Fun fact: Sifu is entirely built on a lesser-known style of Chinese kung fu called Pak Mei. Similar to Wing Chun, also a Southern style of kung fu, but with much more movement. There's videos of the the guy who did the Sifu mocap everywhere.
It's a bit of a shame, that people mostly see Wing Chun, while styles like Hung Gar have more similarities and also use most of the techniques known from Wing Chun, but with more versatile footwork like seen in Pak Mei. But well.. after the 1970's and 80's Shaw Brother's movies not many movies were made showing styles like Hung Gar, but what feels like 10+ IP Man movies and others promoting Wing Chun. Would be nice to see more movies showing different styles of Kung Fu in a as realistic as possible way.
The devs actually worked with a french master of Pak Mei Kung Fu (sometimes also spelled Bak Mei) , in order to create the moves. The guy studied the fighting style in China for several years under the leading grandmaster and was officially certified as an instructor. The idea was to use as many legit techniques for the game as possible and they did lots of mo-cap with said master.
@@night1952 the reason is because the devs could NOT animate his real life moves as they were too fast, or there were more brutal moves than what they were going for. They made him slow down and or loosen his technique in order be able to capture it. He was quite frustrated but still did what they asked. Notice how these two are critiquing the punches...it's because the devs asked him to slightly change which they as "martial artist" easily can see
@@night1952 It's not the brick breaking itself that's the feat. It's imagining what that brick breaking force is gonna do to the far more fragile skeleton and musculature structures, let alone the organs. Moves that are quick and POWERFUL that Sifu couldn't show proper because Cameras can't catch genuine 'fast as a Black Mamba' strikes.
You could probably tell by the fighting style, animation work and artstyle, but this game was made by the same people who made Absolver, another Martial Arts game that these two reacted to in the past. I'm happy Sloclap are sticking to what they know because they really do their research and take their time making it look realistic and smooth.
@@orakaa I wanted so much to love absolver, it was a lot of good ideas put together poorly, I'm hoping with sifu being popular they will take another swing at it in the future, now that they are more experienced.
Absolver was pretty fun, all things considered. The drunken moveset was honestly some of my favorite moves, and I hope Sloclap comes out with a Sifu that involves more of a customizable moveset!
*SIFU is a really hard game, especially when you start (and that comes from an old school gamer). But it's one of the most rewarding game I've played in those last decades.* It's brutal, with no concession, but the more you get good at it, the more powerful you feel. In a way, it really mimic training in a martial art, where you practice again and again until you become good at what you do. Absolutely loved it.
I think the only real issue with the difficulty is that you aren’t tutorial-ised quite enough on the block/dodge/parry mechanic which is essential to be decent at just to survive the second level. But totally, I got that feeling of actual learning a martial art playing this game. I would find myself in the dojo/hideout just practicing my moves alone
One thing i noticed is how pissed off you get when you first start off the game. Seeing how you get beaten by low level goombas, it really drags you into the same sentiment as the protagonist. Not sure if it was intentional but its still cool
@@ordenax Getting players to understand defensive tools in Sifu is especially important because it has so much more of a defense focus than most action games. You can play Devil May Cry without blocking. You cannot beat Sifu without blocking
@@jas_094 yeah and what about the graphics is this unity engine aye or some other budget graphics engine because the graphics look like a ps3 game with shert Indie graphics because that sure isn't unreal engine 4 graphics
@@NeoMoonSevin it looks a lot better in game. RUclips and the smaller screen does not do this game justice. It’s a drawn animated art style that is absolutely gorgeous.
Nice to see them talking about this game… about the repetitive attacks - in the starting game you don’t have many moves… but as you pass levels or age you will learn new things (some abilities only can be learned at a certain age…cause as you get older you will be slower, but stronger)… I love this game and now I am trying to finish without killing the bosses (to get the good ending)
... You don't have a choice there bud. The killing is a cutscene. If you're going to bullshit, at least make sure you know what the hell you are talking about.
@@mraywan6805 No you can't. I've played the game. You get their health down, it switches to a cutscene. You have no control. Explain how if you can. Or will you just reiterate that you can without substance? I'm willing to die on this hill.
I like that this game focuses on the movements and animations FAR more than on the graphics. I honestly wish more games would put the power at their disposal to better use than "game look pretty".
Honestly I can agree. Games where it's chill, I usually like it being touched up with graphics n stuff. But combat kind of games, I don't care for graphics. If the fighting system is good, then I like it no matter the graphics.
If that is the case you should check the channel LWS Pak Mei on RUclips and the site LWS Pak Mei, is it the channel and the site of the school of the Sifu who did the motion capture for the game, you can learn more about it and see it being performed in real life.
pak mei seems to be invented by a french guy that made the motion cap. but in the end its kinda meh from the looks of it. id still go for muai thai, mma, kickboxing and what not
@@schishne7546 no, it was invented by Bak Mei. He killed the Shaolin grandmasters during its destruction. It’s from Foshan. Sifu Colossi (the French guy) traveled to Foshan to learn from Master Lao Wei San.
