Pyre thread

>>385891316
_ae

If I had to do it all over again I would have freed Rukey first, he doesn't angst over being first like Jodi and Hedwyn does anyone else.

visual novel

>>385891890
I don't remember that character.

for those who haven't heard it, some anon found this in the sound files:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32qBcf7SotU

The game felt like it rushed too quickly to the first liberation rite, despite it taking the most amount of time to get there. You don't get to learn much about the characters until after it, and if you send anyone but Hedwyn up, i'm pretty sure you won't even know the past of the person you're liberating. It creates a vacuum that feels unnecessary. I knew nothing about Jodi because I sent her up first, and I would need to replay the game just to learn basic things about her if it weren't for these threads.
The game was great, I just felt like it would have done well to have side objectives or more downtime between rites rather than every rite ending with "now let's go look outside"

Man, I thought Hedwyn would be happy about being picked. He gets to go home to his waifu and it's a step towards fulfilling his promise to you. I didn't realize he was taking such personal responsibility towards that promise, really kind of a mood-killer

>>385893157
i agree, they probably should have offered bios for 2/3 of the starting trio before the first rite so you could judge who deserved liberation most, as it stands someone's story has to go unresolved until next playthrough

though there's something to be said about confronting the player with a tough decision out of the blue and forcing them to live with the consequences

>>385894053
Yeah. I think it was their intent to force a difficult decision on you, but I just think the decision could have been made even more difficult if you knew everyone's backstories. I'm sure some people would struggle more with who to liberate if they knew the pasts of the people fighting for their freedom. However for a lot of other people, I'm sure the answer would be clear and it would remove the gravity of the situation.
Even just offering you the chance to ask the characters about their lives, like Hedwyn, would have done well to help people get to know the trio better, in the chance that it would be one of them that would be liberated.

>>385893157
Pretty much this.
Also felt like nothing get resolved in the main game until the epilogue where everything becomes alright with a couple lines of text

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>>385891316
First for me was Ti'zo, I just said to myself let's get my buddies out last so I can spend more time with them (since I cannot leave);
Second one was sir Gilman, but then when Volfred said there may be not enough liberation rites left for everybody I got Rukey's Jodi's and Edwyn's ass out of there ASAP

Does this shitty game have a platinum guide already or nah

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>>385896137

>>385893157

I honestly think the game could have used a fakeout on the first liberation rite. Instead of giving a rite, Celeste is upset with you,
both for your long absence and for no-showing at another ritual site. Volfred eventually pieces together that an extra Triumvirate threw off the league. You go to rematch to fix the count (I'd personally go with the Accusers to give more backstory for the Nightwings), and return to Solaim. This gives time for a short despair spot (Where even Volfred has to ponder if they screwed up), an opportunity for another backstory and foreshadowing on both a rogue triumvirate and the cycle of rites being damaged.

>>385897774
I feel like the last liberation rite should have been The Reader vs Oralech.

>>385895142

It's kinda an artifact of the plot; You can't give anyone a final ending until you know how the plan went.

>>385898505

I think that it should act as a normal liberation rite until either pyre gets to 50%.
Your annointed should collapse, having hidden banishment sickness to avoid letting down the team.

Orlech's companions move to continue the rite,
but Orlech orders them back. You go onto the field to check on your annointed and he/she is down for the count. You help take him/her off the field and weigh your options. Any spare players cannot be used because they did not pledge themselves to the annointed, and would ruin the rite. You return to the field, as technically you've always been a part of the three. You are slow and and have a small aura, but have a transcendent hope stat:Your aura reflects enemy aura casts and you respawn quickly. The exact mechanics would be tweaked to favor hammer and anvil tactics:
The Reader cannot really make any plays,
but is an excellent place to stage for one. Orlech is the only enemy who can effectively banish the Reader, so his speed is somewhat tempered by his divided responsiblity.

Win or lose, Orlech finds it hard to maintain his disdain for you, and even regrets calling you the Nightwing's shadow, noting he can't get you off his back.

