26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024 - PlayStation 5
26 Jan 2024 - Xbox Series X|S
26 Jan 2024 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
Tekken 8 is the eighth canon release and tenth overall entry in the Tekken series. The game's story features 32 former and new characters, each with their own narrative that contributes to the overall story. Tekken 8 features upgraded fighting elements and systems from its predecessor, it also introduces brand-new mechanics such as the "Heat" system and "Tornado" hits. Arcade Quest was another addition to their online mode which includes tournaments, arcade features, customizable avatars and specialized currency that is featured throughout the game.
Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
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Arabic | ✓ | ✓ | |
Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ✓ | |
Chinese (Traditional) | ✓ | ✓ | |
English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ✓ | |
Spanish (Mexico) | ✓ | ||
French | ✓ | ✓ | |
Italian | ✓ | ✓ | |
Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | |
Korean | ✓ | ✓ | |
Polish | ✓ | ✓ | |
Portuguese (Brazil) | ✓ | ✓ | |
Russian | ✓ | ✓ | |
Thai | ✓ | ✓ | |
German | ✓ | ✓ |
Lee and lars teaming up...iconic what can I say. 2 underdogs who are brothers however not bio brothers and still having such a close relationship is honestly beautiful. Then we got jin...jin oh jin... still dealing with his daddy issues... however so cool seeing him throw a motor bike at helicopter. The game honestly however unsurprised has Amazing animations and looks so smooth and polished. There is so much hidden details that they paid attention to. Example Like Jin's sudden wings popping out and vanishing while he is jumping and kicking was such a nice lil details and a foreshadow later on once he enters the dream world. Kazuya still has moves from tekken 2 which was honestly a nice throw back that took me by surprise.
Devil Jin's ultimate looks incredible with the sword I still haven't made my mind yet if it is my favourite ultimate move. That I will need more time to dwell on. Kazuya on the other hand was in his omni man era killing people just cause....he's an angry dilf although very badass when announcing the new tournament. Lily looked hot and unbothered while kazuya spoke, which is relatable. My girl just got no fucks to give. I'm glad they also explored Jin's human side. It's nice to see how alisa and jin are loyal to each other still after so long and also exploring new relationships with his uncles Lee and lars as they were training their nephew. Marshall Law looked good however i felt like he got very disrespected in this game. He just felt so irrelevant and almost like a punch bag to everyone and this is a legacy character....which is questionable.
Paul.......I did not dig that design. End of story. I loved reina she was a great addition to the roster. She was a great actress if you know you know. Xiayou, panda, claudio, and zafina were defo the weirdest group to be working together but kinda cool. It's nice to see characters that dont interact much, suddenly actually interacting, although there were many scenes that lacked Zafina and i feel like she isnt really fully explored. Thats something id like to see in the future games.
Sometimes this game made funny choices like Leo thinking he can beat jin in a fight😭 lili forcing asuka to attend something is so lili. I'm glad they still kept her playful bitchy attitude. And im very happy as a Lili player that they didnt fuck her design over. King looked hot ain't gonna deny that. Steve I never cared for, this game would have been just fine without him, he was barely there. Shaheen looked good when has he ever not looked good. Dragunov is another character that I didn't really care for I think we are way past his prime and they're running out of story ideas for him. Yoshimitsu looked incredible as always this design is way better than the tekken 7 design and his awakened skill is beautiful although...again they didn't give him much I don't think you see him again after that 1 fight which is mind boggling....THIS IS A LEGACY CHARACTER HELLO???
And Bryan is a mix of wesker and krauser in tekken 8 lmao (AGAIN SAME ISSUE OF NOT DOING MUCH). Didn't really care for azucena. She doesn't fit in this game or storyline. (She was just put there to give lili another rival however she only has eyes for Asuka). Leroy looked great. And he gave jin some really inspiring advice. Didn't expect to see azazel again. It's been a minute since we last saw him. Maybe a dlc character in the future hopefully? I'd assume angel form and true devil form will eventually show up as dlcs. Well I hope.
Everyone vs kazuya was funny considering they got whooped however he did struggle which was surprising especially when Reina came in. Reina vs kazuya was epic, some of the best cut scenes in the game. The whole review doesn't fit here so I'll post a follow up review tomorrow