Tekken 7

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  1. argonsteele
    Jun 3, 2017
    3
    Ugh, can't help feeling this is a step backward for the franchise. The whole thing feels schizophrenic; too flashy, too fast, too distracting, too shiny skin, too gritty filters. I wish I could turn all the effects off and just play a fighting game without worrying about having an epileptic seizure. This game reminds me of listening to one of those Mexican radio stations where the DJUgh, can't help feeling this is a step backward for the franchise. The whole thing feels schizophrenic; too flashy, too fast, too distracting, too shiny skin, too gritty filters. I wish I could turn all the effects off and just play a fighting game without worrying about having an epileptic seizure. This game reminds me of listening to one of those Mexican radio stations where the DJ interrupts every song with the same echo/reverb sound effect. And don't even get me going on story mode; feels like it was written by a fifth grader. Maybe when I have spent more time with it I will appreciate some advancements in the fighting engine I haven't noticed yet, but the whole presentation is so loud, flashy, and generally offensive that I have little interest in playing. And with less 3D movement it feels more like mortal combat than tekken. IMHO SoulCalibur IV remains the best 3D fighting game and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 the best of the Tekken series.… Expand
  2. fckyoufa99ot
    Aug 21, 2019
    0
    Piece of Sh!t game. They ruined the franchise I've grew up playing. Where to begin... RAGE is the most stupid mechanic introduced into the game allowing garbage players to win rounds they shouldn't. Second of all characters that mainly use their legs keep you in the air and manage to extend their combo for Fuk!ing ever if you take a hit expect half of your life to be gone.... missed toPiece of Sh!t game. They ruined the franchise I've grew up playing. Where to begin... RAGE is the most stupid mechanic introduced into the game allowing garbage players to win rounds they shouldn't. Second of all characters that mainly use their legs keep you in the air and manage to extend their combo for Fuk!ing ever if you take a hit expect half of your life to be gone.... missed to block or counter dead GG WP … Sh!t GAME. Tekken is DEAD! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME...…..… Expand
  3. D-Ainsel
    Jul 22, 2017
    0
    Dont buy this game. Its unplayable.

    1. Online is crap as hell, even after patch, you cannot connect, waiting few times more than playing to find an opponent (disconnecting and lost connection - typical issues). 2. Even when you find opponent, there is 1/3 chance you will lag, sometimes you will have 4-5 games in a row that you will have heavy lags. You can easily lose to someone    Dont buy this game. Its unplayable.

    1. Online is crap as hell, even after patch, you cannot connect, waiting few times more than playing to find an opponent (disconnecting and lost connection - typical issues).

    2. Even when you find opponent, there is 1/3 chance you will lag, sometimes you will have 4-5 games in a row that you will have heavy lags. You can easily lose to someone spamming one combination, and there is no fun even if you win, since no skill is involved.

    3. Game has horrible code, it is loading all the time. Character screen? I need to load it. Choosing which side of the screen you want? I need to load it? Finding opponent? I need to load it? Accepting rematch with same opponent and map? I need to load it. For a game with so little textures and objects, this **** is constantly loading - you get old in this game, waiting for anything to happen.

    Bottom line, if you are a billionaire who burns money and just want to waste time by waiting for something to load and then lag to death... still dont buy it, donate to charity. It is the only online game I play that has so many, basic problems. It is as if Harada and his team, spend this 3 years on designing hats and tshirts for characters (which are still ugly ) instead of making online works, online which is the only thing making this game worth any penny. Its a waste of time and money, run, switch franschise, as clearly there is no future in Tekken. If in 2017 they cannot figurate out online gameplay, then really something is wrong with dev team.    … Expand
  4. TheDatenshiMMA
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Well 6.8 ? The story mode is dogsheiit, the story itself is pitiful adding some caractere from an other fighting game when he has nothing to do here, lack of content, gameplay wise its the best fighting videogame we had lately but still... i needed a thousand fight to reach reverred ruller with Jin and it only lasted me 100 fight or so to reach fujin with Xiaoyou too many flowchart inWell 6.8 ? The story mode is dogsheiit, the story itself is pitiful adding some caractere from an other fighting game when he has nothing to do here, lack of content, gameplay wise its the best fighting videogame we had lately but still... i needed a thousand fight to reach reverred ruller with Jin and it only lasted me 100 fight or so to reach fujin with Xiaoyou too many flowchart in that game ! The community is full of haters, weebs weirdo and a littlle amount of nice people who want to help. And who forgot that the ficking game didnt work for like 2 month after his realease ? Ps4 pnline is a mess… Expand
  5. Broski_fgg
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    Tekken 7 is a predictable follow-up to a series that's never aimed particularly high, it may please casual gamers for a day or two but the stagnant ongoing series is definitely in the second tier of fighters way below Capcom or NetherRealm Studios games, and it's seriously getting old and tired. The lack of depth and subtlety and the emphasis on the offensive, rather than the defensive,Tekken 7 is a predictable follow-up to a series that's never aimed particularly high, it may please casual gamers for a day or two but the stagnant ongoing series is definitely in the second tier of fighters way below Capcom or NetherRealm Studios games, and it's seriously getting old and tired. The lack of depth and subtlety and the emphasis on the offensive, rather than the defensive, puts this squarely two notches below the best in the genre, the "who-can-get-their-super-move-off-first" gameplay leaves much to be desired from a serious fighting game player. Like the prequels, Tekken 7 is geared towards casual gamers and anyone who's been exposed to more technical, more dynamic fighting games will quickly pass on tekken. Other top fighters, namely Street Fighter, DoA and MK games have advanced impressively in their latest installments; but the relic that is tekken just can't seem to evolve, furthermore many combos can be done simply by hitting 1-button, and the nearly "instant-kill" rage art moves are just laughably broken. Instead of a supplying a proper fighting engine, matches in T7 seem to rely heavily on "who can get their rage move off first". So many elements of the gameplay don't even require any sort of skill. In my book, slow motion over and over again also gets old very quickly. And in the end, it's more of a novelty or gimmick rather than an actual, thought-out fighting game mechanic. But hey, the casual crowd will be pleased!

    If you want something a little more "button-masher-friendly," tekken might be your cup of tea.... Key word, might.    … Expand
  6. tomvs123
    Jul 6, 2018
    3
    I play fighting games primarily for their single-player content. This one, unfortunately, doesn't have a lot of that.

    First of all, playing on a standard PS4, I was a bit disappointed that the game didn't run at 1080p. Everything look blurry compared to every other fighting game on the system. I would say it feels like I'm playing on a PS3, but I just played Soul Caliber V at 720p on a    I play fighting games primarily for their single-player content. This one, unfortunately, doesn't have a lot of that.

    First of all, playing on a standard PS4, I was a bit disappointed that the game didn't run at 1080p. Everything look blurry compared to every other fighting game on the system. I would say it feels like I'm playing on a PS3, but I just played Soul Caliber V at 720p on a PS3 and it looked sharper than Tekken 7 on PS4 (due to it outputting a native 720p image vs Tekken's upscaled 1080p image).

    I got used to the blurriness and didn't notice it much during fights, so it's not that bad.

    Story mode wasn't as good as I was expecting. The main story covers only about 5 of the characters, and isn't very interesting. I remember the story in one of the Tekken Tag Tournament games (forgot which one) was more interesting and involving than this.

    As for the other characters, you get only a couple of paragraphs each for them and a single fight. This is as close to "no story at all" as you can get.

    And to top off story mode, most of the non-Japanese voice acting is bad. I've gotten used to being able to switch to Japanese in other fighting games so I wouldn't have to deal with horrible English voice acting. There's no option here since everyone speaks their native language. Besides that, it is a little weird that everyone partakes in multi-language conversations.

