Tekken 8 or Mortal Kombat 1 | Which One Is Better?

Tekken 8 & Mortal Kombat 1 Reviewed on PC
evils and Demons, or iconic ninja’s with wicked abilities. 3D arena fighters, or traditional left to right combat. Skill and practice or special abilities and fatalities - Tekken or Mortal Kombat?
Tekken 8 has recently released, and if you’ve seen my video then you already know my thoughts on how good the game is, and where it had some great moments over the latest entry in the mortal kombat franchise with MK1.
However, some of you might be asking - what game should i played first? What game has a better story? What game is safe for me to play infront of my kids… well thats an easy question - BUT most importantly - which one is Better? Mortal Kombat 1 or Tekken 8 - Both Brilliant games in their own right with their own fanbase, community, action figures and more - but which one is a better game?
So i thought, why not do another video like my Dead Space vs Resident Evil 4 video and compare Tekken 8 to MK1, where i’ll break down what has better story, combat, sound, graphics, characters, and maybe most importantly, shelf life.
#tekken8 #MortalKombat1 #memes

[@justinderueda2202]

Tekken has the players learn the moves which is hard but way more rewarding

[@DudiReviews]

Nothing more satisfying than nailing a sweet combo

[@josesoldevilla3092]

Guys you don't need to memorize all the 100+ combo oh you forgot also to mention there are all movelist and main movelist it's the summary on movelist that usually players do so it's more easy to grasp the character in terms of playing it

[@peterjordansonthe2nd731]

​@@DudiReviews Your take on the story is the most surprising. All recent MK games have had a better story than any Tekken games. And I say this as a lifelong Tekken player. I prefer the fighting in Tekken, but the story in MK, particularly since 9, has been substantially better

[@flavioalbatrozz2557]

Fatalities are not part of the combat or gameplay, it's a cutscene that you watch over and over again, after the fight been alread decide. Tekken is thousand times more in deep in his gameplay than MK1

[@DudiReviews]

That's a damn good point my dude

[@ababafgatg]

People really just close their eyes as they type huh?

[@sqyx93]

@@ababafgatg huh

[@ababafgatg]

@@sqyx93 nor can they read apparently. “Alread decide”.

[@Itsmrkevin2u]

@@ababafgatgyou can’t read past a typo?

[@StreetsofATL_19]

In 1991, Street Fighter II became a phenomenon! In 1992, Mortal Kombat became a phenomenon! 1996, Tekken 2 made you put Street Fighter down and made you forget about Mortal Kombat. 1998, Tekken 3 made you forget about 2D fighting games all together.

[@DudiReviews]

The music/score for Tekken 3 is still so damn good too

[@ELFanatic]

Nobody has forgotten about 2D fighters. They're by far the most prevent fighters and have been always.

[@yaqubebased1961]

Virtua Fighter was king of 3D in the 90's

[@StreetsofATL_19]

@@yaqubebased1961 In Japan! In the states, it’s only credited as the first 3D Fighter. Virtua Fighter 1 and 2 did turn heads. Virtua Fighter 5, Tekken 4 and DOA 3 came out around the same time.

[@dat1faclesdude]

​@@yaqubebased1961in one country called Japan! everywhere else nobody has anyclue what the hell is a Virtua fighter.

[@Mexicaweightlifter]

We are living in a great time for fighting games. Sf6, Mk1, Tekken 8

[@jeffreytanner6206]

So many good choices within the past few years. Guilty Gear Strive, Under Night 2 (if you're not on PC), MK1, SF6, KOF XV, and T8. Great stuff, and something for everyone.

[@IsureamFalling]

It isn’t great till dead or alive steps up

[@Zain94336]

​@@IsureamFalling director left dead or alive and team ninja. He's now a producer for tekken 8

[@jeffreytanner6206]

@@IsureamFalling I mean sure, there's plenty of franchises that I want to see a sequel to. Soul Calibur, Darkstalkers, Bloody Roar, Virtua Fighter, and more. Though what we currently got in this generation is certainly pretty good, even if not perfect.

[@devanwilliams7914]

True for sure. The big 3 all these years later still. MK 1 has indeed soured me a little but I still play it from time to time. I can’t bring myself to shit on it. Both games were my childhood, teenage years and now my adulthood. I love both for different reason but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t having more fun with Tekken 8.

[@GlitchTheLitch]

Tekken 8 blows MK1 out of the water. Not even looking at the stories, there's just more to do in Tekken. MK1's biggest flaw is how terribly barebones it is. There's next to nothing to do or work towards after you complete the story except online, and even the online is as barren as it gets (there aren't even lobbies like there have been in every modern MK game since MK9). Invasions is a grindfest that quickly gets repetitive (along with just downright frustrating modifiers at times) and towers aren't worth the effort because the rewards are so subpar. The monetization is also subpar at best with skins being so scarce and not all of them being good (and buying fatalities, lol). Tekken in contrast has the main story, Character episodes, the fight lounge, arcade quest, arcade battle, Tekken Ball, the jukebox, etc. Customization is not even worth discussing, Tekken has had the best customization in fighting games for a while. There's just so much more that went into Tekken 8.

[@SnowflakeSSQ]

It's not even a comparison, Tekken 8 slams.

[@black_nebula]

The jukebox alone beats MK1. I

[@Defectordrunkzone]

You forgot to mention about cross play 2024 and still mk1 doesn’t support cross play

[@shawklan27]

​@@black_nebula MK1 has music?

[@RobsGravity]

After playing both I deleted tekken lol

[@theDiReW0lf]

MK is a kiddie pool, SF is the in-ground pool next to it, Tekken is the ocean.

[@jorge4572]

I short of agree, i really cant think of a deeper game than tekken, blazblue and arcana come close but i think tekken is still tekken

[@justinmoore801]

Tekken's been absolutely trash for the past 20 years.🤣🤣🤣🤭🫢

[@zekeycheeky]

@@justinmoore801 "Trash" the word used by grown men who live in their mothers basement. Get good

[@KsiOlajigglyOlatittiesDiabetes]

​@@justinmoore801Cry more typical MK fan no wonder your game is garbage cause fans like you exist so the MK team doesn't care.

