BLACK SHEEP: Tekken 4 - 2001 (TEKKEN LEGACY) 

i fucking love the atmosphere of tekken 4

most endings aren´t canon but intros/prologue are all canon...so Paul DID beat Ogre, left because he thought it was over, ogre transformed into true ogre and jin beat him, after that heihachi attacked jin, jin transformed into devil jin, smashed heihachi through the wall and flew away

Shit on Tekken 4 all you want, but this game had a wonderful tone to it. It feels more mature than any of the other installments, and the music is some of the best in the series.

One of my favorite things about Tekken 4 was the music. It was very atmospheric, especially the one that plays on top of the building.

I miss when Namco used to treat Paul seriously. As you could see in his T4 ending, he fought hard through the championship, but his wealth and executive position eventually made him a shade of his former self. Only after seeing a picture of him on his glory days on Marshall's Dojo that Paul realizes that being a rich playboy wasn't him. And the scene of him throwing his shades away was a proof that old Paul was back... And in the next game, he's turned into an arrogant asshole who just wants to be number one, and gets humiliatedly defeated by Kuma, out of all things. And his ending? Him threatening aliens... *sighs*

To me Tekken 4 felt like a true Street fighting game. I literally felt like I was having street fights in real life arenas. I personally loved this game

You guys know that Hwoarang was in the military in this one, right? That outfit wasn't him getting adventurous at a sporting goods outlet.

While this may not have been as loved as any other popular Tekken game, you gotta give Namco credit for taking the story to its darkest roots.

I see a lot of shit for T4 but the art direction for T4 is just amazing. Game looks really good for it's time, and even now to an extent.

Authentic Sky. That is all.

in my view tekken4 is the most underrated in the franchise.

The most underrated Tekken

Tekken 4 had the best story and presentation of the characters stories..Everything feels grounded and not to out there

It's Canon that Paul won Tekken 3 and did beat Ogre's first form.

Wrong about the prologue thing, Paul legitimately defeated Ogre (first form) in Tekken 3, it's 100% canon, he also defeated Kuma in 3 and later lost to him in 4, only to defeat him again in 5 and quit the tournament after, that technically makes Paul not only undefeated in 3 different Tekkens (2 : disqualified in the finals due to not arriving because of bad traffic, 3 : being undefeated throughout the entire thing and defeating the final challenger, 5 : getting to the quarter finals and quitting after his last victory) but also the only non Mishima character to win a Tekken tournament.

tekken 4 is amazing. Harada gave up on it and never balanced it as much as later installments but honestly it's the last Tekken that felt a realistic streetfight IMO

Tekken 4 was my first tekken so I have a soft spot for it lol

Tekken 4 has the best story

I very much doubt it matters that I write this, but the reason for Hwoarang's change is because he joined the military during this time, and I think even went and deserted so he could fight Jin in the tournament.

i loved Tekken 4. It was the most cinematic of all the previous games, with the intro movies with voice over, destructible environments, and uneven levels! And some characters had great new looks and move sets, plus the addition of Marduk and Steve Fox!

Tekken 4 had the most atmosphere change, the most serious tone with little laughs. Even the music was crazy. The character design was even crazy. This is basically the 808's and Heartbreak of Tekken games

Tekken 4 was so dark and so serious. I actually likes the gritty animations in the beginning for each character; it really sets the stage/mood for their story.

My very first Tekken game and one of the reasons why I love fighting games...

Man i loved tekken 4...

Honestly the uneven stages were such a cool idea. As far as I know this is the most unpolished Tekken gameplay wise but, was the last one with a more serious realistic tone and really cool character story arcs. If the gameplay was more balanced and less glitchy this would easily be my favorite Tekken. Love Tekken 5 but, half the cast becoming joke characters is such a sad thing to see. Tekken 6 turned the series into a fantasy anime and is sadly staying that way which is a shame. T7 is going to amazing but, ill miss the grittiness of T5 downwards.

I love the dark Tekken 4 background

The most underrated fighting game ever, I know some of y'all hated this but I love the graphics, mechanics and etc

T4 is underrated but yet so iconic. The music, the atmosphere, and its presentation in general were the things that made this game great!

Tekken 4 is pure fun and has the best stages in the Tekken franchise ever! We need a Tekken 4 HD Remaster for the PS4 and Steam! I would purchase it over again in a heartbeat!

Tekken 4 always has my vote for "The Most Badass Tekken". The intro screen, the character select, the stage environment mechanics, the arcade presence, and the return of Kazuya had me sold.

Man the MUSIC, narrator, art style, direction & aesthetics of the stages was lit af. It really brought out the hype. Need to bring it back with updated graphics. My favorite stage is the underground fight club scene. The rock esk music with crowd cheers when you got a hard hit or knockdown and sound echos was PERFECT

Kazuya's T4 ending is Godlike

love the fact that T4 had different final boss fight for certain characters. A very underrated entry in the series.

