On the finish of the EVO Tekken 8 Showcase, Bandai Namco revealed the final launch character that may seem within the sport, Reina.
She’s a model new character and he or she’s nicknamed a “Purple Lightning.” Her stage is the “Secluded Coaching Floor” and he or she brings the overall of playable characters to 32.
Certainly one of her key ideas is “Duality” and he or she’s designed by Bayonetta character designer Mari Shimazaki, who additionally designed Josie for Tekken 7. You possibly can try her lovely artwork under.
Apparently, she fights by mixing the Mishima Fashion Preventing Karate and Taido. As a humorous (however probably related) facet word, govt producer and director Katsuhiro Harada talked about earlier than introducing her that “Heihachi Mishima is Utterly Useless.”
You possibly can watch her in motion under.
We additionally heard extra in regards to the sport from Harada-san, producer Michael Murray, and director Kohei “Nakatsu” Ikeda.
Apparently, we get a listing of adjustments to ranked matches from Tekken 7, as you’ll be able to see within the slide under.
Group matches have additionally been made simpler to grasp in comparison with the closed beta.
Tremendous Ghost battles have additionally been expanded. You possibly can play towards your personal ghost and even play towards the AI ghosts of builders and professional gamers by discovering them within the leaderboards.
Enjoying towards your personal ghost will allow you to see it evolve as you enhance, and chances are you’ll even be capable of spot a few of your weaknesses.
The My Replay & Ideas will allow you to file matches in a number of modes and never simply on-line, as you’ll be able to see within the slide under.
We additionally get to see some actually attention-grabbing artwork portraying the main points of the not too long ago revealed characters Satan Jin, Zafina, Alisa Bosconovich, Lee Chaolan, and Victor Chevalier.
If you wish to watch a ton of Tekken 8 gameplay, you’ll be able to try the total showcase under.
Tekken 8 will likely be launched for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S on January 26, so the wait is sort of over.
If you would like to see extra not too long ago revealed characters, you’ll be able to check out Azucena and Feng Wei.