Gameplay wise, it's nothing compared to previous Tekken games, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's designed to be more accessible, which is good, but the price for casual interest is very high. It's just a completely different game—one that rewards mindless offense and punishes defensive play styles, forcing players to just run at each other all the time.

If you're to play this game, understand that you'll get tons of games where you'll lose 70+% of your HP not because you played poorly, but simply because you guessed incorrectly. If someone with 5 hours can luck into a win against a higher-ranked player simply because that player guessed incorrectly, then we have a problem. Also understand that this version of Tekken is no longer a martial arts fighting game—expect to see and fight against guns, laser beams, dragons, Ifrit, and a lot more anime-looking stuff. If you just want down-to-earth martial arts, then maybe just wait for the new VF game 🤷🏽.

And oh, I'm not even gonna talk about the whole DLC mess (releasing the shop months after release to avoid bad reviews, putting legacy characters (and a stage) behind a paywall, etc. There's already a lot of reviews about that, here and on other platforms.

I think this tekken game was ruined by all the noob friendly mechanics added into it. I dont think people who are serious about playing fighting games, will be paying attention to tekken 8.
I think the casuals are pretty much all gone, and its the long time tekken fans like me still playing every once and a while.

It's a nice game story wise, mechanics and content, and a throwback for the older games but i wouldn't recommend it full price, most likely wait for a sale, the game has micro transactions and a fight pass which u only get 100 out of the 600 you need for one for free :)))) [you get your coins back and 100 extra for completin the pass though]