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=eng

Edited by Wesley Mountford

Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5

Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2

Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319

My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com

Blog: www.ericjacobus.com

Timestamps:

0:00:46 Introductions

0:01:53 Inspirations, Martial arts (Pak Mei) and Tekken

0:13:48 Ubisoft, studies, Sloclap and Ninjitsu

0:20:14 Prodigal Son, Sifu staff, and Godhand

0:24:19 Sloclap behind the scenes, Fighter Maker and Absolver

0:30:43 Sifu gameplay, Kill Bill, The Raid: Redemption

0:36:56 Making efficient fighting styles look good

0:38:27 Sifu boss fights, Benjamin Colucci

0:42:49 The benefits of motion capture

0:43:55 Sifu bosses, Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat

0:49:37 John Wick, Oldboy, SPL 2

0:51:16 Cinematography

0:56:41 Sifu's cinematics, Absolver combat, Tekken 3

0:59:22 How to make game combat work

1:01:57 Classical Pak Mei, guns, knives, death

1:09:47 Sifu's aging system

1:09:59 The Matrix, Sifu live-action short

1:11:11 Shooting mocap for Sifu

1:16:20 Sifu practice mode, Jackie Chan, Overwatch, Scavengers Reign

1:18:44 Breaking the cycle of vengence

1:25:57 Outro