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SIFU REVIEW Mastering Video Game kung Fu in a Half Remembered Dream

               SIFU PC GAME REVIEW Game Logo Game ScreenShots Sifu's protagonist wagers that revenge against the kung fu masters who murdered their father is worth their entire adult life, and as I fought one of those masters for the 20th time, I couldn't help but feel like I was becoming the butt of a joke. Was mastering the ability to dodge bullshit spinning trip kicks really worth this portion of  my  lifespan? Would the achievement notification after I slayed Sifu's final boss fill me with a profound sense of satisfaction that made it all worthwhile? Well, it didn't, and the story was disappointing, but at risk of sounding like I'm quoting some misattributed kung fu aphorism, the experience of mastering Sifu's fighting (well,  trying  to master it) is enough of a reward in itself. It frustrated the hell out of me, but like the bag of chocolate chips I ostensibly bought for baking a few weeks ago, I can't stay out of it, esp...

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