The latest installment of Bandai Namco’s fighting franchise plays great, but also makes some questionable choices.
So now that its finally out, was it worth the wait?
Tekken 7is ultimately a fantastic game thats placed in a head-scratching package.
The core gameplay is as good as it ever was.
The smooth, four-button feel is the same, though with some added tweaks.
The biggest addition is Rage, which acts as a last-second comeback mechanic.
When your character has only a little health left, their health bar will glow red.
Yep,Tekkenhas supers now.
So yeah, its good olTekkenand plays as great as youd expect.
Just get it, go online, and bust some heads.
This game does have a handful of different modes and ideas that almost work but not quite.
For example, look at the arcade mode.
Upon winning this short mode, you simply get the end credits and thats it.
But theres a little bit more to why this rubs me the wrong way.
Tekken 7has The Mishima Saga, which is the story mode.
Its a novel concept and adds weight to these one-on-one video game battles.
At the same time, Mishima Saga suffers from being too in love with the games main characters.
Sounds promising, but it doesnt pay off.
Each side chapter is a characters backstory in text form followed bya single match.
Then the character endings, most of which are a big pile of nothing.
Im not the only one who thinks thats strange, right?
An arcade mode with no endings existing alongside a mode where you have one fight and get an ending?
Then theres the VR mode.
WhenTekken 7was announced for PlayStation 4, Bandai Namco claimed that it would tie into the PlayStation VR.
What I found was even dumber than expected.
Why does this even exist?
Then again, Ive seen them do worse.
Sorry,SoulCalibur V!
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
