History YMMV / Tekken8

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** Many fans feel this way about Yoshimitsu and Bryan Fury in the story mode, with the two's presence in the story being limited to their fight with each other during the first round of the tournament in Chapter 5, making them the only characters in the ''entire'' base roster to not get involved with the game's main plot. This is especially egregious considering that the game's intro shows both of them actively participating in the war sequence.

* BonusFeatureFailure: The lack of Character Episodes for [=DLCs=] like Eddy. Then again, this is a carry over from the previous game as far as DLC characters are concerned.

** Jin retains a well-rounded moveset with a lot of buffs to his reach, which was a noted weakness of his in prior games. He also boasts several new moves that make use of the Devil Gene, such as an evasive low claw swipe and a plus on-block dive kick from his Zenshin stance. Combined with a much lower skill floor than his previous versions, such as easy transitions into stance, as well as the ability to cancel that into a wavedash, granting easy access to his Electric Wind Hook Fists (avoiding the just frame timing altogether), players are given yet another beginner-friendly character to work with.

** King benefits greatly from the system changes to throws, namely Counter Throws with their reduced escape windows, Punish Throws, which are guaranteed when done against a Power Crushing attack or to punish Rage Arts, and the homing property on throws, which prevents them from being sidestepped. This makes his already potent throw game that much scarier. Also worth a mention is his brand new Jaguar Dash, which gives him his own plethora of options, one being a Heat Engager throw--the RKO, which cannot be broken and must be evaded. Speaking of Heat, forget about trying to interrupt King out of this stance when done during Heat, as he now gains Armored status during the animation. It's because of these reasons why King is popular to play as, on top of his general EnsembleDarkhorse status.

* ImprovedSecondAttempt: Bandai Namco really had rough patches in delivering the ''Tekken'' story, as ''6'' and ''7'' proved to be divisive as heck. But by ''8'', they are able to take note of where it went wrong back then and deliver a game that is not only mechanically good but also provides an impressive story. For starters, the Mishima conflict is back on full force, Jin is the main character again and undergoes CharacterRerailment, the side characters have things to do within the conflict, and [[TheScrappy the reviled nameless reporter]] are nowhere to be seen.

* MagnificentBitch: [[spoiler:[[DarkActionGirl Reina]] is the youngest child of Heihachi Mishima and seeks to avenge his death by Kazuya. Reina is [[DaddysLittleVillain the child to take the most from Heihachi]] and is a conniving schemer who worms her way into the 8th King of Iron Fist Tournament. Reina [[TheFakeCutie plays as a ditz]] in order to get close to Jin and discover how to activate the powers of the devil gene. Discovering from Jin that the powers activate in Mishima descendants through near-death experiences, Reina infiltrates his group and later puts herself into the path of Kazuya's attack to be reborn as the newest Devil.]]

* RootingForTheEmpire: Some players who were unhappy with Jin's actions in ''Tekken 6'' were actively rooting for Kazuya to come out as the victor in their duel, claiming he's much less of a menace than his son since his atrocities did not cause ''millions'' to die. [[VillainHasAPoint Making harsh but true points about who started the war]] and having what these fans felt was a better FreudianExcuse helps with their claims, though this argument also fell into accusations of DracoInLeatherPants from the other side considering the things Kazuya himself has done through the game, of his own volition, no less. Of course, there's a third camp under the impression that, save for outliers like Jun, Asuka, Lars, and Lee, [[BigScrewedUpFamily the entire Mishima blood feud]] has been [[TooBleakStoppedCaring a horridly bleak affair]] wherein ''none'' of its key players [[EvilVersusEvil look good]], feeling that the world would be better off if neither Kazuya nor Jin survived the game's events.

* NarmCharm: On one hand, the BigBadassBattleSequence having UN and G-Corp forces rushing at each other to engage near-entirely in GoodOldFisticuffs is absolutely ''absurd'', especially after games like ''6'' went out of their way to emphasize actual tactical combat between soldiers here or there. On the other hand, it's ''Tekken'', where CharlesAtlasSuperpower and the ability to deal with guns like they're toys is practically standard affair, so the excess of barehanded battle is entirely in-character for this crazy universe.

* FanartAtFirstSight: As soon as her character trailer dropped, Reina quickly garnered a lot of fanart online for her [[BadassAdorable cool yet adorable design]] (courtesy of Bayonetta character designer Mari Shimazaki). For comparison, fellow newcomers Azucena and Victor, despite being revealed earlier, did not receive nearly as much fanart as Reina did.

---> "Sometimes an exchange of blows can be revealing!"[[label note:*]] In story context, what she actually meant is that she wants to see if Jin has changed throughout the years of them being separated. In which, after they spar Xiaoyu comments that Jin is still the man she knew and loved. (Also, since Jin was told to return to his roots, Xiaoyu hoped that them sparring would help the process along.) However, due the tension between the two, and the fact that the word 'blow' which has been associated to something sexual is used, has led many fans to believe that Xiaoyu is referring to something way more than a fight.

** The above got ''even more'' polarizing when they announced the Tekken Shop, with highly sought costumes like Jun's ''Tag 2'' costume being sold at a premium, alongside other character avatars. The majority of the fanbase were furious that the developers sold the game at a premium and were now effectively selling content they should have included as part of the price.

---> "Sometimes an exchange of blows can be revealing!"[[labelnote:*]] In story context, what she actually meant is that she wants to see if Jin has changed throughout the years of them being separated. In which, after they spar Xiaoyu comments that Jin is still the man she knew and loved. (Also, since Jin was told to return to his roots, Xiaoyu hoped that them sparring would help the process along.) However, due the tension between the two, and the fact that the word 'blow' which has been associated to something sexual is used, has led many fans to believe that Xiaoyu is referring to something way more than a fight.