Eddy Gordo dropped last night and ive been grinding away since and here are my first impressions of Eddy as a character in Tekken 8! He's a more streamlined threat than his previous version with less gimmicks, and more of a focus on getting those plus frames and mixing you up from his stances. So much of Eddy got re-animated as well so he's looking real good in game and well, just pretty cool overall, at least in my opinion. Give the video a watch so you can see what im talking about, like if ya liked it, and let me know what you think!
Eddy and Hwoarang were THE 3D fighting game characters of the late 90s. You'd walk past an arcade and it was one of those two characters 50% of the time. It's good to see him back but honestly he never should have been left off the base roster.
I appreciate one of the devs who grew up being an Eddie fan, learned capoeira, works on Tekken 8, and ended up doing the mocap for his favorite character.
So in the last 7 days ive had 3 different "first impressions" of fighting game DLC, so I think thats a pretty clear indicator how well the genre is doing right now! It'd be 4 if they didn't drop the granblue patch/dlc character on the same friggin day as the Tekken one, but fighting games seemingly love directly competing with each other like that so blehhh. Anyways, Eddy cool!
@@rooflemonger nah man, i really enjoy your videos alot. Its just that in the FGC ppl talk about the big 3 and they refer to SF, TEKKEN & MK, while i honestly think MK1 sucked i wonder why the FGC ignore anime fighters with giants like GG for example and i know GB is still a small competitor against the big 3 but i can not ignore the love from the devs to make that game so good and no major youtuber covers it besides maybe diaphone and kizzykay Anyway enough rambling, keep up the good work buddy
Eddy brings back both great and terrible memories, back when my bros and I were kids, we used to mash Eddy's kick buttons and bully each other due to our lack of knowledge with the game and matchups. Seeing him return is making me want to relive those memories, and then REALLY start learning how to actually play him right! XD
Capoeira is so nice. Playing it for 20 years and it would have been a shame to not have him in T8 (there's too few fighting games with capoeira). What I love is that his mixes from negativa feels real, like in real capoeira where you are more dangerous when you're low on the ground.
I can imagine in the future the add more to his stack maybe but I hope they do more stuff like this for future DLC Characters having things that make them stand out is cool
I've been messing with him today myself. It's nice to finally have a character I can gel with in T8, as none of the other characters really felt 'right' when I got my hands on them. Eddy tho? Mmmm, feels good man, especially when the timings all line up. Of course I'm also seeing cries online about how OP he is... I agree that out of the gate he is strong, not OP, but definitely up there with the A and S tier characters IMHO. He also feels very momentum based, with not a lot of close rounds/matches, you either find your groove and steamroll the opponent, or they break your rhythm and pound you into the dirt. There's very little in between.
yeah i didnt get that at the time making the patch video cause I was just sorta taking the notes for what they were. In toning down devil jin looks like they sorta accidentally broke everything else lol
Been playing T8 since launch. Played my first ranked match about 10 mins ago. Chose Eddy. Won. Yes Eddy is amazing in this game been my fav since Tekken 3.
i think waiting is all you are ever gonna do lol, i dont think lei is ever coming back after the last time where people cried for him then nobody played him
I'm considering buying him but it's a bit expensive so I may wait for some kind of character bundle. Not sure, I love fighting games but it was already 70 bucks lol.
Now I am going to search videos on how to defend against Eddy, I don’t use him at all, and he is DAMNED MISERABLE to fight against, I never know when it’s my turn to fight back 🤬🤬🤬It is extremely frustrating!!!!! I have been playing Tekken since T1 in Arcades & the games are good now, but some things are F🤬🤬🤬 terrible, too much juggling, give us at least one air combo breaker per round, weapons/ projectiles, & flight, it’s all so ridiculous now 👎🏽 I don’t care who disagrees, I didn’t make this comment to start a conversation. Keep up the good work @rooflemonger I really appreciate your passion, effort, knowledge and enjoy your content, I just HATE this character, & some of the things about modern Tekken.
His hair looks dumb af. His old hair was way better and that second outfit looks really nice. His handstand and negativa look wayyyy better. As someone who's practiced some capoeira, what negativa looks like now is exactly what you're taught on your first few lessons. Handstand while obviously being more advanced, also looks exactly like how the real capoeira stance looks like, with the legs in that position. Really well done, but i'm changing out of that outfit and that hair asap LOL
@@aledantih6524nah man, many Black video game characters have had that same 1 hairstyle for the last 5 years it’s not funny it’s demeaning & downright disrespectful to keep spamming the same hairstyle that Black consumers as a majority heavily dislike.