Perhaps, because of Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament 1, we expected too much about this game, otherwise it's pretty good and added new ideas (stages for instance). HeiHachi "Real men wear sumo gears" was Badass as hell.

So Max was one of those people that hated this game, eh? Well, as someone who started Tekken with 3, I for one loved, and still love this game! Story, soundtrack, unique stages, character costumes, all was just top notch in this game, and no other Tekken afterwards came close to achieving again. Looking forward to T7!! A few more days!

I dunno why people gave this such a hard time on the internet. People enjoyed it at the arcade i grew up in. Maybe i'll see now.

The last Tekken game where you could actually take Paul seriously.

I like Paul with his hair down. I wish he was presented like that more often.

Tekken 4 looked so modern back in 2001, 2002

Their lack of tekken knowledge makes my soul weep.

I remember the first time seeing Tekken 4 in the arcade and thinking "This is some next-gen shit", I was 11 at the time.

the reason hwoarang looked weird was because he was drafted in the Korean army at that time...and escaped lol edit: he was drafted, not enlisted

The only Tekken with no Jack. Also, Kazuya's ending was scary as Hell. Love the dark atmosphere of Tekken 4 and the brave changes in gameplay.

Tekken 4 had the best textured design and stages.

this is my shit back in my high school days. people would line up in malls to fight me and my jin kazama. the position switch/ grab switch in this game is a game changer.

Tekken 4 Paul story was the best after that they treat him like they treat Balrog in Street fighter stories!!!

Wow TEKKEN 4~ I actually loved this game and it was the first Tekken I ever tried and even "100%" all the character endings and the Strike Force(?) mode. I loved the fight music most of all♡

Just for clarity Hwoarang's 2p costume in this game is in reference to the Military service he ditched to participate in the tournament for.

Bro Tekken 4 was my first Tekken besides Tag tournament and holy shit, the dark tone and more serious narrating is incredible, I love it. The only thing that I love more is Tag’s character select music

Tekken 4 was underrated as it's story was phenomenal. Especially when Jin and Kazuya fight and the badass Hon-Maru track played.

You damned right Paul won the Tekken 3 tournament.

tekken 3 and 4 were easily my favs growing up the music the style the story. Incredible

This is and always will be, my favorite tekken of all time just for the aesthetic, music, and feel of the game.

Tekken 4. My personal favourite Tekken. -Great presentation/ athmosphere. - Darker grounded story. - Chill soundtrack And my boy Heihachi, badass villai n💪

Something I really liked about the older fighting games is that you didn't have these ridiculously long combos.

I remember playing this in a arcade once and being blown away from the graphics along with the characters changed design. I loved the character select music "Jet" along with hearing the words, "Welcome to the king of iron fist tournament 4". Man I loved this game, but I wouldn't know until recently how disliked this game was. I loved the character designs in this game, Jin's, Xiaoyu's, Kuma's, Julia's and Howarang's.

I really don’t know why some people give Tekken 4 a bad rep. In my opinion, this is probably the best Tekken game of the series. It has the most serious/darkest story out of all of the games. Also, I know that the character roster is short, but I have no problem with that; I think it’s fine. Even the character endings are one of the best in the series. The fighting locations in this game are also the best Tekken locations of the series, with some beautiful, exotic, and eerie stages. The gameplay is amazing and smooth once you get used to playing it. Not to mention this game probably has the best, most atmospherical and memorable music out of the franchise, but hey, this is me talking here lol. So yeah that’s all I have to say lol.

God... I swear Paul in that one Red Suit looks like somebody I know. I just can't remember who it is.... I think... his name starts with an M....

Tekken 3 has Gon. Tekken 7 has Akuma and Goose Howard. And Tekken 4 has Maximilian Dood.

Looks like Max made it to Tekken 4.

Paul really did win Tekken 3 Max, its canon. Also Tekken got the whole uneven stage thing in this game from VF3.

Steve introduced. Best game by default.

This game will always be my favorite Tekken, and my favorite video game of all time. Some of my earliest memories are of playing this game all the way back in 2001. Even though I was barely even a year old. The music, the gameplay, the hoodie and other awesome outfits for characters. Hwoarang's military outfit, Marduk's vest and long hair, Paul's T shirt and jeans with his hair down, Yoshimistsu's cockroach outfit (his best outfit in my opinion), Xioayu's track suit, King's long hair and pants, all of these need to make a comeback, even if in a DLC for 7. This game made me a Jin main at heart. Even now I own multiple copies due to discs not working for many reasons. I cherish this game, it brings back some really good memories of unlocking more characters, playing Tekken Force, and I know it's awkward but those colored squares on the character usage screen? To this day those colors stick with me and man I love that palette. The water as well, that classic early 2000s arcade water, being able to fight in the water is so underrated. Each character having a unique color on their portrait was awesome as well. The stages in this game felt real and their music absolutely dialed in the atmosphere of each area. My favorite has always been the Jungle and The city. Every Tekken game after this was Tekken 5 version 2, 3, 4, etc. In my opinion this game had a great feel in terms of it's dark tone (what I like to call the Nu-metal tone having grown up with that music) and semi-realistic gameplay (as far as fighting games go anyway) and if they even at least did a spinoff series with this style I'd be very happy. Characters had real storylines, each person had a reason for entering this tournament and got something out of it in their respective endings and stories. In other words, I want this to be backwards compatible Sony/Namco. Make it happen please. I love this game.

