Tekken 8

[FeLo_Llop]

Last trailer. I think. Well, it's Devil Jin:

Also, I HAVE WATCHED THE WHOLE STORY MODE.

Spoiler (click to show)

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.

[Macaulyn97]

What is the point of putting a spoiler tag if you're literally gonna say that you won't spoiler shit?

[FeLo_Llop]

I just love to create expectations and see your so valuable thoughts.

Also:

Spoiler (click to show)

- 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

[Basara Bogard]

Holy shit!! The Customization Mode is sick as hell!!

Spoiler: Here're some examples on YT (click to show)

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

[Kirishima]

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

[SquidlyPoli1]

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.

[Kirishima]

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?!



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 

Speaking of, it's discovered that the cosmetics featured in the battle pass are reused from Tekken 7.  Yikes.

[SquidlyPoli1]

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.

[Duos.act]

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.

[Knuckles8864]

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.

[FeLo_Llop]

I am kinda intrigued by the bow instrument things

Atabaque and Berimbau.

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.

[Kirishima]

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.

not that he became a ninja or else.

I think we might have found Bandeiras's origin story!

Spoiler: New patch has gone live and... (click to show)

Now you can be Samoa Joe IRL and just WALK AWAY from a raw Rage Art

Amongst other gameplay issues and quirks happening.  Yikes.

[GTOAkira]

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.

[ArtistofLegacy]

Season 1 trailer. Things of note.

• Balance patch. No date given
• New stage in Summer. Seaside Resort. It's free.
• Photo mode in Summer.
• New story chapter in Fall. Eddy and Jun are featured.
• Next character is Lidia in Summer.

[SquidlyPoli1]

I dont know what got them to change their mind but heihachi is back now.

Fun for All Into the Future

[Kirishima]

So are they ever gonna explain the whole Akuma meeting Kazumi thing or are we to believe Heihachi can now swim in lava through sheer will power or...?

[Seadragon77]

So are they ever gonna explain the whole Akuma meeting Kazumi thing or are we to believe Heihachi can now swim in lava through sheer will power or...?

I'm hoping they'll explain that and why the Mishimas seem to have Level 100 Lava Protection on at all times.

[oraora?]

I dont know what got them to change their mind but heihachi is back now.

Fun for All Into the Future

oh my g, how did he managed to survive? anyway, at first, I thought he might be a clone of heihachi, but still, harada explains the reason behind this: https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2024/jul/25/lie-harada-explains-heihachi-tekken8/

[FeLo_Llop]

Release: 30 Sept(if prepurchased), and oct, 3rd. Alongside with his stage, his other outfits and if I'm not wrong, the story expansion.

He's here to show who the REAL King of Iron Fist is.

[Byakko]

Well that's a fucking upgrade, all those new moves are absolutely sick.