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[Dereck]

 

[Sayah]

My high optimism for Tekken 7 paid off. SO BEAUTIFUL!

I'm ready for 1v1 Tekken again. Really interested to see Claudio/Chloe's moveset since it seems to be pretty unique. Wondering if any other significant gameplay changes were made.

 

[Inuhanyou]

the visuals are actually better than expected

 

[Rheon]

I...see...so they are reusing old stages...in a medley game that's celebrating everything about Tekken(like TTT) it fits...but...i dunno, i'm kind of used to new stages atleast in every numbered game.

..What? We don't even know if it actually is T5's Dragon's Nest and even if it is, this is the only returning stage we've seen so far.
And even TTT2 had more new stages than old.

 

[Creaking]

Need some direct feed & in motion footage, but it's looking pretty nice. I wonder how many characters they plan to reveal, if there are only 20 starters.

 

[Pachimari]

Need some direct feed & in motion footage, but it's looking pretty nice. I wonder how many characters they plan to reveal, if there are only 20 starters.

They'll end up with around 35-38 characters. And more new characters are coming. Kasumi is the end boss, so I hope she'll be playable.

 

[Dereck]

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Some great shots, thank you. Wonder how long we'll have to wait until we find out who the time-release characters in the game will be?

Spoiler

I need Lee. <3

 

[Creaking]

Looks like they made Lucky Chloe's face a little less uncanny. That design still drives me up the wall though.

 

[Dereck]

Chloe's face went from doll to actual person

 

[Have a Nice Day]

Kazumi is the final boss in Tekken 7, her character intro pose has her entering the battle on a tiger then getting off.

https://twitter.com/Flying_Wonkey/status/566108845739479040

Kazumi's pet tiger is her summon in the fight. After the intro, she can channel the pet into a projectile in the match.

https://twitter.com/Flying_Wonkey/status/566112872162283520

She's just Regular Kazumi in the first round but then transforms like Unknown does in the 2nd Round.

https://twitter.com/Flying_Wonkey/status/566113023631179776

Tekken 7 Kazumi has

- Mishima 1,1,2 & 1,2,2
- Tiger Summon Projectile
- Jinpachi u/f+3+4
- A move like Jinpachi's d/b+2,1
- No EWGF so far

https://twitter.com/Flying_Wonkey/status/566137956650340353

 

[Pachimari]

Some great shots, thank you. Wonder how long we'll have to wait until we find out who the time-release characters in the game will be?

Spoiler

I need Lee. <3

There have been a report that Lee won't be in Tekken 7. The same with Wang Jinrei, Bruce Irvin, Armor King etc. But let's see.

 

[Rheon]

Shaheen's design is so sick, somehow he looks even better in game than his CG art.

 

[BigBadShamoo]

If only I was in Japan but hey Atleast I'll be able to play at EVO2015

 

[MrCookiepants]

YES, Kazumi! Finally a female Mishima (who isn't flop Angel). Can't wait to see her in action.

Edit: video footage,
new stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmRCyhcoVo
Lucky Chloe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NBK3iyOPJk

 

[Kimosabae]

Shaheen is probably the best Tekken design I've seen since T4 Jin. Seems like they took inspiration from Team Soulcalibur.

 

[AAK]

Edit: video footage,
Lucky Chloe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NBK3iyOPJk

My God.... Namco how did you guys make me of all people so apathetic towards your game?

 

[Talax]

Is this the full roster or are there unlockables? Or if I can be allowed to be direct with my question, where is my Jin?

 

[Sayad]

Is this going to be the first Tekken game ever that ships without Nina? I know they're doing a beta launch first, but it doesn't seem like she will make the cut next week.

They better have a decent redesign for her.

 

[Sayad]

Lucky Chloe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NBK3iyOPJk

First footage of that "both characters can play on the same side of the screen" thing!

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Is this going to be the first Tekken game ever that ships without Nina? I know they're doing a beta launch first, but it doesn't seem like she will make the cut next week.

They better have a decent redesign for her.

Nina, Jin & Lei were all time release characters in Tekken 4, so this isn't their first time (assuming that they're time release in Tekken 7 also). The true surprise is Yoshimitsu not being in the default cast, as he has been in the default cast of all of the main Tekken games (Tekken 1-6, TTT1 & 2).

 

[Creaking]

Is this the full roster or are there unlockables? Or if I can be allowed to be direct with my question, where is my Jin?

Is this going to be the first Tekken game ever that ships without Nina? I know they're doing a beta launch first, but it doesn't seem like she will make the cut next week.

They better have a decent redesign for her.

They are going to be doing time release characters over the coming months. Keeps things exciting and all. Expect significant additions.


It'd be cool if the unrevealed characters got Kazuya/Lars-level new outfits/designs. As it is, only Kazuya, Lars, Law, Hwoarang, and Xiaoyu got any changes at all, and the latter three were very minor things.

 

[YoungOne]

Looks good hope for a quick release to consoles.

 

[Talax]

They are going to be doing time release characters over the coming months. Keeps things exciting and all. Expect significant additions.


It'd be cool if the unrevealed characters got Kazuya/Lars-level new outfits/designs. As it is, only Kazuya, Lars, Law, Hwoarang, and Xiaoyu got any changes at all, and the latter three were very minor things.

Oh good. Without Jin/Devil Jin I would have lost my mains. It did feel weird not to see them in a tekken game.

