Evolution of Tekken Graphics (1994-2024)

[@sFly-e]

I wish they bring back "(character) wins" instead of "you win"

[@victoriabell9546]

So, basically what they gave Kazuya as his "victory theme" in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, where the Tekken 7 announcer simply states, "Kazuya Mishima wins" with no help from Smash Bros' own announcer?

[@MatthiasDK]

Would be awesome! Give so much more personality!

[@aigatatakeshita7602]

That doesnt make sense for a mirror match though?

[@sFly-e]

@@aigatatakeshita7602 Then it defaults to "you win" again, worked in other titles no?

[@sFly-e]

@@victoriabell9546 Indeed

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

Tekken 1: Every Tekken 2: Game Tekken 3: Pushes Tekken Tag: The Tekken 4: Standards Tekken 5: Of Tekken 6: Fighting Tekken Tag 2: Game Tekken 7: NOT YOU Tekken 8: Graphics

[@HoDoBoDo]

😂. Accurate.

[@StormDracoX]

To be honest, after the (unacceptable) "failure" of TT2 with less than 2 million sells, Tekken 7 ended up with less budget But at least it's better than Namco killing off the franchise instead

[@NicoMambino]

Fr 😂 the failure of TTT2 that nearly killed the franchise made Tekken 7 turn out looking like that 😂😅

[@mixoops2212]

​@@StormDracoXSoulcalibur 😢

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Tekken 7 just looked too glossy

[@JamBugz7]

god damn Tekken 8 is beautiful

[@JodaroKujo]

Really shows how much games have improved their graphics over the years

[@CrazyChris622]

not as beautiful as Jun😍

[@quintonturpin925]

@@CrazyChris622big facts

[@squidwardonachair1852]

@@CrazyChris622pfft, mokujins wife is way better than

[@BlackSmith6969]

@@CrazyChris622 she's a mama

[@commdaofighting]

The jump from T2 to T3 is still so amazing

[@thevengefulone57]

Same with 3 to Tag 1.

[@crawlingboy]

I just feel like a kid again seeing 3 to 8, it is a nice feeling

[@black_nebula]

3 was my first tekken. Such nostalgia. And even my grand parents would play with me. Game was too good

[@youraveragejoe2]

3 was my 1st

[@koolkaleb19]

4:13 Fun fact: In T6 Eddy’s VA was Roger Craig Smith who’s known for voicing Sonic the Hedgehog, Kyle Crane, Chris Redfield, and Ezio Auditore

[@thunderbolt7885]

0:39 damn,Kazuya Left Eye looks good

[@doxxu]

It's a back from T4, 0:19

[@thunderbolt7885]

​@@doxxuyeah,but T8 Kazuya Red Eye Look good Now,more Intimidating

[@youraveragejoe2]

Reminds me of Kano

[@giratina1427]

Tekken 4 will always be my favorite game in terms of graphics, the water effects, the echo, the physics of the characters' hair and how it reacts to the environment or attacks, the lighting, etc. The game came out in 2001 and still looks good even today, simply a gem if we talk about visuals, it reminds me a lot of mgs2 and the tremendous graphic leap it had compared to solid 1.

[@viniciuslessa3480]

Totally agree!

[@YAYemi-bp1tx]

You can even see the facial expressions of characters like when characters show fear in Tekken 4. I thought that was outstanding.

[@meiji...]

we all saw that video explaining tekken 4 aesthetics

[@EmpanadaDeCaca]

@@meiji... theres no need for a video if you actually played it

[@guythatmakessense2033]

Tekken 4 will always represent the biggest jump in graphics in my eyes. I loved tekken 3, though.

[@solid7442]

The graphics jump from TK1 to TK2 and then to TK3 is impressive, not only visually but in art style and character design as well, Given the fact all 3 games were made for PS1,

[@carlosaugusto9821]

Also let's remember that those early games were yearly releases: 94, 95 and 96. That kind of effort cant be seen anymore in this industry, that is incredible the more we think about it. The arcade fg genre was on peak popularity in the 90s, totally unmatched still today, and 3d graphics were also so hyped that Namco was determined to push the investment on 3d graphics so hard that way. I mean, in the end it's still a niche genre, not the making of a new Zelda... And still Namco was working hard to make TK push the boundaries and look impressive not only in the context of the genre but in the whole gaming. (Also Sega was in a similar journey with VF2 and notably VF3, etc) The companies thought it was worth investing in fgs so hard as if they were as notable as mainstream games... put so much effort in TK3 so it shows a level of 3d refinement that serves to advertise the company's 3d tech.

