Tekken 4 is so UNLIKE all the other Tekken games in terms of the presentation and overall vibe. It’s arguably my favorite one because of its story, music, and dark mood
Matheus de Souza You can change the Tekken 7 stage music in the settings, I can’t exactly remember where it is but you make a playlist and you replace songs in the soundtrack with past soundtracks
I agree. Other reasons I like this game is because of the announcer and the fact you can move before the actual fight starts. But the throws were kinda weird to be honest.
Tekken 4 gets forgotten about a lot but one thing people don't realize is how clever and smart the devs were when bringing back Kazuya and Jin to be in the same game for the first time. Tekken 3 Jin fights almost exactly like Kazuya so when Tekken 4 rolled around, they changed Jin's style so that him and Kazuya wouldn't be 1A and 1B. Pretty awesome if you think about it
Tekken 3 was the first game I ever played and it’s what got me into gaming as a whole. Played every single tekken and loved them all. Tekken 4 for me is still beautiful to this day in terms of sound and environment art Now I’m a game designer. My the influence is real here
Ayy a fellow designer! That's how it works, when you play games and immerse yourself in the level structure, mechanics, music and so on, if you're inspired enough, you'll even start making your own!
Living Abstraction there’s also Tekken 5. It was obvious we were stepping into some pretty weird territory with 5 and DR (and I despise Lili as a character) but Tekken 5 gave us Devil Jin, Dragunov, it brought back Eddy, Baek, Armor King, Wang, Bruce, and technically Jun in the form of Asuka, (who although I absolutely love the character, I wish she was the potential helping hand to Jin that I was waiting for, instead of wasting her time on a rivalry that literally means nothing) we got Devil Within (which in my opinion is the superior variation of any of Tekken’s beat-em-up modes) and it showed that certain characters were indeed going places with their stories. In terms of endings, Paul is literally depicted as starting his path to become the toughest fighter in the universe, Wang sees his old friend again for the last time, Devil Jin actually feels more threatening than Jin, Asuka is given a moment to be a hero to Jin and potentially everyone else (albeit in a comedic fashion but it still has a lot of weight to it. Besides, at least it was legitimately funny) and Mokujin, a character I probably may not ever competitively play as, feels like an actual protector of the earth. In his ending, he’s just like “welp, I just defeated something that could destroy the world, so now my job is done. And while I’m at it, I should probably turn this old, dead wasteland into a lively forest.”
I think it's because they ditched the yin and yang theme to Jin's story as well. By the end of 4, it seemed that Jin had achieved enlightenment (Buddha) by controlling the devil inside of him. You even see the white feather at the end reinforcing the theme. But by subsequent games they ditched all of that completely and Jin again loses control of himself when he turns devil and he views it as something to destroy, not something to control. I know no one plays fighting games for the story, but I think it's a shame as I like the direction they were taking Jin in 4.
@@jerichogm14 Technically tekken 7 brought that back since jin is now kind of back to his original goal, and now he doesnt want to start wars all over the place like in t6
@Jericho Magno That seemed to be the idea, but after Tekken 4 did poorly critically they swerved the whole games direction for the next iterations. I love T5 but they clearly dumped alot of story beats that could have been expanded upon to try and win back the fanbase. It was acceptable back then because they could return to them in the future, until T6 where the world is nuked so Jin can fight a giant evil chicken. No coming back from that shark jumping moment. Would've been really nice to see what direction they would've went with if T4 was well received (and if it shipped without the wall glitch that defined the painfully long combos of new games).
Jericho Magno I always play tekken for the story the whole story rivalry thing going on between jin Kazama and hwoarang was what kept me hooked these days though I’d main Jin and lee chaolan as they have made hwoarang irrelevant
@@3badthebad When I was a kid I used to play Tekken 4-5. Bro these games are so funny. I played too Tekken 6, yeah it’s a good game, but not good like Tekken 4 and 5.
@@mixlllllll It's really not that good of a Tekken. The game is okay as a 3D fighter, but it's a bad Tekken. The balance is atrocious, the stages are kinda buggy, and the gameplay is a lot slower than 3 and 5.
