My General Thoughts on ALL the Tekken 7 Characters

00:00 Intro
THOUGHTS
02:05 Kunimitsu
03:20 Ganryu
04:40 Zafina
06:00 Julia Chang
07:05 Marduk
09:49 Anna
12:15 Geese
13:24 Eliza
14:50 Noctis
16:01 Lei
18:45 Armor King
20:45 Negan
22:26 Leroy
22:58 Fahkumram
24:22 Lidia
25:56 Master Raven
27:26 Nina
30:17 Yoshimitsu
32:29 Dragunov
33:44 Hwoarang
37:57 Law
38:47 Shaheen
39:13 Akuma
40:50 Kazuya Mishima
44:43 Heihachi Mishima
47:26 Kazumi Mishima
48:39 Lucky Chloe
50:57 Lili
52:09 Lars
53:19 Xiaoyu
55:35 JACK-7
38:32 Negan Smith
56:16 Lee Chaolan
57:02 Kuma/Panda
57:46 Miguel
59:07 Bob
1:00:06 Bryan
1:02:48 King
1:04:09 Steve
1:09:29 Paul Phoenix
1:12:04 Josie
1:13:34 Katarina
1:17:16 Jin Kazama
1:20:10 Devil Jin
1:27:38 Claudio
1:30:00 Gigas
1:32:48 Asuka
1:34:50 Alisa
1:35:59 Leo
1:37:09 Feng Wei
1:39:29 Eddy Gordo
OUTRO/FINAL THOUGHTS
1:42:09 Final Thoughts
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[@teach9242]

19:40 "The strength is never in the frames with armor king, its the long f*ing limbs" Words of wisdom right there.

[@Beforezzz]

I strongly feel as though Tag 2 genuinely had the purest intentions for long time fans of Tekken and players took the worst approach imaginable to that. It was a culminated love letter chock full of fan service nods and other neat *new* shit which flew over everyone's heads because they were taking online way too seriously. Must've been a punch to the gut for those devs when it nearly "killed the franchise". There was a bts video on YT showing just how much passion and hard work went into that game but I guess it was removed?

[@dirtydave4543]

If you find out more about it I would enjoy watching that

[@wardogthreeisanidiot6561]

I assure you if they simply had released Tag 2 on Steam, it would have met a much different fate. Tekken 7 proved that, no matter how trash a Tekken game can be, if it's released on PC it will break sale records. So blame Bamco themselves for that lol. It's their own gut punch that made them feel bad about it, if they did.

[@hjblacdes61]

yeah i didn't even know people hated tag 2 until i started tapping into the online community me and all my friends fuckin love tag 2 lol

[@wardogthreeisanidiot6561]

@@hjblacdes61 people didn't hate Tag 2 back then, even TMM and Aris loved the game lol. I have no idea when or what made them change their minds about it. But the greatest factor in all this tirade of Tag 2 hate was started by these two guys.

[@Omega_Star_]

it did feel like that to me but sadly i had to emulate it, i think out of every tekken game TTT2 was the one that gave people the most, and they tried to aim to high level of play too but they made the game hard, too hard. I think even though TTT2 to alot of people is the lowest point of the game's history, to me it's going to be that one underrated gem. the beauty of the levels, the awesome music, the game modes, the amount of customizable stuff, and the list goes on and on.... it's just so sad to see flop like that... i hope Tekken 8 catches some of its magic.

[@bbcoverlord125]

Bro nice job defeating Arslan at Evo!

[@p.p6229]

For real?

[@JinnaiV2]

@@p.p6229 no

[@felipez3115]

What??

[@jibranop3398]

Holy shit

[@hemantberwal7230]

He just said he is going on a hike XD

[@Wanna_Be_Desu]

Lei is such a pure fun, be cool, enjoy yourself character. Never upset when I lose with him. Put on some slick tunes, go for dodges and jukes, try to use as many fresh moves in the match, feel good when you pull it off. Guess Jackie not as well known anymore, so people aren't as hype to be him in a game.

[@RueDoesThings]

Honestly, this.

[@forsak3n749]

He is not a "pure fun, be cool, enjoy yourself character” to play against, which is why he is so hated. He's a pain to play against.

[@deltazenturo1701]

@@forsak3n749 The ol’ fun to play but painful to play against

[@axellyann5085]

@@forsak3n749 Naa i like to play against Lei. Its way funnier to play against Lei than face a DVJ.