[@carlosaugusto9821]

But that hype cooled down after the 90s, so fgs were no longer among the preferred genres to pick a game that will be heavily invested and will advertise the company's new advancements in 3d tech. The attention then became focused on the actual mainstream franchises to be used for that goal: new games from Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, etc. Like, even SF6's standards, that are higher and past titles, are below the level of Capcom's bigger franchises. And even though T8 is showing good technical standards, they are no longer meant to match the same standards that exist outside the genre (that are higher). Because that ambition to push TK's graphics that much far dont exist anymore. Good looking fgs like TK and MK are only meant to impress and win inside the own bubble of the fg genre. That is satisfying enough to the makers.

[@ShaunInce123]

Crazy thing is, is that Tekken 2 was made on the same arcade system as Tekken 1 & there's already a sizeable jump

[@Lastninjaxoxoxoxox]

the lili tekken 7 hair was a jump scare

[@AfroKing.]

💀💀💀

[@doubled6501]

I miss kazuya victory pose were he's like "Get Lost"

[@zesork5627]

Kieru

[@JunKazamaFan]

I miss the "Flash Punch Combo" and "kick flurry" Kazuya win animations.

[@ranosoi5577]

​@zesork5627 消えろ it's kiero not kieru

[@KazuyaKai923]

Yelling at the opponents "Koko de shine!" Is cold as well, I miss it

[@CXXIII123]

One of the best

[@houseyoutubepremium]

To see how far this series has came is incredible, and to think that there's even more for us in the future Tekken is an incredible fighting game series.

[@kaiser8773]

It was a long way from that Virtua Fighter wannabe to what it is today. And man, i love it!

[@carlosaugusto9821]

Then TK surpassed VF completely. Also thinking about it, who would create graphics evolution videos of VF today? There's barely any new VF content on yt... But we can find many videos celebrating TK's evolution. That also is a sign of the difference between the two games. Like, VF became sadly a low class fg franchise in terms of recognition.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Tekken made VF look like a poor man's 3D fighting game. And no I have no nostalgia for VF so Im not blinded by rosecolored glasses. No endings until 3Tb (coz Sega wants you to buy those Character CDs), and almost the same game until 3Tb. Then those ugly 2D VF games Sega tried to replace Eternal Champions with.

[@ReggieGiantsbane]

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will always be one of my favourites!!

[@carlosaugusto9821]

Great work. And i liked the mixed up style of how the content put together. It became more interesting than a perfectly consistent and logical (and predictable) sequence, that boosts up the artistic quality of the video.

[@BUDPLAYSGOREBOX-GDYP]

3:46 bryans laugh was so Cool in tekken 3

[@tanveerkhan804]

TEKKEN 3 is the building block of every fighting Game .......

[@boostjunkie27]

Amazing editing, job well done as it took me back nostalgia lane.

[@MGSDude01]

1994 being the year I was born, pretty much grew up with Tekken since the beginning. Been a great ride!

[@irsyadiaryadiva9430]

0:41 this is the first time I see this winning pose

[@Dishanta_Goswami]

Yeah there were some hidden win poses in Tekken 3. You could only activate them with the press of a button

[@ITSKAM19]

If they did the story how they did in Tekken 4 with that rough draft anime style and a completed game they would be untouchable

[@dartheory4423]

Nice, man! You forgot to include Law in Tekken 4 though

[@JunKazamaFan]

So many wonderful and charming win animations lost to time. It's kind of a bummer that Tekken 8 has a three animation maximum for everyone.

[@i1irevenanti1i90]

That’s true, with how much of a waste this sort of thing feels like. An example being just how odd it is to have Devil Jin’s force choke win animation just simply not be a thing anymore, as much as it is somewhat referenced in one of his heat smashes

[@LVXBackslashAirslash]

For 30 years Bandai Namco have perfected and innovated the best fighting game in history. Not only as a fighting game fan, but as Bandai Namco fan thank you for working the King of Iron Fist Tournament. And thank you Harada and Tekken team for pushing the boundaries. Without them fighting games will never be great as it should be.

[@aiyachristian]

Can't believe you skipped over Marshall in T4. The first Tekken where we see him with a mustache !

