[youtube]https://youtu.be/2hPuRQz6IlM[/youtube] Confirmed for PS5, XBOX Series, and PC built in Unreal Engine 5 Tekken 8 Stay tuned
so the first next gen video game?
First true current-gen fighting maybe but not the last.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on September 14, 2022, 02:08:38 am
I am so looking forward to Yoshimitsu's design choice.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on September 14, 2022, 07:36:22 am
Tekken 8 should focus more on their original characters instead of bringing guest characters like Tekken 7. A couple is alright (2 or 3) but Tekken 7 was a nightmare when it came to 2D fighters from other franchises.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on September 14, 2022, 08:06:32 am
Finally to probably end the Tekken franchise and including all the Tekken characters rather than guests to waste the spaces.
Now that Heihachi is super duper dead, what ever happened to the clash of Kazuya and Akuma? Did Akuma escape or getting killed?
I'm glad that we made it this far.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on September 14, 2022, 08:11:25 am
Actually, before all that a better fucking netcode please. Tekken 7 is barely playable.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: GTOAkira on September 14, 2022, 09:56:38 am
Im really interested to see the new character. Tekken 7 wasnt super great when it came to newcomers. Outside of Shaheen and Leroy which was an abomination gameplay wise, I felt like most new characters were kind of bland. I did like Master Raven and Lidia. Also going to be interesting to see what they do single player wise especially with SF6 going pretty big with world tour. I would love to see something unique and not just another story mode.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: WF4123 on September 14, 2022, 02:19:53 pm
Finally, new Tekken for me. The gameplay, the graphics, can't tell which it's the best.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: oraora? on September 15, 2022, 05:45:09 pm
I don't mind guest characters, they are pretty interesting addition to the roster where tekken 7 was my favorite roster of the entire tekken series because of :gouki: and geese :8): anyway, finger cross that jun kazama might show up in tekken 8 because she wasn't dead yet right, just "missing" as seen in most of the wiki about her, iirc, the director was interested in bringing her back to canon story, but that was like several years ago, somewhere in tekken tag tournament 2?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: AuMiO VXC on September 16, 2022, 05:48:29 pm
I don't mind guest characters, they are pretty interesting addition to the roster where tekken 7 was my favorite roster of the entire tekken series because of :gouki: and geese :8): anyway, finger cross that jun kazama might show up in tekken 8 because she wasn't dead yet right, just "missing" as seen in most of the wiki about her, iirc, the director was interested in bringing her back to canon story, but that was like several years ago, somewhere in tekken tag tournament 2?
I want Oni to fight Devil Jin after Jin defeats Kazuya :D
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on October 06, 2022, 08:32:29 pm
Next reveal is Paul Phoenix "allegedly".
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on October 06, 2022, 08:38:35 pm
Just drop the stupid aliens plot and move on to the serious plot. Including for Eddy, poor him in Tekken 7.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on December 09, 2022, 03:43:57 am
Paul, Marshall Law, King, Jack-8, Lars, and Jun Kazama making a big return.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Flowrellik on December 09, 2022, 04:53:38 am
Wow. Harada is really impressing me now. Jack-8 going super, Paul Phoenix being Serious, Mortal Kombat Law? JUN FREAKING KAZAMA?! Also is it me, or has Kazuya gone full blown Apocalypse mode, because it looks like he just doesn't care anymore and wants the world to die.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on December 09, 2022, 08:59:48 am
Why everything is SHINIER than Tekken 7? Where EVEN THE WOOL shines??
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: oraora? on December 09, 2022, 10:12:23 am
I can't wait to see what happened to Jun Kazama after Tekken 3 till Tekken 8 in the cannon story ;D
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: D.R.B on December 09, 2022, 11:53:56 am
I can't wait to see what happened to Jun Kazama after Tekken 3 till Tekken 8 in the cannon story ;D
most likely she well be ether a ghost-like Kazumi or a fragment of Jin Imagination, no 40 years old lady is allowed to fight in Tekken
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on December 09, 2022, 01:17:21 pm
Unless she was cryogenized.
Or maybe she's just a support charavter or "hi there!" As Abel in SFV
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 09, 2022, 03:01:10 pm
Is it just me or did I saw "Chizuru" for a moment, but it turns out it was Jun after all.
The big question is what happened to Akuma? Did he die or just left the match?
Glad that Law is in, i thought the 'Bruce Lee' rule was added, but looks like Harada didn't follow it after all.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Niitris on December 10, 2022, 12:32:10 pm
Tekken 7 showcased Kazuya's mom, her involvement in the Mishima conflict, and made her a playable character. Not a stretch to believe Jin's mom will be playable in this.
Glad that Law is in, i thought the 'Bruce Lee' rule was added, but looks like Harada didn't follow it after all.
That was confirmed fake, Capcom even blacklisted the person who made that rumor.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Mgbenz on December 10, 2022, 02:10:50 pm
"I couldn't protect anybody."
Fuck off Jin you shitty fucking character. You're the same guy who started WW3 and killed millions of people all because of a fucking unsourced theory that Azazel was going to remove the Devil Gene in you. Didn't even excuse all the evil shit you did in T6 unrelated to all of that like lying to Eddie about saving his grandpa and forcing Lars and Alisa to kill each other while gloating about it. Didn't protect anybody my fucking ass.
T8's story is already setting him up to be a Jesus savior of the world completely ignoring everything he did in T6 and you know full damn well he's not going to die. He's going to be one of the biggest karma houdini in all of video games. What's worse is majority of people either ignore all of this, justify his actions, or just completely unaware of all the atrocities he did in T6. The general perception of his character is that he's still the noble hero he was before T6.
I used to love this character in before T6 but that fucking game completely ruined his character and the series's story as a whole.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on December 10, 2022, 04:26:57 pm
Jesus fucking Christ, it's a fighting game. Why would you expect a good story in a fighting game? This isn't the MCU, these characters are shallow as hell. At some point you gotta accept it. Gameplay is always first priority before story. Is story ever second priority? Who knows. What I do know is that you should go outside and look at the sun one of these days.
Okay, first and foremost, stop being a fucking dick. If the story is there, its supposed to be criticized and if people liked a game's story until its quality went down, they have the right to complain about it. Second: "its a fighting game" doesn't excuse poor writing, even Skullgirls, a game with no canon story mode, has a very interesting lore that its fanbase enjoys and hopes to see a canon version of, Tekken is not even an indie game, it should be held to higher standards than an indie title.
I'm sick and tired of people like you pretending like fighting games shouldn't deliver on story modes just because its not something YOU yourself enjoy, you're not the center of the universe, nobody is asking for something that was never proposed by the game itself, the story is there, the devs put it in and the players have the right to ask for better.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: 087-B on December 10, 2022, 04:39:51 pm
Jesus fucking Christ, it's a fighting game. Why would you expect a good story in a fighting game? This isn't the MCU, these characters are shallow as hell. At some point you gotta accept it. Gameplay is always first priority before story. Is story ever second priority? Who knows. What I do know is that you should go outside and enjoy the sun one of these days.
Damn dude calm down jfc
Such unnecessary aggression
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Colonel Sanders on December 10, 2022, 05:13:26 pm
Jesus fucking Christ, it's a fighting game. Why would you expect a good story in a fighting game? This isn't the MCU, these characters are shallow as hell. At some point you gotta accept it. Gameplay is always first priority before story. Is story ever second priority? Who knows. What I do know is that you should go outside and enjoy the sun one of these days.
Hey, calm down, most of the games has stories.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: 087-B on December 10, 2022, 06:57:01 pm
I wonder what would happen if I wrote the schizopost about Jin being poorly written. I really fucking do. If I wrote all of that, y'all would've jumped on it like the pack of rabid dogs you are.
I'm getting sick of Catch-22 bullshit that keeps happening to me. I wasn't angry but people making that the only possibility every time just makes me incensed beyond belief.
Fuck this shit, I'm deleting both of these messages. This is ridiculous.
Mgbenz was ranting about Jin and idgaf.
You replied with a message that came off as very aggressive and like you were getting on his case for it when you too could've easily not given a fuck.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Colonel Sanders on December 10, 2022, 07:02:02 pm
I wonder what would happen if I wrote the schizopost about Jin being poorly written. I really fucking do. If I wrote all of that, y'all would've jumped on it like the pack of rabid dogs you are.
I'm getting sick of Catch-22 bullshit that keeps happening to me. I wasn't angry but people making that the only possibility every time just makes me incensed beyond belief.
Fuck this shit, I'm deleting both of these messages. This is ridiculous.
can you please stop being a jerk?!
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 10, 2022, 07:14:30 pm
Fuck off Jin you shitty fucking character. You're the same guy who started WW3 and killed millions of people all because of a fucking unsourced theory that Azazel was going to remove the Devil Gene in you. Didn't even excuse all the evil shit you did in T6 unrelated to all of that like lying to Eddie about saving his grandpa and forcing Lars and Alisa to kill each other while gloating about it. Didn't protect anybody my fucking ass.
T8's story is already setting him up to be a Jesus savior of the world completely ignoring everything he did in T6 and you know full damn well he's not going to die. He's going to be one of the biggest karma houdini in all of video games. What's worse is majority of people either ignore all of this, justify his actions, or just completely unaware of all the atrocities he did in T6. The general perception of his character is that he's still the noble hero he was before T6.
I used to love this character in before T6 but that fucking game completely ruined his character and the series's story as a whole.
From hero to zero, i see. Jin just started and he gets all the hates from Miguel, the interviewer and everyone that suffers the war. Let's just hope that T8 will get so much serious story moments than the last one. The other stories for the other fighters were terrible (Only Steve vs Nina was decent). It's also impossible to get Heihachi since he's super duper dead and what's worst, there were two voice actors passed away. So, i don't mind if he gets absent in this. But yeah, i wish we get the original story mode from the classics.
Tekken 7 showcased Kazuya's mom, her involvement in the Mishima conflict, and made her a playable character. Not a stretch to believe Jin's mom will be playable in this.
Glad that Law is in, i thought the 'Bruce Lee' rule was added, but looks like Harada didn't follow it after all.
That was confirmed fake, Capcom even blacklisted the person who made that rumor.
I believe Harada made it clear in Twitter that Jun is not only in Story Mode for some scenes, but also playable. Good grief, almost got a PTSD of 'Dural unplayable in VF5US.'
Also, thank god that it was a fake news. That person has gone too far...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Mgbenz on December 10, 2022, 08:15:56 pm
I've followed the Tekken series and it' story since the 90's. Excuse me if I'm being very passionate about my discontent in how they handled Jin's character. The story being "shallow" doesn't excuse it being shitty writing.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on December 10, 2022, 08:50:20 pm
The way I see it... Jin did start the war in Tekken 6. He did all those actions that made him a pure villain here. There's no going around that.
