Sorry if my new mic makes me lispy & just makes my voice sound shit in general. Even with all of the mic filters I used while recording in obs, this just ain’t it but I’ll still keep playing around with my settings and mic positioning and probably get another new mic some time this year. Edit 17/3/2023: I just uploaded another tekken retrospective! th-cam.com/video/czKDCEhCLGE/w-d-xo.html
I definitely wish the tekken story was still as genuinely interesting and dark as it was in tekken 4 and tekken 5. by far one of my favourite parts of this iteration of tekken
Single player on the hardest difficulty is still fun and very interesting to me. But playing against another person is where serious problems are there. Takes the fun away
This was my introduction to the Tekken series when I was a kid. I still remember my dad buying it for me and my sister on the PS2. Despite it's flaws, it's still my favorite game in the franchise many years later
It’s definitely over-hated despite its problems. Idk how to explain it but tekken 4 just screams ps2 whenever I think about it if you know what I mean 😂
The biggest graphical jump in the series is actually T3 to Tag 1 (console version). Tag 1 on PS2 had amazing graphics for its time and it came out before T4. It arguably has better character models than T4 too.
Fair point but at the same time, tag 1 still had the classic png backgrounds the ps1 trilogy had which makes not look like as much of a graphical jump. I still understand what you’re saying bro
can u believe that tag 1.....was a ps2 launch title? it came out WITH the ps2. and i had NO IDEA how BEAUTIFUL 1v1 FIGHTING GAME'S SOUNDTRACK COULD BE before the original Tekken Tag Tournament. the STAFF ROLE song ALONE got me into videogame soundtracks again like the Streets of Rages, Tony Hawk ProSkater's, the super mario's, Sonic The Hedgehog's, the WWE Smackdown vs Raw's etc.etc. i legit started looking up all the game tracks to add to my personal playlist to listen to regularly 😂😂😂
Looks like Tekken 8 is shaping up to be just as experimental and divisive as good old Tekken 4. Guess we'll be seeing a video similar to this one in 2045!
and a damn PSP release. out of ALL the mainline/canon games to NOT be playable on PSP, they skipped RIGHT OVER this one. but they got 5 and 6 tho....and PSP can play all Ps1 games so u can literally play 1-3 and 5-6...why 🤦♂️
@@CAM8689 a part of why we love tekken 3 is bc it was the last fighting game where we played it first in an arcade before it was released on consoles. that’s nostalgia
Tekken 4 and 5 are by far my favourite Tekken games of the Franchise. Especially Tekken 4 is sourly the most unique and underrated (mostly because of the choices that hindered the competitive scene) but it is my favorite Tekken to date, because of the very seriousness Vibes of the Story aspects perspective. The seriousness atmosphere of Tekken 4 it's on another level in my opinion. The soundtrack is what gets me the most next to the game's atmosphere. With soundtracks like: Fetus(Prologue), Authentic Sky, Unihabited(Mall Area) Didgerhythm(Jungle Area) Touch and Go(Airport Area) and Kitsch(Beach Area) and The Inner Shrine(Hon-Maru Temple) and others soundtracks, For me Tekken 4 remains even in these days the most Unique Tekken game of the series.☯️
@@FxlconPxnch By the way Tekken 4 had the best story and atmosphere no doubt. Also my favourite Tekken Intros of the series are 4 and 5. Especially Tekken 4, developers did a lot of things incredibly right, most storylines were incredibly cool and the atmosphere and seriousness was just on a another level. I don't think most would disagree that Tekken 4 had a great"everything-except-the-fighting" to it. Great and Epic soundtracks, unique character designs, good individual stories, and an interesting main Mishima arc revival. The thing is that it's still a fighting game and no matter how great everything else is, if the fighting bit is flawed it'll overshadow the positives. ☯️🤷🏻♂️✌️
lmao thanks 💀. I actually discovered this tech with yoshimitsu by accident by button mashing since i don't know how to play him at all whatsoever and i just thought it was funny asf😭
My first game was T2, I played it when I was only 3 with both my parents, then later that years T3 came out and I played the shit out of that game. In January 2001, my parents gifted me the PS2 with Tag 1 and my mind was blown by how good it looked. Then, T4 came out and it was at this time I realised I loved the story, I was only 7 but I spent my time reading the lore and revisiting the old games to fully grasp the story. Until then I only played with every character to unlock new ones and see all ending but they were just fun cinematics to me. Tekken 4 changed that, the more grounded tone really made me fall in love with everything about this game. I don't liek ranking things I love because I like every game in the franchise but if I had to, T4 would be in the top 3 easily. I hope we get characters ending back man
This was my first Tekken game as kid. I still love it to this day and was fun we play alot with my cousins too. I love stages too and the music was awesomness.
Im really impressed by the video, good mix of modern humor and actual thoughts and review, the mic sounded good to me, only 2 times heard the lisp. Very good ost choice too for the video. While Tekken 4 is only a few hour game, so the re-iteration of points made by you and others makes sense and 100% don't blame you, if you watch your video and Arsenality's on T4, some of the points sound eerily the same, im sure it was an accident but thought to point that out, i really enjoyed it, thanks a lot!
I appreciate the support and critiques man 💞. I tried to make the video as fast paced and entertaining while still talking about most of the important details of tekken 4. I’ve wanted to make a video on this game for ages and by the time I started replaying the game and planning/scripting, arsentaly was my main inspiration since he’s my favourite tekken content creator rn and I guess you could say I used his tekken 4 video as a blueprint (especially during the intro) since I was honestly lost on how I should go about making an entertaining video on a 20 year old tekken game. Thanks again for watching and for giving me your honest thoughts! ❤
It's sad how two of the least selling Tekken games (4 and Tag 2) has the most effort in terms of content story, and replicability compared to freaking 7.
