![]() ![]() It takes a while to unlock enough perks to actually make a difference in moment-to-moment gameplay but the player also gains personal experience with each run. However, each run earns experience points which can be used to unlock permanent upgrades. This is a rogue afterall and sometimes life just isn’t fair.įury Unleashed is a challenging game as the player is sent back to the beginning upon death like any rogue title. Sometimes ink can be spent at NPCs but will provide a random result, but sometimes nothing at all. Fallen enemies often drop ink, the game’s currency, which can be used to purchase upgrades or new perks. Speed runners might try and reach the end of each book by drawing a straight line to the finish but precautious players might want to explore for goodies at the cost of time and enemy encounters. Going out of your way to clear that one screen in the corner might yield a stat boosting upgrade or possibly a new weapon or perk. Each screen is essentially one page and starts to become slightly Metroidvania-ish as exploration is encouraged and rewarded. The entire presentation takes a literal note of Comix Zone as the game is presented as a soldier progressing through pages of a comic book. You will need to make use of the entire moveset to survive each comic book, aka each world, along with the large, challenging boss encounters. The player also has access to a melee attack and a butt stomp all forms of attack gel together to create entertaining action based combat that never gets old. At first, it is a little weird learning to jump with the left trigger but becomes intuitive by the second or third attempt. The trigger and shoulder buttons are used for jumping, dashing and launching extra attacks like abilities and nades. Holding the right stick automatically shoots in that direction and the generous aim-assist helps make the constant challenge fair. Although it is built around the rogue ruleset, combat has adopted twin-stick shooter mechanics to ensure each attack is fluid and accurate. ![]() Each encounter could be your last but the slow drip of permanent unlockables is an addicting gameplay loop. Roguelikes are a dime a dozen these days but Fury Unleashed gets it right. This 2D side-scrolling action rogue platformer is always tough but fair and will keep you coming back for more. Fury Unleashed has been in development for over five years and the final product speaks to the long development cycle. ![]()
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