[@viniciuslessa3480]

With so many nonsense customization in T8 do we have that Chinese mustache? I would love to recreate T4 Law

[@greytuesday28]

Skipped over TTT skinhead Bryan too

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Marshall was long gone from the Tekken series when Forrest replaced him. No need to include a cameo.

[@WTFHAX93]

Actually the home release of Tekken 3 is when we first see Marshall with the stache. Both in the game's intro and in Forest's ending. Also, Marshall was only replaced in T3 and the first Tag Tournament. The rest of the games still feature Marshall, and Tag 2 features both Laws.

[@SD120TOMB]

Tekken 4 Marshall Law: HEYYY!! WAIT FOR MEEEE!!

[@levoyageur1376]

Love letter to Tekken this video

[@mzmc3020]

T6 aesthetic is still unbeatable 15 years later

[@takanuvabosconovitch6072]

Yes... Why everyone is comparing t8 with t7 or tag?..

[@olivegr333n]

t4 is close

[@_byce]

feel like 6 nailed so much stuff right, still play it sometimes to this day

[@acb21ora]

Seeing this is crazy man. Tekken one if the games thats truly evolved.

[@anthonym9977]

I will never get over the fact that the time between tekken 3 and 8 in canon is 3 years and 2 months. It's fricking nuts. T3 came out in what, '98? Now it's 2024. Jeez

[@TheeKingRayzor]

*Me:* "30 years? Tekken didn't come out in the 80's." "Sir, the 80's are now 40 years." *Me:* 😐 "ohh.."

[@harvestcheddar0]

This reminded me of how much I love the Tekken 4 announcer voice.

[@Babunki2]

Tekken 4 vibes so hard. Would love some stages from that game in T8. Love the walls

[@JustSoji]

I never realized how Brian's voice changed with his characterization. His old laugh is kinda like a supervillain's laugh and his new laugh is more mindless psycho

[@SMBShippuden4]

whoever made that thumbnail did a great job!

[@kprogatons]

Happy 30th Anniversary to the greatest 3D Fighting Game of all time!!!

[@ayske1]

I remember when T1 came out, it felt like it was the next thing after street fighter 2/MK2. The select screen, the ambiance on the different stages... The sound of getting KO.. the mini bosses... Getting stuck on certain stages. So much nostalgia

[@carlosaugusto9821]

It's kinda complicated to ask exactly right now, when it's a little early, but i hope something similar to this video is done to celebrate Soul Edge's 30th anniversary (1996). In 2026 all major veteran 2d and 3d fg franchises will finally be in the "30 year old club". This year the 30th anniversaries will be to Tekken, King of Fighters, Darkstalkers, Marvel (Xmen Children of the Atom), and Killer Instinct.

[@cxstevens2598]

The evolution is amazing to think this game followed me through my ages 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DTownNash]

Nobody: Paul when death fisting in Tekken 3: Bowahhhh !!!

[@YaTvoyMainer]

0:40 Now that's something new!

[@ELJUGOrig]

El mejor juego de peleas de la historia ❤ gracias por un nuevo video hermano

[@grinbrothers]

Paul was a very patient man, waiting for Jack to charge up that punch. 1:09 to 1:18 - The jump in graphical quality between Tekken's 1, 2 and 3 is astounding. It's hard to believe all three were on the same console given the jump... and King's jump goes further each time as well. 1:36 - Seriously, look at Kuma in this first game. Hard to tell he's a bear; such a shady mishmash of polygons. 1:54 - The sound of Paul's punch is good in Tekken 8. Much clearer and with more oomph to it. 2:51 - The evolution of graphics with Yoshimitsu is always a fun one. I will admit that this one (7 I believe), whilst a cool design, feels a bit much of a departure. I think because the tentacles look too smooth. There was a sharpness to the others that game a more armour look to them. 3:42 - Awww, that smile. Xiaoyu in Tekken 7 and 8 really shone with her cuteness. The orange theme is also a nice touch (my favourite colour).

[@noonbob]

Beautifully done man!

[@22carmoon]

The beginning of the video was very satisfying

[@vapersmith7859]

One thing that definitely strikes me besides how insane Tekken 8 graphics are comparably is how long some of these characters have been in the roster. Xiaoyu definitely was one of the biggest surprises because despite her appearance she's been there for many titles.