Tekken 4 was very interesting I liked the interactive stages (even tho it was easy to get stuck on a wall for an infinite combo) the music was good and THE STORY was WAY better than what we have today
just got into tekken this year, so glad tekken 4 is the first tekken i played, it was definitely the most unique out of all them atleast in the mainline game
Still remember playing tekken 6 online a ton back in 2010-2011 on the PS3 and every arcade and a ton of other places in Perth where I’m from had tekken 6 arcade machines everywhere. It was also one of the first platinum trophies I ever got 🥹
Can't believe this was the second worst selling tekken game... it had incredible graphics for the time, great music, best tekken force and story in the entire series. I also believe this is where Jin, Paul and Kazuya peaked. After tekken 4 Paul went from being the Chad of the series to a comedy relief character, kazuya became less morally gray and more of a generic villain and Jin became an overpowered devil. I Think the reason Jin went from Mishima karate to traditional karate as a way to avoid Jin being a carbon copy of Kazuya after his comeback
Paul definitely fell off after tekken 4. He lost to kuma in tekken 5 💀. It is honestly kinda weird that tekken 4 sold poorly compared to the rest of the franchise. The soundtrack, stages and tekken force never get old. Idc what anyone says, tekken 4 is still amazing, despite its flaws.
@@FxlconPxnch Because FGC are brain dead when it comes to video game designs that doesn't include balance and mechanics. They wouldn't know what is a beautiful aesthetic game even if it hits their face.
The game was different for lack of a better word, and a little underwhelming coming from its juggernaut predecessors Tag 1 and Tekken 3. You just had to be there. Sure, Tekken 4 in retrospect offered alot of what the newer games usually lack but for me the vibe was all off in many ways. I like that they tried taking the series in a more mature direction but it ended up being excessively mellow and foreign to what everyone learned to love in Tekken 3, which is why Tekken 5 performed so well. There used to be a good balance but now the game feels *too* over the top and vibrant imo.
Tekken 4 is one of my all-time favorites. Introduced wall damage,and Law's moveset was greatly improved. They finally gave him Bruce Lee's side kick. His signature move from the movies. Lots of other characters were improved as well.
ive been talking about how tekken 4 was the best game in the franchise for over a dacade to my friends who never played it. my jaw hit the floor when i found out the FGC considered it one of the worst. So refreshing to see another who loves and appreciates tekken 4 for what it is! gave us the best music in the series and best story hands DOWN. every single character has a reason for why theyre fighting so hard and we see and FEEL it within the game.
Whether the person you were playing against actually knew how to use Jin or Steve properly or they just button mashed, they were both very annoying to verse
I looooove this video!! It represents a good type of humor including the most beautiful game - TEKKEN 4! 😍 I can not understand too, why so many people dont love this energizing franchise.... left a subscription and a big heart to this video
yessir!!! I’ve got plenty of different retro gaming and just other gaming related shit cooking up and since this video is doing so well, I’ll definitely have to make another tekken video soon 👀
Dude this was amazing. I've been writing a script for a retrospective on tekken 4 which is my favorite tekken game. But looks like I have to rewrite it lol.
I’ve got atleast 2 or 3 videos I want to write, record, edit and upload first so I can try be somewhat consistent and after that I’d probably be interested in a collab of some kind. The best way for you to keep in contact with me is on instagram @fxlconpxnch
Appreciate it 💞💞💞. I’ll be making a lot more videos like this aswell of a tone of other retro gaming and just other gaming related videos in the future
The best looking tekken of probably all time. They really took their time with the visual design and details in exchange for a big roster. The only thing that held this game back as far as the sales go was the time it was released. It came out when arcades just started closing everywhere. It was the beginning of that long dark age of fighting games that would last all the way up to the release of Tekken 7 and SFV. Just about Everyone who was the casual fighting game player went to first person shooters instead and only the hardcore fans stuck around. A lot of beautiful games came out during this time.
Was my introduction to this series after playing as hachi in soul calibur 2 on ps2 if it wasn't for soul calibur 2. Would've never discovered tekken in late 2005 tekken 4 had just as much content as soul calibur at the time while a smaller roster more single player content used to shut my door and play this in the dark for hours 😂😂 martial law was my go to character was undefeated with him the first few months we had this game 😊😊 happy the series is coming back for one more game later next year made me the gammer i am now when it comes to fighting games in general ❤❤
I enjoyed the gameplay & fighting mechanics in tekken 4 but I reckon it feels slower paced and less “arcadey” compared to most other tekken games if that makes sense.
@@FxlconPxnch it's not that i didn't enjoyed it, it's just it was more focused on poking than juggling, but the atmosphere, the ambiance, music, and everything else was just almost perfect, i feel that there wasn't enough characters, there was cut characters too, if they were added, it would have been complete,
Gameplay was solid to me. I love playing 4 more than 5&6 still to this day. 4 is almost as grounded as 3. It's clearly my fav Tekken. 4&3 are excellent
Tekken 4 definitely deserves more recognition and more appreciation. I’m glad this video has been blowing up so much since I uploaded it so I can give the game new life
Duuuuude I remember playing tekken 4 for the first time and when me and my brother got to the rooftop stage and authentic sky started playing, we almost cried at how beautiful yet hard the song was and it was at that moment that I knew tekken 4 was my favorite fighting game of all time Well years later that title would fortunately go to tag tournament 2 but still if we’re to get a tekken game with the gameplay of TT2 and the atmosphere of 4 then we might as well be looking at the greatest game ever made
hahaha thanks man. I appreciate the support 💞. I’ll be making a lot of different content related to all sorts of games and specific topics related to retro gaming and just the gaming industry in general cooking up for my channel but I’ll definitely make another tekken video like this one soon and I’ve already decided which tekken game I’ll make a retrospective on next 👀. Thanks again for watching and showing love to my channel ❤️.