But, wasn't he missing for a good chunk of Tekken 7? That explains why Heihachi was able to retake the Zaibatsu and continue the war between it and the G Corporation.
Now, we get to Tekken 8 and Jin is placed in a position he didn't want to be in: The hero. HE has to be the one who has to save the day even though everything he has done in Tekken 6 hangs on him like the weight of the world.
But, with a greater evil in Kazuya... it has to be done.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on December 10, 2022, 09:11:05 pm
I'm a fan of Tekken since its first iteration, back in 1995 or so. I liked Jin till T5 but from that point on, the character became a mess, story wise. But I don't see the need to hate him that much because it's a fictional character. A douchebag, yes, but a fictional character in the end of the day.
ALSO, Jun has some Chizuru vibes, plus remember Asuka had that "curative" powers in Jin's ending(T5), so maybe the chains(and the DNA chains in the intro) represents Jun purifying Devil gene in Jin. And I've read somewhere that Jun means "pure" in Japanese, but thix is something I DON'T really know.
What I don't like are the visuals. Every guy seems to be HIGH on steroids and all the textures SHINES as Hell. That was a detail I didn't like at allin T7 and seems it's present here too. Shiny wool, etc.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on December 10, 2022, 10:10:49 pm
I also want to like the story but I agree that Harada's hard-on for the idea that "power corrupts even the hero" went way too hard in T6. I can't see him trying to find a path to redemption for Jin. I already wasn't fond of the white-washing of Heihachi going all tyrant over the love for his dead wife that tried to murder him after figuring out if he would destroy the world or not (which just looks like being the trigger to your own self fulfilling prophecy).
I like that they finally gave Paul new hair, and I'm impressed with Law's puffed up face.
And I've read somewhere that Jun means "pure" in Japanese, but thix is something I DON'T really know.
Nope, same pronunciation, different kanji.
The purification powers that Asuka displayed, I think that was retroactively tied to Jun back when she calmed Kazuya down long enough to get pregnant, yeah, and linked to the entire Kazama line from there.
What I don't like are the visuals. Every guy seems to be HIGH on steroids and all the textures SHINES as Hell. That was a detail I didn't like at allin T7 and seems it's present here too. Shiny wool, etc.
Remember back when Tekken 5 was revealed, and the first teaser was a super close up of Jin showing off the sweat evaporating from his collarbone ? Man, they still stuck to a weird obsession with that level of shiny detail.
ah right, T6 reveal in 2005 (https://youtu.be/VRhSmjPDtqw). Behold the power of the PS3 ! || V
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 10, 2022, 11:10:12 pm
I also want to like the story but I agree that Harada's hard-on for the idea that "power corrupts even the hero" went way too hard in T6. I can't see him trying to find a path to redemption for Jin. I already wasn't fond of the white-washing of Heihachi going all tyrant over the love for his dead wife that tried to murder him after figuring out if he would destroy the world or not (which just looks like being the trigger to your own self fulfilling prophecy).
I like that they finally gave Paul new hair, and I'm impressed with Law's puffed up face.
And I've read somewhere that Jun means "pure" in Japanese, but thix is something I DON'T really know.
Nope, same pronunciation, different kanji.
The purification powers that Asuka displayed, I think that was retroactively tied to Jun back when she calmed Kazuya down long enough to get pregnant, yeah, and linked to the entire Kazama line from there.
What I don't like are the visuals. Every guy seems to be HIGH on steroids and all the textures SHINES as Hell. That was a detail I didn't like at allin T7 and seems it's present here too. Shiny wool, etc.
Remember back when Tekken 5 was revealed, and the first teaser was a super close up of Jin showing off the sweat evaporating from his collarbone ? Man, they still stuck to a weird obsession with that level of shiny detail.
I believe it was in Tekken 6 was revealed, and the first teaser was a super close up of Jin. That felt realistic than in-gameplay. But looking at Jin's close-up in Tekken 8, i just got a nostalgic feeling in 2022 to 2006. Time sure flies by...
I just hope that Paul will go to the serious-routh of story. No aliens, no fighting Panda, nothing. Just the Paul i know him since T4.
As for the returning animals, i expect nothing to bring back Kuma and Panda. Kuma will take revenge to Kazuya for killing Heihachi and Panda whatever Xiaoyu is doing to take Jin back and just playing 'Harley Quinn' again like she did in SF x Tekken.
There's so many questions in the new Tekken game. There'll probably be answered and even more questions.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on December 11, 2022, 12:58:39 am
As someone who likes Sindel (and MK lore in general), I know how it feels to have a character you like suddenly start acting out of character because of shit writing...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on December 11, 2022, 01:06:58 am
I'd say it's not really out of character, it's just the way it's set up. "Power corrupts" was Harada's type all the way back since Tekken 1 : Kazuya is the young hero out to get revenge against his evil father, but when he wins, he turns out to be evil too. That smirk on the cliff, that was the whole deal. Jin was also already going this way as early as his T3 ending when he turns into Devil Jin. IMO it's actually T4 and 5 that misled us, gave us false hope, trying to make us think that Jin would end up a good guy who breaks the cycle and punishes evil, if at most the edgy anti-hero kind. And at the same time developing Devil Jin as a separate entity "just for gameplay purpose, guys !" (remember that bullshit lol) But then T6 just blew that up and Devil Jin was canon. It's just not that interesting when everyone is evil and then at the very end the narration tries to tell us "actually it was good". Heihachi got a glory ending for no reason, and Jin apparently talks about saving people now even though he destroyed the world. It's like watching a weird kink hoping it's actually vanilla. (on Jin's line, it seems to me that the Japanese line is slightly ambiguous on purpose, he might be saying "mom, I still can't save you", but I assume the translation is official and the actual cutscene will be more obvious one way or another)
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Jmorphman on December 11, 2022, 03:34:52 am
wonder what would happen if I wrote the schizopost about Jin being poorly written. I really fucking do. If I wrote all of that, y'all would've jumped on it like the pack of rabid dogs you are.
Well, if you insist...
I would really recommend you to take a second and try and view this whole situation as an impartial observer. Because these last two posts (and the associated profile changes) really ain't it, chief.
This all began with an extremely benign post by Mgbenz, wherein he lamented what he perceived to be the derailing of Jin's character arc and his apprehension about the direction Tekken 8 seems to be taking him, given past events. This is not, in any sense of the (made-up) word, a "schizopost". It is an utterly benign personal opinion that one is free to agree or disagree with. It certainly doesn't warrant a reply filled with outsized bile and demands that Mgbenz should abandon his investment in a story that has been built up for nearly 3 decades—a reply that doesn't even at all engage with the content of the post or the arguments made therein, but takes offense at the very notion that one could have feelings about this kind of thing at all. Beyond the sheer incoherence and misplaced outrage this reply contains, it simply does not add anything useful in the context of the wider conversation about this game—and is, as such, a genuinely puzzling reply.
Everyone's reaction to such a reply were therefore pretty much about as one could expect: confusion, mixed with criticism over the misplaced anger. Some of the people responding even have personal experience with getting too heated in discussions about fighting games on this very forum, and have suffered lengthy bans for incidents where things got out of hand. So they know a thing or two about what is and isn't normal, polite conversation, and what is an outsized reaction based on the most mild of discussions.
There is no grand conspiracy of turncoats ready to pounce on you with knives out—and, in assuming there is one, you are giving yourself undue importance and attention as the center of the universe of this little community. Again, try to take a look at this situation out of context: this is not a situation where someone is getting special treatment and someone else isn't. The context of what has been posted matters, and everything follows from that.
Trying to make a martyr of yourself won't lead to anything pleasant, I assure you of that.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 11, 2022, 05:01:18 am
I'm just genuinely surprised that we didn't get any glimpse of the new Tekken 7 cast like Claudio, Lucky Chloe, Katarine and etc. I thought they'd make an entrance by the 2nd trailer... or at least one of them.
On the topic of Jin... Yeah his agency for Tekken 6 was kinda meh. Too abrupt and out of character for someone who's so out of touch with reality/society. But then again, TK6 was full of nonsensical, fantastical elements out of all the installments (Alisa, Lars, Zafina, Azazel, etc) so it comes naturally i guess. I think the devs are quietly trying to put the whole thing under the rug nowadays haha.
On a side note, I'm a little on the fence on the design choices for Tekken 8... Some of the outifts look a little goofy and Jun looks like a Dynasty Warrior character...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on December 11, 2022, 06:34:15 am
For me, it's too early to make judgement on where they are going with Jin's story in 8. The ending to 7 at least has him atoning for his crimes but I really hope the writers aren't acting like that sort of casualty meant nothing and god forbid they have the world root for Jin to vaquish the evil purple devil despite him being the reason the war is happening in the first place. I don't have full confidence that the story will improve for any character but the reunion with Jin and Jun is worth seeing, even it is brief. Also, really curious how they are gonna handle Akuma's story considering we don't know if this is even the same Akuma from the SF-verse and the current war setting isn't helping (just say it's all Rose's fault and somehow connect the stinger from her SF5 story involving time traveling to this).
All I really hope is that this is not just another Mishima story while they leave a good chunk of the cast in the dust like they always do. Law's story is likely him trying to gain ownership of his restaurant and that will be literally it, ugh.
"I couldn't protect anyone" is a tad weird. I mean, Xiaoyu and Hwoarang are doing just fine. Who else did Jin failed to protect to warrant that statment?
Gameplay-wise, a new feature is in the works dubbed the "Heat system". This time, Harada promises this mode will promote a more agressive gameplay favoring those that go for the offense. My guess is that this will introduce guard breaks and guard reversals at the cost of red health in order to hasten matches based on his vision. Pleases some and frustrates others
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I'm just genuinely surprised that we didn't get any glimpse of the new Tekken 7 cast like Claudio, Lucky Chloe, Katarine and etc. I thought they'd make an entrance by the 2nd trailer... or at least one of them.
I don't think Katalina is even gonna show up. Like, her story with Gigas is wrapped up, sloppily at best, and she didn't garner much interest in tournaments. See her in Tag 3, I guess.
If anyone from T7 were to appear first, I will say either Claudio or Leroy.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: MightyKombat on December 11, 2022, 02:36:33 pm
I'm not really fond of how Jin was handled in T6 as well but with Tekken I've learned to roll with it by just laughing at it. The gameplay's probably gonna be solid and Jin as a fighting game character is gonna be as fun to play with as he was in previous games (but if Harada starts removing moves like Savage Sword or Laser Cannon or Corpse Thrust i'm shitting in his air filters) but when it comes to story, no Harada I'm laughing AT you, not with you. Jin watched Code Geass and thought that Lelouch bloke was onto something, that's my belief.
