Tekken Revolution (PS3)

[Brettmatic]

Wait. You buy the game then you buy tokens to play online?

I am Gun Jack's smirking revenge

[GohanX]

Wait. You buy the game then you buy tokens to play online?

It's freemium.

[Josh]

People support this? lol

[Will]

I think I've played two people online total on this and while I like it, the model sucks and totally discourages me from playing it more so I'm probably better off just buying the whole Tekken Tag/Tekken [insert series number here] game.

[GohanX]

People support this? lol

I dunno, I kind of like the idea of getting a free Tekken game to play casually for free. I haven't actually downloaded it yet, since my ps3 is currently in the middle of downloading hundreds of gigs worth of stuff.

[Diff-chan]

Way more than that for free. Unlimited times if you put quarters in it!

You can hold 5 online tokens at a time. As soon as you dip below 5 it gives you another one every 30 minutes. By the time you've played 5 matches it's probably been 20 or so minutes. Then run through arcade mode once and you're a minute or 2 away from getting a 6th free match. After that, come back again in 2.5 hours!

If you buy quarters (4 for a dollar or cheaper if you buy in bulk) those quarters are winner stays. You could play off one quarter for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE if you're good enough.

Why do you play this instead of TTT2? Serious question.

[Josh]

my ps3 is currently in the middle of downloading

It takes FOREVER wtf.

[Will]

It takes FOREVER wtf.

The God of War HD games took like an hour to download and another hour to install, the PS3 is fucking ridiculous with file handling. In fact I turn on the 360 and play it in the meantime.

[Korly]

I think Tekken Revolution is awesome, and I play it all the time, but I still play TTT2 also.

The fact that anyone with a PS3 can download a Tekken game and play it absolutely free is awesome. There are definitely some new players that would have never tried Tekken for & 60. And TR is a simpler game also. There are no "bound" moves (bouncing someone off of the floor to continue the combo), it's one on one only, and there are fewer characters. Having fewer characters makes it easier for new people to learn because there are fewer things to learn how to recognize and defend against.

New characters trickle out slowly so it keeps the game fresh.

There is a character progression system in the game as well. You can build up your health, strength, and crit % as you level up.

There are critical attacks that have a % chance to do more damage.

There are "invincible" moves that can't be interrupted, but if they are blocked leave the aggressor open to any combo you can think of.

There are weekly events where you can earn extra money, xp, and premium tickets. And there are cool events like "Mokujin Festival" where you have a chance to fight Kinjin, the King of the Mokujins.

There is a completely new soundtrack.

And soon, there will be a brand new character!

[Rocca]

I second that. The goal of F2P is habitually to ease people into a game with zero hassle. How they determine the quality, if they charge for either accelerators or actual content varies on the game, but for a fighter I think it's a nice incentive.

I play it too and it doesn't feel like a cheap cash-in. It's fun and still varies from TTT2 enough to warrant giving it a shot. And the narcoleptic vampire character they revealed is rad.