I probably hadn't played it since the mid 2000s and i do like what they offered back then. To habe recently played it after a decade, it's different to the other Tekkens but it was the first Tekken game I played. I don't remember the storys as much, but the stages were great how thet looked, especially on CRT. Tekken 4 would be my favourite along with Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Idc what anyone says, I love this game and tag 2. Tekken 4 will always have the best vibe and tag 2 has the best roster, plus being able to play 4 player vs mode. I'm hoping T8 is a return to form as far as storytelling and a new Tekken Force would be amazing! Great video btw, I honestly couldn't believe the subscriber count compared to the quality. Keep it up!
Hahaha fair enough man. I only spent like $18 AUD on my copy on eBay so you should be able to get one for dirt cheap just like with most Japanese games on any console
7:27 Ayoooo the demo disk with T4?? That's how I got into the series too. I remember it had multiplayer as well so I could play against my dad and sister which I thought was so cool for a demo. I thought Hwoarang was the coolest guy ever at that time and ngl I kinda don't disagree w/ 4yr old me. Was so excited when I got T5 and I could play him
@@knightmoonbeam785 ps2 consoles & tekken 4 are still pretty cheap, you can just download the tekken 4 rom online and play it using an emulator on pc like I did in the video, you can play it on a ps3 if you have one of the original backwards compatible fat models or just mod your ps3, there’s plenty of easy and efficient ways to play it today
I wish the developer team would create a tekken as 4 from time to time instead of spamming basically the same game over and over just to catering the hardcore fans This game was a breath of fresh air and unexpected change of direction even at the time of it's release. I know that the opinion of some fans even back then were very divided. For me T4 always felt like it tried so hard to be the a "Dead or Alive 3" clone than a Tekken... from a design and aesthetically standpoint it was a masterpiece
The gameplay sucked though. I mean, it did become a defensive tactical affair, with a lot more punish than actual aggressive play. Nice try, but tekken 5 did it so much better
The Best Tekken in the series in my opinion, the closed n limited environment is unique.. try to be different compared to the competitor like Virtua Fighter V and Dead or Alive 3
I’ve wanted to make a tekken 4 video for months and by the time I got around to doing it, I definitely took some inspiration from him and I guess used his video as a blue print because he is definitely my favourite tekken content creator and I was honestly stuck on how I should go about making a video about a 20+ year old tekken entertaining
@@FxlconPxnch yeah for sure I noticed this. He’s one of the biggest Tekken content creators and known for that. Also a very skilled player as well as respected. ☝🏼
@@FxlconPxnch they already mentioned stuff about Tekken 4 with Paul’s hair so… it’s not unlikely for us to get one stage just completely changed but still that „similar“ feeling to it
The game was great. People just suck with their who moved my cheese attitude and inability to adapt and appreciate change. If this was anyones entry into Tekken I’m sure they loved it for what it was.
Very interesting video man, T4 is my favourite in the whole franchise, the announcer, the atmosphere, the graphics, the story telling and the music are unmatched! Ok maybe the music by T3 and TTT1 😅😅
@@FxlconPxnch Ay no worries, I appreciate such a channel like yours, so subscribing, liking and commenting is the minimum I can do to say thank you for a video like this, you reminded me my favourite game 💪 Yes, Jin theme and Paul's as well as Nina's and gun Jack's from T3 are some of my favourite Tekken related soundtracks, alongside T4's kitsch, fetus, airport theme, beach theme, underground and of course the roof top as you mentioned in your video 💪💪
@@FxlconPxnch I'm glad we agree there too! I'm definitely waiting eagerly for your next Tekken related upload ✌️ Take care brother and have a nice day/night, cheers 😀😀
I’ll be making a tone of retro gaming and just gaming related content in general and since this video is still doing so well, I’ll definitely be making another tekken video soon after I get a couple other videos out first. I already decided what tekken game I’ll talk about next 👀.
As a Julia main Tekken 4 was absolutely miserable Lei and Yoshi players likely felt the same, They went completely overboard on the nerfs. It felt like a sick joke that this game was released in the state it was in. A large portion of the competitive scene in Europe skipped the game and carried on playing tag 1.
Honestly, I think I might get the Japanese version of Tekken 4 since there's so many small differences between the Japanese version and the international version
@@FxlconPxnchthe announcers voice is a little different and various voice acting changes on some of the characters which includes most notably Marduk, Steve and Hwoarang
08:12 Christie has a man's face. The texture guy literally used his face for her model's texture. I think I read that in an EGM magazine. The open combat of Tekken 4 was interesting. I would not mind it returning for a different title. A disappointing aspect of Tekken 4 was the lack of value in the game. Tekken 3 was rich with extra characters and game modes, and Tekken 4 was not. That really disappointed me.
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Sorry if my new mic makes me lispy & just makes my voice sound shit in general. Even with all of the mic filters I used while recording in obs, this just ain’t it but I’ll still keep playing around with my settings and mic positioning and probably get another new mic some time this year.
