

But the price of mistakes will rapidly increase, and in order to fully complete the game they will have to master the combat system."

"The ability to rise up from death will help new players by allowing them to fail and try again multiple times when they face difficulty. "We want Sifu to challenge players and to encourage them to learn, improve and adapt," Tarno said. Therefore, if you don't learn quickly enough, you won't reach the game's ending on your first save file, as aging too much will result in a game over and force you to restart the chapter you're playing. Related: February 2022 Is Going To Kill Us All, Please Delay SomethingĪs producer Pierre Tarno explained to MP1st, there will be no difficulty options in Sifu at launch, because the team deliberately makes death a part of your journey. Each time you die in the game, the cost of revival becomes higher and you age faster, reaching the point of non-return, eventually. Such a system might grant you a sense of invulnerability at first, but it can be tricky. Turns out, you'll have to master a Pak Mei kung fu style to succeed as you won't be able to lower the combat difficulty - at least on day one.Īs earlier revealed, when you die in Sifu, you can use an ancient pendant to rise up in the same place, but a little older and more experienced. Sloclap, the studio behind Absolver, has detailed what you should expect in terms of difficulty from their next game, Sifu.
