Tekken 8 - Standard Edition

Pre order extras were average and what you'd expect. My physical metal plate was actually scraped so not a fantastic showing from Bandai Namco.The game itself isn't too bad and effort clearly went into the character designs, heat system, and stages. Visibly they're awesome to watch.Bugs still exist and a lot of what was found and submitted to Bamco during the CBT and CNT were still ignored. Freezing at character select, etc.The online is absolutely pathetic. Netcode is around the same standard as Tekken 7. Don't expect anything good. Despite all of the beta testing and feedback, it feels like they again switched off a lot of servers the week after release. Wired connection with 900 down and 150 up, and still constantly lagging with rollback, etc. Playing a ... MorePre order extras were average and what you'd expect. My physical metal plate was actually scraped so not a fantastic showing from Bandai Namco.The game itself isn't too bad and effort clearly went into the character designs, heat system, and stages. Visibly they're awesome to watch.Bugs still exist and a lot of what was found and submitted to Bamco during the CBT and CNT were still ignored. Freezing at character select, etc.The online is absolutely pathetic. Netcode is around the same standard as Tekken 7. Don't expect anything good. Despite all of the beta testing and feedback, it feels like they again switched off a lot of servers the week after release. Wired connection with 900 down and 150 up, and still constantly lagging with rollback, etc. Playing a friend 10 miles away who is also wired and same speeds - it lags. Played online while in the mainland UK and it's slightly better but still not stable. A joke compared to other modern fighting games. If you don't have much of a local scene and hope to learn and grow through online, just give it a miss. You'll only be letting yourself in for anger and disappointment. Plenty have voiced it to the devs on Twitter but will likely be ignored. DLC and paid costume customisations announced this week though - priorities.

Considering the first Tekken was released soon after the PSone’s debut, and Tekken Tag Tournament accompanied the PlayStation 2 at the console’s launch, it’s surprising to see the franchise make its current-gen debut so far into the lifecycle. The wait has proved worth it, as this sixth installment is the most refined since the almost universally loved Tekken 3.One of the first things you’ll notice is the comically huge character select screen. For the standard arcade, versus, and ghost battle modes, players have access to every fighter from the very beginning. This includes dozens of returning favorites, as well as some new faces. Apparently there’s a rule that every new fighting game has to feature a fat, surprisingly agile blonde American, as Tekken’s rotund Bob ... MoreConsidering the first Tekken was released soon after the PSone’s debut, and Tekken Tag Tournament accompanied the PlayStation 2 at the console’s launch, it’s surprising to see the franchise make its current-gen debut so far into the lifecycle. The wait has proved worth it, as this sixth installment is the most refined since the almost universally loved Tekken 3.One of the first things you’ll notice is the comically huge character select screen. For the standard arcade, versus, and ghost battle modes, players have access to every fighter from the very beginning. This includes dozens of returning favorites, as well as some new faces. Apparently there’s a rule that every new fighting game has to feature a fat, surprisingly agile blonde American, as Tekken’s rotund Bob joins Street Fighter IV’s Rufus in this role. Dr. Bosconovitch’s creation Alisa appears a polite young girl at first, at least until her chainsaw arms and robot wings pop out (and it only gets worse when she pulls off her own head and uses it as a weapon).Newcomer Lars is the focus of the new Scenario Campaign mode, which is the weakest aspect of the game. Cutscenes are surprisingly long considering they make little to no sense and feature (surprise!) a spiky-haired protagonist with a case of amnesia. This mode has its own built-in version of arcade mode, featuring CG endings for characters after a few short fights. Going back to the lazy beat ‘em-up levels of Scenario Campaign is rough after a few traditional one-on-one fights, as the colorful and interesting locales of the latter are replaced by the cut-and-paste docks and bland environments of the former.Worst of all, your movesets are castrated in the Scenario Campaign, which is a shame considering how robust they are in standard fights. After learning their various tweaks, Tekken veterans will feel right at home with returning characters. Combat is focused on a heavy dose of combos and juggling, although it’s still entirely possible for newbies to pull out a win by frantic button mashing. Part of the fun of a fighting sequel is learning the unique styles of the new combatants, and it’ll take some time getting used to the snake-like kicks of Zafina or Miguel’s quick and powerful combos.Online play performs relatively well compared to other fighters, but lag still rears its ugly head every once in a while. However, the lag isn’t exactly choppy; it’s more of an overall slowdown of the fights. Your inputs still register as you intend, albeit a little slower than in single-player. The overall online setup offers a few more features than Street Fighter IV’s bare-bones approach, but it’s nothing substantial. Lobbies and matches connect almost immediately, and you can even upload replays and “ghosts” of your performances for others to download.As a fighting game, Tekken 6 proves why it’s been a consistent success for over a decade. Controls and combos are incredibly tight, and the entire package is dripping with polish. Despite the lackluster Scenario Campaign, it’s still a solid purchase for fighting fans.

