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Jab Fighter 6 was released with a small roster. In the end, most of the characters will be DLC. In 2023, this should have at least 30 playable characters and unlockable costumes in game but unfortunately the roster is barren and there is hardly any content for the actual characters. Capcom has released costumes as DLC and they cost a fortune and are mediocre compared to previous installments. Once again, Capcom has released half a game with less than what other fighting games are offering but the masses are impressed because the bar was so low. The new mechanics are bad and lack nuance compared to the previous games. Drive Impact kind of ruins the heavy footsie game. There seems to be an issue with alot of normal moves and their frame data, often times you and your opponent end up hitting each other at the same time and this occurs way more than in previous games. It messes up the flow. Capcom went out of their way to make crossups virtually useless at high level, and there are almost no resets. Also, they never fixed the throw escape. Every other game as a throw escape that works. There is no incentive to not backroll roll when knocked down so players will do it EVERY time leading to constant chasedown gameplay. The lack of chip damage means that at high level, guys will hold down and back with no reprecussions. The input reader is also malfunctioning. You can see inputs for moves and sometimes they don’t come out. Unfortunately for players, they must wait half a year for a balance update as Capcom is catering to the competitive community. There is no wifi filter on PS5 to only play those with a wired connection. In season 2 and the input reader is still bad. Parry doesn’t have a direction input so it’s a block everything button with almost no risk. Drive Rush still eats inputs.

The game is meh. It has a good amount of content to keep you playing and looks fine. If you played Tekken 7, this is the same thing but with a UI update and a couple of new moves for some characters. The balance on some of the new mechanics however is pretty bad. There is too much block stun on the Heat Burst, limiting punish options—there is already an armor move like the Rage Art. Also, they didn’t fix the autotracking. Sidestepping slides can result in getting hit, etc. Stages are the smallest they’ve ever been leading to wall hits after one combo. Online matchmaking…don’t even bother playing anybody on wifi. Despite the copy paste of game from Tekken 7 to Tekken 8, they forgot to add a feature to punish rage quitting. The connection isn’t accurately displayed when played, leading you to believe you are going to have a great connection in a match and it ends up being in slow motion. Rank point distribution doesnt make sense at all. Update: We’re into season 2 and there is still not a nerf to heat despite player feedback. Character whiffed strings still do 90 degree turn autotracking so sidestepping is useless. Running flips are plus in block and autotrack.

Great game but currently the servers are constantly maxed out. Additionally, on PS5 players will be disconnected from a game a game and will gain no rewards after spending 30 minutes in a mission. These are issues that should have been identified before launch. Two months later, the game is stale. A lot of the weapons are useless and missions are pretty boring. The developers go out of there way to make sure weapons are good which make me not excited for any content drops. Also, for a games that is a sci fi shooter…a lot of the weapons are things we could make in the real world. Regular shell shot guns with low magazine count, and a flamethrower…there are a few lasers but they all feel the same.

The story for the game is solid and overall the game feels complete with content and character variety. Netherrealm did a great job. The combat still feels clunky at times and there is an issue when trying to cancel into specials where it doesn’t register the last button (ex. A combo ends with circle and you cancel into a special that uses triangle, the circle will be the input). Also the online can be pretty bad and there is no filter for opponents —at least, I’m not seeing it.

The games is solid. It’s a difficult mech game. If you did research, you should know what you’re getting into. There seems to be a bit of content and there is PvP. Customization for the mechs is nice allowing for melee or shooting builds. For those struggling on the first boss, keep trying and take cover. I would give it 5 stars but there isn’t a variety of play styles you can actually do-you will still need to spam dodge. Also, the world is barren. I get the planet is at war but seeing people fleeing and stuff could potentially increase tension and add character to the game.