As someone who came from Tekken 7's last few seasons, with a bit of Tekken 5 and 6 experience, I can understand why this game gets the hate that it does. The new play style that leans toward aggression and 50/50 mixups, with not much reward from playing defensively; creates a shock for most veterans, and even some casuals who came from older games. Not to mention the micro-transactions that they've decided to add, that may rub some fans the wrong way. However, don't let these comments and issues stop you from playing. Tekken is by no means easy, but once you get the feel to it, you'll understand why so many of the people who trashed the reviews stayed anyway to play every day. Let's just hope that the devs will find a balance within the game's system. And if not, then continue to embrace the Abare and have fun regardless!

As someone who came from Tekken 7's last few seasons, with a bit of Tekken 5 and 6 experience, I can understand why this game gets the hate that it does. The new play style that leans toward aggression and 50/50 mixups, with not much reward from playing defensively; creates a shock for most veterans, and even some casuals who came from older games. Not to mention the micro-transactions that they've decided to add, that may rub some fans the wrong way. However, don't let these comments and issues stop you from playing. Tekken is by no means easy, but once you get the feel to it, you'll understand why so many of the people who trashed the reviews stayed anyway to play every day. Let's just hope that the devs will find a balance within the game's system. And if not, then continue to embrace the Abare and have fun regardless!