Sifu’s plot is a simple revenge story to begin with, following a young man who survives a raid on a martial arts school and decides to take revenge on those who killed his sifu. The game’s story takes place in modern-day China, relying heavily on an influence of Chinese culture in both the combat and design of Sifu. Due to this clear connection to China, fans of the game were surprised to find out that there wasn’t initially a Mandarin Chinese voice option.
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However, a new update looks to change this. Developer Sloclap has been working on improving and updating Sifu since launch, bringing balance patches and new options, with the latest of these being the addition of Chinese Mandarin voice-overs which are now live on the Epic Games and PlayStation Stores. As Sifu is currently a PC and Sony exclusive, there’s no word on when an Xbox version of the game will be arriving.
It seems like Sloclap went the extra mile to ensure the voice-overs were authentic though, with a mention in the tweet posted to the developer’s Twitter on the use of Shanghai studios for the recording sessions. One Twitter user said that this is a “perfect excuse to play it again,” while others were hoping for different updates to Sifu. A difficulty option is something many players have discussed, so that the game does not become monotonous once it has been beaten.
It has already been confirmed that Sifu will be adding difficulty options, alongside some accessibility options for players. Both of these have been praised as great quality of life additions to the game, though so far there has been no official confirmation on when these updates will be brought to Sifu. Considering the release of previous patches though, it’s unlikely fans will have to wait for too long.
Sifu is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
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