SIFU

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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 277 Ratings

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  1. greuelpirat
    Apr 1, 2022
    0
    i hate games that demand perfection from the player but are incredibly flawed themselves:
    * the camera is way too close. as a 3rd person game, your own character is constantly in your field of view.
    * the menus are so badly designed. typical console **** try to select the skills with the mouse. sometimes it says to confirm with enter, actually it needs the spacebar. * I have a pretty    i hate games that demand perfection from the player but are incredibly flawed themselves:
    * the camera is way too close. as a 3rd person game, your own character is constantly in your field of view.
    * the menus are so badly designed. typical console **** try to select the skills with the mouse. sometimes it says to confirm with enter, actually it needs the spacebar.
    * I have a pretty powerful PC, but this game jerks so often that it ruins the situation.
    * you can't skip the interboss sequences. especially in a rougelike you have to see a hundred times how the crap boss pulls up a plant.
    stay with the dirt on the console.    … Expand
  2. noobmaster96
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    Tiene un buen diseño artístico y de niveles, la sensación de combate está bien hecha y tiene una atmósfera que te puede atrapar; pero esto se opaca con el poco contenido, el sistema de habilidades que al final terminas usando poco más de la mitad si es que tienes tiempo de leer todo, la curva de dificultad se nota más por aprenderte patrones en vez de usar mejor las combinaciones, siTiene un buen diseño artístico y de niveles, la sensación de combate está bien hecha y tiene una atmósfera que te puede atrapar; pero esto se opaca con el poco contenido, el sistema de habilidades que al final terminas usando poco más de la mitad si es que tienes tiempo de leer todo, la curva de dificultad se nota más por aprenderte patrones en vez de usar mejor las combinaciones, si tienes sesiones largas al final es probable que te aburras porque digamos que en algunas partes por las mecánicas y los enemigos se puede volver repetitivo o tedioso.
    El juego no es malo como tal, pero tampoco destaca mucho en lo que es bueno; recomiendo esperar a comprarlo hasta que tenga descuentos y darle una oportunidad así, pero si no te gustan los primeros 30 minutos, no te gustará el resto del juego.    … Expand
  3. darman77
    Apr 1, 2022
    2
    It would be awesome game if not lots of bugs:.
    - camera work is a nightmare (your main killer)
    - controller input on PC sucks (lags, not reacting correctly)
  4. Xekarth
    May 3, 2022
    4
    The game is not working as intended as it crashes every 30 mins. When it is not crashing, I'm getting frame drops every time I enter a new room with a 6800XT and R5800X. The game is composed of 5 levels. During those 5 levels the only thing you will be doing is combat. There is no exploration or story. The combat , the levels, the animation are all very well done. Those 5 levels are aboutThe game is not working as intended as it crashes every 30 mins. When it is not crashing, I'm getting frame drops every time I enter a new room with a 6800XT and R5800X. The game is composed of 5 levels. During those 5 levels the only thing you will be doing is combat. There is no exploration or story. The combat , the levels, the animation are all very well done. Those 5 levels are about 15 minutes of content. Now you ask me if this game is an hour and a half long, why is it getting positive reviews? A normal game with standard difficulty would get crushed by this small amount of content. But this game is extremely hard. Elden Ring is a piece of cake compared to this game. So you will be redoing levels again and again and again to try to finish them with the least amount of deaths, because your deaths carry over to the next level. When you died to many its game over, back to square one. The only permanent unlocks are moves which are mostly bad and you won't use.… Expand
  5. Maximilia00
    Feb 24, 2022
    0
    I've heard a lot of arguments about the game's difficulty, but the problem is that the only thing that works in the game is the staging. Everything else is a bunch of lapses in implementation and idea.
  6. DemonLordNTR
    Feb 9, 2022
    6
    It's not bad. If you compared how much they improved from Absolver they also lacked a lot of other aspects. Fun and frustrating fighting game.

    Personally the price of $39.99 is questionable for this type of content, looking forward for DLC if any in the future. Not really much to do other than replay to do it better than the previous. Game is also pretty linear with a couple hidden or    It's not bad. If you compared how much they improved from Absolver they also lacked a lot of other aspects. Fun and frustrating fighting game.

    Personally the price of $39.99 is questionable for this type of content, looking forward for DLC if any in the future. Not really much to do other than replay to do it better than the previous. Game is also pretty linear with a couple hidden or locked paths.

