Tekken 8 Fans Outraged at Season 2 Changes, Pros May Quit, Steam Reviews Plummet

The Tekken 8 community has erupted in frustration following the Season 2 update, which introduced several contentious changes to the game. According to the patch notes, there was an overall increase in character damage potential and offensive pressure, leading many fans to argue that the update has deviated significantly from the traditional Tekken gameplay experience.

T8 now hit the most negative reviews in a day since the day the Tekken Shop launched one year ago
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.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }The backlash is evident on Tekken 8's Steam page, where over 1,100 negative reviews have been posted in the last two days, pushing the recent user review rating to 'mostly negative'. One review describes the game as "genuinely good" but "held back by schizophrenic insane developers sent from hell," while another laments the shift towards characters that rely heavily on easy mix-up strategies without corresponding defensive enhancements. Critics argue that the balance team has focused too much on offense, stripping players of agency during defensive play.

The discontent has driven some fans to switch to Capcom's Street Fighter 6, while others label Season 2 as the "worst patch in Tekken history." Some professional players have even threatened to abandon Tekken 8 if the patch remains unchanged.

I don't know if I'll continue playing Tekken if this patch stays.
I'm sorry for doomposting, but I thought it had a chance to be a better game.
I'm just really sad.
Like depressed.
I streamed 70 hours of Tekken this past week to prep for s2 just to have those hopes shattered.
Gn.

— END | Jesandy (@Jesandy1572) April 1, 2025

In response, the community is eagerly awaiting communication from the development team. Many are calling for a rollback of the patch or an emergency update to address the critical issues raised by players.