How do I survive Sifu?

Don't be too aggressive at first. Focus on defense, block and dodge attacks, in order to progressively learn the patterns of bosses. Bosses will often give you the opportunity to counter attack during their attack cycles, often at the end of a pattern. Avoid or parry successfully, and counter attack right away.
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How do I get better at Sifu?

Here are nine Sifu tips to follow as you become a master of kung fu.
  1. Learn to defend first. ...
  2. Practice makes perfect. ...
  3. Focus on permanent unlocks. ...
  4. Try to isolate foes. ...
  5. Always have a weapon (when possible) ...
  6. Even the odds against Fajar. ...
  7. Replay levels to get your age down. ...
  8. Search thoroughly for secrets and shortcuts.
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How do you avoid attacks in Sifu?

In order to block attacks in Sifu, players must simply hold the same button or key used to dodge, without moving in any particular direction. This will guard players from immediate health bar damage.
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Is Sifu too difficult?

According to PushSquare, the current Trophy data for Sifu on the PlayStation 4 and 5 shows that 96% of players have beaten the Prologue, and 82% of players have beaten the first proper level. However, less than half of players (33%) have managed to clear the game's second level, no thanks to its huge difficulty spike.
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Why is Sifu so difficult?

The five quick attacks, combined with the distance the stick provides, make it really hard to avoid damage by dodging, and if you do successfully backwards dodge all the attacks, then you're too far away to get off any real damage.
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Can you fail Sifu?

Mistakes are made especially punishing due to Sifu's emphasis on time: if you're killed, you'll return older than you once were, meaning that time itself is working against you. Knocking out whoever managed to put you down will reverse this, but failing to do so will rapidly start to take its toll on your health.
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Can you save in Sifu?

Like many games these days, Sifu has no manual save option. Instead, you have to rely on the game autosaving your progress for you.
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When should I give up Sifu?

Never too old. Every time you die in Sifu you will age, but this doesn't have to be a bad thing. Aging a decade will reduce your maximum health slightly, and boost your damage output. Once you're in your 70s, you're on your last life.
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Does Sifu have a difficulty setting?

Sifu has made a push toward better accessibility today with its newest update, adding three difficulty options. You can either tone it down with Student or up the tempo with Master, while the base game is known as Disciple.
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What happens if you get too old in Sifu?

When you play through a level in Sifu, you age as you die. Once you've defeated a level's final boss, you'll remain your current age when you begin the next level. So, if you finish the first level at age 40, you'll be 40 at the start of level two.
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What is the hardest level in Sifu?

The final boss is the hardest in the game, but the small skirmishes that players can take part in beforehand are also quite challenging, maybe none more so than the kitchen and café near the level entrance.
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What is the easiest boss in Sifu?

Sifu: Every Boss Fight, Ranked By Their Difficulty
  • 5 Sean The Fighter.
  • 4 Fajar The Botanist.
  • 3 Jinfeng The CEO.
  • 2 Kuroki The Artist.
  • 1 Yang The Leader.
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What percentage of people beat Sifu?

What's more, it stated that over 150,000 players have beaten the game's main antagonist. That means around 15 percent of players have finished the game - a surprisingly high number for such a challenging title.
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Is Sifu easy?

On its normal difficulty, Sifu is fair but very unforgiving. The title's aging mechanic means that multiple deaths in quick succession can propel you towards a game over very, very quickly.
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What happens if you keep dying in Sifu?

If you die after reaching 70, you hit a game over. Fear not, you retain any permanently unlocked skills and all collected Board items, but you must begin again. If you wish to jump to a certain level in your next attempt, be aware of the caveats listed on our How to Replay Levels page.
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What's the oldest age in Sifu?

What is the max age in Sifu? Sifu's max age is 70. Once you hit this or your death counter takes you past 70, you will be given one last chance to try and beat whatever boss or level you are playing, before the game resets.
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Can you reverse aging in Sifu?

Unfortunately, the only way to reset your age in Sifu is to start the game over. While this may seem like a discouraging answer, depending on how many hours you've put into your current save of the game, you're likely much better at the game than you were when you began playing it.
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Will Sifu add more levels?

The Sifu spring update arrived today, adding the promised difficulty options to make the game accessible to a greater range of players.
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How long is Sifu?

How long does the main story take? Roughly 10 hours. You'll go into the five distinct areas and will be fighting five separate bosses. They are Fajar (The Botanist), Sean (The Fighter), Kuroki (The Artist), Jinfeng (The CEO) and Yang (The Leader).
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Will Sifu add more content?

The next Sifu update will bring several new difficulty options, with even more content promised for later in the year. On Tuesday (April 26), Sifu developer Sloclap shared a roadmap detailing what updates the game will receive throughout 2022.
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How many levels are in Sifu?

For those wondering, Sifu has five main levels for you to get through. You may think this is not a lot at all but it actually is as each area has numerous enemies, including an enemy of the group responsible for your father's death.
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Will Sifu have outfits?

Sifu received its first content update earlier this week, and with it came a host of changes, fixes, and additions to the popular brawler title. One of these additions was the inclusion of new outfits to customize your character.
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How much does Sifu cost?

The deluxe edition of Sifu costs $49.99 on the PlayStation Store (discounted to $44.99 for PS Plus members). With this, you will get a bonuss digital artbook and soundtrack. Meanwhile the standard edition costs $39.99.
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How many hours does it take to beat Sifu?

The True Ending in Sifu takes about 15 hours to achieve

Collecting and observing all of this side content unlocks what the game describes as the "True Ending." The general consensus in regards to achieving this ending seems to indicate that it takes about 15 hours to complete.
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