In Sifu, Fajar the Botanist is far more difficult than every other enemy on the first level. He’s a boss, so it makes sense, but to fight him you have to run a lot more than fight. It won’t take many shots to knock the Botanist out, but staying focused on the repetition of the […]
Sifu doesn’t do well at explaining its mechanics, and a vital mechanic for your success is unlocking Permanent Skills. As you progress through the game, you can purchase all kinds of skills using your XP, but if you happen to get a game over, all those skills disappear on your next playthrough. To make these […]
Sifu is a roguelike, so the more you play, the better you will become as you will earn permanent unlocks to your martial arts arsenal. The aging mechanic is one of Sifu’s fundamental core mechanics, and the Death Counter is integral. What is the Death Counter in Sifu? Next to your age in the top […]
There is a lot that Sifu does not tell you, and one such thing is a vital mechanic called Focus. When you press LT or F when in combat, time will slow down to a crawl, and you can target a specific body part using the left analog or mouse to unleash a Focus Attack. […]
Sifu is certainly one of the more challenging combat experiences you’ll have in a game that’s not titled Dark Souls, thanks to an interesting death and aging system every time you die. Thankfully (mercifully) Sifu employs level shortcuts that you can unlock after reaching a certain point in each stage. There are two unlockable shortcuts […]