[@daiderz]

lol u suck at fighting games@@justinmoore801

[@DayHikari-fj5fk]

Since no one has said it yet. GET READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE 🎤

[@tairyu2574]

Tekken 8 for speed, mobility, and flexibility.

[@DudiReviews]

Right on my dude! Not a bad point

[@vlad-ut1sz]

What? Are you delusional? In tekken you literally can’t move there is no mobility you just stand there and mash buttons and attacks. All it has is a side step that only high level tekken players use. There is no flexibility

[@neoconker2k8]

​@@vlad-ut1sz🤡

[@benjamindaniels9828]

​@@vlad-ut1szfalse u can move run side step multiple defenceman wake up options korean back dash,mk1 is raiden kano and I play them!,steal turn back plus frames into safe stuff headache with disconnects

[@vlad-ut1sz]

@@benjamindaniels9828 I do agree with the raiden Kano part but about the tekken part no you just feel stuck there right infront of your opponent the “movement” is not optimal and the gameplan is the same for everyone. (Just hit your opponent)

[@maxwellstevens6366]

It’s Tekken quite obvious, Mortal Kombat has started to look more and more like a superhero game rather than a martial arts one, Tekken is simply more realistic in terms of the fighting, it feels, plays, and looks more real.

[@Onesinglepickle]

It’s not just that tekken is pretty much better in terms of Cosmetics, fights, story, and maps are obviously more cooler. Everything in mk1 feels like a stupid chore nothing in the game feels fun besides the beginning of the story

[@snipe4545]

Sure Devil Jin and Kazuya are pretty realistic lol

[@iShiftIn2Turbo]

​@@snipe4545 It's the fighting styles that are realistic. But maybe you haven't delved too much into traditional martial arts styles.

[@redline841]

​@@snipe4545 Not gonna sugarcoat it

[@tzay4306]

@@iShiftIn2Turboso turning into a devil is realistic 💀

[@yeetskeet3]

Tekken vs SF6 would be more fair cause Both smack mk left and right

[@daiderz]

FAX

[@sir-game-alot7613]

Hell nawl!

[@MaoriGamerDood]

Yeah.....just..... Yep.

[@Indipender]

And still, the most played game out of the three is mortal kombat. And nobody even talks about street fighter 6 at all.

[@ssjduncan7682]

​@@Indipender people don't have to talk about the game for it to be fun, if we go according to your logic then most games lost to time cause no KZbinr decided to talk about it are just not fun or bad, but no offence to Mortal Kombat 1, heck I grew up with it but I would rather play Street Fighter 6 over that, and I would definitely play Tekken 8 if I had a choice over all 3

[@JustSendMeLocation]

As a MK1 player who recently bought Tekken 8…I haven’t played MK1 since.

[@ahsanzafeer5048]

Top reasons for choosing Tekken 8 over MK1?

[@JustSendMeLocation]

@@ahsanzafeer5048 learning characters in Tekken 8 is challenging yet fun; the satisfaction of pulling off difficult combos on a real opponent online is immense. The customisation in Tekken 8 is great as always, allowing you to make your own unique skins as well as cosplaying some of your favourite characters, MK1’s customisation hasn’t got a horse in this race. Tekken 8’s servers are way better as I have yet to face a single issue such as desync like MK1, even when there were a few issues they were fixed immediately where as it took NRS over a month to fix the KL desync issue. I love how in Tekken there’s so many ways to play a character and so many combo routes it’s insane where as in MK1 everybody just repeats the same exact combos and it gets extremely dull and boring. Not a fan of the kameo system in general but what makes it worse is that it’s extremely unbalanced with everybody only using a handful of kameos, I prefer a traditional one vs one fighting game and Tekken ticks that box.

[@matheusmendes5488]

​@@ahsanzafeer5048It has more content in almost everything like story, characters, soundtrack and game modes. MK1 is more casual friendly though

[@JustSendMeLocation]

@@ahsanzafeer5048 1. Better gameplay 2. So much to learn and improve on. 3. Other game modes such as Tekken Ball or chilling in the lounge playing/training with other people. 4. A real customisation mode so I can create my own unique skins and even cosplay my favourite characters like Goku, Mario etc. 5. A way better net code 6. Different ways of playing characters since there’s so many moves and other factors like the wall/stage falls Tekken isn’t perfect but it’s 10x the fighting game MK1 is and I’m honestly loving it, NRS/WB really dropped the ball on this one.

[@igoldenknight2169]

MK 1 is slow and stiff and the combos feel really repetitive. Tekken 8 is fast but calculated and also fluid. The combos have a rhythm and the audio and visuals have an impact you can feel. Tekken 8 FEELS like you’re ACTUALLY fighting, not just pressing a string inputs. Tekken 8 combos are also more rewarding. In addition to the combat, Tekken 8 has an entertaining story, FREE skins and customizables. It’s just a better game overall even for your wallet.

[@DudiReviews]

good points my dude

[@RobsGravity]

Cap

[@Misaka-9882]

I'll cap your ass cap boy​@@RobsGravity

[@marianawumbo3289]

@@RobsGravitylow IQ brain

[@r-rod8116]

Tekken 8 is so far the best Tekken game since Tekken 5. Would love to see more features added in the future, like Tekken Tag arcade mode and adding tekken bowling. I also like to see Bandi/Namco release and remaster classic Tekken games like 1,2,3,4,5,6, and classic Tekken Tag Tournament games since their celebrating 30th anniversary of the series.

[@gamespecx614]

I wouldn’t say the best . I would say the easiest of all tekken. Tekken 7 was solid just had broken dlc character

[@funnyvalentine6670]

​@@gamespecx614Easy doesn't mean bad. Hell 4 and 6 was the hardest games

[@TevyaSmolka]

Tekken 8 was really awesome and badass in my opinion.

[@DudiReviews]

right on mate! glad you dig tekken 8

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@DudiReviews indeed oh speaking of tekken 8 I also did do my own review of tekken 8 as well on my channel if you want to check it out when you have time of course no rush.

