Is it worth upgrading to this from tekken 7, the reviews look terrible

[Nickpcgamer2016]

Other than having difficulty sometimes now finding an online match in tekken 7, are there any other good reasons to jump to 8?
the reviews look terrible, is it really that bad?
from what I've read its entirely broken....

[Shiro♌]

The game feels more smooth in my eyes, and seems to be a lot more newbies friendly.
That said, the game as it is does promote developing some really bad habits that are gonna be a hell toning down once you get used to them..

I'd say, it will vary on what kind of a player you are.
- If you are a casual player, winning or losing doesn't really matter all that much to you.. You will have fun here.
- But, the moment you are the competitive player who has to win at all costs and can't enjoy themself unless they dominate the match..? Welp, then you're gonna hate this game.

[Kislev]

I still enjoy tekken 8 tbh
all tho certain charchters are broken and you will face them alot unfortantly

[pablonesmrtelny]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1778820/discussions/0/601900862720222992/?ctp=7

This.

Whatever you heard its much worse. 70-90% of good players left the game and I am not exaggerating. I had like a 100-200 people in my playlist now I got like 7 people at best.

Streamers and pros linger on cause they its their job and low ranks perhaps never noticed that the game is broken. But the normal mid-high level matchmaking is a wasteland. Sometimes 30 minutes or more to find a match from what I hear.

[Kislev]

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1778820/discussions/0/601900862720222992/?ctp=7

This.

nty

[k.....]

On discount, sure, atleast there are some offline contents to do Arcade story and Story Mode that is. And buying additional character you want separately is recommended. At full price though ,I can't recommend it. On the other hand, if you want all DLCs, I would recommend waiting till S4. Unless you want ultimate version which doesn't include S3 and S4.

[Backburner]

It is fundamentally broken because how op all characters are right now. But hopefully they are nerfing heat and characters in the upcoming patch. If you want to grind ranked only, get ready to be destroyed for at least couple of months. If you are a veteran tekken 7 player, things will be much easier for you. But you have to realize that the game is mostly about offensive and not defensive gameplay. Bandai Namco is forced to rework the game because of the bad reviews and the outrage the game got, especially in season 2. So hopefully the new patch in May will get the game back on track, or at least start the process of healing. If you wish to buy the game, go to allkeyshop because it is much cheaper than steam, 25 euros for standard edition, 42 and 45 for ultimate editiion (both give you 4 season 1 dlc characters + 2 stages). Season 2 pack is around 30 euros on allkeys but right now it would only give you Anna and 3 upcoming dlc characters and 2 stages (but later during the year).

The graphics are great and if you play casually you will have a lot of fun. But once you learn the game you will get more frustrated because how OP some characters are. They should literally give Yoshi and Lee treatment to all other characters at this point. The urgent patch brought them back to their senses and hopefully the May patch will lead in the same direction. Otherwise the game will flop, especially with the upcoming Virtua Fighter 6 on the horizon. But I am optimistic simply because they cannot risk anymore because of how much money they invested to the game. I left my negative review back in February 2024 because of polaris crash on pc (that thing is mostly fixed, it made the game unplayable especially on my old pc but right now I can play on my old pc with no crashes and it almost never crashes on my high end pc). Still won't change my negative review until they fix the season 2 mess they created. And not even Lei or Armor king or Doctor Boskonovich is going to change that if they don't change the direction of the game.

[Gon666]

Just wait and see, mid-may we'll know in which direction they want to go with this game, if there's a chance for redemption or if they still don't understand what they did wrong.

Even if they decide to go in the right direction, the issues are so deep rooted that it will probably take most if not all of season 2 to turn into an enjoyable game.

[pablonesmrtelny]

Originally posted by Gon666:

Just wait and see, mid-may we'll know in which direction they want to go with this game, if there's a chance for redemption or if they still don't understand what they did wrong.

Even if they decide to go in the right direction, the issues are so deep rooted that it will probably take most if not all of season 2 to turn into an enjoyable game.

I dont think "direction" means anything right now.

Core playerbase left the game so right now they are FORCED to obey. Once they return under the hope of "that patch was insignificant but aiming kinda good" they will start putting in nonsense again tbh.

Bamco is incapable doing anything right unless they are forced. They cant be allowed to think on their own for a second.

