Would you say it's the best new fighting game?

[Sandy]

Can it beat things like Strive, MK1, SF6 and even the pinnacle of fighting games - Tekken 8?

[pseudo]

It's one of the fighting games of all time.

[Infevo]

Imho, it is one of the best releases. Is it objectively better than SF6? Probably not, but I hate SF6 and it bores me to death. Is it better than MK1? I think in terms of presentation nothing comes close to MK but Rising is just more polished overall. And well Tekken gameplay is timeless and it will be amazing. It has horrible motion capture and netcode but it is Tekken. What else do you need to know? Play it if you like it. There is a free version.

[Aphelium]

It's one of my favs, that's for sure.
Then again, Im biased, since I love granblue characters and design, and have been a long ass time mobile game player.

[DarkLeafNinja]

It would be if some characters got nerfed hard

[Absolute 0ne]

"Better" or "Worse" is kinda subjective
Better questions is "are you enjoying it more than those others?" My answer would be: yes

[ZweiZwei]

Different strokes for different blokes, no reason for it to beat anything tbh.
Also Tekken has a different consumerbase.
people that play 3D fighters and people that play 2.5D fighters aren't necessarily the same group of people, though there is some overlap.
Strive is more rushdown than neutral heavy, the only thing I feel could be a decent comparison was street fighter 6 as it and granblue are also neutral heavy.

[Lysamus]

It might be among the best looking if you vibe with the anime art style. Not yet sure if Strive or Granblue takes the crown there (Strive animates better in some of its supers but Granblue supers are all stunners).

SF6 has a superior launch though.

[c0mplete]

Its better than mk1 and strive not sf6.
sf6>>gbfvr>>strive>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mk1

[microplasticenjoyer]

Only one that comes close is mk1, sf6 mk1 and t8 are all normieslop but at least mk is fun, i havent played guilty gear since xrd so i can't comment on strive

[Harley]

This is a good fighting game. Probably one of the best. But, no game will ever beat Street Fighter in terms of popularity.

[MPS]

Personally I like it a lot more than SF6. I suppose it depends on how you feel about the single player stuff, but overall everything about it feel and looks better to me.

[Sage Pirotess]

Nah.... sure its nicer than big n as name games. But Soulcalaber is nicer. And tekken has cool stories.

[Seizure Storm]

I mean no shot but I think it'll make an evo appearance seems pretty decent

[toasted]

Originally posted by Sandy:

Can it beat things like Strive, MK1, SF6 and even the pinnacle of fighting games - Tekken 8?

it won't beat them they are popular by brand name, even if the games you listed were terrible they would still win

[Scege]

granblue plays like street fighter + king of fighters but made easier for people newer to fighting games.

You have very footsies-based gameplay, with spacing being very important.
throws are just as good as they are in other fighting games but people can actually mash out of throws in this game so they won't dominate the game.
you can't combo after throws either as far as I can tell.

The skill system is a unique twist to what would otherwise just be streetfighter but more anime, and the dodging system is a more usable version of dodging from older KOF titles.
The previous title had universal overheads from pressing M+H but now those are part of the autocombo path and can't lead to additional damage just a way to make your opponent want to stand sometimes so you can actually mix them up.

M+H is a universal guard break mechanic on block, a follow up to combos for big damage, and a "get off me" option when blocking, all tied to the same limited resource, you basically get to do any of these options 2-3 times.

I do not think this game is going to be the newest hit success but they've changed it enough from the original that it's fun to play and worth checking out if you ever wanted to play something like streetfighter without getting destroyed immediately.
If you're losing, just mash light attack, you will eventually get your opponent off of you unless they've labbed to beat mashing.