<s>
Pentiment	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentiment	B-Application
is	O
a	O
narrative	O
adventure	O
2D	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
Duchy	O
of	O
Bavaria	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
Alpine	O
town	O
of	O
Tassing	O
and	O
its	O
nearby	O
abbey	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
to	O
middle	O
16th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developer	O
Josh	O
Sawyer	O
first	O
pitched	O
Pentiment	B-Application
to	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
when	O
they	O
worked	O
at	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
historical	O
fiction	O
of	O
Darklands	B-Application
,	O
a	O
1992	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
that	O
combined	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
with	O
supernatural	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
pitched	O
Urquhart	O
again	O
,	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
both	O
worked	O
at	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
Pillars	B-Device
of	I-Device
Eternity	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Deadfire	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reframed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
narrative	O
adventure	O
with	O
mystery	O
components	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
or	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentiment	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentiment	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
