Tekken 8

D.R.B · 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.

Macaulyn97 · 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.

Kirishima · 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.

Macaulyn97 · 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.

Seadragon77 · May 29, 2023, 05:02:09 PM

New bios incoming...

Spoiler (click to show)

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...

Kirishima · 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.

StevenB · 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.

Kirishima · May 30, 2023, 04:20:57 PM

Quote from: StevenB on May 30, 2023, 03:38:23 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.

Magma MK-II · May 30, 2023, 04:56:01 PM

Bring Michelle back.

(yeah I know it won't happen)

Momotaro · May 30, 2023, 05:10:47 PM

Quote from: Magma MK-II on May 30, 2023, 04:56:01 PM
Bring Michelle back.

(yeah I know it won't happen)

Yes, very few chances...
I wish Julia can come back with some elements from JayCee in her movelist...
JayCee was one of my fav character...

Macaulyn97 · May 30, 2023, 06:58:59 PM

Quote from: Magma MK-II on May 30, 2023, 04:56:01 PM
Bring Michelle back.

(yeah I know it won't happen)

A woman over 40yo without any magical excuse for her to not have a single wrinkle? In my fighting game? Never!

StevenB · June 01, 2023, 11:15:55 AM

Quote from: Kirishima on May 30, 2023, 04:20:57 PM
Quote from: StevenB on May 30, 2023, 03:38:23 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.

FeLo_Llop · June 01, 2023, 12:04:34 PM

I'm sorry to the 3 Combot fans, but Mokujin is impossible to be replaced

Seadragon77 · June 01, 2023, 10:09:11 PM

Quote from: 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.

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.