The highly-awaited fighting game Tekken 8 is gearing up for its launch on January 26, 2024. Tekken 8 is the eighth mainline Tekken game and Bandai Namco has been conducting closed beta tests so that they can improve and polish the game according to the feedback from players before it is officially launched.
As the game’s release comes closer Bandai Namco has been releasing some promotional content to keep the buzz going around the game, but has kept most things to its chest other than setting and the roster of the game. However, despite efforts to keep things under wraps, the alternative character outfits have leaked online and are making rounds on Reddit.
Alternative Character Outfits in Tekken 8 Leaks
This year has been great for players who love fighter games with the release of Mortal Kombat 1 and Street Fighter 6. However, that hasn’t stopped data miners from digging through the archives of Bandai Namco to get all the information possible. This has resulted in the leaks of alternative character outfits in the game surfacing on the internet.
The post shared on the r/Tekken subreddit by u/ControlAltChip shows data mined 2P outfits of a total of 19 characters from Tekken 8 including Jun Kazama, Jin Kazama, King, Asuka, Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams, Claudio, Jack 8, Tekken 7‘s most popular Leroy Smith, and many others. The images show outfits that look amazing with a mix of both modern and contemporary designs.
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The outfits of Jin, Kazuya, and Asuka are their classic fighting costumes and have only received minimal design changes but all the costumes look incredible. Feng is rocking his popular Triad suit which has been widely loved by players. Kazuya and Jin’s outfits were previously shown in the announcement trailer.
Fans of the Tekken franchise were quite delighted to see the leaked outfits and appreciated the developers for not experimenting too much with the costumes. Fans lauded the newcomer Azucena’s outfits, Feng’s Triad suit with user RichJoker saying, “Triad suit is back, and it looks more dope than ever!” with another user adding “Feng and Law looks like they’d fit in Sleeping Dogs.”
One user scott1swann said, “Bryan looks more like Roy Batty with each new instalment.” Midaspaw stated, “Most of these are surprisingly tasteful, even better than p1 costumes.” However, not everyone was amazed by these outfits as a user also added that some of these outfits look like outfits of random Cyberpunk NPCs.
Tekken 8 Closed Beta is Scheduled Later This Month
Bandai Namco has already announced another closed beta test for Tekken 8 which will take place from October 20 to October 23 and players selected will have the chance to try out the game before its released. Bandai Namco has also revealed three new characters and their move lists that will be available during the closed beta including, Feng, Azucena, and Raven.
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During the closed beta test, players will be able to play with 19 characters including the three new warriors. Although move lists for the three warriors do not reveal every move, they do show their key maneuvers. The move listing shows their core moves and combos for players. There are also details on Heat Engager moves, performing Rage Arts, the inputs for Heat Smash, and much more.
The move list also reveals the warrior’s special effects for the Heat System. The developers have also revealed each character’s description letting players know about the character’s backstory and their motivations motivations in the game.
The closed beta test will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC platforms. Players who were a part of the first closed beta will automatically qualify for the upcoming CBT. The beta update is now available for preloading on all platforms.
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