What happens if you lose every Liberation Rite?

is the plan's chance of success literally a dice roll based on the % amount?

>>385896137
there's no golden ending that saves everyone, at least someone gets sort of screwed

though whether they're okay with being screwed is kind of up to interpretation

>>385899747

The Sandlewood Uprising fails miserably, but the Highwing remnant uses the chaos to destroy the Commonwealth violently.
The union is formed as in all other endings and most people are miserable as hell for all the bloodshed and bullshit that transpired.

>>385899747
harpies ruin everything but the country is still rebuilt from the ashes

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>>385891316
I sent Rukey first.

Afterward I lost to the Withdrawn, then got Hedwyn, Jodariel, Pamitha, Volfred and on my last I got the Stowaway out. I have no regrets

But I would have liked to know what would have happened if I let Oralech go

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>>385900037
>Afterward I lost to the Withdrawn
Fuck those guys so much. I don't know why but I always choke when I have to fight them. I'm like 1-3 on them.

>>385900126
Crones can jump REALLY fucking far. I started using Bertrude to make sick plays after I got her.

Thank god I didn't let the Chastity go. Manley's end was well deserved.

>>385893041
I do like this version becuase it kinda combines the other triumvirate themes, I like how it seems like the rites are restarting after a long time. I leaves for some good speculation if the proto song wasn't alterd

>>385900126
snakes are the best unit in the game and they can have 3 of them

>>385900037

If you win and don't send Orlech, he casts himself from Mount Solaim. It may be suicide, but he's survived that fall before.


If you win and send him up, he goes right back to medical work. Either to heal the wounded during the uprising or to help with the new Union.

If you lose and send him up, he does the same thing, but reconciles with Volfred and Ti'zo,
since you beamed the truth of the matter into his head. Best ending for Orlech (IMO)

If he wins and you go up on his offer, he finds peace with himself in the Downside, and reconciles with Volfred and Ti'zo. Best overall ending (Barring poor liberation choices)

>>385891316
what's the thing on the right called, I need to do some research.

>>385900346
It's really good to know he wouldn't cause trouble. He really did deserve it but I felt like my decision was made.

I didn't send Ti'zo, Sir Gilman and Bertrude because I liked them the most,
and I felt they could deal with being in the Downside the best. I felt like I was right on that regard.

>>385900381

A moustache?

The Nightwing affiliated Cur smuggler and momma's boy Rukey Greentail?

>>385900381
there's no porn

>>385900381
I don't think there's any good R34 for the game aside from a few Jodi pics

Daily reminder that her name is Mae.

>>385900728
shae

>>385900507
>>385900587
>>385900614
he's very suave, I like the general style of this game.
I platinum'd bastion the other week but need to get around to transistor soon then I can finally start this afterwards.

>>385900502

Ti'zo is mostly concerned with his friends.
He's least happy alone, and prefers an ending with Orlech, Fae, Volfred or Reader.

Sir Gilman is happy in either location since his freedom is not rooted in his exile, since he chose exile personally. As long as he's finished his business with Sir Deluge, he can be happy.

Bertrude is happy either in downside or the new union, though she prefers Sir Gilman,
Volfred and Pamitha(?)'s company. She's remarkably useful in the union however,
Big Bertrudes basically runs itself at this point.

I personally prefer trading Ti'zo for Volfred;
There's something poetic about the man who could never see the world he build with his great plan. If he's with the Reader, they run a downside newspaper together.

>>385900985
>they write a newspaper together

Damn, That's a pretty good end. But hey, prime minister's not so bad either.

>>385900728
Stowawae

>>385891316
I freed Jodi first, and only freed Hedwyn after her and Rukey had been freed. Now they're all bros in the Union.
Sorry Hedwyn, I was weak, I freed Oralech ;_;

>>385900037
>let the psycho Lovecraft cultist go free
>no regrets
expel yourself

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>>385902283

>Rumor has it that she's returned to the downside to be closer to Yslach.

All that fucking effort wasted.

