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  1. Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals
  2. Jul 8, 2023
    5
    Pretty boring. Feels like a less entertaining version of DoA. I have around 30+ fighter games and this is between half way and bottom of the stack for me. Always play cos I fancy a change, never a first choice.

    Looks nice, sounds nice. Just feels poor gameplay wise. Too many combos. I'd rather have a few move sets to use wisely, than have to remember every single button and
    Pretty boring. Feels like a less entertaining version of DoA. I have around 30+ fighter games and this is between half way and bottom of the stack for me. Always play cos I fancy a change, never a first choice.

    Looks nice, sounds nice. Just feels poor gameplay wise. Too many combos. I'd rather have a few move sets to use wisely, than have to remember every single button and direction to do a different move and then combos. I just don't like these style of inputs.

    If I had hours and hours to sink in to this then I'm sure I'd like it more but seems more like a game of memory at the moment and I like playing lots of games, I can't remember these masses of inputs.

    I play KoF 15, GG Strive, MK11, Injustice 2, BB Centralfiction. Always playing fighters but I can hit them up and get stuck in and with this I don't have that pick up and play vibe.

    What I really don't get are all these reviews hating on the game cos of its story. It's a 2Dish fighter. Not an RPG, you're not reading a book. I've never in my life discussed fighters with my mates and they've said oh story is a bit **** Who cares. It's a bloody fighter. It's like buying a cake and saying I don't like the cake cos the knife that sliced it wasn't very decorative.

    I'm actually going to stick with this one and keep giving it another try and hopefully raise my score. Something is telling me I haven't experienced what this game has to offer yet. If a game isn't worth my time then it is a straight 0 score from me. I think it is so cheap these days that it is well worth having and it feels very polished. I think some reviews are maybe being a bit harsh. I own a hell of a lot of games, so I have a lot to compare against. Anything out of the red is a good enough score from me.
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  3. Mar 24, 2023
    7
    A great game that unfortunately, for every two good things this game offers, it offers another thing just as bad. Examples of great improvements to the Tekken formula include the Screw system as well as the cinematic slow motion round end feature. The negatives include, characters that fundamentally break the game, as well as practices that are blatantly anti-consumer and while not quiteA great game that unfortunately, for every two good things this game offers, it offers another thing just as bad. Examples of great improvements to the Tekken formula include the Screw system as well as the cinematic slow motion round end feature. The negatives include, characters that fundamentally break the game, as well as practices that are blatantly anti-consumer and while not quite pay2win, toe that line. Expand
  4. Mar 16, 2023
    7
    Pros

    New mechanics: Rage Arts (Doing a super when you're in low health by doing a command or by one button), Rage Drive (Modified move from the original), Screw (A new way of doing combos, much better than Tekken 6/Tekken Tag Tournament 2) Season Passes: The first Tekken to have season passes. This builds up hype and introduces new characters and stages. Music: The music in this
    Pros

    New mechanics: Rage Arts (Doing a super when you're in low health by doing a command or by one button), Rage Drive (Modified move from the original), Screw (A new way of doing combos, much better than Tekken 6/Tekken Tag Tournament 2)

    Season Passes: The first Tekken to have season passes. This builds up hype and introduces new characters and stages.

    Music: The music in this game is great! You can also change music from the Jukebox (You can only do this on PS4 because most of the Tekken games have been on PlayStation consoles)

    Gallery: The gallery is quite a surprise. Not only does it have character endings from past Tekken games, but it also has artwork which I've never seen before.

    ULTIMATE TEKKEN BOWL: Relive memories of playing Tekken Bowl from Tekken Tag Tournament. Play bowling in Tekken style!

    Rank Points: Ever since Tekken 5 DR, there was no rank points. You had no idea how close you were to a promotion/demotion. This was the first Tekken to introduce rank points, you can finally tell if you're close to a promotion/demotion.

    Easy throw-breaking: Throw-breaking has gotten a little easy, it is not unnecessarily difficult anymore.

    Easy controller-setup: Controller setup is much better and easy than previous Tekken games.

    Stage/Music Transition: I like how the stage changes atmosphere on the last round, as well as the music. This build up hype.

    Cons

    Online: Sometimes, the netcode is good, sometimes, it isn't. In season 1, there was no rank points, which was a problem since Tekken 5 DR because you would have no idea if you are close to a promotion/demotion. Rank points were then introduced in season 2. When someone disconnects during a match, you get nothing, unless the opponent goes AFK and you quickly beat him before the match gets cancelled to get points. In an online tournament, when a match gets disconnected, you either win by default, or the whole tournament gets canceled.