[Gon666]

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

Originally posted by Gon666:

Just wait and see, mid-may we'll know in which direction they want to go with this game, if there's a chance for redemption or if they still don't understand what they did wrong.

Even if they decide to go in the right direction, the issues are so deep rooted that it will probably take most if not all of season 2 to turn into an enjoyable game.

I dont think "direction" means anything right now.

Core playerbase left the game so right now they are FORCED to obey. Once they return under the hope of "that patch was insignificant but aiming kinda good" they will start putting in nonsense again tbh.

Bamco is incapable doing anything right unless they are forced. They cant be allowed to think on their own for a second.

And yet direction means everything, there's no point in trying to fix the game if they don't get why it's not a good tekken game.
Just look at the emergency patch and the Clive "nerfs", it's like they are totally missing the point.
You can't force them to do anything if they can't understand the negative impact of the core design flaws and the nonsense they gave to well pretty much every character.

[pablonesmrtelny]

Originally posted by Gon666:

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

I dont think "direction" means anything right now.

Core playerbase left the game so right now they are FORCED to obey. Once they return under the hope of "that patch was insignificant but aiming kinda good" they will start putting in nonsense again tbh.

Bamco is incapable doing anything right unless they are forced. They cant be allowed to think on their own for a second.

And yet direction means everything, there's no point in trying to fix the game if they don't get why it's not a good tekken game.
Just look at the emergency patch and the Clive "nerfs", it's like they are totally missing the point.
You can't force them to do anything if they can't understand the negative impact of the core design flaws and the nonsense they gave to well pretty much every character.

No it doesnt cause it is basically guaranteed the next patch will have good direction.

Yet it is almost guaranteed they wont fix the game.

tbh even the last patch was good. twenty more patches like this and the game could be borderline playable. But there is no shot they can keep up the consistency.

My point is - only thing that matters is the actual BIG patch that will be delievered later. No promises, no direction, nothing matters. Only that what is done. Cause I still think there is like 0,1% chance they can actually make it.

[Cheez3™]

u can download the demo and see if u like the combat

[KrossKounter]

If you enjoy guessing it's worth your time.
If you enjoy winning by skill instead, then no.

[Gon666]

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

No it doesnt cause it is basically guaranteed the next patch will have good direction.

That's a bold assumption ; per example,nerfing the combo damage doesn't magically fix the game, it's pretty much a band-aid on one of the consequences of more systemic problems.
Alone in a vacuum, this won't change a lot, combos will still be too long, people will still abuse the same broken stuff, the game will still avoid player interractions...

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

My point is - only thing that matter is the actual BIG patch that will be delievered later. No promises, no direction nothing matters. Only that what is done. Cause I still think there is like 0,1% chance they can actually make it.

I think you didn't get that by direction, i didn't mean PR talk or empty promises. Nor did i mean something that they had to verbally communicate to the playerbase.
I meant actual real direction, as in "taking a really good look at your product,understanding where you messed up, and build a solid plan to fix it on the long run".
I'm not sure why we are arguing since our point is the same & when you said yourself :

Originally posted by pablonesmrtelny:

But there is no shot they can keep up the consistency.

Which kinda implies... Having a solid direction xd

[Optimus Tager]

No, not if you liked Tekken 7. Tekken 8 - to me at least - represents everything they did wrong with Tekken 7, but dialed up to 11. I don't think there is anyone left from the team that made Tekken 7, other than Harada, Murray and Kohei Ikeda - the vast majority of the team working on Tekken 8 is built from people who worked on Pokken, Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive franchises. And it shows.

Tekken 8 has the appearance of a Tekken game, but beneath the surface it is anything but. It plays more like a Dead or Alive, with gameplay mechanics adapted from Pokken thrown into the mix. Its more of a Frankenstein's monster, to be honest.

So yeah, I personally would not recommend you to buy this game anytime soon - if ever.

I don't believe this game can recover anymore. Not when the Harada himself has been caught lying multiple times; Murray outright blocking and ignoring anyone with even the slightest amount of criticism towards the game; and Ikeda being MIA most of the time. We'll be lucky(?) if the games gets even Season 3 after this mess.

[SEATEK The_LEFTY]

Namco:
*eat your Chipotle

*wear your kazuya foamposites

*wear your monster glasses

LOL

Dude, just continue playing 7 and wait.