History VideoGame / Pyre

* TotalPartyKill: Completely possible, provided you make the right play. It's also possible for both teams to wipe ''everybody'' out of they aren't careful.

* EldritchAbomination: All the Titans, whose remains are at each of the Celestial Landmarks you visit for the Rites. Especially Y'slan, whose physical form was merely bound. Other characters say he's just sleeping, and one day he'll come back to devour the world.

* InterfaceSpoiler: Invoked. All of the characters in the game are playable from the start in Verses Mode, but the game warns you that it might spoil elements of the game you haven't seen yet.

* FreudianTrio: The Nightwings.

* InterfaceSpoiler: Discussed. All of the characters in the game are playable from the start in Verses Mode, but the game warns you that it might spoil elements of the game you haven't seen yet.

* AbortedArc: Due to the fact that [[spoiler:Any sufficiently strong character can be permanently ascended from Downside if they successfuly win an Ascension ritual regardless of where they are in story arcs or telling you their background,]] any number of arcs can become this.

* CompetitiveMultiplayer / PlayerVersusPlayer: The local-only Versus Mode, where two players pit two teams of three characters against each other.

Pyre is a [[{{RolePlayingGame}} role-playing game]] currently under development by ''Supergiant Games'' (well known for their award-sweeping and story-driven ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'').

Unlike previous entries from Supergiant Games, 'combat' in Pyre plays more like a sport game where you control a party of three to put a Celestial Orb into opposing pyre until it is doused, with the abilities to jump, pass, tackle and shoot out waves of aura to stop your opponents from extinguishing your pyre in return.

It is released on PC (through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in 25th July 2017.

* IShallTauntYou

It is set to release on PC (through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in 25th July 2017.

Unlike previous entries from Supergiant Games, 'combat' in Pyre plays more like a sport game where you control a party of three to put Celestial Orb into opposing pyre until it is doused, with the abilities to jump, pass, tackle and shoot out waves of aura to stop your opponents from extinguishing your pyre in return.

** Joradiel is the Superego: the most obsessed with succeeding the Rites, she sees you (initially) as nothing but a means to manage it.
** Rukey is the Id: The nicest with you, but also the most instinctive one, living day-to-day.
** Hedwin is the Ego: The mediator between the other two, and his opinion of you is a mix: he sees you as a friend, but expects you to pull your weight.
* GameOver: The developers has confirmed that this will be averted in traditional sense; the player will continues on after losing a Rite and experiences the consequences that follow.

** At day, you travel towards your next destination. Sometimes, you have to choose between two paths, each having its influences on your quest.

*** Interact with one of the three to make him/her progress towards Illumination (ie level up)

* {{Jerkass}}: Joradiel. For her, you're an asset for the Rites, nothing else. Made clear in the scene before the first Rite: when she thinks you messed up and got the team lost, she immediately starts threatening you.
** The mysterious man who guides you through the Tutorial. He's strongly implied to be the one who banished you, and makes it clear that even if your group succeeds the Rites, he will never let YOU, personnally, escape the Downside.
* NeverLearnedToRead: The Nightwings have a wagon full of books with the ArcSymbol on them, but are completely unable to read. You, [[PlayerCharacter The Reader]], were banished from the Commonwealth for being one of the few people who is able to read, and are invaluable to their journey of enlightenment and their success in the Rites.

** If an aura hits an opponent with weaker aura, they will be temporary banished. This can be done by a tackle or by shooting out your aura. But the latter also removes your protection from opponent's aura in the process.
** If a character put the Celestial Orb by jumping into the Pyre, he/she will be unavailable in the next round. Player can bypass this by throwing the Orb into the Pyre instead.

You have been expelled by the ''Commonwealth'' unto a harsh realm called ''Downside'', only rescued from certain doom by strangers ''Hedwin'', ''Joradiel'' and ''Rukey''. The only hope to regain freedom is to open a mystical book as a "Reader" and engage in "The Rites", a ritualistic ball game where you control your party against many other outcasts, each with their own freedom at stake.

Described by [[https://twitter.com/ZakMcc/status/722469120977952772 some]] as " ''[[VideoGame/{{OregonTrail}} Oregon Trail]]'' meets ''NBA''".

As you travel in Downside, you will manage your resources, interact with fellow travelers and guide them towards enlightenment in The Rites.

* ChargedAttack: Characters can perform this when sending Celestial Orb into the Pyre in order to increase the 'damage' done. Of course, this takes precious time that could mean a successful attack or a [[LockedOutOfTheFight banishment]].

* CompetitiveMultiplayer / PlayerVersusPlayer: The local-only Versus Mode, where two players pits two team of three characters against each other.

* PlayerVersusPlayer:The local-only Versus Mode, where two players pits two team of three characters against each other.

As you travel in Downside, you will manage your resources, converse with fellow travelers and guide them towards enlightenment in The Rites.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[LargeHam READER]], dare you tamper with the forbidden knowledge, so soon after your exile?'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]

* Locked Out of the Fight:

** If a character put the Celestial Orb by jumping into the Pyre, he/she will be unavailable in the next round.
* {{SportsGame}}: The game has shade of this.
* {{PlayerVersusPlayer}}:The local-only Versus Mode, where two players pits two team of three characters against each other.