    As for unlockables, there's a large number of player-specific health bar/menu skins which are useless unless you play online. There's a small number of unlockable costumes and costume pieces. Compared to Soul Caliber V, the costume pieces are higher quality and fit the characters better, but there's much less variety. There's also extras videos from the previous games that you can pay in-game money to unlock. These are sort of useless since I can watch them on youtube or by playing the previous games.

    As for how to unlock things, you can either play online or play treasure battles. The treasure battles are just regular fights that go on forever. Each time you win, you get a random item, most of which are not primary costume pieces. It's not that fun and I wish there was some sort of unlock progression or grid where you can choose which direction to go with what you want to unlock.

    So yeah, no skill challenges, no mini games that involve fighting, nor other interesting things that make single-player play more fun. Fighting continuous battles or online play is all you get.

    Extras are bare too. No battle recorder, no commentary, no figures (like in Guilty Gear), no good photo mode/poser, nor anything else that you might be able to sink your time into without going online.

    I hope this trend of no-single-player content doesn't continue. Well, I've always got DOA and Guilty Gear. But it might only be a matter of time before they strip away all of their content and revert to being bare-bones fighting games too.    … Expand
  7. Jugglernaut
    Jun 21, 2017
    0
    Online is a disaster! At least on consoles. It's really hard to find matches and if you do find one it's very likely to lag. It's awful.
    Also the graphics aren't what we expected. I mean, tekken 7 on xbox one runs at 720p! This is a bad joke!
  8. DavidHoltzer
    Aug 15, 2019
    3
    No Bandai Namco i won't pay you more money!I can't believe that all they need to do is create new stages and characters and they really made/brought a lot of new fighters, actually more than usual.Sounds like fun eh?Oh wait there's only one stupid cutscene for every character, there's no Team battle (i have no god damn clue why), there's not one special mode in this game like in TekkenNo Bandai Namco i won't pay you more money!I can't believe that all they need to do is create new stages and characters and they really made/brought a lot of new fighters, actually more than usual.Sounds like fun eh?Oh wait there's only one stupid cutscene for every character, there's no Team battle (i have no god damn clue why), there's not one special mode in this game like in Tekken force or the Scenario campaign.Plus they just sorted fighters out from the previous game so they can milk more money for them and if you wanna have all of the new characters then you need to pay for them, lovely.… Expand
  9. daryl83
    Jun 7, 2017
    1
    Online is straight trash with piss poor matchmaking and horrible lags on the PS4. There is also more input delay on PS4. Not worth it...Namco should fix this game with a patch!
  10. rikard131
    Apr 29, 2018
    0
    Awful game and definitely worst tekken game ever (perhaps on par with tekken tag tournament 2)
    firstly story mode is major disappointment . it is just a string of arcade style battles and nothing like tekken force mode i hoped to see it is basically ghost battle mode prompted with video material ...AWFUL (tekken 6 however had wonderful story campaign mode).
    secondly arcade mode is way    Awful game and definitely worst tekken game ever (perhaps on par with tekken tag tournament 2)
    firstly story mode is major disappointment . it is just a string of arcade style battles and nothing like tekken force mode i hoped to see it is basically ghost battle mode prompted with video material ...AWFUL (tekken 6 however had wonderful story campaign mode).
    secondly arcade mode is way too short and uneventful .
    thirdly character customize system is not good either with too many universal items which can be used across all characters.
    and so on and on and on....
    first "bad" tekken game in my opinion was TTT2 but at the time i speculated 7 would be better because it is main entry in the series . however it did not happen ...time to move on.    … Expand
  11. SouichiroTAMARU
    Jul 6, 2017
    4
    The last Tekken is a huge disappointment. Don´t get me wrong. There are some good features, like the options to choose any music from previous Tekken games or to play most of videos from them. But there are many poorly designed features. Let me get straight to the point. There are missing some major features like replay mode in practice, the finnishing camera is awgul - you can´t even tellThe last Tekken is a huge disappointment. Don´t get me wrong. There are some good features, like the options to choose any music from previous Tekken games or to play most of videos from them. But there are many poorly designed features. Let me get straight to the point. There are missing some major features like replay mode in practice, the finnishing camera is awgul - you can´t even tell what is happening when it zooms in. Where is the good old replay with slow motion and camera rotating around? Where is the adventure mode from Tekken 6? You can´t turn off or set any visual effects whatsoever. And the latest 1.03 update really got me angry as it completely rearanged customization color palette, where black color is more like light grey. What gives? Why can´t there be true black color option in all outfits, users would still be able to use grey color if the like... Also XiaoYu´s leggings´ color cannot be changed, it is possible to recolor one leg only.… Expand
  12. brianm97
    Jun 7, 2017
    3
    Unfinished game. I swear whent he arcade version was out 2 years, did all they do is just improve the engine graphics and nothing else? 70 euro for a 2 and a half hour campaign with generic encounters and no substance to the characters, especially henheichi after a 20 plus year franchise. It wasnt a trash ending but definitely felt like they didnt care to give the character a properUnfinished game. I swear whent he arcade version was out 2 years, did all they do is just improve the engine graphics and nothing else? 70 euro for a 2 and a half hour campaign with generic encounters and no substance to the characters, especially henheichi after a 20 plus year franchise. It wasnt a trash ending but definitely felt like they didnt care to give the character a proper farewell.

    Also:
    - Lazy character endings. Pure digusting effort put into these.
    - Dlc on an unfinished game
    - After the campaign you're left with facing AI and doing the same thing you were doing in story mode. Except the layout is different depending on the mode unlocking useless customizable items that make your character lose worse.
    -No tekken force, tekken bowl, scenario campaign mode...nothing, How are these games 70 euro is mind boggling. I'm tired of this generations greed with money.
    Bottom line is telling you to not buy this game unless you love to play online competitively. There is nothing to do offline after you finish story mode in 2 hours and thats the truth    … Expand
  13. User3
    Jul 27, 2017
    0
    Tekken Tag Tournament 2 on the PS3 was the greatest fighting game of all time. It's sad to see it regress back into something like this. We need combo breakers.
  14. kingofkoopas
    Jun 6, 2017
    1
    I love Tekken even though I have never been any good at it. I only play it casually with my brothers, but it is always fun. The only real reason I am rating this so poorly is because of how awful the graphics are. I know that graphics are not the most important thing, especially in a fighting game, but....Tekken 7 looks like a PS3 game unless you are running it on a PS4 PRO. The gameI love Tekken even though I have never been any good at it. I only play it casually with my brothers, but it is always fun. The only real reason I am rating this so poorly is because of how awful the graphics are. I know that graphics are not the most important thing, especially in a fighting game, but....Tekken 7 looks like a PS3 game unless you are running it on a PS4 PRO. The game looked amazing in the trailers, but it is clear to me now that they were showing us the PS4 PRO version. As much as I wanted to ignore and tell myself that it did not look that bad, it did. Some of the textures are embarrassingly bad, there is no denying that. It will look like a last gen PS3 game a good amount of the time. Other than that, if you can ignore the fact that it looks awful, it really is a brilliant game with tons of things to do and lots of awesome characters. I just really cannot believe that the PS4 cannot do such a simple game at 1080p. I am re-rating this from a score of 3 to a score of 1 because I forgot to mention that the online is not working for pretty much anyone. I was able to get into one match out of like thirty tries, look on youtube for countless network connection error videos.… Expand
  15. DanDanson
    Jul 9, 2018
    3
    tekken 7 is a predictable follow-up to a series that's never aimed particularly high it may please casual gamers for a day or two but the stagnant ongoing series is definitely in the second tier of fighters, way below Capcom or Nether Realm Studios games, and it's seriously getting old and tired. The lack of depth and subtlety and the emphasis on the offensive, rather than the defensive,tekken 7 is a predictable follow-up to a series that's never aimed particularly high it may please casual gamers for a day or two but the stagnant ongoing series is definitely in the second tier of fighters, way below Capcom or Nether Realm Studios games, and it's seriously getting old and tired. The lack of depth and subtlety and the emphasis on the offensive, rather than the defensive, puts this squarely two notches below the best in the genre.… Expand
  16. Loraty
    Oct 10, 2019
    0
    Tekken always has been a shallow button masher and 7 is no different, if you want a serious fighting game look elsewhere.
  17. Max_zago
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Shallow button masher of a game with very little depth or skill required, if you are a hardcore fighting game player avoid this game.
  18. wigclyne
    Sep 5, 2018
    3
    As a huge Tekken fan from the start I was really looking forward to the first Tekken on PS4. The developers took their time on this game but it has been let down by lack of fighters, content and online problems.

