The stages were such a great addition with walls and objects in the middle of the stage. The mall and the beach are my favorite stages. Starting in different spots of the stage depending on where the fight goes is amazing too.
4:36 was such a hilarious finish. Yoshimitsu loses due to being unaware of his surroundings, and Bryan celebrates his victory with a Supreme Korean Backdash.
Tekken 4 Bryan was my favorite incarnation of him, storywise. He wasn't irredeemably evil yet, and it's hard not to sympathize with a man literally fighting for his life.
"He wasn't irredeemably evil" A corrupt, scummy cop who got shot after his shady deal went south (all pre-cyborgization)? You sure about this "not irredeemably evil" part? He was like that from the get-go, and even way before! Can't disagree with your "fight for his life" and "favorite incarnation" points though.
@@WickedParanoid Don't get me wrong, Bryan's always been an evil one (even here, this is the game where his "pummel opponent's face in" win animation debuts in), but he's a lot less one-note pre-Tekken 5. Him calmly listening to Bosconovitch explain his plans and initially agreeing to go along with them would not happen in the present day, I don't think.
@@JunKazamaFan I mean, somebody basically offers you unlimited power. Why not stick around until they come through with it? Plus, wasn't Bryan not really in a condition to put up a fight (possibly still not exactly awake from that artificial coma), especially with Yoshi around? I still think it has more to do with him being practical, somewhat calculating and somewhat aware of the situation he's in moreso than him being redeemable. If true, then he was, indeed, way more nuanced back then, but I still think he was beyond salvation from the get-go. A nutbar with a Machiavellian streak, if you wish.
@@WickedParanoid True, Bryan would have to be pretty foolish to turn down the good doctor's offer, and he had previously exhausted the last of his energy to get payback on Dr. Abel for abandoning him and leaving him in this weakened state to begin with. He MIGHT could have taken out Bosconovitch if he really felt like it, but a fresh Yoshimitsu would have no problem putting Bryan down in his condition. That seems like a pretty accurate assessment, and basically what I was trying to get at in a roundabout way, I think. The way Bryan's Tekken 4 prologue is laid out makes him come off as rather intelligent and calculating, making one want to see him succeed in the end. I can't say I ever imagined him turning over a new leaf or anything, since they basically did that story already with Marduk to King. To me, it just feels like his ending in this game could have been used to add a bit more depth to his twisted and psychotic portrayal. Say, for example, Mishima Zaibatsu comes seeking revenge on Yoshimitsu for raiding their vault and descends upon him, Bryan, and Bosconovitch, which is what stops the latter from going through with his original plan and forces him to install the perpetual generator. This could set up Yoshimitsu and Bryan as unlikely allies as they target their shared enemy for the fifth tournament due to their own personal desires. Afterwards, the betrayal story could be done for Tekken 6 to give it more impact, either following Bosconovitch giving him that new body or failing because his current one is too complex to do that sort of work on. Kunimitsu II could also be added into their story to give it another dimension. That's just off the top of my head. Long story short, I do agree that Bryan has never been meant to be a "good guy" in any sense, but before Tekken 5, I felt like "cause destruction and laugh at it" was a part of his character, not his entire personification.
I think what the original poster meant was, Bryan didn’t feel like a lazy looney tunes one note evil character, the same way Paul didn’t feel like a Neanderthal who wanted to fight aliens in space in the successor title T5. T4 and previously T3 tried to take its characters seriously and flesh them out. I still get chills watching the T3 intro with Heihachi landing in Mexico with his Tekken force and witnessing Orgre’s carnage, then it’s a montage of Paul beating up bikers behind an alley with a subway train overhead, King lifting weights with Armor king in the background, and Lei running from a chopper in what looks like a scene straight out of a Jackie Chan super cop movie. THIS was Tekken. Now it’s just a directionless exaggerated Saturday morning cartoon in today’s age. Less martial arts inspired designs overall with Alisa and Chloe type of characters, and more and more heavy handed anime tropes and fantasy styles. Can anyone tell me what Claudio is supposed to be fighting with? What style?......exactly. Bryan being drunk on his own power and laughing maniacally has always been a thing sure, but it felt more subdued and down to earth compared to T5(I would say T6) and onward. I didn’t help that in T6 his voice actor changed, and his more iconic sinister laugh became this comical “yeeehooo!” It’s also not coincidence that it was T6 where players started to groan at the direction of certain new character designs. Lesson of this story, dont fix what ain’t broke. Change for the sake of change isn’t always a good thing. These characters had layers to them, but now in modern Tekken they’re just a one note side show. And the story if we can even call it that at this point is in tatters, with no consistency or worth anyone trying to follow anymore.
