Gamescom is over for another year, and Bandai Namco revealed a handful of new and exciting information on Tekken 7! From ‘Kid Kazuya’ to the return of Lee Chaolan/Violet, we certainly have a lot to look forward to. So how did the community react to some of the announcements? Let’s take a look!
The reveal of Kid Kazuya definitely got the fans talking, with most of the discussion being focused on if he will be a playable character. Katsuhiro Harada stated that this all depends
on if the demand for him is high enough. We ran a poll over on Twitter, and the results definitely speak for themselves!
POLL: Do you want to play as young Kazuya, aka Kid Kaz?
— TekkenGamer.com (@TekkenGamercom) August 17, 2016
As expected ‘Most definitely’ was the most popular result, with the majority of the community selecting this. 33% also stated that they’d like to use him, but offline only. Fans have been discussing the possible balancing issues when using him.
@tekkengamercom Heck Yeah!!! Bring Kid Kazuya in! First thing people think of is Yoda from SCIV because he's small. But Kazuya's taller tho
— Elijah Thompson (@Mephistopheleze) August 19, 2016
@TekkenGamercom No way, Yoda in SCIV was a broken nightmare, cant throw him, crushes high moves, weird hitbox
— Eternal Dragon (@EternalDragon28) August 18, 2016
@TekkenGamercom YES! pic.twitter.com/zmMJtlfA1S
— Blake Cherubim (@Blakeboy_VI) August 18, 2016
@TekkenGamercom it would be kind of broken,because he is small. like gon was
— Denner Nunes (@DennerFoca) August 18, 2016
@TekkenGamercom Play with kid kaz looks like playing with sangoten or kid trunks or gotenks and I like it!!!!!!
— Mamadou Dial Sene (@TekkenfanAfrica) August 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/IDarkshadeI/status/766116620569686016
What do you think? Would you like to like to play as ‘Kid Kazuya’? The anticipated return of Lee Chaolan and his eccentric alter ego Violet gained excellent reactions from the community.
https://twitter.com/Dalph10/status/765855493130711040
@TEKKEN @SureShot0711 excellent! It's about time.
— Jamil (ジャミl) (@Mil__92) August 17, 2016
@TEKKEN E X C E L L E N T
— rafael (@CXV__) August 17, 2016
@TEKKEN YEEEEEES. EXCELLENT!
— TheCrimsonPugilist (@CrimsonPugilist) August 17, 2016
As always with a new character announcement, fans then took to twitter to request the return of their most wanted characters.
https://twitter.com/csreynolds84/status/765831320354320384
@TEKKEN I hope Armor King comes back. He's a great icon to Tekken veterans.
— Shirai Tsume (@Shinrin_Horitsu) August 17, 2016
@TEKKEN got one of my favorite characters in tekken 7 now the wait for beak do San begins
— Jmachida (@Jmachida1) August 17, 2016
Is there anyone you’re still wanting to be added to the roster, or are you happy with the current layout? A new stage and story mode were also revealed during the event. Fans seemed to be in awe of the design of the new setting, and rightly so – it looks amazing!
@TEKKEN New stage is so pretty!
— omed hani (@KickyWonka) August 20, 2016
@TEKKEN New stage is very Soul Claibur-ish. I dig it.
— Jon Qwest (@neoxianwu) August 20, 2016
@BandaiNamcoUK These screens of new stage in @TEKKEN are so beautiful, they looks absolutely realistic, very beautiful @BandaiNamcoUK !!
— Kai (@Kaih2) August 20, 2016
The new story mode promises to deliver hours of gameplay, with sub-plots being unlocked as you progress through the game! Newcomer Claudio is also confirmed to play a major part in Tekken 7’s story.
https://twitter.com/telvo96/status/766306162031591426
@TEKKEN Hours of story mode? That's what I like to hear
— EriChannel (@EriChannelTV) August 17, 2016
@TEKKEN Hours of story mode? That's what I like to hear
— EriChannel (@EriChannelTV) August 17, 2016
You can find out more about the brand new story mode and stage here. Overall, Gamescom 2016 proved to be a success on Tekken’s part, with plenty of announcements to keep the community excited and eager to hear more news! Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long with the Tokyo Game Show just around the corner.
It’s definitely a great time to be a Tekken fan!
