DLC characters in Tekken 8 have been a sizzling debate for many gamers every time an announcement is on the horizon. There have been a number of blended messages concerning the primary season of DLC fighters since Harada swore that Heihachi was useless earlier than he was resurrected within the first wave, and his tweet stating gamers should not fear about visitor characters for some time is now clearly a lie. So, it is no shock that the announcement of Last Fantasy 16’s Clive Rosfield being the ultimate DLC character for 2024 has been met with a really blended reception.
It appears like gamers have been banking on the announcement of Last Fantasy’s Tifa becoming a member of the roster since DLC characters have been even introduced for the sport. I’ve tried to not weigh into the dialogue, largely as a result of I had my coronary heart set on Tekken 3’s Gon making a shock reappearance, and I do know I might be ridiculed for all times if I ever shared that in a discussion board. However, the response to Clive taking what everybody assumed to be Tifa’s place on the roster had been overwhelmingly detrimental from the very second it entered public data.
The VA of Clive simply posted this on his IG story, I can not💀💀 from r/Tekken
However, as a response to the detrimental suggestions from the military of gamers determined for Tifa to hitch the livid combating recreation, Clive’s voice actor Ben Starr took to his Instagram web page to problem the gamers to battle him, whereas clad in what I can solely admire as a top-quality Tifa cosplay. Though I think about a small portion of Tekken 8 gamers received to witness this publish in all of its glory because it was posted on Starr’s Instagram story, seeing the publish flow into the Tekken 8 subreddit has lightened the spirits of gamers who have been initially fuming from the announcement.
Feedback like “Clive’s VA may change the fanbase’s thoughts about his character” and “That is hilarious. All the time nice to see VAs work together with the group” are refreshing to see, particularly when so many gamers have been determined to complain. Now, the stress has been taken off including Tifa as a DLC character, and extra gamers are asking for a Tifa costume for Clive’s character mannequin. Which, I feel could be within the realm of risk and a hilarious addition following Starr’s dedication to the bit.
I am notably happy to see individuals touch upon the Reddit thread about how they have been initially upset after the announcement, and the way this response from Ben Starr has utterly modified their minds. Positive, DLC characters will not please everybody. Nevertheless it’s good to see so many individuals realizing that this most likely is not the one visitor character Tekken 8 will probably be getting, so there’s all the time an opportunity that their favourites may make an look later down the road. Meaning there’s nonetheless an opportunity for my beloved Gon to make the comeback of a century.
