I did hear about the old famous [i]Icewind Dale[/i] computer game he participated. I don’t think I would try that any soon, but I hope I can run the tabletop one someday. Sawyer and the team made a fantastic work for the dialogs and lyrics, with all the history facts, Roman proverb, novel stories, humorous and pathos. And I do enjoy the painting style created, as well as the music. That is why I somehow concern this game great artwork – perfect combination of those arts. The dialogs rendered in different calligraphic styles are undoubtedly a crucial feature of the game indicating the personality of their speakers. It is a great pity that the Chinese localization did not keep that feature well especially since Chinese culture is renowned for its calligraphic tradition. But I understand the difficulty, but the translation is sometimes not ideal. Therefore I would recommend playing the English version. I do wish I someday were able to replay with German version, since the wordplay [spoiler]between [i]Rot[/i] and [i]Vögel[/i][/spoiler] in the baron's name [spoiler] [i]Rothvogel[/i][/spoiler] becomes much more apparent in the original language. [h3] In Closing... [/h3] I have always wanted to replay the game, but it took me a whole year before I decided to face the epic providence and destiny of Tassing once more. Undoubtedly, the game haunted in my head and influenced my taste in other games and the arts. My soul is deemed to prowl and linger in Tassing for many years to come. P.S. This stuff is far easier than the engineering dissertation I have to tackle right now. qwq 伟大的游戏，伟大的艺术品，可惜汉化水平有限。没力气再写了，就这样吧。

If I'm going play a murder mystery, I would like to be able to actually solve the murder. It turns out that the game is written so that you can never be sure who did it. This, in combination with hand holding during puzzles and the use of the illusion of choice made me lose interest after act 1. I'd rather read an actual book.

Para las personas que le gusta la historia, los libros, la narrativa detectivesca, o las novelas pastoriles. Es increíble. Además a los que le gusta los juegos de misterio y los juegos estéticos este tiene una visión artística increíble y bien lograda. Disfruté cada momento con él. Aunque, advierto, que tiene mucha lectura si lo juegas en un idioma diferente al original.

I can't say that the narrative experience of Pentiment is "good for a video game," because that's selling it way, way short. This is not a simplified, archetypal fable that makes serviceable garnish for fun game mechanics. And I can't say that the narrative experience of Pentiment is "as good as any great novel" because that, too, is selling Pentiment way short. This is not a well-written story with some light interactivity sprinkled along the margins. No, Pentiment is a narrative experience that needed to be, that could only be, delivered in an interactive medium. The themes of guilt, regret, and redemption could only resonate so strongly when experienced in the first person as a result of choices you actually made yourself. The many well-researched details that make Pentiment's world feel so specific and lived-in are not just historical trivia, but the myriad pieces of context informing brutally difficult decisions that you, the player, have to make. Pentiment asks how we construct history, how we define justice, how we maintain community, how we can bear the weight of regret. It asks these questions in interesting ways in a setting that feels rich and alive, giving you a privileged perspective into one small community progressing (and regressing!) over time. It's going to feel, at times, like a lighthearted adventure game. And then it's suddenly going to feel very different. After the credits roll, some of its most vivid moments are going to linger in your memory for years to come.

汉化和中文字体都不太让人满意，并没有所谓“隐迹渐现”的效果，推荐用英语以防少玩50块钱。游戏本身很艺术，很适配中世纪的美术风格。与居民对话也许对破案没有帮助但很有意思，可以选择主角的背景，也会影响对话，选择很丰富，在角色扮演的同时也在认识主角。一周目结束，不完美的解谜与注定的遗憾，越玩越好玩。

虚假的信仰在平安夜死去，真正的信仰在圣诞日重生。我玩过剧情最棒的游戏，它逼迫我做出了我在虚拟世界里最艰难的一系列抉择，让我感受了极其具有冲击力的伟大结局。神作，无需多言