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Oh and the game does not tell you that age locks you out of skills when you get older because it's lifelike. Nobody told me that one I turned 30 I would throw my back out by sneezing too hard but here we are
WAIT! does it lock you out from GAINING the skills or also from USING them? Cause if that's the case I just lose possibly like 4 moves after I turn 30 ?? Or can I just not put skillpoints into them at 30+?
I wondered wht is so different about aging feature.., it just looked like a set number of lives. At least it has an effect. Mb it should lower your health, and hit impact etc. But let u use more skills. It be also more logical.
Da burbs fool da burbs learn guerrilla warfare and these things amd weak patterns ov thankin wont tack that small 🧽 ov a brain in da fighting werld you ain't learned about dat now again stick to the pokeymon s and smash Bros tha mighty lang.
I just started this game and was super discouraged. After the first half of this video, and about an hour of practice, my ability in this game has nearly TRIPLED. I’m enjoying it so much more, and I’m starting to really get the point of the game. Thank you so much for the tips!
Parrying is NOT as bad an idea as he makes it sound, and is in fact absolutely neccessary if you're trying for the Wude ending (sparing all bosses), because that needs you to break their structure bar twice without killing them. Dodging is safer most of the time (unless you consistently fail mixups) but true mastery is being able to use both and knowing which one is best in any given situation.
@@raindrain1 IDK if avoids are really that good. I mean, if you are able to avoid everything on the run and realize quickly enough the windows to punish, it might be great. But I'm not able to realize the windows quickly enough to punish and I don't notice there is an incoming sweep kick fast enough to avoid it. Since I am as bad as that, I just parry/deflect everything and go for heavy or light attacks. And it works. I take almost no damage. You guys gotta be pretty smart to do all those complicated combinations.
You know what, I'm an old man, I've been here on UA-cams since its inception. And I gotts tell you, you are one nof the best educators I have ever seen. Flattery aside, the way you explained this game was exactly what I needed. Crystal clear, surgically precise. And immediately made my gaming experience that much better. Thank you and I wish you luck my man.
I got the game in Nov. 2022. Gave up due to difficulty. Now I started again and exploring the combos and your video seriously helps one become a master at the game. You have put a lot of effort on the video and have explained things beautifully. Nice work. Gonna try all your advices.
This was exactly what I needed. Crazy good guide and info! Thanks so much. I realized I was getting frustrated because I was absolutely playing it all wrong, trying to parry everything, and then panic dodging around a room when that didn't work with a group of them. It made me not like the game much. I am going to play again with all this in mind. Best tip btw was the away and forward for sweep kick. I always wondered why "up/down" only seemed to work sometimes. I thought I was just not doing the timing correctly.
Ok, I have one insight on the skills for those who wish to get perma unlocks before finishing the game. You can grind a lvl (let's say squats) upto the last shrine, put your exp into a skill (let's say I put 2500 exp into weapon catch 5 times) to permanently unlock it. The best part is even if you PARTIALY UNLOCK a chonky skill like environmental mastery upto lvl 3 and then restart the hideout, guess what? You WILL HAVE IT PARTIALLY UNLOCKED in the subsequent run, you can't use it until you take the skill again in the shrines or death screen but it will be there. So, if you want to; you can grind out and permanently unlock specific 2 or 3 fundamental skills before you start the boss. It really helped my run because i started new game as master and got my ass handed to me, but after all these grind runs not only I have great moves to use on the enemies but also great insight into the enemy's moves and patterns. I thank you for attending my ted talk and here's a potato for the wall of text.
it landed on Gamepass so Im about to take it for my first spin, first "what to know before you play" video I came across was filled with things like "pick up weapons" safe to say this was a lot more helpful
Personally my GOTY for 2022 The combat is one of a kind, so dynamic, every play-through is a unique experience. The slow feeling of getting good is immensely satisfying. But goddamn master is a humbling experience after you already got Disciple mode by the balls Also shoutout to UTM for making these videos. I know your first video guide on the club was instrumental on me actually learning the fundamental mechanics because back then we didn’t even have the preliminary tutorial for the basics, and even when they brought it into the intro it would’nt have done much. But a video like this would do a lot to reign in the new players and actually manage to beat Sean. Biggest mistake Sloclap made was to lose mass player retention by not explaining how to deal with Sean in the beginning
so. incredibly. helpful. As suggested I'll watch the rest after the first couple levels.. and probably after playing them again and again to gain some muscle memory on those 5 or 6 basic mechanics.
