Mini Review Pentiment PS5 A SlowBurning 16thCentury Murder Mystery
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Set in 16th-century Bavaria, Pentiment tells the tale of the small Alpine town of Tassing and the simple people that dwell there. We play as a Nurembergian artist named Andreas Maler who is living in Tassing while he completes work on a piece for the local monastery, and through him we meet the residents of the town and share in their struggles during a period of political and religious upheaval.
It's a cruel time and a hard life, made harder still when a visiting Baron is murdered in the town and the abbot fingers Andreas' friend for the crime. From here, Andreas launches a private investigation into the matter, which involves talking to the local peasantry and clergy, unearthing clues as to who might have had a motive for offing the Baron, and pulling at threads that hint at a more sinister plot lurking beneath the surface of the town.
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