Im not good at Tekken, nor have i ever been good at Tekken, despite it being a game i grew up with since i was little.
Still Tekken 8 feels (atleast for me) like an insane upgrade to T7 in many regards.
I love the newly implemented heat system, i LOVE LOVE LOVE the new practice tool options, you have so much more to train with, which also probably makes this the most beginner friendly Tekken game outta them all.
The only issues im having with this game are the insanely greedy monetization(Which also partly makes the game P2W, which i will explain later), and the 50/50's.
I don't know if im alone on that, but i feel like there are just way too many 50/50's in this game compared to previous games.
Still, i find Tekken 8 to be the smoothest Tekken we have had so far(Except maybe TTT2).
Everything just feels buttery smooth, the animations are clean, the rage arts are so much more cinematic and feel rewarding to hit and makes you much more hype when you use them, the absolutely astonishing graphics just support this so much and make this game an absolute Cinema to play.

For Monetization, theres 2 Issues i have: The Battlepass, The DLC Characters.
While the Battlepass isn't some groundbreaking issue, since like pretty much every other game, exclusively offers cosmetics, which im still kind of okay with in F2P games, that need to keep themselves above water somehow.
But in Tekken 8, a game that is already up for 70€, i don't see why we would need a Battlepass PLUS even an item shop.
I find this to be kinda insane in an fighting game.
Now the biggest issue, which makes "F2P" players not being able to practice against certain characters.
There always have been DLC Characters in Tekken, and im not having a problem with them being overpowered, since so far none of them have been, but the issue that as long as you dont own that particular DLC Character, you cant train against them in Practice.
This is a really big problem, since you can literally only train against them when you play against them every other match, and there you can't see certain details like Frames e.t.c.

I would still recommend this game as a long time Tekken fan, but probably only when you can grab it at a discount.
If you're a fighting game enthusiast, its also worth to just grab the game for 70€ if you can't wait for a discount.

Im not good at Tekken, nor have i ever been good at Tekken, despite it being a game i grew up with since i was little. Still Tekken 8 feels (atleast for me) like an insane upgrade to T7 in many regards. I love the newly implemented heat system, i LOVE LOVE LOVE the new practice tool options, you have so much more to train with, which also probably makes this the most beginner friendly Tekken game outta them all. The only issues im having with this game are the insanely greedy monetization(Which also partly makes the game P2W, which i will explain later), and the 50/50's. I don't know if im alone on that, but i feel like there are just way too many 50/50's in this game compared to previous games. Still, i find Tekken 8 to be the smoothest Tekken we have had so far(Except maybe TTT2). Everything just feels buttery smooth, the animations are clean, the rage arts are so much more cinematic and feel rewarding to hit and makes you much more hype when you use them, the absolutely astonishing graphics just support this so much and make this game an absolute Cinema to play. For Monetization, theres 2 Issues i have: The Battlepass, The DLC Characters. While the Battlepass isn't some groundbreaking issue, since like pretty much every other game, exclusively offers cosmetics, which im still kind of okay with in F2P games, that need to keep themselves above water somehow. But in Tekken 8, a game that is already up for 70€, i don't see why we would need a Battlepass PLUS even an item shop. I find this to be kinda insane in an fighting game. Now the biggest issue, which makes "F2P" players not being able to practice against certain characters. There always have been DLC Characters in Tekken, and im not having a problem with them being overpowered, since so far none of them have been, but the issue that as long as you dont own that particular DLC Character, you cant train against them in Practice. This is a really big problem, since you can literally only train against them when you play against them every other match, and there you can't see certain details like Frames e.t.c. I would still recommend this game as a long time Tekken fan, but probably only when you can grab it at a discount. If you're a fighting game enthusiast, its also worth to just grab the game for 70€ if you can't wait for a discount.