>>385901542
Nice

>>385902483
well if you let her stay she blows herself to kingdom come so maybe you've saved a senile old woman

>>385903392

You're implying one does not immediately lead into the other.

>>385903491
does she blow herself up anyway? well shoot

wonder what the rest of the withdrawn did after they no longer had to attempt to revive a dead god day in and day out

>>385904536

Not on screen, since there's no evidence where Ulmlath went. Personally it makes sense though. Yslach never shows up topside, so the "logical" solution is to go back down there and see if you can give it a kick in the pants.

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here's a doodle of best couple

taking similar simple requests, thread will probably archive so i'll post them in the next pyre thread

I'm considering buying this game, but I heard the AI is braindead and winning is easy which doesn't sound ideal for a game that already has very little actual gameplay.

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My best ending:
Liberated:
Rukey, Jodariel, Edwyn, Pamtha, Tamitha, sir Gilman and Reader (and Sandra)

Not liberated:
Volfred, Bertrude, _ae, Ti'zo, Oralech (loose against him and try to comfort him)

Rukey got to his mama and with Pamtha, Jodi got her bffs with her, Tamitha and pamtha worked it out, Edwyn gets the pusspuss and keeps his promise, reader goes lewd with Sandra.

Ti'zo reunites with Oralech, _ae gets dogboy, Bertrude and Volfred toghether, Volfred & Oralech bro it out their differences

Also Sandra suffers an advanced form of best girl syndrome

Why are humans the only ones to grow horns after staying in downside.

>>385900037
Does anyone have this bigger? I'd love it as a wallapaper.

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I never lost a liberation rite, so I got everyone but Volfred, Bertrude and Ti'zo out. I took Ti'zo's offer to return to commonwealth myself, with Oralech offing himself due to my dunks. And of course I took Sandra with me. Honestly, no regrets, really satisfied with the ending I got.

>>385906142
>tumblr
>loose
Fuck you

>>385907530
I almost got the same ending, but I sent off Bertrude instead of winged whore.

For the final rite I sent off Volfred to make sure he'll see the fruits of his revolution. Felt pretty bad for Oralech and Sandra, so I replayed the final rite twice to see other two endings. Oralech is a surprisingly cool guy.

>>385891316
Is the person on the middle a guy?

>>385908159
She's called curly horns.

>>385891316
I freed Ignacius, Ti'Zo, Sir Gilman, Gae, Hedwyn, Rukey, then Oralech.

>>385900037
Someone skipped legday

>>385906112
do best ghost

So does being a demon make you big and strong, or do only big and strong people live long enough to become demons?

>>385908785
Being a big guy would require you to eat more and the exile is not a place you can find food. Bae seemed to survive fine without being a big gal.

>>385908957
>>385908785
Stowawae will eventually turn into a muscle chick if she remains down there. Someone gets a hard on for that.

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So is this game the same emotional bait that bastion and transistor were or the story is better now? Also how about the gameplay?

>>385900756
My man.

>>385900728
>not Fae or Rhae

Is this game more like a JPRG or WRPG? There's no retarded SJW elements are there? Is it actually good?

>>385910780
>help me i can't think for myself

>>385910814
this

>>385910780
(You)

>>385910780
Its a sports game with oregon trail style choose your own adventure style bits. There really isnt any SJW bits. Yes its pretty good.

>>385910780
it's a mediocre visual novel

>>385911047
In much the same way that the NBA games are bad Role-playing games. Please try again.

>>385906112
>lose the liberation rite against the Fate
>Dalbert gives up his spot for his son
I was pretty surprised by that.

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Who /Tizo/ here?
>insanely mobile
>aura almost as big as Jodi's
>cute as fuck
>actually has a developed personality beyond party mascot
>too good for this world, too pure
Best fucking character coming through.

>>385891316
Who's the playable character in this game?

>>385911476
Imp master race coming through
but seriously, why wouldn't you use Ti'zo all the time, especially after you get his trial talisman?

