After the horrific Tekken 7 I wasn't overly interested in this game. The trailers looked ok, but aside from that, there was nothing standing out about this at all.
Having played since the original, I decided to give it a go. First of all, the main story is good, while over the top in the typical Tekken style. The cutscenes are truly remarkable, However... it ends there. I don't know why the Japanease gaming industry are so obssessed with making everything more aggressive and less tacitcal. So many of their games do this nowadays. Gone are the days where it took skill to play, now its all about spamming buttons faster.
Tekken 8 plays like an acrade game, meaning the enemies have that detect player outputs. The cpu will know your moves as you output them. It makes it tedious. The online mode is trash too.
I've seen many people and critics say this is the best since Tekken 3.... it is not even close. While it is better than 7, it doesn't hold a candle to the amazing 5&6. I would put it on par with 4, but it isn't anywhere close to 3. Tekken 3 was a masterpiece, Tekken 8 is extremely average.
Listen all you Japanease gaming folks, learn something - faster does not mean better games! If you think spamming buttons endlessly without tact or thought, then I feel sorry for your wives.
