Furi

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Jul 5, 2016
    70
    Furi is an action packed, violent game that does a great job of marrying two genres together.
  2. VideoGamer
    Jul 4, 2016
    70
    Furi is an interesting game, if not an essential one. When it works it nails that moreish blend of challenge and reward. However it's easy to find yourself being frustrated.
  3. Push Square
    Jun 30, 2016
    70
    When Furi's on point, it looks, sounds, and feels incredible, but a little too often, it struggles to maintain its intensity.
  5. IGN Italia
    Jul 5, 2016
    68
    Furi is a minimalistic fighting game that requires you to master its combat system, but that's pretty much all. The depth of the gameplay isn't great as you may expect and the poor variety of boss mechanics end in a series of very similar fights that can fail to satisfy your thirst for challenge. The game has vibrant colors and a cool atmosphere, but once again the art and the music are not crazy good and are driven by a poorly written storyline.
  6. Edge Magazine
    Aug 27, 2016
    60
    It's a tremendous shame, because the bosses themselves are a finely conceived, smartly designed and varied bunch. [Issue#296, p.121]
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  7. Game Informer
    Jul 14, 2016
    60
    While the story is mostly bluster, later encounters introduce some much-needed nuance and muddy your role in the narrative. I'm sure some masochistic players will enjoy bashing their head against Furi's towering wall of difficulty, but with little else to go on, I was questioning my reason for fighting long before the protagonist started to.
  8. Shacknews
    Jul 5, 2016
    60
    Furi's beautiful art and interesting ideas are somewhat undermined by obtuse story and janky mechanics.
  9. Hardcore Gamer
    Jul 5, 2016
    60
    Furi is going to find its audience, that much is certain, but the real shame here is that with a couple of tweaks, that audience could have wound up being far larger than what it likely will be.
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Jul 13, 2016
    Infuriating and brilliant.

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#77 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 350 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 258 out of 350
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 350
  3. Negative: 44 out of 350
  1. True_Reclaimer
    Jul 5, 2016
    0
    Furi is a terrible hack and slash/ bullet hell shooter hybrid. The story is completely missing beyond a few cutscenes and an imaginary RabbitFuri is a terrible hack and slash/ bullet hell shooter hybrid. The story is completely missing beyond a few cutscenes and an imaginary Rabbit Man talking to you, stolen straight out of the movie Donnie Darko. The graphics are pretty bad but could have been forgiven if the gameplay was decent.

    Theres nothing to do in this game beyond this arbitrary boss rush mode of a "story". Theres no enemies to fight. Theres no loot or skills to unlock or gear. You dont even need to manually walk from boss to boss, simply press the X button to auto walk. This too could have been forgiven, if the boss fights were decent.

    Unlike Dark Souls bosses which are challenging naturally but can be beaten with skill, experience, gear, and smart builds, Furi bosses are artificially difficult with garbage tropes like auto invincibility, auto super armor, auto dodge, auto parry, auto homing shots, auto stunlocking, auto healing, and auto revival on death 6 times - each time getting stronger and more cheating. I did not make it to the final bosses but based on what Ive seen so far, I assume they unlock more cheats such as auto one hit kill and auto teleport.

    Overall I dont expect much for a free game, and Sony PS+ games are notorious for being mediocre, yet this one was so EXCEPTIONALLY TERRIBLE I actually want a refund. Give me my money wasted on a PS4 and subscription back, and the time wasted trying out this failure of a game. 0/10    … Full Review »
  2. Masterpiecie
    Jul 5, 2016
    10
    Furi is so hard that is good because the first fight you have is a boss and, yes you will die a lot, the bosses are well made with an artisticFuri is so hard that is good because the first fight you have is a boss and, yes you will die a lot, the bosses are well made with an artistic style , the story is intriguing and the soundtrack is superb.
    Furi gameplay feels nice because of it's quite innovative because the way you change from gun play to combat feels so good and when you make a sweet dash and slash the boss's throat , you will really feel like a true BOSS!    … Full Review »
  3. Palestinian
    Jul 6, 2016
    8
    The bad news is: You might or might not love the game.
    The good news is: Its free on PS+, so you have no excuse not to give it a try.
    Those    The bad news is: You might or might not love the game.
    The good news is: Its free on PS+, so you have no excuse not to give it a try.
    Those who rated this game Zero cannot be taken seriously at all. Even if you were among the group that did not like the game, you wont help but to appreciate the music score, the art style, the challenging combat and the tactical aspect of it. Its "NOT" mashing buttons kind of game. You have to dodge, parry and time your attacks or you will be punished.
    Take my advise: Download this game,, prepare to get your ass kicked and enjoy.    … Full Review »
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