>>385911591
(you) are

>>385891316
Do you think the game would've been better if the Rites consisted of a turn-based RPG battle instead of what we got?
I thoroughly enjoyed the game, and liked the magical NBA bits, but they're also the part that I liked the least.

>>385911692
So what you can customize the appearance or something?

>>385911771
No, but you can determine your backstory and your gender

>>385911694
Nah. Sportsball in a game like this made it more memorable, for better or worse.

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>>385911694
pic related

>>385911835
This, although I would like to see Supergiant do a turn-based RPG focused around team composition, like Darkest Dungeon.

>>385911827
Lastly I've heard that once you lose a battle the game still continues, is there a way to replay said battle until you win?

>>385911990
Before you lose, pause the game and click on "Restart Rite". Either that, or load the last checkpoint.

>Barely any good fanart of this series yet
I want my solemn Tariq/Celeste wallpaper

>>385912125
Thanks for the info.

>>385912209
There's so many screens on this game that could work as wallpapers.

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>>385908109
>Oralech is a surprisingly cool guy.
His only problem is being misguided. With that out of the way he's the most selfless character in the damn game.

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>you can't liberate all of them

Anyone know where I can download the soundtrack?

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>Saves your life even before he's sure you're a Reader
>Cooks for the whole team
>Always puts others happiness before his own
>Leads the revolution
>Was exiled because he loved a monstergirl

We should all strive to be more like Hedwyn.

>>385913627
You think that is bad
I failed 2 liberations

Pyre is easily the least accessible of all Supergiant's games

>>385913889
>expecting either him or Volfred to turn out to be dicks
>they're not
>they're genuinely both total bros

>>385913892
Me too, i deliberately lost against the Tempers and the Fate.

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>>385914147
>lost to the Withdrawn
FUCK THOSE WRINKLY ASS SNEK CUNTS

>>385914147
I lost to Essence and Oralech
The harps are real fucking bitch to win against

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>>385896137
>platinum

>>385914215
>The Essence

It was the only time I broke my "no restarts, you lose you live with it" rule because honestly their whole start-from-the-middle bullshit was too much especially since even the second it takes to switch between characters spelled death.

>>385896137
By platinum, do you mean a 100% achievement/trophy guide?
If so, there are some on Steam already, and the achievements are the same on PS4 AFAIK, so it shouldn't be a problem.

>>385899826
The whole game is about living with mistakes
It is echoed in everything in the game

>>385893157
Replay value.

BAE

>>385912707
His arc is actually reverse Soliam Murr, including the whole almost drowning in the river thing.

Though given that I found it odd that you can just redeem him in the end when he arguably walked the path to redemption backwards.

>>385917126
How do you use her? I always struggled to handle her well, so I just kept using everyone else.

>>385919735
Spam the massive aura blast, and just get into jumping distance and jump into the pyre

>>385911476
>spam moon dust on trial talisman
>hold down shift
>throw orb so tizo isn't banished
w-wew

>>385906129
Someone hasn't been racking up the difficulty/titan stars then.

>>385906129
The AI is pretty shoddy, and sadly enough, the difficulty actually comes from unresponsive and awkward controls. Despite this, it's extremely enjoyable - most of the draw comes from music, characters, etc. rather than the gameplay.

>>385906129
It's not really braindead except some very few moments, like the sapling of Sandalwood - I've played on hardened and it was fun, had my losses and wins. Fucking snakes.

>>385921190
My controls experience was just fine, responsive enough that I could blame my startegies more than the mouse. CPU won't take the easiest strat of just rushing to your pyre, but their reflexes are sharp enough on Heightened to both dodge and strike back.

>>385891316
Rukey, because Rhae seemed to fill the same niche but was cuter.

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>>385911476
>when you're facing a bunch of harpies and Tizo has the Titan Tooth

>>385921941
Ai cheats, never ending stamina, can move all three at the same time, enforced input lag to make your fighters move slower.
Anyone having played a sport game can see this.

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>>385922910
When they cheat they make it obvious that the characters during story cheat as well.