[@ivanfranebijelic7009]

A couple notes about Tekken 8 story/characters/content that you may have missed: The game does offer a quick synopsis of the whole story in the game when you boot it up, and all characters have their own "character episodes" with a full CG ending that provides some info on what's going on with them (although quite a few are non-canon and for comic relief). There's Tekken Ball too for some deceptively entertaining casual fun.

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers my dude :) yup they're in my other Tekken 8 video

[@rasss556]

After spending plenty of time on SF6 when MK1 came out, the mk1 characters felt stiff and movements seemed robot-like.. Playing Tekken 8 now..what a game!

[@DudiReviews]

Nice mate. Glad you're enjoying Tekken 8

[@PG4L_Podcast]

I've been telling people for years MK has the stiffest characters of all time

[@redline841]

​@@PG4L_Podcast People who prefer MK usually don't know much about other fighting games

[@lamastu2156]

Same. Tekken is Tekken. MK1 is far away from Mk

[@benjinlama8108]

MK1 kombat is better than Tekken? Bruh I'm done.

[@udopadrik9971]

Haven't played neither of the newest entries, but based on previous games, weren't the Tekken developers just copy-paste'ing their gameplay from game to game, having close to zero innovation? I've had the impression that their gameplay probably peaked in Tekken 3.. Has it somehow changed? Would love to try a Tekken game one day again, but have been burned a few too many times by how boringly stuck they are in trying to copy something that worked about 25 years ago, with diminishing results in achieving anything close to fun.

[@udopadrik9971]

Tekken has seemed like a game franchise for people who only want to wear the same clothes, listen to the same music, eat the same food for three decades in a row. If it's true that there has been change in that, I might very well try the new one at some point.

[@benjinlama8108]

@@udopadrik9971 Hworang probably has more movelist than entire mk1 roster 😂

[@WavyJayZ]

​@@udopadrik9971yeah just be quiet you have no clue what you're talking about tekken 3 - tekken 7 are VASTLY different. Crumple animations, low crushes, high crushes, power rushes, rage, bound combo system, rage drive, rage art. Tekken 8 has added even more. Each character has atleast 85 moves. Some have over 100. Tekken 3 each character had about 20 moves max maybe less.

[@udopadrik9971]

@@benjinlama8108 And somehow an overburdened and bloated move set automatically translates to a good game? How does the amount of moves define how good a game is? Chess doesn't have a very big move set, nor does the game of poker, but look at the staying power of those. Why should fighting games be mainly measured by how many moves the developers decided to cram into the game? I think at times a lot of moves could be beneficial, at other times detrimental.

[@jasonrallo]

guy really gave Combat to MK 1

[@majormaxor7592]

And then spoke about how detailed T8 is graphically against MK1's character model reuse, yet still gave the point to MK1.

[@DDRjason]

But it's true MK gameplay and technique is much more deeper then Tekken. Your blind if you don't see that 😂

[@jasonrallo]

@@DDRjason I don't know if you're joking or not😅 . Nobody who plays both games thinks that. The movelist of one Tekken character is worth 10 Mortal Kombat characters. King by himself has 233+ moves . No one ever plays King the same way. If you're new to fighting games and don't know what "Neutral" is , MK's neutral is just limited in options compared to TK. It's a joke in comparison When Sonicfox was winning every NRS tournament, they asked him to try a real competitive fighting game like Tekken or Sf. Cause NRS games are dirt easy.

[@LifeEdmondson]

Tell me one mk1 casual player that can do ewgf​@DDRjason

[@LifeEdmondson]

​@@DDRjasontell me how it's deeper than tekken😂

[@bonaelzee]

You don’t have to have previously played Tekken to know the story in 8. Theirs an option to watch catch up stories from 1-7 within the game

[@buttonmashers9098]

That's because Tekken story mode is 99 percent the mishma blood feud lol 😂

[@kokimargalitadze1932]

My guy really said that mk combat is better then tekken omg

[@Warpathjak]

He is no doubt a casual that has not mastered a tekken character else he would know how shalow mk is compared to one of the most complex fighting games ever period he is alone in this if you look all reviews of tekken are 10 and 5 out of 5s teens music is so much better and combat oh and ev every thing mk 11 was actually better

[@williammangus5526]

Def not

[@shawklan27]

I mean I suck at tekken but the gameplay is still alot more fun than MK imo

[@jorge4572]

I could be labbing for hours on tekken training mode, it almost feels like 8 years ago when i expended hours in blazblue training mode, it's soo frestyle and there is always time to see something new, the only thing i could lab on MK1 ehere smoke vapor cancels, and that is because he has that, if i played any pther character there would be nothing to lab except MUs

[@andrepoe97]

Delusional. The fact I loaded up Tekken 7 today. Waiting to get 8, and Jin’s move set is still the SAME. After all these years, I’m finna be 27 and still remember the 10 hit combo with Jin. Something I learned when I was 12. Mk will NEVER have better combat, deep is an understatement for tekkens combat. I have only truly mastered 3 people, whereas with mk I can be Lowkey decent with almost anybody. Tekken is a FIGHTING game, so many various styles that are used. SO MANY FUCKIN MOVES TO LEARN. Tekken is my 🐐

[@ryandeutrom2100]

Great Video man! and awesome analysis - your meme game is on point as always!

[@sawdust8691]

I'm glad you actually chose a clear winner by the end. I'm so used to "which is better" videos making sure to give it a tie😂. Also your discussion on the games felt fair and honest about the good and not as good.

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers mate

[@individualthought3844]

I like MK more. I fell in love with tekken 2 music and story. Pros and cons to both. When I heard Scorpion say Get over Here! In 1996 I was sold.

[@DudiReviews]

hopefully they never change/alter that sound. so iconic

[@franciscor390]

MK1 costumes look much worse than past entries, these look so simple and plain.

[@DudiReviews]

Not wrong dude. Some skins are just from the campaign or color changes

[@CockneyClint]

I’m not gonna even start on Rains new design lool oh my 🗑️

[@DonYoGi8331]

That was kinda the point tho.

