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Tekken 8boasts a 32-character roster, an unreal number for launch, essentially confirming that almost everyone will have a main, no matter their play style. Want to use brute force to overpower your opponent?There’s someone for you.Want to put your opponents into a kung fu movie?You’re covered there as well.
But what if you want to focus on unique grabs and counters that apply relentless pressure on your opponents? If that’s what you’re looking for, then Asuka Kazama is your clear frontrunner. She checks all these boxes and then some, making her an enjoyable character to play and terrorize the opposition!
Asuka Kazama Overview
When compared to most of the other characters on Tekken 8’s roster,Asuka Kazama is amongst the easiest characters to pick up and play,as shedoesn’t possess many stances,and theone she does have access to isn’t overly complexor challenging to implement into her gameplan. She’s just a relatively solid and straightforward character, which is as good as it gets for beginners.
If you’refamiliar with other 3D fighting gameslikeDead or Alive or Virtua Fighter,she plays similarly to characters found within those games, giving herrobust parry options that lead to full combosif she can read the incoming attacks correctly and respond to them appropriately. If you’re entirely new to the genre, don’t fret; she’s still accessible!
Another excellent feature of Asuka is thatyou can simply just press buttons and get stuff done,making her safe for newcomers of the genre to sit down with and enjoy. While shedoes have some gimmicky aspects,you don’t have to worry about any of that much when starting, butthese deeper features of Asuka are what make her rewarding the more and more you learn and get betterwith her!
Asuka Kazama Important Moves
With the general spiel about Asuka Kazama and her general approach in combat out of the way, it’s time to shift our focus ontosome of her more crucial moves that you should learn and get down pact first and foremostif you’re looking to choose her as your main. The table below will have all of this information and more!
d = Down
u = Up
b = Back
f = Forward
★ = Neutral (Don’t Press Anything)
3+4
1+2
fF 4
d 3+4
f 1+2
u 1+2
Asuka enters her Naniwa Gusto Stance.
Please note that thetable above doesn’t even cover a fraction of Asuka’s entire Move List.We strongly urge you to go into Training Mode andlook over everything she has available to get a broader idea of what all she can doin combat, as that will only give you more insight and ideas of how to implement her offense in a match!
Asuka Kazama Combos
It’stime for combos,everyone’s favorite aspect of fighting games, as they allow you to express your favorite characters to their fullest, unleashing everything they’re capable of onto your opponent in a flashy and devastating manner. In Asuka’s case, this will shine through with her Naniwa Gusto Stance and unique counterattacks.
Everything fromStandard to Counter Hit Comboswill be laid out in the sections below, as well as some devastatingWall Carry Combosand even a combo that applies Asuka’sHeat and Rageabilities into them to squeeze the most damage possible out of a single string of attacks possible, even though it’s a tad more situational than others!
Asuka Kazama Heat And Rage Combos
Asuka Kazama Tips And Tricks
Now that you have all the crucial knowledge for learning Asuka Kazama, it’s time fora few more tips and tricksthat will hopefully help you elevate your play with her. Again, she isn’t overly complex by any means but still has a high-ish skill ceiling, constantly rewarding you for learning and trying new things within the heat of combat.
While Asuka’s defensive game is on point due to her access to parries and grabs, her offensive options are equally as strong. For example, her1, 2 leaves her on advantage when blocked,enabling her tocatch her opponent mashing buttons or being overly aggressive with a quick parry or grab,allowing her to launch directly into a combo.
Lastly,Asuka’s Naniwa Gusto Stance serves as an Installand isoften applied at the end of combos.Naniwa Gusto willbuff some of her moves, making some plus on block and others deal more damage overall,which should be used to your advantage throughout the course of the match. Not only that butactivating Heat will activate Naniwa Gusto Stance and keep it active until Heat expires,essentially buffing Asuka for an extended period of time!