 

[Creaking]

Edit: video footage,
new stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmRCyhcoVo

Ah, so it is a new version of Dragon's Nest. Sweet. Hard to see blemishes from offscreen, but but the rain effect looks fantastic.

I hope they have some form of the old music from that stage.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Harada giving a walkthrough for Lucky Chloe and Shaheen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5SfQX2dzvE

 

[Yoshichan]

Guys, will Lee be in this?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

This is bullshit, Hwoarang should wear his traditional Taekwondo outfit as default.

Also any chance of Baek being in the console versions?

 

[RelentlessRolento]

damn... game looks super nice

 

[CSX]

lucky chloe's attacks....dem animations, dat button timing

She gonna be annoying as hell lolol

 

[Asriel]

Which is why I'm not at all excited for T7.

I miss the days when each Tekken felt different from the last, a breath of fresh air each time.

It's like they can't (or rather don't want) to exit the T5 bubble. This stagnation is pretty disappointing stuff honestly.

Yeah, this is really disappointing.

Don't get me wrong, the game looks great, but there doesn't seem to be any real changes from previous incarnations.

 

[Dereck]

If there is rain on stages, I wonder how the water will interact with the skin/hair of the characters, if it does at all. I know the clothing will be affected since that was introduced in Tag 2.

 

[Talax]

Harada giving a walkthrough for Lucky Chloe and Shaheen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5SfQX2dzvE

LOL Harada Pikachu san!!! XD

 

[Qvoth]

Harada giving a walkthrough for Lucky Chloe and Shaheen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5SfQX2dzvE

chloe's style is interesting, she's more like a street fighter character in a sense because of all the rythm timing with her moves (her 1 2 3 4 thing, even rage art)
shaheen's unique thing is his step thing

 

[Pachimari]

Guys, will Lee be in this?

Rumor has it, that he won't be in the final game.

This is bullshit, Hwoarang should wear his traditional Taekwondo outfit as default.

Also any chance of Baek being in the console versions?

No. Hwoarang will have to do. They are getting rid of clone characters now that the roster will be limited to around 38 characters.

 

[Dereck]

I made some shoddy gifs

 

[Skilletor]

Fucking gifs and chrome.

Jesus, this game loosk sick. The cloth physics look great. Shaheen looks sexy like a mofo.

 

[Scrub Mcgrubb]

Also any chance of Baek being in the console versions?

edit- oops... guess Baek is still alive afterall- hard to keep track in these games

 

[sam777]

Will there be a Jack 7?

 

[Kimosabae]

Yeah, this is really disappointing.

Don't get me wrong, the game looks great, but there doesn't seem to be any real changes from previous incarnations.

To be honest, I don't think there's anything they can do to attract new players or rope lapsed players back, en masse. As disappointing as it is, the game has a "7" in its title: the reserved approach just makes sense. Don't invest too much into development and just continue to keep the dedicated base happy from here on out, and Tekken should remain a profitable franchise for at least another 5 years. There's no point in trying to reinvent the wheel. They should probably just consider Madden-style annualized updates at this point.

That said, the true disappointment is the vacuum present from no new IP from Namco's fighting game devs, period (outside, maybe, Pokken).

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Its looking good and wanna play. But it is concerning the korean guys saying it was boring or whatever. The same stuff in a new wrapper.

 

[Dereck]

 

[jett]

Shaheen looks pretty awesome in motion, with all his flowing clothes. His animations look really great too, it's too bad they re-use so much of previous games for older characters.

 

[Secret Character]

This game looks gorgeous. The 1.0 build looks stunning in motion (thanks for the .gifs) and I really hope we don't have to wait long to play it.

Also, look at all that room for unlocks.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Dat particles mang. Can't wait to play this at home. Here's hoping Namco gets smarter and doesn't wait a year to please Arcades that are nonexistent outside of Asia. Tekken 6 demand partially died down because of the long wait.

 

[Terareflection]

Shaheen looks pretty awesome in motion, with all his flowing clothes. His animations look really great too, it's too bad they re-use so much of previous games for older characters.

Yeah, characters like King just look awful now.

 

[IKizzLE]

To be honest, I don't think there's anything they can do to attract new players or rope lapsed players back, en masse. As disappointing as it is, the game has a "7" in its title: the reserved approach just makes sense. Don't invest too much into development and just continue to keep the dedicated base happy from here on out, and Tekken should remain a profitable franchise for at least another 5 years. There's no point in trying to reinvent the wheel. They should probably just consider Madden-style annualized updates at this point.

That said, the true disappointment is the vacuum present from no new IP from Namco's fighting game devs, period (outside, maybe, Pokken).

Mk went through dark ages where there games were either bad or too similar to previous entrees. Mk9 came out and brought back old players and brought in New players and ended up selling 4 million copies: more than any single tekken game has sold since t3.

Tekken can make a comeback, but there gonna have to innovate a lot. Drastic gameplay changes, redesigns, etc. The question is, will harada try? I know he was bit by T4, but so was ed boon with mk4 and literally every 3d mk in the ps2 era.

 

[SolidSnakex]

 

[UnluckyKate]

She seem to play like howarang with stances but with a focus on tempo attacks ?

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Some more gifs.

Different finisher.

She has something like Kage Maru's f,d,df+p,k,k. This is hilarious.

Hopkick me please.

Capo throw.

Shaheen:
I wanna now what military uses this fighting style, I'll sing up.

That flip launcher is hilarious. Overall I like it, it's like "trick fighting".

"Steppu"