This is so far the best tutorial for SIFU....... kudos to u CUH for making this........Wen i started playing SIFU i was annoyed that no matter how much i parry i always lose a part of life... But ever since saw this video n after practicing for jus 30 mins,im getting the hang of it..... I love playing it now even though i still need a bit of practice mastering the combos n the move..... The swipe kick is quite tricky as u have to change the buttons according to ur positioning..... Once again thanks again @underthemayo
this video saved this game for me. I was playing just mashing x and y and mainly dodging with r2 and attempting to parry. This video made me finally feel like I'm in control of the fight and it's so much more rewarding playing this way
Picked this game up recently and I've been loving the experience. It's so good! I had a really rough time at The Club Boss which gave me a hard time but once I figured how be patient & dodge his bo staff attacks for counters the rest of the game wasn't as rough honestly. An amazing game indeed.
Sean is a big skill check. He tests your knowledge of the game, which sadly the game just doesn't give you. Once you understand how to beat him, the rest of the game clicks.
@@underthemayo yep that's exactly what happened. Thanks for the video though cause it's gonna help me improve even more &dying less on these levels with your advanced tutoring. Appreciate it.
GREAT video! Instead of "watch til the end so I get the most credit from the algorythm" you say "If you want to see each boss fresh, stop it here. goodbye!" Haha I appreciate that! And I'll be back. Several times!
Oh you mean "do these 10 different things once all in the intro and we'll assume you've learned what to do"? You're telling me that wasn't a good approach?
I love how this game gives you flexibility in how you fight. Some people dont like parrying and dodge and avoid hits. I on the other hand habe beaten entire dead cells with shields only (you can block for damage deny or parry which damages enemy). So I naturally block but I finished sifu twice already and still CANNIT push/throw properly and I often get punished so i ended up avoiding it. Watching two different players could look vastly different. I watched a guy running around room, sweeping througho tables and tossing every trash in enemies and it was awesome. It is completely different to how I fight which is calm and methodic. It's so fucking cool
Not to brag but I beat sifu without ever intentionally using throw.....mainly because I never could figure it out. Sifu is a great game and one of my all time favorites. Really any game that does something new is so refreshing that they stand out, games need to get out of being stroll playing games
Dude, throwing was like a core part of my playthrough. It is just so satisfying, fun and extremely useful and versatile. Sure, it's not mandatory to use it, but then again, you can play through the entire game by dodging and blocking everything and using a basic light attack combo.
Ill have to try a throws run. . I love new innovations and learning new mechanics or new ways of story telling. Sifu, doom eternal, The messenger, Inscryption, BABA is you, are some of my latest favorites.
I’m glad you dropped a video today. You helped get through the day and it’s Friday tomorrow yay. Also I’ll play Sifu when I get home and give your video a couple more views
Got this game yesterday and was having such a tough time finding the groove until I watched this guide and spent some time in training building up the muscle memory. Thank you! Also, something I haven't seen anyone mention yet: The editing on this video is great! Really helps accentuate your points and fully elucidates the concepts as you're explaining them. Great job pal.
Sifu is in GamePass now so that's why my comment is so late, but man thank you so much. By far the best video on this yet. I've beat the game already and absolutely loved it but I feel as if I didn't actually get good at the game so that's my goal now. Goals and arenas.
Play through the first mission like 10 times. When playing max out ability after ability and unlock as many perms as you can before moving to the second. This tactic helped me not only become powerful as fuck by chapter 2 but it also helped me stay young cause i eventually was able to pass chapter 1 without losing a life.
I’ve been playing this game for months and I just watched your guide today. You’ve earned my subscription Man. So much enlightenment, disciple thanks you
I got this game a few days ago and tried it out. My character was 31 when I started The Club and I saw my first final death before I could get to the boss. Then I remembered this guide and watched it. Now I'm at The Museum with my character at the age of 33 thanks to your tips and suggestions. I like doing the L-L-L-H combo (the one ends with a tornado kick, which knocks most enemies down) to mix things up here and there and I still should use Palm Strike and Sweep Kick more but I feel like I'm improving.
Video helped out a lot! Just last night I was feeling unmotivated and was thinking about if I should continue the game, but after this video I feel like a pro
I am coming back to this game after being frustrated about not getting my level two. I was doing so many things incorrectly I'm amazed I got as far as I did. I wanted a better explanation of what I needed to do to get better as I really want to finish this game. Your videos are gold!! This is the best video I have found yet that actually explains the game and what to do to get better. This is very well done, sir!! Excellent. I WILL get though this game yet!
This guide is super helpful. Just got this as a deal and wanted to play it forever. Was having a ton of trouble trying to parry everything. So much more enjoyable to avoid like you noted.
Super helpful The game doesn’t bother to tell you all the stuff you have complied I just started the game yesterday and was sucking so bad at it 😃 Thanks to your video I will soon become a Shaolin monk 😃
I just got this game and I've been watching a lot of videos and this one is just what I was looking for. I was struggling with crowd control and trying to always parry which wasn't helping a lot
Great video - I have owned SIFU for a while now, didn’t like it and quit, deleted it, and I’ve downloaded and deleted it several times. But I always think about it. I did the same thing with Hades but when I committed to sitting down, learning it and getting good, it’s become one of my favorite games ever made. Using this video I’ve started to rlly be able to appreciate SIFU and now I feel like I’m playing it the way it’s meant to be played. That is awesome and 100% because of your great work here. Thanks and keep it up!