"I love the kind of woman that will actually just kill me." There's plenty of people in the comments who would willingly volunteer for Gemma to practice her moves on, like in a full on, not holding back, break my entire spine and just end me kind of way.
I'd rather her train me than just flat out volunteering to get purposely injured. And for what? Just to say "oh look at me. I let a pretty girl wreck me for absolutely no reason."😒🙄
Ty Gibson AKA Demonic Sinn first thing on my mind is why the in the front fridge would anyone want to be kicked in the face by a martial artist (female or male) lol
Gemma...the queen of gameology lol. She is absolutley my favorite face on this channel. Great video all 2gether tho. Loved how you both really dug in and really analyzed this 1 👊🏾👊🏾
PLEASE give us another one of these with Noah and Jemma! There are a lot of combos and set design that we didn't see in this. I absolutely love this game, and love seeing the professional viewpoint of Sifu. Please give us another one of these.
I liked how much Noah explained stuff in here. Hadn't seen the three-section-staff boss battle of this game yet, but the movements were *really* cool to watch. Gemma kinda blew out my ears with her awestruckness at it :P But that interest in the choreography is cool to see. I wonder what they'd think of games like God Hand or Kya: Dark Lineage. God Hand definitely would have more interesting stuff on offer considering that game is ALL combat, and has about 100 collectable and customizable combos with quite a large enemy variety, each with their own movesets-- even if they do look similar. Stuff like mule kicks, haymakers, hooks, grabs and grab escapes, even buttshoves and groin strikes... God Hand's got it all. But Kya's still interesting, even if it doesn't have as much on offer. It's a 3D platformer with an art direction like Rayman but a Fighter-like combat system, and unlockable moves range from spinkicks to double salto kicks, to punches that can become big uppercuts, to side grabs where Kya grabs the opponent's left arm with her own left arm past her face, kicks them in the knee with her right leg and then elbows them in the ribs. God Hand would probably be better for coverage, but i do want to spread awareness on Kya. It's a solid game. All that said, looking forward to the next episode, whatever it might be! Also i'd rather not get facekicked by *anyone*, thank you very much.
God Hand is definitely one of my favourite games of all time, I still have a copy to this day. The unique approach to building your own combos, demonstrating a steep but rewarding learning curve where you basically get to experience the game get more, and more intense the better you play - and easier if you're playing poorly. The bosses in God Hand are definitely fun, too. So unique, and a lot of fun to fight - the music to them is great, too. I honestly think there's a lot there that really shows how good Platinum Studios (back then known as Clover) really was, and how much they're still banging out the hits. The only downside is that I can't say certain things would fly as well as they did back then. I imagine they both would object to the depiction of Gene spanking female enemies as a special move, or the depiction of extremely effeminate, stereotypical gay dudes as a sub-boss. That said, the game is *extremely* fast-paced at certain points, which is definitely another thing that makes it hard to master, but rewarding when you do.
The reason the Artist was her favorite fight to see was because she wasn’t the one fighting her. Once you fight her yourself in game you realize how brutal that boss fight is. I swear Yang was easier.
1 death to yang, six to artist and four to the old lady with the chain (the architect I think, I haven’t played in a while) for my last master playthrough. She’s a hard fight.
4:41 I’m so glad he mentioned this, I thought about this for awhile... legs kicks do seem like a safe initiative in a street fight. Palm strikes too. I just wouldn’t do a kick in a parking lot where there’s gravel. There’s a chance you might slip from the twerk and you’ll be in bigger trouble on the ground 😬
Gemma and Noah are my favourite duo who react on these videos. It's been a while since I saw them. I've been waiting for a while to see a Sifu video and especially for these two. Thanks for the video!
Glad to see you guys reacting to this game. The Artist was one of the most eclectic styles in the game, both in level and in boss encounter, slightly surprised you didn't react to the second phase of the boss, but I'm happy for what you guys put out :) I really do hope you guys go further into the game reaction and possibly go into further boss reactions and trying to do some of the more acrobatic stunts of the game. (and have fun Gemma, it was only rough at the start for me, once I unlocked more of the skills it got easier )
What personally makes me like Wing Chun isn't just the fact that it was made by a woman but the story behind it that her husband was physically abusive and one day she got tired of it turned her coat rack into the first dummy for Wing Chun and showed her husband that she will no longer be bullied around by him or any man ever again.
Why do ppl have to turn every female success story into a war of the sexes? Wing Chun was created by Ng Mui, a Shaolin nun in Qing dynasty China. Her being in Shaolin explains her martial arts foundations, you can't just create a new martial art form without any prior foundation, and her being a nun means she didn't have a husband, so your story is total bullcrap sounds like made up to stir up antagonization between the sexes.
The fight style of the character is called Pak mei, the producers made an "making of" video talking and showing how it is and how was to create the style for the game. love you guys
A bit odd that they didn’t mention that the hallway fights are a reference to the movie Oldboy. Like, the original movie was famous for how well-done that particular scene was done. The American version- not so much.
For a pair of professional martial artists to react like this to Sifu gameplay has got to be the highest form of compliment you can receive if you are a dev. Recently I have been under the weather and can't really play the game at the level I want to, but after being smoked like a Christmas turkey multiple times I went back to the drawing board and studied carefully. This game is part dance, part beat down. Sooo good. I will return.