[@udopadrik9971]

Like these a lot more than the cartoonish "aimed for 10 year olds" look that most fighting games seem to want to stick to and honestly the developers of Street Fighter, Tekken and Soul Calibur have stuck to for slightly tooo long. Yeah, MK has been stuck there as well, but I definitely applaud their decisions to experiment slightly away from the aesthetics of something aimed at children. Mortal Kombat franchise has been one of only a few fighting game franchises playing which I haven't felt like being similar to middle-aged women playing with barbies and crushing over "Twilight" characters.

[@ethicalhackerwhitehat]

How can you compare 2D and 3D?

[@franciscoguerra6475]

tekken combos are fun when you pull them out because there are like 100 combos for each character, mk1 combos are good because of the return of air combos so you got more combos to try and I don’t really care for the mk1 story after act 1, the story for tekken is so goofy it’s funny and the fact the public doesn’t care when kaz just says at the beginning that he will destroy their countries if one of them loses is fucking funny and all they care about is the tournament is dumb funny

[@malikimran5133]

Not hundred this time they have OVER 200 combos each character

[@malikimran5133]

Not hundred this time they have OVER 200 combos each character

[@franciscoguerra6475]

@@malikimran5133 oh my bad

[@rahmellbrown162]

And the fact that you have variety in combos, makes it more enjoyable to play and watch bc your boy spamming the same combo.

[@saulgoodmansfingerr8527]

Mk1 was shit, if they were gonna make 2v2 at least do it right instead of making lazy KAMEO

[@certifiedtrash3152]

Literally how on earth are you going to argue that MK1 has better graphics than tekken 8, you literal went on an entire argument about how they re-used a lot of aspects for the models but "oh the gore looks nice", even ignoring that have you SEEN just how damn bad a lot of the animations look, that alone should give tekken the edge, especially when the only critisism you gave was that it looks a bit "anime", which barely even counts. Honestly with that and mk1 winning the combat category not because of its combat but just because you like fatalities and "the moves are more iconic" whatever that means, it feels like mk1 only won those to make the comparison artifically closer than it actually is

[@SnowflakeSSQ]

These are all literally free points because Tekken 8 was gonna destroy in all categories. Plus realistically, Tekken 8 doesn't even look like anime because anime clearly has an entirely different art style and anime isn't the only place where characters are buff.

[@funnyvalentine6670]

​@@SnowflakeSSQHonestly, like 90% of the roster is Martial Arts Masters. I expect them to be peak athletic for that reason.

[@SnowflakeSSQ]

@@funnyvalentine6670 true

[@jorge4572]

I tought the exact same... Graphics: Tekken Depth: Tekken Monetization: Tekken (ofc) Combat: Tekken Gamemodes: Tekken Practice tool: Tekken Customization: Tekken Gore for 13yo: MK Story: Tekken (multiverses ruin character investment) Online: sometimes i think MK has delay based netcode...

[@vultureguy33]

Yeah Tekken 8's graphics and gameplay are objectively better which is why he had to rely on subjective stylistic preferences for MK to win anything.

[@Sonic107TheHedgehog]

I have one more question, how many battles are there in story mode I know they’re in 15 chapters, but like how many battles/fights are there??

[@DudiReviews]

Some are 3-4 fights per chapter. Some are 2

[@Sonic107TheHedgehog]

Ok got it

[@chrischand5082]

I like them all, mk1, sf6 tkn 8, i can honestly say tkn 8 is the benchmark...brilliant...a lot to learn but wow what a polished game, i cant fault it, pure fighting...10 / 10 for me,

[@DudiReviews]

Wicked dude! Glad you're enjoying T8 🍻

[@chrischand5082]

@@DudiReviews I am, it's going to do well, it's raised the bar for fighting games for sure.

[@ahsanzafeer5048]

Im a huge MK fan considering a switch to Tekken 8 as MK1 did not live up to the hype What are your top reasons for choosing Tekken 8 over the rest?

[@chrischand5082]

@@ahsanzafeer5048 , everything, graphics, training mode, amount of moves, netcode, big combos, it's just brilliant, give it a go, have to be willing to learn took a while to get the basics

[@tgreg9542]

No one will ever ever beat me in MK1 by button mashing

[@Lektuerekurs]

great video, especially with the inserted edits from cool movies : )

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers mate

[@DragonDoper]

Tekken 8 is a masterpiece

[@DudiReviews]

it's pretty damn good

[@Sonic107TheHedgehog]

I have a question, I’n Tekken 8 when playing story mode, Is it possible to just skip the cut scenes and just do the battles to complete all the chapters?

[@DudiReviews]

I used a controller and I think you can hit the start button and skip cutscenes from memory

[@Sonic107TheHedgehog]

I got it for my Ps5, So I just hit the Start Button on the controller to skip the cutscenes???

[@DudiReviews]

@@Sonic107TheHedgehog it should bring up a little pause menu with the option to skip cutscenes

[@Sonic107TheHedgehog]

Pause to skip?? Hmmmm….. Ok, well that will still help

[@lucastonoli3256]

@@Sonic107TheHedgehog Vast majority of Japanese games have the skip scene option after clicking pause, yeah.

[@sandro2939]

I liked MK1's story mode better than Tekken 8's but there isn't alot of offline content after that, other than Towers & Invasions. However, Tekken 8's gameplay is far superior imo, and there is so much offline content to get into after you finish the Story. Can't get enough of playing as Hwoarang & Law. Victor & Azucena are pretty dope additions to the roster & fun to play as well.

[@DragonReaper1998]

It's Tekken 8. Tekken 8 is better.

[@adamgibson473]

I would give combat to tekken. It never gets stale and every player has over 100 moves on their commands list which gives players the freedom to put their own style into their characters fighting.

[@sogekek]

giving a point to mortal kombat based on the combat is bizzare

[@thelxplayers5224]

I hate it when people pit games against each other because then the comments turn into a war zone. Everyone is just too fucking stupid to open their eyes and realise you can like both games. Just because one is better doesn't mean you have to insult the other and refuse to play it. I like T8 and MK1 but I like T8 more. That doesn't mean I won't have a good time playing MK1.