You should be a teacher. Totally inspired me to keep going as I've found the mechanics difficult. Whilst i used to love a fighting game, its been about 30 years and i was wondering if i just didnt have the reactions anymore! Brilliant guide. Patient, super clear. Love the way you give simple steps for different stages of experience. Little things like "stop here" instruction for those just starting... Much appreciated!
@@underthemayo well it shows 🙂 I'm a PS5 player unfortunately so I'm not sure if many of your reviews will apply to me but I'm scanning your content for recommendations as it seems I like what you like! It's particularly nice to get content that feels geared towards people of my age. I know so many people in their 40s who've lost their love for gaming. So called AAA seems to have sucked the joy out. We're often in the pub asking what happened, wondering why everything feels so formulaic, or if it's just an age thing. You've convinced me it's an industry big studio problem. Loving Sifu
But pls do not make the mistakes of starting the game on the newly added student difficulty, trust me it's a waste of time and you will have one reason less to become better. My friend did exactly that and thought the game was pretty boring.
@@Ageleszly I suggest, you edit the beginning of your comment to "please do not make the mistake of starting the game on the newly added student difficulty". Otherwise your comment sounds like it's encouraging us to start on the student difficulty, until we read the second half.
I was like okay this game is not your typical technical combat game. I need a UA-cam video. wow!!! what a great game This is fantastic I can't believe we don't see more like this The whole setup is just awesome I'm really enjoying it in this video with this amazingly good at explaining how it all works This game is a freaking diamond in the rough why do we not see more like this?
This is some of the best communication and some of the best info. The quality of this video is top-notch. I'll give you a like and sub for this, why not, great job.
I've watched many Sifu tips and tricks videos, and this one is by far the best. All the others just reiterate game mechanics but you take it a step further and demonstrate how the mechanics interact, along with great boss suggestions and what to expect from enemies. I actually learned something from you, unlike all the others. Now im gonna go try to kill the botanist again, deathless this time
I just picked up Sifu the other day on Switch, and got obliterated during the first hour of playing. I found your video explaining the game mechanics and you did an amazing job man. Being able to understand the game mechanics the way you did made me appreciate the game design and difficulty a lot more despite all the flaws you pointed out in other videos. Cheers!
Thanks for this Mayo it is really helpful I got this game a long time ago and got distracted but I liked it and I wanted to understand it a bit more, this video is very helpful. I am only watching half for now just so I don't forget the basics so I'll stick to the info from the first half and once I'm using that info instinctively I will learn the rest, thanks again mate👍
THE BEST Guide! U'VE SAVED MY LIFE! I've beaten elder ring, wo long and Sekiro. I thought i could beat this game easily. But this game frustrates me so hard. And I was about to give up. This game became more fun and easier after watching ur guide!
This video is AMAZING!!! Here I thought all the combo directions were always down/up when in reality they are away/towards the enemy. No wonder they weren’t working for me half the time! Why doesn’t the game explain this!?! Unless I missed it… but I’m pretty sure this is never mentioned. Thank you for all of your tips and advice. This game is excellent!!! 🔥
@@ThePhoenixEffect you're welcome. I have more Sifu videos too. As for why they didn't explain it that way, it's cause things just slip by you in game development. Something doesn't occur to you to explain it that way and it just ends up that way.
what the hell this is magic, i got zero death on my first map, lmao thanksss love you undermayo, im confuse why im fukin bad in this game, dead too much, and i saw ur video, damn it works, got zero death lmao , starting to love this game, thanks underthemayo love you
I just picked up this game from PSN and man, it’s hard to out stuff. Why doesn’t it tell you what basic combos are? How do you even select the focus thing? How do you hit an enemy when they fall down? How do you duck? Basic stuff not easily figured out when you have to just start button mashing to try to panic survive. I’ll have to revisit this video once or twice.
I’m really hyped that just dropped on the PlayStation for free, but feel very discouraged on the difficulty level watching this video and my love for rougelites Has given me the enthusiasm to pursue in becoming sifu Great video
Chasing strikes is my favourite move. To do it u need to make your enemy tired like he doesnt move and u can finish him. Directional Throw him and press light attack. Hope this helps!
I beat the game, but I feel like I’ve learned so much from this that I want to get back in it and play again. Maybe that’s what slocap wants. Weird approach but maybe good?
Awesome! I’m a huge fan of the game I beat it once but got my ass handed to me on a number of occasions, as a guy who is trying to get into fighting games mainly Tekken 8, I found a list of non fighting games you can play to help you sharpen your fighting game skills on the gamer’s website and one of those titles was Sifu mostly to help with my patience and sharpening my defensive skills in video games which obviously, is very important for any type of fighting game out there including Tekken 8.