    The fighting itself is great as always. In offline modes it is always perfect but online can be problematic with lost connections and a bit of lag outweighing actual fights by    As a huge Tekken fan from the start I was really looking forward to the first Tekken on PS4. The developers took their time on this game but it has been let down by lack of fighters, content and online problems.

    The fighting itself is great as always. In offline modes it is always perfect but online can be problematic with lost connections and a bit of lag outweighing actual fights by 10-1.

    The modes and story are weak, very weak. The story mode is a short mess. I wanted to get Paul Phoenix to super punch the narrator all the way through. The extra fighter stories are one fight and a little ending after it which are ok but add nothing to the story and you will not want to fight to go back to them again. Arcade mode is very dissapointing. The only mode where I try all fighters to see each ending. There are no endings so I have used this only once and will never go back to it, whats the point? Treasure Battles become a tedious grind. Even after grinding like hell I have not got the yellow jump suit or any decent unlocks. Maybe a twig to put on someones head after 200 fights is a joke.

    To sum up stripping the game of extra modes like tekken force or bowling to add as paid DLC is blatant thievery. The poor story and arcade modes and no survival mode is a joke. Removing two of my all time fave fighters Baek and Lei and many many others is unacceptable. Who does not like a Bruce Lee vs Jackie Chan grudge match with your mates? All of this along with poor online connections has prevented this game becoming the best in the series.

    Updated.
    Season 1. Seaon one is hands down the worst season pass I ever bought. Tekken bowl was included before free so is there going to be online? No. Can you play more than 2 people? No. Poor effort. 2 guest fighters also came with season one. First was Geese. Geese was a bit of nostalgia trip bit I soon bored of him like Akuma. 2d fighters dont seem great in Tekken IMO. The second fighter Noctis from Final Fantasy XV is so annoying Id rather pick Lucky Chloe.

    Season 2 is coming with Negan, worst character in the TWD series. Could be up there in the annoying stakes with Noctis and Lucky Chloe. And there will also be some badly missed fighters added like Anna and Lei. Harada said any returning fighters would not be paid dlc. For this reason along with the worst season pass I ever bought and poor full release I will never buy another Tekken game again. I lost many years playing the great Tekken it saddens me that this tripe is all Namco and Harada can offer now.    … Expand
  19. vgmkyle
    Jun 4, 2017
    0
    See Tekken 7 as a puddle you would want to avoid stepping into on your walk to school. Dead or Alive has environmental awareness, slick animation and a wide array of different fighting styles. Tekken plays the exact opposite and it has for years. It is a tragic disappointment. Is Lucky Chloe supposed to be a stab at DOA's popular Marie Rose? The amswer is No. she's a stab at the overallSee Tekken 7 as a puddle you would want to avoid stepping into on your walk to school. Dead or Alive has environmental awareness, slick animation and a wide array of different fighting styles. Tekken plays the exact opposite and it has for years. It is a tragic disappointment. Is Lucky Chloe supposed to be a stab at DOA's popular Marie Rose? The amswer is No. she's a stab at the overall look of the Tekken female cast. The series continues to go down the safe and predictable route and I'm surprised the reviews have been as high as an 8.… Expand
  20. l3wis1337
    Aug 30, 2017
    4
    Very disappointing in comparison to virtually all of the previous games.

    I was actually extremely excited for this release, I actually took the day off work to play it as I'd eagerly awaiting for months for this to hit the shelves, so I got up early and got down to the local games retailer and bought it, very excited. Firstly I was pretty upset about the roster cutbacks, I lost my 2    Very disappointing in comparison to virtually all of the previous games.

    I was actually extremely excited for this release, I actually took the day off work to play it as I'd eagerly awaiting for months for this to hit the shelves, so I got up early and got down to the local games retailer and bought it, very excited.

    Firstly I was pretty upset about the roster cutbacks, I lost my 2 main characters (Lei/Roger) and I'm not the only one... Where are the other classic characters??? Mokujin? Armor King? Marduk?????? Instead they are replaced by weeb-friendly characters like Eliza and Lucky Chloe. The guest character could have been a good idea, if they took a character from a 3D fighter and reworked it rather than using Akuma from 2D Street Fighter, just feels wrong.

    Story mode is about as interesting as paint drying, the new screw system just isn't as fun and fast paced as the juggle/bound system on T6 & TTT2, and don't even get me started on Rage Art, way to dumb down the game and make it accessible for any old button-masher to win! Namco/Harada did this game for the money and definitely not for the die-hard fans.

    However I will commend the deep character customisation, it can be pretty good fun messing around with all the possibilities there.

    TL;DR - personal opinion 4/10 due to lack of content esp for age-old Tekken fans like myself (played since the first) also Namco's plan to monopolise on DLC by releasing about 15 chars on roster then releasing the rest as extra payable content, wtf happened??? But if you're a casual fighter fan and looking for something to pick up and play with friends - this is probably the best 1v1 fighter on the shelves for PS4/XB1 right now, but keep your eyes peeled. Much better fighting games are on the horizon.    … Expand
  21. Windspear
    Jun 4, 2017
    0
    Low resolution and frame rate drops on PS4, much less single player content and customization options than Injustice 2, the game at best feels like last gen.
    Although it may quench the thirst of franchise fans who have been waiting long for a new instalment in the franchise.
  22. ablan
    Jun 2, 2017
    0
    Anyone who's been exposed to more technical, more dynamic fighting games will quickly pass on tekken. Other top fighters, namely Street Fighter, KoF and MK/Injustice have advanced impressively in their latest installments; but the relic that is tekken just can't seem to evolve, furthermore many combos can be done simply by hitting 1-button, and the nearly "instant-kill" rage art moves areAnyone who's been exposed to more technical, more dynamic fighting games will quickly pass on tekken. Other top fighters, namely Street Fighter, KoF and MK/Injustice have advanced impressively in their latest installments; but the relic that is tekken just can't seem to evolve, furthermore many combos can be done simply by hitting 1-button, and the nearly "instant-kill" rage art moves are just laughably broken. Instead of a supplying a proper fighting engine, matches in T7 seem to rely heavily on "who can get their rage move off first". So many elements of the gameplay don't even require any sort of skill. In my book, slow motion over and over again also gets old very quickly. And in the end, it's more of a novelty or gimmick rather than an actual, thought-out fighting game mechanic. But hey, the casual crowd will be pleased!

    If you want something a little more "button-masher-friendly," tekken might be your cup of tea.... Key word, might.    … Expand
  23. Darius_84
    Dec 3, 2018
    0
    Fraud.
    They sell an uncompleted game at full price and charge you for the other characters that should've been there in the first place.
    DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY TO BANDAI-NAMCO ANYMORE
  24. datsundacar
    Jun 4, 2017
    0
    The online is broken and tournament is the only mode that "works". The netcode barely functions and you'll get a lot of laggy matches. $60 a year to be unable to play online.