[@ahsanzafeer5048]

I’ve enjoyed MK1 too but it got boring fast What are your main reasons for choosing Tekken 8 over MK1?

[@bandarsalh1338]

Tekken is better when it comes to combat because your options aren't limited like in mk

[@vlad-ut1sz]

Because every character has 200 moves? Who cares no one is using them anyway it’s just a cheap way to deepen the gameplay,the kameo system is much better and the creativity in mk

[@JugglernautNr9]

@@vlad-ut1sz i use a lot of different moves with my Yoshimitsu regularly when playing ranked, it always surprises my opponents

[@bandarsalh1338]

@@vlad-ut1sz A lot of people care and use many options In tekken you're not limited to one or two combos, in mk everyone knows what combo you'll go for because that's your only option The cameos add variety but they're still waaay less than tekken

[@gloriouss6352]

@@vlad-ut1sz U definitely just aren't good at tekken lol

[@Onesinglepickle]

@@vlad-ut1szmk1 is soo limited when it comes to combos all you do is spam the same combo repeatedly And let’s not forget story mode when you literally beat the game just by spamming block+uppercut

[@Y0U2BER]

Tekken 8 is not only a better game, it's a contender for one of the best fighting games ever made. I would say Street Fighter 6 is a contender for that as well. What do those games have in common? Content/modes, deep mechanics, deep customization, and a AAA presentation. Best of all is both games teach the player how to play their games as well as standard fighting game mechanics as a whole. Both also provide the tools for players to effectively practice what they've learned. MK1 does very little of that. The game has no content outside of story and online (Invasions is trash and not worth the frustration). New mechanics were added at the expense of decent sized move lists for characters. Customization is a step down from previous titles and the overall presentation is less impressive than it's competitors. Then theres the premium store and the fact that a lot is broken or buggy is a whole other can of worms. I wanted MK to succeed but it got a lot wrong.

[@funnyvalentine6670]

Biggest thing hurting SF6 is the abysmal cosmetic prices. Like $20 a costume

[@DSPs_Incident]

Tekken 8 > SF6 > MK1

[@monkeplaysgames7049]

real

[@user-fl2jh1ty5h]

wise man

[@RedhoodBeyond]

This is my ranking too

[@DGISALWAYS]

I love all three games tbh. Then again, sf6 and t8 were my first of their series. I do love mk1 the most, but god damn the delay lack of more modes from games like mk9 with their online options.

[@Brealfrank25]

Seeing the throwback tekken gives me shivers...

[@KEYBEATZ]

Tekken 8 hands down, it makes you forget about Street Fighter 6, Mk 1, and even the illfated Virtual Fighter series

[@Ixmaya7]

The only thing that makes me hesitant to even play Tekken is the fan base. The amount of salty hatred towards mk in these comments is wiiiillldddd dawg. I’ve gone to 3 review videos and all the comments are just,”mk did….”, “mk doesn’t…”, “mk is so stiff…”. Great mk ad. A dude down below is even talking like he lives in an anime here…. My guy literally said, “the guy who made this video is no doubt a casual that has yet to master…” Wtf are we doing folks??💀 they’re just games… dang, but if all the comments in the last 3 videos I watched are about mk (even in Tekken specific videos), Tekken must truly be a great game, lol. 😭

[@dankura]

Tekken 8 theres no need to even debate this ..next

[@DudiReviews]

I read this like poppy from Seinfeld

[@ZeeshanRFQ]

Cant believe you gave combat to MK, not a hater but TK8 has substantially greater and better combat than MK..

[@DudiReviews]

Fair my dude. T8 is fantastic combat - can't deny that - and each their own I guess mate 🍻

[@ZeeshanRFQ]

@@DudiReviews great video nonetheless. Cheers mate!

[@DudiReviews]

@@ZeeshanRFQ 🍻🍻 cheers!

[@walterkovacs2865]

Tekken rewards veterans. MK always changes shit for no reason and I hate that. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!!!!

[@gerardhart9052]

What about the mini games like Tekken bowling or the Tekken side scroller

[@LightOfMyLife227]

Great video dude!

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@LightOfMyLife227]

@@DudiReviews lol

[@YashimaZuke1791]

Im big mortal kombat fan never in my life played a Tekken but this an obvious win for Tekken 8

[@itzzackovia]

Mk1 didn’t reboot everyone it’s just that everyone got separated into their own titans of their own timelines

[@thedefeatedpurpose9772]

Feature wise? Tekken 8 by a landslide. Core gameplay wise? I love them both.

[@joepope5793]

Hearing an Aussie make an NFL reference is absolutely life affirming as an American. Also, great fuckin video overall.

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers my dude! Really appreciate it 🍻 Glad you liked the reference mate!

[@exodus4683]

Mk1's cinematic sequences in the story mode are better and it maintains a good balance of humour and serious moments. That being said, Tekken 8 is by no means offer a bad story; however, it's mostly a single character focused and quite short. I liked the bromance showed in mk1 and how they treated the characters in the new era. As for Tekken 8, it wins in every other aspect- content, overall fight mechanics, music, customisation. Graphics are great in both games.

[@DudiReviews]

Well said my dude

[@RickGrimes97]

My brother is the biggest MK fanboy. He thinks the Kameo system is a great addition… meanwhile we’re over here getting blessed by Tekken 8 & Street Fighter 6. Much better games imo.

[@aleysibbs2461]

I agree with your takes, some characters are the same as the original. It very weird seeing that most of the characters change, while some that should change. If Mk did not change some of these characters i feel like it would be mostly fine.

[@DudiReviews]

Exactly my dude

[@raincastmusic]

I own both games and i enjoyed MK1 so much but Tekken 8 is just so much better in every way Its way flashier, more fun and way deeper in its mechanics MK1’s movelists didnt have much else to them so it got old fast

[@DudiReviews]

Right on my dude

[@guffingtonreal]

Mortal Kombat 1 is good but Tekken 8 is the literally the best fighting game to come out this year.

