![]() ![]() Dubbed a “rhythm violence” game by developer Drool, this description doesn’t seem inaccurate. Thumper is undoubtedly one of my favorite indies this year. The English and French audio tracks are fantastic, but do yourself a favor and switch to the Japanese track for a truly stunning set of performances. It also happens to support several different languages, and allows independent selection of text and voice. It can be beaten in about 2 hours once you’re a veteran fighter-or if you just happen to be amazingly talented-but will take the average player 7 to 9 hours to get through on their first run. With designs by Takashi Okazaki of Afro Samurai fame, the characters are all fantastic, and while there’s some transitional animation jank that occasionally gets in the way of the grandeur, Furi is otherwise beautiful to behold, fantastic to listen to, and a blast to play. Essentially just one long boss rush, it’s the very definition of “no filler,” consisting of nothing more than awesome bosses and short walks (with some great environmental design and mysterious, intriguing narrative exposition) between them. ![]() It’s got excellent style and gameplay chops, an interesting story setup, and a great synthwave soundtrack featuring the likes of Carpenter Brut, Danger, and Waveshaper. ![]() Furi is an underrated gem that I suspect didn’t hook nearly the number of fans it deserved to. ![]()
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