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 whole of playable characters to 32.
One in every of 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 take a look at her lovely artwork under.
Curiously, she fights by mixing the Mishima Model Combating Karate and Taido. As a humorous (however probably related) facet word, government producer and director Katsuhiro Harada talked about earlier than introducing her that “Heihachi Mishima is Fully Useless.”
You possibly can watch her in motion under.
We additionally heard extra concerning the sport from Harada-san, producer Michael Murray, and director Kohei “Nakatsu” Ikeda.
Curiously, we get an inventory of modifications to ranked matches from Tekken 7, as you may see within the slide under.
Group matches have additionally been made simpler to grasp in comparison with the closed beta.
Tremendous Ghost battles have additionally been expanded. You possibly can play in opposition to your personal ghost and even play in opposition to the AI ghosts of builders and professional gamers by discovering them within the leaderboards.
Taking part in in opposition to your personal ghost will allow you to see it evolve as you enhance, and it’s possible you’ll even have the ability to spot a few of your weaknesses.
The My Replay & Ideas will allow you to document matches in a number of modes and never simply on-line, as you may see within the slide under.
We additionally get to see some actually attention-grabbing artwork portraying the small print of the lately 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 take a look at the complete showcase under.
Tekken 8 will likely be launched for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S on January 26, so the wait is nearly over.
If you would like to see extra lately revealed characters, you may check out Azucena and Feng Wei.