#Tekken 7 review Ps4#
The online multiplayer is unfortunately suffering from some issues on the PS4 so I wasn’t able to test it out much. They are all self explanatory for the most part. The online mode offers Ranked Match, Player Match and Tournament mode. It is a treasure trove of memories for the fans. You can also watch the opening or ending for these games. You can purchase any character ending in the gallery from the past Tekken games. This was a surprise addition to me because the developers have made sure to include almost every pre-rendered video from Tekken franchise even going so far to add the movies from the Tekken Pachislot machines. Fight money is used to unlock new customization for each character and you can also spend your fight money to purchase movies from pretty much every Tekken game in the Gallery. In term of the extra content, you will be able to play Arcade Mode, VS Mode or try your luck at Treasure Battle which rewards with fight money. They feel rather lackluster compared to the past Tekken games but I guess this was the price to pay for a dedicated story mode. They will take a few minutes per character since most of them are just single battles. These stories are unlocked once you beat the main story mode. There is no arcade mode that offers story and instead it is replaced by these character battles for the whole roster. Instead of going through the story of each character in Arcade mode, the characters are now simply given a very short intro and an ending that is rushed and doesn’t offer any conclusion. The other disappointment that I had with the game was with character stories. I would have enjoyed if the ending gave answers to some of the plot threads but they are left hanging. The unfortunate thing is just that it feels too short and even if the story is batshit crazy at times, it all ends rather abruptly.
The cutscenes are gorgeous though and the game makes use of pre-rendered cutscenes to the fullest to deliver non-stop, adrenaline pumping action. They felt like battles that were added just to extend the length of the story campaign. While I enjoyed the presentation and the way the developers integrated cutscenes into gameplay, which is all seamless, I also hated how some of the battles against goons felt repetitive. These assists are usually shortcuts for powerful moves or combos, however even these won’t help much in some of the more tougher battles. The story mode also tries to simplifies some of the fighting moves by giving the player the choice of story assists, which are activated with the press of a single button. There is a choice of selecting different difficulty setting but considering how I was having trouble at some story battles even in Normal difficulty, I wouldn’t recommended starting with the higher difficulty unless you are an expert at Tekken. The story mode is not that long and shouldn’t take more than 2 hours. It should be a treat for fans as the story mode attempts to tackle some of the story events featured in past Tekken games giving the player a chance to experience them again. The narrative goes through the start of Tekken story with Heihachi throwing the young Kazuya from cliff, to the end of the battle between Kazuya and Heihachi. The story told in this mode is narrated by a journalist who has suffered by the war between the Mishima family members.
#Tekken 7 review full#
The game also features a short story mode called ‘The Mishima Saga’ that is full of cutscenes explaining the backstory and rivalry of Kazuya and Heihachi. Bandai Namco has also added Akuma to the character roster and this addition is simply not limited to Akuma being playable in the game, they have even integrated him into the story and lore, which ended up being a nice surprise. There are a grand total of 38 charactes along with potentially more to be added in DLC after launch, and these are honestly more than enough for casual and hardcore fans. The character roster at launch is fairly diverse with characters that fit any play style. The reason for the delay was most likely the lack of content since the Arcade version launched with fewer characters than the current release. Tekken 7 was originally released in 2015 on Arcades in Japan and took its sweet time in getting released for consoles. While the latest outing of Street Fighter turned out to be a major disappointment, Bandai Namco appears to have taken note of the issues with Street Fighter V and focused on improving these aspects for Tekken 7 resulting in a game that is content rich at launch. It is one of the most popular fighting game franchise sharing this honor with Street Fighter. Tekken is finally back on consoles after a long hiatus.
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