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Topic	azuarc ranks 66 games played in 2020 [predix] [prize] [vgm]
azuarc 11/17/20 12:06:57 PM #76:	40. Pyre Genre Sports fantasy Gameplay: 5 Rest of Game: 8 Engagement: 3 New to Me: 5 Playtime: 2 Total score: 23/40 Song selection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQhbktFT7HI Sports fantasy (and I couldnt say fantasy sports due to ambiguity) is not a genre I ever thought I would ever use to describe a game, unless youd apply that to Rocket League. I mean, sure, its essentially what Blitzball is, but Blitzball is awful. PyreI had no idea what I was even getting into with Pyre. I just knew it was a Supergiant Games product, and it came for free with the itch.io bundle. But Id played Bastion, and Id sorta played Transistor. (I put Transistor down immediately out of disinterest.) I figured I knew what I was getting myself into, and oh man, was I ever wrong. The gameplay of Pyre features some sort of weird hybrid of 3v3 rugby and powerball from American Gladiators. Conceptually, thats interesting, but although there is some degree of depth, and definitely a ton of skill-testing involved, I honestly found myself not the least bit interested in the trials. The only parts that kept me involved were the things every Supergiant product seems to have fantastically stylized music and art, with a strong emphasis on narrative storytelling. In Pyre, a team of wanderers are hoping to take part in the trials in order to gain their freedom, but they have need of someone with a very specific skill to manage their team. As a Reader, youre able to not only see where the trials will happen, but also serve as a sort of telepathic conduit to coach the team as a unit (despite the fact that you can only control one player at a time while the others stand stock still, which makes it somehow less engaging than NES Hockey.) My understanding is that the story is really good if you continue, and the emphasis on character development (from a story perspective) is incredibly strong, but I just didnt care enough about the core gameplay loop to stick it out. Should you play it?: If you ever thought, man, you know what NHL94 really needed was a story mode for every one of the games in season mode as you crushed people with Mario Lemieuxs one-timers, then this is the game for you. Next: Indie throwback --- Video Game Music Contest 14 champion: Idola Phantasy Star Saga - Endeavour <cite>azuarc posted [p:947275131] in azuarc ran... [t:79089143]...</cite> <quote>40. Pyre Genre Sports fantasy Gameplay: 5 Rest of Game: 8 Engagement: 3 New to Me: 5 Playtime: 2 Total score: 23/40 Song selection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQhbktFT7HI Sports fantasy (and I couldnt say fantasy sports due to ambiguity) is not a genre I ever thought I would ever use to describe a game, unless youd apply that to Rocket League. I mean, sure, its essentially what Blitzball is, but Blitzball is awful. PyreI had no idea what I was even getting into with Pyre. I just knew it was a Supergiant Games product, and it came for free with the itch.io bundle. But Id played Bastion, and Id sorta played Transistor. (I put Transistor down immediately out of disinterest.) I figured I knew what I was getting myself into, and oh man, was I ever wrong. The gameplay of Pyre features some sort of weird hybrid of 3v3 rugby and powerball from American Gladiators. Conceptually, thats interesting, but although there is some degree of depth, and definitely a ton of skill-testing involved, I honestly found myself not the least bit interested in the trials. The only parts that kept me involved were the things every Supergiant product seems to have fantastically stylized music and art, with a strong emphasis on narrative storytelling. In Pyre, a team of wanderers are hoping to take part in the trials in order to gain their freedom, but they have need of someone with a very specific skill to manage their team. As a Reader, youre able to not only see where the trials will happen, but also serve as a sort of telepathic conduit to coach the team as a unit (despite the fact that you can only control one player at a time while the others stand stock still, which makes it somehow less engaging than NES Hockey.) My understanding is that the story is really good if you continue, and the emphasis on character development (from a story perspective) is incredibly strong, but I just didnt care enough about the core gameplay loop to stick it out. Should you play it?: If you ever thought, man, you know what NHL94 really needed was a story mode for every one of the games in season mode as you crushed people with Mario Lemieuxs one-timers, then this is the game for you. Next: Indie throwback --- Video Game Music Contest 14 champion: Idola Phantasy Star Saga - Endeavour</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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