[@forsak3n749]

@@deltazenturo1701 fax

[@faustNebel]

Summary : 1h40 of "look at how this character is CHEAP and DISGUSTING, while my son Kazuya is absolutely innocent of any kind of war crime"

[@user-vm3qf9we2r]

And old comment I know, but that sounds like certain world leaders we could name, right.

[@arthurdaffos1490]

Love that you Can instantly recognise who is a mindless hater who watches 10 min of a video to judge the content creator, all in one comment

[@faustNebel]

@@arthurdaffos1490 "Wooosh" - the sound of a joke flying right above your head

[@revolt_4588]

​@@faustNebelredditor

[@faustNebel]

@@revolt_4588 why are you answering to 1 year old youtube comments? Get a job, nerd.

[@ShadowMark3_]

Ya know the funny thing is about Lucky Chloe, she got so much shit from her reveal that Harada threatened to remove her and only add overly buff guys from now on and everyone backed off

[@kelsdxwnbad7072]

The tag 2 customization theme is forever god like

[@Malugako]

Agree.!

[@taleofsonata1]

Bob just needs that Sammo hung feeling into him, he was inspired by him anyway and was suppose to be Jackie chan sidekicks. Hopefully they develop that in Tekken 8.

[@NineTails87]

It's ridiculous that all he had to say about Bob is he's big. That's all there is to him to TMM. Yet Bryan, an android that just laughs is one of the greatest fighting game characters of all time regardless of how underdeveloped he is.

[@VanceHelw]

Real Sammo Hung would never want to be anyone's sidekick lol.

[@dragonbeast109]

@Scarlett and yet he didn't say anything about bobs gameplay when he did for other characters..

[@zexyswami1994]

I walked out to "Your Sunset" in one of my MMA fights, never had the chance to play TT2 but I'm glad I heard the soundtrack on KZbin 10 years ago lol, such a beautiful song it is

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Steve Fox and Bryan Fury are my Tekken Staples. any tekken Game should include these two. Leroy Smith,while controversial with his gameplay,his design is top 10 in all of Tekken history.

[@JaKe-kq8jo]

cx lo

[@yneigmapsyko]

I love how the summary is "broken". Absolutely enjoyed this vid!

[@Barracuda5055]

Despite my desagreements with some of your visions towards some characters designs, I really like the honest way you give your opinions and I learn a lot about the game with then. Thank you MainMan, it's always great to watch you.

[@tylerensminger]

I guess Japan is why we keep seeing Lili and Asuka together rather than the latter being more important in the Mishima story

[@Fco2k7]

1:04:09 My first impression after playing Steve in Tekken 5 was he was very satisfying to use. Ever since I've played Tekken, from the first title to the last, I haven't been able to find the same satisfaction in a fighter other than using Steve Fox, to the point that I've tried to play other fighting games to find that same level of satisfaction, but I haven't found it yet. After playing with him for a long time it still never ceases to amaze me how well designed the character is. I have always considered Steve Fox one of the best character designs at the mechanic level that a fighting game could have and I think that many who have used him will agree with me and TMM, as well as the Steve mains. I very much agree that there is a lack of originality and innovation in the creation of characters in Tekken, instead of recreating them from a mold of some character already created and tested.

[@arthurdaffos1490]

Tekken 5 Steve Fox, when i would get imploded by my 7 y old mashing cousin. Good days.

[@ralegar1]

expected quick reviews of each character got ludology and tekken history lessons, very insightful, awesome stuff

[@c16621]

Kazuya is beautifully designed - he a good looking man, I’ll give you that.

[@M.W.H.]

And to think they decided to phase him out after T2, it was blasphemous. Shout out to the fans who called for his return.

[@DanteYoru]

yep he is the goat of fighting games in my opinion

[@metalfreekz13]

"The most beautiful thing about Xiaoyu, is seeing someone with good anti-Xiaoyu." This. As a Xiaoyu main for 20 years, I WANT to play people who know the matchup. I want to keep pushing my skills with her, and its no fun when I body people because they don't know the matchup. The best Xiaoyus are the ones who beat the good players who have good anti-Xiaoyu, and I want to be part of that upper echelon.