[@osricen]

I gotta be honest... nothing tops Tekken 6 for me. I mean, of course gameplay peaked at Tekken 7, but DAMN, Tekken 6 had a lot of content and was so fun to play and unlock things. I also had a blast playing online, especially around that Christmas and New Year.

[@MishimaFighter.0]

The thumbnail is just fantastic!

[@tkhardyjinkazamajustinfole1264]

0:41-1:01-1:03 Jin Kazama my favorite Bigger Man

[@fancyhermit7]

The graphical evolution of Tekken is astounding

[@massakahai7522]

I know this is about graphics, but I love the different sound designs.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

It would be cool if they put the old TEKKEN games in a collection since Capcom is doing it Bandai Namco should do it to

[@AceKite00]

Literally going through every phase of my life with this. 😂

[@pranavjain8774]

The death fist sound effect in t8 is actually so good

[@kelp5801]

Tekken 5 graphics will always have a special place in my heart, specially the stages

[@avgoldhead7207]

I was a freshman in high school when Tekken first started and was in the arcades. Alongside Virtual Fighter also.

[@ssgcheddar5785]

I started this game in Tekken 1 Arcade all the way to now! I'm 42 and I still love Tekken! King4Life 😊

[@JunKazamaFan]

The "Doll Face Syndrome" really sets in hard for the ladies in 7.

[@aa-pj4vz]

Nah, In 8 everybody has different features and you can even tell their ethnicities apart

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

​@aa-pj4vz yeah, in T8, all the girls actually look different. Now the only problem is they aren't allowed to emote.

[@KazuyaKai923]

​@@aa-pj4vzdelusional, they all look like dolls aside from reina snd alisa. They have plastic anime faces

[@goofyapple19]

@@KazuyaKai923 what?? are u fr i dont even play tekken that much but even i could see that the characters look really good, they actually have personality and all that no one is doll like lmao

[@KazuyaKai923]

@@goofyapple19 exactly, you don't play Tekken and you don't realise they look abysmal.. check out Tekken tag tournament 1 intro and Jun in it, why Jun can't look Asian anymore? Tekken females don't look human, they have plastic and anime faces..

[@haroonmehmood990]

Nostalgia hit hard Tekken 3 and 4 i start playing its was so 😊😊

[@rainbowphoenix1686]

I like the added wink to Lily,it fits her personality

[@rainbowphoenix1686]

Bro secretly gave us a Jun Kazama appreciation video in between xD

[@metall7331]

Oh shit, I never knew Lili spoke English in previous games

[@AlgaInventory]

I prefer her original voice over her new French voice..

[@SamuraiCaveman]

They only really started doing the "everyone speaks their mother tongue" thing in the more recent games. Maybe in Tekken 9 Zafina will finally speak Egyptian.

[@metall7331]

@@SamuraiCaveman Zanifa in Tekken 9? I don't know if you've played the Tekken 8 story mode but i got some bad news about Zafina... Ya, she ded

[@SamuraiCaveman]

@@metall7331 You should look closer at the photographs in the ending.

[@metall7331]

@@SamuraiCaveman she survived? D: 😔

[@smavi4133]

Eddy doesn’t even look like himself from Tekken 7 onwards. It’s an entirely different person.

[@TylerMcNamer]

It amazes me how far graphics have evolved.

[@BigBoy257]

This video rocks! Think you could make another like it?

[@l.ronhoyabembe6180]

You should do a video of facts_ easter eggs _ hidden details _ secrets etc like your previous videos but for Tekken 8

[@King_Stonearm]

Characters in older games had different faces but in 8 I feel like some of them like Lars, Kazuya and Hwoarang have the same face model

[@EsperElves]

Talking about the thumbnail - the characters in Tekken 3 actually look more like real people in comparison to those in Tekken 8

[@tultoneytp738]

exactly, and we're not talking about the chara design that was better in t3 too

[@_HaSSaaN_]

0:00 Gunjack charged this fist through 8 ages. Poor Paul has no clue what happened.

[@CaptainVulcan]

Jacks: "1, 2, 3, 4..." Paul: "Wait, you weren't in T4-" WHAM!

[@AtomicGolem]

Jack-8: _S H U T_

[@viniciuslessa3480]

That's why I loved T4, if I'm not mistaken this was the Tekken with least non human chars like jacks and devils

[@WTFHAX93]

​@@viniciuslessa3480Yeah it only had the bears and Combot.

