14 Brutally Hard PS4 & Xbox One Games You Can't Handle

1. Furi

In case you're yet to pick up Furi, I'm claiming it 2016's most surprising gem (so far). Playing like a meld of Hotline Miami's soundscape, Devil May Cry's lightning-fast combos and the occasional bullet-hell, dual joystick-shooter segment, the sheer amount of influences and tropes it manages to encapsulate are truly staggering.

What's also remarkable, though, is how much Furi makes no bones about its learning curve being a brick wall. Either 'git gud' (as Dark Souls fans say) or give up - there is no middle ground. The game's progression is tied to a series of boss battles, interspersed only with lighter segments of walking around some gorgeous environmental design, conceptualised by Afro Samurai creator, Takashi Okazaki.

And you'll need these breathers, because each battle is a true test of your preternatural reflexes. Boss attacks come at you in split second intervals, the screen may fill up with projectiles to dodge, a tiny window could present itself to wade in and win the fight, but only if you can navigate a number of hazardous environmental cues first.

Each battle takes place over a number of rounds, and if you beat your opponent's lifebar, they lose one segment of their overall total (and the same goes for you). Winning your side refills your health though, as it does for them. Attack patterns must be memorised, your repertoire of charged attacks, deflections and counters perfected - you'll barely make it out the 'tutorial' fight if you're not a battle-hardened warrior ready to take on the world.

Furi just oozes style out of every pore, it's a stylish mash-up of all things gaming and sci-fi, and my personal pick for the PS4's hardest game, alongside the one that's the most rewarding.

Enjoy!

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