    Get the PC version instead.
  25. dressloarn
    Jun 16, 2017
    1
    The online multiplayer is a complete brocken mess, it doesnt work at all what a Joke @BN, barley any online match i am able to start. 壊れた製品を修正します。あなた低能。
    Its still broken after the patch, it takes way to long to get into a match, 30 minutes.
  26. waelthepro115
    Jan 29, 2018
    4
    Worst Tekken ever made after Tekken 1, very bareboned with awful loading times and limited online.. goodbye Tekken..
  27. TaliRa
    Jun 3, 2017
    2
    The fighting game genre is officially dead with this excremental audition to the roster. Gamplay mechanics is trash, graphics is last gen and player satisfaction is nil. The last great fighter of any consequence was Ultra Super Street Fighter 4, the gold standard of fighting games. This game is digital trash.
  28. mykka
    Jun 7, 2017
    0
    The graphics are great and that's about it. Disappointing story, arcade mode and treasure mode are trash, a bit too much lag, disappointing roster, and the online is broken you can hardly get a match. I expected better after 3 years of waiting...
  29. ultimatesoll
    Jun 2, 2017
    4
    The long waiting has ended. But is that long period of schedule (just like Namco did the same thing on previous titles) worth for our patience and met with our expectations ? Let's see

    The game has several offline game modes along with online mode. Story Mode, Arcade, Versus Practice, Gallery, Tekken Jukebox (only for PS4) just some of them. Roster is quite big. Despite the lack of    The long waiting has ended. But is that long period of schedule (just like Namco did the same thing on previous titles) worth for our patience and met with our expectations ? Let's see

    The game has several offline game modes along with online mode. Story Mode, Arcade, Versus Practice, Gallery, Tekken Jukebox (only for PS4) just some of them.

    Roster is quite big. Despite the lack of some fan-favourites (inc. myself) such as: Julia, Lei WuLong and Bruce; veteran characters such as Kazuya, Heihachi, Asuka, Law, Paul..are still here. Roster is wide enough for both casual and hardcore players. Too bad this game got the junk characters such as Gigas, Lucky and animals: Kuma-Panda. What a wasted slots. And yes, this time, the game has one special guest character from the SF series: Akuma

    Story mode is one of the major disappointments of the game. Obviously not satisfying for those who want to see what's gonna happen to Mishima Storyline (Unlike Injustice 2, story mode is quite weak and pretty limited by character selection). Gameplay is also lame, not even giving you proper gameplay and many more (so i don't want to give any spoiler)

    Main gameplay mechanics remained same. Tekken 7 introduced two new main mechanics: Power Crusher and Rage Art. Bound moves are finally removed from the game. Rage Art is basically special super move for each character. Rage still exists, but does not add as much damage as it would in T6 and TTT2. Rage's new function is to give characters access to Rage Arts. Lastly, power crushers let you absorb the damage that come from attacks and continue with a move whichever you want. Character commands are pretty much same with the older entries except the minor differences.

    On the other hand, sound effects are another using of old samples. Can’t say voice actions are so great. As for music…well this is a disaster single-handedly. Clearly worst in the series. Fortunately, PS4 owners can modify their own BGMs via jukebox option (it’s pretty randomized tho.)

    Indeed graphics are outdated and not next-gen at all. After seeing Injustice 2 story mode’s quality, difference is considerably clear. Especially hair models look so plastic and lame. I still have no idea, why they completely removed those vanilla Tekken 7 stages for no reason. New ones are look so filtered and non-realistic.

    Weird wig models and colors are still part of customization mode. Almost nothing is new in this mode thus they even put the same outfits from TTT2.. such laziness. Not to mention those ridiculous and junk accessories that Namco insistly put on it. Nothing is unusual and out of inspired. Nowhere near Injustice 2 customization feature. Only good thing about this mode: it's theme.

    Verdict.. well this is another cheap, unsatisfying and insufficent installment of the franchise. I think this is the result of aiming arcade community all over. Still good for versus-online modes but definitely not good for whole console packaging. I don’t think casual gamers gonna praise it. The game is far from being masterpiece even it’s own series..Play on..    … Expand
  30. PipeSmokingEwok
    Mar 27, 2018
    1
    Biggest POS for too many reasons.

    Full review at my Steam account: MaStUrBaTiNgWoOkIeE.

    Game is trash and developers lack creativity and talent. Just another modern day cash grab.

    Josie is the only new character with any classic feel but the game's too radically imbalanced anyway.
  31. Max_Danage
    May 6, 2018
    2
    Tekken 7 is the best of the series to date, but more of the same. The "who-can-get-their-super-move-off-first" gameplay leaves much to be desired from a serious fighting game player. Like the prequels, Tekken 7 is geared towards casual gamers... and towards those who are amused by bears whom walk upright, wear human cloths, and don't do anything besides kick the crap out of each other.Tekken 7 is the best of the series to date, but more of the same. The "who-can-get-their-super-move-off-first" gameplay leaves much to be desired from a serious fighting game player. Like the prequels, Tekken 7 is geared towards casual gamers... and towards those who are amused by bears whom walk upright, wear human cloths, and don't do anything besides kick the crap out of each other. *crickets*

    Anyone who's been exposed to more technical, more dynamic fighting games will quickly pass on tekken. Other top fighters, namely Street Fighter, Dragonball and NRS games have advanced impressively in their latest installments; but the relic that is tekken just can't seem to evolve, furthermore many combos can be done simply by hitting 1-button, and the nearly "instant-kill" rage art moves are just laughably broken. Instead of a supplying a proper fighting engine, matches in T7 seem to rely heavily on "who can get their rage move off first". So many elements of the gameplay don't even require any sort of skill. In my book, slow motion over and over again also gets old very quickly. And in the end, it's more of a novelty or gimmick rather than an actual, thought-out fighting game mechanic. But hey, the casual crowd will be pleased!

    If you want something a little more "button-masher-friendly," tekken might be your cup of tea.... Key word, might.    … Expand
  32. Elros79PS
    May 10, 2018
    1
    Everything is fine but the on line mode is garbage. Many connection fails to the opponents that make the wait too long until it finally works. It is really frustrating and the money I paid for the game is not worth it.
  33. Harlotsmouth
    Jun 3, 2017
    0
    The Majority of this game is great, there is just one thing that the game has that is rendering it on ps4 it's the load times. the load times are so terrible that it gets a 0 if there a patch reducing this and taking the player out of combat then i would give it a 10.
  34. Red_Eileen
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    Beautiful but disapointing.

    The Tekken license was at his nest for Tekken 2 and 3 where the game was really improving itself at each episode. What I don't like in T7: air combos, dlc, characters and stages. Air Combos are really annoying. First they are far too long, second they oblige the players to wait for a juggle move (so the battle are reaaaaallly boring) and third the    Beautiful but disapointing.

    The Tekken license was at his nest for Tekken 2 and 3 where the game was really improving itself at each episode.

    What I don't like in T7: air combos, dlc, characters and stages.

    Air Combos are really annoying. First they are far too long, second they oblige the players to wait for a juggle move (so the battle are reaaaaallly boring) and third the players are always doing the same exact combo. What's the interest here ?

    DLC
    Seriously, paying 5$ for a lot of characters even historical characters (characters presnet in all the 6 other episodes). What a robbery.