[@Narding5566]

Here is my take after watching your video: Story: Both are great and newbie friendly yet both are rewarding if you are a long time fan. Gameplay: Depends. Want more flashy ang simple strings - MK, Want something that you can sink in learning - Tekken Content - Tekken wins. MK Invasion is boring and online options is lackluster. Arcade Quest is a fun way to teach a newbie about fighting games, not just Tekken Customization - MK design wise. Both are limited but MK is just good to look at Hotel - Trivago

[@DudiReviews]

ActuaLOL at hotel trivago ha ha cheers mate

[@funnyvalentine6670]

Customization is easy Tekken 8. Have you seen the vids of people turning Victor to Big Boss or Jin into Luffy or Nina into Ada Wong

[@matheusmendes5488]

Tekken 8 takes customization it is not even a debate you literally make cosplay for your characters

[@ManiacMonkboon]

MK1 vs War God's would be a much better and much more fair comparison.

[@saffakanera]

Find me an Australian without a KZbin channel.

[@guffingtonreal]

Tekken has a new theme with every single game. For Tekken 7 it's Solitude and in 8 it's My Last Stand.

[@paulsewell4136]

I like Both Games Because They Both was Brought Back in My Childhood Days💯

[@DudiReviews]

Right on my dude nothing wrong with that

[@paulsewell4136]

@@DudiReviews 😉💯

[@marvingomez7524]

Tekken 8 vs MK1: and the winner is.... SF6!!!

[@jamesonschaltzdm4476]

In terms of storytelling I'll go with MK. But, interms of gameplay I'll go with Tekken.

[@kennethmekolon9189]

Mortal kombat 1 isn’t like bad, but it’s not even top 5 fighting game released in the last 5 years. Tekken is top 2

[@DudiReviews]

What's your #1?

[@wesleykim6523]

After playing both, something I want to add is that a lot of moves in MK1 don’t feel satisfying or even that hard hitting, which is odd to say about a game that sells itself on its hard hitting violence. It also means that learning a character in MK1 doesn’t feel as fun as it should be. With Tekken 8 on the other hand, so many moves feel great to hit with which helps learning the game a lot more fun. Plus the sound design behind the Tekken 8 hits might as well be its own brand of dopamine injection.

[@DudiReviews]

Very good point to add my dude

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

I liked mortal kombat 1 and X but I think since I grew up with Tekken 3, I’ve always been more of a Tekken fan tbh.

[@DudiReviews]

Oh man the option for Tekken 3 music in Tekken 8 as brilliant. I'm still rocking it

[@mauricio2085]

good video, personally I don't agree at all with the graphics, MK 1 has a slightly improved version of unreal engine 4 that looks very nice but does not reach the level of detail of tekken 8 that uses unreal engine 5 and It also looks worse than mk 11 in some artistic aspects.

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers my dude Yeah fair enough mate :) each their own

[@BiggE_Huggs]

I can agree with this. I've always said that Bandai Namco somehow puts out some of the highest quality cutscenes for a fighting game. That's my two cents on it

[@MrXanderthegreat1]

The graphics in mk is so nice. But the tekken content was up to par the story and the gameplay can't be touched

[@darklord9581]

MK1 combos get repetitive especially when you’re playing online and your opponent just does the same 8-10 hit combo string over and over lol. Like at least mix it up or shoot a projectile. I just love how I’m tekken there’s more variety and even then it’s super hard to pull off the 8-10 hit combo strings on tekken over and over cause of the movement. In mk1 you’re always gonna get caught in one lol. And idk the breaker system feels different at least for me I can never break out of a combo or when I do its basically near the end of the combo and my health is already low lol.

[@gloriouss6352]

MK1 is just on overall lazy game. Gameplay is alright but evrything else is terrible. Tekken 8 its honestly hard to find cons that make them game worse. Its damn near perfect. MK1 6/10 Tekken 8 9.5/10

[@MCMoody_]

This video shouldnt be this long, tekken is better

[@BubsArcadeFighters]

Tekken 8 by a mile imo 💪🔥 Way more polished game and deeper gameplay. I do like MK1 still though.

[@DudiReviews]

fair enough my dude!

[@ahsanzafeer5048]

Top reasons for choosing Tekken 8?

[@user-dq8vn7wr7o]

Both and Street fighter

[@sherekhanxii]

Why not Both? I enjoy both MK1 and Tekken 8. Doesnt always needs to be about whats better. Im just glad we got the games

[@DudiReviews]

Glad you enjoy both my dude 🍻

[@PG4L_Podcast]

Tekken 8: A true 3D fighter, requires skills and timing, requires you to be creative, adaptive, intelligent, and open to growth. Incorporates some qualities from realistic fighting styles. MK1: 2D fighter with 3D characters. Requires you to remember combos and fatalities....... Tekken will ALWAYS be a superior game.🫳🏽🎤

[@aaronatkinson177]

Could you please make a vs video that also includes under night in birth 2 ❤😀

[@DudiReviews]

I can give it a shot mate. Currently working on a 2nd suicide squad video

[@FearFrontierOFFICIAL]

As a huge Mortal Kombat fan pretty much from day one way back when, and having tons of fandom and nostalgia for it. Tekken 8 is the better game of these two, by a pretty large margin. It kinda pains me to say it, but it is absolutely the case.

[@DudiReviews]

Yeah I see what you mean my dude

[@fationmuhollari9768]

Soul calibur 6 xD. In all seriousness though, MK1 has the better characters, Tekken 8 has the better gameplay. It's always been like that. I can't be the only one that sees MK like a couple of carton boards moving while Tekken feels so smooth and natural

[@Big_Bobhill]

This one goes to Tekken easily. Loved Mk as a series arguably more than 4thsnake but It'd be crazy to deny the dip in quality from the series, gameplay and content wise while the former despite having some drawbacks and changes i can't fully get behind.it's done the complete opposite (not even getting into the online)

[@metalface_villain]

i was a ps1 kid so i loved tekken 3 and later tekken 5 so i'm heavily biased but for me tekken 8 is leagues ahead of the other fighting games. so many features to learn the game and have fun even offline in 8, the graphics are amazing, gameplay slaps, the characters are all cool af and i can't believe i'm saying his but i'm even invested with the story, going as far as to hope for a dlc story in the upcoming years to see what will happen with reina. tekken 8 honestly might be the best fighting game ever made, while mk1 isn't even as good as previous entries.

