10/10 game, strongly recommend to story-game fans and those looking for something different in action/sports gameplay.

Pyre has some really unique themes among video games, and it does a really incredible job of exploring them all. I'm going to be thinking about every part of the story for a long time. I'm also very likely going to do another playthrough in a few years, but I'm extremely satisfied with what I got out of this first one, and I think it's very intentionally designed to *not* encourage you to play it multiple times, *which is very ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ refreshing and good.*

So artistically and narratively this game is a big success. I now own the soundtrack, and am considering tattoos of at least two characters.

As far as gameplay is concerned, I put off buying this game for years because the gameplay looked awful to me, but I quickly fell in love with it. The Rites are surprisingly fun even if you don't have a sports game background, and in fact IMO fixes a lot of problems I see in that genre that come from trying to be like actual sports. The characters all play really differently and the story and mechanics conspire to get you to try out a diverse range of strategies, while also allowing you to stick to what works best for you when it really counts.

Jodariel best girl!!!!!

10/10 game, strongly recommend to story-game fans and those looking for something different in action/sports gameplay. Pyre has some really unique themes among video games, and it does a really incredible job of exploring them all. I'm going to be thinking about every part of the story for a long time. I'm also very likely going to do another playthrough in a few years, but I'm extremely satisfied with what I got out of this first one, and I think it's very intentionally designed to *not* encourage you to play it multiple times, *which is very fucking refreshing and good.* So artistically and narratively this game is a big success. I now own the soundtrack, and am considering tattoos of at least two characters. As far as gameplay is concerned, I put off buying this game for years because the gameplay looked awful to me, but I quickly fell in love with it. The Rites are surprisingly fun even if you don't have a sports game background, and in fact IMO fixes a lot of problems I see in that genre that come from trying to be like actual sports. The characters all play really differently and the story and mechanics conspire to get you to try out a diverse range of strategies, while also allowing you to stick to what works best for you when it really counts. Jodariel best girl!!!!!