    Characters
    The new characters in this sequel have no real interest

    Stages
    The stages are now all small in order to make f**king air combos longer. What a crap. So the guy who starts the air combo at first is winning, the only strategy is winning, even the Counter Attacks and Chickens Attack are not used anymore at high level. Wath the competition videos and you'll see how poor this game has become    … Expand
  35. Cesarhawk
    Jul 22, 2017
    0
    En un género en el que ya está todo inventado y todo visto, solo queda Intentar engañar al los usuarios ofreciendo lo mismo de siempre pero con mejor aspecto...
  36. HonestReviews66
    Mar 2, 2023
    3
    Playing this in 2023 (free with PS Plus). A key thing to note is that I haven't really played Tekken, except for a few goes here and there at my friend's house on the original PS1 when I was a kid. Accordingly, I didn't really enjoy this. A Google search suggests that there are lots of deep mechanics, but none of them are explained because there are no real tutorials. And then needs to be.Playing this in 2023 (free with PS Plus). A key thing to note is that I haven't really played Tekken, except for a few goes here and there at my friend's house on the original PS1 when I was a kid. Accordingly, I didn't really enjoy this. A Google search suggests that there are lots of deep mechanics, but none of them are explained because there are no real tutorials. And then needs to be. I just couldn't get into the flow of the game. I felt I was just being juggled by the enemy constantly and couldn't break out of it. Obviously, I'm just crap. But I'm an experienced gamer and platinum many games. 2D fighters like Injustice and Mortal Kombat have much more in-depth tutorials and explanations built into the game. I can see some people loving this. But it just wasn't for me. And the Rage Art thing is crap - you can perform a special powerful move when you hit below 20% energy, effectively rewarding you for losing and arbitrarily trying to make it a close fight. Injustice is better because you build up the bar by actually winning and can then use the bar in different ways.… Expand
  37. ORevisor
    Jun 30, 2017
    4
    Gráficos excelentes e a jogabilidade não foge muito da tradição do jogo. Grande potencial, mas o game é muuito curto para se completar... não vale o valor....
  38. MGGameLab
    Jun 3, 2017
    0
    superb fighting skills and nice story line. i really liked the game.
    There is a certain charm to the entirely over-the-top nature of Tekken’s lore.
  39. kstud1
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    Amazing, not one person mentions the price of the DLC characters, if you want the full game to date you would have to spend $160.00, not including characters still being released at $6.00 to $8.00 a piece.
  40. egoBorder
    Sep 7, 2020
    1
    They ruined Tekken. I guess they wanted to make it more like Street Fighter, but to me the best part of Tekken was NOT being like SF. The new flashy animations and particle effects add nothing, in fact they're just distracting and disorienting. The less said about the money-grubbing microtransactions just to get characters that should have been included in the base game, the better.
  41. OtakuDante
    May 5, 2018
    4
    The 6.8 user score speaks the truth, if not generously so. This entry in the Tekken series is far from perfect. In fact it is Harada's own fault for it being this way. He expected the players to endure unfair gameplay mechanics he applied, and at a convention even flaunted a shirt that had on it, "Don't Ask Me For Sh*t". It is this lack of caring for the community that got him where he isThe 6.8 user score speaks the truth, if not generously so. This entry in the Tekken series is far from perfect. In fact it is Harada's own fault for it being this way. He expected the players to endure unfair gameplay mechanics he applied, and at a convention even flaunted a shirt that had on it, "Don't Ask Me For Sh*t". It is this lack of caring for the community that got him where he is today that ultimately ruined the experience. I can't count on all my digits how many times I have gone online to try and enjoy the competitive side of Tekken 7 only to have the worst fighting game experience imaginable. All, because of the crowd Harada tried to connect with. The most toxic of gaming communities, the casual crowd.… Expand
  42. jin44jim
    Apr 13, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been a fan of this franchise since the first one. The character rooster seems way too heavily focused on milking money off of other franchises and not enough thought or ideas into the rooster. This game is way too heavily focused on the E-Sport side of the game than the majority of the fan base. the game lacks solo player minigames and every character feels the same now since they tweak everything in the game for competitive online play. The rooster is just random characters from other games and movies and based on racal professency. Where is the playable devil Kazya or playable boss characters we used to get in these fighting games that made the game fun for the solo players? No where because games are to focused on esports and youtubers to care about the true fan base by milking money out everything without any thought or good idea into the game. Sorry for those that like this game but the game is a big step back for me. The story was completely ruined by containing non-tekken characters in the canon story.… Expand
  43. aurora_borealis
    Dec 23, 2019
    0
    What to expect from a game? A good story? Tekken 7 doesnt have.(unlike last of us, cod, etc) A tactical gameplay? Nope. Just smash the buttons.(unlike r6s, mk, etc) character developement? Not at all! All these characters are terribly made , or knockoff of other video game characters! Unfortunately, this awesome franchise ( tekken ) is badly going down and its time to finally be stopped.What to expect from a game? A good story? Tekken 7 doesnt have.(unlike last of us, cod, etc) A tactical gameplay? Nope. Just smash the buttons.(unlike r6s, mk, etc) character developement? Not at all! All these characters are terribly made , or knockoff of other video game characters! Unfortunately, this awesome franchise ( tekken ) is badly going down and its time to finally be stopped. It's a shame having something like tekken 7 in history of fighting games. Almost the same is happening to mk, but fortunately , mk proved that it still can be awesome ( proved it with mk11 ) and gave an amazing ending to the series.… Expand
  44. dangyosabyss
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Ive been with Tekken since 2 and have completed every game since and this one is the worst. Characters and content intentionally ripped out to be sold over the course of 3 years then patched multiple times. They sold us half a game. I beat the story mode in a night. They rushed this game out. Combat is even more reliant on an idiotic juggling system and Akuma shouldnt be in the game byIve been with Tekken since 2 and have completed every game since and this one is the worst. Characters and content intentionally ripped out to be sold over the course of 3 years then patched multiple times. They sold us half a game. I beat the story mode in a night. They rushed this game out. Combat is even more reliant on an idiotic juggling system and Akuma shouldnt be in the game by virtue of not being beholden to the games rules. For the first time in my life I will not be getting tekken on launch when 8 comes out because 7 has been a joke. The music is awful (as all tekken music has been since 3) and the stage environments are lacking. Overall this is a dull soulless half-game spread thinly over 3years. Its time people stopped paying for butchered games.… Expand
  45. Rthelwell
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    Terrible story mode. Force you to play w character you want nothing to do with. No option to restart matches. Not very enjoyable been playing Tekken since the first one. I hate this installment
  46. Natedog1985
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Just awful. I've played Tekken for years and this is the absolute worst. the controls are choppy the combo timing is godawful. And they thought they would make up for the gameplay with sexy girls and a new game mode? Hey newsflash Devs! We could watch porn, save 30 bucks and still keep our sanity after trying to use these glitchy mechanics
  47. iqbalareswolf
    Jan 5, 2021
    4
    Well I didn't like it much I may sound a bit old school but the best tekken stay tekken 3 yes this one have decent graphics and the game is fun to play 1vs1 but it's making less and less sence and the game become boring in solo after 1hr of play
  48. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    This series just keeps getting worse and worse. Even with all that production money, the story is the worst one and worst executed one so far, the mechanics introduced just make the game feel more bland and cheap, characters that were a staple are removed and added as DLC, and the balancing issues on new characters that are done on purpose to "spice things up" at tournaments are aThis series just keeps getting worse and worse. Even with all that production money, the story is the worst one and worst executed one so far, the mechanics introduced just make the game feel more bland and cheap, characters that were a staple are removed and added as DLC, and the balancing issues on new characters that are done on purpose to "spice things up" at tournaments are a disgusting practice.

