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From its many single-player offerings to its exhilarating online matchmaking,Tekken 8offers something for all types of players, which also bleeds into its eclectic and deep roster. Whether you want to use the sacred arts of Ninjutsu to get the best of your opponent or fight them in a more modern sense, your preferred fighting style will likely be accommodated here.
If it is Ninjutsu you want to learn, you will fortunately have a couple of options at your disposal.Ravenand Yoshimitsu offer different variants of this beloved fighting style, making them perfect choices for your consideration, even if both are a bit more advanced regarding their gameplay and general strategies.
Yoshimitsu Overview
As hinted at in the opening section of this guide,Yoshimitsuis avery complex character to play and understandin Tekken 8, making himone of the least beginner-friendly optionsin the game. While he is undeniably one of the coolest and fun to play, it will take quite a lot of time and effort to wrap your head around everything he’s capable of.
With a total ofsix different Stances,Yoshimitsu offers awide range of moves from eachof them, only adding to the complexity of his gameplay. Histoolkit also revolves heavily around these Stances, forcing you to utilize them to keep upand surpass your opposition. Be prepared to hit the lab hard if you want to learn the ins and outs of this character.
Even if you have many hours into Tekken, Yoshimitsu may be challenging to pick up, as he forces you touse his unique gameplay alongside the game’s many systems and mechanics.Stumbling with any of these will surely cause you to lose time and time again. With that said, however, he is easilyone of the most rewarding and fun characters to playif you can take losing in stride and use it to learn and improve!
Yoshimitsu Important Moves
Before we dive into more specific aspects of this guide, we want toshine a light on a handful of Yoshimitsu’s movesthat you will likely be using to begin his bizarre offensive onslaught. While the moves highlighted below are only a sliver of his Move List, they will be an excellent place to start when attempting to learn this complex and odd character!
d = Down
u = Up
b = Back
f = Forward
u/f 3
d/f 2
fF 3+4
f 4
1+2
3+4
d 1+2
d 3+4
b 1+2
u 1+2
Yoshimitsu enters his Manji Dragonfly Stance.
Again, we’d like to highlight howcrucial it is to learn the moves highlighted in the table above and how he has MANY more in his complete Move Listthat you should slowly learn over time if you want to get the most out of Yoshimitsu’s gameplay!
Yoshimitsu Combos
Now it’stime for the good stuff,which is—and always will be—combos!As you may have expected,Yoshimitsu has many ways to deliver devastating combosthat deal tremendous amounts of damage. While most characters have lots of ways to express their unique fighting style through combos, Yoshimitsu may be the most expressive of the bunch in this regard.
Below will be just a sample of some of Yoshimitsu’sStandard and Counter Hit Combosand will also highlight hisWall Carrycapabilities, closing with a deadlyRage Art-focused combothat will surely come in handy when you’re back is against the wall!
Yoshimitsu Rage Art Combo
Yoshimitsu Tips And Tricks
Finally, to close out this guide, we’d like to offer just afew more tips and tricksto help you understand thecomplex nature of Yoshimitsu, his many stances, and his bizarre gameplay.While he is very challenging to pick up, there are ways to utilize his oddness to your advantage!
HisManji Dragonfly Stance(u 1+2) iseasily his most powerful and easy to comprehend,and we stronglyrecommend utilizing it often in your matchesto get the upper hand on your opponent. While in this Stance, pressingf 2 will leave you plus, and tracks your opponent’s position,making itone of his best pokesand ways to get in.
Additionally, pressingf 1+2 while in Manji Dragonfly Stance(u 1+2) will have himviolently twirl in a circle with his blades,making ittremendously challenging for your opposition to block or approachyou. Implementingthese two moves with the ones highlighted above will hopefully give you some idea of how to play Yoshimitsuin Tekken 8!