@@DrEarthwormRobotnik I'm pretty sure a fighting game being "slower in gameplay" is not a flaw given that Street Fighter 3rd Strike was also lambasted during its heyday for being "slower" (and having a smaller roster). The point of some 'slower' fighting games is for being more technical and having a deeper, more rich experience (assuming the new system and features the developers implemented complimented said experience). Mind you that at the time Tekken 4 was released, the gaming industry was starting to shy away from fighting games in general. T4 was an experimental phase for the series -- the addition of non-linear stages, actual environmental objects, certain stages having ceilings, being able to move before the match even begins and being more story-driven (where almost everyone's Arcade Stories actually blended well unlike later entries). They were trying new things. How you see that is up to you, but criticizing it for being "slower" isn't an objectively bad thing.
saimcheeda93 right it sounded more diverse and majestic! Tekken 4 just sounds dark and depressing. But a lot of folks say this was the last greatest tekken games. I say Tekken 5 was if anything 🤷🏾♂️💯🗣
With the exception of the wall button, this Is one of the most underappreciated games in the Tekken series, good music, good moves, combos, story, execution, play dynamics, look and feel.
This was my first tekken, 4 and 5 have a special place from childhood memories but what makes it hit even harder is I’m born, grew up and still reside Brisbane Australia
Tekken 4 has the best background music when it comes to every character's story. The song in the background is called fetus. That is the some of the best video game music I've heard in my life.
@@Rromantiq Thanks for quick response! I love Tekken and its lore, but it all gets so confusing. Still havent quite figured out, which of the Mishima/Kazama family is the good or the bad guy. :-D
Since this ending is canon, it apparently means that traditional karate is far stronger than the Mishima fighting style. Jin literally used it to beat his own father and grandfather, who were masters of fighting, and Jin had fair less fighting experience. Kinda sad on their part, lol
That's her. A mother's love never fades away, even if she's not there physically. Jun's still keeping tabs on Jin and convinced him not to give in to the dark side! ❤
He sounds monotone and lifeless as fuck. I've done some research few months ago and realised that the announcer himself hated doing that kind of voice acting since the producers made him do so. I now feel sorry for him
The Nostalgia hits hard lol. This is the first video game I played along with marvel ultimate alliance. It’s funny that I just found out tekken 4 was released a month before my birthday In the same year.
In the canon, Kazuya loses to both Jin and Heihachi. For being the final boss of Tekken 7 and 8, his track record is not looking good as the OG Tekken "protagonist."
2 things I always loved the airport song. And secondly when Jin heard that his father Kazuya was alive he probably reacted no freaking way. And when he saw him at 12:45 I was hoping that Jin would say Hello dad I can't believe that I finally meet you Jun told me a lot about you.
Well, when you're a Shonen Protagonist-type of person who went violent against an alien weapon who is responsible for killing your mom, mixed with getting shot by your paternal grandfather because of his obsession with power (which, in turns, triggers a dangerous impulse feom your dad) it's safe to assume that family relations are strained.
The only thing that killed this game for the mainstream imo is that the character roaster was simply too small. If we had Tekken 4 with the roaster size of Tekken 5 or 3 it would have gone way better
That's what I said the biggest issue was, if this had at least 6-7 more characters it would have been looked at differently but any time you have less characters in a new game then the previous it will instantly turn people off
What I don't understand about the whole unlearning Mishima-ryu thing is why did he also lose moves that he got from his mother like the Can Can and the White Heron, because Jin in Tekken 3 is basically Kazuya with a sprinkle of Jun.
The double kick's (d+3+4) official name is Can Can in T3 and, yeah, it's still there so I'm wrong on that one. He still lost White Heron (1+4, 2) and Tooth Fairy (SS+2, which is Jun's f+2). Nowadays only Asuka has those moves, because Jin chose to forget them from 4 onward.