    Broken Characters: 2D characters like Akuma (Street Fighter), Geese Howard (King of Fighters/Fatal Fury), and Noctis Lucis Caelum are non-Tekken characters who are broken. DLC characters like Negan, Leroy Smith, Fakhumram, Kunimitsu and Lidia Sobieska are broken. Every part about them is annoying. This is just my opinion, you may disagree to this.

    Terrible/Short Story: The main story was alright, I just wish there was more. The narrator made the main story boring. I can't say the same for the character episodes, they were absolutely terrible.

    Lack of Content: This game does not have many offline content and is missing some like team battle and survival. ULTIMATE TEKKEN BOWL is good, but it's not enough. Also, the AI in this game is trash, which makes Treasure Battle boring.

    No tutorial mode: You have to learn this game on your own or by searching YouTube videos.

    Frame Data: Frame Data was finally added in the game, back in season 3, but now you have to pay for it.

    Stages: Two dojo stages, two volcano stages, two helipad stages and two floor-break stages. Some of the filters on the stages looked terrible than compared to the beautiful Vanilla filters. The main ones to me were Twilight Conflict with the beautiful sunset, Mishima Dojo with the warm contrast and Devil's pit with the dark atmosphere. They completely ruin those stages by changing the filters. In season 2, they brought the filters back, but they're separate stages now. They should've been a stage transition.
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  5. Jan 24, 2023
    5
    You can watch movies of the series. Many characters.
    New characters are not attractive. Too much paid DLC.
    New costumes are lame.
    No story for additional characters.
  6. Nov 29, 2022
    7
    It's good game but it's not prefect and controller is not prefect of time as tekken 3
  7. Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Me pregunto por qué la resolución de los últimos Tekken es tan baja y el contenido tan escaso, con lo bien que lo hicieron Tag Team Tournament 2.
  8. May 17, 2022
    7
    Game is not as good looking as Soul Calibur 6 or Dead or Alive 6, hopefully Namco can improve on the next one
  9. Jun 22, 2021
    7
    Tekken 5 was a small part of my childhood.
    It's been quite long since I played a Tekken game for the last time... till recently.
    Tekken's strongest aspect was always the gameplay, and Tekken 7's core gameplay is awesome! It's very complex, it looks clean and it feels smooth... it's Tekken gameplay at it's finest. The roster is great, even though there are some questionable additions in.
    Tekken 5 was a small part of my childhood.
    It's been quite long since I played a Tekken game for the last time... till recently.
    Tekken's strongest aspect was always the gameplay, and Tekken 7's core gameplay is awesome! It's very complex, it looks clean and it feels smooth... it's Tekken gameplay at it's finest.
    The roster is great, even though there are some questionable additions in.
    The visuals and the audio design are very dynamic and cool!
    The customization is fine and the music is... well, Tekken 7's soundtrack is mediocre at best but I like how there's an option to use tracks from the previous games in the series.
    The game is not flawless though, far from it.
    Some animations and character elements feel outdated or unpolished.
    The DLC characters are way too many in my opinion and half of them should've been included in the base game; locking classic Tekken characters behind a pay-wall is unacceptable.
    The Arcade Mode is a joke; it's very short and irrelevant.
    Also, the singleplayer content is just underwhelming.

    Pros:
    + Amazing gameplay
    + Very good roster
    + Complex mechanics
    + Nice visuals
    + Decent customization

    Cons:
    - Some minor elements are outdated
    - Too many DLC characters
    - Arcade Mode & singleplayer content

    Narrative: ?/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Content: 4/10
    Characters: 8/10
    Music: 5/10
    Graphics/Audio: 8/10

    Final Rating: 7/10
    - Good -
    Tekken 7 is a lot of fun when playing multiplayer either offline or online, but unfortunately, it's not without its flaws.
    It's still a very enjoyable fighting game though and a good game overall.

    Do I recommend it?:
    Yes, it's a nice modern fighting game!
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  10. Nov 29, 2021
    7
    It's a pretty fun game. The story was good and quick, I enjoyed from the beginning to the end. The climax of the mishima family arc was utterly epic.

    While this game has great variety of characters, looks, and fighting styles... the lack of offline modes compared to previous entries it's a problem. The gameplay is fun and nice but it is very hard to master. If you want a game with
    It's a pretty fun game. The story was good and quick, I enjoyed from the beginning to the end. The climax of the mishima family arc was utterly epic.

    While this game has great variety of characters, looks, and fighting styles... the lack of offline modes compared to previous entries it's a problem.

    The gameplay is fun and nice but it is very hard to master.