@@iCeeYouP no it isn't man grow up, afros are used just about the same on multiple African characters but no one complains about that lol there's definitely some petty ass reason they hate this hairstyle outside of its overuse
Isn't the handstand grab duckable ? Its highs so. On whiff punish by going into handstand to evade; like Steve sway; the grad look good not gonna lie. Specially with mix up as a reward for a good read.
His hair looks really really good and there is nothing wrong with the fact that this hairstyle is popular among black video game characters....Just saying
I thought he was going to be added for free but you have to quit the game press down on the controller go to the place where it says Eddie free down in the bottom right hand corner and press X and press download
Man, did someone ever told you that you sound like "Goose's gamer folklore" ? Its probably because of the lack of sleep but at the start i thought it was him replacing you 😂
My first time encountering eddy was a dude with 220,000 tekken prowess and on a 17 win streak. I somehow won the match with my lee lmao. Havent versed any other eddy besides that (this is my first tekken btw)
I wish they would bring an actual real Drunken Kung Fu style character to Tekken like Brad Wong or Shun Di. Lei Wulong is cool and all but he's not a real Drunken Kung Fu fighter. He's a mix of a lot of things. I like the changes that they've made in Eddie. Still can't stand to Killmonger style default haircut. 🥴
I don't know why this bugs me, but I just noticed that while Nina is in heels, she is bouncing on the balls of her feet, heels bobbing. . . it's weird. :D
Eddy is for players who swear there good at the game when all they did was mash x and o and people who reply to my comment saying it’s more to it than that are proving my point even more 😂😂😂
@@Ch4oticDave fax thankfully I’ve been a player since tag 2 so I have a solid idea of how players use him so as of right now I’m undefeated against him 😮💨
@@Ch4oticDave what I could say to kinda help is eddy hwowrang and asuka players all use lows when your blocking so keep that in mind when playing against them
@@sawyersimpkins9428 its not a bad hairstlye just a real overly used hairstyle game designers and animators give black males for some reason i guess on a modern take.
@@sawyersimpkins9428Its pretty much the same as other 20 characters, the previous one was something you would see a brazilian using, new one is a haircut you only see in recent american movies and games like Killmonger from BlackPanther or K'sante from league of legends Just like paul it was just a downgrade for no reason
@AppleSauceYo I can see that. For my ignorance, can you give me some characters that have this hairstyle to look up besides killmonger? I really haven't noticed, but I'm white and male and generally don't take note of hairstyles to begin with.
It really annoys me that it actually shifts his hitbox(at least on 7) It just makes so sometimes a move will randomly wiff on him or not connect properly
Eddy Gordo dropped last night and ive been grinding away since and here are my first impressions of Eddy as a character in Tekken 8! He's a more streamlined threat than his previous version with less gimmicks, and more of a focus on getting those plus frames and mixing you up from his stances. So much of Eddy got re-animated as well so he's looking real good in game and well, just pretty cool overall, at least in my opinion. Give the video a watch so you can see what im talking about, like if ya liked it, and let me know what you think!
Calling right now that the eventual Eddy Gordo guide's "boring, but effective" move is neutral 4. Just an insane poke. Keep up the great vids bud!
This is why you’re the 🐐
balancing seems really off, why does every mid he does track? And i honestly feels there is more gimmicks now than before.
Eddy and Hwoarang were THE 3D fighting game characters of the late 90s. You'd walk past an arcade and it was one of those two characters 50% of the time. It's good to see him back but honestly he never should have been left off the base roster.
I appreciate one of the devs who grew up being an Eddie fan, learned capoeira, works on Tekken 8, and ended up doing the mocap for his favorite character.
what a chad
Gay
So in the last 7 days ive had 3 different "first impressions" of fighting game DLC, so I think thats a pretty clear indicator how well the genre is doing right now! It'd be 4 if they didn't drop the granblue patch/dlc character on the same friggin day as the Tekken one, but fighting games seemingly love directly competing with each other like that so blehhh. Anyways, Eddy cool!
Would love to see some rooflemonger love to gran blue
@@MamO-eom make days 48 hours long and I can
@@rooflemonger nah man, i really enjoy your videos alot. Its just that in the FGC ppl talk about the big 3 and they refer to SF, TEKKEN & MK, while i honestly think MK1 sucked i wonder why the FGC ignore anime fighters with giants like GG for example and i know GB is still a small competitor against the big 3 but i can not ignore the love from the devs to make that game so good and no major youtuber covers it besides maybe diaphone and kizzykay
Anyway enough rambling, keep up the good work buddy
A long video done at light speed. I maintain that you deserve a vacation.
one day, but probably not anytime soon lol
@@rooflemonger when you do get time for a vacation you should do a go fund me to watch sumo ringside in Japan.
