They can't just use the Tekken 3 system because stuff like low block stagger, crush moves and low parry were good stuff. As were stuff like easier throw breaks in Tekken 5. Also damage from random hits was insane in Tekken 3, like half life taken from eating a counter hit Paul Death Fist (LOL!).
I can live without Rage mechanic and long ass combos though.
I don't think easier throw breaks were a good thing at all- throws are the most visually pleasing part of Tekken since they're pretty creative, and yet you almost never see them in high-level play due to being breakable on reaction at that level.
Not sure low parry is really necessary anymore either (note, not saying it's bad at all- just saying it isn't necessary for Tekken to be good)
Don't think half life death fist on major counter is a bad thing either, provided it's balanced. It was like a fierce slash in SamSho.
Yeah, the netsu game was something I could figure out just from watching Tekken matches (I did watch some of the Green Land streams when I did my morning bike workouts this winter, usually it was Tekken Monday and Topanga tuesdays since I usually did it around 8:30am or so)
VF really has the same combo system as Tekken now in general, but VF gets to the point a little bit quicker, which is good, outside of wall combos. VF has some really stupid wall combos.
