Quote Originally Posted by mobiletype
There are about 15 characters who have appeared in all the Tekkens. They basically come with the same package in atleast the first three games (I have very little experience with 4, 5 and TT) by which I mean the same basic moves, throws, costumes etc. If not then there is atleast one character who bears much similarity to one of the original characters. What surprises me is apart from a slight rise in quality of gameplay how can the public demand so much more of this series which seems to just be remoulding their previous games into more updated versions
Since TTT, the game has really come evolved into a game for both beginners and professionals.

1, 2, 3 all have limited movesets (about a third of what Tekken 5 has)and limited to no side stepping ability as well as no room for wall/tag based strategy. The ability to juggle has also dramatically increased. In 3, it was rare to do much more than 40 damage per juggle. In Tag, 40 was the norm but without a tag, there wasn't much change of doing more. But 4 and 5 both see 60-70 damage juggles. These are the aspects of Tekken that keeps the professionals coming to their tournaments.

For beginners, there's a great storyline. 30+ characters. With 3-4 added with every new game. Some characters DO get dramatic makeovers. Jack-5, Marduk, Asuka and Paul have all been big changers.

But really, how much change do you really expect from a series that has perfected the formula so well? Tekken defines itself against the pretenders by being the original true 3D fighter (not just 3D sprites fighting on a 2D background) and it makes sense that they should keep to their concept of trying to imitate REAL martial arts styles. You can't really make any changes to the styles they've set aside for each character now can you? They did it with Jin who un-learned his Mishima Style Karate in favour of Traditional Karate...but that was quite lame really.