[@chrislabedzski9076]

Then don't tryhard then, allow the opponent to hit a few attacks on you for free, then they you go, you got a challenge or use a different characters

[@yugison]

@@chrislabedzski9076 U consistently have the worst takes ever lol

[@axellyann5085]

@@yugison But it can work lol. Sometimes when im facing someone that im clearly better i slow down and adjust my gameplan in order to make my opponent think on what to do instead of just autopilot. So i end giving enough room to think instead of just 50/50 the shit out of them. Of course, sometimes they are stubborn and i need to apply some pressure to make them stop pressing random shit. After like 8~10 matches (if the they dont quit) i already see them adjusting they gameplan, understanding my character and doing the right punish. I call it "the teaching sets". Some guys never learn, but some others make you feel proud on how they are developing against my character.

[@yugison]

@@axellyann5085 Thats very different than already fighting a good anti-ling like OP seemed to want.

[@axellyann5085]

@@yugison yeah I know, but still, the feeling is the same.

[@khangee-b4t]

i play TEKKEN 7 with ps4 pro but therefore lei and marduk and other character is missing please guide me

[@Esthoneal]

Your sunset is truly the best song from any tekken ever. Just so good

[@YungKuroKami]

Right

[@dusthymn8187]

Looked for this comment

[@whydoyoukeeptalking]

I really appreciate how as a huge tekken fan you are telling the devs the truth about the problems with this game, it’s characters and netcode in previous videos. You are speaking for a lot of us who won’t be heard and just want tekken 8 to be better than any other installment. Hopefully the guys who make 8 see this.

[@Tundric_Schwolf]

facts ngl. people clown on tmm a lot, which tbf isnt entirely unwarranted but you need honest opinions like this. imagine if devs just listened to pro's telling everyone just learn the mu. next game would be full of gimmick characters that are not only unbeatable without hours of labbing but also polarizing fundamental tools.

[@diddlenfiddle7311]

I play Hwo/Kaz/Jin so try to play Hwo more fundamentally. Totally agree with what you said about him. He should be more about keeping distance and whiff punishing, which he was in earlier games. His backleysh used to be rewarding because it wasn't cheap. Would love him to get an overhaul in T8.

[@GK_Imagimotion]

I remember when they added him in Tekken 3 and this game was all about the movement Imo, side stepping was lethal and so rewarding in T3. Generally armoured techniques and rage drives are bs, and the upcoming heat system looks like it's gonna give us even more immunity moments while fighting.

[@christianhu8348]

Recently try to main kazumi and yeah feels so nerfed... her key moves used to be stronger than the normal which compensated the lack of any other stuff. but now just fer 2 main lows for me feel like they are jin's ones but weaker, no high crush and no df2 on counter hit.

[@Necropantz]

They over corrected with her in a big way because of Aslan. I really hope Zafina doesn't suffer the same fate. Instead of nerfing her they should improve character movement across the board imo.

[@temjin0014]

Outside of Omen related combos I find Hei to be easier combo wise than either Kaz or Jin. Also due to Hei’s season 4 buffs to jab reach, his excellent df1, and insane wall splat potential I’ve found him to be easier than either Jin or Kazuya. I’m only a blue rank player. But at that level, his ability to pressure and lock down with mids has won me many matches. Not to mention his rage drive that gives huge damage off of a 10f jab.

[@foxyme5845]

nice vid as allways :D just wondering how you can say an 8 week ling can easily win when you saw the win stats for the character. seem to remember her doing worse than the mishimas in your video. Anyway hope ur doing well mate love the content :D

[@Duracell2]

What was the name of the Tekken mobile card game? It's shut down, but it was pretty fun. This music was in it...

[@SOS1G_]

Its from tag 2 customization menu

[@DRAKLOR_44]

Agreed with your views on Heihachi, super cool character but he definitely has been dumbed down compared to previous tekkens… The part about execution and the 50/50 is true also, although if you’re prepared to risk going low which I do to keep the opponent guessing it’s better but if you get blocked then you’re getting combo’d lol.

[@jmc2830]

yeah, but he's still one of the most difficult characters in the game to play at a high level. so what does that tell you?

[@DRAKLOR_44]

@@jmc2830 it tells me the game overall has been simplified compared to previous tekkens by a massive amount, it now appeals to the more casual as well, where as previous games it really wasn’t. Competitive levels are crazy right now, a lot of players who’ve stepped up and been amazing, but also who probably could never compete now have the chance to do so because there are easier characters to learn with minimal execution, plus the pay to win dlc’s excluding AK (until the recent nerfs that is) It’s made namco a lot of money, Original tekken players might not like it much, but the more casual or new player base clearly do lol.

