Today, Colussi is considered an heir to the originators of the Pak Mei style, and in nonpandemic times he spends a number of weeks each year in China to continue to study from his masters.
So I started learning Chinese and my father flew me to China to show me what kung fu is. Even though I loved this as a kid, this is not what I was searching for. In France, there was a lot of acrobatic stuff. What is kung fu? You have lots of styles. I was searching for more, and a deep connection to the culture. “When I was a little kid I wanted to practice kung fu,” Colussi says. “Foreigner” is how he has often been labeled, although Colussi notes that the phrase in China doesn’t carry with it the same stigma that it does in France. Since Colussi was 14, he’s made nearly yearly visits to China, having lived in the country for three years. As the architect of the game’s fighting, and a lifelong student of Chinese culture, Colussi is especially sympathetic to the latter discussion. The game has also inspired cultural and mechanical debates, as it’s not only difficult - I’ve barely made a dent into it - but the independent studio that made it, Sloclap, is based in Paris rather than China. In a crowded gaming month with blockbuster releases such as “Elden Ring” and “Horizon Forbidden West,” “Sifu” has managed to make an impact. My goal was to be sure that what they do reflects what we want.” They thought I wanted to take up too much space.
So before signing, I said, ‘I want to see the movement, and want the chance to say, “You can do better.”’ It was a struggle for the team. “For me, it was important to not just sign a contract and go back to my stuff and that’s all,” says Colussi, who was recently in Los Angeles to take meetings for other potential media products. He didn’t want his name or the Pak Mei school he runs to have their brands sullied. The Paris resident and kung fu master has seen too many films and games with an inaccurate approach to fighting. What’s more, the game has earned praise for its fighting complexity as well as the respect it shows to a Chinese art.īut if the game is accurate in depicting the specific kung fu fighting style known as Pak Mei, that’s a debt owed to Benjamin Colussi. 8 release, has become a breakout hit in 2022.
“Sifu,” the revenge-focused kung fu action game with nearly 1 million copies sold since its Feb.
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