Tekken 8 brings a lot of new concepts to the game – enough to feel like a small paradigm shift. Meter has been introduced for the first time in the series and even then it’s not just a resource for special moves. The characters have all been made much flashier with bombastic effects that go past the series’ traditional focus on martial arts. Tekken is still the game it’s always been, but the 8th entry in the series is looking towards the future. The focus on aggression however, has been somewhat of a controversial choice. The stronger characters are lockdown monsters that leave little room for counterplay. You can be…