{"id":342762,"date":"2025-07-21T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=390533"},"modified":"2025-07-21T06:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:48:44","slug":"the-creators-of-sifu-acknowledge-that-it-is-normal-for-their-fans-to-feel-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-creators-of-sifu-acknowledge-that-it-is-normal-for-their-fans-to-feel-disappointed\/","title":{"rendered":"The creators of Sifu acknowledge that it is normal for their fans to feel disappointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sifu has quickly established itself as one of the most notable indie video games in recent years, attracting a large fan base thanks to its innovative aging mechanic upon death and a challenging martial arts combat system. <strong>Many fans anticipated a sequel following the success of this title, which led to disappointment when Rematch was announced, a new video game focused on arcade football<\/strong>. The announcement, which was well received in terms of gameplay, left many with a bittersweet taste due to their unmet expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A game very different from expectations<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Pierre Tarno, creative director of Sloclap, addressed fan disappointment in a recent interview with Gamesradar. He acknowledged that the communication and marketing strategy behind the announcement of Rematch was not the most effective. <strong>\u201cWe regret to say that some Sifu fans felt disappointed when the game was revealed,\u201d expressed Tarno, who still laments the confusion caused by the reveal trailer that suggested a possible Sifu 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sifu - Official Reveal Trailer | PS5, PS4\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1FQ1YO3Ks2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The creative director explained that, after a year and a half of post-launch support for Sifu\u2014with updates and additional content\u2014the team felt they had explored all the possibilities of the original game. <strong>\u201cWe felt that we had given everything we had in Sifu,\u201d he emphasized, before clarifying that, although a future return of the franchise is not ruled out<\/strong>, for the moment they prefer to let it rest.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Tarno emphasized that the focus of the study is to continue creating in a bold and creative manner, avoiding excessive expansion and limiting their budgets to a more manageable scale, between 50 and 100 million dollars. <strong>This philosophy could be an indication that Sloclap is committed to its indie identity, prioritizing innovation over the large budgets typical of the industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sifu has quickly established itself as one of the most notable indie video games in recent years, attracting a large fan base thanks to its innovative aging mechanic upon death and a challenging martial arts combat system. 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