Tekken 8 has met a great deal of success within the fighting game community. However, the game's appeal extends beyond the depth of its mechanics, and to its story as well. Tekken 7 was intended as the grand finale to a decades-long feud within the Mishima family. With an old series antagonist blossoming in its wake, Tekken 8 has already shown that future Tekken games would be wise not to reverse this decision.