"I couldn't protect anybody"
I mean you did kinda start WW3 and cause untold millions of deaths upon agonies on what was basically a hunch but sure
In other news...Tekken 4 Paul is back?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on December 12, 2022, 02:22:28 am
They had an event today that had a closer look at the trailer that just came out. Here's the Cliff Notes version:
-Jun is playable and canon. Apparently, she went into hiding after Ogre's beating. They also talked about her design. -Rage Arts are back. Many assumed that Jun was healing her opponent... but that's incorrect. She's damaging them in her Rage Art. Paul's Rage Art is called 'Strongest in the Universe'. Also, customization is back as you can give Paul that big ass hairdo from past games. -Stages are more dynamic now as certain parts can be destroyed to create new takes on that stage. It all plays into the theme of 'aggression'. -The new 'Heat' system is brought up. Every character has certain moves that can trigger it and some, like Jin, can actually cancel out of it and go into another move. -There are side steps in this game -More updates will be announced in February at the Tekken World Finals in Amsterdam.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on December 12, 2022, 04:54:19 am
-Jun is playable and canon. Apparently, she went into hiding after Ogre's beating. They also talked about her design. -Stages are more dynamic now as certain parts can be destroyed to create new takes on that stage. It all plays into the theme of 'aggression'. -There are side steps in this game
-Appearently being pure of heart and in tune with Angel can prevent you from aging in your mid-40s or some shit like that. Then again, I won't be surprised if this is just a red herring and she is just an illusion.
-TFW you live long enough to see Tekken taking a page from DoA of all things what even is this timeline
-The fact that needs to be brought up because people still don't believe it folowing the past two trailers is ridiculous.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 12, 2022, 01:47:35 pm
Jun coming back is literally the worst writing I've ever seen, but it's Namco we're talking about.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 13, 2022, 02:37:46 am
Tekken 7 was a pretty good closure of a saga, and a good festival of cameos too. I was actually willing to see Harada finally pushing forward that long promised crossover, "Tekken X Street Fighter", before starting over with another brand new chapter in the series.
Guess that concept became too out of reach, at this point. (Why did you had to fuck up so badly, SFxT...! :,[)
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 13, 2022, 07:02:47 am
I'd wager Tekken 8 being the official "finale" of the Mishima saga, hence why Jun is coming back. Jinpachi? dead. Kazumi? dead. Heihachi? dead. Jun was literally the only one left to tie loose ends with Kazuya and Jin. I'm just a little annoyed that her return is so abrupt and so mishandled.
On the note of TxSF, I'm actually happy that it's scrapped. After seeing Akuma in Tekken, I just don't think the two games can crossover without being a huge disaster. The systems are vastly different, SF characters rely too much on jumps, the meter gauge is a pain in the ass and 2D doesn't fit in a 3D game. I'd rather much see a Virtua Fighter x Tekken than see Street Fighter. Games that could ACTUALLY work.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 13, 2022, 08:59:13 am
I'd wager Tekken 8 being the official "finale" of the Mishima saga, hence why Jun is coming back. Jinpachi? dead. Kazumi? dead. Heihachi? dead. Jun was literally the only one left to tie loose ends with Kazuya and Jin. I'm just a little annoyed that her return is so abrupt and so mishandled.
On the note of TxSF, I'm actually happy that it's scrapped. After seeing Akuma in Tekken, I just don't think the two games can crossover without being a huge disaster. The systems are vastly different, SF characters rely too much on jumps, the meter gauge is a pain in the ass and 2D doesn't fit in a 3D game. I'd rather much see a Virtua Fighter x Tekken than see Street Fighter. Games that could ACTUALLY work.
So what if Akuma will return Tekken 8, does that make him into a canon story? He seems so out of place, even for a character like him. I rather have Nina or Anna to try to kill Kazuya than a Capcom character. Akuma is too op for a assassin to kill someone.
'Virtua Fighter X Tekken', well there's always 'VF2 v.s Tekken 2' hack game, even though it's not a officially game by Sega.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 13, 2022, 09:29:21 am
Sorry to break it to you... he's canon. Not only is he an obnoxious guest character who's overstayed his welcome, he's also an integral piece to the damn lore now SMH.
However, regardless of him being canon or not, he's not coming back. A: he's a guest character and B: His only connection to Tekken was through Kazumi who's also not coming back so he literally has no agency now.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 13, 2022, 04:53:28 pm
It's actually surreal, just how many times both sides got this close to make a big partnership seem plausible. And then the closest that ever got to fruition was a couple of Tekken costumes in the last VF5 update;
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Rabano on December 13, 2022, 06:45:08 pm
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I'd rather much see a Virtua Fighter x Tekken than see Street Fighter. Games that could ACTUALLY work.
Im the only one who want to see a SNK Vs Tekken?
I mean, it might be fun
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 13, 2022, 09:03:05 pm
A full-fledged crossover between any pair of franchises will always be hype.
Unfortunately, the bigwigs who have the final word in those companies just can't be bothered to do anything beyond the safest option, nowadays - why make a full product alongside another company, when you can just license a character/costume DLC and get the same amount of attention from their public?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 13, 2022, 09:42:03 pm
As an SNK fan for over 15 years, I would LOVE to see a Tekken X SNK installment...
HOWEVER
There's a reason why these crossovers don't work anymore. Just look at KOF All Star for an example. After bringing in Tekken characters, they dominated the scene for multiple seasons, Kazuya being the culprit. The systems are too different. SNK games (and Street Fighter) rely on meters, jumps, long stringy combos to win. Also, games like KOF rely on three teammates while Street Fighter require lots of cancels (more than KOF even).
Akuma and Geese were nails in the coffin for my dreams of a fully fledged crossover game and seeing how KOF AS, SFxT and SVC Chaos failed miserably... I think crossover titles should remain untouched.
Unless they make entire new assets that fit the host's gameplay system/mechanic for the guest characters (i.e. CVS)... but what company would do THAT in 2023?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Roman55 on December 13, 2022, 10:40:13 pm
There's a reason why these crossovers don't work anymore. Just look at KOF All Star for an example. After bringing in Tekken characters, they dominated the scene for multiple seasons, Kazuya being the culprit. The systems are too different. SNK games (and Street Fighter) rely on meters, jumps, long stringy combos to win. Also, games like KOF rely on three teammates while Street Fighter require lots of cancels (more than KOF even).
Dunno about that. A creative company and dev team can make a lot of crossover ideas work while also keeping what big players of those franchises like about their favorite side. CvS being probably the best example. I get your logic, but at the end of the day all casual players want is their favorite characters getting together and interacting with fun gameplay.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 13, 2022, 10:42:05 pm
It's actually surreal, just how many times both sides got this close to make a big partnership seem plausible. And then the closest that ever got to fruition was a couple of Tekken costumes in the last VF5 update;
Tekken is better than VF. I'm done with that series. Now i'm looking forward for T8 if the story doesn't sucks and better roster.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 13, 2022, 10:54:30 pm
A creative company and dev team can make a lot of crossover ideas work while also keeping what big players of those franchises like about their favorite side. CvS being probably the best example.
The thing is, CVS is the ONLY true successful crossover game ever to be conceived. Now, before you bring MVC into the discussion, just remember that the assets created for Marvel characters were all based on Capcom's design just like CVS. In fact, MVC is pure Capcom (gameplay wise) so it doesn't count as an official "crossover".
SVC failed, SFxT failed, KOFASxT failed, TxSF was scrapped... Meaning after 1999, no single crossover game was successfully implemented and sold well despite the hype. This is the same reason why despite having the two biggest named franchises being crossovered, Street Fighter x Tekken failed miserably cuz they couldn't find a way to make the characters work both casually and competitively. It was the successor to SVC Chaos which also suffered the same problem.
I get your logic, but at the end of the day all casual players want is their favorite characters getting together and interacting with fun gameplay.
Hence why MUGEN is popular. lol
But jokes aside, this literally is the reason why big AAA companies don't want to do crossovers anymore but bring single guest characters into the game. It saves time, money and the risks of failing hard on a corporate scale.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on December 13, 2022, 11:08:47 pm
Thing is... how many people give a shit about Virtua Fighter? The franchise hasn't gotten anything truly new in ages. The most recent release is a remaster.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 13, 2022, 11:16:46 pm
Thing is... how many people give a shit about Virtua Fighter? The franchise hasn't gotten anything truly new in ages. The most recent release is a remaster.
I played VF 2 since I was 5 or smth and it was my first ever fighting game (let alone first video game) I've ever played. So yes, I myself have a special place in my heart for VF. Though I did hear rumors of a sequel, all one can do is hope.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on December 14, 2022, 12:16:46 am
Thing is... how many people give a shit about Virtua Fighter?
Japan....yea, that's basically it. Not really enough to convince a crossover with anything.
Quick update to the Heat system, it's essentially Tekken's own V-Trigger where everyone has a special core unlocked for combo usage. Jack-8's Heat can follow up specific moves with bombs, Jin gains enhanced dash cancels, Kazuya becomes full blown Necalli Devil mid-match.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 14, 2022, 12:40:19 am
Thing is... how many people give a shit about Virtua Fighter? The franchise hasn't gotten anything truly new in ages. The most recent release is a remaster.
Announce a brand new entry for a franchise whose true last game is nearly 16 years old - bonus points if it crosses over with characters from another well known franchise - and I quite sure most folks at the fighting game community will have at least some curiosity in regards to what's going to come out of it.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Mgbenz on December 14, 2022, 05:53:20 am
I'd wager Tekken 8 being the official "finale" of the Mishima saga, hence why Jun is coming back. Jinpachi? dead. Kazumi? dead. Heihachi? dead. Jun was literally the only one left to tie loose ends with Kazuya and Jin. I'm just a little annoyed that her return is so abrupt and so mishandled.
Remember when they set up Asuka to be important to the Kazama story? Especially after her ending where she seemingly repressed Jin's Devil curse? Bamco sure didn't. She got roped into her stupid shallow rivalry with Lili, stopped interacting with Jin and any of the Mishimas, and has been completely irrelevant ever since.
Claudio and his organization has seemingly replaced her and the Kazamas's role as the devil gene purifiers.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on December 14, 2022, 12:28:29 pm
SVC failed, SFxT failed, KOFASxT failed, TxSF was scrapped...
Actually, Tekken x Street Fighter was never scrapped!
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 14, 2022, 09:26:01 pm
Any thoughts on the guest characters? At least take Akuma to the story again.... In which, i rather not.
Hope they don't bring too many guest characters. Bring some OG characters like the past Tekken games. If Akuma will be in, then i don't mind for Geese to return.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 14, 2022, 09:52:06 pm
Oooohhh shit. We'd need to tread carefully with this one. I'd think the maximum number of guest characters should be 3 assuming there will be at least 2 season passes. The first one will come with the base game and the other two would come later down the year.