[@jmc2830]

@@DRAKLOR_44 .... tekken is, and has always been one of the top games in the genre. with a franky absurd "pro level", not even taking that into account it still has a massive skill gap between even intermediate players and new players. there isn't a more complicated and hard to get into fighting game.. period. it's also the only one that doesn't mix things up with each entry allowing transferable skill from the last game. which is something a dev trying to appeal to casuals... just wouldn't do. look at street fighter, they make substantial changes with each entry to mitigate legacy skill. which is what a game "catering to casual's" actually does. even as it is now, mastering a character to a competitive level... any character, takes up to and over a 100 hours practice, let alone experience in game.. but it's "made for casuals"... gimmi a break. so they trimmed the fat on some characters.. you realize that having 50-100+ options in your movelist is normal for a tekken character.. removing even 10 wouldn't make a dint. and since movement and fundamentals are 80%+ of the game having an extra combo or two barely matters anyway. it's called balancing a game, it necessitates small changes and cuts.... doesn't mean the design philosophy has changed in the slightest.

[@DRAKLOR_44]

@@jmc2830 I appreciate your in depth response and I will read it all and reply back a bit later but can I ask before my reply how long have you played tekken for? I started myself in Tekken 2.

[@jmc2830]

@@DRAKLOR_44 same, tekken 2 was my first game. i stopped playing for 5 and 6 but have always had an interest in the competitive side, to watch i mean. then ended up returning semi-seriously for 7. pardon the attitude, i get a little protective at times. even though i do agree they have dumbed things down a little. i don't think it has effected the integrity of the game. it's still a huge game with so many possibilities. in other words, it could be so much worse when it comes to catering to newer players. so i guess i'm thankful that it's dna is still the same.

[@JonanTS]

Lei, I will forever main him! I hope he's in tekken 8 fr

[@nicholaslandolt8912]

Looks like there are at least 14 of us lol

[@JonanTS]

@@nicholaslandolt8912 I'm glad there are some out there. let's pray for him to be in tk8 my dudes!

[@tableprinterdoor]

Hope for the DLC

[@theProClaimer]

Am i trippin, or he makes this video every 3 months?

[@5lender92]

And I'll watch it every time

[@LordRaptor]

Considering my favorites are some of the most popular characters both design/story-wise and moveset-wise, I will never have to worry about the roster of characters in Tekken games, no matter how dumb the newcomers will be, the main question for me when it comes to a new Tekken game is, will I have enough fun to want to go back to it so often like I do with 3, Tag 1, 4 and 5/DR? or will it continue to get less creative, less innovative, less fun and less unique like it's been since Tekken 6? I'm hoping it's the former, but I have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach that it'll definitely be the latter.

[@rossmanmagnus]

I like that format you and akouma do, very interesting and informative 👍🏾

[@vishusingh5129]

That was nice.. u talked about every character.. one by one

[@Berserkerenergy]

Awesome Video 👍

[@aristotelischrysosdigitalf6802]

TMM is the best YT creator to listen to while playing games.

[@Dirronsaninyoface]

You are by far the funniest Tekken content creator. But While I'm laughing I'm learning. Thanks man.

[@surprisecat7401]

Shoutout to all the Steve mains out there. We out here.

[@Drumtariano]

ty for putting timestamps for each character

[@JesusGarcia-Digem]

Shout out to all the Bryan Fury mains!

[@zzenjuro]

does anyone know the sound/music?

[@isaacf27]

Agree with everything about heihachi, but you did not mention his wall game, which next to bryan might be one of the best in the game? Everything wallsplats

[@dave9020]

Isn't Heihachi's jab longer than Gigas'?

[@Stoun1we]

Isn't it too early? Because 17th august will be released new patch.

[@Its_PizzaTime]

My mains are the Mishimas and bears. I love the challenge of the Mishimas, and I love how dumb Kuma and Panda are. When I'm done sweating I have fun with the bears. I'm actually surprised that they're played so little, you'd think people would love the novelty and easy wins.

[@ArabianXI]

Easy wins?

[@randomstoner8604]

Yes?