Edit 17/3/2023: I just uploaded another tekken retrospective! th-cam.com/video/czKDCEhCLGE/w-d-xo.html
This was their most ambitious Tekken to date. Still my favorite one in the series, outside of what's broken in it.
I definitely wish the tekken story was still as genuinely interesting and dark as it was in tekken 4 and tekken 5. by far one of my favourite parts of this iteration of tekken
@@FxlconPxnch true
Single player on the hardest difficulty is still fun and very interesting to me. But playing against another person is where serious problems are there. Takes the fun away
They ruined Hwoarang and I'll never forgive that
Four grew on me and I’ll never say anything bad about it.
Jin's Tekken 4 black and white kimono outfit is great
The best one even imo
I prefer his purple hoodie and obviously his classic tekken 3 fit but the black and white one is clean too
This was my introduction to the Tekken series when I was a kid. I still remember my dad buying it for me and my sister on the PS2. Despite it's flaws, it's still my favorite game in the franchise many years later
It’s definitely over-hated despite its problems. Idk how to explain it but tekken 4 just screams ps2 whenever I think about it if you know what I mean 😂
The biggest graphical jump in the series is actually T3 to Tag 1 (console version). Tag 1 on PS2 had amazing graphics for its time and it came out before T4. It arguably has better character models than T4 too.
Fair point but at the same time, tag 1 still had the classic png backgrounds the ps1 trilogy had which makes not look like as much of a graphical jump. I still understand what you’re saying bro
can u believe that tag 1.....was a ps2 launch title? it came out WITH the ps2. and i had NO IDEA how BEAUTIFUL 1v1 FIGHTING GAME'S SOUNDTRACK COULD BE before the original Tekken Tag Tournament. the STAFF ROLE song ALONE got me into videogame soundtracks again like the Streets of Rages, Tony Hawk ProSkater's, the super mario's, Sonic The Hedgehog's, the WWE Smackdown vs Raw's etc.etc. i legit started looking up all the game tracks to add to my personal playlist to listen to regularly 😂😂😂
Looks like Tekken 8 is shaping up to be just as experimental and divisive as good old Tekken 4. Guess we'll be seeing a video similar to this one in 2045!
I’ll be the first to make that video in 2045 💀
You mean with the gameplay?
Tekken 8 looks like more of the same. Roided out characters and doing way too much instead of following the success of 4 and 5.
Oh my god that puts it into perspective so much how long it has been oh god oh no
I’ve still got high hopes my lord and saviour Jesus Christ 🙏🏿🫱🏻🫲🏿
Tekken 4 Deserves a Remaster.
I’d be happy if they atleast brought back the rooftop and beach stage from tekken 4 to tekken 8 but that’ll never happen 😭
and a damn PSP release. out of ALL the mainline/canon games to NOT be playable on PSP, they skipped RIGHT OVER this one. but they got 5 and 6 tho....and PSP can play all Ps1 games so u can literally play 1-3 and 5-6...why 🤦♂️
@@FxlconPxnchbrother the airport? Still stuck in my head all these years later
The Airport is still to this day my favorite Stage 😄
2:39 the wall: 🤰
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I'm so glad tekken 4 is having this moment. It was always the best iteration of this game the but society wasn't ready for it.
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Nostalgia talking it defintely wasnt
@@CAM8689 storyline yes tekken 3 wins but gameplay tekken 4 wins and its not up for debate
@@CAM8689 a part of why we love tekken 3 is bc it was the last fighting game where we played it first in an arcade before it was released on consoles. that’s nostalgia
Tekken 4 and 5 are by far my favourite Tekken games of the Franchise. Especially Tekken 4 is sourly the most unique and underrated (mostly because of the choices that hindered the competitive scene) but it is my favorite Tekken to date, because of the very seriousness Vibes of the Story aspects perspective. The seriousness atmosphere of Tekken 4 it's on another level in my opinion. The soundtrack is what gets me the most next to the game's atmosphere. With soundtracks like: Fetus(Prologue), Authentic Sky, Unihabited(Mall Area) Didgerhythm(Jungle Area) Touch and Go(Airport Area) and Kitsch(Beach Area) and The Inner Shrine(Hon-Maru Temple) and others soundtracks, For me Tekken 4 remains even in these days the most Unique Tekken game of the series.☯️
The sound track and story in tekken 4 was just on another level and are the two main aspects of this game that keep me coming back from time to time.
@@FxlconPxnch By the way Tekken 4 had the best story and atmosphere no doubt. Also my favourite Tekken Intros of the series are 4 and 5. Especially Tekken 4, developers did a lot of things incredibly right, most storylines were incredibly cool and the atmosphere and seriousness was just on a another level. I don't think most would disagree that Tekken 4 had a great"everything-except-the-fighting" to it. Great and Epic soundtracks, unique character designs, good individual stories, and an interesting main Mishima arc revival. The thing is that it's still a fighting game and no matter how great everything else is, if the fighting bit is flawed it'll overshadow the positives. ☯️🤷🏻♂️✌️
2:49 Nice dude, well done. Showing the stage all around with that smooth Yoshimitsu tech!
lmao thanks 💀. I actually discovered this tech with yoshimitsu by accident by button mashing since i don't know how to play him at all whatsoever and i just thought it was funny asf😭
"Mom! Can we watch some Arsenalty?"
"No kids, we have Arsenalty at home..."
Arsenalty at home:
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Such a criminally underrated game. The dark theme, the voice of the narrator, the music, everything.
