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Pentiment |OT| Art imitates death
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Ghost of Caelid
Banned
Great OT...cant wait to play this game. Probably the most unique experience on console this year.
Ghost of Caelid
Banned
85...i think it'll be one of those special games people who love it will see as a superb experience, but since its really unique many reviewers are bound to find it meh.
Banjo64
cumsessed
Lovely OT OP.
I am keeping an eye out too. I’m hoping reviewers do it justice, I’m sure if it’s made with love the user reviews will be good.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Art director is a woman with a nose ring. Pass.
Game Pass!
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
Some stuff from today's livestream:
- 36k lines of dialogue and 350k words.
- 41 achievements. Can't get all in one playthrough.
- Big head mode confirmed
- Game is Steam Deck verified
- You can choose whether to use stylized or easy read fonts, as well as scale the fonts up to 50% bigger. There's also high contrast mode, text to speech, historical lettering etc.
- The journal is fucking sick:
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CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Cool looking game. Since it's on Game Pass I'm definitely giving it a shot.
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
Hyped, looks great.
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
Me when the game gets middling reviews:
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Excellent work on the OT !
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Installing on Steam / PC now. 5GB download.
Release schedule:
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vaibhavpisal
Member
Fantastic OT
BigbyTheSheriff
It must've unlocked by now. Can't wait to get into it when I get back home.
Will judge it purely on rpg mechanics and writing. Hopefully Obsidian won't disappoint.
BigbyTheSheriff
It must've unlocked by now. Can't wait to get into it when I get back home.
Will judge it purely on rpg mechanics and writing. Hopefully Obsidian won't disappoint.
Jennings
Member
My main concern with this game is that acoording to reviews it takes over 2 hours before the story goes anywhere. I don't know why game devs do this. Triangle Strategy does this too. Can't game devs just do what movies do, try to get you hooked within minutes? Obsidian's Tyranny did this as well. The need to get the game's hooks in asap seems especially crucial for games that focus on story over gameplay.
On the other hand, I really like the idea of time being used as a resource here. I liked the do or die timer in Fallout 1's main quest, it gave the game a sense of urgency. And I think more story based games need devices like this to keep players driven, especially if the game is highly repayable..
On the other hand, I really like the idea of time being used as a resource here. I liked the do or die timer in Fallout 1's main quest, it gave the game a sense of urgency. And I think more story based games need devices like this to keep players driven, especially if the game is highly repayable..
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thelurkinghorror
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At the beginning is a little bit slow, but in this case is a necessity because the player must know each peasent, nuns and priests to really know what to do after the omicide.
Imho this portion is a gem because let you live some precious normal days inside the settlement.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Just starting up on Steam Deck. Playing the GP version on Win10 and I couldn’t get it to go fullscreen initially. I have the Lossless Scaling app on Steam, so I just used that to force it. Seems to work fine now.
I’m picking all the renegade/asshole answers I can.
I’m picking all the renegade/asshole answers I can.
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MidGenRefresh
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I played the first half an hour on Steam Deck. I love it. The art style, animations, writing, music. I need to go do some life things now, can't wait to play it later.
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
I guess the performance is flawless. How about the battery?
dreamstation
Member
Not far in but holy shit this is amazing. Beautiful art design, amazing animations and it's already made me laugh a bunch. Renewed my Gamepass for another month to play it but think I will buy it on Steam just to support the developers and Josh Sawyer!
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Sounds like exactly the kind of game one expects from this studio, great job launching a new exclusive
. Look forward to playing it on my XSX. Looks very intriguing !
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Could this game be classed as a walking simulator?
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vaibhavpisal
Member
More comparable to a book than to a movie.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
It runs 60fps on Deck with only 15-20% CPU usage and around 35% GPU usage. I played about 1h15m and still have 60% battery. Could probably get 2.5-3hrs in Win10 ‘Best Battery’ mode. On the Steam version in SteamOS with 30fps cap and lower TDP settings I would guess you’d be looking at 4-5hrs.
I’m playing as a Theologian specializing in the Occult and Logic, and I’m picking all the total dickhead and salacious answers. I really like the game so far. If it had full voice over it would be really amazing. I understand that’s not within the scope of the project. Still a great game so far.
