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Tekken 8 – PS5 Review
Fighting games are still at the top of the most popular genres. Despite this, the developers of these games do not give up and continue to progress and improve. Unfortunately, this game may not be able to compete with other major fighting game titles in some aspects. It simply falls short in certain respects.
One of the big innovations in Tekken is the Heat system, which gives you some advantages when activated. The first, and probably the most important benefit for many, is that you have extra attack power, improved blocks, and more. It's also an option that allows you to do longer punch combos, forcing your enemy into a corner with no way out. Heat mode primarily rewards players who are very aggressive and helps them defeat their opponents even faster. The Heat mode along with the Rage system is a truly unique combination that can change the course of the fight at any time.
As we may already be used to from Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, certain combinations and systems have been simplified a bit in Tekken. This simplicity is also followed by the Rage system, which has only one button that activates the system, making combat a little more friendly to new players. Despite the fact that there are quite a few simplifications and improvements, the roots of Tekken are still very visible in the new game. We find some new faces and at the same time most of the characters that are already well known to fans of this franchise.
Tekken is powered by Unreal Engine 5, which incredibly showcases the power and beauty of graphics possible in video games. Even the map or the battle maps are incredibly detailed and the effort of the developers is really noticeable. The characters are animated and detailed like never before. The in-game lighting and shadows are amazingly good, and you really feel like you're inside the game and fighting in person.
The story in Tekken 8 is mediocre at best. It's not bad, but it definitely doesn't do anything revolutionary that we may not have seen in the past. Some minor improvements can definitely be detected especially in the scenes during the fights, which are really nicely done. In most cases, this is more of a "comedy" than an action fighting story, even though it has a lot of action in it. The choices you can make during the game are inconsequential and don't change the story in any way, so you really don't need to worry about what to do. Many things inside the game are outdated or taken from past games, which does not mean that it is bad, but also that it may not be good.
In addition to the main story, we have a few side game modes that may be more suitable for new players. Again, they do not offer anything new, or in certain respects are even worse than the main part of the game. Arcade Quest is in a way a "tutorial" that also offers you to play with friends. The game simply teaches and shows you all the mechanics of the game and prepares you for such difficult enemies. All you have to do is fight in different salons and climb higher and higher in the rankings. It has a fairly underwhelming story and probably won't keep you in as much as just learning new mechanics probably will.
Most of you will quickly jump into the online mode where you will fight against other players. It's probably the best thing about Tekken 8. Although again, it's nothing new and you're simply challenging players to a duel. You can play friendly games or battle it out in a ranked system. Unfortunately, I can't say that this is some revolutionary fighting game that will pull you in and make you waste countless hours in it. On the other hand, for established players, this is probably the only one that will be good enough to throw themselves into the game and play it day and night.