Made me wanna start up Tekken 4. Truly an underrated Tekken game & 1 of my favorites!
Glad I got to make you a bit nostalgic
A true Tekken fan # RESPECT
yessir 💪🏻
My first game was T2, I played it when I was only 3 with both my parents, then later that years T3 came out and I played the shit out of that game. In January 2001, my parents gifted me the PS2 with Tag 1 and my mind was blown by how good it looked. Then, T4 came out and it was at this time I realised I loved the story, I was only 7 but I spent my time reading the lore and revisiting the old games to fully grasp the story. Until then I only played with every character to unlock new ones and see all ending but they were just fun cinematics to me. Tekken 4 changed that, the more grounded tone really made me fall in love with everything about this game. I don't liek ranking things I love because I like every game in the franchise but if I had to, T4 would be in the top 3 easily.
I hope we get characters ending back man
Me too man. The story was done right I’m tekken 4 fr…
Subbed cos the comment at the end about Christie was a hilarious way to end it :D
11 year old me was also quite smitten when the game came out
Hahaha appreciate the sub ❤. It’s like the tekken team make all of these baddies on purpose 😭😭😭
This was my first Tekken game as kid. I still love it to this day and was fun we play alot with my cousins too. I love stages too and the music was awesomness.
The soundtrack hit different
Tekken 4 was a treasure.... That ending tho
we don’t talk about the ending 🤐
Im really impressed by the video, good mix of modern humor and actual thoughts and review, the mic sounded good to me, only 2 times heard the lisp. Very good ost choice too for the video.
While Tekken 4 is only a few hour game, so the re-iteration of points made by you and others makes sense and 100% don't blame you, if you watch your video and Arsenality's on T4, some of the points sound eerily the same, im sure it was an accident but thought to point that out, i really enjoyed it, thanks a lot!
I appreciate the support and critiques man 💞. I tried to make the video as fast paced and entertaining while still talking about most of the important details of tekken 4. I’ve wanted to make a video on this game for ages and by the time I started replaying the game and planning/scripting, arsentaly was my main inspiration since he’s my favourite tekken content creator rn and I guess you could say I used his tekken 4 video as a blueprint (especially during the intro) since I was honestly lost on how I should go about making an entertaining video on a 20 year old tekken game. Thanks again for watching and for giving me your honest thoughts! ❤
It's sad how two of the least selling Tekken games (4 and Tag 2) has the most effort in terms of content story, and replicability compared to freaking 7.
Fr. I played tag 2 online so much when it first came out and tekken 4 is just unmatched as far as the story and atmosphere goes
Amazing Video dude editing and everything was on point keep it up
Thanks man! I appreciate the support ❤. And I will do
My third favorite Tekken game, just behind Tekken 5 and Tekken 8. It's unbelievable the game is nearly 23 years old.
I really liked this game. Spent several hours playing it for its ambience and vibe.
loved the atmosphere tekken 4 had
Tekken 4 was very interesting I liked the interactive stages (even tho it was easy to get stuck on a wall for an infinite combo) the music was good and THE STORY was WAY better than what we have today
Facts
@@FxlconPxnchThere's no excuse for how boring Tekken 7 story was. Why would I want to LISTEN to the story from a narrator instead of SEEING it
@@HyperFangz_YT exactly
2nd best game, imo, it felt right to have a way more serious tone rather than a goofy one, compared to all the other games.
I will always love Tekken 4 and as long as a functioning system, I'll always dedicate time to play it every year.
This was one of my first PS2 games!
Still one of my favourites 🙂
just got into tekken this year, so glad tekken 4 is the first tekken i played, it was definitely the most unique out of all them atleast in the mainline game
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4 and 6 are truly hidden perfection.
Still remember playing tekken 6 online a ton back in 2010-2011 on the PS3 and every arcade and a ton of other places in Perth where I’m from had tekken 6 arcade machines everywhere. It was also one of the first platinum trophies I ever got 🥹
this whole video is a masterpiece, ALSO CHRISTIE PLEASE LET ME HIT🔥
appreciate the love man and I couldn’t agree with you more on the second part 😮💨
No,i will hit that 😆
@@Jordan_Kazama 💀
Can't believe this was the second worst selling tekken game... it had incredible graphics for the time, great music, best tekken force and story in the entire series. I also believe this is where Jin, Paul and Kazuya peaked. After tekken 4 Paul went from being the Chad of the series to a comedy relief character, kazuya became less morally gray and more of a generic villain and Jin became an overpowered devil. I Think the reason Jin went from Mishima karate to traditional karate as a way to avoid Jin being a carbon copy of Kazuya after his comeback
Paul definitely fell off after tekken 4. He lost to kuma in tekken 5 💀. It is honestly kinda weird that tekken 4 sold poorly compared to the rest of the franchise. The soundtrack, stages and tekken force never get old. Idc what anyone says, tekken 4 is still amazing, despite its flaws.
@@FxlconPxnch Because FGC are brain dead when it comes to video game designs that doesn't include balance and mechanics. They wouldn't know what is a beautiful aesthetic game even if it hits their face.
The game was different for lack of a better word, and a little underwhelming coming from its juggernaut predecessors Tag 1 and Tekken 3. You just had to be there. Sure, Tekken 4 in retrospect offered alot of what the newer games usually lack but for me the vibe was all off in many ways. I like that they tried taking the series in a more mature direction but it ended up being excessively mellow and foreign to what everyone learned to love in Tekken 3, which is why Tekken 5 performed so well. There used to be a good balance but now the game feels *too* over the top and vibrant imo.
