Supergiant Games Announces Release Date for “Pyre”, Pre-Order Available Now (VIDEO)
Supergiant Games, the small developing studio behind the beloved Bastion and Transistor indie titles, announced their brand new project last month. Recognized for the well-executed music composition and story, whimsical art style, and fluid gameplay, there is immense anticipation for a game such as Pyre. Pyre is a “party-based” RPG where the main character leads a group of exiles “to freedom through an ancient competition spread across a vast, mystical purgatory”.
It boasts a very personal and unique experience where one player may experience the same event differently in comparison to someone else. Fans can expect a brand new world, a three-on-three combat system, “a branching story with no game-over”, and a PvP mode. It is sure to be a game that will stands on its own, apart from the other beautifully crafted projects from Supergiant Games. For a quick peek at the play style, check out the reveal trailer below:
A Branching Game with No Game-Over
Think about how many games you play where you get stuck trying to get past a certain sequence, and keep throwing yourself at it again and again, just because you want to see what happens next. Sometimes that’s fun… but often, it stops the story dead in its tracks and just gets frustrating.
We wanted to make a game that had plenty of challenge and exciting action, but where the fear and frustration of getting stuck was not a factor. Picking yourself up after being defeated could be part of the journey, rather than something that took place in your head while looking at a Game Over screen. So, one of the unique aspects of Pyre is how you are never forced to lose progress. Whether you prevail or fail, your journey continues. The interactive narrative is expressed through a story that should feel personal to you, and that no two players will experience in quite the same way.
Action-Packed Three-on-Three Battle System
Central to Pyre is the ancient competition called the Rites. Each Rite plays out like an intense close-quarters mystical battle, where the object is to extinguish your adversary’s signal flame before they can do the same to you. You’ll have to outsmart and outmaneuver your opponents to succeed — or you can banish them outright with a powerful aura blast. You’ll be up against a colorful cast of adversaries in pitched, high-stakes confrontations where each victory (or defeat!) brings your exiles closer to enlightenment. Choose three exiles from your party for each Rite, and outfit them with powerful Talismans and Masteries to gain an edge.
Rich, Atmospheric Presentation
From the vibrant hand-painted artwork to the evocative musical score (featuring more than 90 minutes of music by Darren Korb, our audio director and award-winning composer of Bastion and Transistor), every aspect of Pyre’s presentation draws you into its fantasy world. Pyre has been in development for nearly three years. We can now safely say that it’s the biggest game we’ve ever created, offering substantially more ways to play and more characters to meet than either Bastion or Transistor before it. With each new game we’ve made, we’ve endeavored to push ourselves out of our creative comfort zone to make something that felt fresh to us, in the belief that this would translate to a worthwhile experience for our players. We cannot wait for you to try it and hear what you think.
Challenge a Friend in Versus Mode
On top of the single-player campaign, Pyre features a local two-player Versus Mode, which lets you play against a friend (or CPU opponent) in one of the game’s fast-paced ritual showdowns. You’ll be able to form your triumvirate from more than 20 unique characters you’ll meet in the campaign, and customize your Rite in a variety of ways — configuring your characters’ abilities, choosing from a variety of stages each with their own distinct effects on gameplay, and more. We think this adds a great deal of lasting value to the game, and we’ve been having a great time playing it ourselves, trying out every possible character combination we can think of.
Surrender oneself to Pyre on July 25th, 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam). Pre-orders are also available now with 10% off of the regular $19.99 price tag. What do you think of Supergiant Games track record thus far? Are you excited about this title?
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