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[Forward]

Fists are the universal language.

Came in to say "They speak with their fists", got beaten to the punch, like you got robbed of 'dat first post.

 

[Izuna]

You're late as hell

funny how Jin can't read that he's perving over his cousin tho

 

[Deleted member 752119]

Lol. I hadn't played a Tekken since 3 and just assumed the different language voice acting was because I bought my Steam key from CD Keys and must have gotten the Japanese version or something.

 

[Izuna]

Lol. I hadn't played a Tekken since 3 and just assumed the different language voice acting was because I bought my Steam key from CD Keys and must have gotten the Japanese version or something.

You thought every character spoke Japanese?

 

[GoldandBlue]

The twist is none of them understand each other. They're just really good at reading body language.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

You thought every character spoke Japanese?

No. I thought they just didn't dub the Japanese characters into English (and just subtitled them), but hired English speaking actors for those characters or something.

Granted it was a passing thought as I just quickly blew through story mode and went on.

 

[RedAssedApe]

How do you play video games or get immersed in anything if you can't suspend disbelief over this? There are much crazier things in this game lol

 

[sub_o]

No they don't understand each other, that's why they ended up fighting all the time.
It's a huge misunderstanding!

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

Am I supposed to believe that every character is able to understand all the different languages? This is my first Tekken since forever ago was it always like that? It kinda took me out of the game a bit, What do you guys think?

they talk with their fists, op

 

[Nyoro SF]

It's supposed to be that way for fun. I really enjoy all the different languages. Just assume that everyone in Tekken is multilingual.

 

[Endo Punk]

I know why they do it but I don't like it.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Have none of you watched G Gundam? Don't you realize fighters communicate with their fists?

 

[Drilbit777]

English Kazumi from the reveal trailer still cracks me up.

So was tekken 7 just going to dub over the characters in English at one point? After this trailer they never had it again lol

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Dunno, don't care. Love that they do this.

It's been like that for years. Since Tekken 5 at least, can't remember before then.

Anyone who wasn't Japanese, Korean, or Chinese, with some exceptions, spoke english in 5. It wasn't until Tag 2 that they had all the characters speak in their native language.

 

[Shifty]

English Kazumi from the reveal trailer still cracks me up.

Sweet jesus, the voice they used for Kazuya.

'scuse me while I go and do 50 DORYAs in practice mode to wash my ears out. So glad they went full sub in the end.

 

[RM8]

They're all polyglots.

 

[SixMachine]

I love that someone in the Tekken Universe learned the jaguar language and that King never breaks character, he even growls in pain in Jaguar.

 

[TheBowen]

I Love it.

Hearing characters in there native language is pretty cool, and i don't really see how its 'immerison' breaking when Tekken story is literally the dumbest thing ever, as it should be because i love it like that.

More like stay away from the Mishima family.

And Volcanoes

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Also I believe that tekken is a commentary that even in a world where everyone can understand each other, violence is still inevitable, showing man's inhumanity towards man.

More like stay away from the Mishima family.

 

[ZoronMaro]

It's actually one of my favorite parts of Tekken and I wish more games did it.

 

[friskykillface]

King just growls so I don't think they can understand him

King just wants to be friends but they hit him

 

[Neverforget]

Trash talking has no language barrier brother.

Spoiler

You can just make up a reason, like a translation implant, magic... Etc.

 

[Shadow Ranger]

They actually don't understand each other, that's why they start fighting.
So many misunderstandings...

So many times it works exactly this way haha.

 

[joecanada]

Wait you just made me think , it's a tournament right how did Gon or king or Roger enter ???

 

[Ordinaryundone]

Wait you just made me think , it's a tournament right how did Gon or king or Roger enter ???

You show up with boxing gloves on, you are in the fight. No questions asked.

 

[Shifty]

Wait you just made me think , it's a tournament right how did Gon or king or Roger enter ???

The King of the Iron Fist's organizers have all sorts of translators on staff. They're very inclusive.