A Love Letter to Fans, While Welcoming New Players

It saddens me that most people wont experience this story due to them not being open minded to fighting games or anime. If you were a fan of Tekken at any point, this is a must own title. Even if you havnt played since the arcade days. Multiple reviews on youtube can get you more details, but know its a fully packaged game with one of the largest amounts of single player content in any fighting game in the industry. I tell my friends that this is the only anime story you’ll ever need in your life. It goes so hard in the most unapologetically Tekken and Japanese cultrue kind of way. Truely a delight with one of my favorite video game stories of all time! 4.5 out of 5 stars and totally worth the $70.

Bandai's Best

Bandai Namco's latest entry in their classic fighting game series! Tekken 8 has been a blast to play thus far. 32 characters, a vastly improved story mode, and a wealth of new training options designed to help beginners and veterans alike are just the tip of the iceberg.The game has recently passed over two million copies sold and it still hasnt been out a full month as I type this review(2/24/24, game was released on 1/26/24).Download the free demo and give it a shot. If you like it, the full game is even better and you should get yourself a copy. I can't recommend this game enough.(Tekken 8 is pictured along with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, another banger title, and the preorder bonus for Tekken 8)

Best Tekken since Tekken 5.

Tekken 8 is the most improved game from the last one. Tekken 7 while is still a good game, it had little offline modes. In character episode mode, you only have 1 fight and than you move on to the next episode. Tekken 8 improved with having 5 fights in each character episodes. Also in tekken 7, only 5 fights in arcade mode but Tekken 8 brings it up to 8 fights. The story mode is also a step up and the new campaign the arcade journey is a big welcome. I also love that you can listen to classic tekken music from all tekken games. Can't wait for more features and additional fighters to come by way of DLC. This game is highly recommended for fans of fighting games.

Fighting game packed to the gills with content

Most feature packed fighting game that’ll make you want to learn and get better at the game.Tekken has been part of my childhood memory during PS1 and PS2 days. Me and my neighbors would drive to the nearest gaming parlor to play in friendly tournaments. I was fascinated in watching others play. My last tekken experience was Tekken 5 in 2005. Feels so good to be back in a fighting game that’s Tekken 8 after 19 years. As a fighting game newbie, the game features mechanics to let even a beginner like myself enjoy the cinematic fights in story.Then there’s the Arcade mode that teaches you how to fight by learning the fundamentals.

Great game/short story.

I bought this because i used to play it as a young child with my older brothers but was never good at it. Mostly for the nostalgia, and it looks good graphically. I also recall reading a site where the devs said this was going to ×× amount of hours to beat. I recall it saying 25-30 which i found crazy cause i recall tekken 6 being like super short and it ticked me off. Well let me just say, whatever i read back then lied to me. The story is max 8hours long. Ridiculously short too. I get its a fighting game so the replayability ia very high especially with online. But as someone who plays almost entirely singleplayer this was sad. Even if i play arcade and side character story i wont get much out of it. All ik all, the story was good though. If not way overthetop, ... MoreI bought this because i used to play it as a young child with my older brothers but was never good at it. Mostly for the nostalgia, and it looks good graphically. I also recall reading a site where the devs said this was going to ×× amount of hours to beat. I recall it saying 25-30 which i found crazy cause i recall tekken 6 being like super short and it ticked me off. Well let me just say, whatever i read back then lied to me. The story is max 8hours long. Ridiculously short too. I get its a fighting game so the replayability ia very high especially with online. But as someone who plays almost entirely singleplayer this was sad. Even if i play arcade and side character story i wont get much out of it. All ik all, the story was good though. If not way overthetop, which is how tekken is i guess. Graphics are beautiful too. The game doesnt throw oversexualized characters at you like street fighter either. Which i can appreciate a lot more.I would recommend this eaaily to people that play online extensively. But id wait for a sale if you just want to enjoy the story/singleplayer

