Tekken 7 PS4

As promised at EVO earlier in the year, Bandai Namco has punched through the mystery surrounding Tekken 7 at the San Diego Comic-Con overnight. According to producer Katsuhiro Harada, the sequel will have a “very detailed background story”, which will see the ongoing Mishima saga finally come to a close. You’d think that that would have ended when Kazuya tossed Heihachi off the side of a cliff, but there you go. Apparently, this will detail many of the franchise’s biggest mysteries, so if you’re up to date on your King of Iron Fist lore, then you’re going to get a lot out of this game.

Sadly, it doesn’t sound like the gameplay footage is ready to go just yet. “We're still formulating the basic gameplay systems and polishing them,” Harada told the audience at a packed panel overnight. Unsurprisingly, the title will focus on one-on-one battles rather than the team format employed in the recent Tekken Tag Tournament 2. To be honest, we’d be surprised if a tag mode didn’t make its way into the game as an added extra.

A bunch of guest artists are collaborating on the release, including Mari Shimazaki of Bayonetta fame. Moreover, Shinji Aramaki, the director of animated film Tekken: Blood Vengeance, will oversee the title’s opening cinematic, which is certain to be as utterly ridiculous as past intros. We just hope that it employs some new voice actors, because, while we’re big fans of the fighter’s campy storytelling, we’re not sure how long we'd be able to put up with the disjointed performances in this full-length trailer.

[source polygon.com]