It?s been a long time since we?ve seen the last proper Tekken game on home consoles ? Tekken Tag Tournament 2 released in 2012 on the PlayStation 3, while the now-discontinued Tekken Revolution launched in 2013. A lot has happened in the meantime in the world of fighters. Can Tekken 7 do new and exciting things for the franchise, or is playing it safe the way forward"
New Tech, Same Foes
Bandai Namco Studios has opted to use the Unreal Engine 4 this time around. This should result in similar performance across platforms. The game runs locked at 60 frames-per-second (fps), and doesn?t appear to falter at any time. Anti-aliasing appears to be in full effect, and jagged edges are a rare sight as a result. This is the best-looking Tekken game, to be sure, and while its graphical fidelity may not be as high as Injustice 2, it is certainly pleasing to look at. Tekken 7 has been out in arcades since March 18, 2015 in Japan, where they still carry some weight in city life. If there?s one area in which arcades still reign supreme, it’s in load times. Since arcade boards are often flash-based, Tekken 7 loads much more quickly in its arcade form than what we have on consoles. Indeed, you can expect some fairly hefty load changes between fights. In fact, some game modes seem to favor running multiple battles in the same stage, perhaps to cut down on loading in additional assets, decreasing load times in the process.
Tekken has always been known as a technical fighter. Tekke...