[@joseph0098]

4:10 ok, that eddy walk was funny XD

[@yogamaheswara9458]

Tekken Tag is insanely way ahead of it's time.

[@georgeregio2002]

0:28 Kazuya Mishima 0:56 Jin Kazama

[@Ronldbx6]

Beautiful to see the evolution 🤩

[@OmerFarukAlbayrak06]

4:10 its The Notorious Connor McGregor walk

[@tomwolf785]

i love saying this, 4 was truly when tekken started looking like tekken. game is so under rated

[@spectrumbots4268]

Tekken is an amazing series!

[@Watchdogsforum1]

Tekken 8 make me really loves tekken ,, when I was child I always see the poster of tekken in high graphics in the same graphics of t8 but unfortunately in that tmes was only p2 console and ps3 and this console did not give the real graphics like posters😂 for tekken ; but now finally I will playing tekken in realistic and great graphics T8 that was I whish it🤩

[@zukoulou7464]

GET READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE !!! ❤❤❤

[@TheEliteClown_]

They did Bryan dirty in the T3 cover

[@awkwarddrawings]

What a great intro clever

[@JhayZhie30]

0:01 Announcers: T1: One T2: Two T3: Three TTT: Four T5: Five T6: Six T7: Seven T8: Eight

[@rmfadjar]

Talking about Tekken, do you know how Tekken influence my life? - 1996 (5 years old): I join Taekwondo, feels like Hwoarang. - 2004 (13): Join Karate club, feels like Jin. - 2009 (18): Join Aikido club, feels like Asuka. - 2012 (21): Trying Kickboxing (WAKO style, not Muay Thai), feels like Brian. - 2017 (26): Try Jeet Kune Do, feels like Law. But if you wanna know, Kickboxing is my most favourite because i train it until now, so i am Brian.

[@briggs2472]

TTT 1 was my first game on PS2

[@briggs2472]

I know i'm Gen Z, but i respect for the Tekken series history.

[@genshoryukenpou]

Which one is better, yoshimitsu in tekken or soul calibur ?

[@ayoonine]

Tekken 4 has my heart, it's the black sheep for a good reason

[@23NinjaSniper]

I don’t know why Bryan gets excluded in the thumbnail pic he also debuted in Tekken 3 and has been more of a main stay than Eddy.

[@WTFHAX93]

It's a reference to the promo render for Tekken 3. It only featured Eddy, Hwoarang, Xiaoyu and Jin.

[@nath2364]

Amazing video, tnx

[@karthickm7776]

Legend comes at 4:25 ❤️🔥

[@_Adie]

I still can't get over Law's T8 face. It's a completely different guy, man. Hwoarang also looks kinda different, but it's not as drastic.

[@Prince-Shogun]

Looked like forest law to me!

[@uhobme2028]

Minus 7, every game tended to be a pretty good showcase of their generation's capabilities

[@1Diddums]

0:22 ~ 0:29 Still waiting for them to add this to Kazuya's movelist.

[@moemoe-px6oc]

I like how you used all tekken 3 bgm. You are a men of culture as well

[@NegreiraFC]

TEKKEN 3 Sigue siendo imbatible🔥

[@zodiac909]

Tekken 3's announcer and soundtrack still the G.O.A.T.

[@MigueliitoGG]

Man Tekken 3 has something ❤

[@A_K1ra_x]

5, DR, and 6 are the most beautiful Tekken has ever been, fight me.

[@markdaveculpa6364]

Kazuya has always been the face of Tekken even if he is a villain.

[@decadentgamer3108]

I think that Tekken 8 is a gorgeous looking game and most of the characters look great in the graphical style but i dunno, I feel like the characters looked their best during the PS2 era, Tekken 4 & Tekken 5. I love the 6th generation of console gaming because it was the time where developers had found their footing with graphics after experimenting during the 5th generation (PS1) to where the graphics looked very detailed but still looked like a :video game. It was advanced but not too advanced lol Tekken 6 looked rough and Tekken 7just looked awkward and it didn't help that they got lazy with the character bodies where they just did a copy/paste job with most of them. Tekken 8 seems like they found a nice upgrade to Tekken 7's art style and again, it does look quite nice but my heart will always be with the Tekken 4 / Tekken 5 era :)

[@deejones8552]

Nooo! they should of kept Bryan's laugh in T8 when he did his fishermen hook👌🏽😩