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What is going on here?!
Here's something I agree with entirely! Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada feels that unlockable characters in fighting games are a bit old & busted. Truth!
In a translated interview with VideoGamer.com, Harada-san shares his feelings on the fighting genre staple:
“Why we locked the characters originally was that in the arcades, it was kind of to extend the life of the game by gradually unlocking characters. And also with the home versions as well, because you can rent games or whatever, it was to protect us against that. That’s kind of outdated now though, especially with online play. If we were to have locked characters it would irritate a lot of people, to be playing against others online and to not have all the characters available. So I think it’s no longer useful.”
It took hours upon hours to unlock all of the characters in Street Fighter IV. Many players still don't even have Seth unlocked. Thankfully, Tekken 6's roster of 40 characters will be completely unlocked as soon as the game is booted when it is released on October 27, 2009.
Even Capcom is beginning to realize this as every character will be unlocked at the start for the upcoming XBLA and PSN re-release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
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whisperkwane
Well,well...the gang all here...why not boost up eddy gordo's character...I'v seem capoeria fighters they have forward punches not like those of tekken 6 eddy...they have combo's to the head and chest area five or six hits...coming right at you...kicks that start from the ankle ending at the head ...thats what four or five kicks...wow...eddy can't do that...you make fun of eddy....not kool...eddy is a good character...and can be better with harder punches to the face and chest...give him some killer clothes...like people with wear today...calvin k...and others...Lady Lara got a boost...why not eddy...it would sure brighten up the whole of tekken 6...people love eddy...many people say he SUCKS...but that is the makers doing...they did not put eddy in the real world...having a character that is not really showing the art which he has trained for is bull...many people also think as I do concerning eddy gordo...ciao
whisperkwane
Well,well...the games al here...why not boost up eddy gordo's character...I'v seem capoeria fighters they have forward punches not like those of tekken 6 eddy...they have combo's to the head and chest area five or six hits...coming right at you...kicks that start from the ankle ending at the head ...thats what four or five kicks...wow...eddy can't do that...you make fun of eddy....not kool...eddy is a good character...and can be better with harder punches to the face and chest...give him some killer clothes...like people with wear today...calvin k...and others...Lady Lara got a boost...why not eddy...it would sure brighten up the whole of tekken 6...people love eddy...many people say he SUCKS...but that is the makers doing...they did not put eddy in the real world...having a character that is not really showing the art which he has trained for is bull...many people also think as I do concerning eddy gordo...ciao
whisperkwane
Well,well...the games al here...why not boost up eddy gordo's character...I'v seem capoeria fighters they have forward punches not like those of tekken 6 eddy...they have combo's to the head and chest area five or six hits...coming right at you...kicks that start from the ankle ending at the head ...thats what four or five kicks...wow...eddy can't do that...you make fun of eddy....not kool...eddy is a good character...and can be better with harder punches to the face and chest...give him some killer clothes...like people with wear today...calvin k...and others...Lady Lara got a boost...why not eddy...it would sure brighten up the whole of tekken 6...people love eddy...many people say he SUCKS...but that is the makers doing...they did not put eddy in the real world...having a character that is not really showing the art which he has trained for is bull...many people also think as I do concerning eddy gordo...ciao
whisperkwane
why not give eddy gordo some real capoeria moves...harder punches...like a five hit combo to head and chest area...you make fun of eddy..not kool...eddy is a good character and can always be better... thats up to the makers...do they really understand that if eddy was just a little better...the whole tekken 6 would improve...not just me...there are others who think this way...this is 2010...not 1776...add ons are a good deal..as is unlockable characters...get real for the fans...this is a real world we live in...boost up eddy's character...they boosted up Lara's...nuff said
M6000
I don't really think it matters actually. I mean if u say u like unlockable characters then what ya going to do when ur favorite character is locked and all the characters u can use u don't know how to play with very well
ShiryouOni
I'm really disappointed with Tekken, I gave them the benefit of the doubt they'd have another great game for me. But when I popped the cd in and there was nothing to do except play that Tekken Force campaign thing, I felt like I was betrayed. No characters to unlock.... Just unbelievable. So I said oh well, I will just play online versus that has to be fun right ? Its so laggy you can put in a combo, set down the controller and hope to win.
EarLoOn
what? that's insane. ok a little late on reaction but i love unlocking characters. it never posed a problem for me because of the challenge. and i liked the challenge. hmm... maybe there is more to this game than just that so i guess they eliminated it. we'll see guys. just wait.
-NiNJANoODLEz
DrewTheIncredibleX20
See originally I think having unlockable characters add the excitement of finding out what the game has to offer..But its about DAMN time they got rid of unlockable characters from Tekken. It really gets frustrating to do this and that 100 times or play a game without losing to unlock ONE character seriously kudos Bandainamco..And tekken creators
Shadowfantasy68
If there is no unlockables they better give us something if we beat story mode with any character like stages, customize your characters for FREE!, and more moves
MegaMark26
i was expecting tekken to have a much larger roster than 40. but that still beats the paltry character offering street fighter 4 had. unlockables were fun if they had an easy pre-req. but for some they were so tedious. i remember having to leave my ps1 on with soul blade for a full day to unlock soul edge/cervantes as a playable character.
Pwnproof
i remember when i downloaded tekken 5 off psn that there was nothing to unlock other then ranks...so i guess most of the tropthys in this game will be for online mostly....no thanx.
poker909
As a single-player fighting fan I LOVE unlocking charachters. I have very fond memories of unlocking everything when Tekken2 came out on PS1. Unlocking fighters provides a much better single player experience and i am disappointed whenever I get a fighting game and every charachter is unlocked out of the box. I get bored with no greater goal. Very disappointing news.
XIN_Kai
i liked unlocking things, makes me feel like i earned it and acomplished something
blakseed
If I have to pay for them and extra costumes like SFIV, no thank you.
blakseed
@Juicelee
Yeah, I make it a point to read the articles before I post a comment. 40 fighters doesn't mean there wont be some unlockable fighters in the future.
Empyu
@tarbis
I think that's exactly the point though. They want to be as accessable as possible to casual gamers. It's not that they're lazy, it's more like they less inclined to experience the full game. But wether you use every character or not, everyone pays the same amount of money for it.
joeystar8
you have to think about online play though fighting against a character you don't have and are not used to since you don't have them is a pain
tarbis
Useless? Not quite, the only useless are casual gamers that are too lazy to unlock chars. It's obvious that Harada is trying to appeal to casual gamers. It's always enjoyable to unlock chars, they've just took out the "fun" out of gaming. Stupid reasoning -_-
Juicelee
@blackseed
did you read this part of the article?
"Thankfully, Tekken 6's roster of 40 characters will be completely unlocked as soon as the game is booted when it is released on October 27, 2009."
blakseed
But unlockables was one of the reasons I loved Tekken. If they pull a Capcom, I'll be pissed. Though I hate to, if they charge for fighters, I might skip Tekken 6 all together.
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