    Last Tekken game I'll buy    … Expand
  49. suecocidas
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    The game is really bad. Horrible online mixed with a game that expects you to memorize 150 moves per character with 50 characters in the roster is just a recipe for disaster. If you want to spend 100 hours labbing every character and learning how to play on youtube just to go online and get cheesed by the terrible netcode, this is the game for you. If you want to have fair and fun fightsThe game is really bad. Horrible online mixed with a game that expects you to memorize 150 moves per character with 50 characters in the roster is just a recipe for disaster. If you want to spend 100 hours labbing every character and learning how to play on youtube just to go online and get cheesed by the terrible netcode, this is the game for you. If you want to have fair and fun fights after 100 hours spent on the game, this is not the game for you.… Expand
  50. turbid-
    Sep 14, 2020
    4
    **** hitboxes, i cant stand it
    in angry i make this review bruh
  51. renatoelyone
    Jan 28, 2021
    3
    The game is a throwback to previous versions. graphics for a powerful hardware like the ps4. The story mode was totally compromised and changed for the worse. The game had huge and unnecessary loading as for example when I asked for a replay in multiplayer. It takes a long time to find an opponent.
  52. Khalidwaleed
    Dec 28, 2020
    0
    This game in short wasn't made for home players, this game is basically made for tournaments and contests, there are many things that I miss in this tekken like team battle, team attack and the survivor mode. I miss the old school story mode when you used to beat 10 players to fight the boss and unlock the story at the end, moreover, the stories here are sucks, they used to make aThis game in short wasn't made for home players, this game is basically made for tournaments and contests, there are many things that I miss in this tekken like team battle, team attack and the survivor mode. I miss the old school story mode when you used to beat 10 players to fight the boss and unlock the story at the end, moreover, the stories here are sucks, they used to make a cinematic short story which is related to the main story which has a better graphics, but all what I get is the same gameplay graphics at the scene! Besides I wished they added mini games like bawling games. I really wanted some adventure mode like what tekken 6 had (Lars and Alissa). And you have to pay a $5 to DLC characters?! They made Lei Woloung as a DLC!??? they must be kidding!!!… Expand
  53. GOJAYEV
    Jan 28, 2022
    0
    Ни графики . Ни удовольствия . Раньше Теккен на сони 2 был лучше жаль очень жаль короткая жизнь .только начинаешь а игра закончена
  54. Jilliam18
    Dec 21, 2021
    0
    Off brand mortal combat, way to many possible combos to remember, story is dry, when yo
    ur opponent gets low he gets a super which in theory means you want to be losing and blocking just makes no sence what so ever. If your look for a fighting game take up mortal combat or injustice, maybe even street fighter but itd just poorly developed with bad graphics, dont recommend.
  55. Gimp
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    One of, if not the worst fighting game I have ever played in my life. It is complete trash in comparison to other great classic series like the street fighter franchise.
  56. JoshZaWarudo
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    Je joue à Tekken depuis l'âge de 7 ans avec Tekken 3. Le système de rage détruit toute la dynamique du jeu. Le forcing fait sur des perso qu'ont rien à faire dans la license et les anciens qui sont devenus inutiles, parce qu'ils sont incapables de faire un roster avec une meta équilibré . Je joue et Lei et Law depuis tekken 3 et je peux même pas les jouer, car nerfes.Tekken 6 et TekkenJe joue à Tekken depuis l'âge de 7 ans avec Tekken 3. Le système de rage détruit toute la dynamique du jeu. Le forcing fait sur des perso qu'ont rien à faire dans la license et les anciens qui sont devenus inutiles, parce qu'ils sont incapables de faire un roster avec une meta équilibré . Je joue et Lei et Law depuis tekken 3 et je peux même pas les jouer, car nerfes.Tekken 6 et Tekken tag 2 était complet dès leur sortie, ils était fun et leur metagame ressemblait à quelque chose.
    J'adore la license mais je vais pas casser ma manette à chaque que je joue à ce jeu,et pour ma part je jouerai pas au 8 alors que ça fait 25 ans que je joue à Tekken.    … Expand
  57. Mediin
    Oct 29, 2021
    1
    Street Fighter 6: Tekken

    What the **** has this armor **** lost in my tekken game?
  58. Chalpos
    Jun 15, 2022
    0
    Even after so many years.. we still cant have normal online matches. Searching for oponents sometimes takes up to 20 minutes and then you get " connection lost " . Garbage Namco did absolutelly nothing to fix that horrendous online lobby search.
  59. pooya_oa
    Jul 25, 2022
    3
    The Tekken on PS1 is still much better than this. Even better graphics in my view!
    This looks like a very cheap Anime-copy of the PS1 version!
  60. akiranet666
    Dec 28, 2019
    4
    Loading Loading Loading...NEARLY UNPLAYABLE. Loading times are ruining fighting games in general. Ps4 Tekken (as well as SF5 before it) is ruined by outrageous waiting times. I'm a huge fan since day one on PSone and this game COULD have been a very nice addition to the series... Its not. The gameplay feels decent, visuals are average and there is very little story involved... To theLoading Loading Loading...NEARLY UNPLAYABLE. Loading times are ruining fighting games in general. Ps4 Tekken (as well as SF5 before it) is ruined by outrageous waiting times. I'm a huge fan since day one on PSone and this game COULD have been a very nice addition to the series... Its not. The gameplay feels decent, visuals are average and there is very little story involved... To the minus side - the expensive DLCs. Very disappointed.… Expand
  61. Ajkula
    Sep 28, 2020
    2
    I have Tekken 7 on PC and on the PS4 (PC broke)
    With PC and PS4 i have a total of almost 600 hours.
    So i know a little bit about this game :). Oh Boy where do i start here. Doesnt matter if your casually playing or competetive. Both ways are depressing af. (This is based on my opinion and expirience with this game) Pro's - Music is alright. Some of them are ok - amazing. With    I have Tekken 7 on PC and on the PS4 (PC broke)
    With PC and PS4 i have a total of almost 600 hours.
    So i know a little bit about this game :).

    Oh Boy where do i start here.
    Doesnt matter if your casually playing or competetive. Both ways are depressing af.

    (This is based on my opinion and expirience with this game)

    Pro's
    - Music is alright. Some of them are ok - amazing. With jukebox you can choose every tekken Soundtrack.
    - Graphics
    - Playing with your friends (if you have some)
    - A lot of characters u can choose from ( also viewed negatively but i will come back to this point later)

    Con's
    - To many Characters (I think there are 50). If you play casually and ur fine with it getting ur ass beat all the time because u don't know the moves than its ok. But playing competetive is so depressing because learning every move in this game is actually impossible. There are 5000 of them. Good luck.
    - DLC pay to win. Not every DLC-character but most of them are PTW. They have moves that original character dont have or are not that good. A little example: Negans Powercrush launcher (wtf), Fahkumrams insane backdash, movement in general, absurd moves, DMG and broken hitbox. No one knows what to do against zafina. And don't get me started on leroy. He's just an ultra darksouls boss with every perfect move.
    - If you play against DLC-Character and you dont have DLC, than u are screwed af. You cant lab them. You cant choose them in training to look up there moves and learning how to punish ect. Good luck playing against Zafina and Lei.
    - Costumization is a joke.
    - No offline modes that are actully fun to play
    - Playing online is cancer. The worst connection a fighting game could have. In most of the time you are playing with 4bar connection but the problem is, there are huuuuuuge lagspikes evey 5 seconds. Even if you play with 5bar. 3bar connection is sometimes worse than 1bar. This game not playable online. You are loosing so many games because of that. You can not properly punish or break grabs. I really don't know what they've done here. What a joke.
    - Playing against noctis is kinda cancer. Same with leroy and negan. Why are negan, leroy and noctis play so cancer and toxic???
    - Both vulcano stages are cancer for your eyes
    - After so many years still no punishment for ragequiter. Cmon what is this? Do they even care about this game?    … Expand
  62. RottenCritic
    Apr 24, 2020
    1
    Cheap boss fights and ludicrous DLC. I miss the days Tekken was about skill and all the content shipped with the game. Another fighting game series joins MK and SF on the trash heap.
  63. Sad_Truth
    Jun 11, 2020
    0
    Pros:
    - Fair difficulty on Achievements/Trophies.
    - Casual Friendly fighting system. Cons: - First and foremost, What the hell is going on with the "Blocking" system in this game?...it feels more like an experiment than an implementation...if a blocking command is not reliable enough, then it breaks a fundamental rule in fighting games. - The graphics are not as sharp as it should    Pros:
    - Fair difficulty on Achievements/Trophies.
    - Casual Friendly fighting system.

