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