EVO Japan 2023, an event that will have a public test of Tekken 8, starts on Friday, March 31. So Bandai Namco has been revealing at a fairly fast pace, for those of us who follow fighting games closely, each of the characters that will be available in the trial version or ‘location test’ that will take place this weekend. week in Japan. One of these characters is Ling Xiaoyu, who in her presentation trailer for Tekken 8 It shows us what his fighting style is like and the changes it has had.
As seen in Ling Xiaoyu’s introduction trailer, her fighting style and movements in Tekken 8 They look similar to those of the previous installment. His neutral play is very strong and he takes advantage of his fast moves to counterattack the opponent or frame traps that he can capitalize on in combos that allow him to get into an okizeme. It will be very interesting to see the video material that the attendees at EVO Japan 2023 manage to record from the ‘location test’ of Tekken 8 to be able to appreciate a little of how the characters will be able to behave in a competitive environment.
Who is Ling Xiaoyu?
Ling Xiaoyu debuted in Tekken 3 (1998) and since then it has not stopped being present in the main games of the franchise, its ‘spin off’ and even in the ‘crossover’ Street Fighter X Tekken. Ling Xiaoyu is a disciple of Wang Jinrei and her motivation is to win as many tournaments as possible to fulfill her own wish.
Bandai Namco describe la historia de Ling Xiaoyu en Tekken 8 as follows:
Ling Xiaoyu is a Chinese martial arts teacher who has feelings for Jin Kazama. She infiltrates the Mishima Zaibatsu building in search of clues that will allow her to find the missing Jin and obtain data that will be useful in her search. Traveling the world and following any trail she can find, it’s been six months for Xiaoyu with no hope in sight. Xiaoyu has run out of leads, but she must find Jin at all costs. There is something she needs to know from him and it is this growing and unwavering determination that drives Xiaoyu to keep going.
What are the characters of Tekken 8 that has presented Bandai Namco?
Since last year, along with the first trailer for Tekken 8we know what they look like Paul, King, Law, Lars, Jack-8 y Jun Kazama. However, after this advance presented in The Game Awards 2022Bandai Namco has begun to share individual ‘trailers’ that reveal more about how each of the characters that we will see in the fight fight. Tekken 8.
Characters of Tekken 8:
Where and when will the first date of the Tekken World Tour (TWT) be? 2023?
from the end of EVO 2022 we know that EVO Japan 2023 It will be from March 31 to April 2. This event will be the first competitive stop of the Tekken World Tour (TWT) 2023. Hopefully during EVO Japan 2023 we can find out when it comes out or what is the release date of Tekken 8.
These are the schedules for the three (3) days of EVO Japan 2023. For more information, we invite you to read our following note, in which we detail the EVO Japan 2023 tournaments in the following link.