One thing I'd love to see them zero in on: in this game and so many others, when you ground-and-pound an enemy, you only land a couple of hits _and then pick them back up._ Obviously part of that's just game balance so that you can't stay on top of an enemy and guarantee a KO, but I don't know a lot about ground game in general so I'd love to find out if there's something I'm missing. Also, the best thing about Kuroki's three-section staff compared to other 'soft weapon' users like Kratos, is they really nailed _which moves flow into each other,_ and which frames are the 'catch' frames that allow the user to change direction. The momentum never seems to appear or disappear unnaturally.
I can't think of a single reason to pick a fallen opponent up when you're already inside his/her guard and repeatedly punching them (at least, not in a street fight).
So some personal guesses on the martial arts used in Sifu The main Character and Yang use a style of kung-fu called Pak Mei which is fairly similar in appearance to Wing Chun I think Fajar uses a form of Silat in tandem with his plant manipulation. His fighting style has a mix of kicks and punches combined with elbow/knee strikes and sweeps which is fairly similar to some styles of Silat Sean and his disciples use Bajiquan, no question Kuroki, I’m honestly not sure. She uses Kunai and a bladed 3 section staff but aside from Shurikenjutsu (a Japanese martial art based on throwing weapons) I’m not sure what martial arts she uses Jingfeng primarily uses a meteor hammer and I’m pretty sure she uses Shaolin style kung fu, but keep in mind this is a guess from someone who doesn’t practice any style of Kung Fu The Flashkick enemies seem to use some sort of Taekwondo esque style on account of the heavy use of flashy kicks and non fist strikes (in addition to the stance they use with their hands being low) The bodyguard are kind of a weird case, they seem to use a super rudimentary form of mma. They have takedowns, punches, kicks, and knee strikes from a clinch. However they lack the submissions from mma and their groundwork mostly consists of hammer fists to the head.
@@diogo1612bodim the style used for Sifu is Pak Mei. As someone said it was done via motion capture by a Pak Mei master and yes it is indeed quite an offensive style but it is efficient to say the least. If you want to see more I can only advice you to look at LWS Pak Mei channel where you can see said master perform or to check his website, LWS Pak Mei
the fighting style is pak mai (I think I spelled that right) and the game was mo-capped by a pak mai master. sifu is definitely one of the best beat-em-ups of all time, especially with the recent update that added difficulty settings to make it more approachable, cause it was pretty punishing before, and they'll be adding modifiers and new game modes later.
As a person that haven't played the game, I was asking myself if u would spend the whole time doing the same combos over and over. Glad it is deeper than they showed. Gamology has always done this: showing the experts nothing the game can truly achieve
The fighting style in Sifu is called Pak Mei, also spelled Bak Mei. Like wing chun, it's a southern kung fu style, so there's more focus on hand techniques and low kicks. Sloclap chose Pak Mei specifically because they wanted a kung Fu style that still looks really flashy but could theoretically be applied in a real life situation.
Well if you want the full story it was chosen because one of the developer is actually a student of the Pak Mei master that did the motion capture. He asked the master if he would be okay and that is how the collaboration started
This game is really sick!!! The choreography, the sound track is also sick!! Not to mention the unique mechanic of dead and the challenge, this game is challenging for me need to repeat it over and over lol I really recommend this game for those who like fighting game
Seeing Noah mention Final Fantasy made me think that maybe showing them FF14's Monk Job would be cool! I imagine there's at least something that a real martial artist can gather from it, right? Cool video as per usual.
Super late to this video but in wrestling we were taught that if you’re going to get slammed flat create momentum(aka throw your shoulder hards as fuck to roll) at the point of contact. Love the reactions tho
You can't button mash in this game, Gemma. You have to learn to know when to block, parry, dodge/evade, use your environment if needed, not allow yourself to be surrounded, and study your opponent's attack patterns. The enemies will punish you severely if you try to just button mash
"I don't know that those punches would do that" You'll note that Sifu is punching the big dudes in the throat, not the face. Those punches would do that.
This is the first time I've seen Sifu gameplay. The enemy's reaction to the strikes are really impactful and make hitting feel good, but it does seems a little over the top that your character barely notices their strikes in return. I counted at least six times in the last fight that someone head or arms or whatever should have gone flying from a direct impact with the blade, and the player character just sorta flinches instead, as if a six year old punched them.
I've been waiting for this video ever since they released the gameplay footage prior to release, so happy they finally did this!!! Please make a part two, or a video of them recreating the moves
i've always been into martial arts and have watched a lot of different martial arts movies over the years and have learnt kick boxing and judo and am self tort in other styles of martial arts over the years mainly to keep myself in good shape and to defend myself if need be but luckily i haven't had to use any of it but i enjoyed watching this video with you Noah and Gemma
I want to see more of SIFU, more scenes for them to react to since they didn't do the 2nd form of the fight for the museum boss and then do the rest of the game.
There's a few more moves that were not shown here and the takedowns make it less repetitive because there's a lot of them. Also it focuses on the player learning each enemy's moveset as much as learning your own.
