Tekken 7 Reviews
Tekken 7, the latest entry in the long-running franchise, delivers what fighting genre fans love about multiplayer battles, but there isn't enough new material to make it truly stand out from the increasingly competitive options in the fighting genre.
If this turns out to be the last Tekken, it's great to see the franchise go out on its shield.
New engine, new characters, new combat techniques and new game modes. Tekken 7 is still the king of 3D fighting games, but there would have been some more risk and evolution of the franchise after so many years of waiting. The story of the Mishima is the central mode, but it fails to satisfy us as much as it promised to the core fans.
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Tekken 7 shows why Tekken is one of the most beloved franchises around, with its fast-paced yet calculated combat, impressive visuals, strong cast of customisable characters, and zany nature coming together to offer one of this generation’s finest fighting games. It offers something a little different to the popular 2D-plane fighters that are in abundance right now, with a fun focus on utilising the space around you to unleash massive combos on your opponent. It doesn’t only look great in-game, but is a hell of a lot of fun to pull off. It isn’t quite perfect thanks to the slightly lacking story mode not really offering enough from a gameplay perspective, but it doesn’t stop Tekken 7 being a must own title for fighting fans. The King of the Iron Fist Tournament is back, and it’s better than ever…
The king of 3D fighters makes a triumphant return.
With a stunning art style and a well-balanced gameplay, Tekken 7 confirms itself as an extraordinary fighting game: probably the best chapter of the series since Tekken 3.
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Tekken 7 has the barebones basics for a good fighter, but it's missing the trimmings that make it worth recommending over bigger, and cheaper competition.
Despite its consummate depth, Tekken 7 doesn't do enough to push the franchise forward.
Tekken 7 is a fighting game with a great gameplay, but with few content in the single player mode. The story, however, is pleasing and full of content, unlike what happened in the previous chapters. Tekken 7 is the most balanced and immediate Tekken ever, too.
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Tekken 7 doesn't revolutionize the series or the genre, but offers a well-made campaign and beefs up the proven battle system with new ideas.
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Tekken 7 is a great game that fullfill all what it proposes: it offers great and deep gameplay mechanics, enjoyable game modes, a cast of colorful and diverse characters, and splendid cinematics and scenarios. Sadly all of its contents doesn't go any further from what any other fighting gives and one of its most important features (the Story Mode) doesn't work so well. Overall it is a good game that, without a doubt, could have been better.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
The children begin loving their parents, then they judge them. Rarely, if never, forgive them. So this chapter of Tekken also closes, although it contains some small ripples at the narration level, certainly succeeds in involving itself as only that beaten Bandai knows how to do it.
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Overall I think Tekken succeeds in living up to the legacy its established and for me personally I think this is the best Tekken game since 5. The weird way character endings are presented was really off putting, and the main story was short and not all that great. A larger main story as well as challenging the player to actually earn the character endings would’ve made it a whole lot better. But at its core it’s a damn fine fighting game and it’ll be keeping me invested for a long, long time.
While that core combat is still strong, I'm personally getting a bit weary of Tekken relying on it's barely changed core combat to keep it relevant in a world where fighting games are fast evolving into vastly more rounded products. Tekken 7's combat isn't bad, it's just a bit stagnant, and I don't know how much longer it can get away with that reliance on not fixing what ain't broke.
Tekken has returned and now it is better than ever. Its gameplay is still fresh and features new elements like the Rage Arts, which increases the excitement of evey match. The customization is fun, entertaining and has thousands of possibilities. A must-buy for the genre fans.
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Those crazy Mishima boys are at it again in Tekken 7, which spices up its volcanic, dysfunctional family drama with some new mechanics and one “Raging Demon.” Admittedly, a few more extra modes certainly would have been nice to have. A full-fledged campaign combined with rock-solid mechanics, fun customization and that flashy Tekken style, however, makes this game another hard-hitting entry in the popular fighting franchise.
Aside from some perplexing omissions, Tekken 7 is a roaring success where it truly matters; in its mechanics, its dynamism, and its ability to engage the player through its concise presentation. Make no mistake, the King is back.
Fun fighting marred by an underwhelming package.
Tekken 7 is a fantastic fighting game when taken on its sheer fundamentals. People who are already well-versed in the genre will find a lot to chew on here: nuanced gameplay mechanics to learn, lots of characters to try out, and lots of neat cosmetic upgrades and historical extras to unlock. But if you're coming at this game fresh-faced -- or even as a 2D fighting game player making the jump to a 3D game -- you won't find a lot of in-game aid to explore its complex mechanics, and you're not likely to learn anything beyond button-smashing to get through the game's short and thoroughly underwhelming story mode, either.
It's good to have Tekken back again. Tekken 7 successfully makes the jump from the arcades in Japan, with a cool customisation suite, a decent selection of modes and superb fight mechanics. You should probably go buy it now.