Tekken 4 is one of my all-time favorites. Introduced wall damage,and Law's moveset was greatly improved. They finally gave him Bruce Lee's side kick. His signature move from the movies. Lots of other characters were improved as well.
Law was good in tekken 4 for sure
2:44 love that Servant-Heiachi fanart from Lee's ending in Tekken 5. Quite the deep-cut
Complete song lists are my favorite things TH-camrs do so just wanted to mention how epic that is
Couldn’t agree with you more bro
ive been talking about how tekken 4 was the best game in the franchise for over a dacade to my friends who never played it. my jaw hit the floor when i found out the FGC considered it one of the worst. So refreshing to see another who loves and appreciates tekken 4 for what it is! gave us the best music in the series and best story hands DOWN. every single character has a reason for why theyre fighting so hard and we see and FEEL it within the game.
Jin and Steve were so broken in this game 😂
I STILL GET VIETNAM FLASHBACKS FROM JIN AND STEVE PLAYERS IN TEKKEN 4 💀
how so, elaborate
Whether the person you were playing against actually knew how to use Jin or Steve properly or they just button mashed, they were both very annoying to verse
All these years Tekken 4 has been my favorite Tekken and I didn't know it failed.
It’s always been very controversial and frowned upon by fans and critics
@FxlconPxnch but It literally has some of the best storylines......that's sad. Now people's main complaint is the story.
yeah the tekken story went in such a weird direction after tekken 5
Omg the story narration used to scare me so bad as a kid 4:24
it's the type of shit you hear when your sleep paralysis kicks in 😭😭😭
I looooove this video!! It represents a good type of humor including the most beautiful game - TEKKEN 4! 😍 I can not understand too, why so many people dont love this energizing franchise.... left a subscription and a big heart to this video
hahaha can’t thank you enough for the support to my channel! It means the world to me! 💞
I loved this game so much it took me by surprise to learn that everyone hated it crazy #bring back tekken force
Aussie fighting game content creators love to see it mate
yessir!!! I’ve got plenty of different retro gaming and just other gaming related shit cooking up and since this video is doing so well, I’ll definitely have to make another tekken video soon 👀
@@FxlconPxnch keen for it lad keep up the good shit
@@JubbaJ will do! I appreciate the support! ❤
Great video
Appreciate it man! 💞
Dude this was amazing. I've been writing a script for a retrospective on tekken 4 which is my favorite tekken game. But looks like I have to rewrite it lol.
Haha thanks man. Let me know when you upload your video and I’ll give it a watch man
@@FxlconPxnchof course Man. Maybe we could collaborate one of of these days
I’ve got atleast 2 or 3 videos I want to write, record, edit and upload first so I can try be somewhat consistent and after that I’d probably be interested in a collab of some kind. The best way for you to keep in contact with me is on instagram @fxlconpxnch
Great editing and awesome video. Love the tekken series and these retrospects are awesome
Appreciate it 💞💞💞. I’ll be making a lot more videos like this aswell of a tone of other retro gaming and just other gaming related videos in the future
This reminds me of arsenalty’s vid on Tekken 4. Good edit tho. Subbed.
Appreciate It! 💞 this video is definitely inspired by his content. He’s probably my favourite tekken content creator rn
Tekken 4 had one of the best narrators.
The best looking tekken of probably all time. They really took their time with the visual design and details in exchange for a big roster. The only thing that held this game back as far as the sales go was the time it was released. It came out when arcades just started closing everywhere. It was the beginning of that long dark age of fighting games that would last all the way up to the release of Tekken 7 and SFV. Just about Everyone who was the casual fighting game player went to first person shooters instead and only the hardcore fans stuck around. A lot of beautiful games came out during this time.
I agree, it really is a stunning game. Still wish the roster was a bit bigger though but still fairly solid
3:34 officer right here ⚠️ 👮♀️
😳
Was my introduction to this series after playing as hachi in soul calibur 2 on ps2 if it wasn't for soul calibur 2. Would've never discovered tekken in late 2005 tekken 4 had just as much content as soul calibur at the time while a smaller roster more single player content used to shut my door and play this in the dark for hours 😂😂 martial law was my go to character was undefeated with him the first few months we had this game 😊😊 happy the series is coming back for one more game later next year made me the gammer i am now when it comes to fighting games in general ❤❤
Gameplay wise, everything was almost perfect
I enjoyed the gameplay & fighting mechanics in tekken 4 but I reckon it feels slower paced and less “arcadey” compared to most other tekken games if that makes sense.
@@FxlconPxnch it's not that i didn't enjoyed it, it's just it was more focused on poking than juggling, but the atmosphere, the ambiance, music, and everything else was just almost perfect, i feel that there wasn't enough characters, there was cut characters too, if they were added, it would have been complete,
yeah the character roster was lacking a bit ngl
Gameplay was solid to me. I love playing 4 more than 5&6 still to this day. 4 is almost as grounded as 3. It's clearly my fav Tekken. 4&3 are excellent
Tekken 4 definitely deserves more recognition and more appreciation. I’m glad this video has been blowing up so much since I uploaded it so I can give the game new life
Duuuuude I remember playing tekken 4 for the first time and when me and my brother got to the rooftop stage and authentic sky started playing, we almost cried at how beautiful yet hard the song was and it was at that moment that I knew tekken 4 was my favorite fighting game of all time
Well years later that title would fortunately go to tag tournament 2 but still if we’re to get a tekken game with the gameplay of TT2 and the atmosphere of 4 then we might as well be looking at the greatest game ever made
I really wish we got a tag 3 game by now tbh and authentic sky just feels like it goes from 0-100 real quick 😂
@@FxlconPxnch if they ever make a tag tournament 3 after tekken 8 I will literally ascend to the heavens above
I would be able to die peacefully knowing I lived a long, fulfilling life with tag 3 by my side 💀
@@FxlconPxnch FR!! Btw this video you made was an absolute masterpiece and it was funny as hell, you gotta make another one dude
hahaha thanks man. I appreciate the support 💞. I’ll be making a lot of different content related to all sorts of games and specific topics related to retro gaming and just the gaming industry in general cooking up for my channel but I’ll definitely make another tekken video like this one soon and I’ve already decided which tekken game I’ll make a retrospective on next 👀. Thanks again for watching and showing love to my channel ❤️.