[@KickmyAndyOG]

all great points, as someone who's only just joined the FGC, AND! Picked up both games... I personally lean more towards the Tekken side. I learned a combo and fatality input for Johnny Cage on MK1, and that was all I ever did, with the added combo stops and cameo interactions for extra damage or annoyance, where as Tekken I picked up Jack-8 (yeah I know, whatever, shut up), I then had to find a low starter, pokes, punisher combos, high starter, ground connects, standard punish, whif punishes, low combos, high combos and learn how to see and read lows and grabs from all 32 characters AND THEIR COMBOS! also sidestep heavies and unblockables, the combat in my opinion is Tekkens win from the get go HOWEVER!! Like I said I've only just picked up fighting games, and with around 30-50 hours in each and nothing else to go off of I can't really give a valid opinion, BUT I really enjoyed this video man!! thankyou for putting your opinion out there!! all of them matter!! 😃 subbed btw, great content!! 👌

[@DudiReviews]

Right on my dude! Nothing wrong with Jack-8 dude is a powerhouse And cheers mate! Appreciate it kind words and sub 🍻

[@Thecor13]

Tekken has a recap of the last game in single panel videos

[@DudiReviews]

Yeah mentioned in my other video my dude

[@DanteReyesPolymath]

Tekken 7-8 better gameplay

[@randomyoutuber7898]

1. KOFXV 2. Tekken 8 3. Street Fighter 6 4. Killer Instinct 5. Mk1

[@logantaylor578]

I would actually argue that tekken should win combat. Because characters have archetypes to them the main example being king as a grappler where MK doesn’t really have that they all kinda feel similar unlike tekken. Also in tekken you can have a lot more free flowing combos while in MK each character has to start,end, and continue combos with certain moves.

[@DudiReviews]

Good points there my dude

[@RobsGravity]

Clearly didn't play mk1 enough

[@jorge4572]

​@sirchristason9091 so tell me, wich characters are wich archetypes in mk1?

[@lucky22224]

I haven’t played tekken but from what I’ve seen it’s more beginner friendly than mortal combat. mortal kombat kombos are harder to hit consistently just because the timing of every combo is so rigid and the speed required for the inputs it’s so fast. I think I’m going to try tekken for a more casual experience. I still want the competitiveness but I don’t want to have to sit in lab practicing one combo for says

[@DudiReviews]

Let me know what you think of Tekken my dude 🍻

[@Justrandomthingies]

Tekken is 100% harder what are you smoking

[@lucky22224]

@@Justrandomthingies for beginner play it is 100% easier. What are you smoking? I just tried the demo, threw on special controls and could beat a very hard difficulty cpu by mashing

[@taym510Oak]

A your tripping tekken is one of the hardest fighting games ever mk is way easier I need some of the weed your smoking 😂

[@taym510Oak]

@@Justrandomthingiesfacts 😂

[@spakentruth]

The slow pace to address quality of life features and basic modes peomised at launch is why MK1 is struggling. The gameplay while fun is too simple bc im sure some executives thought a higher skill ceiling would drive awya casual players. The lack of content, crossplay, poor netcode drove away most of the competitive and hardcore playerbase within a couple of months. Ed Boom is GOAT, but joking about which quality of life festures to inplement next like online practice mode/crossplay in a poll on twitter i cheeky asf. Fate of MK1 is kinda deserved

[@DudiReviews]

fair points my dude

[@kingofdragons7]

Why people like to pin games against one another instead of enjoying what they like?

[@dedstrok]

Nah men the point here is that NRS just give us some shttty Game for a Lot of money 😭

[@kingofdragons7]

@@dedstrok it's not NRS' fault, it's Warner Brothers', the game will become better in the future, it's how it always is

[@dedstrok]

@@kingofdragons7 Oh yeah? I doubt it and I doubt it a lot, sometimes things don't go the way you want and this time they bet on a very bad play, playing mk 11 is like going back to the future, you know what I'm saying? I have never played Tekken and it seems that at least it has more gameplay where the combos don't last almost a minute anyway... mk this time it wasn't even close 💔

[@kingofdragons7]

@@dedstrok MK1's gameplay is far better than 11, the problem is not gameplay, doesn't matter if you doubt it, it will get better

[@DudiReviews]

i make these style of videos if you're unsure on which one you should play/try out - did the same thing with Dead Space and RE4 remake. it is all personal preference though

[@ardidsonriente2223]

Is there any need to ask? The answer is self evident for anyone that actually plays fighting games.

[@Dystnine]

I was on a fench with MK1. I got Tekken 8 instead. I do wanna get MK1 but I may wait for a sale.

[@DudiReviews]

Fair enough my dude. Hope the video helped

[@Dystnine]

@@DudiReviews It did! Maybe MK1 will have an XL version. I love Arcade Quest in T8.

