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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 progress and improve. Unfortunately, this game may not be able to compete with other major fighting game titles in some aspects. It simply falls short 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 the most important benefit for many, is that you have extra attack power, improved blocks, and more. It's also an option that allows you to do longer punch combos, forcing your enemy into a corner with no way out. Heat mode primarily rewards players who are very aggressive and helps them defeat their opponents even faster. The Heat mode along with the Rage system is a truly unique combination that can change the course of the fight at any time.
As we may already be 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 already well known to fans of this franchise.
Tekken is powered by Unreal Engine 5, which incredibly showcases the power and beauty of graphics 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 you really feel like you're inside the game and fighting in person.
Zgodba v igri Tekken 8 je v najboljšem primeru srednja žalost. Ni slaba, ampak definitivno ne naredi nič revolucionarnega, kar mogoče že nismo videli v preteklosti. Nekaj manjših izboljšav je definitivno zaznati predvsem v scenah med borbami, ki so res lepo narejene. V večini je to bolj “komedija” kakor pa neka akcijsko pretepaška zgodba, pa čeprav ima notri ogromno akcije. Izbire, ki jih lahko naredite tekom igre so nepomembne in vam nikakor ne spremeni zgodbe, tako da se res ne potrebujete obremenjevati, kaj storiti. Veliko stvari znotraj igre je zastarelih oziroma vzetih iz preteklih iger, kar ne pomeni, da je slabo ampak tudi dobro mogoče ni.
Poleg glavne zgodbe imamo še nekaj stranskih načinov igranja, ki so mogoče bolj primerni za nove igralce. Spet pa ne ponujajo nič novega oziroma so v določenih pogledih še slabši od glavnega dela igre. Arcade Quest je na nek način “tutorial”, ki vam ponuja tudi igranje s prijatelji. Igra vas enostavno nauči in pokaže vse mehanike igre in vas pripravi še na tako težke sovražnike. Vse, kar morate delati je, da se borite v različnih salonih in se tako povzpnete vse višje na lestvici. Zgodbo ima dokaj porazno in vas verjetno ne bo zadrževala notri toliko, kolikor vas bo verjetno samo učenje novih mehanik.
Most of you will quickly jump into the online mode where you will fight against other players. It's probably the best thing about Tekken 8. Although again, it's nothing new and you're simply challenging 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 make you waste countless hours in it. On the other hand, for established players, this is probably the only one that will be good enough to throw themselves into the game and play it day and night.
