Sifu

Item: Sifu
Rating: 89
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-19

Summary

Exceptional, rewarding, yet divisive combat system
Striking art style and visuals
Challenging difficulty, often unfair
Unique aging mechanic impacts gameplay
Repetitive grind and progression issues
Problematic and obstructive camera

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Excitement15%Frustration14%Admiration6%Disappointment5%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 60%
Unhelpful reviews: 40%
Protest reviews: 0%

89%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
11%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4600
Negative points: 1895
Gameplay points: 1854
Perf. points: 50
Rec. points: 714
Misc points: 302

Point	Description	Importance
Exceptional & Rewarding Combat System Description Players consistently praise the game's combat system as exceptionally fluid, impactful, and deeply satisfying. The emphasis on mastery, precise timing, and strategic engagement over button-mashing creates a highly rewarding experience that makes players feel like a true martial arts master. This core gameplay loop is addictive and provides immense replayability. Importance 100%	Players consistently praise the game's combat system as exceptionally fluid, impactful, and deeply satisfying. The emphasis on mastery, precise timing, and strategic engagement over button-mashing creates a highly rewarding experience that makes players feel like a true martial arts master. This core gameplay loop is addictive and provides immense replayability.	100%
Striking Art Style & Visuals Description The game receives widespread acclaim for its stunning and unique art direction, visual style, and fluid animations. Each level is distinct, thematic, and visually impressive, contributing to a cinematic and immersive atmosphere that enhances the overall gameplay experience. Importance 26%	The game receives widespread acclaim for its stunning and unique art direction, visual style, and fluid animations. Each level is distinct, thematic, and visually impressive, contributing to a cinematic and immersive atmosphere that enhances the overall gameplay experience.	26%
Challenging Yet Fair Difficulty Description The game's difficulty is consistently highlighted as challenging but fair, providing a strong sense of accomplishment upon mastery. Players appreciate the balanced learning curve, which encourages perseverance and skill improvement rather than frustration, making victories feel earned. Importance 15%	The game's difficulty is consistently highlighted as challenging but fair, providing a strong sense of accomplishment upon mastery. Players appreciate the balanced learning curve, which encourages perseverance and skill improvement rather than frustration, making victories feel earned.	15%
Authentic Martial Arts & Culture Description The game is celebrated for its authentic and respectful portrayal of Chinese martial arts and culture. It serves as a love letter to classic Kung Fu cinema, incorporating realistic movements, philosophical themes like 'Wude' (martial virtue), and cultural elements that deeply resonate with players. Importance 14%	The game is celebrated for its authentic and respectful portrayal of Chinese martial arts and culture. It serves as a love letter to classic Kung Fu cinema, incorporating realistic movements, philosophical themes like 'Wude' (martial virtue), and cultural elements that deeply resonate with players.	14%
Engaging & Philosophical Story Description The game's narrative, though often described as simple, is praised for its effectiveness, depth, and philosophical undertones, particularly the theme of forgiveness. The story is well-executed, engaging, and complements the gameplay, providing a compelling backdrop to the action. Importance 12%	The game's narrative, though often described as simple, is praised for its effectiveness, depth, and philosophical undertones, particularly the theme of forgiveness. The story is well-executed, engaging, and complements the gameplay, providing a compelling backdrop to the action.	12%
Innovative Aging Mechanic Description The unique aging mechanic, where the protagonist ages with each death, is lauded as an innovative and brilliant system. It adds narrative depth, thematic relevance, and a compelling layer of tension and replayability, encouraging players to strive for flawless runs. Importance 8%	The unique aging mechanic, where the protagonist ages with each death, is lauded as an innovative and brilliant system. It adds narrative depth, thematic relevance, and a compelling layer of tension and replayability, encouraging players to strive for flawless runs.	8%
High Replayability & Content Description Players appreciate the significant replayability offered by the game, especially through its arena mode, multiple endings (including the 'Wude' ending), and various gameplay modifiers. This additional content extends the game's longevity and provides fresh challenges. Importance 7%	Players appreciate the significant replayability offered by the game, especially through its arena mode, multiple endings (including the 'Wude' ending), and various gameplay modifiers. This additional content extends the game's longevity and provides fresh challenges.	7%
Outstanding Level Design Description Specific levels, particularly the Museum, are highlighted for their exceptional design, visual artistry, and unique atmosphere. These levels are considered standout examples of creative and immersive game environments. Importance 4%	Specific levels, particularly the Museum, are highlighted for their exceptional design, visual artistry, and unique atmosphere. These levels are considered standout examples of creative and immersive game environments.	4%
Excellent Soundtrack & Sound Design Description The game's soundtrack and sound design are consistently praised for being excellent, immersive, and perfectly complementing the action. The music enhances the atmosphere, especially during boss fights, and the impactful sound effects contribute to the visceral combat feel. Importance 4%	The game's soundtrack and sound design are consistently praised for being excellent, immersive, and perfectly complementing the action. The music enhances the atmosphere, especially during boss fights, and the impactful sound effects contribute to the visceral combat feel.	4%

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