    Cons:
    - First and foremost, What the hell is going on with the "Blocking" system in this game?...it feels more like an experiment than an implementation...if a blocking command is not reliable enough, then it breaks a fundamental rule in fighting games.

    - The graphics are not as sharp as it should be...the developer tried to hide its imperfections under some sort of "fuzzy/Blurry" filter that makes the game's graphical shortcomings even more apparent.

    - Broken sense of difficulty progression...there are multiple times when the Ai at earlier levels feel far more difficult than what it might be on later levels.

    - Awful story mode that suffers from poorly edited/abrupt scenes transition into the next.

    - Long Loading Times....for a fighting game this is totally unacceptable... seating in a loading screen between matches just causes a lost of momentum....and interest to continue.

    Let's face it....Tekken 7 got even more ridiculous with the amount of new forgettable characters that don't add any substantial value..."more" doesn't mean better as they should improve on the existing characters as priority.    … Expand
  64. naccio
    Nov 29, 2019
    3
    What I have to say about Tekken 7, the game is boring, story mode is too short, in my opinion the worse of the saga. The character customization is awful, girli hair cuts and many items that are the same for everyone, it shouldn´t be problem but the items are odd and haven´t good look at least a big part of them.

    Tekken always had its own style but compare to other games is heavy and    What I have to say about Tekken 7, the game is boring, story mode is too short, in my opinion the worse of the saga. The character customization is awful, girli hair cuts and many items that are the same for everyone, it shouldn´t be problem but the items are odd and haven´t good look at least a big part of them.

    Tekken always had its own style but compare to other games is heavy and slow, and all those character to purchase, oh well I believe is too much, after paying for the game have to pay for everything, that must come to an end. I´m sorry but I didn't like it.

    Bandai Nanco is pointing in a wrong direction in my point of view.    … Expand
  65. Edmond_Kasavin
    Jan 28, 2020
    1
    Despite its title, Tekken 7 is actually the tenth in Namcos's series of 3D fighting games, which originally debuted way back in 1994. The most recent entries include last year's Tekken Tag 2 for the Xbox360 and Play Station 3, whereas Tekken 7 brings it back home to the PC platform. If you've played any Tekken game from over the years, on any game system, then you'll basically know what toDespite its title, Tekken 7 is actually the tenth in Namcos's series of 3D fighting games, which originally debuted way back in 1994. The most recent entries include last year's Tekken Tag 2 for the Xbox360 and Play Station 3, whereas Tekken 7 brings it back home to the PC platform. If you've played any Tekken game from over the years, on any game system, then you'll basically know what to expect from this latest installment. It features the same sort of simple, slow-paced, good-looking action that's enabled this series to squeak by for all these years, but the addition of a few new fighters, a new mode, and some tweaks to the gameplay don't stop this from being a rather simple, shallow game.

    At a glance, the Tekken games do nothing to distinguish themselves from better-known 3D fighting game series, like Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibur, and Dead or Alive. This new game features 38 different characters, who mostly look like a bunch of hipsters who'd be more at home in a dance club than in a fighting arena. The vast majority of these characters return from previous Tekkens, and one thing both the old and new characters have in common is their ability to mash out attacks without much skill. Strangely, the designers seem to have run out of move ideas, as all of the newer Tekken characters reuse moves previously seen in past games.

    OK, maybe all the viable martial arts ideas have already been used up. But, really, that's part of the problem. Apart from the characters' abilities, which they can use from the first moment of any match at the press of a button, the fighters in Tekken 7 are capable of the sorts of things you'd expect to see in any uninspired fighting game. simple combos reward button mashing, as each fighter can easily string together punches and kicks for some pretty big damage. Some moves launch opponents into the air, and you may continue to juggle them on their way down with still more attacks. Strings of a half-dozen or more hits are common. Some countermoves and guard-crushing moves are available, respectively, for dealing with opponents who are too reckless or too defensive. But these are par for the course in the genre and are rarely worth the risk when the alternative is to keep churning out quick, easy, damaging combos. Mechanically, the game works ok. The controls are sluggish, and the action, for the most part, is repetative. The average fighting-game player with any level of proficiency should be able to see through this game's limited strategies and moves list relatively quickly. As any long-running fighting game series tends to, Tekken does have its own modest following, and these players should appreciate some of the nuanced changes to the gameplay, if for no other reason than that they're nuances.

    Tekken also packs some gameplay tweaks, the most notable of which is the fact that characters now randomly slow down when they attack eacho other, this "feature" however only breaks the flow of the match and shows just how bad and dated tekkens animations are. On the other hand, rage arts tekkens new super move can end a round in seconds. Actually, some of the characters become quite overpowered as a result of this change.

    The story mode of Tekken lets you fight through one opponent after another until you reach the final battle, which is predicated on some completely inane dialogue. The dialogue is all dubbed in English and is poorly translated, but it can be entertaining if for no other reason than its sheer absurdity. The rest of the audio is serviceable but understated and forgettable. As mentioned, the AI in Tekken 7 really doesn't present much of a challenge, though, as a two-player game, it could theoretically be fun for a while. Tekken 7 runs at a very smooth frame rate for the most part, though in some situations there's noticeable, annoying slowdown. The characters look quite bland and animations are notably dated, and the variety of backgrounds, while predictable, also look ok. Most of the returning characters look the same as ever, but one of the strangest new additions to this Tekken is a glowing effect, whereby certain moves will cause the character to light up. which seems rather ridiculous. The shallowness limits this game's already limited audience, as there's really nothing to be found here--or at least nothing beyond what you can find in any other fighting game.

    Tekken 7 is a predictable follow-up to a series that's never aimed particularly high. Fans of fighting games may appreciate it since it does offer more than a dozen different characters to play around with, and some of the character designs are actually pretty appealing. Still, this one can mostly be recommended only to those who really like fighting games, in general, or to those who are looking for a casual, anime-style game to play with like-minded friends.    … Expand
  66. PsicoticMess
    Feb 22, 2020
    4
    Half baked game, trash history, trash online, some of the most broken characters i ever witnessed in a fighting game. It's not the worst fighting game, but it's really trash.
  67. MauricePhoenix
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Bugs, Unbalanced, Huge hit box's that mid attack hit grounded opponent & move still hit when u SS Correctly at fff3 attack which trigger funny animation after. Broken fighting game of all time.
  68. YoM-5
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    soy un fanatico de tekken, y he ganado y participado en varios campeonatos en tekken tag tournament, tekken 3, tekken 5, tekken tag tournament 2 y tekken 6. Y es lamentable el camino que ha tomado Namco con esta saga... ya desde tekken 6 y tekken online se les veía que solo van a por la pasta y que les importa mas bien poco el entretenimiento de los usuarios. Te venden un juego cortadosoy un fanatico de tekken, y he ganado y participado en varios campeonatos en tekken tag tournament, tekken 3, tekken 5, tekken tag tournament 2 y tekken 6. Y es lamentable el camino que ha tomado Namco con esta saga... ya desde tekken 6 y tekken online se les veía que solo van a por la pasta y que les importa mas bien poco el entretenimiento de los usuarios. Te venden un juego cortado artificialmente e incompleto para luego venderte los personajes que faltan del juego original con su mierda de pases de temporada y dlcs... putos usureros de mierda, Le doy un 4 porque algo bueno tiene… Expand
  69. Forosko
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Лично для меня это лучший Теккен. До этого только катался лицом по геймпаду в 3-ей и немного tag tournamet 2 частях, в 7-ой хотя бы начал разбираться в основах и научился жонглировать. Надеюсь, что в восьмой части за 'фрейм-дату' доплачивать не придется.Лично для меня это лучший Теккен. До этого только катался лицом по геймпаду в 3-ей и немного tag tournamet 2 частях, в 7-ой хотя бы начал разбираться в основах и научился жонглировать. Надеюсь, что в восьмой части за 'фрейм-дату' доплачивать не придется.
  70. brianbalote
    Jul 14, 2020
    1
    The game has devolved to a sort of bum rush beat-em up. Whoever gets to juggle to the wall first wins. A lot of powerful moves that are easy to execute and with a lot of range, which in-turn makes movement and side-stepping irrelevant. Just play characters with launchers that are good crushers then you're good to go.
  71. Rhyzkahl
    Jul 28, 2020
    4
    So... I bought the game on sale. I hadn't played the Tekken franchise since Tekken 3 back in the day. Occasionally I tried out the Tekken Tag. But I was thoroughly disappointed with the story. It was so badly written that I felt like sleeping. The voice acting is monotonous and feeling-less. And then, when I fought the last dude was waaaay out balanced. I'm glad that I didn't pay fullSo... I bought the game on sale. I hadn't played the Tekken franchise since Tekken 3 back in the day. Occasionally I tried out the Tekken Tag. But I was thoroughly disappointed with the story. It was so badly written that I felt like sleeping. The voice acting is monotonous and feeling-less. And then, when I fought the last dude was waaaay out balanced. I'm glad that I didn't pay full price (12 dollars) I am so disappointed.… Expand
  72. chev1991
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Reacts Worst in ps4

