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Sifu Review | TheSixthAxis

TSA writes: There's a clear love of old-school kung fu action films coursing through Sifu's veins, but is this a melee action masterclass in its own right?

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kenpachi829d ago

"it’s also one made about a Chinese protagonist by a team with virtually no Chinese people on staff."

This nullified that review

Nyxus829d ago

So western studios are only allowed to make games with a western setting?

ScootaKuH829d ago

That seems to be what the author is trying to say. Got to shoehorn "inclusiveness" wherever possible even if it isn't necessary

-Foxtrot829d ago

I wonder if he'd think the same of a Japanese studio doing a game set in America with Caucasian characters

"It's also a game made about a white protagonist by a team with virtually no white people in it"

...I highly doubt it

Blastoise829d ago

This is a recurring theme with western gaming j̶o̶u̶r̶n̶a̶l̶i̶s̶t̶ bloggers, they always feel the need to be "offended" on behalf of Asian cultures. The funny thing is these games are usually well-received over there, like the Ghost of Tsushima devs who were named official ambassadors of the real-life island

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Master of Unlocking829d ago (Edited 829d ago )

Yeah because, y'know, those people in China or Japan or w/e could take a pi$$ seeing those games being made without them, like Shuhei Yoshida and the people of Tsushima, who are still so disgrunt... err... oh that's right:
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Godmars290829d ago

@Foxtrot:
Only, unless actually and directly stated, Japanese games don't have Caucasian characters. Especially if they've been translated for a "Western" audience, many were originally Japanese with Japanese names.

Still stupid to restrict characters by race/sex of game maker.

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P_Bomb829d ago

“…but I also think the composition of the staff means it would have been better suited as a game set in France.”

Wow.

Nyxus829d ago

A kung-fu game in France, lol

P_Bomb829d ago (Edited 829d ago )

I’m a bit speechless tbh. Well…Yikes lol!

derek829d ago

Wow, that's some wild stuff there.

DarXyde829d ago

Sounds like the easiest game in the world.

All of your enemies would just surrender.

😉

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-Foxtrot829d ago

Another Ghost of Tsushima situation

A game being called because it was a western studio doing a game set in Japan...

RaiderNation829d ago (Edited 829d ago )

Yes, enough of invoking this kind of crap in gaming reviews! Has nothing to do with the quality of the game itself! Youre a game reviewer, not a political activist! They should fire this person! This is irresponsible reviewing! Its one step above "review bombing" on metacritic because you have a personal axe to grind.

RetroCaptainSteve829d ago

Seriously. There are people that can make an inspired kung fu game.

Old McGroin829d ago

@ kenpachi

Not really when he says this directly after it:

"I do think that this game is more about the films than the people, and that it’s from a good place – this isn’t a point that’s affecting the review and score".

They had plenty of issues with the game, the main one I can see is that despite all the combat options you have, you can basically just mash parry, wait for the enemy's attack string to end and then hit back without much thought. And there are other issues you can see if you read the review.

But yeah, they didn't give it the score you wanted so just cherry pick a couple of sentences, remove their context and say tHiS nUlLiFiEd ThE rEvIeW.

Ashby_JC829d ago

I have not read the review. If he took points off for this then I cant take anything they say seriously.

A shit load of games have characters that dont reflect the race of the creators.

Old McGroin829d ago

@ Ashby

He didn't take points off for it, he even says it,"I do think that this game is more about the films than the people, and that it’s from a good place – this isn’t a point that’s affecting the review and score"

But kenpachi doesn't like the score so he lifted that one sentence and quoted it out of context to discredit the review. They had plenty of issues to warrant the low score, just read the review.

jznrpg829d ago (Edited 829d ago )

Ghost of Tsushima made by westerners and the Island of Tsushima loved it . Come on that’s lame . We need to get passed dumb crap like this . Your place of birth and ancestry doesn’t relegate you to only and create things about your area of birth and ancestry, in the end we are all human . A very small way of thinking imo and we need to stop this crap. Humans make stories of other humans if they were born there or not so please get over it and stfu about this dumb crap. I never once thought “is this made by Chinese people?” I saw a cool game and I am Chinese by ancestry .

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kenpachi829d ago

Also the game does not download for early access even the timer is 0.00

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monkey602829d ago

Well there's a plethora of stupid quotes to pull from that review. Get this person a different job, they suck at this one.

Extermin8or3_828d ago

Screw getting them a job that's their time and effort to waste thanks just fire them from this one.

