Tekken 8 – PS5 Review

Fighting games are still at the top of the most popular genres. Despite this, the developers of these games do not give up and continue to advance and improve. Unfortunately, this game may not be able to compete with other major fighting game titles in some aspects. It simply lags behind in certain respects.

One of the big innovations in Tekken is the Heat system, which gives you some advantages when activated. The first and probably for many the most important advantage is that you have additional power when attacking, improved blocking and much more. It is also possible to allow you to perform longer combinations of blows and thus push your enemy into a corner with no way out. Heat primarily rewards players who are very aggressive and helps them beat their opponents even faster. Način Heat with the Rage system is a truly unique combination that can change the course of the fight at any time.

As we are probably used to from Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, certain combinations and systems have been simplified a bit in Tekken. This simplicity is also followed by the Rage system, which has only one button that activates the system, making combat a little more friendly to new players. Despite the fact that there are quite a few simplifications and improvements, the roots of Tekken are still very visible in the new game. We find some new faces and at the same time most of the characters that are still well known to fans of this franchise.

The Tekken game is powered by Unreal Engine 5, which incredibly showcases the power and the beauty of graphics that are possible in video games. Even the map or the battle maps are incredibly detailed and the effort of the developers is really noticeable. The characters are animated and detailed like never before. The in-game lighting and shadows are amazingly good and it really feels like you're inside the game and fighting in person.

The story in Tekken 8 is mediocre at best. It's not bad, but it definitely doesn't do anythingč revolutionary, which we may not have seen in the past. Some minor improvements can definitely be detected, especially in the scenes during the fights, which are really nicely done. For the most part, it's more of a "comedy" than an action fighting story, but it does have a lot of action in it. The choices you can make during the game are inconsequential and don't change the story in any way, so you really don't need to worry about what to do. Many things inside the game are outdated or taken from past games, which does not mean that it is bad, but also that there is no good possible.

In addition to the main story, we have a few side game modes that may be more suitable for new players. Again, they offer nothingč new, or in certain respects they are even worse than the main part of the game. Arcade Quest is a kind of "tutorial" that also offers you to play with friends. The game easily teaches you and shows you all the mechanics of the game and prepares you for such difficult enemies. All you have to do is fight in different salons and climb higher and higher in the ranking. It has a fairly underwhelming story and probably won't keep you in as much as just learning new mechanics probably will.

Most of you will quickly jump into the online game mode, where you will fight against other players. This is probably the best thing about Tekken 8 yet. new and simply challenge players to a duel. You can play friendly games or battle it out in a ranked system. Unfortunately, I can't say that this is some revolutionary fighting game that will pull you in and encourage you to spend countless hours in it. On the other hand, for established players, only this one will probably be good enough to throw themselves into the game and play it day and night.