Tekken 8 review

What can I say It's Tekken! Other game creators and producers need to take notes!! I blew my money on that new Street fighter! It's trash! They took away from the older gameplay and fluidity ETC... just to make the background busy and complicated, which is a waste of time!! Tekken 8 is what we're used to. What we want, deserve what a game is supposed to be! In my opinion It's the best game out! Obviously with much better graphics than the old Tekken games from the past! That new engine they're running is amazing!! This is a message to the creators and producers of the Tekken games don't change or take away all the good you've done throughout these decades. Just add to it make it better keep going down the path you're going down we love it!!

Tekken 9 will be better...I hope

Tekken 8 is only okay. It's trying to market to casual players and try to turn them into EVO players fast.The Veteran players of the series are mixed because with it's more aggressive play style but the battles are more fast-paced. Though there's no point to do Low Parries in combat or focusing on movement.The whole metta behind the game is to smash buttons until they mess up and you hit them back with a BIG COMBO!There's little thought behind matches anymore and also I HATE the BATTLE PASS for this game. They're reusing items from Tekken 7 to make more "profit".The story mode is very entraining and the practice mode has great tools for you to get good at the game!I enjoy Tekken 8 for what it is but I miss the Tekken 7 defense gameplay opinions. But hey ... MoreTekken 8 is only okay. It's trying to market to casual players and try to turn them into EVO players fast.The Veteran players of the series are mixed because with it's more aggressive play style but the battles are more fast-paced. Though there's no point to do Low Parries in combat or focusing on movement.The whole metta behind the game is to smash buttons until they mess up and you hit them back with a BIG COMBO!There's little thought behind matches anymore and also I HATE the BATTLE PASS for this game. They're reusing items from Tekken 7 to make more "profit".The story mode is very entraining and the practice mode has great tools for you to get good at the game!I enjoy Tekken 8 for what it is but I miss the Tekken 7 defense gameplay opinions. But hey cross play is awesome to play with my nephews.

Very EPIC Conclusion

I loved every minute of this game's story mode. While I did feel somewhat bewildered by the fact returning character did get changes to many of their older moves while other moves got removed completely, it was fun relearning old favorite such as Xiaoyu, Jin, Hwaorang, Kazuya, Asuka, Lili, and a lot of fun playing with the new faces such as Victor, Reina, and Azucena! The story was DEFINITELY a major improvement over what we got in Tekken 7 as well, getting rid of the dumb emotionless narrator, nothing but fun action, more characters and character interactions, attempts at expanding relationships with certain characters like Jin and Asuka (though there still much more I want to see between them in terms of interaction since, so much potential is missing thanks to ... MoreI loved every minute of this game's story mode. While I did feel somewhat bewildered by the fact returning character did get changes to many of their older moves while other moves got removed completely, it was fun relearning old favorite such as Xiaoyu, Jin, Hwaorang, Kazuya, Asuka, Lili, and a lot of fun playing with the new faces such as Victor, Reina, and Azucena! The story was DEFINITELY a major improvement over what we got in Tekken 7 as well, getting rid of the dumb emotionless narrator, nothing but fun action, more characters and character interactions, attempts at expanding relationships with certain characters like Jin and Asuka (though there still much more I want to see between them in terms of interaction since, so much potential is missing thanks to the Asuka VS Lili rivalry). My only issue.... Arcade Quest. I didn't feel much for it when they announced it online, and sadly Super Ghost Battle is locked until I progress through that. I personally do not like the avatars not a s most look weird and just, didn't need an Arcade Quest. I'm just gonna guess this was Namco's response to World Tour mode in Street Fighter 6 (which was good unlike Arcade Quest). I like that Tekken Ball is back and Arcade mode is a REAL arcade mode this time now that it has 8 fights to go through. Only thing we need is Survival, Time Attack, Team Battles, and maybe a Tekken Force mode that's like the one of the later Story Mode battles. And I would love to see one that has a endless mode to it too. Definitely worth 70 dollars, though I wish it wasn't that much since I miss the times full price games were 60 instead.