    If you want a game with small-good storyline with good fights and graphics... buy this game!
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  11. Oct 9, 2021
    7
    i did the story: it lasted around 2.5hours... usual tekken, nothing new. it made me have good memories of tekken 2
  12. Sep 10, 2021
    6
    I'm sure Tekken 7 is great for those who enjoy online fighting games, but for those of us who like the offline content, T7 is disappointingly bare.

    Tekken 7 takes a far more cinematic approach and to make some enemies real quick, I think we lose a lot with this approach to fighting games, Tekken 7 has very pretty cgi cutscenes but the gameplay is subpar at best, I think ArcSys hit the
    I'm sure Tekken 7 is great for those who enjoy online fighting games, but for those of us who like the offline content, T7 is disappointingly bare.

    Tekken 7 takes a far more cinematic approach and to make some enemies real quick, I think we lose a lot with this approach to fighting games, Tekken 7 has very pretty cgi cutscenes but the gameplay is subpar at best, I think ArcSys hit the nail on the head with their Story Modes in the Guilty Gear franchise, having the story be told in one long continuous cutscene rather than breaking it up to force some kind of fight to stop the player from falling asleep, because that's how many of the gameplay sections in T7's story feels, forced. The story primarily revolves around Heihachi and Kazuya Mishima, series mainstays and original characters, but because this is a video game, the story takes several detours to focus on other characters such as... Lars from Tekken 6... interesting characters are also there, like Nina, Lee and Jin shows up for like 10 minutes, which is kind of a shame after Tekken 6 where he was a pivotal character. Akuma from Street Fighter is there too... anyway. Tekken 7 constantly distracts from Kazuya and Heihachi to focus on these side stories because you can't sustain two characters going at each other for over an hour without them fighting which logically has to be the conclusion, and the conclusory scenes are great, Kazuya devolving further into Devil as Heihachi keeps fighting despite being heavily outmatched, it's great and the way the fight ends is amazing, but that's the final 20 or so minutes to a Story Mode that's over 2 hours, the rest of it is incredibly mediocre. The attempt to humanize Heihachi certainly is interesting, but it begs the question of why Heihachi never mentioned the Devil gene if his attempt to kill Kazuya related to it and he knew it existed, it also makes Kazuya's deal with the devil less interesting as rather than being a conscious decision our initial HERO made to sacrifice his morality for power, it's just something he can't help and is quite literally in his genes. As for Akuma who is again... in this game for some reason, he doesn't really do anything, he's just here to act as some extra fights and one of the worst final boss fights the series has, and this is the series with Jinpachi Mishima. Robot girl from T6 is back too... I don't have anything to say about her, you like pink hair anime girls? There's your pink haired anime girl.

    Outside of Story Mode is where this game really falls apart, gone is Arcade Mode with character endings and unlockable secret characters, and in is a pointless arcade mode barren of rewards or purpose, you just fight 10 matches, then it's over, no character ending, no artwork, nothing. Though there are some character endings, but there all one fight long with zero development for anybody, and no alternating scenario, where finishing with Paul would have a different ending than finishing with Marshal Law in early endings, now you get the exact same endings for any characters together in one ending, with some variations, I think Leo and Yoshimitsu have vaguely different endings, but they're all so forgettable it's hard to be certain. Outside of Arcade and Endings there's... nothing... there's a Treasure Hunt game mode but it's no different from Arcade Mode and uh... yeah that's it, a whole 3 offline modes, one of which is pointless and the other lasts about 2 hours, it's Online or nothing here, and all the beautiful graphics and particle effects in the world can't fix that.