The only bad thing about Tekken 4 is the lack of content i.e. characters. It is understandable as it was the jump to next-gen. Kinda like GT3 etc
yeah the character roster is pretty disappointing tbh. Although at least the few who were included got satisfying story arcs in tekken 4
I probably hadn't played it since the mid 2000s and i do like what they offered back then. To habe recently played it after a decade, it's different to the other Tekkens but it was the first Tekken game I played. I don't remember the storys as much, but the stages were great how thet looked, especially on CRT. Tekken 4 would be my favourite along with Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Tag 2 is one of my favourites too just for all the insane tag combos and other shit you can do
Idc what anyone says, I love this game and tag 2. Tekken 4 will always have the best vibe and tag 2 has the best roster, plus being able to play 4 player vs mode. I'm hoping T8 is a return to form as far as storytelling and a new Tekken Force would be amazing!
Great video btw, I honestly couldn't believe the subscriber count compared to the quality. Keep it up!
Appreciate the love my bro ❤️. I wish we could get a tag 3
This was my first and fav tekken since I played the hell out of it as a kid has the nostalgia value . Might buy a mint Japanese copy too haha
Hahaha fair enough man. I only spent like $18 AUD on my copy on eBay so you should be able to get one for dirt cheap just like with most Japanese games on any console
Gameplay wise, Jin was a Alamgam Clone of Jun, & Kazuya, so a Moveset change makes him Unique.
true. I still prefer the old Jin moveset and I always pick devil jin in all games from tekken 5 onwards
Tekken 3 4 and 5 by far the best tekken games in my opinion especially tekken 3 and 4 has unique soundtrack
Those games and their soundtracks never get old 😮💨
@@FxlconPxnch true plus they have good character endings
Exactly
7:27 Ayoooo the demo disk with T4?? That's how I got into the series too. I remember it had multiplayer as well so I could play against my dad and sister which I thought was so cool for a demo. I thought Hwoarang was the coolest guy ever at that time and ngl I kinda don't disagree w/ 4yr old me. Was so excited when I got T5 and I could play him
Wish i was born just a few years earlier so i could experience T4 myself 😭
Why not just experience it today? 🤷🏻♂️
Cuz i dont think u can buy a ps2 nor a T4 disc today 🤷
@@knightmoonbeam785 ps2 consoles & tekken 4 are still pretty cheap, you can just download the tekken 4 rom online and play it using an emulator on pc like I did in the video, you can play it on a ps3 if you have one of the original backwards compatible fat models or just mod your ps3, there’s plenty of easy and efficient ways to play it today
@@FxlconPxnch
Well i haven't a ps3 anymore and am too broke for an PC
This was the only tekken game I had and I enjoyed it so much that I wish I could play it again
It truely is an underrated masterpiece
@@FxlconPxnch I agree completely
Hey devil within was dope as hell I played it when I was small and still play it now
Bring back THIS design of Paul.
He’s so goofy now I swear 💀
@@FxlconPxnch Now He's WWE's AJ Styles with the Karen Hair.
@@conradojavier7547 well said 💀
@@FxlconPxnch AJ was cool with the Short Hair, & No Beard back in TNA.
tekken 4 da black sheep wow i never knew its the only tekken titel i played and owned
Absolutely loved Tekken 4
Me too man
I wish the developer team would create a tekken as 4 from time to time instead of spamming basically the same game over and over just to catering the hardcore fans
This game was a breath of fresh air and unexpected change of direction even at the time of it's release. I know that the opinion of some fans even back then were very divided.
For me T4 always felt like it tried so hard to be the a "Dead or Alive 3" clone than a Tekken... from a design and aesthetically standpoint it was a masterpiece
The gameplay sucked though. I mean, it did become a defensive tactical affair, with a lot more punish than actual aggressive play. Nice try, but tekken 5 did it so much better
I love today's Tekken but they're all basically Tekken 3 with bells on.
4 , was something else.
Great game. Underrated
Facts
Very good vid, hope more ppl get to see it
Thanks Bro! ❤❤❤ I hope so too 😭
Tekken 4 shares similarities to Dark Souls 2 = The black sheep of the franchise with both different directors.
Black Sheep, this is my favorite Tekken.
I hope you can say why this game feels so different compared to all other Tekken Titles.
