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Sifu to receive Accessibility and Difficulty options in future updates

J75

J75

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Sep 29, 2018
6,615
Hell yes, guess I'll be jumping in.
Sadly, I bet some weird people will be upset by this on the socials.
 
Temascos

Temascos

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Oct 27, 2017
12,519
Good news, it sounded like difficulty was the main barrier for enjoyment for the more critical reviews, so if that's addressed that's fantastic.
 
Budi

Budi

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Oct 25, 2017
13,883
Finland
Great news. I understand that as a small team they had to prioritize things, happy to hear they're still putting in the effort for improving the game like this.
 
Mathieran

Mathieran

Member
Oct 25, 2017
12,861
Sweet. I'll try to play it on standard but if I struggle it's nice to know I can play it on an easier difficulty. It really sucks when you pay for a game you can't beat.
 
Magic Mushroom

Magic Mushroom

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Oct 25, 2017
11,475
I wonder if that harder mode gives you one life for the entire game. That would be hard indeed. Super fun game to learn its systems though.
 
SunBroDave

SunBroDave

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Oct 25, 2017
13,155
Great news. Difficulty can be an important factor for accessibility, so it's good that they're introducing an option that will give more players the ability to play and enjoy the game.

Elden Ring next please.
 
TheRed

TheRed

Member
Oct 31, 2017
2,658
This is good even though I am one to grind through the standard difficulty and hardest ones.
Glad they made a game that expects so much from its players and systems but there's nothing wrong with making an easier option for some people that want it.
 
Crayon

Crayon

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Oct 26, 2017
15,580
Okay.

I think I'm going to shelve it for now because my wrist is about to explode and my hand is going to fall off.
 
TransEuropaExpress

TransEuropaExpress

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Dec 6, 2017
10,989
US
Good, game's difficulty is belligerent and tiresome. Shelved it already so I'll play it when the Easy mode hits and see if it's any less infuriating.
 
Nameless

Nameless

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Oct 25, 2017
15,358
Mechanically Sifu looks like 100% my jam, and I enjoy challenging, even brutal but rewarding games. However I'm starting to accept that I just don't respond to the roguelike design/gameplay loop - falling off Hades, Returnal, Othercide, pretty much every genre entry I've been intrigued by going back to Galak-Z.
 

Denito

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Dec 30, 2020
149
Nameless said:
Mechanically Sifu looks like 100% my jam, and I enjoy challenging, even brutal but rewarding games. However I'm starting to accept that I just don't respond to the roguelike design/gameplay loop - falling off Hades, Returnal, Othercide, pretty much every genre entry I've been intrigued by going back to Galak-Z.
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While I totally understand that you have your gaming preferences, I think calling Sifu a roguelike is a misnomer. This game does not have any procedural generated content at all, nor does it technically force you to play the game from the beginning (you can immediately restart any level you've been to at the youngest age you managed to get there). There are certainly incentives for replaying earlier levels/starting a new run (clearing a level at a younger age, picking up different power ups, going for the true ending/trophies or just practicing against certain enemy types or having fun) but for me, this is more akin to classic beat 'em ups where you also had a handful of levels and had to replay from the beginning every time you lost your continues rather than roguelikes (and I'm a huge fan of the roguelike genre).
I don't want to persuade you into playing the game since I'm pretty sure you know best what kind of games you're going to like, but I just wanted to give my two cents about that misnomer that's been going around :) Cheers!
 
Lucreto

Lucreto

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,638
Excellent news, I might get it now. I don't have the time for hard games.

I had difficulty in Kena on normal and had to switch to story mode for some bosses.

If Elden Ring gets something similar I will buy it.
 
Bionic-Boost

Bionic-Boost

Member
May 12, 2018
377
Beginner/easy mode is awesome for accessibility and to introduce more people to this amazing game.

Me personally excited for the harder difficulty hope they add more of them super saiyan guys and one day we get an endless/horde mode.
 
Mik3F

Mik3F

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Oct 28, 2017
78
Hope its out pretty soon, want to play this more but have to say that I am struggling a little
 
FakePlasticTree

FakePlasticTree

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Jul 24, 2018
10,251
Awesome, I'll keep playing with the current difficulty ss I like how aggressive the enemies are forcing me to play with sll of my skills. Wish from would do the same for Eden Ring as well :]
 

VAD

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Oct 28, 2017
5,528
I hope they introduce a mode where the enemies behave the same but the party window is way more lenient.
 
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