![]() You also have access to Shrines that are found throughout stages that can increase your block gauge (called structure), or allow you to regain focus through a successful avoid or parry. Allowing you to keep your skills, when replaying earlier stages. You spend a little to unlock it, then bundles of XP to unlock it permanently. When you can come back to what used to be a nightmare of a fight, and just wipe the floor with your opponent, it is an insanely satisfying feeling.Īs you progress you’ll earn XP you can use to unlock abilities and combos. You’ve got so many tools at your disposal to turn even the worst odds in your favour. And leave you feeling like a master in your own right. The frantic fights juggling big groups of enemies, or intense battles against a few elites, will push your skills to the limit. It’s such a great beat ‘em up game, with a robust combat system. ![]() This helps your ambitions of perfection, as combat will never get old. You may also want to replay for the alternate endings. This number will of course vary depending on how many times you replay levels for the optimal age or how skilled you are in combat. Your first run, with a couple of restarts, should clock in at well under 10 hours. Thankfully this isn’t a grind, you won’t be shaving off years of your own life to keep your protagonist young. If you want to see this through, and still be able to fail a couple of times to each boss, it’s highly encouraged to replay levels. This is what I meant by vengeance demanding perfection. Trust me, you do not want to be fighting Yang at 60. Every run could see you younger, giving you the breathing room you need for the next fight. Or with a deeper knowledge of enemy types and weapons available to use. It’s encouraged to go back to previous levels having unlocked shortcuts. The ability to throw away a couple of years to continue isn’t always the best course of action. Every instance of failure comes at a higher cost than the last. You can only lower it by defeating a tough opponent, or a boss. The next time, you lose two, for a total of three. So the first time you die, you lose a year. However, it’s not to be used as a crutch, as the years will stack. ![]() Instead of having to start the stage over at every defeat, you can rise again at the cost of one year of your life. Meaning you could enter a stage at 20 and leave well into your golden years. Every time you are bested in combat, you age. Your justice will not come easy and the price for failure isn’t a simple respawn or losing a couple of experience points. At a certain point, we don’t want exposition, or to exchange pleasantries. Especially when most people will be replaying often to get that perfect (or close enough to perfect) run. So keeping things simple, but effective, is best. You probably didn’t come here for the plot. It’s a revenge story the like of which you’ve seen before, and will see again. However, this straightforward narrative works in Sifu’s favour.
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