The safest bet would be one from the two Fighting game powerhouses in Japan: Capcom and SNK. But since we already had Akuma and Geese, we could see M. Bison or Rugal (the whole world destruction thing fits really well with the two imo). Without them being canon of course, AND being implemented with the correct style of Tekken.
The remaining slots can go to the lesser known franchises such as Virtua Fighter, DOA, Blazblue, Guilty Gear and etc.
Here's to hoping for no Square Enix or The Walking Dead this time...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 15, 2022, 02:52:49 am
I think Waluigi would be a perfect Tekken guest character.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: 087-B on December 15, 2022, 03:13:42 am
I would love more "what the fuck" level guest characters, like with Noctis and especially Negan.
The world of fighting games needs more totally absurd "what the fuck" level guest characters lol and we need to embrace that, no matter how stupid it is.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Rabano on December 15, 2022, 03:26:46 am
I would love more "what the fuck" level guest characters, like with Noctis and especially Negan.
The world of fighting games needs more totally absurd "what the fuck" level guest characters lol and we need to embrace that, no matter how stupid it is.
I can imagine He-Man or Gordon Ramsey fighting against Kazuya
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: 087-B on December 15, 2022, 03:29:04 am
I would love more "what the fuck" level guest characters, like with Noctis and especially Negan.
The world of fighting games needs more totally absurd "what the fuck" level guest characters lol and we need to embrace that, no matter how stupid it is.
This. Plus Tekken has always embraced the weirder kind of guests ever since Gon back in T3.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on December 15, 2022, 04:46:56 am
One thing that would be easier for Tekken to do than most other fighting games is a Create A Fighter that goes as deep as Mortal Kombat Armageddon, you know, that allows you to pick your normals and combos and stuff like that. I don't know how will Street Fighter 6 handle theirs, but it actually surprises me that Tekken never tried that, because Soul Calibur had Create A Soul ever since SC3, but because all characters used different weapons, they never could have moves mixed, but since the vast majority of Tekken characters fights hand-to-hand, the franchise doesn't have that limitation, yet it was never a thing.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 15, 2022, 05:45:01 am
Wasn't create a fighter a total shitfest? I heard those were OP as hell. Also, Soul Calibur always had great create a fighter system and I remember it causing a whole disaster due to their height diff or smth in SC6.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Rabano on December 15, 2022, 05:50:06 am
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Wasn't create a fighter a total shitfest? I heard those were OP as hell.
yeah, but it was a funny shitfest, also both Soul Calibur and and apparently Street fighter 6 have that, so It isn't impossible to add that to Tekken 8
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on December 15, 2022, 10:01:09 am
Wasn't create a fighter a total shitfest? I heard those were OP as hell.
yeah, but it was a funny shitfest, also both Soul Calibur and and apparently Street fighter 6 have that, so It isn't impossible to add that to Tekken 8
Well, if I was to design Tekken 8, I would have no guest characters and make something like Create a fighter, even if it's unbalanced.
Guest characters ruin the game imho.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: 087-B on December 15, 2022, 04:03:34 pm
Agree to disagree then. I think guest characters are hype as shit.
A create-a-fighter would be dope though. Hopefully Tekken one day implements it, be it now or in the future.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on December 15, 2022, 04:36:28 pm
Wasn't create a fighter a total shitfest? I heard those were OP as hell.
I mean, Armageddon's character creator had bugs that made it more broken than it should be, but who cares? It's meant to be fun, not balanced, just ban them in competitive.
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Also, Soul Calibur always had great create a fighter system and I remember it causing a whole disaster due to their height diff or smth in SC6.
Height difference was the smallest issue, in SC5 (and 6, I assume), you can attach shit to your CaS character's body parts that changed their silhouette in a way that made it impossible to predict their moves properly.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 15, 2022, 04:49:27 pm
One thing that would be easier for Tekken to do than most other fighting games is a Create A Fighter that goes as deep as Mortal Kombat Armageddon, you know, that allows you to pick your normals and combos and stuff like that. I don't know how will Street Fighter 6 handle theirs, but it actually surprises me that Tekken never tried that, because Soul Calibur had Create A Soul ever since SC3, but because all characters used different weapons, they never could have moves mixed, but since the vast majority of Tekken characters fights hand-to-hand, the franchise doesn't have that limitation, yet it was never a thing.
But, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 already made a moveset customization (https://tekken.fandom.com/wiki/Combot_Tuning) mode! :llama:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SNT on December 19, 2022, 03:31:58 am
My honest opinion: Jun's back. They could put a damn Gundam in the game and I'd be fine with it.
That said, they saw a lot of people expecting Tifa to make it in after FF7 Remake came in with a very Tekken-sounding theme cover for her. Maybe they'll try and cash in on that?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on December 19, 2022, 04:07:05 am
They could put a damn Gundam in the game and I'd be fine with it.
I for one do not miss NANCY at all.
Dural: I'm being an UPC in VF5US. NANCY: Am i a joke to you?
To be fair, NANCY was kinda too big for Tekken. So, gigantic character is out of the question.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: lui on December 19, 2022, 05:43:48 pm
I think the game's story will naturally end with Jin killing Kazuya and then in Tekken 9 someone has to kill Jin or he offs himself.
For how drawn out Tekken's story has been, it's pretty straightforward at the end of the day compared to say, Street Fighter which has a ton of factions wanting to fight a bunch of different people.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: YUKIHO@P on December 21, 2022, 12:08:51 pm
I don't know how this work will end, but I'm very curious about how it will solve the half-hearted story in 7. I'm half excited and half worried.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on December 21, 2022, 12:13:58 pm
I think the game's story will naturally end with Jin killing Kazuya and then in Tekken 9 someone has to kill Jin or he offs himself.
Just watch it as Devil/Cyber Heihachi hijacks the plot at the eleventh hour.
I had the strangest thought of that. But then again, the story would go too far. Heihachi is dead, let's face it.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: NDSilva on December 26, 2022, 10:34:43 pm
Watch as Ling Xiaoyu and Dr. Bosconovitch join forces to build a time travel machine once again, but this time they mess up history quite badly, thus allowing to bring a big chunk of veterans (and guests) in and out of existence with no further explanation required. :rolleyes4::goi:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: GreenZed on December 26, 2022, 11:09:40 pm
Don't give them ideas.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on December 27, 2022, 12:17:43 am
Anything to make Doctor Bosco relevent again. Like seriously, after being responsible for Alisa, Bryan, and Jack models, how this guy doesn't have a more prominent role is beyond me.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on December 29, 2022, 03:16:23 am
This is the series with the sentient bear/kangaroo/velociraptor/wooden doll, never doubt it.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: videoman on February 05, 2023, 07:25:01 pm
New Tekken 8 on the game's mechanics during Day 2 of the Tekken World tour. Plus some new footage of the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRi0xiexus
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: WF4123 on February 05, 2023, 07:56:28 pm
and also Nina reveal as well.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on February 05, 2023, 09:50:55 pm
I'm just glad she no longer looks like Sarah Bryant anymore.
Nice gun combos.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: GalFord on February 06, 2023, 01:07:51 am
Am I the only person that thought "Is this Tekken, or DOA?" when watching that trailer? I mean, it's an interesting style addition to Tekken... it just kinda threw me a little.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on February 06, 2023, 03:12:13 am
Am I the only person that thought "Is this Tekken, or DOA?" when watching that trailer? I mean, it's an interesting style addition to Tekken... it just kinda threw me a little.
Not gonna lie... It looked "REALLY" cheesy for me... The animations were stiff, the effects fell flat, just overall a hot mess. They're trying to do too many things at the same time it feels like. I think the VA recorded new voice overs for Nina which hasn't changed since Tek 5's, so THAT's good. But except for that, I'm actually quite less hyped than before...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on February 06, 2023, 03:17:18 am
Am I the only person that thought "Is this Tekken, or DOA?"
Environmental explosions into juggles really ain't helping....
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: StevenB on February 06, 2023, 11:37:26 am
The 'heavy' usage of guns is also kind of lame imo- since this isn't a fighting game like MvC where those kind of characters are easier to justify given the source material. This is just a character packing heat in a martial arts tournament.
In general all characters' designs are veering more and more into 'army guy with body armour' since Tekken 6. It's personally not really my thing, I feel like the overall aesthetic of Tekken has increasingly grown more and more boring. King is still top tier though.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on February 06, 2023, 12:15:06 pm
To me I feel Nina has never looked so badass as now. I love her T4 and T5 designs especially, but her T8 is really badass. Never been much of a Nina player, but might give her some more time of day when T8 releases.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on February 06, 2023, 12:34:12 pm
I kinda like Nina's new design(similar to her DbD, but adding a jacket) EXCEPT those fringes in the skirt. I liked few DbD treats on it, but I agree with StevenB: use of weapons...NOPE.
Also, this game has the very same problem than Tekken 7: GLITTER, GLITTER EVERYWHERE, EVERYTHING SHINES. EVEN WOOL. The armour like outfits, totally NO. Why no one learned from Mortal Kombat Armaggedon that those are not necessary? :/. I just have my hopes on customization as in Tekken 6. TAG2's and 7's were boring as Hell :(.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: videoman on February 06, 2023, 01:36:36 pm
Gameplay Mechanics* Video separated from the world tour*.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on February 06, 2023, 06:51:47 pm
Tekken 7 will have a new world tour 2023 so this means we won't get tekken 8 until 2024 so one year showing things about tekken 8, this type of marketing is a little frustrating for me.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on February 06, 2023, 07:18:02 pm
OW2 flashbacks incoming...
So will Tekken 7 be on life support mode then? At least give us new characters in the mean time to ease off the pain of waiting... Add my BBW: Bruce, Baek and Wang.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Darkflare on February 07, 2023, 10:23:42 pm
Yea, I wouldn't expect a new character for Tekken 7 when they already revealed that they're working on Tekken 8 and are obviously going to be focusing on 8.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Mr. Nobody on February 18, 2023, 10:21:24 pm
I'm just hoping Roger is in this game...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Rabano on February 19, 2023, 01:34:54 am
they showed a behind the scenes of Tekken 8 one time, and in there you can see them doing mocap for yoshimitsu and ALEX, so at least is probable that you will have the dinosaur.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on February 21, 2023, 02:16:05 pm
first reveled trailer :P they improved a lot on the camera angle to see more clearly the punches
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on March 01, 2023, 05:19:16 pm
Jin's official trailer.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on March 01, 2023, 07:56:46 pm
what a difficult time to love fighting games: SF6, Tekken 8, MK12 is on the way, Tekken 4 was my last tekken but this is turning pretty cool
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Knuckles8864 on March 10, 2023, 04:34:15 pm
Mr. Phoenix is here.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on March 10, 2023, 04:38:44 pm
Finally, his hair no longer looks like a fucking yellow log coming out of his head.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Emerie The G.O.A.T on March 11, 2023, 01:00:48 am
Lmfao XD
I Hope we get Forest Law next
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Alexzon22 on March 11, 2023, 06:38:14 am
Love Paul, but man is that hair awful lol. Not a problem considering Tekken's level of customization, but still. Woof.
