Bandai Namco was at the EVO Tournament last weekend with Tekken 8 present, who also used the big stage to announce further additions to the fighting roster: Raven and the newcomer Azucena.
For Raven, this represents a return to Tekken there, after he was in Tekken 7 who had been missing recently. After his disappearance as a result of the events in Tekken 6 Raven has undergone intensive training and is now even stronger. back. His fighting style combines ninjutsu and powerful attacks with his unique "Soul Field" technique. This allows players to stand out in the battle arena using clones and teleportation.
His abilities are always used coolly and deliberately. Only in unexpected situations does Raven resort to reinforcements, and he sometimes loses his composure when he encounters mortal enemies like Dragunov.
Newcomer Azucena, on the other hand, hails from Peru, seems to love coffee, and displays remarkable agility in combat, employing effective strikes that she skillfully alternates. Her movements draw from Mixed Martial Arts as well as unconventional techniques like the "Liberador." She adopts a stance in which she doesn't block her opponent's attacks, but rather instinctively evades them.
She decided to participate in The King of Iron Fist Tournament to promote the Ortiz Farm, a Peruvian coffee plantation. Besides Jack-8 Azucena is the second newcomer in the series.
While the final release date of Tekken 8 Although still pending, the game will be presented at gamescom in two weeks. There, visitors can get a feel for the new gameplay philosophy, which focuses on aggression and rewards a risk-taking, offensive playstyle, resulting in spectacular battles.
Impressions from Tekken 8 is also already available in our gameplay preview From the recent network test. Here's what we found:
"All in all, this first network test left a very good first impression of the upcoming installment in the Tekken series. The gameplay is well done and has been nicely complemented by several new features. We, for our part, are very much looking forward to the release of Tekken 8. However, a release date is still missing."
Tekken 8 According to Bandai Namco's plans, it should be released by the end of March 2024.
Beautiful Raven finally has his E…moves back. After Waifu Raven flopped with players, they're bringing back the male part.
Unfortunately, this isn't new to the series.
Eddy-Christine
Raven-master raven
Bruce-Joissy
Jinpachi Kazumi
Heihachi (according to the leaks, his daughter Reina)
What's the point of killing Heihachi and then introducing a new fighter of a different gender but with the same fighting style?
I didn't buy the whole Lars thing, and now Heihachi has a daughter too. Instead of constantly changing the gender of characters with little substance, they should give existing characters better lore or buffs in combat. So if Heihachi doesn't come as DLC or even as a skin for his daughter, I'm out. It'll be the first Tekken game I skip.
And as for the new character, what a cliché that all Peruvians drink coffee and wear rainbow necklaces, and then a noblewoman named Lilly shows her that tea is better.