Bought the prestige edition day one 
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Tekken Tag 2 Sales Discussion - Or why everyone should have bought this game
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Canis lupus
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I bought the CE along with DOA5 CE back in september, love 3D fighting games.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Same thing happened to me... I don't know just felt more of the same. Kind of tired of the 3d fighting genre. Tekken is not at fault...I m also tired of games like DOA and Soul Caliber.
Glad I gave TTT2 a chance. I used to be a big Tekken hater during the t5/t6 days and just played SF/Marvel. Now Tekken is the only thing still keeping me in gaming. I still somewhat enjoy SF/Marvel, but the games got way too stale for me. The better I became at fighting games, the less I started to enjoy marvel 3/sf4, while with Tekken it was the complete opposite.
LowParry
Member
You should. And experience not just a great fighting game, but a game with a damn fine soundtrack.
MikeE21286
Member
So what platform should I go with. Ps3 or 360?
I loved TTT on PS2 so I'm willing to give this a shot a a discounted price...
Also, is this a fighter I should play with a stick?
I loved TTT on PS2 so I'm willing to give this a shot a a discounted price...
Also, is this a fighter I should play with a stick?
andregnreis
Member
I bought it at launch and had fun, but the game is very hard to learn and play well like a lot of people here are saying. Theres a lot of memorization for some combos and in some of them you need to be REALLY fast, something thats easier to do in SCV. Also doesnt help that the game is so ugly. Sold it a couple of weeks ago.
LowParry
Member
I think the PS3 has the more players. Any fighter is great with an arcade stick but it all comes down to preference. Tekken can be played just as effectively on a controller or stick.
The last Tekken I ever played was Tekken 4 on my PS2, it'll be fun to revisit it. It's $30 on Amazon so I think I will pick it up, I may even pop in the OT from time to time if I enjoy it enough.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Bought it day one, Platinum'ed it, sold it. Great game, but I just get so easily frustrated playing fighters online that by the time TTT2 came around, I realized that playing online and trying to be competitive just isn't worth the stress and frustration. And I'm sure someone is going to try to say "well, you've just got to stick with it and get better and not get frustrated when you lose" etc etc, but that's just not something I can do, as much as I hate to admit it. I've played and invested significant time into just about every fighter released this gen, and I've come to the conclusion that being competitive just isn't something I'm cut out for. And once you take the online stuff out of TTT2, there isn't a whole lot else to do. I love Ghost Mode, but even that gets boring after a while (having to reach Tekken Lord for the platinum trophy certainly didn't help there).
The biggest stumbling block for me, as far as "getting better" goes, is the ridiculous time investment required. I don't find winning online in fighters any more fun than playing a good single player game, so why should I invest a ridiculous amount of time into a game just to get to a point where I'm having just as much fun with it as I am with a game like Dark Souls or Vanquish?
So with that in mind, I've decided to just stick with stuff like GGXXAC+ and KOFXIII, since they have the most/best single-player content. Stuff I can turn on and just have a lot of fun with without having to worry about the stress of fighting real people. I'm just not the type of person who's cut out for the FGC.
The biggest stumbling block for me, as far as "getting better" goes, is the ridiculous time investment required. I don't find winning online in fighters any more fun than playing a good single player game, so why should I invest a ridiculous amount of time into a game just to get to a point where I'm having just as much fun with it as I am with a game like Dark Souls or Vanquish?
So with that in mind, I've decided to just stick with stuff like GGXXAC+ and KOFXIII, since they have the most/best single-player content. Stuff I can turn on and just have a lot of fun with without having to worry about the stress of fighting real people. I'm just not the type of person who's cut out for the FGC.
Well to be honest, it probably is the least accessible Tekken game yet. The game lacks some more singleplayer content for the more casual fighting game fan and the training mode is a little too limited. It's really a Tekken game for Tekken fans. That said, I bought it day 1 (something I rarely do these days for any game) and loved it. I defenitly urge anyone even remotely interested to give it a shot. It has lots of content and it plays great. Just don't expect to master everything instantly, its mechanics go pretty deep.
andregnreis
Member
Ack wrong thread
Tyrant Rave
Banned
You can play it fine on pad.
As for platform, it really depends on your preference.
DryEyeRelief
Member
So why did you hate tekken in the first place?
Byakuya769
Member
Messages trying to convince you that it's totally different and you're wrong are inbound. Fans cannot understand that subtle changes to strategy and high level play means nothing to people who don't have the time or don't want to put in the time to play all of that out.
The Faceless Master
Member
i need to pick this up at a bargain basement price someday... probably on PS3 since i'm just gonna let my XBL expire.
Most people don't want to start spending a month on a game just to get to grips with the mechanics, the characters and moves. TTT2 is probably the best fighter to come out this gen, at the very least it was the best one of last year but it's still one of the most difficult fighters to get into.