That Rage Art is so damn cool though!
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on March 11, 2023, 11:19:47 am
KAREN ON STEROIDS
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on March 11, 2023, 12:14:54 pm
Am I the only one who thinks the consistently changing camera angles are really nauseating? Every extender has a camera shift and it's really distracting. Hopefully it's only a trailer thing...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on March 11, 2023, 02:34:24 pm
Am I the only one who thinks the consistently changing camera angles are really nauseating? Every extender has a camera shift and it's really distracting. Hopefully it's only a trailer thing...
you must consider that the actually fighting games have to improve in camera angles because of the people who watch the fights so the fighting games aren't for the people who just play it anymore.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on March 11, 2023, 03:05:36 pm
Paul has never looked so good in action. Not necessarily the design, but motion? Yes.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Insert Account Name on March 12, 2023, 09:30:27 am
but in all honestly, its weird that he ended up being Marshal and not Forest, he looked pretty young in the trailers for me. (also, personally, Marshal should have a moustache by default)
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on March 14, 2023, 06:15:37 pm
So we're embracing the Kenshiro body now.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: videoman on March 14, 2023, 10:06:13 pm
They are showing the regulars so far. I do bet this game will have at least some new original characters and the ones that haven't seen in a while outside of Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Jun is one of them.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on March 17, 2023, 05:29:21 pm
Not exactly the King of Iron Fist but hey, it's King
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on March 18, 2023, 12:25:37 am
the camera angle is so brutal, I know this camera angle wont be at final product but they can use two camera angle, one for the players and another for the watcher people.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: videoman on March 18, 2023, 12:18:28 pm
the camera angle is so brutal, I know this camera angle wont be at final product but they can use two camera angle, one for the players and another for the watcher people.
They should also add a replay editor and a photo mode. Those models look great but they are still revealing regulars.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on March 18, 2023, 02:31:24 pm
Don't know why, but the King promo makes me think of DoA gameplay lol.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on March 19, 2023, 05:22:13 pm
King busting out the good shit in that trailer... We got a Pedigree, an RKO Outta Nowhere, a Codebreaker into his running Power Bomb, and then whatever the hell his Rage Art is.
He's going to be hella fun when it comes out.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: WF4123 on March 21, 2023, 04:27:38 pm
Lars Trailer
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on March 24, 2023, 04:21:14 pm
Jack-8
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on March 24, 2023, 05:00:11 pm
I have to question: are the Jacks that popular that they keep bringing a numbered one back every game or do they just have the Jack-[same number as the Tekken entry] thing as a tradition?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Rabano on March 24, 2023, 05:09:33 pm
I have to question: are the Jacks that popular that they keep bringing a numbered one back every game or do they just have the Jack-[same number as the Tekken entry] thing as a tradition?
I think its tradition, like a running gag.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on March 24, 2023, 05:41:11 pm
the best super so far :D what a big gun.xD
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on March 24, 2023, 07:06:27 pm
Both Lars and Jack8 trailer was real good. Can't wait for Steve, Marduk and Eddy now.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on March 24, 2023, 10:33:19 pm
I have to question: are the Jacks that popular that they keep bringing a numbered one back every game or do they just have the Jack-[same number as the Tekken entry] thing as a tradition?
It's tradition at this point. Hell, Street Fighter X Tekken had some fun with that when they introduced Jack-X (Jack-Cross).
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on March 25, 2023, 12:01:49 am
The running gag is also that he gets (tragicomically) blowed up in most of his endings. Hence the creation of the next iteration. Imagine the tragedy when he dies in a game and never returns in the next ones.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: D.R.B on March 25, 2023, 02:43:17 am
The running gag is also that he gets (tragicomically) blowed up in most of his endings. Hence the creation of the next iteration. Imagine the tragedy when he dies in a game and never returns in the next ones.
from what I gathered he was shot down after Tekken 3 when he was Gun Jack and that is the reason why he never showed up in Tekken 4 making it the only game here we didn't get a Jack
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on March 25, 2023, 03:16:30 am
Dunno how to feel about Jack's new design. Looks like something that belongs in Metal Gear Rising.
I found my main character :coollove: I really love the hit sound design in T8.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on March 29, 2023, 04:19:40 pm
I can confirm H&M stores have undergone renovations and our new founder, Leroy Smith, now overlooks all that is drip.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on March 29, 2023, 07:21:44 pm
I just hope characters have proper arcade mode endings this time and not whatever the hell was that thing they did in 7.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on March 30, 2023, 02:28:58 am
Kind of hoping so as well... speaking of story, the bios for each of the characters revealed so far are up. Here's where we are.
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The War between the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corp is finally over as G Corp has taken over the world thanks in no large part to Kazuya and his brutal tactics. After killing off Heihachi, the Zaibatsu was left rudderless and G Corp swept in and blew them out of the water. Kazuya and G Corp now rule the world with an iron fist... Jin and Lars are teaming up to begin a plan they call 'Operation Lightning', which would eliminate Kazuya once and for all. BTW, during that time, Lars formed a new military force called Yggdrasil to provide enough firepower to win the day. What Jun's role in all this is unknown because all they have on her is basic knowledge of her past.
In order to reach Kazuya though, Jin and Lars are going to have to get past two of G Corp's biggest threats: Nina Williams and Jack-8. Nina, once working with the Zaibatsu, left after failing to get Jin during the events of Tekken 7. She was then recruited by Kazuya to join G Corp and name commander of their army. Jack-8 is the latest prototype of the Jack series, still made by Jane after all these years. This model has a vastly improved AI system then Jack-7, making it a far deadlier threat.
As for the others...
Paul: He entered the last tournament hoping to get that sweet, sweet prize money... but the tournament got suspended after Heihachi's disappearance (read: death). This meant that Paul only got a little bit of the prize money and... now it's gone.
Law: Thanks to the crushing debt that came via his son's motorcycle accident, his dojo became neglected and students left. He was hoping to find a teacher to help keep the dojo afloat, but all negotiations ended with total failure. Now to throw salt/battery acid/lemon juice to this gaping wound, Law's dojo was repossessed as collateral.
King: An active pro wrestler who also runs an orphanage on the side, the war between the Zaibatsu and G Corp has created a massive swell in orphans around the world. In order to get the money needed to help them all, King is going to have to go all out in this tournament.
Xiaoyu: First and foremost, they finally let the cat of the bag here... she has feelings for Jin (about damn time they admitted it, too). She sneaked into the Zaibatsu hoping to find information on Jin. She's searched all over the world, finding clues here and there... but it's been six months and nothing - no leads and possibly no hope left. But, she goes on trying to find Jin and find out what she wants to know about him.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on March 30, 2023, 03:10:41 am
So basically, same old same old but worse for our heroes.
Over 25 years later and they are still using Tekken 3 as a base for some.
God dammit.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: D.R.B on March 30, 2023, 05:21:07 am
Kind of hoping so as well... speaking of story, the bios for each of the characters revealed so far are up. Here's where we are.
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The War between the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corp is finally over as G Corp has taken over the world thanks in no large part to Kazuya and his brutal tactics. After killing off Heihachi, the Zaibatsu was left rudderless and G Corp swept in and blew them out of the water. Kazuya and G Corp now rule the world with an iron fist... Jin and Lars are teaming up to begin a plan they call 'Operation Lightning', which would eliminate Kazuya once and for all. BTW, during that time, Lars formed a new military force called Yggdrasil to provide enough firepower to win the day. What Jun's role in all this is unknown because all they have on her is basic knowledge of her past.
In order to reach Kazuya though, Jin and Lars are going to have to get past two of G Corp's biggest threats: Nina Williams and Jack-8. Nina, once working with the Zaibatsu, left after failing to get Jin during the events of Tekken 7. She was then recruited by Kazuya to join G Corp and name commander of their army. Jack-8 is the latest prototype of the Jack series, still made by Jane after all these years. This model has a vastly improved AI system then Jack-7, making it a far deadlier threat.
As for the others...
Paul: He entered the last tournament hoping to get that sweet, sweet prize money... but the tournament got suspended after Heihachi's disappearance (read: death). This meant that Paul only got a little bit of the prize money and... now it's gone.
Law: Thanks to the crushing debt that came via his son's motorcycle accident, his dojo became neglected and students left. He was hoping to find a teacher to help keep the dojo afloat, but all negotiations ended with total failure. Now to throw salt/battery acid/lemon juice to this gaping wound, Law's dojo was repossessed as collateral.
King: An active pro wrestler who also runs an orphanage on the side, the war between the Zaibatsu and G Corp has created a massive swell in orphans around the world. In order to get the money needed to help them all, King is going to have to go all out in this tournament.
Xiaoyu: First and foremost, they finally let the cat of the bag here... she has feelings for Jin (about damn time they admitted it, too). She sneaked into the Zaibatsu hoping to find information on Jin. She's searched all over the world, finding clues here and there... but it's been six months and nothing - no leads and possibly no hope left. But, she goes on trying to find Jin and find out what she wants to know about him.
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dunno whats new here? Xiaoyu feelings for Ji is old news, and in Street Fighter X Tekken how can anyone not see it when she says that Jin Belongs to her!
dunno whats new here? Xiaoyu feelings for Ji is old news, and in Street Fighter X Tekken how can anyone not see it when she says that Jin Belongs to her!
Spoiler: Yea about that...(click to see content)
She doesn't technically say that. In the JPN audio, it was more that the power of Pandora belongs to the both of them, as they were both already leaned too closely on its influence. For some asinine reason, some dialouges in SFxT make up their own stuff instead of being accurate to the JPN audio.
But yea, it's a no brainer and pretty sure she confessed at some point.
There has been some gameplay notes passed to influences with hands-on notes and right now, the gameplay heavily favors aggressive offense instead of the defensive playstyle we have seen in past literations.
Doesn't help that I'm gonna be subjected to seeing blue flame power ups every couple of seconds.
Other changes includes Rage Arts at -13 and not launch punishable, adjustments to get-up attacks and how it will no longer cause knockdown, backdashes now worst for some, hold forward to auto-run like it's Blazblue Tag, chip damage is a thing (oh boy).