King just growls so I don't think they can understand him

King just wants to be friends but they hit him

King just wants a hug.

Spoiler

Sometimes you gotta take the hug by force.

 

[joecanada]

You show up with boxing gloves on, you are in the fight. No questions asked.

No waiver to sign , no entry form or fee? Have you ever tried to write with boxing gloves on ?

The King of the Iron Fist's organizers have all sorts of translators on staff. They're very inclusive.

Lol , dinosaur and kangaroo translators, very very inclusive!

 

[The Albatross]

Who said they do?

There is a reason why they fight all the time.

Tekken is a biblical allegory.

 

[Rafus]

I also like how they translate a single growl by King in the subtitles as a whole sentence.

 

[mas8705]

Either all characters can understand all languages, or perhaps in the world of Tekken, they have little subtitles that appear when someone talks so that they can see exactly what the other person is saying.

And considering how much nonsense that is thrown into this series, I wouldn't be shocked if subtitles actually did exist on top of everything else.

 

[NintendosBooger]

Don't think you need a universal translator to decode a burning fist to the chest.

 

[Shifty]

And considering how much nonsense that is thrown into this series, I wouldn't be shocked if subtitles actually did exist on top of everything else.

Please be excited for Zaibatsu brand Augmented Reality Contact Lenses. Available from your local retailer.

 

[Attack You]

They actually don't understand each other, that's why they start fighting.
So many misunderstandings...

This, really.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

In a game where you have: devil people, sentient wood fighters, waifu androids, vampires, energy blasts, angels, sword wielding ninja robot squid monster and the ability to juggle the human body with a punch etc, people understanding each other's language isn't that far fetched.

 

[TheDanger]

Ich verstehe euch doch auch alle. Ich weiß gar nicht was dein Problem ist.

Bis später ihr komischen Oktopus Typen!

haha Ich bin ein Österreicher.

 

[Brandon F]

Dunno, don't care. Love that they do this.

Perfect first post.

 

[Mohasus]

I like it.

 

[moltonasty]

Yeah it's pretty damn weird, would prefer if it was all one language TBH

 

[poodaddy]

Yes, the same way you believe a teenage girl with 0 muscle definition can knock out a 200 lb wrestler built like Mike Tyson.

Lmao.

Stop thinking about it OP, it's a fighting game. I mean Yoshimitsu's presence alone is enough to show the game is straight up bonkers, and that's without getting into Mokujin. It's a wild series man, ya just gotta take the ride.

 

[Indelible]

I noticed this but I just chalked it up to Tekken being ridiculous.

 

[I-hate-u]

I like it that way much better than this.

 

[Rabid Dwarf 76]

I actually LOVED that part! I'm all for more languages in games.

But to answer you question, they all have Babel fish implanted in their ears. That's how they are able to understand each other.

 

[nkarafo]

I don't think they care about what the other person says.

 

[Uzumaki Goku]

What really took me out of the story was the nameless journalist. I mean who even IS this guy?

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Don't really care. My fist do the talking!

 

[MMarston]

And yet Lars and Alisa are still speaking Japanese.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

And yet Lars and Alisa are still speaking Japanese.

Lars worked closely with Jin and the Zaibatsu so you could argue that he learned Japanese just from employment. I got nothing for Alisa other than Japanese waifu robot.

 

[Shifty]

I like it that way much better than this.

AUGH

Spoiler

Zere's no reason to fright

 

[yukimeans_snow]

It started with Tekken 5.

I've always had this problem. It just didn't feel natural.

That is why Tekken 4 will always be my favourite. Characters spoke to others in different languages, for instance Jin spoke with Hwoarang in English but in Japanese with Kazuya and it all made sense.

You just gotta get used to it.

I really love that Tekken 4 did this, and I wished they continued that!

What they're doing now is hilarious though, and it's a nice touch to hear everyone's native language

 

[LucidMomentum]

Non c'è spazio per i dilettanti.

Osserva!

Spoiler

<3 Claudio