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Tekken 8’s next character will be revealed this week, and clues point to a certain lady in redWe’re Anna-lyzing the trailer
We’re Anna-lyzing the trailer
Image credit:Bandai Namco Entertainment
Image credit:Bandai Namco Entertainment
TEKKEN 8 - Winter Update & Season 2 Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
TEKKEN 8 - Winter Update & Season 2 Announcement Trailer
You see the helicopter chasing Nina Williams at 2:12? It has a lipsticky kiss mark on the missile, a nod to scrappy sister Anna Williams, the red roughhouser to Nina’s purple pugilist. That puts Anna a good bet for the reveal, but who knows? It could all be a scarlet red herring. The developers are planning to reveal all on Thursday evening (that’s the wee hours of Friday morning for us in the UK).
More concretely, the trailer promises new moves for every chracter, in case the hundred attacks of the average character aren’t enough for you (I see my favourite coffee baroness Azucena performing a freshly brewed sweepy kick). There’s also going to be a “major balance update”, which for Tekken often means a lot of changes to frame data for various attacks across all characters. Finally, the trailer pumps up the Tekken World Tour - the annual fraternal fisticuffs that is often interesting but I most fondly remember forcrowning a Panda as the globe’s best bare-knuckle brawler.
The latest entry in the Iron Fist Tournament is pretty slick, as I judged in ourTekken 8 review. But it’s also missing the characters I love most (Lei, Miguel, Josie), which is ultimately whyTekken 7is the bruiser that got onto our list of the best games, akathe RPS 100. Anna, she’s cool and all. But can she pretend to be drunk and roll around on the ground to freak out her opponent? No.
