Pyre Review

Pyre reviewed on PC and PlayStation 4 by TJ Hafer.

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[Adamcherg]

as expected, every game from Supergiant are either 9/10 or 10/10.

[revenile]

"the Trials" Dude... come on, they're called "the RITES"

[ZiggyStyley]

I never realised how much I need a mix of Dr Seus and H.P. Lovecraft before I heard those names in the same sentence

[seths.]

New drinking game; take a shot every time this guy drops a fancy adjective

[Trinhax]

This game has me like a good book. Literally. There's a lot of reading.

[carllazarraga]

That's a hell of A review. This is the type of review that makes you want to play a game even if you weren't interested in it before.

[TheBiscuit]

Glad to see this game get awesome scores! A friend of mine worked on the music!

[EdwardViaTomato]

My new favorite Supergiant game... and it's basically NBA Jam for geeks. I'm really astonished with how much effort they put into these characters and the world itself, for such a unique and likely very-niche game. I know exactly what you mean by "I won't be able to get it out of my head for a long time". Now I just hope they're willing to put it on Switch (and even mobile).

[HardcorePanda]

Pyre also has native 4k support. Can't wait to see the beautiful arts in its full glory :)

[FatControllerOfficial]

Surprised IGN didn't give Pyre a lower score since it's just an anagram for Prey.

[gameclipse]

I'm getting this when I get home tonight. Loved Bastion and Transistor and this looks even better.

[captaintalon]

Awww the reviewer got rid of Rukey's mustache

[travisporter]

Coming to the switch one day I hope 🤞

[EdwardViaTomato]

First off, Jen Zee has to be one of the best artists in the industry right now. IMO.


thinking about this game makes me feel all teary. It's crazy to think that I ignored it for well over a year after it's release, and now it's my favorite Supergiant game, and really is what solidified me as a Supergiant fan.

[Kreepycake]

I like how it's 1:00am and I'm still watching this anyways

[casuallyspelic]

The first thing I thought when I saw this game was that this looks like a supergiant game. How identifiable there beautiful game astetic is.

[PixelleHearts]

Not quite feeling this one as much as Bastion or Transistor because I don't feel like it's an intimate experience with a character, but the polish is still there and praiseworthy.

[neilmallick]

That introduction probably sounded better written than spoken...

[Tsugandate]

For me, it deserves a solid 9.5, but that's because at least 60% of the game is basically a VN, and I really like visual novels. The art and soundtrack is where the game really shines, and the gameplay, even though it's not THAT deep, is certainly fun and engaging more often than not (specially after you get access to Pyre's version of limiters).

Still, while it might not be for everyone, it's a very good looking visual novel/sport game with some neat rpg elements, and if you really like the characters (which is pretty hard to avoid), you'll probably end up playing at least 10 hours nonstop like I did.

[chiphead]

I think we found indie game of the year