[@iimduu9287]

Lol the bears easy wins my boy what rank are I play hwo and law anytime I see the bears I chew them up and spit em out same with law but it’s much worse

[@toasttoast8687]

@@iimduu9287 dog put tekken down and go finish school for me rq instead

[@arthurdaffos1490]

@@iimduu9287 you play against them, get crushed 4-5 times in order to know to get what to do. Then its a cakewalk

[@oolongpantsu3437]

I think you did a great job evaluating the gameplay side of the characters for beginners, intermediates and pro players. What i miss are other aspects to these characters like appearance, voice acting, ambitions and story aspects. Thats not your fault though, thats on the developers!

[@ivarx1]

Congrats on EVO first place main man! Crazy how you manhandled Knee

[@mrsentinel6815]

Man him talking about ttt2 king made me realize just how buff king has gotten in Tekken 7 compared to all the other installments. He's pretty damn strong now.

[@freinzy8974]

He really let all the salt out at once

[@wadewilson623]

Can someone explain me all those, you know, down 34 and stuff words? Why not just say playstation or Xbox buttons? What do numbers mean?

[@loymzi8867]

you have to learn the numbers because thats the notation for tekken otherwise you wont get better. 1is square, and thats left punch. 2 is triangle and that is right punch. 3 is X and left kick and 4 is circle and right kick.

[@Kozi15]

Besides the OG characters, I think the new characters from T4 and T5 really did age well.

[@charliecho5392]

T4 is like 2001 😢

[@AmanSharma-fz2mf]

Who is masku in top left?

[@hypnotoad1390]

Nice video !!! I hope you will upload the match of our European God Devil Jin player Phil

[@Jate7]

What is the track used?

[@ATP_ArmorKang]

Mad respect to Jeonding after what he did with Eddy in Evo 22 top 8 🫡

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

He beat jcdr

[@shigshug8581]

One of the best videos about Tekken 7 characters.

[@anubis_fgc]

I’m super passionate about Yoshimitsu and Heihachi, basically my split mains. Fun to hear almost opposite perspectives on them from someone experienced

[@HumbleHurricane]

I appreciate the respect for us Law mains✊🏿🔥💯

[@CuatroLolo]

I love the longer videos the longer the better

[@dave9886]

Dragunov and yoshimitsu although i play yoshi just for the troll just mess with your enemies same goes for Xin but i am still learning here

[@LostSagaGamersX]

Whats the song name at the start of the video?

[@Tundric_Schwolf]

"Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - "Your Sunset" Customization Theme"^^

[@euomu]

Your opinion on Miguel has really changed lol. I remember you thought he was nothing but a boring fashion model

[@Adrius91]

Chloe has one interesting idea and it's in her rhythm based strings. It's underutilized in her kit though, could've done way more with it. I actually hope to see her in T8 but with her concept street dancer design. Maybe she gets dumped by G-corp and becomes some kinda street rebel I dunno.

[@dusthymn8187]

I picked chloe up and I like her more than my main, so hopefully she gets a slot. I am hoping for a stronger kit that looks aesthetically pleasing to the jpop choreography im now aware of how cool it can look.

[@OverRival4]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@badthumbs9412]

Just started playing Tekken and you answered my question why i like playing Anna and Kazuya 8:10

[@RisingJericho]

Lars is stiff? I thought people were saying he has one of the biggest single backdashes in the game?

[@Xbox.4388]

Kunimitsu, Nina, Eddy, Lei very dope.

[@burnheart2965]

Naw all non-straightup cancer

[@ClearYourCanvas]

I need the name of this song

[@ShayzenDG]

The fact the she Cali rolled through my Jin’s cd1 made my soul leave my body on stream💀😂

[@DariusDee]

You like unique Chars. Did you played Guilty Gear Strive?

[@nitrop199]

It would be cool if you did the same things but talked about design, significance, stuff like that

[@jsteez96]

I dont play tekken but i love your videos MainManSWE!

[@SShaBazzz]

As my mains are Bob and Shaheen, I loved how they played in this game. Bob has great pokes and one of my favorite moves in the game up,f 1+2. Then Shaheen is so awesome. His B3 is so satisfying to hit counter hit. Then counter hit snake step 1, into f2,3 is so clean to hit. And the tekken season 3 menu music is so beautiful with that piano rift.

[@groovstoov4717]

I went back to Shaheen after playing a bunch of characters. It's very fun to play a character that essentially doesn't hide behind gimmicks. Play him for a while and your fundamentals will skyrocket.

[@SShaBazzz]

@@groovstoov4717 yep. He such an awesome character. And such clean counter hit conversions.