PeaSFor828d ago

"it’s also one made about a Chinese protagonist by a team with virtually no Chinese people on staff." How can someone in their right mind write this and beleive that hes reviewing games..., at this point its just extremism and being a woke militant.

Extermin8or3_828d ago

@PeaSFor you say that but look at days gone reviews how many outlets complained that the main character was a straight white male....

senorfartcushion828d ago

People take this stuff far too seriously 🤪🤪🤪

Whacky and embarrassing people on here sometimes.

“I don’t agree with your review, you should be fired” 🤣

Calm… down.

MegaLogic829d ago

This review is far to subjective, Kinda Funny Games has a pretty decent video review

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15 PS5 Games That Are Extremely Addictive

GB: "With this feature, we take a look at 15 of the most addictive games that you can try right now on the PS5."

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PS Plus Monthly Games for March: EA Sports F1 23, Sifu, Hello Neighbor 2, Destiny 2: Witch Queen

All playable March 5.

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ChasterMies77d ago (Edited 77d ago )

“Sifu” is the perfect PS+ game for me. I’m not sure I’d like it so I’d never buy it. But I would like to try it.

1nsomniac77d ago

It’s perfect for me I already purchased it on PC and it’s a game I would play more i think on console.

…remember when we were told a digital future would mean purchase would be cross-buy. That lasted all of 2 seconds if at all…

purple10176d ago

Yeo will nab that , might not play it for a while but will get round to it.

I respect these arty type passion projects and this one has the gameplay to boot

Will be patched to high heaven by now and most probably bug free

Peace everyone & this time, especially, to all martial artists

I’m proud of you Xxx 😚

crazyCoconuts76d ago

Sifu has been on my list for a while. Looks incredible

CobraKai76d ago

Same. I always wanted to play but was apprehensive. I wished there was at least a demo

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MaximusPrime_77d ago

Good to see another racing game on ps plus.

Petebloodyonion77d ago

Cool for Sifu :)
Will give it a try :)

boing177d ago

Sifu is absolutely fantastic.

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Sifu Gets Final Update as Sloclap Move onto New Project

Sloclap is closing the book on Sifu with the final update now available on Nintendo Switch, and the reveal of the studio's third title.

ApocalypseShadow176d ago

The developer did a great job creating a martial arts game with situational attacks, breakable objects, weapon fighting, etc. Not perfect but hitting all the right notes.

Can't wait to see what they do next. A side view fighting game would be awesome. Most fighters today from mortal Kombat and Street Fighter haven't changed their core fighting much and have become stale. Just added light effects with the hits and other modes. But not improved the fight engine. Sloclap has a combat engine that is very good to turn to a fighter next.

Yi-Long176d ago

I had high hopes for Sifu, bought it a while ago, and while I enjoyed it, I really lost interest once I unlocked all the moves. It’s just too linear IMO, in that you’re playing through the exact same levels each time, with every enemy in the exact same location. I thought the boss-fights were too big of a difficulty bump compared to the rest of the levels, with usually just 1 way to exploit in order to beat them, so instead of it feeling rewarding and using all your fighting moves, instead it felt like you had to just abuse 1 tactic in order to overcome that one boss.

Like I said, I enjoyed it quite a bit until I unlocked every move (permanently), but after that the linearity of the levels just kinda killed my enthusiasm to keep going. It also didn’t help that sometimes it felt ‘unfair’ in that either I was getting hit when I felt I had done what I had to do to parry, block or evade that hit, or that my punch/kick didn’t do what it was supposed to do. Just minor complaints, but in a game where every hit counts and can make or break your run, it just felt like it became less fun as a result.

Still a solid 7, and I think I might not have gotten everything out of it (yet?) that it has to offer, and clearly many other folks seem to love it. It does a lot of stuff well, but for me it was just a bit too linear I guess. I also would have liked (far) more interactivity in the environment, plus some other changes.

I appreciate they included Mandarin and Cantonese as voice-options post-release. That’s very good and I wish far more devs would include more language options in their releases.

oatmeal80175d ago

Something about the level design of "The Club"/level 2 made it stand out. Music, enemy/item positioning, and flow from one fight to the next. Trying to beat the same enemies just a tiny bit faster was fun on that level.

Snookies12176d ago

They've honestly given this a great deal of support post-launch. Awesome to see they showed that level of care in their project to keep updating it like that. Haven't played it yet, personally. But, their commitment to this title certainly has my attention on them as a studio. I definitely plan to pick it up at some point.

eagle21176d ago (Edited 176d ago )

It's on sale 60% off now (PlayStation Store). :) I think that's the lowest it's ever been: $15.99. ;)