Furina's story and character have been praised by critics, with many applauding her mental strength and her sacrifice.[5][12] Yan Ku of Yahoo! News wrote that Furina's suffering was the "heaviest, most loving thing an Archon has ever done for their nation." Ku further argued that Furina deserved a happier ending and expressed hope that miHoYo would provide her character with a more fulfilling conclusion in the future.[5] Ku later wrote that she "wholeheartedly" believed Furina to be the best Archon in the game.[21] GamesRadar+'s Austin Wood echoed these thoughts, directly comparing Furina's character arc to the story of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", in which a great city prospers at the cost of one child being sentenced to misery. If said child is saved, then the city would crumble. Wood wrote that Furina was Fontaine's equivalent to the nameless child "almost shockingly one-to-one." He stated that Genshin Impact "does gods better than the vast majority of RPGs", and considered Furina's story to be one of the best in video games from 2023.[12]