Gaming News Tekken 8: the new benchmark for 3D fighting video games?
Various fighting games, whether 3D or not, have been fighting for over 40 years. In 2023, Street Fighter 6 could get everyone to agree. But at the beginning of 2024, the new installment of the Tekken series represents a challenger for a return that is particularly valued by the community…
Every episode of Tekken is an event for martial arts fans. This eighth installment is no exception to the rule and manages to rank among the best in the series. Enough to become the number one video game in the genre?
Tekken or nothing?
One of the big dilemmas facing fighting game players is knowing which title to invest their time in. In fact, between Mortal Kombat 1, Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, as far as the most famous are concerned, in 2023 there were others but less popular, it is not clear which one you will spend your hours with. If you know the discipline and want to improve or, better yet, become a competitive player, you know that you have to practice, and that doesn’t happen in an instant. So, before you start, you need to know what constitutes the game that seems to interest you a priori.
Tekken is known primarily as a 3D fighting game, and often so the technical showcase of its category. This is the case with Tekken 8! Then the series proved itself with a simple system: Each button corresponds to a member of your character. In the heat of the moment we find a certain logic in the choreographies and other sequences. You probably understood that Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1 work differently and we refer you to the respective tests to better understand the differences. Now let’s take a look at what Tekken 8 offers.
Tekken 8, an ultra-complete video game!
With 32 characters, including some new ones, we’re thinking of course Azucena, Reina or even Victor (played by Vincent Cassel), you’ll have plenty to keep you busy. Yes, the days of duplicate characters from the first Tekken are over. There are also plenty of solo modes a stylish overall story about form, mini-scenarios for each of the 32 heroes, a discovery mode of the world of Tekken through arcade rooms and the classic Versus and Arcade modes. But thanks to AI ghostsalready present in the series before, but now more effective, you will be able to Face off against characters whose playstyles are based on those of real players. All of this is explained in the test video that you can find at the top of this article.
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As if that wasn’t enough, you will be able to do it too Fight online against players from all over the worldenjoy a dedicated lobby in the form of an arcade room, the famous Tekken Ball (everyone says it’s great, but everyone knows we won’t play it for long ;)) and finally a Really well done training mode. In addition to the possibility of training with AI Fatômes, you will discover it “A huge amount of tutorials to help you understand the Tekken 8 game system.”, more extensive thanks to the heat bar and numerous challenges to perfect your sequences. But that’s not all, we will do it Plus, learn to counter and punish your opponent thanks to special challenges. In short, Tekken 8 masters its theme and manages to climb into it the best games in the genre and meet all expectations and by opening up even more to all players without losing depth. Very good “fists” then!
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