Sifu’s third level, the Museum, is an intimidating challenge that sets up an intense fight with Kuroki the Artist. Through three art exhibits and numerous dream states, players have to fight their way through dozens of armed guards and a handful of mini-bosses before they can unlock the shortcuts in this level ofSifuor get to the boss.
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Fortunately, like theshortcuts in previous levels ofSifu, once the elevator has been unlocked, the trip from the beginning of the level to Kuroki is much shorter. Even then, managing this challenge can be too much for some players. For those players looking to beat Kuroki the Artist, this guide is here to help.
How To Beat Kuroki The Artist’s First Phase
The setting for this boss fight, a calm winter field, is much less intense than the area occupied bySifu’s second boss, a burning dojo. Players arrive off of the elevator to find themselves walking up a stream with a shrine just ahead and to the left. This is the last opportunity tounlock one of the skillsSifuoffers playersand fans should make use of it before stepping in.
Kuroki’s first phase focuses onfast attackswith surprising reach and,similar to fighting Sean the Fighter inSifu, it is crucial playerskeep their guard upandmaster dodging and parrying her attacks.
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There is one attack from this character that will almost always break a player’s Structure and so it iscrucial to retreat when she gives off a glowand begins this sweeping attack. Landlight and heavy hitsafter her combos and especially after that unblockable attack in order to knock her into her next phase.
How To Beat Kuroki The Artist’s Second Phase
Mimicking the level, after players break Kuroki’s first phase they are brought into a painted, dream-like world. While Sean the Fighter’s second phase didn’t change much, Kuroki the Artist’s second phase is completely different. Instead of long, sweeping attacks, Kuroki ratchets up the speed and nowdual-wields short blades. Despite that change, it is still crucial that thoseSifuplayers taking on this challenge master how to parry and dodgebefore taking her on.
She will rapidly close the gap between her and the player, then dishes outkicks and knife attacks. Continue to keep the player character’s guard up and dodge or parry these moves but get ready to move as she uses an intense jumping kick and thenlaunches knives in all directions.
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These can be dodged, and she will likely follow these up bycrouching down and launching a brutal slashing attack. The timing is relatively straightforward as this character crouches, yells, and glows right before she strikes.
Strike when she leaves herself open after the big moves andbuild up focus moves through successful dodges.As with other bosses inSifu, Kuroki The Artist can be sparedbut only by not pressing the advantage during this second phase. When the prompt is brought up to deliver the final blow,players should let Kuroki recoverand will be prompted with the option to spare her the next time her Structure is broken.
Sifuis available now on PS4, PS5, and PC.
