It's not for me but should be.  I don't mind the scaled back graphics but the lack of object interaction is a bit too weird.  Nothing breaks or moves, so when you swing, you can be facing something that should move, or break and it doesn't, so the character kind of feels detached from the world.

The combat is pretty cool tbh and I would defo try another game from this company.  It just feels like it needs a bigger company to take the reigns and polish it up a bit.  Not a bad game and pretty music.  5 feels a bit stingy because a lot of effort has gone in to it but that sense of detachment just makes it have an empty corridor feel.  Not for me this time but a solid effort and a company I'm going to look in to.

Sifu

pretty nice experience. i almost learn how to fight in a real life. game is really intense, and i need high concentration to play it, as hard as in real life fight. and when you play well, game becomes really enjoyable. <3

Not every game needs to be a 100+ campaign which shallow RPG machanics to be a great game. SIFU is only 5 levels and each level is fresh and exciting. The aging mechanic is inventive. Level up you character for skills that will stay with you on future runs. The combat feels fluid and nuanced in a way that most games can't compete with. Easily my favorite combat in a game since Sekiro.

Not every game needs to be a 100+ campaign which shallow RPG machanics to be a great game. SIFU is only 5 levels and each level is fresh and exciting. The aging mechanic is inventive. Level up you character for skills that will stay with you on future runs. The combat feels fluid and nuanced in a way that most games can't compete with. Easily my favorite combat in a game since Sekiro.

Breath of fresh air

Extremely challenging even on easy mode. While you might have an easy time with the mobs, I can guarantee you will lose at least once with the bosses. Graphics are amazing and the background music compliments the action of the game. The story and the mechanics are awesome. You can choose to either kill or spare the bosses. If you lose, your death counter goes up and if you die too often the number stacks and you age based on the number of stacks on the counter.

Extremely challenging even on easy mode. While you might have an easy time with the mobs, I can guarantee you will lose at least once with the bosses. Graphics are amazing and the background music compliments the action of the game. The story and the mechanics are awesome. You can choose to either kill or spare the bosses. If you lose, your death counter goes up and if you die too often the number stacks and you age based on the number of stacks on the counter.

Honestly, I suck at these types of games. I have the shortest patience on earth when it comes to playing this. I can grind for hours just to level up as to compare to having to face death multiple times. Sifu actually gave me that kind of headache, just like the same with playing Sekiro and GhostRunner before. Although I admit, this game really rocks! Sifu actually showed us that mechanics and gameplay will still matter without having those fancy graphics and particle effects. I love the way how fluid this game is. The interaction between objects and the AI is awesome. The AI movements are actually much better and show intelligence throughout the sequences. The game is too short, to be honest, but depending on your skill, you can finish this within just 2 hours or so. It took me a while to beat this game since I keep on coming back to the first level and making my way to the top. The death mechanic of this game is actually different, you will not die eventually, but instead "age" progressively. As you age, your attack power will increase sacrificing the Hit Points that you have. Which is I think logical. The punishment of this game once you have reached a certain age is somewhat frustrating. Since once you reached 76+ age, you will die and will start from the very beginning of the level losing all of your power-ups. This enforce the players to replay the entire level from the beginning to reward the players. The story is somewhat cliche for me, it seems like I've heard the story of revenge type a million times already. How I wish they could've dived deeper with the stories and some introduction with another side character. Overall, I enjoyed this game but gave me massive headaches.

**VISUALS**

_Artistry: 8/12_

_Technical Merit: 7/8_

  

**SOUND DESIGN**

_Music: 10/12_

_Sound Effects & Vocals: 7/8_

  

**INTERACTION**

_Control & Interface: 8/8_

_Player Agency:8 /8_

_Accessibility:4 /4_

  

**MECHANICS**

_Feedback & Fun: 9/10_

_Depth: 5/5_

_Variety: 5/5_

  

**CHARACTER**

_Narrative: 7/8_

_Heart: 5/6_

_Originality: 6/6_

Honestly, I suck at these types of games. I have the shortest patience on earth when it comes to playing this. I can grind for hours just to level up as to compare to having to face death multiple times. Sifu actually gave me that kind of headache, just like the same with playing Sekiro and GhostRunner before. Although I admit, this game really rocks! Sifu actually showed us that mechanics and gameplay will still matter without having those fancy graphics and particle effects. I love the way how fluid this game is. The interaction between objects and the AI is awesome. The AI movements are actually much better and show intelligence throughout the sequences. The game is too short, to be honest, but depending on your skill, you can finish this within just 2 hours or so. It took me a while to beat this game since I keep on coming back to the first level and making my way to the top. The death mechanic of this game is actually different, you will not die eventually, but instead "age" progressively. As you age, your attack power will increase sacrificing the Hit Points that you have. Which is I think logical. The punishment of this game once you have reached a certain age is somewhat frustrating. Since once you reached 76+ age, you will die and will start from the very beginning of the level losing all of your power-ups. This enforce the players to replay the entire level from the beginning to reward the players. The story is somewhat cliche for me, it seems like I've heard the story of revenge type a million times already. How I wish they could've dived deeper with the stories and some introduction with another side character. Overall, I enjoyed this game but gave me massive headaches. VISUALSArtistry: 8/12Technical Merit: 7/8 SOUND DESIGNMusic: 10/12Sound Effects &amp; Vocals: 7/8 INTERACTIONControl &amp; Interface: 8/8Player Agency:8 /8Accessibility:4 /4 MECHANICSFeedback &amp; Fun: 9/10Depth: 5/5Variety: 5/5 CHARACTERNarrative: 7/8Heart: 5/6Originality: 6/6

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Sifu is the new game of Sloclap, the independent studio behind Absolver. A third person action game featuring intense hand-to-hand combat, it puts you in control of a young Kung-Fu student on a path of revenge.

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