![]() ![]() ![]() With the anticipated return of Jun Kazama too, it’s impossible to predict any future debuts, which only adds to the excitement. This also raises the question of whether characters like Fahkumram and Lidia will debut on the main roster, but it's hard to believe that the entire roster will be announced prior to the game's official release. That’s not to say that DLC characters won’t make a reappearance within Tekken 8, it might just be a case of entirely new characters receiving DLC spots as opposed to the ones we’ve learned to love. ![]() That said, Tekken 7 had various DLC characters available on top of the standard roster, which appears to change in Tekken 8 since Leroy Smith will be part of the game’s base roster. Given how extensive the roster of characters was in Tekken 7, there are still a lot of familiar faces we are patiently waiting to see, such as Yoshimitsu and Eddy Gordo, who remain unannounced for now. The Tekken 8 roster currently consists of: (Image credit: Bandai Namco Entertainment) However, there are still many characters that remain unannounced for the title. New characters and their coinciding gameplay appear to be dropping fairly regularly at the time of writing, with gameplay videos being uploaded to the Bandai Namco YouTube channel and Tekken social media. Although many fan-favorite and storyline-integral characters such as Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima will return, we can also expect to see a handful of new fighters with entirely new movesets to master - though the vast majority of these are yet to be announced or showcased. With a new mainline Tekken game, players are desperate to see which legacy characters will return for the current-gen experience. Character trailers are dropping at a frequent rate, so expect this page to update as new and returning fighters announce their return. More Tekken 8 trailers can be found on the Bandai Namco YouTube channel, alongside the gameplay trailers for each announced character. Tekken 8 will be coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam sometime in the future.The most recent general Tekken 8 trailer was uploaded in February, and showcased a variety of characters, including the anticipated return of Jun Kazama, alongside a few new locations you can expect to brawl within. "I don't think they've said yet, but they typically do free-to-play titles." Maybe there's another shift in the fighting game business model," Harada said. "I’m quite interested in what's going to happen with Project L. Harada also said he was interested in how the fighting game scene will shift, commenting on the transition from arcade to console, and now what could possibly happen in the future. "There may be less mid-sized titles coming out, but big fighting game IPs and indie fighting games are still going strong." "Some of the younger players now have this impression, although inaccurate, that the fighting game audience has shrunk because there are fewer titles, but that's not necessarily the case," he said. Looking toward the future, Harada expressed optimism about the longevity of fighting games. It's unknown if Tekken 8 will include Rage Arts or how the system will be modified. Harada did not answer when asked if Tekken 8 will include Rage Arts as seen in Tekken 7, though he did comment on the unpopularity of the Rage system and Rage Arts when the features were first implemented. "So now we're showing everyone a pinnacle of the story from the start of the campaign, but this is showing the remaining Mishimas, the two of them, the only ones left, and then you've got Jin Kazama and what he's trying to achieve." And that finished with that installment," Harada said. "Tekken’s story has always been about the Mishimas and their blood feud, and Tekken 7 showcased Heihachi Mishima and Kazuya and the showdown that took place there. So you can see the kind of results of the battle on the character models."Īs for the story, Harada called Tekken 8 a turning point and promised that the story mode hasn't been shrunk from what players saw from Tekken 7. "But when they fall down on the ground, their clothing gets dirty as a result. ![]() "This is actually the first time that we're taking rain and outside effects and having that effect of rolling down the character models. Now Playing: Tekken 8 - State of Play Sep 2022 Announcement Trailer By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's ![]()
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