Tekken 8

[Neon Ignition]

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[Cassius_Smoke]

Looks good, but I haven't played a Tekken since Tekken 5.

[fuse]

Not really much to go on here other than some shiny new graphics, which are never really the thing to get excited about with a fighting game. Still though, Tekken 7 was very good and I'm excited to see what they put together for 8. Chances are there's going to be a slightly jarring period though where folks are going to have to adjust to a roster that's barely a quarter of who you can currently play in 7.

[MarioMark]

It's interesting watching the "gameplay" with no health bar at the top, I wonder if they should take it away in the games now. Fighting an opponent without knowing their current health state adds a level of suspense to the gameplay.

[Asura]

It's interesting watching the "gameplay" with no health bar at the top, I wonder if they should take it away in the games now. Fighting an opponent without knowing their current health state adds a level of suspense to the gameplay.

I wouldn't personally like that. The presence of the health bar and timer is important in fighting games. If you get an early lead in the round, it means you have the upper hand and the other player needs to come to you, or lose. Slower and throw-oriented characters work partially due to this.

I can understand if maybe you put in visual cues (bruises, sweat and such, like in DoA) and players had to mentally keep track, that would be part of the skill of the game. But then, players in competitive FPS games haven't really gravitated towards games that realistically don't show an ammo counter, even though that would make sense in real life.

[louzayong]

This is exactly what the series needs to be. Excited is a huge understatement. What a start to the show.

[Neon Ignition]

[Neon Ignition]

[QualityChimp]

[fuse]

There is something about seeing your main character age like that which also hints at what you are experiencing as a player.

Just going to turn to dust over here, don't mind me.

[QualityChimp]

Must cost him a fortune in leather jackets every time he does that special move.

[Asura]

I'm sure it all looks... Like tekken but I'm not finding it grabbing me like SF6

[wakka]

There is something about seeing your main character age like that which also hints at what you are experiencing as a player.

Just going to turn to dust over here, don't mind me.

Want to feel old? Here's how Paul Phoenix looks today.

[endo]

Needs moar grey pubes tbh.

[fuse]

https://beta.bandainamcoent.eu/en/cb/tekken-8-closed-network-test

Could've sworn that it was posted on here when registration was happening, but maybe in another thread? Either way, codes are going out today for this weekend's closed network test.

During this Closed Network Test you will be able to choose between 16 playable characters, and fight in 5 different stages. In addition, you will be able to discover a new battle system in online versus mode ranked on 10 ranks, with cross-platform opponent search.