Bandai Namco has allowed us to interview Michael Murray, producer of Tekken 8who has told us details about the development, history and aggressive approach of the next fighting game from the Japanese company.
During the closed-door event, in which the media were able to test Tekken 8the test version -the same used in EVO Japan 2023- had a total of five scenarios and 10 playable characters.
Index of the interview with Michael Murray, producer of Tekken 8
¿Tekken 8 Will it be the end of the Mishima saga?
Michael Murray: The Mishima family story arc has always been a popular and predominant element of the plot of Tekken and on this occasion the final confrontation between Jin and Kazuya will take place. In December, we also revealed that Jun will be making a comeback. So the story may not be what many fans speculate. We have quite a few surprises prepared, but we can’t give more details for now, we don’t want to make spoilers. you will have to play Tekken 8
What motivated the development team to create a more aggressive combat system in Tekken 8?
MM: Fighting games as a genre are quite different from FPS or MOBAs, for example, in this class of titles there is no blocking. If you get shot in an FPS, you take damage. However, in fighting games, theoretically if you block all attacks you can’t lose. Also, in 3d fighting games, you have the option to move to the foreground or background to evade the enemy’s attacks.
There are also reversals and parries. As you can see, defense is already quite an important element in fighting games. The new mechanics introduced in Tekken 8 they emphasize attacking and avoid making the game experience too defensive, which we think is better for players and when it comes to competitions is better for spectators as well.
What have been the biggest challenges in finding a balance to Tekken 8?
MM: Right now, we are focusing more on an exciting experience for all of our players and giving them the freedom of expression and style of play. This is the hardest part. Once we’re confident that this part of the experience is ready and polished we’ll turn to professional staff and playtesters within our community to balance and fine-tune, as we’ve done in the past. So when we have these tests we’ll use them to make sure the game is balanced for launch.
Is there any chance that Baki or Yujiro Hanma will appear in Tekken 8
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Guest characters were an important part of the life cycle of Tekken 7. So thanks to this we are encouraged to ask Michael Murray if Baki or his father the Ogre could be invited to Tekken 8. Since many fans constantly dream of seeing the protagonist of Keisuke Itagaki’s ‘manga’ in the iron fist tournament.
MM: Currently, as you will have seen in the last images, all our characters have been completely redesigned to carry the franchise Tekken to next-generation platforms. For example, the unique playstyles and attributes when players use the “Heat System” are quite distinctive for each character. Developing this takes a lot of time and resources. That’s what we’re focused on right now. However, we are always open to ideas for guest characters and personally, I am a fan of the series. Mouth.
Additionally, the Bandai Namco team revealed their initial plans for the Tekken World Tour 2023. This is the competitive circuit of the Bandai Namco fighting game
For the moment the event Punishment 2 in Bolivia, which will take place on May 6, is the only “Master” category tournament that has been announced for our region. However, Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray at EVO Japan 2023 assured that we would soon learn more about the Tekken World Tour 2023 events. To learn everything about TWT 2023, we recommend following the following link.
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. The first 10 characters were part of the closed test that Bandai Namco had with the press and with some attendees at EVO Japan 2023 and Leroy and Asika were presented at the tournament finals.
Characters of Tekken 8:
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