“Most people think that it may have been difficult to include Akuma because of things like his projectiles, but lots of Tekken characters have them, and there’s also the ability to sidestep to allow you to get away from them,” explains Harada-san.
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You’ve most certainly seen that popular Street Fighter psycho Akuma has crossed over into Bandai Namco’s series - and while it’s not the first time the two franchises have mixed, the red-haired shoto fighter now brings all of his moves to Tekken, something which provided its own set of challenges. “We wanted to bring extra intensity without taking the player away from the fight, but also make the game even more fun to watch for when you’re not playing,” says Harada-san.
Expect a combo of dynamic weather and destructible environments, but better yet: when a fighter’s health is low the battle will slow down during a dramatic blow, driving home the potentially bout-ending strike.Īnd that’s not all - vital moments during story mode seamlessly break into cutscenes which sometimes require you to make a quick decision to avoid additional damage. Pumped up by Unreal Engine 4, Tekken 7 not only looks like it could take most games in a scrap, it also packs a wallop in the gameplay department. Interactive Cutscenes Change the Way You Fight We had a chat with Game Director and Chief Producer Katsuhiro Harada who offered some hard-hitting reasons why it’s a game you should be keeping an eye on. One of the world’s most popular fighting games is punching its way back onto PlayStation - Bandai Namco’s Tekken 7 entered the E3 2016 ring to prove its worth.