The Arcade mode is short and sweet, easily being beatable within 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Practice and Arcade mode are typical fighting game fare. Nearly every night I’ve had Tekken 7 I would get stuck in a near-endless string of battles, thinking “one more round and I’ll go to bed.” The fact that the player and character customization options are so deep only help in bolstering this mode, allowing the rewards to seem worthwhile. Treasure Battle offers an intensely rewarding gameplay loop. Treasure Battle offers an intensely rewarding gameplay loop When you eventually lose a match, you start over from the beginning of your streak, keeping all the rewards you nabbed. To spice the mix up, the occasional Special Battle is thrown in, asking players to take on special bosses or face opponents at double speed. The further into Treasure Battle you go, the harder the enemies get and the more lucrative your rewards. As an offline challenge you are tasked with facing off against an endless stream of enemies, with each victory nabbing you a Treasure Box with customization items.

That said, Tekken 7 does offer a lot by way of customization, allowing players to take others on in tournaments, ranked play, or standard match ups.Ī bulk of my time has been testing my skills in the superb Treasure Battle mode. While the pre-review servers have functioned excellently so far, despite my fighting game talent (or lack thereof), I can’t comment on how servers will stand post-release. Players have a mix of online options (versus and tournaments) as well as offline modes (arcade, versus, practice, Treasure Battle). Luckily, players will breeze through the story of Tekken 7 quicker than they may expect, leading them to the heart of the game: gameplay. And while I know most gamers and genre fans have built up a strong tolerance to fighting game stories, I find it increasingly hard to be dismissive when other titles (notably Injustice) manage to craft stories that are deep and engaging along with strong fighting elements.

Ultimately, the story would end up being the most disappointing aspect of the game. The game is clearly trying to be more serious in its tone, with countless world-ending scenarios popping up, however things get lost in spiky-haired nonsense, obscure cameos, and the like. With often unenthusiastic English voice acting, frankly unlikable protagonists, and a world that is literally too stupid to continue existing, I actually sat around wondering if the story was some sort of meta joke on how bad fighting game stories are.

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