In Bandai Namco's quest to increase aggression, they've completely neutered the systems and neutral that define TEKKEN.

Out with poking, timing mix-ups, and footsies. In with forced unearned mix-ups on block, and non-stop immediate timing responses.

With no adequate defensive systems to balance out the offensive ones, the game has devolved into a chaotic mess of who can oppress the other player with their buttons more. And it's lead to this game having a clear top 8 characters at launch, that are almost untouchable.

It's a gorgeous game, has a fantastic story mode, and is loaded with features. But the game-play that underpins it is a bastardised version of the series.

As a long time loyal TEKKEN player, I can honestly say, this goes right alongside TEKKEN Tag 2 as the most volatile, stressful, un-fun TEKKEN game ever made.

In addition to the game-play being volatile, it's still full of bugs that can crash the game outright, and it also has a lobby system that is so bad in makes Arc System Works blush.

Hoping the game gets better in future updates, but I will not be holding my breath.


We're almost 2 months in, and this game's warts are out for all to see. There are no punishments for rage quitters and cheaters. There are no benchmark requirements to prevent you from being forced to play this game vs someone running the game at 20fps.

Ranked isn't worth playing until the rampant issues with the mode are addressed. They won't be though. The devs are too focused on updating their new DLC micro-transaction store to notice.


Hey guys,

Guess what?

More terrible decisions from Bamco!

YAY!

As of today, modders are now put on notice! Bandai is going out of their way to copyright strike any YouTube videos that showcase mods.

Don't be surprised if popular modding sites are taken down in the near future.

All for the sake of $4 costumes.

Oh, and that plugging/cheating issue I discussed? Yeah, they still haven't addressed that.

As I said, Tekken store is their sacred cow now.

I'll be back with another update the next time Bandai pulls another assclown move.

See you then!


LOL I'm back so soon!

We got a battle-pass now!

GIVE BANDAI ALL YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!


Y'all didn't expect this to be a good update by this point right?

Welcome to Tekken 8. When we do our "Bug Fix" patch, we don't mean that we're removing bugs from the game. What we really mean, is that we're fixing the game by adding more bugs!

With this latest update, the game is truly in an unplayable state.

But hey, at least the battlepass with Tekken 7 items made it in just fine!

Yay.


Today marks the day that Bandai Namco is officially sending out cease and desist letters to the modding community.

After acknowledging that modders helped keep people playing Tekken 7 for the better part of 7 years, Bamco has now decided they value their battlepass and MTX shop over their community.

And they STILL have't rolled out a fix for their last disastrous patch either.

Their priorities are clear.

They don't care about your player experience at all.

Don't support this game.


Matchmaking is now based on Tekken prowess, a system that no one understands.

No more learning multiple characters, unless you want 15 minutes queues.

HAVE FUN!


They just dropped the patch notes for next week's patch....and they look really, really promising.

Bandai even admits the faults in the game that I outlined in the first post of this review.

Maybe there is some hope here after all.

Stay tuned.


Sergei Dragunov has now won 4 of the last 5 majors, and made up of half of the top 8 at EVO.

Bandai continues to ignore the fact that this man is ruining the meta.

Meanwhile, you bet your ass we got another rushed battle-pass, and more Tekken Shop items.

They'll never miss the opportunity to make a dollar!

This game continues to bleed players month over month, and I don't even think Heihachi's return can save them.

It's sad to see what has become of my favourite franchise.



You seriously couldn't include the stage as part of the season pass or ultimate or deluxe editions? Stages used to be included in Tekken 7 season passes.

Also, they added Nike Ads on every building in one of the stages, Urban Square.

Between the stage DLC, the ultimate bundles that offer nothing, the Tekken Shop, the low-effort Battle Pass, and the $500 Halloween prop glasses they're trying to push on us, this whole game is just trying to push one message on the player-base:

SHUT UP AND CONSUME.

Game-play direction is subjective (and let me tell you, I despise the game-play direction), but this greed is not.

Whether you like Tekken 8 or not, you can not, and will not be able to deny that this game has just become a shake down for your money.

I honestly can't believe it.