I just completed my first run. Had to restart the game because normal was too hard for a beginner. I'm experienced at this kind of games but the game misleads you. Once getting some carryover skills to the next run you'll have an easier life. First of all you'll learn where enemies are, what they do, how to react or act because you can trigger the enemies. Storywise there is not much else since you complete it at easy, but the fun goes on. If the game is frustrating, lower the difficulty, Sifu may look like a Dark Souls game but it's not. You don't need to suffer to get good. That's a f-ked up thing.
Thanks for your vids. I had trouble with the third boss’ first phase but I finally got her. Im definitely redoing that fight since she got my dying multiple times. I just started yeaterday and so far have a good record, finishing warehouse and club at 20yo.
I have been trying to put out combos as fast as I can, neglecting throws and just winging some sweeps. I can see I was lost in the path of the Kung Fu, I shall try to practice and land each hit meaningfully.
This game was really hard to get in to, but extremely fun when you understand how to play. I played Absolver before this so I thought it would be easy because they're made by the same people. I was wrong.
Hey Mayo, I was wondering if you interested in trying out Crash Bandicoot 4. I know it’s not an action game but it legitimately feels like an old school platformer. Think you might enjoy it.
The game doesn't tell you this, but when fighting yang, you can't use any focus meter on him in either of his fazes and if you try to that leaves you vulnerable, just keep dodging and punishing
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Mayo you ganna respond to zeroneedscoffe if he finnaly makes that vid about u
Thanks mayo this really helped me play on easy I just finished my play through on normal Now playing on hard is hard really that hard, just a question
@@Philly24 yeah the boss fights are pretty extreme
Oh and the game does not tell you that age locks you out of skills when you get older because it's lifelike. Nobody told me that one I turned 30 I would throw my back out by sneezing too hard but here we are
WAIT! does it lock you out from GAINING the skills or also from USING them? Cause if that's the case I just lose possibly like 4 moves after I turn 30 ?? Or can I just not put skillpoints into them at 30+?
@@TheStupidLama gaining, you can still use them
It tells you straight up when you pick a move at a shrine
I wondered wht is so different about aging feature.., it just looked like a set number of lives.
At least it has an effect.
Mb it should lower your health, and hit impact etc. But let u use more skills. It be also more logical.
Da burbs fool da burbs learn guerrilla warfare and these things amd weak patterns ov thankin wont tack that small 🧽 ov a brain in da fighting werld you ain't learned about dat now again stick to the pokeymon s and smash Bros tha mighty lang.
I just started this game and was super discouraged. After the first half of this video, and about an hour of practice, my ability in this game has nearly TRIPLED. I’m enjoying it so much more, and I’m starting to really get the point of the game. Thank you so much for the tips!
You're very welcome! It's such an amazing game, it just stumbles a bit on getting new players into its systems. Glad I could help.
Don't think of sweep as down up, think of it as back forward. This sentence revolutionized my play.
Yep. Changed everything
also press attack before letting go of forward and it will hit much more consistently
Agreed, it took me hours on my own to figure out why my moves/inputs were so unreliable. Really frustrating.
Got Sifu right after finishing Sekiro. Good to know I've been a fool trying to parry everything. Good info here.
Parrying is NOT as bad an idea as he makes it sound, and is in fact absolutely neccessary if you're trying for the Wude ending (sparing all bosses), because that needs you to break their structure bar twice without killing them. Dodging is safer most of the time (unless you consistently fail mixups) but true mastery is being able to use both and knowing which one is best in any given situation.
@@raindrain1 IDK if avoids are really that good. I mean, if you are able to avoid everything on the run and realize quickly enough the windows to punish, it might be great. But I'm not able to realize the windows quickly enough to punish and I don't notice there is an incoming sweep kick fast enough to avoid it. Since I am as bad as that, I just parry/deflect everything and go for heavy or light attacks. And it works. I take almost no damage. You guys gotta be pretty smart to do all those complicated combinations.
You know what, I'm an old man, I've been here on UA-cams since its inception. And I gotts tell you, you are one nof the best educators I have ever seen. Flattery aside, the way you explained this game was exactly what I needed. Crystal clear, surgically precise. And immediately made my gaming experience that much better.
Thank you and I wish you luck my man.
I came all this time later because the game came to Psn thanks from the future 😂
Ps plus but yh
Yeah this game is so damn good. Thanks Mayo!🙏
This game is fun. But it does require determination. trust me. dont give up.
I got the game in Nov. 2022. Gave up due to difficulty. Now I started again and exploring the combos and your video seriously helps one become a master at the game. You have put a lot of effort on the video and have explained things beautifully. Nice work. Gonna try all your advices.
