Joshua Morris, GIZORAMA - "If I was cast into The Downside, condemned to perform the rites of Pyre, I think I’d have a pretty good time. It’s all adventures in a wagon with your mates and throwing a ball about. Supergiant Game’s latest title is yet another unique genre hopping game that explores a twisted new world of lore, ritual, and redemption. You’re a ‘Reader’, an oddity and an outlaw in the world of the commonwealth, and so you find yourself exiled in the Downside. Able to read the Book of Rites handed down by the Scribes, you help a ragtag group of masked wanderers to participate in a series of trails known as the rites, to prove themselves worthy and ultimately gain their freedom."
Yagmur Sevinc from NoobFeed writes - Isn’t it such a blessing that the studio that gave us such great games like Hades and Bastion has also given us incredible soundtrack albums too? If you like these games, you might want to look at the five best songs that the indie studio Supergiant Games has given us.
Although often overlooked in Supergiant's gameography, 2017's Pyre is a fantastic game that might be the developer's most inspired work.
Play both if you can. I know its 'cool' (required these days to get the hits) to be sensational and I dont blame them at all, because well, here I am, worked. But both are worth your time.
I never played pyre but hades is great. I was late playing hades but im really surprised how good and fun it is.
If you were late to the party how could you be surprised how good it is?! Were you late getting the internet too?
I really wish I could have gotten more into Pyre, but the sports-like battle engine really turned me off of the game. The rest of the game seemed so interesting too! Hades on the other hand is one of my all-time favorite video games. I'll be following Supergiant Games forever.
Just my opinion but I despised Pyre with a passion! Liked Bastion and Absolutely Loved Transistor!!! But Pyre, I couldn't delete that game fast enough from my hard drive! I would really like to try Hades though, if it ever comes to playstation.
Pyre from Supergiant Games offers an outstanding amount of meaningful player choice that affects both gameplay and the narrative in a loop.