Hastelander
Banned
Looks pretty good.
But why do I get the feeling they spent most of their money on buying studios, and most of the rest on Forza, and now they have to use this kind of art?
But why do I get the feeling they spent most of their money on buying studios, and most of the rest on Forza, and now they have to use this kind of art?
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
This kind of or any other art is not entirely indicative of budget but intentional design and artistic choice.
That's how Josh Sawyer wanted it to look like.
In Cold Blood
Banned
I'm enjoying it.
Just up to after the murder and the autopsy.
Just up to after the murder and the autopsy.
MidGenRefresh
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Please hide spoilers. I know absolutely NADA about the plot. I want to keep it that way. Thanks!
In Cold Blood
Banned
There's no spoilers there, and I won't give any.
I thought it would be OK with that as its a murder mystery, so I assume everyone knows that there would be a murder.
MidGenRefresh
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I had no idea. I'm going in blind. I see Josh Sawyer as game director, that's all I need to know.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Started playing it.
Game is captivating to look at with painted look and writing is spot on.
Looking forward to playing more.
Game is captivating to look at with painted look and writing is spot on.
Looking forward to playing more.
Low Moral Fibre
Member
While I'm surprised this reviewed as well as it did as it seems really niche I'm glad stuff like this still exists. Only played an hour or so but unless the tone really changes I think I'll really enjoy it as I'm already very intrigued.
i wouldnt even give this a passing glance if it not for game pass, but reading the reviews im low key kinda looking forward to giving it a try, thank you based microsoft.
now question is, how many meltdowns will this thread have over it getting higher scores than AAA games like that other thread? its amazing how some people put so much value in the cost of something (development and/or retail) over the actual quality.
now question is, how many meltdowns will this thread have over it getting higher scores than AAA games like that other thread?
its amazing how some people put so much value in the cost of something (development and/or retail) over the actual quality.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Played for about 3 hrs yesterday.
Am finding writing to be spot on. I am talking to every character i can find and feel there is real role playing possibilities. You can be anything from nice to timid to insufferable.
It's set in 16 century when church used to rule with iron fist. And it conveys time period, customs, characters and their dilemmas beautifully.
I am early in the game and I think story is picking up now. Hopefully it gets even better.
Am finding writing to be spot on. I am talking to every character i can find and feel there is real role playing possibilities. You can be anything from nice to timid to insufferable.
It's set in 16 century when church used to rule with iron fist. And it conveys time period, customs, characters and their dilemmas beautifully.
I am early in the game and I think story is picking up now. Hopefully it gets even better.
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
Went with a bookworm, logician, latinist, former student of Imperial Law. Great thing is, those choices really do affect dialogues and give you some new opportunities.
Love the writing and how fonts are used to describe Andreas's perception of other characters. Though I have to admit it can sometimes be difficult to read.
Art style is great, shame that the music is so sparse.
Overall, I'm enjoying it greatly. Time to go back and investigate some murder.
Love the writing and how fonts are used to describe Andreas's perception of other characters. Though I have to admit it can sometimes be difficult to read.
Art style is great, shame that the music is so sparse.
Overall, I'm enjoying it greatly. Time to go back and investigate some murder.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Yeah, already found a ton of dialogue based on my background. Good RPG system.
If you are finding music to be sparse, maybe try playing on HPs.
There is a ton of ambient sounds that would get lost otherwise. I am using wired cans and they produce a lot of detail.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Can't wait to jump into this.
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BigbyTheSheriff
Member
I see a lot of potential for future playthroughs where I basically tell everyone to eat shit and that we should abolish church.
vaibhavpisal
Member
I see a lot of potential for future playthroughs where I basically tell everyone to eat shit and that we should abolish church.
I am avoiding those for now.
Would be interesting to see how it turns out if I choose them.
calistan
Member
This is great. The story moves along at a surprising pace, I'm pretty sure I've permanently missed out on something I was was working towards because I triggered the next scene before I'd finished that part. I wish I there were multiple saves.
The scratchy writing sound is a bit intrusive when playing with headphones. Love the typography effects, though.
The scratchy writing sound is a bit intrusive when playing with headphones. Love the typography effects, though.
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