This is one of the Tekken games that went under my radar and looking back, I missed out man :(

lol the complaints about stage advantage. wouldnt survive very long playing dead or alive. t4 has my favorite stages of all of the games

Tekken 4 was one of the most ambition Tekken's IMO.

beat this game with every character, it had the best story. I love this game

I think this Tekken has more realism than the others. I’ve noticed that this one does not have a tone of fantasy tone to it and sticks to more mature tones. I actually enjoyed this change. Also the limited character pool added to the tone as well. It felt more “close knit”.

This is lowkey my favorite tekken. The storytelling in this was dope

Wow Tekken 4 graphics way ahead of its time. Amazing from Bandai!

“ King looks like a Mexican playboy cowboy... he’s ready for a novella..” that whole bit was so relatable 😂😂😂

I played this one much later compared to other Tekkens. I actually kinda like the fact that they tried a bunch of new stuff and went with a more serious tone. New designs for everyone, interactive music, weird ass stages, new system for throws. My favorites will remain as 3 and 5 though.

Tekken 4 one most underrated games in Tekken Series period from Stages to Music to Characters .You couldn't call it ambitious. But you could still call it one of the better fighting games in years

This tekken has a special place in my heart.

My favorite game in the series. Music, stages, character design and move set were all amazing. Also it was not about bouncing juggles like some of the newer releases lol.

This game was fantastic. Dynamic music, Huge stages, Kazuya's return, Tekken force. its too good

"I love this costume because it represents Mexico" EXACTLY! lmao T4 King is still my favourite version

The way Paul's hair moves !!! not even on tekken 7 you see such a smooth animation

tekken 4 has one of my all time favorite soundtracks from the tekken franchise,as well as some of my favorite character costumes(Jin's badass flame jacket,Paul's homeless look,eddy Gordo as Christies second costume) and it also has some of the best atmosphere as well,feels dark,serious,and melancholic(even the voice for the character introductions sounds dark) I love this game for what it is,great underrated ps2 fighter

Pretty sure the reason why everybody hates tekken 4 because of Heihachi in a diaper

This game did get undeserved hate. If you played the series from the beginning, Tekken 3 was where the series had it's "Virtua Fighter 2 moment". When a series peaks, where do you go from there? You gotta experiment and (try to)innovate. The game was broken, don't get me wrong(Jin being Ultra S tier). This game took more risks than the safe iterations that followed.

Paul's hair physics though

The storyline and aesthetics made it feel like a real tournament

I loved this game. The character design, the stages, the music and the stories.

Paul actually did win... like he legit won annnnnnnd walked away just like the intro says. it's legit lol. I miss Tekken 4... it's the last Tekken where I absolutely LOVED the OST. I fucking love the music in this game. sooooo much.

I honestly don't care what anyone tells me, Tekken 4 is and always will be my favorite game in the franchise.

Tekken 4 is my personal favorite because it was the most different and I felt it was moving in a better direction with the backgrounds being interactive. I wish they would bring that back

I remember liking T4's overall presentation and graphics over T6 when T6: Bloodline Rebellion came out. T6 just had a lot of jaggies it hurt my eyes. Also, the Beach and Shinjuku levels in T4 are some of the best Tekken stages I have ever seen in my opinion.

In the story, Hworang escapes Korean military duty (mandatory to serve in Korea) to fight Jin that is why he's in military gear.

What I liked about Tekken 4 was that they tried to do something with their looks. Now, they just went back to how everybody looked in Tekken 3.

"He's got a bird on his head.." 😂😂😂😂

*Is in a garage with cars* "Now this is like the parking garage right?"

I remember this being my first Tekken game, it was really fun and gave me an interest in fighting game. That being said looking back I can see why fighting seem to be more of a mental fight for me

Tekken 4 was a masterpiece... Too cool for 2001...

Don't worry. A double knock out happened to me too a couple of years ago while I was playing Tekken 4. I was playing as Lee Chaolan, and the second round of the final stage where you have to fight Combot, I went for a kick, and so did Combot, and we both got knocked out. Then I beat him after, while laughing at my previous mistake.

I absolutely love it when someone lands a Burning Fist and still loses the round.

I rather take this over t6 and tag 2 imo

People can say what they want about Tekken 4s gameplay, but I think its the step to the right direction for the series.

This game and Tekken 3 has special place in my heart

I like Tekken 4 the prologue artwork was really on the nose and plus they had the best stages ...beach ,inside the mall ,the dojo stage, the parking lot!!! that's like the perfect place for fighting lol