Heihachi Mishima, the mustachioed malevolence of the Tekken collection, goes to be the following DLC character for Tekken 8. He was final seen along with his loving son Kazuya, who threw him into a volcano. After all, to be totally submerged in impossibly sizzling liquid rock is merely a long-running household prank for the forged of this 3D preventing sport, kind of like forcing your granddad to do the ice bucket problem, however with lava. No one really anticipated the horn-haired headbutter to be totally faraway from the collection. However I’m a bit of shocked to see him again so quickly.
Because the third DLC character, Heihachi is due out someday this autumn, however no onerous launch date has been confirmed. He follows single-button reprobate Eddy Gordo and Prime Minister of Poland Lydia Sobieska, each not too long ago added to the sport’s roster.
As you possibly can most likely inform from the trailer, gamers are additionally getting an additional chapter of story mode hooked up to the previous man, by which Heihachi is coaching a posse of hench monks to wavedash over burning coals. Very humorous, Mr Mishima. Tekken 8 has “character episodes” for every playable biffer from the bottom sport, however the newer DLC characters have not received these. So it is good to see that Eddy and Lydia additionally seem to characteristic closely in regardless of the previous unkillable man is as much as. The additional story chapter will likely be free to all gamers, we’re told, whether or not you purchase these characters or not.
Like I stated in our Tekken 8 evaluate, it is a strong biff ’em up. My most important grievance (except for lamenting the lack of a slower and extra cagey fashion of play) was that my very own specific favorite characters had been nowhere to be seen. That is sadly nonetheless the case. I am unable to see relative C-listers Miguel or Josie coming any time quickly. No less than not earlier than the likes of Marduk, Fortunate Chloe, or Armor King. My greatest likelihood is to carry out for jokey supercop Lei Wulong, my go-to for foolish fights and messing round. Ah, perhaps subsequent yr.
Bandai Namco introduced the auld curmudgeon’s return at preventing sport match EVO 2024, the place the Tekken 8 finals noticed Arslan Ash going through off in opposition to Atif Ijaz in a typically tense match with numerous even handed use of the sport’s new Warmth meter mechanic. So go watch that if you happen to’re inquisitive about what high-level Tekkenizing appears to be like like.