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: oraora? on March 30, 2023, 09:38:53 am
Over 25 years later and they are still using Tekken 3 as a base for some.
Speaking of this
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I don't know why I have a feeling that after Kazuya is done once and for all, Lars might use his sissy gun to shoot jin from behind and jin might be dead too, and later, Jin morphs into another form of devil jin, even more powerful to try and kill Lars, so in Tekken 9, it is gonna be Jin and Lars killing the heck out of each other :P
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: WF4123 on April 02, 2023, 09:36:41 am
Man, Leroy's back, my man!
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: StevenB on April 02, 2023, 02:22:26 pm
I'm really surprised by this current stream of reveals. I wonder if that means the launch roster is gonna be really big? Outside of Leroy and Jun most of the characters are still the more or less standard fare Tekken characters though. I think we're missing mostly Yoshimitsu, Lili and Alisa I think now?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on April 02, 2023, 02:41:00 pm
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on April 02, 2023, 03:13:16 pm
It's good to see Leroy back. The dude is the master of all the drip. I wonder if he'll have moves where the doggo is involved like in 7... and also, it makes me want to see Fahkumram come back as well. I need my big Muay Thai boy.
Asuka coming back is also nice to see since she was basically the pseudo-Jun from her debut in 5 until now. It also means that Lili is not that far off from making her presence known here.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on April 02, 2023, 04:05:24 pm
I'm really surprised by this current stream of reveals. I wonder if that means the launch roster is gonna be really big? Outside of Leroy and Jun most of the characters are still the more or less standard fare Tekken characters though. I think we're missing mostly Yoshimitsu, Lili and Alisa I think now?
I don't think either Lili or Alisa are that important. Yoshimitsu, on the other hand, is a perfect attendance character, and outside of him the only other character I'd consider a "must have" is Hwoarang. Anna and Lei should be too, but they've been sidelined so much in previous titles.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: StevenB on April 02, 2023, 04:53:43 pm
I'm really surprised by this current stream of reveals. I wonder if that means the launch roster is gonna be really big? Outside of Leroy and Jun most of the characters are still the more or less standard fare Tekken characters though. I think we're missing mostly Yoshimitsu, Lili and Alisa I think now?
I don't think either Lili or Alisa are that important. Yoshimitsu, on the other hand, is a perfect attendance character, and outside of him the only other character I'd consider a "must have" is Hwoarang. Anna and Lei should be too, but they've been sidelined so much in previous titles.
Oh true, I forgot about Hwoarang, I feel like he's pretty much guaranteed to shop up (and Kuma too, considering). Neither Lili nor Alisa are pretty important no but I think since either character's introduction they've been launch characters since due to their popularity.
Yoshimitsu not being revealed yet probably has to do with his appeareance being so drastically different each game. The Tekken 7 one really grew on me so I'm curious if they'll be able to surpass that.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kolossoni on April 02, 2023, 06:00:27 pm
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I find Leroy to be absolutely bland and quite silly. Wasn't surprised when he was revealed for 8 since he's really popular, but I'm in no way excited as some people are.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Flowrellik on April 02, 2023, 09:00:10 pm
Man, I'll be killing my wallet in anticipation for this game now. Every char is in their fighting prime, Jun Kazama's back, LEROY is returning, so I'll be giving some Jenkins style whoopass, All we need is maybe Ogre, Yoshimitsu in his badass samurai form, or idk Demon Heihachi and we got something worth playing for years on end :steel:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Darkflare on April 02, 2023, 10:47:46 pm
I don't think either Lili or Alisa are that important. Yoshimitsu, on the other hand, is a perfect attendance character, and outside of him the only other character I'd consider a "must have" is Hwoarang. Anna and Lei should be too, but they've been sidelined so much in previous titles.
Lili and Alisa are very popular characters though. They're pretty much guaranteed to return and at this point you're not going to have Asuka and Lars respectively without them.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on April 03, 2023, 04:05:10 am
A few more story tidbits to add, BTW...
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After the events of the war, the United Nations met in New York City to decide the punishment given to G Corp for the damage they've done. Kazuya catches wind of this and goes to New York City and the UN meeting to basically 'You are going to punish me? Nah... I'm going to punish you.' G Corp then proceeds to wreck New York City in the process.
As for other tidbits...
Jack-8: The big weapon is called the Gamma System. It has an EMP on it, among other things.
Paul and Law: To go along with their stories, the two are currently training in the mountains to make themselves stronger.
Jun: Apparently, it's been seven years since Ogre appeared and attacked Jun... wait, seven years? What, they hold these damn tournaments every quarter or something?!?
Now, for some new info... the stories are out for Asuka and Leroy.
Asuka: She finally defeated Lili in the last tournament (had to happen before it got suspended, I assume), but it left her with nightmares of what Lili have done to her home dojo and stuff... while this was silly and all, things are about to change for the more drastic now that the G Corp has won the war.
Leroy: Just as he got to Japan, Heihachi goes missing (read: thrown into a volcano) and G Corp does a number on the Mishima Zaibatsu. Leroy heads back to New York City when G Corp decides to continue the fight. Leroy's target is now Kazuya.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on April 04, 2023, 04:04:09 pm
5 and 6 are just a few months apart, while 7 happens right after 6 (barely a week after).
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on April 04, 2023, 04:42:24 pm
Wait, the whole "conquer the entire world while bombing the shit out of everyone + leadership thrown out and changed two or three times" happens within a few months between Mishima Z. and G Corp ? Including Kazuya visibly aging by at least a dozen years ?
Well, if nothing else, that does explain the likes of Xiaoyu and Asuka. (what it doesn't explain is Jin going from "power is everything" to "I changed my mind, power isn't everything"...) || V
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on April 04, 2023, 04:44:24 pm
Yes, pretty much. The only major timeskip in the series is between 2 and 3, which are two decades apart. 4 to 7 all happen in the span of two years, and if anything 8 won't be too far off from 7.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: k6666orochi on April 23, 2023, 10:40:22 pm
new trailer
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on April 23, 2023, 11:20:11 pm
So is Leroy Smith some kind of mogul of New York City or what? First the H&M rebrand and now he owns his own Starbucks.
Even Lili has a pet influenced from his pet Sugar.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: StevenB on April 24, 2023, 01:10:22 pm
How long do you think they'll make us wait for Yoshimitsu?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on April 24, 2023, 04:46:35 pm
How long do you think they'll make us wait for Yoshimitsu?
Probably not too long. I'm very sure they will go Yoshi and Bryan back to back.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Momotaro on April 24, 2023, 09:51:48 pm
I was expecting her to be the next character after Asuka. But I would never expect her to be so breathtaking. I love how brutal and deadly she is, and still keeping grace and feminity.
What I did for fun... (rage art)
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(https://i.imgur.com/DFZ9t85.jpg)
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on April 24, 2023, 10:41:28 pm
So, are Asuka and Lili just discount Sakura and Karin or are Sakura and Karin just discount Asuka and Lili?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: C.v.s The Abstract on April 24, 2023, 11:23:34 pm
Have they not specified, I would have thought this is a completely new character.
speaking of wich, T8 doesn't have any new character, I mean I hear that Harada is telling players that the roster of T8 would be bigger than SF6 yet all the characters so far are returning ones without a single new face except Jack 8 which doesn't even count meanwhile SF6 have a handful of new faces
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on May 28, 2023, 02:02:50 pm
So apparently this was not meant to go live after a couple of days but Bamco Europe's division effed up the reveal on Instagram.
That being said, how is it that Bryan's design remains consistent and recognizable, whereas Hwoarang has gone through some radical changes as if they are trying to make him the next Yoshimitsu?
Not really feeling the enhanced ki thing for everyone that isn't a superhuman. Maybe it's decades of seeing regular people just hit hard so that's on me. Yes, Bryan is half cyborg so it sorta makes sense but at what point can he manifest fire into his fists like he's effing Ken Masters.
I can just picture Eddy Gordo suddenly will green and yellow electricity into existence simply by his idle stance.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SkySplitters on May 28, 2023, 03:48:25 pm
What the hell is radical with Hwoarang's costume lol? He is now a mixture of Baek and return to form with his Taekwondo. Thank GOD he lost the stupid eye-patch.
Also. Bryan looks like Bryan. Glad to see him.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: D.R.B on May 28, 2023, 11:48:45 pm
being a Brayn Main, I'm glad he is back
thought at this point it looks like T8 won't have any new faces at all, only returning ones.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on May 29, 2023, 01:08:19 am
Yeah, the roster is looking pretty boring so far. SF6 mixed their new character reveals with old ones, showing Jamie pretty early so we could also be hyped for the new stuff, but Tekken 8 seems to have forgotten their new additions... if there are any.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on May 29, 2023, 01:54:40 am
I like to imagine Harada and the marketing team are playing things safe with character reveals that are guaranteed to be in it and there are still a sizeable amount of that left. Catalina and Claudio didn't really set the world on fire and Lucky Chloe coming close to incinerating it.
Mortal Kombat and The King Of Fighters reveals often mix up characters that haven't be included in previous entries and further to keep things fresh at launch. Can't really say the same for Tekken. Jun was the only one that was surprising and probably the only one left IMO.
I think we may likely get a newcomer or 2 during EVO 2023.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on May 29, 2023, 05:51:20 am
I'm not sure spending this much time without revealing anything new can be considered safe. Tekken is the kind of game to retain a mostly similar gameplay from its previous titles (even though there ARE gameplay changes) and good-looking graphics are the bare minimum for your next title, which means that so far, they only showed the same thing they had before, but with a new coat of paint. They need to show something more impactful, at the very least more than just new designs for old characters.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on May 29, 2023, 05:02:09 pm
New bios incoming...
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Lili - the daughter of an oil tycoon, she travels the world to prove her skills all in a quest to get revenge against Asuka, who has defeated her twice in a row. To get back at her, she bought her Asuka's dojo with her money, decorates it with roses and sends a letter to Asuka for one last challenge.
Hworang - About a year and a half, he ran into Jin in the Middle East. Jin transforms into Devil Jin and Hworang defeats him... only for the Allied Forces to intervene and Jin disappears. All Hworang can say is "I should have won" as he prepares for what might be the final battle
Bryan - With the war over, Bryan is now a wanted man by international forces for the staggering amount of crimes committed. During a battle with anti-terrorist forces, an 'abnormality' occurred within Bryan... was this the product of being overworked on so many battlefields or the product of his fading memory? Either way, his engines kicked into overdrive and when one person said "Are you really that Bryan?", we all know the answer coming...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on May 30, 2023, 05:00:28 am
Look, I'm not expecting Harada to come up with a coherent story in this day and age, but can he at least give Lili and Hwoarang something else to do other than stalk their rivals again?