This was exactly what I needed. Crazy good guide and info! Thanks so much. I realized I was getting frustrated because I was absolutely playing it all wrong, trying to parry everything, and then panic dodging around a room when that didn't work with a group of them. It made me not like the game much. I am going to play again with all this in mind. Best tip btw was the away and forward for sweep kick. I always wondered why "up/down" only seemed to work sometimes. I thought I was just not doing the timing correctly.
happy to help!
Ok, I have one insight on the skills for those who wish to get perma unlocks before finishing the game. You can grind a lvl (let's say squats) upto the last shrine, put your exp into a skill (let's say I put 2500 exp into weapon catch 5 times) to permanently unlock it. The best part is even if you PARTIALY UNLOCK a chonky skill like environmental mastery upto lvl 3 and then restart the hideout, guess what? You WILL HAVE IT PARTIALLY UNLOCKED in the subsequent run, you can't use it until you take the skill again in the shrines or death screen but it will be there. So, if you want to; you can grind out and permanently unlock specific 2 or 3 fundamental skills before you start the boss. It really helped my run because i started new game as master and got my ass handed to me, but after all these grind runs not only I have great moves to use on the enemies but also great insight into the enemy's moves and patterns.
I thank you for attending my ted talk and here's a potato for the wall of text.
it would be nice to understand
it landed on Gamepass so Im about to take it for my first spin, first "what to know before you play" video I came across was filled with things like "pick up weapons" safe to say this was a lot more helpful
It's all about the systems. You gotta know what you're playing.
I just bought the game a few hours ago and this guide definitely improved my experience with it. Thank You!
This is easily the best guide I've seen for this game. Fantastic. I just came from finishing Sekiro and was trying to play Sifu with Parrys.
SOR4 guide in this style on the way!
@@underthemayo I'll definitely check it out. Thanks.
Personally my GOTY for 2022
The combat is one of a kind, so dynamic, every play-through is a unique experience. The slow feeling of getting good is immensely satisfying. But goddamn master is a humbling experience after you already got Disciple mode by the balls
Also shoutout to UTM for making these videos. I know your first video guide on the club was instrumental on me actually learning the fundamental mechanics because back then we didn’t even have the preliminary tutorial for the basics, and even when they brought it into the intro it would’nt have done much.
But a video like this would do a lot to reign in the new players and actually manage to beat Sean. Biggest mistake Sloclap made was to lose mass player retention by not explaining how to deal with Sean in the beginning
Most useful guide i think i have ever seen. Honestly completely forgot about directional throwing enemies.
Thanks! I've been delighted by the reception of this guide. Just wait for my Streets Of Rage 4 guide!
so. incredibly. helpful. As suggested I'll watch the rest after the first couple levels.. and probably after playing them again and again to gain some muscle memory on those 5 or 6 basic mechanics.
This guide is fantastic, I've been wanting to get better at Sifu for a while now and you really helped me wrap my head around it.
This is so far the best tutorial for SIFU....... kudos to u CUH for making this........Wen i started playing SIFU i was annoyed that no matter how much i parry i always lose a part of life... But ever since saw this video n after practicing for jus 30 mins,im getting the hang of it..... I love playing it now even though i still need a bit of practice mastering the combos n the move..... The swipe kick is quite tricky as u have to change the buttons according to ur positioning..... Once again thanks again @underthemayo
this video saved this game for me. I was playing just mashing x and y and mainly dodging with r2 and attempting to parry.
This video made me finally feel like I'm in control of the fight and it's so much more rewarding playing this way
Picked this game up recently and I've been loving the experience. It's so good! I had a really rough time at The Club Boss which gave me a hard time but once I figured how be patient & dodge his bo staff attacks for counters the rest of the game wasn't as rough honestly. An amazing game indeed.
Sean is a big skill check. He tests your knowledge of the game, which sadly the game just doesn't give you. Once you understand how to beat him, the rest of the game clicks.
@@underthemayo yep that's exactly what happened. Thanks for the video though cause it's gonna help me improve even more &dying less on these levels with your advanced tutoring. Appreciate it.
It's the museum boss who has me STUCK now. Gosh she's annoying lol
@@itsIouielow blocking is something that is legit never used for me, but she spams it, and u barley get any punishing room.
GREAT video! Instead of "watch til the end so I get the most credit from the algorythm" you say "If you want to see each boss fresh, stop it here. goodbye!" Haha I appreciate that! And I'll be back. Several times!
This game is awesome, but man wish there was more of it. Once you understand the combat it is crazy easy
But crazy hard to pull of as a beginner, yes u are right
try master deathless if it becomes too easy
Just as Sekiro, but I don't consider it a bad thing because feels great to master after a couple runs
Master difficulty will always be challenging until you put in about 100-150 hours
@@xxiii262 its a challenge ! Why play game , if its too easy ? I dont understand that way of thinking ....