Oooh, I like how he mentioned feeling the intention. The "sixth sense". It's kinda like how you "feel" that someone is looking at you, or is behind you. It's that primal survival instinct, fam.
Love how this game feels somewhat grounded in terms of hand to hand combat. Also love the vague movie references, like the hallway in the apartment level being reminiscent of the Oldboy hallway fight or the Kill Bill fight in the snow.
Do martial artists react to judgement/lost Judgement!!! It's got so many cool kung fu moves! Gemma would love it one of the fighting styles is all about kicks!
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could you have some experts react to some aspects of warframe, like the weapons or its combat? sorry if i sound rude
You should react to vr games
Do sleeping dogs and risento honor
I want to submit but I'm confused because there's no example so prob next time lol
A head Kick from Gemma for sure .. where do i sign up.😛
Fun fact: Sifu is entirely built on a lesser-known style of Chinese kung fu called Pak Mei. Similar to Wing Chun, also a Southern style of kung fu, but with much more movement. There's videos of the the guy who did the Sifu mocap everywhere.
hakkanese...right?
It's a bit of a shame, that people mostly see Wing Chun, while styles like Hung Gar have more similarities and also use most of the techniques known from Wing Chun, but with more versatile footwork like seen in Pak Mei. But well.. after the 1970's and 80's Shaw Brother's movies not many movies were made showing styles like Hung Gar, but what feels like 10+ IP Man movies and others promoting Wing Chun. Would be nice to see more movies showing different styles of Kung Fu in a as realistic as possible way.
Fun fact the movement in the game can also be mastered if you watch closely
@@thomaswigfall1049 you can't master anything martial arts related by just watching.
kung fu isnt real
Gemma can kick me any time
same tbh
We are in agreement
Are we all just simps
Yes
agreed
Finally Gemma and Noah together again! And reacting to one of the sickest games!
Yes
I came to say this! FINAAAALLLLYY!!
Beautiful eyes 😏
Suzuki-San, you done with taxi shift today?
Indeed!
The devs actually worked with a french master of Pak Mei Kung Fu (sometimes also spelled Bak Mei) , in order to create the moves.
The guy studied the fighting style in China for several years under the leading grandmaster and was officially certified as an instructor.
The idea was to use as many legit techniques for the game as possible and they did lots of mo-cap with said master.
"Legit" It's not really a martial art, at most it looks good in movies/games.
@@night1952 the reason is because the devs could NOT animate his real life moves as they were too fast, or there were more brutal moves than what they were going for. They made him slow down and or loosen his technique in order be able to capture it. He was quite frustrated but still did what they asked. Notice how these two are critiquing the punches...it's because the devs asked him to slightly change which they as "martial artist" easily can see
@@raphaelbodson8023 you're not gonna break a standing brick in a fight. MMA destroys traditional martial arts 9/10 times
@@raphaelbodson8023 cool story, still useless. Might help against someone that doesn't know how to fight, but that's it.
@@night1952 It's not the brick breaking itself that's the feat. It's imagining what that brick breaking force is gonna do to the far more fragile skeleton and musculature structures, let alone the organs.
Moves that are quick and POWERFUL that Sifu couldn't show proper because Cameras can't catch genuine 'fast as a Black Mamba' strikes.
The fact that Noah isn't wrong about fans wanting to offer themselves to get kicked by Gemma (myself included) is hilarious.
I don't
@@bigbywolf5197😂😂😂😂😂
No you only in this bs
I do
I DO
Gemma: **kicks**
Viewer: Harder, mommy!
G.: What?
V.: What?
Yes
Beat me to it 😂
Downright horrendous aren't we ?
This comment gave my eye cancer
😂😂😂
I love how hype they were for this. I kinda wish they would've shown them the second stage of the museum boss fight.
or the club boss fight
yeah, that's exactly what I thought!!
@@locainfernasy2116 or the club in general
Yang would be a good reaction scenario for them
That's room for a part 2 perhaps?
You could probably tell by the fighting style, animation work and artstyle, but this game was made by the same people who made Absolver, another Martial Arts game that these two reacted to in the past. I'm happy Sloclap are sticking to what they know because they really do their research and take their time making it look realistic and smooth.
As much as I hated Absolver... I completely fell in love with Sifu.
@@orakaa I wanted so much to love absolver, it was a lot of good ideas put together poorly, I'm hoping with sifu being popular they will take another swing at it in the future, now that they are more experienced.
@@orakaaI'm so glad I'm not the only one who felt that way. Absolver was. . . clunky, for lack of a better term.
yeah i really just bought absolver to enjoy the martial arts. unlocking all the moves is frustrating though.
Absolver was pretty fun, all things considered. The drunken moveset was honestly some of my favorite moves, and I hope Sloclap comes out with a Sifu that involves more of a customizable moveset!
*SIFU is a really hard game, especially when you start (and that comes from an old school gamer). But it's one of the most rewarding game I've played in those last decades.*
It's brutal, with no concession, but the more you get good at it, the more powerful you feel. In a way, it really mimic training in a martial art, where you practice again and again until you become good at what you do. Absolutely loved it.
