Instantly detonating imps on respawn to interrupt throws, swapping to a particular teammate while jumping and jumping with that exile as well, so both leap over the same aura cast. I frequently witnessed the AI making moves that seem impossible for any human player, not just due to reaction time, but due to input delay. Time and again I found that enemies with large auras were able to simply walk (well dash) into one teammate after another while the camera spun off making it confusing as to who was alive or the input delay prevented switching to another Nightwing and reacting. Time and again I found the game goes into a 'slow-mo' when an enemy jumps or defeats a Nightwing, which utterly throws off the incredibly sensitive window of timing required for power casting or power jumping, which can be a real headache. Sadly, I just cannot say the same about Pyre, and it totally kneecapped the experience for me, leaving the game to hobble on to a finale that made me glad just to be done. It seemed to be something of a signature and followed on in Transistor.

I remember the first time I played Bastion, marvelling at how tight the controls were, how responsive, how they made the game flow and how it allowed the player to fully adapt to the highly adjustable difficulty.

This is the first product from Supergiant games that I've regretted playing. First off, I should be clear that this is a complaint thread, regarding my experience (or a whine thread if you prefer), so apologies to anyone who doesn't like to read complaints, or who really loved the game, this one might not be for you!

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