On the eve of Hades II Early Access coming out, finished up the last Supergiant game I have yet to play.

A beautiful and ambitious story, and one I'd want to keep coming back to to explore all its branching narratives. The ending epilogues don't do all the decisions justice.

This is probably the closest I've gotten to a visual novel in a while, and although I continued to find it difficult to get into the rhythm of switching between the dynamic storytelling and the intense gameplay, I still enjoyed it. On that note, I'd find myself jumping into a practice round before proceeding with whichever Rite I was up to.

This game and Transistor, seen as the lesser games compared to Hades and Bastion, continue to cement Supergiant as one of my favorite developers with their commitment to rich worldbuilding intertwined with the music and gameplay. I see the incompatibility in that gameplay/narrative pairing the most in Pyre, but for them to succeed even in that is a testament to their creative vision.

Continuing to replay to try for that Hard Mode, getting better at the game as well as exploring the narrative branches.