Today (November 7) playstation official Twitter announced that the ps4/5 version of the kung fu action game sifu developed by sloclap has begun to accept pre-order, and also published an article and video on the playstation.blog about the behind-the-scenes production
This is a kung fu action game by the developer of Absolver. Use your surroundings to fight the enemy and take revenge with kung fu. The protagonist is a young disciple of Bai Mei Quan, who will be resurrected at the cost of aging after being killed by the enemy.
In the published playstation.blog article, a new behind-the-scenes look at game design and production has been published.
Through the development of The Pardon, Sloclap has accumulated experience in martial arts-themed 3D action games. Sloclap says the goal is to surpass this with Master. Hence the decision to focus on a martial art that provides players with an authentic, original and record-breaking experience. Invite players on a real, culturally accurate journey that is both exotic and mysterious.
Jordan, the game's creative director, had been studying kung fu for several years, so naturally jordan's master, Benjamin Colussi, was invited to join the project.
Benjamin was the successor of Pak Mei Quan, and after several years of practicing in Foshan, China, he returned to France to teach Kung Fu. After years of karate learning and various kung fu studies, Benjamin finally met Pak Mei Kung Fu in Foshan and was attracted by his ferocity, wisdom and skill. After studying Baimei Kung Fu for many years under his master "Old Wei San", he was recognized as a teacher and returned to France to open his own martial arts hall.
The collaboration between the Sloclap team and Benjamin has continued for almost a year. Benjamin's unique attitude towards White Brow Kung Fu directly affects the protagonist's behavior. Focusing on the "real," Benjamin and Jordan work together to maximize the two concepts of creativity and expertise. The fusion of these two concepts results in the dynamic, fast-paced, and distinctive combat of The Master.
All 160 protagonist moves were created in collaboration with the development team and Benjamin to create moves that coexist with fun features like gameplay and aesthetics and "realism." In addition, Benjamin worked with the animation team to play all the cutscenes during the three-day motion capture.
"True" and culturally correct is very important to this game. So Sloclap and Benjamin collaborated together on The Master's environment, character art design, and cultural elements.
Along with Benjamin, Sloclap started with traditional Chinese architecture and layout, interior and exterior design (door location and decoration, furniture, etc.), martial arts layout, furniture type and arrangement, kung fu, etc. considered a wide range of factors, such as the clothing style of cultural figures.
Benjamin's experience practicing in Foshan is irreplaceable for this work, and for Sloclap, creating an immersive "real" world is essential.
"Master" will be released on February 22, 2022, landing on ps4/5, pc (epic exclusive).