This video is a far better tutorial than what the devs provided
Oh you mean "do these 10 different things once all in the intro and we'll assume you've learned what to do"? You're telling me that wasn't a good approach?
@@underthemayo no that was a great idea. Totally not an overload of information all at once without any chance of really retaining any of it
Wonderful guide. Thank you. There are many guides for this game. This is the best one I saw yet.
Thanks so much! I try so hard to keep the true beginners in mind, and give them steps to learn and practice.
I love how this game gives you flexibility in how you fight. Some people dont like parrying and dodge and avoid hits. I on the other hand habe beaten entire dead cells with shields only (you can block for damage deny or parry which damages enemy). So I naturally block but I finished sifu twice already and still CANNIT push/throw properly and I often get punished so i ended up avoiding it. Watching two different players could look vastly different.
I watched a guy running around room, sweeping througho tables and tossing every trash in enemies and it was awesome. It is completely different to how I fight which is calm and methodic. It's so fucking cool
Not to brag but I beat sifu without ever intentionally using throw.....mainly because I never could figure it out. Sifu is a great game and one of my all time favorites. Really any game that does something new is so refreshing that they stand out, games need to get out of being stroll playing games
Yeah same, it’s not really that important of a move
Dude, throwing was like a core part of my playthrough. It is just so satisfying, fun and extremely useful and versatile.
Sure, it's not mandatory to use it, but then again, you can play through the entire game by dodging and blocking everything and using a basic light attack combo.
Ill have to try a throws run.
. I love new innovations and learning new mechanics or new ways of story telling. Sifu, doom eternal, The messenger, Inscryption, BABA is you, are some of my latest favorites.
I’m glad you dropped a video today. You helped get through the day and it’s Friday tomorrow yay. Also I’ll play Sifu when I get home and give your video a couple more views
Thanks bro, really needed this!
Got this game yesterday and was having such a tough time finding the groove until I watched this guide and spent some time in training building up the muscle memory. Thank you!
Also, something I haven't seen anyone mention yet: The editing on this video is great! Really helps accentuate your points and fully elucidates the concepts as you're explaining them. Great job pal.
Thanks! I'm so glad this video has gone on to serve its intended purpose as a long term legacy guide.
Sifu is in GamePass now so that's why my comment is so late, but man thank you so much. By far the best video on this yet. I've beat the game already and absolutely loved it but I feel as if I didn't actually get good at the game so that's my goal now. Goals and arenas.
Play through the first mission like 10 times. When playing max out ability after ability and unlock as many perms as you can before moving to the second. This tactic helped me not only become powerful as fuck by chapter 2 but it also helped me stay young cause i eventually was able to pass chapter 1 without losing a life.
I’ve been playing this game for months and I just watched your guide today. You’ve earned my subscription Man. So much enlightenment, disciple thanks you
I got this game a few days ago and tried it out. My character was 31 when I started The Club and I saw my first final death before I could get to the boss. Then I remembered this guide and watched it. Now I'm at The Museum with my character at the age of 33 thanks to your tips and suggestions. I like doing the L-L-L-H combo (the one ends with a tornado kick, which knocks most enemies down) to mix things up here and there and I still should use Palm Strike and Sweep Kick more but I feel like I'm improving.
Video helped out a lot! Just last night I was feeling unmotivated and was thinking about if I should continue the game, but after this video I feel like a pro
This is just excellent -- by far the clearest, most in-depth Sifu guide I've ever seen -- and I've seen dozens.
I am coming back to this game after being frustrated about not getting my level two. I was doing so many things incorrectly I'm amazed I got as far as I did. I wanted a better explanation of what I needed to do to get better as I really want to finish this game.
Your videos are gold!! This is the best video I have found yet that actually explains the game and what to do to get better. This is very well done, sir!! Excellent. I WILL get though this game yet!
Glad it helped!
This guide is super helpful. Just got this as a deal and wanted to play it forever. Was having a ton of trouble trying to parry everything. So much more enjoyable to avoid like you noted.
This is brilliant, changed the game for me.
Super helpful
The game doesn’t bother to tell you all the stuff you have complied
I just started the game yesterday and was sucking so bad at it
😃
Thanks to your video I will soon become a Shaolin monk 😃
Amazing Guide, I went from age 30 in the first stage to age 22 in 2 tries.
Thanks a lot !
I just got this game and I've been watching a lot of videos and this one is just what I was looking for. I was struggling with crowd control and trying to always parry which wasn't helping a lot
Great video - I have owned SIFU for a while now, didn’t like it and quit, deleted it, and I’ve downloaded and deleted it several times. But I always think about it. I did the same thing with Hades but when I committed to sitting down, learning it and getting good, it’s become one of my favorite games ever made. Using this video I’ve started to rlly be able to appreciate SIFU and now I feel like I’m playing it the way it’s meant to be played. That is awesome and 100% because of your great work here. Thanks and keep it up!