    Receives a minus because of epic game exclusive, for now.    … Expand
  7. thatguydisco
    Feb 18, 2022
    6
    Game has a great art style. Very bold to make the game wildy unfair though. I played through many difficult combat games like sekiro, furi, which all require good reflexes to have fun. This game is insanely difficult with punishing death mechanics. The difficulty spikes are quite something, I feel that the combat could be so much better if given prompts on what type of dodge needs to beGame has a great art style. Very bold to make the game wildy unfair though. I played through many difficult combat games like sekiro, furi, which all require good reflexes to have fun. This game is insanely difficult with punishing death mechanics. The difficulty spikes are quite something, I feel that the combat could be so much better if given prompts on what type of dodge needs to be performed, as it is now. The combat feels very unfair with little reward, the parrying is essential but when performed properly has almost no visual/audio cue, making it feel very insignificant. Game has potential, but in its current state the combat is way too unfair to feel fun like other games.… Expand
  8. dnkster
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    Good: - Combat feels good, you have plenty of options to play around with your oponents. - Using environment to counter oponents and create space adds a nice dynamic - Music fits the atmosphere, especially the club level - Motion captured animations look very nice - Levels feel distinct and have personality

    Bad: - Price. 40 euros for a 10 hour game with little replayability value.    Good: - Combat feels good, you have plenty of options to play around with your oponents. - Using environment to counter oponents and create space adds a nice dynamic - Music fits the atmosphere, especially the club level - Motion captured animations look very nice - Levels feel distinct and have personality

    Bad: - Price. 40 euros for a 10 hour game with little replayability value. Compare this with Hades a 20 euro game that you can sink probably a hundred hours due to high replayability. - Skill system and progression is confusing. You have to read, memorise and try out 24 different skills while you are still getting the hang out of combat. - Low attacks are rare and unfairly hard to read. You can only dodge only by expecting them after learning enemy attack patterns. - Voice acting feels like they picked out random developers with no voice acting experience. - Boss fights (except last one which was the only fun boss fight imo) play almost identically. Dodge attack patterns, land a couple of hits, focus attack. - Aging and becoming stronger feels more like a gimmick than a core mechanic. The player can actually farm xp to permanently unlock abilities. In my opinion the game should've been a roguelite where you start over from the beginning when you die.

    If this was an actual indie game I wouldn't be so critical, but Sloclap had the backing of Sony and Epic games, 60+ employees and previous experience in fighting games. A lot of potential wasted in my opinion, however it can still be an enjoyable experience for a lot of people.    … Expand
  9. leaveit
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    As another said, this is Absolver but less several features. Sloclap never really finished Absolver for that matter. As such this is purely a rebranded product, basically the video game equivalent of an Arby's sandwich or Taco Bell taco. In that regard it's only impressive in that it's not totlly broken.
  10. n0wayjos3
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Game is complete trash I have to restart this game every day it just keeps Erasing my progress every day I’m tired of beating theses same bosses back to back just for it not to save
  11. DaniloNovakovic
    Feb 9, 2022
    9
    Best kung-fu game I have ever played. So fun!
    Also one of the rare games that aren't broken on release (which seems to be standard in gaming these days).
  12. cottandy
    Mar 2, 2022
    5
    Beat-'Em-Up game, overhyped to make you buy it.
    A grindy, repeatative, short game, with critical issues at release, some of which make the game unplayable like sometimes not even launching. Bad crowd control mechanic is too essential and makes controls feel not really responsive. And it's nothing really special except for this makes the game harder to play while it already has it's own    Beat-'Em-Up game, overhyped to make you buy it.
    A grindy, repeatative, short game, with critical issues at release, some of which make the game unplayable like sometimes not even launching. Bad crowd control mechanic is too essential and makes controls feel not really responsive. And it's nothing really special except for this makes the game harder to play while it already has it's own difficulty system without which you would beat the game very fast and forget about it. Developers just decided to make it as hard as they can so you wouldn't notice lack of content while replaying the same levels again and again.

    Core mechanics are mostly a clone from the studios first game - Absolver, which they abondoned. And Sloclap Studios attitude to Absolvers community even became a meme. So the developer is not the most reliable too. They haven't added really a lot new in Sifu comparing to their last game, so most probably they won't rework badly done core mechanics such as crowd control too. Also such lazy development doesn't promise any additional free content, which is obviously lacking. Maybe paid DLCs, while the game is still overhyped.    … Expand
  13. Skhaarin
    Mar 22, 2022
    3
    Weaker than I expected. The artistic side is great, but the gameplay is not very engaging, combat feels fine... and that's it. ^Plus the way that so called aging mechanic is implemented is stupid.
  14. Alyena
    Feb 25, 2022
    0
    La DA est d'un autre âge, le gameplay est brouillon, l'ost est d'un terrible ennui, la durée de vie est artificiellement rallongée grâce à une difficulté inintéressante.
  15. Daanvandam
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    This game is just OK, the mechanic is really interesting (aging) but the developers betrayed their own idea by adding an easy mode that should never have been there.