    Overall I don't think Tekken 7 is a bad game, and I'm sure if you're an online player, you likely feel I'm being too harsh, but considering the Offline offering here for the 7th main installment for a series known for its crazy offline minigames and distractions like Devil Within, Bowling, Volley Ball, and hell, in Tekken 5's case entire playable versions of the series until that point. It's just disappointing, even compared to the Ps1 games, THE PS1 GAMES! I just hope Tekken 8 offers more to those of us who don't want to spend all their time fighting online against people who're madly in love with their 1+2 combo.
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  13. Jan 12, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My top PS4/PS5 list
    1. Ghost of Tsushima 9,7/10
    2. God of War 9,5/10
    3. Other for TOP3 Meme
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  14. Nov 5, 2020
    6
    The game looks fantastic and the story albeit short and confusing is interesting, but overall Tekken 7 doesn't do anything to stand out and is a bit bland overall. 63/100
  15. Nov 4, 2020
    6
    I used to play Tekken on my ps2 when I was kid, it was very fun but coming back to Tekken franchise with Tekken 7 wasn't that feeling and experience I waited for. I think 6 is fair enough.
  16. Sep 30, 2020
    7
    It's worth getting into for the multiplayer / ranked aspect, the game lacks in single player content. Although the recent additions (as in DLC characters) were not really supervised upon release (I know they got nerfed later on). The stages are fantastic, so is the OST. A wide variety of characters to choose from and a fun (and also frustrating if you are a competitive person) experience.It's worth getting into for the multiplayer / ranked aspect, the game lacks in single player content. Although the recent additions (as in DLC characters) were not really supervised upon release (I know they got nerfed later on). The stages are fantastic, so is the OST. A wide variety of characters to choose from and a fun (and also frustrating if you are a competitive person) experience. Hopefully Season 4 will patch up the netcode. Expand
  17. Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Очень неплохой файтинг даже с неплохим сюжетом. Минусы : хуёвые анимации, устаревшая графика ,отсутствие режимов p1,p2 vs cpu,cpu; p1,p2 vs p3,p4 и тд
  18. Jul 1, 2020
    7
    Yes, childhood arcade fighting game with improved graphics and mechanics but then...paying for characters that are originally in the roster for almost all of the installments' kinda questionable to me. Not to mention Tekken Bowl. I understand collab characters being payable but why even characters present like since the conception of the game..?
  19. Jun 28, 2020
    5
    Not much of a big improvement from the previous Tekken games. Enjoyable of course it's tekken, one of the best fighting games ever, if not the best. But each of the characters' stories were not as funny, or compelling as before. Story mode is okay but it's not that interesting. It's like the previous games but with the added rage move. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Pretty much the same
  20. Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Not much you can say about this game. It’s Tekken at the end of the day so it’s basically just mindless playing with the same storyline it’s had for the previous Tekkens. I played the older Tekkens when I was younger so I still enjoyed playing this (to a certain extent/for around 10 hours).
  21. May 6, 2020
    7
    Si te gusta Tekken te va a gustar Tekken 7, y si no te gusta, los cambios que se han hecho a la jugabilidad valen la pena para darle una nueva oportunidad a la serie. Tekken 7 es una obra que, aunque tiene sus puntos flacos, se mantiene como una opción única e imprescindible dentro de la oferta del género.
  22. Apr 7, 2020
    7
    I love this game. But there are so many microtransactions and that disappoint me
  23. Apr 4, 2020
    7
    The game is good. The only problem is that to unlock all 13 remaining characters, you have to buy each one independently. The price of each goes from $4.99 to $7.99
  24. Feb 17, 2020
    5
    I have been playing Tekken since the time of the first Playstation, I sincerely am disappointed with this Tekken 7.
    Okay, the characters are the ones and the fight remains fun, but it has been speeded up to the point of becoming a cripple compared to the original Tekken style, which was slower than other fighting video games.
    In addition, "super moves" have been added, which are
    I have been playing Tekken since the time of the first Playstation, I sincerely am disappointed with this Tekken 7.
    Okay, the characters are the ones and the fight remains fun, but it has been speeded up to the point of becoming a cripple compared to the original Tekken style, which was slower than other fighting video games.
    In addition, "super moves" have been added, which are learnable most of the time and are of no use other than to give frustration to the player, who is perhaps winning and is forced to lose the round due to something he cannot parry in any way.
    Not to mention the obviously artificial difficulty of some characters, especially of transformed Kazumi, with his continuous unfair and almost always learnable moves, also because of the speed of the fights I mentioned before. There is the constant sensation of artificial difficulty, made only to make the player nervous, to row against him.
    There are no longer the movies and the stories of the players in the arcade battles, there is only one long and boring storyline "the story of the Mishima", which makes us use characters of his choice. We no longer have the stories of the characters, which I find horrible from a Tekken, we have always had the stories of the characters.
    The customization mode is nice but it has been filled with silly and uninteresting objects, with pathetic costumes or parts of them, that not even an 8 year old would appreciate.
    Arcade battles now stop at the fifth match and end with a nice game over without the character's final storyline.
    This chapter is very sad, not to be thrown away but light years away from the splendor of the old Tekken.
    Also, I add, that the PS4 pad is really unsuitable and inefficient to play this speeded Tekken, it is often wrong and you will not be able to make the moves in fluency as with the old pads of old Playstations.
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  25. Feb 16, 2020
    7
    Игра сделана как в старые добрые времена, но увы в нее играть уже не так интересно. На первой PS можно было часами без перерыва, ту через пол часа надоедает. В целом неплохо, фанатам залетит, но не более 7/10
  26. Jan 30, 2020
    6
    Геймплей хорош, жаль все остальное оставляет желать лучшего.
  27. Dec 11, 2019
    7
    With this being the first Tekken game that I've ever played, I'm surprised I never got into it despite how much praise there was for it. I was very pleased with how the game plays, It reminded me of Soul Calibur more then anything. I mostly tried the Arcade mode and online mode, and the netcode could use a bit of a tune up. Overall, it proves that the Tekken series can still have freshWith this being the first Tekken game that I've ever played, I'm surprised I never got into it despite how much praise there was for it. I was very pleased with how the game plays, It reminded me of Soul Calibur more then anything. I mostly tried the Arcade mode and online mode, and the netcode could use a bit of a tune up. Overall, it proves that the Tekken series can still have fresh gameplay.