Thank you! I'm so glad this video has gone on to do what I hoped it would.
You should be a teacher. Totally inspired me to keep going as I've found the mechanics difficult.
Whilst i used to love a fighting game, its been about 30 years and i was wondering if i just didnt have the reactions anymore!
Brilliant guide. Patient, super clear. Love the way you give simple steps for different stages of experience. Little things like "stop here" instruction for those just starting...
Much appreciated!
Thank you. I actually have teaching experience. Check back soon for a similar guide to Streets of rage 4
@@underthemayo well it shows 🙂 I'm a PS5 player unfortunately so I'm not sure if many of your reviews will apply to me but I'm scanning your content for recommendations as it seems I like what you like!
It's particularly nice to get content that feels geared towards people of my age. I know so many people in their 40s who've lost their love for gaming. So called AAA seems to have sucked the joy out.
We're often in the pub asking what happened, wondering why everything feels so formulaic, or if it's just an age thing.
You've convinced me it's an industry big studio problem. Loving Sifu
I am here now as i just got the game yesterday and played a bit and want to have some great tips before i die any further
i was just about to start this game! just downloaded it a few days ago and was going to start this weekend
But pls do not make the mistakes of starting the game on the newly added student difficulty, trust me it's a waste of time and you will have one reason less to become better. My friend did exactly that and thought the game was pretty boring.
@@Ageleszly I suggest, you edit the beginning of your comment to "please do not make the mistake of starting the game on the newly added student difficulty".
Otherwise your comment sounds like it's encouraging us to start on the student difficulty, until we read the second half.
@@freemank8207 Thanks for the advice, yes that sounds pretty irritating. My englisch is pretty sloppy.
I was like okay this game is not your typical technical combat game.
I need a UA-cam video.
wow!!! what a great game This is fantastic I can't believe we don't see more like this The whole setup is just awesome I'm really enjoying it in this video with this amazingly good at explaining how it all works This game is a freaking diamond in the rough why do we not see more like this?
This is some of the best communication and some of the best info. The quality of this video is top-notch. I'll give you a like and sub for this, why not, great job.
Thanks! I just did one this year for Streets Of Rage 4.
12:43 Someone might have said this, but if you takedown those enemies on the ground they will be down for good instead of buffing up.
No, they will avoid the ground takedowns too.
I picked up sifu on your recommendation, great game
I've watched many Sifu tips and tricks videos, and this one is by far the best. All the others just reiterate game mechanics but you take it a step further and demonstrate how the mechanics interact, along with great boss suggestions and what to expect from enemies. I actually learned something from you, unlike all the others. Now im gonna go try to kill the botanist again, deathless this time
Thanks so much. I'm doing the same style guide for streets of rage 4 in a couple weeks give that a shot.
I just picked up Sifu the other day on Switch, and got obliterated during the first hour of playing. I found your video explaining the game mechanics and you did an amazing job man. Being able to understand the game mechanics the way you did made me appreciate the game design and difficulty a lot more despite all the flaws you pointed out in other videos. Cheers!
Best guides out there, simple but effective. Repetition is key to mastery.
This guide saved me so much time and frustration. Can enjoy the game now.
Thanks for this Mayo it is really helpful I got this game a long time ago and got distracted but I liked it and I wanted to understand it a bit more, this video is very helpful. I am only watching half for now just so I don't forget the basics so I'll stick to the info from the first half and once I'm using that info instinctively I will learn the rest, thanks again mate👍
THE BEST Guide!
U'VE SAVED MY LIFE!
I've beaten elder ring, wo long and Sekiro. I thought i could beat this game easily.
But this game frustrates me so hard. And I was about to give up.
This game became more fun and easier after watching ur guide!
Some types of games just resonate differently. You never know what's gonna give you trouble.
Thank you really much for putting that much effort into these videos. I started playing the game some days ago and this is really helpful :)
Struggled with this game since release, found your guide extremely useful as I fancied it the other day, thanks a bunch!
This video is AMAZING!!! Here I thought all the combo directions were always down/up when in reality they are away/towards the enemy. No wonder they weren’t working for me half the time! Why doesn’t the game explain this!?! Unless I missed it… but I’m pretty sure this is never mentioned. Thank you for all of your tips and advice. This game is excellent!!! 🔥
@@ThePhoenixEffect you're welcome. I have more Sifu videos too.