[@emilholst9789]

Wow, agree with every word and emotion regarding Lucky Chloe 😆

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

great video, steve the goat.

[@HELLRAISER02]

I just want to say,i love playing negan, devil jin (tho i suck with him) and king, and you videos are fun

[@HushVox]

So in summary, old characters = good, new characters and DLC = bad.

[@railggrail1562]

AK,Bob are not. And tmm used many "cheap","lazy","boring" to every kind characters.

[@Section8dc]

The Feng Wei run made me burst out laughing🤣🤣

[@trinichinee6426]

The true art of this game is how everyone loves tekken .. through the character that matches them the most Everyone have stories of their mains and it those stories or personal expierences that makes us love the game I play a few characters but only one of them i really love and enjoy

[@Sunnyislive25498]

Which character do you love

[@trinichinee6426]

@@Sunnyislive25498 steve fox bro 🥊🥊

[@Sunnyislive25498]

@@trinichinee6426 very nice i love that character mine is Lei and Bryan.

[@trinichinee6426]

@@Sunnyislive25498 lei is very complicated 🥲 I like Bryan for his counter hits and taunt setups .... I got taunt jet upper a few times but that shits hard man ... I can get taunt back4 a good bit

[@Sunnyislive25498]

@@trinichinee6426 when it comes to gameplay i would say Bryan is much more technical than lei but at higher levels lei is very hard to use.

[@macktasticthe4stargeneral174]

Your sunset in the background tho. That's y you're the Mainman!

[@TheJCghost]

Whats the music at 11:00?

[@Ev3rmore]

Your sunset from ttt2

[@yugison]

I still appreciate lidia's whole moveset and design. The sound effects are super cool to hear on headphones

[@SleepyChloeFist]

Chloe's hopkick (U, U/f3) also highcrushes early in the early frames.

[@marcelo7675]

Ayo can u do master raven season guide?

[@emilholst9789]

Maybe Gigas was a street fighter model to start with aswell? 🤔

[@2lowkey100]

I've been thinking this about Julia since she came out. Every time I play against her I just think 'these tools are fucking stupid'. Even with matchup knowledge, it's exceptionally difficult to defend against this character.

[@Shootmans]

Everything you said about Nina regarding the divide between casual and competitive players also applies to Bryan.

[@Tundric_Schwolf]

Very true but I'd say they do it in very different ways. Nina a lot more knowledge check-y, bryan moreso getting absurd damage for little effort.

[@xravenx24fe]

Nah Bryan's difficulty is SUPER overrated and his absurd number of CHs and plus frames make his offense so braindead

[@HellexTV]

@@xravenx24fe Bryan is very linear, doesn't have great pressure - you can jab or djab him out of most of his pressure. Loses his turn a lot and even his keep out tools can be punished by a good portion of the cast. He is not execution heavy, unless you are doing taunt setups. However, many of his tools have a very poor hurtbox - i.e. db3 and db4 won't connect while the character is literally next to his feet. He is upper mid tier cause his toolset isn't that great.

[@isaacf27]

Also hwoarang does have counters. I like playing bryan vs hwoarang. Block a d3,4 do a ws3 and theyre dead

[@vahidmoosavian6313]

Nice video. Well played🙃! P.s: timestamp for Leo is a bit late, should be moved to 1:35:40.

[@faelwin]

tmm is biased you cant side step kaz hellsweep on reaction since it is unseeable you only chance to side step is by anticipation and if you got a good read a delayed hopkick is better in most cases. anyway its not like kaz is witheout any tracking move (hello electrics) your taking a risk

[@lostdreamer50]

he didn't say you could sidestep on reaction... it's a mind game. if you sidestep left, you can evade both hell sweep and ff3. The kaz player will know that you know and will then try to use df2 to stop you from sidestepping him. But you then can bait it and block punish it

[@haji69]

My first online match was a lei player. You can assume how that went.

[@theosinger4719]

Thanks for the Heihachi comments.

[@thecritic8947]

Heihachi sidestep 2,1 is a underrated move it’s a hit confirmable high damage launcher that works excellent with heihachi’s movement he also has a lot of evasiveness and a lot of plus’s frame to force mixups that stress out an opponent. I think he’s a beast at intermediate to low high level play but I can see the struggle at high level.

