Whereas a lot of the world centered on the Nintendo Swap 2, Bandai Namco’s Tekken 8 has been on hearth. The acclaimed combating sport noticed the launch of Season 2, which obtained huge backlash. On Steam alone, its current evaluations sit at “Overwhelmingly Detrimental” with solely 11 % of its 3,909 consumer evaluations getting the thumbs-up.
The event group has responded to the criticism on Twitter and confirmed an emergency patch, 2.00.02, to handle two unintended points that resulted in unblockable assaults for Paul and Jack-8. It’s going to go stay in mid to late April alongside a change that removes chip injury on throw breaks.
In the meantime, the group works on “figuring out and fixing the causes of different behavior-related character points and a malfunction within the OPTIONS settings.” Following the following patch, the developer will “proceed to rigorously assessment and reply to suggestions from the group.”
The reasoning behind the backlash is the numerous changes to all fighters, buffing them throughout and creating extra 50-50 eventualities. Gamers have additionally expressed displeasure on the lack of defensive choices (promised earlier than Season 2’s launch) and a basic disconnect with the group.
Keep tuned for extra particulars on the upcoming patch’s launch date and contents within the coming days. Tekken 8 is accessible for Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC.