    On the other hand it does indulge in the Season Pass, a scam started by Rockstar Games to sell missing content back to the end user. It's an insulting thing that Tecmo Koei has implemented into DOA5 Last Round each costing up to $99 and it's only for character costumes. With Tekken 7 having only 3, it's probably safe to say the game's done with characters by now.
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  28. Aug 23, 2019
    5
    I'm not sure if the collective standards have lowered or what, because this is nowhere near the best 3D fighter, let alone the best Tekken game that people proclaim it to be. While the combos aren't the juggle fest they used to be, they still are heavily emphasized to the point where the neutral feels lacking when compared to games like Virtua Fighter or Dead or Alive, or even past TekkenI'm not sure if the collective standards have lowered or what, because this is nowhere near the best 3D fighter, let alone the best Tekken game that people proclaim it to be. While the combos aren't the juggle fest they used to be, they still are heavily emphasized to the point where the neutral feels lacking when compared to games like Virtua Fighter or Dead or Alive, or even past Tekken games. The movement is nice, but that's standard 3D fighter fare for one that is competently made, and while this one is okay and there is some fun to be had in the online competitive modes, the game seems simpler from fighters past, and the whole games environment and ecosystem it has built around it is too e-sports. Plus with the advent of super arts in Tekken, the classic 3D fighting feel is just a shadow of what it once was. Netcode is subpar. Tekken 6's was better, albeit Tekken 6 being a worse installment to the series as a whole .

    Wasn't there also a promise that legacy characters would be free? Why are Lei Wulong and Marduk $5.99? That's just stupid and walking back on your word...

    This game is the perfect example of how people will play the latest game in a franchise in droves, without regard for the quality of the product, and that will ultimately lead to a decline in quality of fighting games as it has for the last few years.
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  29. Jul 10, 2019
    7
    Bom jogo de luta 3d, mas deixa a desejar em alguns aspectos. Cenários sem graça, muitos personagens bizarros, roupas extravagantes (feias), poluição visual, excesso de explosões coloridas na tela (seria muito melhor passar a ideia de impacto com som), som fraco (vozes e barulho de golpes inexpressivos, músicas chatinhas). Pontos positivos: grande número de personagens, com estilos de lutaBom jogo de luta 3d, mas deixa a desejar em alguns aspectos. Cenários sem graça, muitos personagens bizarros, roupas extravagantes (feias), poluição visual, excesso de explosões coloridas na tela (seria muito melhor passar a ideia de impacto com som), som fraco (vozes e barulho de golpes inexpressivos, músicas chatinhas). Pontos positivos: grande número de personagens, com estilos de luta variados, ótima jogabilidade. Expand
  30. Feb 11, 2019
    5
    Now I've been playing TEKKEN for the longest and I can tell you if you are a veteran TEKKEN player you are going to HATE this entry because it's mediocrity at it's finest as you will see the DLC's especially those from S1 are too weak and the customization to just the overall base game is gimped and is really lacking content. Gone are the days of old where you'd do a mini-arcade to learnNow I've been playing TEKKEN for the longest and I can tell you if you are a veteran TEKKEN player you are going to HATE this entry because it's mediocrity at it's finest as you will see the DLC's especially those from S1 are too weak and the customization to just the overall base game is gimped and is really lacking content. Gone are the days of old where you'd do a mini-arcade to learn more about your favorite character as some of the DLC characters do not even have stories and have basic customization.

    Overall this game is a 5/10 everything plays okay but if you are on console you will face some heavy lag which can really ruin the online experience especially on how each character can be so frustrating to fight an given the year this game has not aged well and I say it's toiling away in obscurity with a very toxic fanbase that care too much about stats on a leaderboard I recommend buying an older tekken or another fighting game because this one just doesn't hold up to others as combos aren't satisfying and are pretty uninspired long with it's generic character roaster the only real unique characters are tekkens guest which is either a love or hate and tbf why are you play this game when you can be playing their main titles?
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 78 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 78
  2. Negative: 0 out of 78
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]