Except Jin didn’t unlearn Mishima-Ryu, because he can still do it in Tekken Tag 2. I know it’s non-canon but it takes place around Tekken 6 doesn’t it? And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Jin has a secret command that partially changes his fighting style to give him traditional Mishima-Ryu moves, like the dragon uppercut, the wind god Fist, the spinning demon, demon slayer, (maybe stonehead but I didn’t see it) and he even has a seven hit combo that’s unique to him in that style, so tie that in with a wall hit followed up by Jin’s 5/6-hit combo and you should get a twelve or thirteen hit combo. It also changes his stance to be similar to Heihachi’s stance. The command is “During Power Stance LP ~ RK”.
That's a move called "Omen", wich he had also in Tag Tournament 1, it unleashes the Devil Gene within him, but has nothing to do with Jin himself, as the one in control is Devil Jin, who uses the Mishima-Ryu style.
TBH its the most underrated Tekken, it has the original announcer from my favorite tekken 3, you can move before you fight, and the vibe man its so GOOD. But for me the best Tekken of all time is… yes, is Tekken 5. It has unique depressing and memorable Sub-boss and final boss, Can play old tekken games (ex. Tekken 4), better music… yes ground zero funk is the best, legendary and the best Intro, variety of character and for me better graphic. I think its not all whats good on it but overral its better. I know its my personal opinion cause its my first Tekken on PS 2. Maybe if i play tekken 4 first, i will change my mind. But for now Tekken 5 its the best
4 have better music. T5 soundtrack is forgettable outside Ground Zero Funk and Moonlight Wilderness. Plus the models and designs look worse than Tekken 4 although I'd still rank it above 4 just in terms of overall package. I'd still put 2 above it for aesthetic reasons.
Well I doubt anyone actually looked at this game and just outright said “yeah this is a piece of trash” like how we do with Street Fighter 5. There are actually a ton of things this game has that I’m frustrated hasn’t come back in the more recent Tekken games, I like the idea of uneven stages and stage obstacles, even if it is frustrating to know that some attacks become useless depending on where your opponent is standing, I like the idea of it, both in concept and in practice, it allows for some stronger ways to think about handling combos, and a downward slope when already doing a combo works as an excellent combo extension, in the same vain as a breakable wall or floor, only there’s no sequence breaking. I developed an alternate 10-hit combo with Jin in Tekken Tag 2, so with an uneven terrain, I could possibly make it a 20 or 25-hit combo.
It was hated at the time but this one has a pretty big cult following so idk why they wouldn't either. It has the best story and they could just expand the roster. If they just update the graphics and tweak some balancing (without messing up a lot of the core mechanics. No rage pls) it would be a very solid game.
Man, I love and miss the little detail they added after a character loses a round. They get up and swing their arm pissed off awaiting for round 2. I wonder why they did away with that.
My favorite tekken! Also remember in the mall area you could run up the wall and punch opponents! I didn’t it once and could never figure how to do it again! Did it with Steve Fox
The best part of this game: the ending here. Then the Jacks busting in the dojo, directly connected to the opening trailer of the next game - Tekken 5.
@@humbleclarity598 Marshall Law was the original, WTH are you on lmao? Forest Law was his son in T3 and TT2. Also the roster was going to have a lot of the legacy characters (announcer has like es for them), but being that they wanted personal stories for each character they made the roster smaller. If only they kept the same atmosphere when doing it with the expanded roster in T5.
@@ZeFluffyKnight no dude the original forest law was in takken 1 and 2 and 3 also in takken tag tournament 1 but they replaced him white Marshall law when takken 4 had came out. Yeah they had forest law as marshall law son but he wasn't the original one from the old takken series...!!! And they even also change his fighting style at that.
you can see marshal law in Tekken 3 opening even in forest law ending he got beard because tekken 3 story begins 18 years later(if im not wrong) after Tekken 2 forest law was new to Tekken 3
Tekken 4 was on par with 3 , everything else after became just like most modern movies over edited, over produced...classic ps2 vibes from this. Love it
Over edited and over produced? Dude Tekken always strived for a "realistic" look compared the more cartoony Street Fighter (I like SF btw) ever since the first game, that's why the first Tekken games look so outdated.
Sir,I have a request. Could you make a video of Tekken 4 that Hwoarang VS Jin Kazama in Airport stage of 5 rounds. I just love the music of touch n go airport stage. Thank you for your concern.