I think the only real issue with the difficulty is that you aren’t tutorial-ised quite enough on the block/dodge/parry mechanic which is essential to be decent at just to survive the second level. But totally, I got that feeling of actual learning a martial art playing this game. I would find myself in the dojo/hideout just practicing my moves alone
One thing i noticed is how pissed off you get when you first start off the game. Seeing how you get beaten by low level goombas, it really drags you into the same sentiment as the protagonist. Not sure if it was intentional but its still cool
@@TheJadedJameshundred percent agreed. It tells you one thing, doesn't even make you do it and then moves the story along.
@@ordenax Getting players to understand defensive tools in Sifu is especially important because it has so much more of a defense focus than most action games. You can play Devil May Cry without blocking. You cannot beat Sifu without blocking
no way you actually called yourself an old school gamer there's no way
One of my favorite things about this game is how the developers made it as 'a love letter' to the kungfu movies they grew up watching as kids.
I never seen this video game until now.
I am going to grab this Sifu game soon! Because I love Kung Fu movies and action games. 😎
I hope there's more of their reactions from this game, there's so much more for them to look at!
That's not what I see I've seen heaps of the same budget combos plenty times over
They should watch the live action trailer
@@NeoMoonSevin Because that is sort of the easy way to play but there are plenty of different moves and combos the player can try
@@jas_094 yeah and what about the graphics is this unity engine aye or some other budget graphics engine because the graphics look like a ps3 game with shert Indie graphics because that sure isn't unreal engine 4 graphics
@@NeoMoonSevin it looks a lot better in game. RUclips and the smaller screen does not do this game justice. It’s a drawn animated art style that is absolutely gorgeous.
We should make a "Gemma Kick Me" Kickstarter
BADUM TISS
*Shut up and take my money*
Nice to see them talking about this game… about the repetitive attacks - in the starting game you don’t have many moves… but as you pass levels or age you will learn new things (some abilities only can be learned at a certain age…cause as you get older you will be slower, but stronger)… I love this game and now I am trying to finish without killing the bosses (to get the good ending)
... You don't have a choice there bud. The killing is a cutscene. If you're going to bullshit, at least make sure you know what the hell you are talking about.
@@ZedF86 You can spare the bosses
@@ZedF86 ruclips.net/video/n32CbQwxkyU/видео.html
@@mraywan6805 No you can't. I've played the game. You get their health down, it switches to a cutscene. You have no control.
Explain how if you can. Or will you just reiterate that you can without substance? I'm willing to die on this hill.
@@ZedF86 you have to break their posture twice to spare them. So the only person who is bullshitting is you
I like that this game focuses on the movements and animations FAR more than on the graphics. I honestly wish more games would put the power at their disposal to better use than "game look pretty".
Honestly I can agree.
Games where it's chill, I usually like it being touched up with graphics n stuff.
But combat kind of games, I don't care for graphics. If the fighting system is good, then I like it no matter the graphics.
The style reminds me of Mirror's Edge with the colours
@@Zetr0if anything, super shiny and eye bleeding graphics and effects make it harder to fight in games like that.
as if this game isnt absolutely gorgeous too
And the game is beautiful too. Simplistic style is never ugly
In 13:36 where she said “dude that fight was sick” she went from 😄 to 😐 had me 💀
This game peaked my interest in Pak Mei and its linear attacks with precision and quickness. Thanks for covering this awesome game.
If that is the case you should check the channel LWS Pak Mei on RUclips and the site LWS Pak Mei, is it the channel and the site of the school of the Sifu who did the motion capture for the game, you can learn more about it and see it being performed in real life.
*piqued. Agreed on all counts
pak mei seems to be invented by a french guy that made the motion cap. but in the end its kinda meh from the looks of it. id still go for muai thai, mma, kickboxing and what not
@@schishne7546 no, it was invented by Bak Mei. He killed the Shaolin grandmasters during its destruction. It’s from Foshan. Sifu Colossi (the French guy) traveled to Foshan to learn from Master Lao Wei San.
@@aquaticlibrary ah yeah i forgot, the french guy learned from his master and is now carrying that stuff on
"I love the kind of woman that will actually just kill me."
There's plenty of people in the comments who would willingly volunteer for Gemma to practice her moves on, like in a full on, not holding back, break my entire spine and just end me kind of way.
I'd rather her train me than just flat out volunteering to get purposely injured. And for what? Just to say "oh look at me. I let a pretty girl wreck me for absolutely no reason."😒🙄
Not sure if simp or suicidal but everyones welcome
Ty Gibson AKA Demonic Sinn first thing on my mind is why the in the front fridge would anyone want to be kicked in the face by a martial artist (female or male) lol
@@griz312 Cocaine is a hell of a drug 😤
She could practice triangle chokes on me any day.
I've been waiting for their take on this game
Yeah but they need to do the other bosses too right
True
@@GxdBless7 I hope they keep going
Gemma...the queen of gameology lol. She is absolutley my favorite face on this channel. Great video all 2gether tho. Loved how you both really dug in and really analyzed this 1 👊🏾👊🏾
I studied Kung Fu for years. Three star training literally turned my forearms into wood. Aided of course by the mystical Jow.
