>sells ~8.3 million on PS1This was easily the most popular game of fifth gen when you account for the arcade version which everyone played at Pizza Hut and the skating rink
I had it. Everyone had it.
I played it, and it was shit. VF4 was my first PS2 game and holy shit it was on another level
>>12604527This game still holds up today in every single way
This game had nothing that interests me when I tried it out as an adult going thru the single player stuff. The interesting thing is the formula has not changed at all into the newest games or if they try something different it's just disliked.
3 and ps2 tag were the peak of the franchise. 4 was nothing but a disappointment and the magic was just gone
>>12604801>I haven't played a Tekken game since.Great game, but the franchise has been hitting new heights each time with the last five or six titles at least. No retro, but undeniably more fun.
>>12604845>4 was the peak of the series and nothing really has come close sincea man of refined taste i see, tekken 4 alongside gran turismo 3 (three) really were the unsung system sellers of that era.
>>12604527The only Tekken worth playing was actually on the PS3 (Dark Resurrection).
>>12604527Turdworlder's favourite fightan
>>12605537people say this about every popular /vr/ fighting game
>>12605537But enough about KOF
>>12604527Hhmmmmmmmmmmmm
tekken3spammer!
>>12604801It was absolutely fucking incredible for its time but it still suffers the Tekken problem of being Tekken- it's only fun when you suck at it. Two haflway competent players turns the game into a deathly dull stalemate where nobody actually wants to attack because it's incredibly risky>>12604543VF is vastly superior to Tekken but I don't think humanity will ever quite realise it
>>12607246>VF is vastly superior to Tekken but I don't think humanity will ever quite realise it2 words>block button
>>12604527My top 3 favorite fighting game, alongside SFA2 and KOF98.As far as home ports of fighting games go, nothing has topped the Tekken 3 PS1 release. Absolute beast of a game.
>>12604527dont know a single person who had this game growing up in the 90s but yeah Im sure it was totally more popular than pokemon gen 1, ffvii, mario 64, OOT, MGS etc in whatever favela you grew up in.
>>12605790because its a brown coded genre. the only majority white fighting game is smash.
>>12607246> It's only fun when you suck at itOne day people will realize this is true for basically the whole FGC genre
>>12607364What's the point of bringing it up everytime you see a fighting game mentioned? Spics like Mario too
>>12607360>listing the best selling games ever as a point against a game's popularityEven with that, the majority of Tekken 3 sales are from the US and it has managed to outsell FF7 and MGS over here
>>12607527I think it's true that most fighting games are more fun when you're inexperienced but it's particularly bad in Tekken because defense and retreat are so strong, even in Tekken 8 where they tried to overcome the problem by rewarding aggression. The game just de-evolves into a molasses slow exchange of knowledge checks and frame data. Other fighting games which are more dynamic and faster paced don't have the same problem
>>12604527Every fighting game is exactly the same to me. You could put me in front of Tekken 3 and tell me its Virtua Fighter or some oddball version of Mortal Kombat and Id believe you. The entire "scene" around fighting games is just seeing who can exploit that particular game's quirks harder.
>>12608082Fighting games are character driven. If you can't pick and enjoy a cool character with a cool moveset to simp for, then you should probably play something else
>>12608039This whole comparison makes no sense>"Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat sold less than Super Mario Bros, which means nobody played them!"
Iconic roster, only rivaled by SF2
>>12605029Nah, 3 and Tag (ps2) are still the peak of the franchise. No unnecessary bloat and excessive juggle mechanics.
>>12608302i like how varied it ishttps://youtu.be/dCl6OB6g_8I
>>12608039>>12608121because OP stated it was the MOST popular game of gen 5, you fucking retards.
>>12608527You're hyperventilating
>>12607252yesthat is the final conclusion upon which more intelligent people settled upon. oh you'd rather the game automate that fundamental function for you?
>Virtua Meme is so good I totally play it
>>12609283maybe, but people who want to parade around their intelligence typically don't do it by being a dork about vidya to others who play vidya.
>>12609284everyone plays VF5
>>12607246>that webmHoly shit I do not remember Tekken 1 (or is that 2?) being that jank!>>12607205
>>12609340That's Fighter Maker
>>12609378Proof?
>>12609382https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197322-fighter-maker/mediaDo zoomers really not know how to google?
>>12609284Retro installments of VF, Tekken and DoA series are all great. Only a massive faggot who doesn't enjoy 3D fighters would hate on either one of them.
>>12604527The shitty Tekken 3 console port was insanely popular with people who previously hated fighting games. And wouldnt even touch SF2 with a long pole. It was shocking to see.
>>12609569the console port isn't much different because the hardware wasn't much different. the arcade board used was a namco system 12, which is just a playstation with a higher cpu clock (48MHz vs. 34MHz) and double the vram (2MB vs. 1MB).about all you lost in the home version is the backgrounds are no longer in 3D, just flattened into a cube map. the home version includes a bunch of extras like tekken ball and two characters the arcade doesn't have (gon and dr. bosconovich)
>>12609569That was MK because gore attracted a lot of casual shitters who didn't play other fighting games.Tekken 3 was a true SF2 successor: skill based, easy to learn but hard to master, very popular in arcades, even more popular as a home console port
>>12609575PS1 port includes proper Anna Williams and thus is a superior version
>>12609576>attracted a lot of casual shitters who didn't play other fighting games. That was Super Smash Bros
>>12609590Smash is not a fighting game
>>12609592Yeah it is retard, you play as characters who are fighting
>>12605029LOOOOOOLare you a troll?I played 5 + 75 was good. 7 was pretty bad. I could see the decline by 6 Never even played 3 at the time but going back to it now I can tell you it's the best one. For every reason possible.
>>12607246You don't understand fighting games then. It's about baiting and reading, reactions and spacing. If you dont get that, youre a casual
>>12604839You play against other people that's the appeal
>>126099217 with all DLC is good imo, the best nu tekken since 5dr.6, tag 2 and now 8 are all pretty bad
>>126100347 was okay but too many gimmicks. Too many 2d characters. Leroy and fahkurmum look like shit and don't suit Tekken . Fahkurmum is one of the most hideous tryhard designs I've seen in gaming
