

With each choice, you are potentially handicapping yourself, but also asking the rest of the characters to continue sacrificing for the greater good.
#Pyre who to liberate free
And when you free one of your exiles, there’s a catch – that character is actually gone. As we learn more about each exile we come into contact with (which includes harpies, demons, anthropomorphic dogs, and others), the story gains layers upon layers. Rather, the freeing of your exiles is part of a plan to lead an enlightened revolution in the world above. Except the game’s purpose is not to play until you get all of your exiles free and that’s all there is to it. It really does function like a sports game, with each “championship” resulting in the possibility of one of the exiles on your team going free. Exiles have a hope at returning to the world above, but only through the rites, a competition that feels a bit like fantasy rugby except not.

The game begins in a sort of underworld purgatory, where criminals, enemies of the state, deserters, and other types of unsavories are cast from the world above. Pyre, a 2017 release from Supergiant Games, is an interesting blend between action/fantasy RPG and, believe it or not, sports. But I started with a personal recommendation from a friend. And then the list was longer than I could shake my fist at. “I’ll have a few recommendations,” I said to myself. “Give me some video game recommendations with great stories,” I said.
