Worst ♥♥♥♥ game i've ever played, mashing is too rewarded in this brainless game. Got to bushin and no one is playing with their brains.

After having played Tekken for over 10 years in Tournaments all over the world, this game broke me.
The core game is so heavily flawed, that only one style of gameplay is allowed. You force a 50/50 with pressure or you get 50/50ed.
You can spend your time better getting into a casino and gamble your life savings away. (although this game also has a scummy in-game shop mechanic to take your money so there isn't even a difference there) just that you know what you are getting yourself into when entering a casino.
Tekken 8 has so little value on a defensive side, that spending time with it has become increasingly worthless. And the devs. have to double down on it, since the main idea of this game was to take as many defensive options away as possible.
Gone are the days of defensive masterclasses and patience dashing in and out of range to play mindgames with your opponent there, trying to limit the options he has and bait a reaction.
Nowadays every character has every tool. Making them indistinguishable from each other, bluntly forcing your way in is the only way forward.
I never thought I'd stop playing Tekken after having touched my first Tekken 20 years ago, but this game is not fun at all.
I hope more people leave it to force a reaction from Bandai, this is unacceptable.

Great fighting game, interesting characters, awesome music + tunes from previous titles, whats not to like? The game itself is hella fun. Now it gets flak for the way they monetize the game, but you DONT need skins, you do get ur coins back if you buy and complete battle pass, and the stage DLC has been addressed. I am all for calling out the devs for their bs, but tekken doesnt deserve the hate it has been getting. Skill issue tbh lol