Among the most significant productions of this videogame-incredible year, we cannot fail to mention Tekken 8. The absolute protagonist of last September’s PlayStation-branded State of Play, the only fleeting trailer presented during the course of the event generated enormous interest around the work of Bandai Namco e del producer Katsuhiro Haradabringing the gamer community into ecstasy at the mere idea of being able to get their hands on the new chapter of the saga in the near future.
Everything we know about Tekken 8 is very little and is limited to just two of the fighters who will make up the game’s roster. But so, what are the currently confirmed characters? The two figures mentioned above are the fundamental piece of the reveal trailer of Tekken 8 at the State of Play in September: Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishimaindeed, they are the only characters on the roster currently confirmed.
Bandai Namco continues to follow the wave of success achieved in the light of all the chapters released so far, tracing precisely those distinctive elements of the Tekken lore. As we can observe from the brief interaction between Jin and Kazuya, which partially represents a quiet moment of peace before a storm of kicks and punches, the lines of dialogue between the two combatants they enhance what is one of the key elements of the entire narrative.
Nonetheless, in the light of what has been said so far, what can we expect from the future of the saga, but above all: what characters might be in Tekken 8? There is no known answer to this question, at least for the moment. Since there is no other information on the actual fighters present in Tekken 8, the conjectures around the new chapter can be wide and varied. On the other hand, we are still talking about the eighth chapter of an almost thirty-year franchise, whose history has deeply marked the world of video games. So, there are many characters that could make up the entire roster: just think of the thirty-six fighters present only in the seventh chapter. It is no doubt to believe that Tekken 8 it will mark the possible return of great icons from the likes of Marshal Law, Yoshimitsu, Paul Phoenix and all those characters who helped create the success of Tekken.
For the rest, we know that among the news that mainly held the table during the month of September there was the discovery of the fact that the reveal trailer had been created with the real-time graphics of Tekken 8, thanks to the statements of Katsuhiro Harada . There is not even any information regarding the exact release date of the title, even if it is the same Bandai Namco does not rule out that it may come out in 2023. Which characters would you like to return in this new iteration? Let us know in the comments.