I did
6:44 hey come one man devil within was good 😅
I would honestly rather drink bleach than play devil within 😭😭😭
Bro thought we wouldn’t notice the fortnite music 💀 (Scenario is the best emote in the game and I ascended to heaven while listening to it. 5:27
Scenario > life itself
The Best Tekken in the series in my opinion, the closed n limited environment is unique.. try to be different compared to the competitor like Virtua Fighter V and Dead or Alive 3
The unique stages and especially the godly tracks each of these exotic and vibrant stages got were amazing
tekken 4 for life
amen 💪🏻
I could’ve sworn this was Arsenalty
I’ve wanted to make a tekken 4 video for months and by the time I got around to doing it, I definitely took some inspiration from him and I guess used his video as a blue print because he is definitely my favourite tekken content creator and I was honestly stuck on how I should go about making a video about a 20+ year old tekken entertaining
@@FxlconPxnch yeah for sure I noticed this. He’s one of the biggest Tekken content creators and known for that. Also a very skilled player as well as respected. ☝🏼
@@ChaosDaKid209 true
10 years in the pen....FOR MANSLAUGHTER?? What ELSE Craig get?...."Probation and a Pizza party"?? 😂😂😂
Hey, great vid, man!
tysm 💞💞
Imagine a remake of Tekken 4… new graphics with those „different“ characters and those great stages.
I'd just be happy if they brought back any of the tekken 4 stages in tekken 8
@@FxlconPxnch they already mentioned stuff about Tekken 4 with Paul’s hair so… it’s not unlikely for us to get one stage just completely changed but still that „similar“ feeling to it
Yeah true
Idc about the hate tekken 4 will always have special place in my heart that tekken force mode is my childhood
Tekken force hit different
@@FxlconPxnch Its the best mode in tekken history
@@GEObandicoot facts…
Awesome vid entertaining funny, Tekken 4 is the only game I have on ps2
thanks man! 🙂
Ah shit another Tekken 4 video essay? I’m in
That belongs to T8 now
The Giga Chad meme needs to die. Anyway, the game is great.
The game was great. People just suck with their who moved my cheese attitude and inability to adapt and appreciate change. If this was anyones entry into Tekken I’m sure they loved it for what it was.
I still love this game too death although I do understand over people’s problems and criticisms with tekken 4
dope vid! subbed.
legend 💞
Very interesting video man, T4 is my favourite in the whole franchise, the announcer, the atmosphere, the graphics, the story telling and the music are unmatched! Ok maybe the music by T3 and TTT1 😅😅
Bro the Jin Kazama theme in tekken 3 goes hard 😮💨. I appreciate the support brother! ❤
@@FxlconPxnch Ay no worries, I appreciate such a channel like yours, so subscribing, liking and commenting is the minimum I can do to say thank you for a video like this, you reminded me my favourite game 💪
Yes, Jin theme and Paul's as well as Nina's and gun Jack's from T3 are some of my favourite Tekken related soundtracks, alongside T4's kitsch, fetus, airport theme, beach theme, underground and of course the roof top as you mentioned in your video 💪💪
Thanks again for all the support man and you don’t miss as far as your taste in music goes 😤
@@FxlconPxnch I'm glad we agree there too!
I'm definitely waiting eagerly for your next Tekken related upload ✌️
Take care brother and have a nice day/night, cheers 😀😀
I’ll be making a tone of retro gaming and just gaming related content in general and since this video is still doing so well, I’ll definitely be making another tekken video soon after I get a couple other videos out first. I already decided what tekken game I’ll talk about next 👀.
Bro I don’t care what no one says. I love Tekken 4.
Same
best tekken ever
❤️
As a Julia main Tekken 4 was absolutely miserable Lei and Yoshi players likely felt the same, They went completely overboard on the nerfs. It felt like a sick joke that this game was released in the state it was in. A large portion of the competitive scene in Europe skipped the game and carried on playing tag 1.
Yeah I remember lei and somehow even king being horrendous in tekken 4
7:34 WTF IS THAT BUG 🐛 ON YA BED!!!??
It was hair 💀
@@FxlconPxnch ah ok
i will never undestand why they hated it :-) i pesonally liked the story mode and stuff
Mostly because of the fighting mechanics and lack of movement in the game but I still love tekken 4
Tekken 4 was so good i have no idea what the fuck the community thought. Ok it is unbalanced kinda but it is fun!
exactly
Honestly, I think I might get the Japanese version of Tekken 4 since there's so many small differences between the Japanese version and the international version
What differences are there between the Japanese & international version? I only played the story mode once on the Japanese version.
@@FxlconPxnchthe announcers voice is a little different and various voice acting changes on some of the characters which includes most notably Marduk, Steve and Hwoarang
Damn I never even noticed 💀 I should probably play it again at some point
@@FxlconPxnch Oh theres a few videos on them discussing that difference so definitely check them out.
@@ikedatike2533 might have to aye
Screw the haters tekken 4 is the best one
It’s definitely overhated
It was the best in the series but yall don't wanna admit it
I wonder why Tekken 7 brought back 2 Costumes from 4 for Xiaoyu, & Jin?
Probably because Jin’s tekken 4 fits are so good
@@FxlconPxnch & the Pink Dress makes Xiaoyu Cuter.
@@conradojavier7547 I was never a fan of it personally
i love the chill Aesthetic & Stages .
im playing it right now on Handheld Emulator
08:12 Christie has a man's face. The texture guy literally used his face for her model's texture.
I think I read that in an EGM magazine. The open combat of Tekken 4 was interesting. I would not mind it returning for a different title. A disappointing aspect of Tekken 4 was the lack of value in the game. Tekken 3 was rich with extra characters and game modes, and Tekken 4 was not. That really disappointed me.
😳… tekken Force and story mode in tekken 4 were good game modes tho. Tekken 3 overall had a better variety but still