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Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, Akuma/Gouki announced as playable character
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Good to know.
N00b Saibot
Banned
Tekken X SF dead ?
Nah its because 3D gameplay vs 2D gameplay with a grain of SF II nostalgia. Tekken is doing great overall, still making games since Tekken with no long stop. It's a healthy brand and if I remember well doing better U/SF/SSFIV on Arcade.
so putting a guest character in it puts more eyes on the game, and expands the audience to SF fans too.
Yep, especially in the West.
Tekken brand has been standing well on its own for 20 years.
There has been a decline in console sales but it still sells well enough. TTT2 sold close to 2 million. A lot of fighting games wish they could reach that number.
The developers have also indicated that Tekken 7 is the most successful arcade Tekken title in franchise history and I imagine it's because they've added features like revenge match and have higher prices.
Secret Character
Member
So, is Hei going to be yet another character who will live through SGS? That move has to be the most unreliable killing tool in the history of video games.
Its a complete engine upgrade of their graphical rendering techniques. Its not supposed to look like the initial Arcade release.
Good luck.
If we're really thinking reasonablly...Jin did do all that shit in 6 to save the world....and he pushed everyone away including Xiao because of that.
He's that 'tragic hero' type that you just want to strangle, but his reasons were good atleast. He still has his mom in his head even after all this time
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Well damn, they are taking the guest star of Akuma canon as hell! Didn't expect that.
Sure, you remove that skirt, and pull her panties all up in her ass, then you got the Mika thing.
Yeah. Dude was good, now he's a dick like the rest of the males in his family. Shame too, he destructed their fighting style in Tekken 4 to the point of being too awesome, but he became a dick afterwards in the sequels.
Sure, you remove that skirt, and pull her panties all up in her ass, then you got the Mika thing.
Yeah. Dude was good, now he's a dick like the rest of the males in his family. Shame too, he destructed their fighting style in Tekken 4 to the point of being too awesome, but he became a dick afterwards in the sequels.
Tekken definitely has a storied history, just I don't think the brand is that relevant anymore. I don't know much about Arcade sales, but it's only relevant to Japan's shrinking arcade market.
TTT2 selling 2 million isn't bad though. I wonder if Tekken 7 will keep up the trend. I also wish I knew how the F2P Tekken did.
Will the arcades be upgraded to these graphics?
It wouldn't be selling 2 million if it wasn't relevant anymore.
And that 2 million figure is for a spin off series that released at the very end of a console generation in the same year as Dead or Alive 5, Virtua Fighter 5: FS, new Blazblue, Skullgirls, SoulCalibur V, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Persona 4 Arena. 2012 was jam packed with fighters so 2 million is pretty good considering the competition.
And as I mentioned, the most recent title has been a huge success in the arcades.
It's very relevant as a franchise. It wouldn't be getting a sequel if it was dead in the water.
>_> Tekken 7 Fated Retribution IS the Arcade version.
They usually fold all pre console launch Arcade enhancements into the console release, plus more extra stuff.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
That looks great.
darkslayer101
Member
Insane Metal
Member
Dat clipping.
ZeroTheShadow
Member
Tekken hasn't done that shit since Tag 1. If that did happen he'd probably end up on the lower end of the tier list because of it.
Who said they were scrapping TxSF?
dude! Ive been saying this since kh announcement.
Shadow Ranger
Member
Liking what I see. Not sure how I feel about canonising him though.
eyeball_kid
Member
I don't mean 'ridiculous' in terms of silly; that's Tekken's bread and butter. I mean that Harada allowed Street Fighter to basically co-opt the Tekken narrative at the point where the 20 year long story is finally wrapping up. It's a 1000x bigger troll move by Harada than Lucky Chloe.
Loving the new costumes. Finally getting some new wardrobes after a decade for a lot of these characters lol...
The stages in the trailer look like different versions of the current stages in T7. A destroyed version of the Mishima Dojo stage and then a daytime version of the rooftop stage .
Looks like it's following the new stage model back in the T5 and T5DR days.
The stages in the trailer look like different versions of the current stages in T7. A destroyed version of the Mishima Dojo stage and then a daytime version of the rooftop stage .
Looks like it's following the new stage model back in the T5 and T5DR days.
If tekken characters started showing up in SF on the regular, would that be an acceptable trade off?
It's getting a sequel but from what I understand, the budget is pretty low for a game made in 2015. Namco also said TTT2 missed targets on release. Out performed by Soul Calibur, of all things...
Putting a Akuma in will definitely draw in new fans, although I wonder how much it will change the downward trend. When you're selling 8.3 million copies of Tekken 3 in 1997, plus profits from the much more vibrant arcade scene at that time, you're looking at a much larger profit. Considering how much AAA games cost these days, I bet those guys are under a lot of pressure to deliver a lot with a little.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
HOLY FUCK!!!
Announce the god damn console release date already! I've already been so hyped for T7, now they got Akuma in this motherfucker???
HYPED.
Announce the god damn console release date already! I've already been so hyped for T7, now they got Akuma in this motherfucker???
HYPED.
Thats misguided figures. Soul Calibur was released long time ago (more than a year I think) when that figure came out compared to Tag 2 that came out recently. Tag 2 is still selling at that point and Eventhubs do not want to point that out.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Tekken Tag 2 deserves so much more success. What an incredible game. Netcode was damn near perfect too. Me and my boys have spent too many hours playing 4 player matches with beers.
BC that bitch asap!
BC that bitch asap!
I wonder what From Software could do with it.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
That Gouki character model is by far the best he has ever looked. Well in 3D at least. Looks awesome.
eyeball_kid
Member
I'm suddenly reminded of that Monty Python Spam sketch. "But I don't want ANY spam!"
If they want to fill up Tekken 8 with SF characters, okay, but why can't they wrap up the Mishima storyline without the annoying guy next door crashing the party?
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Tekken 7 and Ace Combat 7, can we get a ----- ----- 8 to complete the trifecta ?
That's not Time Crisis. But yeah, a new Ridge Racer would bring all my boyhood dreams come true too.
Tekken in general has this annoying obsession with making characters randomly switch intentions. It's not even in a grey area for some, it's just "I am bored of being evil/good!!"
Forget those clowns, where is Lei?
Jin is grey though. Because he wasn't actually evil and still isn't. His entire intention was to kill the Devil Gene before it caused more suffering, and kill Azazel who would cause far more suffering than he did through his war.
Even if its dumb, he wasn't just trying to be a villain, he was pretending to be one in order to lure Azazel out. He still cares about the people who love/ed him, like Jun and Xiao. He just doesn't want them involved so they won't be hurt by his crusade
I don't think that's the case.
Take that R. Mika!!!!!!
Xiaou just retained her spot as my favourite in T7. Bring it on Namco. I can't wait that long for greatness. I really hope it's 2016.
InfiniDragon
Member
Being honest, I don't know if even Jin can take Akuma if he was going full out. Dude is mad OP story wise.
crimzonflame
Member
Sakura and Akuma probably end up in this and not SF5
SCV released 8 months before TTT2.
Harada has been quoted as saying the budget is higher for Tekken 7, not lower.
Please check your sources.
TheRealTalker
Banned
So when we finally get Tekkn 7 on consoles it is this one we are getting right?