I am going to risk annoying the reader by saying this right off the bat, but: you owe it to yourself to experience this game. Furi permiates with mystical themes, leaving you questioning who you are, where do you come from and where is it that you're headed, all the while being accompanied by a mysterious character, omniously narrating your efforts. But do not be fooled; it is not a game that imposes philosophical question upon the player, instead greeting them with the first boss straight out the door. It is a game comprised of boss characters entirely, with narration scenes in between that can, honestly, drag just a tiny bit some times--as they cannot, for the most part, be skipped. The pacing of the game is subtle and siblime. One doesn't notice just how well the game's bosses difficulty slightly provides ever more challenge until they revisit a previously beaten boss. The sense of accomplishment is only a part of the pleasure this game has to offer. All the while it rewards you with the skills it has help you gain. The boss design is superb, although some of them can be frustrating because of the very small margin of error they allow. Keep in mind, though, that this is precisely what makes you grow in skill and keeps those endorphines flowing once you've mastered it, so count it as a plus. The game's sound design and especially soundtrack is astonishing. It might seem at this point that I am just praising everything about the game, but rest assured I would be critical of it if there were things to be critical of. This game's sountrack underlines the encounters and the fights so well it makes you feel like *you're* the boss, which is incidentally the game's theme in a way. The sound cues are also very important to the gameplay and they are on point to say the least. It is hard for me to find this game's faults, even for the sake of seeming objective, so I won't even bother. If you've made it this far, dear reader: do yoursef a favor and experience this gem.