As for why they didn't explain it that way, it's cause things just slip by you in game development. Something doesn't occur to you to explain it that way and it just ends up that way.
what the hell this is magic, i got zero death on my first map, lmao thanksss love you undermayo, im confuse why im fukin bad in this game, dead too much, and i saw ur video, damn it works, got zero death lmao , starting to love this game, thanks underthemayo love you
I just picked up this game from PSN and man, it’s hard to out stuff. Why doesn’t it tell you what basic combos are? How do you even select the focus thing? How do you hit an enemy when they fall down? How do you duck? Basic stuff not easily figured out when you have to just start button mashing to try to panic survive.
I’ll have to revisit this video once or twice.
Saved to watch later for when I get my hands on the game. Thank you!
I’m really hyped that just dropped on the PlayStation for free, but feel very discouraged on the difficulty level watching this video and my love for rougelites Has given me the enthusiasm to pursue in becoming sifu Great video
This video is amazing. I started the game yesterday, but after this video i think of the games combat very diffrent. Thanks a lot man
I don't even play Sifu... But I watch every Mayo video!
Just in time. I actually bought the game because it's on your videos. Just the video I need 🙏
Chasing strikes is my favourite move. To do it u need to make your enemy tired like he doesnt move and u can finish him. Directional Throw him and press light attack. Hope this helps!
This guide is so well thought out and articulated it is insane. You really opened my eyes. Liked and subscibed thank you!
Game pass brought me here!
You came in clutch after the game pass release
I'm happy to see this guide have a strong life.
This is amazing man thank you so much
Wow awesome explanation mate. Thank you so much you have mastered at this. Top notch
Find your video the day MS announced this for Game Pass. I feel now confident enough to give the game a try. Great editing and explanations by the way
I switched left joy stick to dpad, great for combos but movement is slower. This is the best guide I’ve seen.
Thank you! Doing one for streets of rage 4 in a few weeks.
I literally watched half this video and then cleared the first two bosses under age 25. Barely got through the first ten minutes last night
I beat the game, but I feel like I’ve learned so much from this that I want to get back in it and play again. Maybe that’s what slocap wants. Weird approach but maybe good?
I just want the fucking fall update already
Awesome! I’m a huge fan of the game I beat it once but got my ass handed to me on a number of occasions, as a guy who is trying to get into fighting games mainly Tekken 8, I found a list of non fighting games you can play to help you sharpen your fighting game skills on the gamer’s website and one of those titles was Sifu mostly to help with my patience and sharpening my defensive skills in video games which obviously, is very important for any type of fighting game out there including Tekken 8.
Phenomenal guide, great help to enjoy this beautiful game, thank you!
Well done. Hope this will help me get through the 2nd set of dlc arenas.
Oh yeah! Using these tips I managed to fare extremely well against the first boss!
I just completed my first run. Had to restart the game because normal was too hard for a beginner. I'm experienced at this kind of games but the game misleads you. Once getting some carryover skills to the next run you'll have an easier life. First of all you'll learn where enemies are, what they do, how to react or act because you can trigger the enemies. Storywise there is not much else since you complete it at easy, but the fun goes on. If the game is frustrating, lower the difficulty, Sifu may look like a Dark Souls game but it's not. You don't need to suffer to get good. That's a f-ked up thing.
Really great & detailed video! :D
Fantastic guide. Thank you!!
awesome guide, perfect for steam version❤
Thanks for your vids. I had trouble with the third boss’ first phase but I finally got her. Im definitely redoing that fight since she got my dying multiple times. I just started yeaterday and so far have a good record, finishing warehouse and club at 20yo.
Coming to this after the xbox release. Such a clutch video to watch.
Just one thing that nogged me in that guide: the name Fajar is spelled as "fa[dzh]ar", not as "fa[ch]ar", in indonesian it's a sonorous "j".
After 2 hours of dying in the first or second club fight I watched this and beat Sean on my next try
That's what I like to hear.
Very well done Mayo.
Just picked up this game for free! Thanks for the tips, having a blast!
Damn Mayo, I just beat the game yesterday after picking it up 3 days ago. Slightly too late, still going to watch it anyways.
You may find something here to make a replay more enjoyable.
okay this was actually the best guide
This video is super helpful. Amazing! This game is difficult but super fun.
I have been trying to put out combos as fast as I can, neglecting throws and just winging some sweeps. I can see I was lost in the path of the Kung Fu, I shall try to practice and land each hit meaningfully.
Spiking sales for Sifu...gj on guide
This game was really hard to get in to, but extremely fun when you understand how to play. I played Absolver before this so I thought it would be easy because they're made by the same people. I was wrong.
The fact that you pronounce Sekiro correctly makes me like you
Thanks man. I played for 2 hours and gave up. I found your video today and it helped immensely
Hey Mayo, I was wondering if you interested in trying out Crash Bandicoot 4. I know it’s not an action game but it legitimately feels like an old school platformer. Think you might enjoy it.
I'd love to.
The game doesn't tell you this, but when fighting yang, you can't use any focus meter on him in either of his fazes and if you try to that leaves you vulnerable, just keep dodging and punishing