[@motorviper001]

For me, before I go into what I'd pick for each category and why, I'll clarify that I've only played a few TEKKEN games myself (2, 3, 7, & 8 to be exact) and all the mainline 2D MK games. Going into each category: Story (SPOILER WARNING FOR BOTH GAMES and TEKKEN 7): So I definitely would say TEKKEN 8's story is an improvement over TEKKEN 7's. (The narrator from TEKKEN 7's was just so pace breaking imo) And I feel like MK1 is the best NRS MK story. With TEKKEN 8, while there was definitely a bigger focus on the Mishima/Kazama bloodline over other characters, I felt like the story felt more tightly knit and complete overall. I also really like how there can even be story elements weaved in minor ways throughout battles. The final battle between Jin and Kazuya was also, alongside the final battle between Kazuya and Heihachi in TEKKEN 7 peak final battles for fighting games) With MK1, I don't feel the changes bothered me at all with Lui Kang's timeline, and if the story stayed focused on Lui Kang's timeline, I maybe would've given the point to MK1 in this regard, but the moment it decided to delve into a multiverse war, the story lost its sense of focus imo and it started going downhill in terms of quality. Because of that, I would give TEKKEN 8 the point. Combat: This one I will admit is tough imo since I do believe both games have a good combat system. While I appreciate MK1's attempt to add something new to their combat with the Kameo system, I do feel it can be overcentralizing at times and until debatably Tremor, but definitely Khameleon (which would give MK1 an advantage since TEKKEN hasn't had an opportunity yet for DLC characters to come out, where as Tremor and Khameleon were only added as a DLC Kameos), I felt like the Kameos didn't have enough depth to them. That being said, I do also appreciate the fatalities in MK1 as well. It's a very close point and I do feel the Kameo system does have potential, but I'd give the point to TEKKEN 8. Sound Design: I'll give some praise to MK1 for it being better than it's been in previous MK games (like not making me think "Does this game even have a soundtrack after I turn it off?" Already an improvement in that way.), but this one goes to TEKKEN 8 imo and it's not even close. (And I'm saying this while intentionally ignoring the jukebox feature to try and level the playing field) I'm not even into the genre of music that TEKKEN games have (I'm more of a Guilty Gear/BlazBlue guy in that regard), but the music of TEKKEN 8 is so good not only in game, but even at the gym, it feels so good to listen to. I also just find TEKKEN's sound effects so much more satisfying to hear as well during the fights. When it comes to the VAs, MK1 has Megan Fox's performance as Nitara. TEKKEN 8 wins already based off that alone imo. Graphics: This point I definitely believe will come down to personal preference as both games are great graphically. For me, I prefer TEKKEN 8's visual style. Characters: With MK1, I honestly wish that NRS went a little bit further in terms of how much they changed. For example, controversial take incoming, but I didn't mind at all Kuai Liang being Scorpion in this timeline instead of Hanzo Hasashi. I also liked Mileena, Reptile, and Baraka being redeemed in this timeline, but then there's characters that I don't feel were changed at all like General Shao (No. Being nerfed in terms of power doesn't equate to a change in character imo) or Johnny Cage, and then there were others I feel were changed for the worse. (Sub-Zero comes to mind. I feel like it felt way too straight up "One brother is bad. The other one is good." When I feel like having some shades of gray in there would've benefitted it) TEKKEN 8 on the other hand? There's characters I feel were handled perfectly. For example, minus Asuka, everyone in the Mishima/Kazama bloodline were the best handled characters of both games. I also feel characters like Xiaoyu and Leroy were handled well as well. There were characters I feel served their purpose, and then there were some characters I feel were just there. (Paul, Law, the Jack models, Nina, Steve Fox. Even to a lesser extent, Asuka and Lili I'd say) For this, I may be alone on this, but because I honestly liked a lot of the changes MK1 made to their characters, I'd slightly give the point to MK1 here. (With the caveat that I do understand that it would make sense for anyone to go the other way if they didn't like the changes) Shelf Life: MK1 I feel has been a posterchild example of how NOT to handle a game post launch and this is a TEKKEN 8 point to me easily. With Invasions Mode, I feel it could've been good if it was either more varied or if it was half as long per season, but as it is? It sucks. And the microtransactions are awful imo. I also really wish that with the skins, it would change the character and voice direction of the character as well. (It doesn't make sense for Deadly Alliance Scorpion to be Kuai Liang to me or MK3 Sub-Zero to still be Bi-Han) The Microtransactions argument is a bit out of date with the TEKKEN shop announcement, but the prices are still so much more bearable in TEKKEN's favour compared to MK1's. When also factoring in character customization (even if it's not the best in that regard imo as it currently stands even when compared to TEKKEN 7), TEKKEN Arcade & TEKKEN Ball among any potential future modes, I feel like TEKKEN dominates this category. Overall, while I feel MK1 has potential and does have a lot going for it, I just feel like TEKKEN 8 does quite a bit better and MK1 feels way too barebones in comparison. Heck, even if we were comparing MK1 to Street Fighter 6, MK1 I feel is too barebones even compared to that game.

[@zodiac909]

Tekken the character move list legacy. Mortal Kombat is digging it's own grave by changing the move list with all the latest entry.

[@MaoriGamerDood]

I personally think that gameplay and graphics are better in T8 but your point is still solid. But man Tekken8 is just so friggin awesome! Also TEKKEN BALL IS BACK! Also: I think you were talking about chapter 10.

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers my dude 🍻

[@MaoriGamerDood]

@@DudiReviews Cheers 🍻👍

[@FOF275]

The biggest advantage Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6 have is they're fun to watch in tournaments. Even if you don't know what's going on, you can enjoy all the sick combos and cinematics throughout the fight MK1 while not terrible, feels like watching a faster MK11 with some characters sliding in and out occasionally and is nowhere near as exciting as T8 or SF6

[@Euro.Patriot]

Both look like garbage, when I watch a fighting tournament I wanna see fighting not cutscenes.

[@SrslyTony]

Tekken 8 has a customization mode with free cosmetics you can grind for in game. Tekken 8 is worth a good $60 (not the full 70$) Mortal Kombat 1 has an in-game shop for you to buy currencies to get skins. MK1's base game is probably worth 40$ at most or if they wanted to fully commit to this microtransaction shop, they should've maybe charged 20$ tops. 70$ is ludicrous.

[@Shadows_Darkness]

I think mk1 has dull colours and tekken 8 is much more vibrant

[@DudiReviews]

True, tekken is popping with color - especially in that UFC style arena

[@AhmedBadee]

Before watching the video.. Tekken 8 is the best by far. I’m a big fan of both MK and Tekken, but MK1 is a big flop for me vs the gorgeous MK11, while Tekken 8 is a huge leap forward compared to Tekken 7 on all levels: story, graphics, and gameplay.

[@DudiReviews]

Totally see your point my dude 🍻