SIFU

 Switch
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 6 out of 28
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  1. someguy22
    Dec 28, 2022
    4
    Game has a cliché but okay story, cool stylized graphics, a lot of combos and addicting combat. It is a game that demands perfection from the player, because it is hard and gets harder with each death. I don't have a problem with the fact the game is hard, what I do have a problem with is that the game's combat isn't anywhere near perfect - it's clunky. For one, some combos are hard toGame has a cliché but okay story, cool stylized graphics, a lot of combos and addicting combat. It is a game that demands perfection from the player, because it is hard and gets harder with each death. I don't have a problem with the fact the game is hard, what I do have a problem with is that the game's combat isn't anywhere near perfect - it's clunky. For one, some combos are hard to pull off, even after you learn them, because somehow the game is not consistently good in reading the player's inputs. For example, the leg sweep, for whatever reason, won't work half the time in combat and sometimes won't even work in training. The game also expects the player to avoid some attacks from special enemies, and the avoid mechanic itself is also very poorly implemented. It's incredibly frustrating trying to deal with some enemies and their attacks, like the giants' grapple attack. The timing isn't clearly defined, and half the time it does not work in combat - even if you press the correct combination of buttons you end up grappled and take a massive hit to your health bar.

    The camera is also an annoyance and it's unacceptable in a game such as this that the player ends up "blind" 10% of the time in the middle of the action because the scenario is too small and too crowded and you are forced to control your character from weird angles that make it impossible to read opponents' attacks and react to them accordingly.

    Also, the performance for PC is honestly atrocious. For an indie game that has graphics that look like they came from an PS3-era game it stutters horribly. There is no reason for this game run so poorly. In the Squats level it stutters every time you open a new door and enter a new area. It also stutters in cutscenes.

    My advice: if you are going to make a difficult game, then the combat must be as fluid and sharp as possible.    … Expand
  2. esreverse
    Apr 24, 2023
    0
    Every switch user should get his money back until Sloclap manages to fix the frame rate issues that have been introduced over half a year ago. This is absolutely outrageous. Slocap adds features to other platforms instead of fixing a game thousands of users paid 40€ for!

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 7, 2023
    83
    Overall, Sifu is an amazing indie game that emulates martial arts perfectly in an interactive video game with flashy fights in cool environments, a satisfying learning curve, and a decent amount of content. I'll return many more times for just one more fight sequence, and the Switch version is perfect if you can overcome its unavoidable performance limitations.
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  2. Pure Nintendo
    Nov 30, 2022
    90
    As a whole, the Nintendo Switch version of Sifu is very good. The action fighting game has a reliable theme, good visual elements, interesting combat with smooth mechanics, a decent challenge level with a multitude of controls/moves, and a solid story.
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  3. App Trigger
    Nov 16, 2022
    90
    One of the best fighting titles in years is now on the Nintendo Switch, and it’s one that if willing to take a beating, you should pick it up. Just be sure to use that Pro Controller, or you’re in for a world of hurt that even Slocap didn’t wish upon you.
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