.la1n
Member
Tekken probably is one of the more complicated fighters to get a grasp of the machanics, especially for someone picking it up as their first purchase and no prior history of the franchise. I think adopting some concepts to make the game accessible to old and new players would not hurt anything.
rockmanjoe
Member
I would buy this game in a heartbeat if it had a PC release. I've always liked the series.
Have a Nice Day
Member
actually the OP is trying to reach out to those who didn't buy/try the game; hence the title of this thread
people that actually tried the game and then dumped it give a lot reasons on why they didn't like the game. most of them are completely understandable and it's really great to hear all of them out.
thank God that this game have the best netcode in a fighting game ever. I'm old now and such are my friends. it's hard for us to gather like we used to and play game decently without the high latency crap. that's why I couldn't play a lot of the psp port of T5 on the ps3 nor T6.
.la1n
Member
No reason developers can't create something capable of making both casual and hardcore fighting game fans happy, they have just chosen not to.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
I did the exact same thing
I did my part - bought the PS3 version day one along wig the music DLC, and I ended up buying the digital version too since It is convenient to be able to fire it up whenever without the disc.
It's he best 3D fighter in years, but I think it needed a much larger single player adventure component to snag more casuals.
It's he best 3D fighter in years, but I think it needed a much larger single player adventure component to snag more casuals.
Apologies if this has already been posted in here somewhere, but I didn't see it in the OP:
TTT2 Soundtrack Appreciation Thread
AMAZING soundtrack
Your Sunset, Abyss of Time, Tulip Festival, Battle Cry....all so good
TTT2 Soundtrack Appreciation Thread
AMAZING soundtrack
Your Sunset, Abyss of Time, Tulip Festival, Battle Cry....all so good
I wanted to suppport TTT2, and honestly planned on picking it up.
Thing is, I was going to get it on Wii U for all the fun extras, but then I never bought a Wii U
Same boat, was going to go with the WiiU version so I could have a fun WiiU game to play, but then the WiiU kinda turned out to not be a thing I wanted, then I sorta forgot it existed for awhile.
Agreed, from a casual players perspective TTT2 is objectively the most complete/quality fighting game.
Not many reviewers know fighters. For Skullgirls, I remember one game journo saying that the LZ (then Reverge) folks said she was the only one who knew how to throw a fireball.
It's also hard to give a fighter the proper attention when you have 10 other projects and a diversity of genres you like.
Just look at Tom Chick's reviews of fighters to see how skewed a casual's opinion is compared to a hardcore (he loves Single-player story modes in fighters and Peacock, that's about it)
LowParry
Member
What? If you can get into VF, you most certainly can get into Tekken.
It's good but not amazing imo... but "Night Falls" the credit theme is just one hell of a track.
I don't know. Maybe VF is way harder to get into than I thought it'd be. I was just giving my impressions based on some of the matches I tried to watch. TTT2 just seems more complex and there are more characters to keep track of.
Are there guides to help understand the flow of the game for people who only know how to play 2D fighters? When I try to watch TTT2 videos to see if I might enjoy the game, I have no idea what's going on.
MikeE21286
Member
Does the wiiu version have enhancements over the ps3/360?
Personally didn't even know it was on wiiu until this thread.
Would think about getting that version if so...not intersted really in a large online community too much. Would mainly play offline/single player
Personally didn't even know it was on wiiu until this thread.
Would think about getting that version if so...not intersted really in a large online community too much. Would mainly play offline/single player
Why does tekken get a bed rep here??
like yes it's complicated and rage inducing, but those seem to be the only complaints.
i've grown up watching my brothers play tekken so i've always liked it but
not that i'm that good. it's really fun playing 4 player local co op
and TT2 is truly the best tekken yet.
i wonder if namco can take away that bad taste in peoples mouths
once tekken x street fighter comes out
like yes it's complicated and rage inducing, but those seem to be the only complaints.
i've grown up watching my brothers play tekken so i've always liked it but
not that i'm that good. it's really fun playing 4 player local co op
and TT2 is truly the best tekken yet.
i wonder if namco can take away that bad taste in peoples mouths
once tekken x street fighter comes out
bequietdrive
Member
Got this for Wii U, at least once a week will have a good hour to 2 hour session with my mates. Really great fighter, shame about its sales.
friskykillface
Banned
I will feel a little bad when i decide to but it for less then $20 from a store.
i was tempted at the wii u launch but i bought zombiu, NSMB wii u and sonic all stars
sorry Namco, but dat king on off tv play will be awesome B^)
i was tempted at the wii u launch but i bought zombiu, NSMB wii u and sonic all stars
sorry Namco, but dat king on off tv play will be awesome B^)
UnluckyKate
Member
maybe sales were down because it wasn't a numbered title ?
VF is much easier to learn than Tekken.
Byakuya769
Member
What are you talking about, who are you talking to? The OP is what it is, doesn't say anything about the responses I've seen.
has tekken ball mode exclusive, some other mode involving power ups popping up on screen during the battle, nintendo themed costumes, and I think some touchpad functionality on customizing characters.