2016 has come to an end and there were a bunch of good fighting games but now it's time to look forward to 2017. So let’s take a at the upcoming games. I’m just focusing on new games and not upcoming DLC like Naruto Shippuden road to Boruto or Season 2 of Street Fighter V.
Tekken 7
It’s been eight years since we got a brand new Tekken game. Now Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Revolution came out between those years but I’m focused on the main titles that connect to the story.
Tekken 7 was announced at EVO 2014 with a trailer introducing new character to the series and boss Kazumi Mishima. Kazumi is Heihachi's wife and Kazuya’s mother. She’ll play a huge role in the story which is actually the conclusion of the Mishima story line which is a bit sad but all good things come to an end. Now I did get to play the demo at New York Comic Con so I’ll give you guys my impressions of the game.
The demo that they had a pretty decent amount of characters. The character that I tried out was my favorite Lili. I wanted to see if she still plays the same from the previous titles and she does. Now they did change some of her moves but overall still the same.
Now the gameplay in Tekken 7 plays a bit the same as Tekken Revolution but with a tweaks. I’m glad they got rid of the bound system that was introduced in Tekken 6. Players can almost die in one combo with the bound system causing a juggle after juggle after juggle. Bound system is replaced by the Screw Attack. The player's opponent's spin sideways when they are hit in the air and players can add more damage when they hit the ground. So players do have a chance to come back. The bound system is what turned me away from Tekken 6 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for quite some time.
Now the Rage Art and Rage Drive I’m not the biggest fan of due to the fact I kind of see it like a comeback mechanic but I do feel that they added these features to respond to Akuma being in the game. I also feel as though with the Rage Art players have to be careful because you’re close to finishing an opponent but they can use their Rage Art which is basically your super move and turn the tables sometimes resulting in a knockout so players really have to be smart and play a little defensive. Certain Rage Arts are done differently. When I used Lili I would launch my opponent into the air then I would activate my Rage Art. Some characters like Lucky Chloe Rage Art involves a sweep, Lili’s Rage Art is also an overhead so players have to be careful with how certain Rage Art perform. Now I didn’t use the Rage Drive much. Those are actually pretty difficult to do for some characters.
I definitely had to try out the new characters after I used Lili. I’m going to start off with Akuma and he pretty much breaks all the mechanics in a Tekken game. I’m not complaining about that. He pretty much plays like he does in Street Fighter with some Tekken Swag.
Lucky Chloe kind of remind of Eddy Gordo and Christie. Now it’s not to say Chloe plays exactly like Eddy and Christie but she has a dancing fighting style and pretty easy to play in my opinion. I also liked playing Katarina she’s a beginner friendly character to use but I still need more time to play as her.
Overall I had a lot of fun playing Tekken 7 and I’m really excited for this game to come out. The graphics are beautiful and it probably has to be the best looking fighting I’ve seen. The fights can be very climatic. When both players are one hit away from each other to deliver the final blow the camera will zoom in showing slo-motion to see who will get the final hit. It definitely gets fans hyped and have their hearts beating. I’m hoping story mode isn’t flop like Tekken 6 but I’m pretty sure it won’t. We will probably see a lot more characters in the future. I will definitely say this is one of top video games coming out in 2017. There’s no release date for it yet so far we only heard first or second quarter of 2017.
Injustice 2
Now we definitely saw this coming for a number of reasons. At last year's E3 Injustice 2 was announced. Now there hasn’t been any huge new game play news. The biggest thing so far that I know is the meter burn dash so players can put pressure on their opponent. I believe this feature was added to make Injustice 2 less zoning since the first Injustice was all about zoning. Another new feature is the gear system. This allows armor equipment players can add on characters. We also know that the story takes place after the first Injustice and that there’s a bigger threat than Superman’s Regime.
The character roster looks pretty interesting so far. We got veterans returning such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Harley Quinn. We have new characters joining the fray. Super-girl, Gorilla Grodd, Atrocitus, Blue Beetle and more will be announced in the future.
Now there has been a recent change with the lighting and faces for example Super-girl and Wonder Woman faces look different and for the better too in my opinion.
The release date for Injustice 2 was just announced. We are expected to get Injustice 2 on May 16, 2017.
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
Now this might be the biggest hypest fighting game to come out in 2017. Marvel vs. Capcom was announced last month at the PlayStation Experience. The trailer featured new character Mega-Man X who fans have been wanting for a long time. You see returning characters Ryu and Iron Man. Another character Captain Marvel joins the franchise.
They also showed a gameplay trailer and what's interesting is that it’s 2 vs. 2 so the gameplay will be similar to Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes. Players are able to tag in their partner during a combo to continue it. Almost like Street Fighter X Tekken. No more 3 vs. 3 which is kind of a disappointment. Now of course the gameplay is fast pace and now players are able to use Infinity Stones similar to Marvel Super Heroes where players can use the power stone to increase their strength and use the time stone to increase their maneuverability. Now they’ve only showed the Power and Time Stone. The other four stones are yet to be seen. Now I’m pretty sure Capcom are adding these stones because of the upcoming Marvel film Avengers Infinity War.
Capcom did say that story mode is going to a huge factor in this game. This was a feature missing from Marvel vs. Capcom 3. There are still a bunch of features that are yet to be shown. Capcom announced that Infinite will be release in the 4th quarter of 2017 but should we be worried about this game? I’ll be sure to have an article about this game.
If there are any games that I missed please let me know because I want to give people notice. Just make sure they are games and not features.
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