Kazuya Presentation on 6/28

[Perkilator]

Major details

• Despite there being a translator in the E3 Direct, there's no translator here
• Sakurai starts the presentation with the same breif showcase of Kazuya's moves from E3
• Sakurai then goes on to explain the history of Tekken
  • Interestingly, when he explains Tekken 1, he uses footage from the PS1 version
• Kazuya was chosen over Heihachi because of the former's Devil Gene, which is used for his special moves
  • Sakurai then explains each special in detail
• After explaining special moves, he then explains Kazuya's overall characteristics and takes him for a test drive
  • Interestingly, this is the first time Sakurai loses to the CPU when he tests out a DLC fighter
• Explanation on Mishima Dojo:
  • Similar to King of Fighters Stadium, but with more destructible walls
  • Heihachi gets up to react to K.O.'s
• Kazuya's Spirit Board, song list and alternate colors are also shown
• Kazuya has no victory fanfare, which is a first for Smash; instead, the announcer from Tekken 7 says "Kazuya Mishima wins"
• Mii Costumes:
  • Lloyd
  • Dragonborn
  • Dante
  • Shantae (who comes with a new song)
• Sakurai confirms that the character after Kazuya will be the last one, and will be revealed and released this year
  • He also goes on about how long he's worked on Smash since he started development on the 3DS / Wii U games since 2012
• Min-Min's amiibo is shown off, and is slated to release in 2022

Song List

• Tekken
  • Marine Stadium, Japan
  • Chicago, U.S.A.
  • Kyoto, Japan
• Tekken 2
  • Heihachi Mishima, King of the Iron Fist
  • Kazuya Mishima, Devil Kazuya (both the original and a new remix)
  • Emotionless Passion
• Tekken 3
  • Attract -Embu- / Character Select
  • Hwoarang
  • Jin Kazama
  • Heihachi Mishima
• Tekken Tag Tournament
  • Opening Movie
  • Jin Stage
• Tekken 4
  • Kitsch
  • Bit Crusher
• Tekken 5 (and Dark Resurrection)
  • Red Hot Fist
  • Moonlit Wilderness
  • Poolside
  • Snow Castle
  • Into Nirvana
  • RESURRECTION
• Tekken 6 (and Bloodline Rebellion)
  • Ethno Evening
  • YUKI
  • Only One Fight
  • Dust Thins Out
  • Karma
  • Arisa
  • Yodelling in Meadow Hill
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
  • Abyss of Time
  • Plucking Tulips
  • Landscape Under the Ghost-Kaminano
• Tekken Revolution
  • New World Order
  • No Easy Way Out
• Tekken 7
  • Heat Haze Shadow
  • Dojo (Japanese-Style Mix)
  • DUOMO DI SIRIO 1st
  • Moonsiders 1st
  • Desperate Struggle
  • Aloneness

 

[Technomage]

One of my questions is: How long would that maintenance period last?

 

[Perkilator]

One of my questions is: How long would that maintenance period last?

Hopefully not too long.

But one thing's for certain: memes.

 

[ninjahmos]

I’d love to see more of how Kazuya will play in Smash, and I’d love to hear more Tekken music in Smash, especially that new remix of Emotionless Passion. I think the stage is the Mishima Dojo from Tekken 7. I doubt it, but I wonder if there’ll be more character cameos besides Heihachi? Either way, I hope there will be Spirits of characters from Tekken 1, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, and maybe even Tekken 4.

 

[Dukefire]

Imagine the hype for the 10-hit combo finishers and the Korean backdash (you know smash fans without tekken knowledge will have a fieldtrip with that one).

 

[Paraster]

Okay, that whole "heaven" thing was cute.

 

[Jurae818]

So more or less what I expected, Kazuya's gameplay is pretty much how he plays in Tekken, transcribed for Smash.

 

[Dukefire]

Rage works like how Tekken uses it. You can lose it if you either get hit certain amount of times or miss grabs. So, you keep rage as long you are dominating the match. Just like you ONLY get rage at the last leg of health.

 

[Paraster]

Diagonal tilts. A remarkably simple concept for a solution.

 

[Dukefire]

Standard attack are going to be complicated with all those combos. Plus, lol to add another attack in his taunt just like Luigi.

 

[Technomage]

Aw man, I have to wait another day to get Kaz? Well, I at least wanna know this: What time, in Eastern Time (US & Canada), by the way, will Kaz be added?

 

[Dukefire]

Usually in the morning or evening. That's my guess.

 

[blackghost]

this character is gonna take a while to optimize. its possible we may see combos doing north of 60 percent easily within a few weeks though.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Aw man, I have to wait another day to get Kaz? Well, I at least wanna know this: What time, in Eastern Time (US & Canada), by the way, will Kaz be added?

Considering that most software updates tend to be released at 9 PM EDT, we likely won't be getting 12.0.0 until tomorrow night. I could be wrong though.