[@MooseKINGstudios]

I love hearing about Negan in an Evo conversation

[@Stockfish1511]

Lol as yoshi main i aprove that comment. Gameplay online 10 hours. Gameplay practice mode 2 billion hours. But one thing i disagree is that yoshi mains lab other characters shit loads. Because the setups etc are quite different depending on the character. So most good yoshi players are pretty good at fundamentals. As for tiers yoshi is the only character with 3 tiers. D, C and S++++++ tier. Assuming you are a good polayer yourself. S+++++ - Opponent does not know the match up then no character can fuck with yoshis. Just flat out rips you apart and completely massacres any character. One launcher is basically enough to steal your bar with setups and traps. C - Opponent knows some of the yoshi stuff. Knows about some tech traps, can punish some of the punishable yoshi stuff. Then you will have to put much more effort and actually play clever and adapt to your opponents style etc. Use fundamentals, punishments etc. Play carefully basically. D - Opponent actually knows about yoshi alot, probably labbed the character. Knows some of the mixumps, knows the weak side, knows about techtraps, baits flash etc. The you got a big problem because opponent knows your shit. Here you have to basically grind with yoshi, play out of your mind and stuff. Yoshi is pretty cancer to play and do well at high ranks tbh. Imo Emperor and up ranks is real strugle for yoshi.

[@xravenx24fe]

Hei after the jab/df1 buffs is so braindead, online he's so incredibly hard to get a timing on because he just locks neutral down with df1s. As long as he manages to get a good electric or f3 CH in you have to work so hard to get the round back cause you have to deal with NUTTY f4 pressure. Oh and the I want to win please rage drive, you didn't mention that 🙃

[@JihadH]

Of course he didn’t mention it, because he’s a Mishima downplayer

[@HumbleHurricane]

Unless Leroy and Negan had a baby, There's a typo in the time stamps with "Negan Smith"

[@julianrx7]

Negans sirname is smith aswell bro

[@elmousse007]

Yeah, Kazumi got nerfed way too much. They saw Arslan beating everyone with her and they were like « Say no more »

[@theesengovender1870]

God bless the Tag 2 customization theme

[@sugararmor8]

It'd be cool if in T8 they had a like a Shaolin / Pole fighter and they gave some of Noctis' moves to him in a stance where he brings his pole out, then maybe w/o pole he fights in like a Hung Gar style (kind of like Gordon Liu in 36 Chambers Of Shaolin / 8 Diagram Pole Fighter)

[@sugararmor8]

and i guess on his unparry-able low they can parry or counter it but there should be a special animation tbh

[@whydoyoukeeptalking]

I feel it but i personally think characters with weapons (only exceptions being kunimitsu and yoshi) should be for soul calibur.

[@yugison]

@@whydoyoukeeptalking why? Weapons are cool when done right. i liked noctis's spear moves

[@whydoyoukeeptalking]

@@yugison Noctis just doesn't fit the vibe of Tekkens hand to hand martial arts style to me. I'd have preferred Tifa or Zell in Tekken 7.

[@yugison]

@@whydoyoukeeptalking Yeah true, but a shaolin monk fighter with a staff would go crazy and be more realistic. Weapons if done right would be really nice. Also Tifa definitely should've been in idk what tf Squenix was thinking there.

[@Paeddl]

Asuka being the Face of Tekken in Japan explains why Jun got canceled -.-

[@Sebbywebz]

I guess if every character is broken, then technically the game is balanced?

[@theosinger4719]

No

[@Shmel340]

I was hoping for interesting opinion on Josie, but, unfortunately TMM knows almost nothing about her. Actually, she is good at a lot game aspects. Good pokes, good movement, good orbital, good mix-ups, good evasiveness. And her punishment is really great. She has from 10f to 15f punish, so your opponent should thing twice before using something unsafe. She has 50/50. It's her 13f 3. And It's also good. People say that she is crying baby. Guys, MMA fighters sometimes cry after victory or defeat, so what's the talking. Josie is fun to play.

[@Dr.Happy11]

"oHmYgOsH😭😭😭" -MMA guys, according to this fella

[@Autonamatonamaton]

I'm a Josie main too, and both of you are right. She has good stuff, but suffers badly against high skill players, especially SWS becoming more dangerous to the Josie player than the one getting mixed up. Her 50/50 isn't as strong as other character's 50/50, and while you can play her low risk, you're left with very poor reward, especially compared to other characters. She's fun, but there's a reason that most pro players put her towards the bottom of tier lists.

[@opo3628]

"Armor King is a very large man..." "...in many ways..." *...go on... 😏*