At least Bryan has development. Finally, some backstory.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: StevenB on May 30, 2023, 03:38:23 pm
I'm kind of wondering wether or not the whole 'end of the Mishima saga' schtick in the story means that there is a very deliberate roster-focus on established characters and bringing back characters that haven't been in the games for a while (like Jun) over new characters perhaps? Even so, thus far the only real new returning face is Jun.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on May 30, 2023, 04:20:57 pm
Even so, thus far the only real new returning face is Jun.
Speaking of, who exactly is left in the Tekken-verse that's been absent for so long?
Ancient Ogre? Likely chance but is not enough.
Roger Jr.? Harada made them the new K'9999.
Forest Law? Still in that hospital since Tekken 4.
Doctor B.? Maybe, now that everyone can go Shin mode.
Bruce Irvin? They are not getting rid of that Fah guy.
Wang Jinrei? Logically, he should still be alive so what gives?
Baek? "Who?" - Everyone with Tekken 7 as their first Tekken game.
Jinpachi? Do what Netherrealms is doing and make him a DLC Day 1 purchase and get away with it.
Some one-shot character from Tag 2? They are one-shot for a reason....
I too feel that there should have be more newcomers for this entry in the same way as how Mortal Kombat X did for theirs. There isn't a Tekken character equal to Street Fighter's Makoto, Q, Dudley, etc that is in high demand for a return outside of Jun, and maybe Ancient Ogre. I guess Forest Law too.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on May 30, 2023, 04:56:01 pm
Bring Michelle back.
(yeah I know it won't happen)
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Momotaro on May 30, 2023, 05:10:47 pm
Even so, thus far the only real new returning face is Jun.
Speaking of, who exactly is left in the Tekken-verse that's been absent for so long?
Tiger Jackson, Alex and Mokujin I think? I feel like most other characters have already received 'replacements' over the years to where adding them back now feels kind of redundant.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on June 01, 2023, 12:04:34 pm
I'm sorry to the 3 Combot fans, but Mokujin is impossible to be replaced
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on June 01, 2023, 10:09:11 pm
Look, I'm not expecting Harada to come up with a coherent story in this day and age, but can he at least give Lili and Hwoarang something else to do other than stalk their rivals again?
At least Bryan has development. Finally, some backstory.
I think that, for me anyway, there is some change with Lili's story. She's the one that wants to keep the rivalry with Asuka afloat. For Lili, her thought process is simple: "This rivalry is done when I say it's done, got it?"
Hworang might be preparing for one last match. Just to finally settle the score, you know.
Bryan's story might be the most interesting because of that 'abnormality' that happened. I like to think that both things caused it: He's been wrecking havoc on battlefield for at least two to three years AND the English bio mentions that the anti-terrorist force that he fought in his bio was the same group he was once a member of when he was alive.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on June 09, 2023, 03:40:23 pm
New trailer and stealth Claudio reveal.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: kaczor787 on June 09, 2023, 03:47:40 pm
That's Claudio not Miguel
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on June 09, 2023, 03:57:21 pm
Steve is taking his sweet time as of late
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on June 09, 2023, 04:08:45 pm
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on July 20, 2023, 03:36:51 pm
Claudio trailer
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on July 20, 2023, 06:18:49 pm
it's so amazing, he speaks in his native language, its so cool they respect where he comes from.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: StevenB on July 21, 2023, 02:14:31 pm
I'm personally not super big on Tekken (yet) but I gotta say from how they are building this up it really comes across as just Tekken 7 Part 2. Especially in this current gen of fighters of Street Fighter 6 or Guilty Gear Strive where each new game felt like a significant step in roster and character designs.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on July 28, 2023, 01:16:18 pm
Spoiler: Potential roster leak(click to see content)
Yoshimitsu, Alisa, and Steve were no brainers.
Raven is back and not Master Raven. Shaheen is surprisingly back. Zafina also returning.
Roster is not yet complete.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Seadragon77 on July 28, 2023, 09:30:51 pm
Spoiler: Potential roster leak(click to see content)
Yoshimitsu, Alisa, and Steve were no brainers.
Raven is back and not Master Raven. Shaheen is surprisingly back. Zafina also returning.
Roster is not yet complete.
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The first three names make a lot of sense, especially Alisa since she's part of whatever plans Lars has cooked up; Yoshimitsu stills has beef with Bryan and Steve... well, I think they have something for him.
Raven coming back is a surprise. Maybe he had something else going on during Tekken 7. Shaheen still has issues with Kazuya and Zafina might be the series' answer to Rose in Street Fighter: The character who sees the end of the world.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on July 28, 2023, 11:18:56 pm
Spoiler: Potential roster leak(click to see content)
Yoshimitsu, Alisa, and Steve were no brainers.
Raven is back and not Master Raven. Shaheen is surprisingly back. Zafina also returning.
Roster is not yet complete.
Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
I think there was a special on the NHK (Japanese television station) about the way the game was handling motion captures, and some of the footage showed someone with a sword, so that may have implicitly confirmed Yoshimitsu was gonna be in. Either that or people just assume he's gonna be in anyway because he's showed up in all of the other mainline games.
That aside I honestly agree with StevenB about how nothing really new or fresh has been shown off yet. Maybe Bamco is trying to play it safe or warm people up to the gameplay itself before revealing any of that? All of the other modern fighters started showing off new stuff after establishing themselves.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on August 05, 2023, 03:39:23 pm
Spoiler: Next character reveals got leaked(click to see content)
Raven and a new character, Azucena, was accidently spointed by the EU Bamco Division. Full trailers have not been released yet.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on August 06, 2023, 10:20:26 pm
Azucena's coffee gimmick is kinda funny but she's not exactly my favorite. It's nice to see a change of pace from just vets though.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on August 06, 2023, 10:28:22 pm
Tekken is beautiful the stages are beautiful and Characters too, and now the seller coffee person + naru-blade.xD
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on August 06, 2023, 10:48:34 pm
Why is Noob Saibot in Tekken
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on August 06, 2023, 10:50:52 pm
in my opinon Blade was tranning with Naruto yes those clone moves are from noob saibot :mlol:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on August 06, 2023, 11:50:58 pm
I'm not big on the coffee obsession (looks like one more character in the list that does one thing for the entire franchise, except this time they made it into a joke right off the bat) but the music isn't bad, that's a new style.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: yaret on August 07, 2023, 02:34:56 am
Tekken x Street fighter is still in developing or are they going to bring one character from Street fighter to Tekken 8 o_O
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: WF4123 on August 22, 2023, 09:33:29 pm
Reveal Date Trailer from Gamescom ONL
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on September 19, 2023, 07:37:52 pm
Yes the thumbnail is about them doing yet another network test but I kinda want to focus on the character they revealed here more. I know he's pretty popular but I read somewhere about him dying at some point and thought he wouldnt be coming back. I guess I was wrong. He was also in tekken 7 and maybe this is playing into the point earlier about how this is kinda becoming tekken 7 part 2. I'm really hoping the drought of original content ends before the game launches in january (even though they couldve used a few more months to work on it), azucena was fine but she really wasnt enough due to being a bit too gimmicky.
Fun for All Into the Future :behead:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: GreenZed on September 21, 2023, 11:38:12 am
Important Tekken 8 reveal :
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on September 23, 2023, 12:45:46 am
I really like the ghost learning how you play to have you really fight yourself, and the replay training with suggestions on better follow-ups and punishes that you can test on the fly. In the same vein, I'm curious about the tutorial on steroids that is the arcade quest revolving around the player learning to play ?? I love that they went full force on trying to get newcomers to dive deeper into the gameplay. I suppose the hard part is balancing between learning the generic tools and game system, and each character's individual moves.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on September 23, 2023, 01:03:35 am
I really like the ghost learning how you play to have you really fight yourself, and the replay training with suggestions on better follow-ups and punishes that you can test on the fly. In the same vein, I'm curious about the tutorial on steroids that is the arcade quest revolving around the player learning to play ?? I love that they went full force on trying to get newcomers to dive deeper into the gameplay. I suppose the hard part is balancing between learning the generic tools and game system, and each character's individual moves.
I knew Guilty Gear +R did something like this where you could jump into a replay spot (for whatever reason there's an MSX emulator that does this too) but I didnt think about the idea of them actually suggesting you better ways to fix your mistakes. That's honestly really cool and I definitely feel like it will help newer and less confident players (like me)
Say what you will about the Go Vacation looking lobbies but I personally really like them. That kind of style was probably what I wanted the most out of tekken 8 having that kind of lobby system (though traditional lobbies are still very optimal), only thing that would make me like them more is if they allowed you to play classic namco/banpresto games like the SF6 battle hub allows you to play classic capcom games.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on November 01, 2023, 03:18:23 am
Well, hiiii
https://youtu.be/H5RvYVx0onk?si=69tNGRm5-DgO_-x9
WHY ON EARTH LEE CHANGED HIS EXXXXCELLENT FOR MAHVELOUSHHH?!
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on November 01, 2023, 03:55:38 am
Next character reveals are on November 2nd and 12th
This reveal is honestly kind of a mixed bag. The characters from gamescom and Panda (from TGS) are here, Lee really should've shown up sooner if they were gonna have a roster of mostly vets, and Devil Jin being here honestly feels like a melee clone situation where they were tight on resources and just threw together whatever so they could pad a spot.
My personal favorite is Alisa but I honestly like her hairstyle from the older games a tad more than I do the new one... she does have a lot of appeal and I did think about how nobody really mugenized her proper a few days ago
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Sima Shi on November 02, 2023, 02:48:04 pm
Victor Chevalier Reveal & Gameplay
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Magma MK-II on November 02, 2023, 03:15:02 pm
007 but French. Also a Noctis reskin.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on November 02, 2023, 03:42:49 pm
Victor Escavalier preserving Noctis's gameplay is something I never had thought of. Good for those that were former mains of Noctis I guess.
Makes me wonder if Bryan being a partial Negan function would have worked with his current gameplay.
Spoiler: Last character(click to see content)
Rumored to be a lost daughter of Heihachi.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on November 02, 2023, 04:04:08 pm
This is definitely something we needed. I never really looked into Noctis in T7 (partially because I never actually played T7) but giving his gameplay to an older French secret agent is certainly an interesting concept.
...is the gun new? I only remember Noctis using the sword, if the gun is new then that means he's more of a semiclone than a direct clone. Maybe not even a semiclone because they were never really gonna bother Squenix about getting Noctis back in the first place.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on November 02, 2023, 05:02:58 pm
I liked the stage, the theme song and even the design of the character. But mixing Kunimitsu, Setsuka from Soul Calibur and Noctis in one character is...terrible idea. Hell, even his fighting style was CQC, knifes are allowed, but long sword? teleport? da Hell is that? If Namco wanted tom make that thing, they'd better use the long lost Zoey(better known as sexy tekken force soldier), and put Savate to Victor(as French, etc, sorry Catalina/Katarina).