PLEASE give us another one of these with Noah and Jemma! There are a lot of combos and set design that we didn't see in this. I absolutely love this game, and love seeing the professional viewpoint of Sifu. Please give us another one of these.
I liked how much Noah explained stuff in here. Hadn't seen the three-section-staff boss battle of this game yet, but the movements were *really* cool to watch. Gemma kinda blew out my ears with her awestruckness at it :P But that interest in the choreography is cool to see.
I wonder what they'd think of games like God Hand or Kya: Dark Lineage. God Hand definitely would have more interesting stuff on offer considering that game is ALL combat, and has about 100 collectable and customizable combos with quite a large enemy variety, each with their own movesets-- even if they do look similar.
Stuff like mule kicks, haymakers, hooks, grabs and grab escapes, even buttshoves and groin strikes... God Hand's got it all.
But Kya's still interesting, even if it doesn't have as much on offer. It's a 3D platformer with an art direction like Rayman but a Fighter-like combat system, and unlockable moves range from spinkicks to double salto kicks, to punches that can become big uppercuts, to side grabs where Kya grabs the opponent's left arm with her own left arm past her face, kicks them in the knee with her right leg and then elbows them in the ribs.
God Hand would probably be better for coverage, but i do want to spread awareness on Kya. It's a solid game.
All that said, looking forward to the next episode, whatever it might be!
Also i'd rather not get facekicked by *anyone*, thank you very much.
God Hand is definitely one of my favourite games of all time, I still have a copy to this day. The unique approach to building your own combos, demonstrating a steep but rewarding learning curve where you basically get to experience the game get more, and more intense the better you play - and easier if you're playing poorly.
The bosses in God Hand are definitely fun, too. So unique, and a lot of fun to fight - the music to them is great, too. I honestly think there's a lot there that really shows how good Platinum Studios (back then known as Clover) really was, and how much they're still banging out the hits.
The only downside is that I can't say certain things would fly as well as they did back then. I imagine they both would object to the depiction of Gene spanking female enemies as a special move, or the depiction of extremely effeminate, stereotypical gay dudes as a sub-boss.
That said, the game is *extremely* fast-paced at certain points, which is definitely another thing that makes it hard to master, but rewarding when you do.
In general I think weapons are difficult to learn to use. It's like having to learn a whole new combat style b/c you have something in your hand.
God Hand! 100%! That one needs to be known!
GIGA bump for God Hand!!! The game would kick their asses' into the Milky Way!
@@ElementalScepticism I'd say spanking a female enemy is as disrespectful as kicking a male enemy in the balls. Both happen a ton in the game.
The reason the Artist was her favorite fight to see was because she wasn’t the one fighting her. Once you fight her yourself in game you realize how brutal that boss fight is.
I swear Yang was easier.
On what difficulty? Hell, I would even disagree on master.
I don't think it's more difficult than Yang, but it's definitely close.
1 death to yang, six to artist and four to the old lady with the chain (the architect I think, I haven’t played in a while) for my last master playthrough. She’s a hard fight.
4:41 I’m so glad he mentioned this, I thought about this for awhile... legs kicks do seem like a safe initiative in a street fight. Palm strikes too. I just wouldn’t do a kick in a parking lot where there’s gravel. There’s a chance you might slip from the twerk and you’ll be in bigger trouble on the ground 😬
Gemma and Noah are my favourite duo who react on these videos. It's been a while since I saw them. I've been waiting for a while to see a Sifu video and especially for these two. Thanks for the video!
Sifu, a simple, yet, unique beat em up video game.
The gameplay is far from simple though. Super layered combat
14:54 she said button mashing, LMAO.. good luck
Glad to see you guys reacting to this game. The Artist was one of the most eclectic styles in the game, both in level and in boss encounter, slightly surprised you didn't react to the second phase of the boss, but I'm happy for what you guys put out :)
I really do hope you guys go further into the game reaction and possibly go into further boss reactions and trying to do some of the more acrobatic stunts of the game. (and have fun Gemma, it was only rough at the start for me, once I unlocked more of the skills it got easier )
Please they HAVE to see The Club, The Tower and The Sanctuary this game is incredible and they would surely love every single bit of it.
What personally makes me like Wing Chun isn't just the fact that it was made by a woman but the story behind it that her husband was physically abusive and one day she got tired of it turned her coat rack into the first dummy for Wing Chun and showed her husband that she will no longer be bullied around by him or any man ever again.
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Why do ppl have to turn every female success story into a war of the sexes? Wing Chun was created by Ng Mui, a Shaolin nun in Qing dynasty China. Her being in Shaolin explains her martial arts foundations, you can't just create a new martial art form without any prior foundation, and her being a nun means she didn't have a husband, so your story is total bullcrap sounds like made up to stir up antagonization between the sexes.
There's no Wing Chun in the video, the martial art used in the game is Pak Mei.
@@AVeryCaffeinatedMan what OP said is a true story. There’s literally a movie based on it
@@immortalreactor2407 6:03 says otherwise
The fight style of the character is called Pak mei, the producers made an "making of" video talking and showing how it is and how was to create the style for the game. love you guys
We. Need. Part. 2.
