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Jordan Layani and Kévin Roger of Sloclap are the minds behind games like Absolver, Sifu, and Rematch. They talk about the Hong Kong inspirations for Sifu and what continues pushing their creativity. You can see his IMDB here https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550301/ and his HKMDB here https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4788&display_set=engEdited by Wesley MountfordAction Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.comBlog: www.ericjacobus.comTimestamps:0:00:46 Introductions0:01:53 Inspirations, Martial arts (Pak Mei) and Tekken0:13:48 Ubisoft, studies, Sloclap and Ninjitsu0:20:14 Prodigal Son, Sifu staff, and Godhand0:24:19 Sloclap behind the scenes, Fighter Maker and Absolver 0:30:43 Sifu gameplay, Kill Bill, The Raid: Redemption0:36:56 Making efficient fighting styles look good0:38:27 Sifu boss fights, Benjamin Colucci0:42:49 The benefits of motion capture0:43:55 Sifu bosses, Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat 0:49:37 John Wick, Oldboy, SPL 20:51:16 Cinematography0:56:41 Sifu's cinematics, Absolver combat, Tekken 3 0:59:22 How to make game combat work1:01:57 Classical Pak Mei, guns, knives, death1:09:47 Sifu's aging system1:09:59 The Matrix, Sifu live-action short 1:11:11 Shooting mocap for Sifu1:16:20 Sifu practice mode, Jackie Chan, Overwatch, Scavengers Reign1:18:44 Breaking the cycle of vengence1:25:57 Outro
