Bandai Namco has responded to the widespread negative feedback from the Tekken 8 community following the release of Patch 2.0 and the launch of Season 2.
Tekken 8 Season Pass 3 adds four characters and a new stage, with Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Jr. confirmed for 2026.
Bandai Namco reveals Miary Zo, a new Tekken 8 character from Madagascar, whose gameplay trailer confirms her connection to the legendary True Ogre.
I think people where hoping a future announcement would be Tifa Lockheart from FF7. It feels like they knew that but couldn't deliver so they introduced this character who still has ties to Ogre but can also easily be cosplayed as Tifa with all the ingame outfits Tekken has.
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Paul looks nothing like Hercule/Mr. Stan from DBZ but that didn't stop people from cosplaying him as that.
Tekken 8 downloadable content character Miary Zo will launch on December 1 for Season 2 Character Pass owners and December 4 for all users, Bandai Namco announced.
They had to do something to make her stand out as a newcomer closing a season pass. I get it, but I wonder if they'll do anything with it in the next story now that [spoiler] is back in the fray much like Azazel and Zafina. Probably not, though.
This has to be the worst balance patch in fighting game history. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this, even the most optimistic people in the Tekken community are speaking out about it. Bamco responses though just seem tone deaf. They've had a whole year of feedback to listen to and basically went in the complete opposite direction. Nothing but a rollback will fix this mess in the immediate future.