    Crowd control is always a pain when the mechanics are based on your character essentially "locking onto" enemies where it almost feels like your character is magnetically attracted to the enemy when throwing a punch or    This game is just OK, the mechanic is really interesting (aging) but the developers betrayed their own idea by adding an easy mode that should never have been there.

    Crowd control is always a pain when the mechanics are based on your character essentially "locking onto" enemies where it almost feels like your character is magnetically attracted to the enemy when throwing a punch or kick. Other action games don't suffer from this and have way better crowd control such as Devil May Cry and such. God of war (2018) also had this issue where the camera was too zoomed in and Kratos would automatically hone in on enemies making it feel like you are not totally in control. It's weird because the older God Of War games already solved that issue by having a camera and movement/combat system that countered this issue by getting rid of this magnetism.

    So aside from the subpar camera and locking on in combat, the combat itself is actually fine. It's really simple and that's exactly where its strength also lies whenever you want to do a certain move it's not too difficult because of the limited combos. This game is perfect for anyone that has ever tried to "perfect" a level and it feels really rewarding.    … Expand
  16. plotlesviolence
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Game difficulty is a tricky thing since players vary in skill and preference.
    Some games like the Mario series only have one setting, designed so everyone can have fun and the better players might finish faster or with fewer deaths or a better score.
    Some games like the Halo series have multiple difficulty settings, although this can get obnoxious if they don’t let you change    Game difficulty is a tricky thing since players vary in skill and preference.
    Some games like the Mario series only have one setting, designed so everyone can have fun and the better players might finish faster or with fewer deaths or a better score.
    Some games like the Halo series have multiple difficulty settings, although this can get obnoxious if they don’t let you change difficulties mid-campaign.
    Some games, mostly shooters like Halo and Call of Duty, give you regenerating health so the better players can rush forward faster but everyone can get through if they match their pace.
    Some games with RPG elements, like Cyberpunk 2077 and God of War 2018, let you farm experience points to progressively lower the difficulty the longer you play and at the same time let you swap out equip-able items to set your own level of difficulty for each fight.
    Some games with roguelike elements like Hades randomizes the difficulty each round, but in the background also progressively lowers the difficulty by letting you earn better stats the more you play.

    And then there are the Dark Souls’ clones, designed around being as obnoxiously difficult as possible, by restricting checkpoints to the point of frustration and ensuring that the few farm-able resources can all be lost with a single mistake after hours of time invested. In Dark Souls’s case, the difficulty is there to disguise the fact that the gameplay is boring; balance the encounters correctly and you’ll see that the combat system is pathetically simplistic when compared to the modern 3D brawlers.

    In Sifu’s case, the obnoxious difficulty is there to disguise the fact that they only made a 3-hour campaign. You can die in single hit or sequence of hits, and you only get to start the next level at the youngest age you beat the last level, so this forces you to replay each level hundreds of times until you perfect it just to get a reasonable chance to beat the next. Additionally, the upgrades are lost unless you sink ridiculous amounts of experience into making them permanent, and experience doesn’t stack or save if you die, so be prepared to waste hours farming only to lose it all to one mistake. This does what it always does in these games, makes you play in the cheesiest least-fun way possible, abusing the environmental mastery skill to kill from afar, making you stack enemies by staircases so they take fall damage, forcing you to memorize each enemies’ location for the safest kill. That there is no way to truly get ahead without a perfect run means that no matter how much time you invest, you might never beat or see even half the game.

    The real tragedy is that buried inside is a terrific 3-hour game. The combat scheme is terrific, with multiple interlocking systems. Tapping the block button parries, or holding it and moving the analog stick dodges, creating a tradeoff between risking having your guard broken and taking a hit. You get health only from executions and weapons even up the odds, and crowd management is a tense experience of fast moves vs sweeps and deciding who to focus on. The death system where each respawn makes you have less health but deal more damage balances out the difficulty of that age while at the same ramping up the tension; however the fact that you stay that age after beating a level with no true checkpoint kills all sense of progress.

    The most obvious solutions would have been to automatically reset your age at the end of each level, and let experience stack so you didn’t feel like multiple runs were wasted. If the makers had the confidence to release this game at its appropriately paced 3-hour experience, it would have been short but terrific. Instead it’s a terrific one hour experience followed by hours and hours of progressive frustration until you quit. Only two things could save the game: a) someone releases a save game with everything unlocked and every level perfected so I could try out each level at the starting age (although that’s no guarantee you’ll beat the harder levels) or b) the developers actually balance games for more than just the tiny percentage of masochists who play games to not have fun.    … Expand
  17. ayypecs
    Feb 10, 2022
    4
    $39.99 for five levels? The combat has depth and is easily the best part of the game. But it feels incredibly repetitive. After a few runs on each level, you quickly learn the enemy attack patterns. However, they are not telegraphed all too well.
  18. CrasherTag
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    If you play in "Furi" and enjoy.
    "Sifu" is game for you!
    Very cool art, music and fight mehanic.
  19. ArataLatam
    Mar 25, 2022
    9
    Sifu es un juego en donde la perseverancia será constante, el no frustrarte por reiniciar el nivel, y buscar mejorar a tu personaje, serán super importantes; así que si eres fan de las películas de artes marciales, Sifu es para ti, joven estudiante.