    It still has the amazing input lag

    character does not give a **** about

    Whatever i press.

    You want to play online match??

    Do not buy ps4 version.
  73. AlexeyLilicenko
    Aug 15, 2020
    3
    Longest loading screen in any tekken before. In tekken 3-5 loading was almost instant. Also a lot of annoying “buy character, buy accessories etc”.
    Tekken 3-5 was great, 6 and 7 - was very disappointed.
  74. Bernard_18
    Aug 4, 2021
    4
    I played Tekken 5 a lot when I was a kid and I feel deeply saddened to see the carelessness and laziness of such developers to make Tekken 7. It was supposed to be the best fighting game of the generation, but the game seems to have been made anyway . Horrible PS3 graphics and poorly made character aesthetics, the basics of the characters' fight are the same as in Tekken 5. It's literallyI played Tekken 5 a lot when I was a kid and I feel deeply saddened to see the carelessness and laziness of such developers to make Tekken 7. It was supposed to be the best fighting game of the generation, but the game seems to have been made anyway . Horrible PS3 graphics and poorly made character aesthetics, the basics of the characters' fight are the same as in Tekken 5. It's literally a Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. A ridiculous laziness to innovate the bases, attacks, character appearances and graphics of the game. It makes me sick just to look at the faces of Negan, Anna and Julia. Their faces look pure PS2. They're extremely well done in the arts available in the fighter selection menu, but during gameplay it's a disastrous downgrade.
    You guys are quick when it comes to bringing in new characters and unfairly selling them apart. But they are slow and remiss to send an update that improves the look of the game. Another great franchise disgraced by the laziness and carelessness of the developers.    … Expand
  75. nor6523
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Honestly, I didn't want to first but it was worth registering an account just to write down how big of a terrible pile of dogsh*t this game is... I literally have no idea what the devs had in mind when they made the mechanics of the game but it just blows my mind. The game itself is beautiful, the moves are awesome, it's the best looking Tekken game so far, but the fact that charactersHonestly, I didn't want to first but it was worth registering an account just to write down how big of a terrible pile of dogsh*t this game is... I literally have no idea what the devs had in mind when they made the mechanics of the game but it just blows my mind. The game itself is beautiful, the moves are awesome, it's the best looking Tekken game so far, but the fact that characters just keep fckn bouncing, splashing from the ground, from the wall, from everywhere is incredible. The core of the game is basically who can hit you up into the air first and keep juggling you, making it impossible for you to get up until you're dead. 90% of the players are doing this, they are not even attacking just waiting for you to make a move, make a juggle and then take half or even three-quarter of your life by mashing 2-3 moves, keeping you in the air and making it impossible for you to get up.

    Side steps are useless in the game, there are a few characters who are faster than everyone and on top of all the crap that was successfully delivered in this game, luckily we also have rage, which allows the worst, most mediocre players to win a match, even though they would've lost because they have no idea what they are doing, other then repeating 2-3 moves over and over again.

    I couldn't wait for this one, thought it would be the best Tekken ever made but you could just literally call it Tekken Bounce or some sh*t like that because that's what it's all about. Bouncing characters and not getting up ever again if you make just one mistake. (Wish I could rate this a -1)

    Great job devs..    … Expand
  76. Ragequitfu
    Apr 22, 2021
    3
    Just trash , loading screens ; story telling
  77. terydal
    Aug 23, 2021
    1
    If you have played any other PVP game made in the last decade you will quickly realize just how incredibly incompetent this game is. A working online mode should be the bare minimum, so should an anti-cheat system and all the dozens of other things that Tekken lacks despite them being the industry standard. This game is truly surprising in just how many ways it manages to be incompetentIf you have played any other PVP game made in the last decade you will quickly realize just how incredibly incompetent this game is. A working online mode should be the bare minimum, so should an anti-cheat system and all the dozens of other things that Tekken lacks despite them being the industry standard. This game is truly surprising in just how many ways it manages to be incompetent in. Everything outside of the match is beyond half-assed and most of the things inside are too. Like srsly, how can you possibly justify the animations in this game? if your character kicks me in the forehead then that is not a mid-attack. A stomach punch is not a low. Do you like having to spend hundreds of hours learning the absolute basics? because every single thing in this game is made to torture new players. Enjoy playing against people that have played this game for decades and struggling to find anyone that's actually your skill level, since the game saves your rank locally which means you are going to spend most of your time playing against smurfs that keep resetting their account and on the off chance that you manage to beat them they will just close the game which won't count as your win because why not. After all, if you want to keep playing this game you are going to have to lower your expectations immensely. Do you want to find out just how little a company can care about its product while also acting like they are complete game design geniuses and a gift to you? Do you want to smash your controller? Then this is the game for you. Btw your DLC is saved in a text file. It takes seconds to unlock it all. Pure incompetence.… Expand
  78. aaaadsds
    Sep 7, 2021
    0
    If you ever wanted to see what complete developer incompetence looks like, buy this game.
  79. tciny
    May 4, 2023
    4
    Decent enough if you're okay constantly getting your ass kicked in multiplayer. Ranked matches don't help.

Awards & Rankings

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#49 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#27 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#22 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 78 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 78
  3. Negative: 0 out of 78
  1. Power Unlimited
    Oct 19, 2017
    84
    Tekken 7 is very much Tekken, exactly like you've always known it. Luckily the game knows how to get maximum gain out of seemingly minimal additions, like the flashy Rage Arts, tactical Power Crushes and surprisingly spectacular presence of Street Fighter icon Akuma. But due to the pretentious and disappointing single-player content it will never be a classic.
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  2. Wired UK
    Aug 30, 2017
    90
    This is the pinnacle of the Tekken series – a joy to play, with a wealth of content, that's as challenging and precise for aficionados as it is inviting and engaging for neophytes. A masterpiece of the fighting genre.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 9, 2017
    90
    Welcoming back old hands and encouraging newcomers, Tekken 7 beats its own path and ensures that you want to walk it, kicking various backsides along the way. [Aug 2017, p.83]
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