Rewind the tape, back to the fascinating boy
What shocked me about Pentiment is that it soon becomes very clear you're not here to solve the murder. You're not here to speak the truth. The system is inherently unjust and you're here to find evidence to condemn someone.
Even if the person is guilty, do they deserve death and damnation (they're Christians they believe in that kind of things) for what they've done? The game don't give you the time to investigate everything. Do you choose to investigate someone further because they seem guilty, or because you WANT them to be?
Most detective games won't let you move on until you find the right culprit, and you're delivering justice. The world will be illuminated by the truth. But most detective game don't make you watch the public execution.
I love how in pentiment you can have the most vile, nasty, rude squabble with someone, and then the conversation ends with “May the lord bless you and protect you, Andreas maler” but you know they’re hoping an anvil falls out of an eighteenth story window and squishes you flat like in loony tunes