The Tekken 8 community has been thrown into turmoil following the release of the Season 2 update, which introduced several contentious changes to the game. According to the patch notes, there was a significant increase in character damage potential and offensive pressure across the board. This shift has led to widespread discontent among players who feel that the game has deviated too far from the traditional Tekken experience.
Professional Tekken player JoKa expressed strong dissatisfaction with the update, stating, "This does not feel like Tekken AT ALL." He criticized the changes, pointing out that even minor buffs to characters, increased stance-based transitions, and the addition of new moves with little to no counterplay have disrupted the game's balance. JoKa also lamented the loss of character uniqueness and the overemphasis on offensive strategies at the expense of defensive options, which he believes contradicts the core principles of Tekken.T8 now hit the most negative reviews in a day since the day the Tekken Shop launched one year ago
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.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }The backlash is evident on Tekken 8's Steam page, where over 1,100 negative reviews have been posted in the last two days, pushing the game's recent review rating to 'mostly negative'. One of the top reviews describes the game as "Genuinely good game held back by schizophrenic insane developers sent from hell," highlighting the community's frustration. Other reviews echo similar sentiments, criticizing the new season for turning characters into "braindead easy mix up machines" and failing to deliver on promised defensive improvements.
The dissatisfaction is so intense that some fans are turning to Capcom's Street Fighter 6, while others are labeling Season 2 as the "worst patch in Tekken history." Several professional players have even threatened to abandon Tekken 8 if the patch remains unchanged.
I don't know if I'll continue playing Tekken if this patch stays.
I'm sorry for doomposting, but I thought it had a chance to be a better game.
I'm just really sad.
Like depressed.
I streamed 70 hours of Tekken this past week to prep for s2 just to have those hopes shattered.
Gn.— END | Jesandy (@Jesandy1572) April 1, 2025
In light of the uproar, the Tekken community is eagerly awaiting a response from the development team. Many are calling for either a complete rollback of the patch or an emergency follow-up patch to address the most pressing issues raised by the players.
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