Tekken 7 will get simply that little bit weirder on February 28th, as live-streaming pugilist Julia Chang will get extraordinarily on-line within the ring. Baseball-bat swinging warlord Negan from The Walking Dead makes the leap alongside together with her. Together, they wrap up the second season of the Bandai Namco arcade fighter’s DLC. In every other fighter these two would most likely look like oddballs, however Tekken 7’s forged is lots bizarre already, in order that they match proper in, or at the very least don’t stand out. Take a peek at a few of their strikes (and Negan menacing Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada) within the trailer beneath.
Julia has been a Tekken staple for the reason that third game – an archaeologist, grasp of Chinese martial arts and occasional Luchadora, she has worn many hats, and kicked many faces. This time spherical, she’s operating a kickstarter to fund a reforestation challenge, and the easiest way to up her web clout is apparent; punch folks and stream it on no matter Tekken’s Twitch-equivalent is. As you do. She’s in some ways an archetypal Tekken character – bigger than life, however vaguely grounded in actuality.
If you’ve watched any of The Walking Dead on TV just lately, Negan wants little introduction. He’s a post-apocalyptic warlord and ever-cheerful sadist who likes to hit folks together with his barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat, Lucille. While Tekken might not have blood results, the cuts to first-person when he’s brutalising one other fighter are intense. I personally reckon he’s slightly darkish for Tekken (he even does swears!), however Bandai Namco love them some bizarre and wacky crossovers.
Negan specifically appears to be transferring rather a lot much less stiffly now, in comparison with his authentic debut trailer. Despite the bat’s added attain, he appears to be extra about strain than poking, becoming his relentless persona. Julia, then again appears to be like as sleek as ever, with loads of high-low mix-ups, however maybe slightly extra simple than different extra agile fighters – sidesteps have been at all times her weak point.
I’m genuinely overjoyed to see how profitable Tekken 7 has turn out to be on PC. A preventing game lives or dies on the power of its on-line competitors, and Steam Charts says that at any given second, you’ll have round 2000 opponents accessible. A drop within the ocean for a battle royale shooter, maybe, however for a one-on-one fighter, that’s greater than sufficient. Here’s hoping it stays robust nicely into 2020.
Both Julia and Negan hit Tekken 7 subsequent week on Thursday, February 28th. You can struggle towards both without cost, however to play as them, you want both the £25/€30/$30 second season go, or purchase them individually for £5/€6/$6. You can discover each on Steam and Humble.