I love this kind of matches like this I like how Yoshimitsu fast tricky attacks and Bryan's punches and kicks are always brutal in this game great match
Notice how the starting point for each match changes each time a fight begins? That's such an interesting mechanic and if big stages ever make a return in a new Tekken game, it would be an awesome addition.
Man, Tekken 4 arguably had the best atmospheric stages in the series. The music was more of giving the stage its aura and feel rather than hype (no, that is not a bad thing.) Great TAS as always, a Yoshimitsu TAS is always guaranteed to be filled with crazy trollimitsu action.
Yoooo excellent job showing off the size & design of the mall stage! And [SPOILERS] I really liked how you made Xiaoyu taunt when Yoshimitsu crashed into the phone booths 😆 as well as when you made Yoshimitsu do her taunt before deflecting/negating Xiaoyu's tackle with the sword windmill. Really cool finishes in both fights!!!
Cant wait for this! Will Yoshimitsu defeat Bryan or Bryan will defeat Yoshimitsu? Find out when the premiere begins! and Nice premiere as always Maina! You are the god of TAS!
The TAS vs TAS matches are so perfectly scripted. This is probably one of my favorites of yours, Yoshimitsu and Bryan just taking turns dominating each other is just so much fun to watch.
Man i miss the stages with dept and multi-elevations like the Mall, stages so big that you literally had to locations of the same stage to pick before going into a match as if it were two different fields, and even then, depending on where the fight goes you start in a diferent part. It's hard to have a favorite stage in tekken 4 since all are incredible, but the mall , the airport and the streets were definitely the best in my opinion
0:55 - 0:56 What is that hitbox?! I always chuckle when I see "super back dash" in this game, but 4:38 was the funniest one yet. Bryan covered a football field in the span of a second. Taking Bryan out with his own Fisherman's Slam. I am here for that disrespect. I'm shocked Yoshimitsu didn't go into AOP and sit there for second, just for the goofy visual.
I was thinking the same about Yoshi not going into AOP. If he did, the only thing he could do from that was spit out purple fog, which he can do for certain stances/throws that he can steal.
This is game always surprises when it comes to these TAS videos, I’ve always known about the copycat move yoshi does but I never knew Bryan could bring up that glow when doing a certain combo
Finally Yoshimitsu can avenge his clan member... Anyway this TAS is really inscribable like those teleportation lol But this is a great run too I would love to believe this is how Yoshi fought Bryan
Wait a minute, how can Yoshimitsu replicate Bryan's moves like the right straight to the face and the upper-cut slam accompanied with the laugh? Is this some kind of special TAS setting or something?
Nah, it is a secret move that Yoshi has. He can mimic any move he parries with his sword, he also stores it, thus turning his sword from green to red. Although him replicating Bryan is still available to do in Tekken 7, the sword thing was a one time thing and exclusive to Tekken 4.
영상에 기재했듯이 TAS(Tool-Assisted Speedrun 혹은 Tool-Assisted Superplay)입니다. 레코딩 에뮬레이터로 강제 저장/불러오기, 슬로우 모션을 통한 시행착오로 만들어진 영상물입니다. 혹여나 TAS에 대해 잘모르고 보셨다면 마리오 TAS, 록맨 TAS, 소닉 TAS 등등 각종 게임 TAS들을 보시면 이해가 가실 겁니다.😉 에뮬레이터에서 구간 저장/불러오기가 있을 겁니다. 거기서 게임에 어떤 부분에서 저장을 하고 죽었을때 저장했던 곳으로 돌아오는 타임머신이라고 이해하시면 될겁니다. 이렇게 할때 저장해서 실패한 부분은 찍지 않고 성공한 부분만 찍어 한 부분으로 이어지게 만든 것을 TAS라고 하면될 것입니다. 길게 장황하게 얘기하는 거 같지만 그냥 "구간마다 저장/불러오기를 통한 영상물" 로 이해하시면 되겠습니다. AI 같아도 AI가 아닌 다 제가 손수 플레이해서 대전하는 것 처럼 보이는 겁니다.
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