I took some time to platinum Tekken tag tournament hd. It's the only Tekken game with fun thought out trophies.
I said it million times before but damn, how beautiful this game is. Every pixel was created in coherent beauty to every other one. Textures, backgrounds, floor, lighting, color usage - just beautiful.
I spent 10 minutes just staring at Jin's the godlike P2 outfit.
This picture is sadly blurred so finer detail is missing but it's the best I could find.
Sound wise is not worse, awesome music, varied sounds and my favorite character voices in a Tekken game. Just hearing that special Jin laugh(team with Kaz or Jun and use 1+3 throw) made me grin. Sadly none of these voices can be heard in modern Tekken.
On a side note it was the last time I enjoyed playing Jack robots. They were slow, cumbersome, couldn't combo for shit but hit hard and you had to take a different approach to playing them. They sucked, yeah but at least they felt unique to play. Now Jack is just another combo machine like every other character. Lame. Not sure if this is the worst or his redesign since T5. He just looks like a caricature imo. T2/Tag1 P2 Jack still my fav design.
Also that hilarious Robot Berserk when Devil hits them with laser. XD Never gets old.
There are tons of little gameplay details like this in the game that have been erased forever. Nuances like difference between Jin's fast and delayed hellsweep, tgf reactions on far backdashing opponents, character interactions ect.
If I could I'd gather the team that made Tag1 to create the next Tekken. Tekken with soul. Tekken made with heart. In my opinion Tekken 7 hit the rock bottom lately in terms of design by including one dreadful tv show character which fits into Tekken like a cow on a spaceship. Not that previous nonsense guest characters didn't shit on Tekken's design already. T7 is just commercial trashcan now. Anything anyone throws away lands in T7. No personality, no design, no soul. Newage Tekken for the masses.
Long live Tekken Tag Tournament