    Review:
    https://arata.lat/sifu-aratareview-pc-epic-games/
  20. cyberrowan
    Feb 20, 2022
    1
    repetitive and boring game that lasts two hours
    horrible ps3 graphics
    fair and sometimes unpleasant playable quality
    a bad product well sold if it didn't have the marketing campaign behind ps5 this game would have an average 40
    As I say, unpleasant to play, short and with graphics from another century.
  21. Hrebicek
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    Biggest trash I've ever played. Absolutely frustrating experience. I hate almost everything about this game...
  22. uselence
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    it lacks rogue-like elements, this is why it gets boring when you are forced to grind levels for a better age (less deaths per level) i think. also it wants from you too much precision and crazy reaction, too often it slides down to spamming block and praying that some of these hits will be parried... but it has nice visuals and not bad OST, i liked it overall, even though my table didn'tit lacks rogue-like elements, this is why it gets boring when you are forced to grind levels for a better age (less deaths per level) i think. also it wants from you too much precision and crazy reaction, too often it slides down to spamming block and praying that some of these hits will be parried... but it has nice visuals and not bad OST, i liked it overall, even though my table didn't appreciate the pain i caused to it… Expand
  23. FIMH
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    The game will be great if it use another engine
    it often crash and drop fps a lot
  24. songoffall
    Feb 16, 2022
    4
    The good: it's not a broken mess of a game.
    The bad: the presentation is, honestly, ugly, both the visual style (with that damned yellow piss filter) and the animation.
    Overall, it is an unambitious and unremarkable game. No wonder IGN gave it a 9. Can't spell ignorance without IGN.
  25. MichaelBubly
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    With no tutorial and being insanely hard. The game actively loves to make new players hate this game by giving no information on how to succeed or giving even a basic insight into how the game works. Not worth it unless you love to grind impossibly hard games.
  26. StravenMajere
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    This is Absolver but without most of it's features. Nice try to make nothing new and get money.
  27. PanteraHouse
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    Absolutely fantastic beatem-up roguelike. Some of the most satisfying combat I've played, right up there with From Softwares. Art direction is also stellar. Really hoping for added content and eventually a Sifu 2
  28. lutraj
    Feb 11, 2022
    8
    nice game, difficulty is a key part to enjoy gameplay more.
    If you are a gamer looking for challenges, this is the game for you.
  29. Kunray
    Feb 12, 2022
    9
    If only they added more damage effects.
    Looks like a modern beat ‘‘em up. Even the music gives me streets of rage vibes.
    Dude this looks super fun 9/10
  30. Wweald
    Feb 12, 2022
    8
    Combat and gameplay is 10/10. Style is 10/10, story is VERY underwhelming. Pretty much solely holding it back from a 9 or 10 for me. Also the last fight when going for the true ending was just obnoxious.

    If it was a bit longer, and had a good story, it'd be a 10 for me.
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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 29, 2024
    100
    The game's true action peaks are not in the boss parts (where it's more about epicentres of frustration), but in the mass brawls that match the best scenes from films like Raid or Kill Zone. Actually, it's even better, because here you are in the lead role and you take everyone on in a very personal and dynamic and vigorous way. [Issue#320]
  2. Worth Playing
    Mar 27, 2023
    85
    Sifu is still a solid action game that feels tailor-made for those willing to put in the time to learn the systems. The subsequent patches have opened up the game to more players who lean on either side of the difficulty spectrum, but it remains challenging even if you try to make the game as easy as possible. The main adventure is a more than satisfying romp thanks to the deep fighting system. The new Arenas mode adds loads more life to the game, even if your only interest is seeing which movies get referenced in a given scenario. Players on both the Xbox platforms and Steam are rewarded for their patience with a very good game, while the Arenas mode alone gives owners on other platforms and stores a big reason to return to Sifu.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 19, 2022
    77
    High difficulty accentuates every problem, like wonky camera, weird timings and unpredictable invincibility frames of enemy attacks. But at its highs, Sifu is incredibly dynamic, picturesque and rewarding, a great companion for a nostalgia trip to the VHS era. [Issue#259, p.52]
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