Tekken 8 producer says ‘we have not decided anything about guest characters’ yet
But he knows Final Fantasy’s Tifa is a popular fan request
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Tekken 8producer Katsuhiro Harada has responded to the demand from fans forFinal Fantasy’s Tifa Lockhart to be included in the fighting game as a guest character, but has clarified that nothing has been decided about guest characters yet.
Responding to one fan whowrote: “Tifa Lockhart would be absolutely INCREDIBLE if she made it intoTekken 8this time,” Haradasaid: “We all know she is attractive and I understand that. But as yet we have not decided anything about guest characters etc.”
If Tifa was added toTekken 8, it wouldn’t be the first time that aFinal Fantasycharacter had entered the roster.Final Fantasy 15’s protagonist, Noctis, was added toTekken 7as a DLC character back in 2018, complete with his iconic Engine Blade. Other licensed characters in the series have includedThe Walking Dead’s Negan Smith andFatal Fury’s Geese Howard.
Although it’s not confirmed at this point if or whenTekken 8will see any guest characters on its roster, paid downloadable content (DLC) for the game, which is set to add four more playable characters in the game’s first year, has already been confirmed. So far, the onlyDLC character that’s been announced is Eddy Gordo, who’ll be released at some point this spring.
In case you were unaware,Tekken 8launched today (January 26) onPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X|S and PC. TechRadar Gaming’s evergreen writer, Kara Phillips, gave the explosive new fighting game four out of five stars in her review, and wrote: “Tekken 8had some pretty big expectations to meet, but it exceeds every single one. It’s a concrete addition to a well-established series and manages to add complexity to an already solid combat system. Every battle feels as though your life is on the line, the mark of a fantastic fighting game.”
For more games like Tekken 8, be sure to check out our list of thebest fighting games. If you’re looking for ways to enhance your fighting game experience, you can also check out our recommendations for thebest fight sticks.
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