More bosses, how the character's technique changes when getting older (more palm sweeps as he gets older)
A bit odd that they didn’t mention that the hallway fights are a reference to the movie Oldboy. Like, the original movie was famous for how well-done that particular scene was done. The American version- not so much.
My man Noah really starting to give the vibes of "Noah Fleder patriarch of Fleder Family a Tojo clan subsidiary"
For a pair of professional martial artists to react like this to Sifu gameplay has got to be the highest form of compliment you can receive if you are a dev. Recently I have been under the weather and can't really play the game at the level I want to, but after being smoked like a Christmas turkey multiple times I went back to the drawing board and studied carefully. This game is part dance, part beat down. Sooo good. I will return.
They look realistic because the animation was made through motion capture by a Martial artist
I would enjoy watching them re-create the movements in Sifu. And also re-create takedown animations to see in real life
One thing I'd love to see them zero in on: in this game and so many others, when you ground-and-pound an enemy, you only land a couple of hits _and then pick them back up._ Obviously part of that's just game balance so that you can't stay on top of an enemy and guarantee a KO, but I don't know a lot about ground game in general so I'd love to find out if there's something I'm missing.
Also, the best thing about Kuroki's three-section staff compared to other 'soft weapon' users like Kratos, is they really nailed _which moves flow into each other,_ and which frames are the 'catch' frames that allow the user to change direction. The momentum never seems to appear or disappear unnaturally.
I can't think of a single reason to pick a fallen opponent up when you're already inside his/her guard and repeatedly punching them (at least, not in a street fight).
“Soft weapon”
"The Wushu version of pimp hand"😂😂😂
So some personal guesses on the martial arts used in Sifu
The main Character and Yang use a style of kung-fu called Pak Mei which is fairly similar in appearance to Wing Chun
I think Fajar uses a form of Silat in tandem with his plant manipulation. His fighting style has a mix of kicks and punches combined with elbow/knee strikes and sweeps which is fairly similar to some styles of Silat
Sean and his disciples use Bajiquan, no question
Kuroki, I’m honestly not sure. She uses Kunai and a bladed 3 section staff but aside from Shurikenjutsu (a Japanese martial art based on throwing weapons) I’m not sure what martial arts she uses
Jingfeng primarily uses a meteor hammer and I’m pretty sure she uses Shaolin style kung fu, but keep in mind this is a guess from someone who doesn’t practice any style of Kung Fu
The Flashkick enemies seem to use some sort of Taekwondo esque style on account of the heavy use of flashy kicks and non fist strikes (in addition to the stance they use with their hands being low)
The bodyguard are kind of a weird case, they seem to use a super rudimentary form of mma. They have takedowns, punches, kicks, and knee strikes from a clinch. However they lack the submissions from mma and their groundwork mostly consists of hammer fists to the head.
This is based off a style of kung-fu called pak Mei. Its selling point is quick strikes.
I think I have a crush on Gemma
Agre….gets head kicked
I. S.I.M.P
Sniper Is Monkey Parrot
Who hasn't?
I´m afraid you will have to take your number & get in line.
The martial art in SIFU is 白眉拳，a really offensive style of Kung fu
Tranlatiin please
@@diogo1612bodim white eyebrow style?
Ringachong style?
It's Pak Mei (or Bak Mei). There are videos of the guy who choreographed for the game, look it up! 😇
@@diogo1612bodim the style used for Sifu is Pak Mei. As someone said it was done via motion capture by a Pak Mei master and yes it is indeed quite an offensive style but it is efficient to say the least. If you want to see more I can only advice you to look at LWS Pak Mei channel where you can see said master perform or to check his website, LWS Pak Mei
Hello, I'm here for the interview to have my head kicked.
Honestly, I'd love to see an Experts React for the Astartes animation series. Have Gemma and the Marine boys react to the Space Marines
I would love to see them play this. I hope the do more
More of this game - It's awesome. Also, showing Noah more of the game's awesome environments! Like the raining room.
the fighting style is pak mai (I think I spelled that right) and the game was mo-capped by a pak mai master. sifu is definitely one of the best beat-em-ups of all time, especially with the recent update that added difficulty settings to make it more approachable, cause it was pretty punishing before, and they'll be adding modifiers and new game modes later.
pak mei actually
@@matbok22 thank you. I'm a bad speller. lol
3:10 Its Pak Mei
I can't wait to see the recreation of these movements with Gemma and Noah. I'm sure it's exciting and fun, I'm a super fan
We Need part 2 Immediately !
Please show them more of Sifu!
Like the boss fights and mini boss fights. Maybe even let them play the game!
They need a second one in this with a maxed out character showcase.. to show all possible movements.. and technique..
As a person that haven't played the game, I was asking myself if u would spend the whole time doing the same combos over and over. Glad it is deeper than they showed. Gamology has always done this: showing the experts nothing the game can truly achieve
Is it just me or I think that there should be a Sifu movie, and these two should be the stars in it
The fighting style in Sifu is called Pak Mei, also spelled Bak Mei. Like wing chun, it's a southern kung fu style, so there's more focus on hand techniques and low kicks. Sloclap chose Pak Mei specifically because they wanted a kung Fu style that still looks really flashy but could theoretically be applied in a real life situation.
