A Tekken 8 modder stripped off all the fighter's gimmicks so it's "more like Tekken 5"

A modder for Tekken 8 has pared back the fighting game to its bare essentials by removing the rage, heat, armour, and tracking moves.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Kenneth Flores

The mod removes the heat bar, the rage state, armoured moves, and tracking attacks.

A Tekken for purists.

I like the rage state - it’s my “smash glass in case of bear” button.

Kuma uppercuts Paul in Tekken 8.

I would miss them if they were gone.

But I could certainly see a “no frills” mode like this being appealing to more grizzled Tekkenistas.