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Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature

Sifu makes it abundantly clear that the Chinese culture it's influenced by is merely an aesthetic to be sprinkled in the game.

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rekof807d ago

You are a soulless caricature..

Nerdsworth807d ago

At the top of her Twitter bio "Awful human being. Atrocious op-ed writer. World's worst journalist. Queen of cringe." Can't expect less.

Eonjay807d ago

Oh man
Guys please stop submitting obvious
click/flame bait.

VenomUK807d ago (Edited 807d ago )

This author is going beyond complaints of racial appropriation, tweeting about how they hate a race is explicit racism.

These types of articles are less about commenting on the creativity or quality of a game and more about criticism of gamers and developers to be as divisive as possible. The last time I referred to this I WAS given a warning.

Eonjay807d ago (Edited 807d ago )

@VenomUK

Racism is so backwards and old fashioned that I'm convinced that she is doing this for clicks.

It's pretty much common knowledge that if you are a racist in 2022 you are a attention seeking loser. Can't even be taken serious anymore. She is probably white herself. I'm putting money on it.

Terry_B807d ago

So it is what the most thegamer opinion pieces submitted to N4G are in comparison to thought out game journalism with good points?

VersusDMC807d ago

https://twitter.com/SophNar...

Here is a link to a sweet tweet from the author of the article that starts with

"Do i hate white people? Yes."

Such a caring soul...and he is cited in several other reviews. Games media is shit.

hotnickles807d ago

Wow that’s pathetic. Imagine hating Sifu because it was made by white people in France. Absolute loser frame of thought. I have never heard of those sites, are they fringey clickbait dumps?

rpvenom807d ago

Guess he hated Ghost of Tsushima too.. cause that was made by Insomniac games whose CEO is white..

Funny enough, GOT got amazing recognition by the city of Tsushima.

SurgicalMenace807d ago

@rpvenom

It was Sucker Punch, but we get your meaning.

Terry_B807d ago

Its just this site. 2 of 3 articles from them are pure clickbait.

generic-user-name807d ago

Should N4G be approving articles from self confessed, and unremorseful, racists?

annoyedgamer807d ago

Depends on who the racism is directed against...

gamer7804807d ago

Reading the first few paragraphs of this review you’d think the game was a Chinese culture simulator…. I wish more games media and game development wasn’t on the west coast.

Atticus_finch806d ago

Your last paragraph makes you just as deluded as the reviewer.

gamer7804806d ago

@atticus how so? Wanting more opportunities for people with differing opinions involved in gaming? Lost me on this one.

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MIDGETonSTILTS17807d ago

It might be a missed opportunity for cultural education, but that’s not the same thing as being offensive. Not all games have a deep story.

I’d like to hear if anything about this game is offensive, but everything seems fine so far to me.

hotnickles807d ago (Edited 807d ago )

There is nothing missed or offensive. It’s a love letter to Kung fu movies.“But there is more to Chinese culture!” And…… haha. What does that have to do with anything relevant? It’s a Kung Fu game.

Many westerners were introduced to Chinese culture through Kung fu movies. I know I was. Shaw brothers and Bruce Lee. It’s not strange to me that white people in France made a kung fu game. I grew up on it too as an American.

I know the Chinese hated Bruce Lee because he was teaching Kung Fu to Americans like Kareem Abdul jabbar. He was in Bruce lees movie game of death which influenced this game for sure. Maybe that’s all this article is. Racism.

Kung fu movies didn’t have a deep story. The credits rolled as soon as the bad guy died. Like instantly haha. Anyone who says Sifu is hollow has never watched a Kung Fu movie in their life. The admiration goes lost on them and it wasn’t for them.

gamer7804807d ago (Edited 807d ago )

it’s a small indie team they don’t have the resources and to hire Chinese culture experts but I find it interesting the racist callouts some games media are using when condemning the creators of this game. The irony is sadly lost on outlets like fanbyte etc

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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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ChasterMies57d ago (Edited 57d 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.

1nsomniac57d 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…

purple10157d 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 😚

crazyCoconuts57d ago

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

CobraKai57d ago

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

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MaximusPrime_57d ago

Good to see another racing game on ps plus.

Petebloodyonion57d ago

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

boing157d 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.

ApocalypseShadow157d 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-Long157d 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.

oatmeal80156d 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.

Snookies12157d 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.

eagle21157d ago (Edited 157d ago )

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