Well if you want the full story it was chosen because one of the developer is actually a student of the Pak Mei master that did the motion capture.
He asked the master if he would be okay and that is how the collaboration started
Finally. 🙏🏽💯🙌 And my fave two martial artists on Gameology. 👊
This game is really sick!!! The choreography, the sound track is also sick!! Not to mention the unique mechanic of dead and the challenge, this game is challenging for me need to repeat it over and over lol
I really recommend this game for those who like fighting game
Seeing Noah mention Final Fantasy made me think that maybe showing them FF14's Monk Job would be cool! I imagine there's at least something that a real martial artist can gather from it, right?
Cool video as per usual.
Been waiting for an EXPERTS REact to SIFU! It's been long and it's finally here!
I'm glad Noah gave the greenlight to ask, because i want Gemma to kick the lights out of me.😂😂😂😜
Duuude, i'd love get axe kicked by gemma lmaoooooo
Please let them play this game and let them see how HARD AF for some of us this game is
You should have them react to Judgement and Lost Judgement's combat.
I've been waiting for this! Gemma and Noah are the best!!
Super late to this video but in wrestling we were taught that if you’re going to get slammed flat create momentum(aka throw your shoulder hards as fuck to roll) at the point of contact. Love the reactions tho
You can't button mash in this game, Gemma. You have to learn to know when to block, parry, dodge/evade, use your environment if needed, not allow yourself to be surrounded, and study your opponent's attack patterns. The enemies will punish you severely if you try to just button mash
Hello is the "Getting kicked by Gemma" line here? I'll wait
"I don't know that those punches would do that"
You'll note that Sifu is punching the big dudes in the throat, not the face. Those punches would do that.
Noah: "I think this is a chick now" and
Gemma: "I see abs"
Both killed me.
Kuroki is a hard boss if you dont unlock new moves, she counters the repetitive attacks
This is the first video that showed me the oldboy reference so i finally caved and bought the game.
i will let gemma kick me in the head but in exchange i want my grave stone to say 'WHAT DAFUQ WHY HIS HEAD FLY THAT FAR JESUS GEMMA'
Kenshi?
Sifu without dying 🐀💎
Experts play Sifu, with these two. The chemistry between them is too good
This is the first time I've seen Sifu gameplay. The enemy's reaction to the strikes are really impactful and make hitting feel good, but it does seems a little over the top that your character barely notices their strikes in return.
I counted at least six times in the last fight that someone head or arms or whatever should have gone flying from a direct impact with the blade, and the player character just sorta flinches instead, as if a six year old punched them.
That wasn't impacts, the player was dodging.
Gemma nd Noah r the best experts reactions
I've been waiting for this video ever since they released the gameplay footage prior to release, so happy they finally did this!!! Please make a part two, or a video of them recreating the moves
Finally Noah is back! I thought something bad happened lol
I'm from the future, noah is gonna be the face model of kenshi in the latest mk game 👀
Here is my head...kick away.
i've always been into martial arts and have watched a lot of different martial arts movies over the years and have learnt kick boxing and judo and am self tort in other styles of martial arts over the years mainly to keep myself in good shape and to defend myself if need be but luckily i haven't had to use any of it but i enjoyed watching this video with you Noah and Gemma
Gemma's face on the machete execution is amazing. xD
The Oldboy hallway fight tribute is amazingly well done
Oh man there's still so much to show about sifu😂💪❤
Why would I let someone inflict harm on me? That's crazy! With that being said. Sign me up for Gemma's Head kicks lol 😂🤣🤣
*WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* this is the entire video
Yeah so annoying
Been waiting for this one 😍 also these two are the best duo, love em
these guys are frauds. and youre fool for believing them
‘Dooooooooooood!!’ Gemma’s sound effects are amazing 😂
THEY ARE TOGETHER AGAIN HUZZAH been waiting for this
Love the show!!!...love noah & gemma!!!...like to see more of them & would like to see them both react & play "killer instinct"
It is awesome to see so much sifu content coming back since Epic gave away this wonderful game!
I want to see more of SIFU, more scenes for them to react to since they didn't do the 2nd form of the fight for the museum boss and then do the rest of the game.
There's a few more moves that were not shown here and the takedowns make it less repetitive because there's a lot of them.
Also it focuses on the player learning each enemy's moveset as much as learning your own.
Oooh, I like how he mentioned feeling the intention. The "sixth sense".
It's kinda like how you "feel" that someone is looking at you, or is behind you. It's that primal survival instinct, fam.
Love how this game feels somewhat grounded in terms of hand to hand combat. Also love the vague movie references, like the hallway in the apartment level being reminiscent of the Oldboy hallway fight or the Kill Bill fight in the snow.
5:23 😂😂 “it’s not fair only man get hit I wanna get hit too EQUALITY”
Do martial artists react to judgement/lost Judgement!!! It's got so many cool kung fu moves! Gemma would love it one of the fighting styles is all about kicks!
I'm so happy how they are gushing over the animations as much as I was playing this game.