The spoiled name is "Reina", which goes wells because of two things: - 1: YES, A Japanese name. I'm not sure if the correct name is Rena, but I read somewhere than Reina is correct too. - 2: Because "Reina" in Spanish means QUEEN. And her father, Heihachi has been the KING of Iron Fist. So that has sense.
THIS SCREEN IS AROUND FROM AUGUST, AND PRETTY ACCURATE
(https://i.imgur.com/Ay0OzRj.jpg)
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on November 02, 2023, 08:55:31 pm
Yeah, Yoshi, Lee and Victor make it hard to deny. It's nice that they're making new characters with legacy movesets, I've been wondering about what they'll do with that one. Didn't care for Noctis though.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on November 13, 2023, 05:53:29 am
Be honest
Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
I absolutely love this design but something about her being a fill-in for heihachi doesnt feel right. I love the super where she just drags the opponent across the ground and that rage art...... mmmmmmmmmm
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on November 13, 2023, 10:25:14 am
I honestly expected her to fight like Heihachi, so his style would be present here too. But no, Namco choose Taido style instead. A clever movement, Harada! <3 !!
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on November 13, 2023, 10:39:19 am
Yeah I was also hoping for a bit more of Heihachi, and look, more spinning and spear kicks. But with that finisher, I wonder if she'll be more Jinpachi. I really don't care for her entire design being "large jacket. That's it, that's the design." (Not counting the hair) I hope she has better alt costumes...
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: senorfro on November 13, 2023, 09:03:48 pm
I'm not feeling her aggressiveness, or design. She kinda feels like a trope/cliche of being dominant without looking it. Lidia Sobieska looks more imposing, but that's cause she looks/feels it.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on November 14, 2023, 06:00:12 am
I mean, let's be real, she is boring as fuck.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on November 14, 2023, 06:06:55 am
I made it quite apparent in my original post that I really like her... I like the big jacket and I'm personally all for a character that looks like that taking a more antagonistic and dominant persona. Maybe she isnt a great replacement for heihachi but she grew on me really fast. I never thought of her having some basis on jinpachi though, thats kinda funny since hes the one mishima they never actually want to bring back.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on November 14, 2023, 11:13:49 am
Dude, all your posts are this way. Could you be a bit positive?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Retro Respecter on November 15, 2023, 08:16:03 pm
This is Macaulyn97 we're talking about, so...nope.
I'm with Felo Llop.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Sima Shi on November 29, 2023, 04:18:36 pm
The Boxer Steve Fox
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on December 13, 2023, 11:10:14 am
So, it seems today is the open beta. It includes the 1st chapter of the story mode (video in spoiler), 4 characters (Kazuya, Jin, Nina and Paul), three stages and etc.
Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
It's fun they explained more in 10 minutes of video than in 30 years of saga. I TOTALLY LOVE IT <3
EDIT: Yoshimitsu trailer revealed:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Byakko on December 14, 2023, 01:39:03 am
Tekken 3 but Mass Effect (kinda) ? Looks absolutely fantastic.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Sima Shi on January 12, 2024, 03:34:15 pm
Alisa
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: TrinitroRoy on January 14, 2024, 04:49:49 pm
Video unavailable
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on January 14, 2024, 08:06:23 pm
Uploading Alisa's again:
AND HERE ZAFINA'S!!
Have a nice day!
EDIT:
INTRO + EDDY WAKANDA FOREVER
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on January 14, 2024, 10:32:18 pm
Bears trailer to round up the rest of the cast.
Quote
EDDY WAKANDA FOREVER
Ya know had they not specified, I would have legit believed that was Kilmonger who somehow learned Capoeira as of means to survive in the Tekkenverse.
Cause that guy does not look like the OG Eddy at the slightest
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: oraora? on January 15, 2024, 02:24:23 pm
So, it seems today is the open beta. It includes the 1st chapter of the story mode (video in spoiler), 4 characters (Kazuya, Jin, Nina and Paul), three stages and etc.
yoshimitsu is my current main character, I was using him quite fully in Tekken 7, but not entirely :P
The first season's first character announced:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on January 24, 2024, 05:20:40 pm
Last trailer. I think. Well, it's Devil Jin:
Also, I HAVE WATCHED THE WHOLE STORY MODE.
Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
All I can say(for avoiding spoilers) is that there are fanservice(not boobs or arses, but I mean, winks to past titles). And that cold assassin has sense of humor.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Macaulyn97 on January 24, 2024, 06:40:29 pm
What is the point of putting a spoiler tag if you're literally gonna say that you won't spoiler shit?
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on January 24, 2024, 07:50:41 pm
I just love to create expectations and see your so valuable thoughts.
Also:
Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
- Nina having sense of humor. - KAZUYA'S ARSE. Clothed, but THAT ASS. - First Tekken where you can actually see parts of Yoshimitsu's body. In this case, the fingers (UHHH brazen!!!). - Kuma is being misunderstood haahaha. - Reina's persona is shrouded in MORE mistery. I thought she may be a clone of Heihachi, but the post credit scene goes to another direction. Maybe not a clone, but could be the culmination of the M-Cell project thing from Blood Vengeance(yet without scars as Steve or Shin Kamiya). - Vincent was codenamed as Phantom Raven. It has sense then. - Everyone forgives Jin because SCRIPT. - Forget what I said aboy good ol' Yoshi. You can actually can see his mouth in Tekken 2...and neck in Tekken 3. - Remix of select character of Tekken 5 and 6 in the Colosseum for the characters. - Heihachi Mishima is dead scene from T5 is repeated by Raven. - Angel Jin is that digimon with wings whose name I don't remember - Reina Diablaaaaaaa
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Basara Lapis on January 30, 2024, 10:26:52 pm
Holy shit!! The Customization Mode is sick as hell!!
Spoiler: Here're some examples on YT(click to see content)
And before you say it... no, they're not mods as in other recent games, they're legit custom skins for T8 chars
This makes me even more excited to play this game and it's another reason to get a PS5 and/or Xbox Series to get it
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on March 30, 2024, 09:59:15 pm
Yes, 'Eddy' can now manifest sand streams like Rashid and I dunno what else to say.
Also, battle passes are coming to Tekken 8 following the Eddy update. Feel hyped yet :_blank:
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on March 30, 2024, 11:15:26 pm
I actually saw the tekken talk live and it wasnt until about an hour in when they started talking about eddy. I dont really think the weird sand legion is actually going to play a huge part in his gameplay but it does make for a cool rage art and I am kinda intrigued by the bow instrument things he and they were using. I went to bed around 2 AM and I dont think they revealed anything after that but I didnt check namcos youtube later that morning and wound up not posting it here.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on March 31, 2024, 05:09:06 am
To me, that is when they jumped the shark.
You can't just give Eddy that kind of power out of the blue and expect everyone to go along with it. Like, did he always have that kind of ability? And just now he remembers he can do that kind of stuff?!
:woeh:
Yes, I'm putting too much thought into something that is probably a gag since they're never gonna explain it. Sure, might as well give Armor King lava eruption just by stomping while they're at it. The community is in flames from the battle pass stuff, so just get it over with :S
Speaking of, it's discovered that the cosmetics featured in the battle pass are reused from Tekken 7. Yikes.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: SquidlyPoli1 on March 31, 2024, 06:35:53 am
It probably just boils down to "they wanted to make the popular character do something cool". Eddy was never really a character who was super powerful or crazy in the eyes of most people, so for his inclusion in this game which ramps up on the crazy powers and visuals they decided to do something that'd make him unique. As I said before it doesn't seem like it's super relevant to his gameplan, outside of the rage art he only does one other thing with the wind powers and a lot of the tekken talk seemed to focus more on his actual physical attacks and throws than anything related to it.
My problems are really more the fact that there just aren't enough new faces imho. Even with the radical redesigning of the older characters and tekken as a game relying so hard on 30+ year old legacy skill, it just weirds me out that theres been only 3 over the year and four months before it came out. Youd think that with games like SF6 and strive leaning harder into it there'd be a bit more but I guess not. Maybe it wasn't a priority, idk.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Duos.act on March 31, 2024, 06:49:09 am
I could be mistaken, but I thought the sand/dust stuff was purely cosmetic and not an elemental power of some sort. Like, is Eddy not just kicking up sand with the force of his attacks? That's what I thought it was anyway.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Knuckles8864 on March 31, 2024, 07:42:21 am
I feel like he's "in the zone". He's gotten a good hit, and now he's with people cheering him on/inspiring him, like Johnny Cage in MK.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: FeLo_Llop on March 31, 2024, 01:48:07 pm
I think that the sand figures is just a cosmetic evocation of past slavery of African people in Brazil, not that he became a ninja or else.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: Kirishima on April 03, 2024, 06:20:56 am
I suppose it could be a visual thing. I'm fine with FX poping out in stylized fashion during Rage Arts for normal down-to-earth characters. It's just that Eddy doing the sand thing took me by surprise, but oh well.
I do like the fact the Eddy is embracing his heritage more. A nice change compared to whatever Harada had him doing in Tekken 7.
My problems are really more the fact that there just aren't enough new faces imho. Even with the radical redesigning of the older characters and tekken as a game relying so hard on 30+ year old legacy skill, it just weirds me out that theres been only 3 over the year and four months before it came out. Youd think that with games like SF6 and strive leaning harder into it there'd be a bit more but I guess not. Maybe it wasn't a priority, idk.
I always thought Tekken had little new faces with each new entry until the update where it will add around 2-3 more. If anything, I think they don't have much legacy characters other than Jun to look back to. Tekken 7's DLC really burned up that stuff.
I think we might have found Bandeiras's origin story!
Spoiler: New patch has gone live and...(click to see content)
Now you can be Samoa Joe IRL and just WALK AWAY from a raw Rage Art (https://twitter.com/coal_kusoge/status/1774899664321483206?t=hPB_ylrHuNJ8sdGxXucZQg&s=19)
Amongst other gameplay (https://twitter.com/Guc_KYSG/status/1775099483187024284?t=8qr9IZT7k7iJJWA5frr-Mw&s=19) issues and quirks (https://twitter.com/TEKKEN/status/1775144926231072985?t=XmpwZlzrbmyDdjaR74vhqA&s=19) happening. Yikes.
Title: Re: Tekken 8
Post by: GTOAkira on April 03, 2024, 10:35:54 pm
Oof that new patch is a mess. The tekken community was already not super hot on the game atm and this definitely did not help. I swear the honeymoon period for Tekken 8 barely lasted a month. What a mess.