Eddy’s new look looks great! Good job Namco.
He's pissin me off already.......😠
. ....welcome back....
No Malcom Myers trailer analysis? This channel's fallen off smh
😂
Lol ❤ facts
What’s that got to do with the video ?
oooláaaaa e bem vindoos
aqui é o Rooflemonger e meus amigos,
I’ve never been an Eddy fan and haven’t played him since 3 but I gotta admit he’s kinda dumb fun in 8. Low entry high ceiling kinda thing.
TLDR, Yes. Eddy is good. Very good.
Eddy brings back both great and terrible memories, back when my bros and I were kids, we used to mash Eddy's kick buttons and bully each other due to our lack of knowledge with the game and matchups. Seeing him return is making me want to relive those memories, and then REALLY start learning how to actually play him right! XD
Just know he plays completely different from how he used to play.
Very relatable :')
Capoeira is so nice. Playing it for 20 years and it would have been a shame to not have him in T8 (there's too few fighting games with capoeira). What I love is that his mixes from negativa feels real, like in real capoeira where you are more dangerous when you're low on the ground.
I can imagine in the future the add more to his stack maybe but I hope they do more stuff like this for future DLC
Characters having things that make them stand out is cool
Mix mix mix! You mean to tell me they turned him into Faust!?
A big plus about eddys handstand is its a wallsplat when near enough.
fun fact about eddy if you get a side splat towards a corner on the wall you can spam 3+4 and get 70 dmg
Hell yeah, time to get hate for loving and playing the capoeira character like the old days😂
Awesome! Been waiting for this!
I've been messing with him today myself. It's nice to finally have a character I can gel with in T8, as none of the other characters really felt 'right' when I got my hands on them. Eddy tho? Mmmm, feels good man, especially when the timings all line up. Of course I'm also seeing cries online about how OP he is... I agree that out of the gate he is strong, not OP, but definitely up there with the A and S tier characters IMHO. He also feels very momentum based, with not a lot of close rounds/matches, you either find your groove and steamroll the opponent, or they break your rhythm and pound you into the dirt. There's very little in between.
He’s really fun to play
Those damn gentrified locks 😂
Eddy broke stage hazards somehow, thats my goat
yeah i didnt get that at the time making the patch video cause I was just sorta taking the notes for what they were. In toning down devil jin looks like they sorta accidentally broke everything else lol
"Mix, mix, swirl, mix."
Been playing T8 since launch. Played my first ranked match about 10 mins ago. Chose Eddy. Won. Yes Eddy is amazing in this game been my fav since Tekken 3.
Eddy will be breaking ankles. With these mix ups
I definitely broke a few online lastnight 😂.
My childhood Character 😎😁
My nightmare
the duality of man. either the kid mashing not knowing what is going on, or the kid being mashed on not knowing what is going on
@12:44 that new move out of handstand, B4 doesn’t have a different property on counter hit? Just curious.
Whoo! Caught one early! ❤❤❤ thanks bro!
can't wait to see what they do with Lei
Thats if they add him.
i think waiting is all you are ever gonna do lol, i dont think lei is ever coming back after the last time where people cried for him then nobody played him
He's the most technical character in the entire series, of course no one played him
I'm considering buying him but it's a bit expensive so I may wait for some kind of character bundle. Not sure, I love fighting games but it was already 70 bucks lol.
thanx
I find it hilarious that one of his BnB combo is just pressing 3.
I never really got into Eddy, maybe I'll try him out. Thanks for the breakdown 🙏
Now I am going to search videos on how to defend against Eddy, I don’t use him at all, and he is DAMNED MISERABLE to fight against, I never know when it’s my turn to fight back 🤬🤬🤬It is extremely frustrating!!!!! I have been playing Tekken since T1 in Arcades & the games are good now, but some things are F🤬🤬🤬 terrible, too much juggling, give us at least one air combo breaker per round, weapons/ projectiles, & flight, it’s all so ridiculous now 👎🏽
I don’t care who disagrees, I didn’t make this comment to start a conversation. Keep up the good work @rooflemonger I really appreciate your passion, effort, knowledge and enjoy your content, I just HATE this character, & some of the things about modern Tekken.
thank you sir
So a stock system like Juri. I like it already 😂❤
its much more like jamie really, you dont burn the buff, they last for the whole round
@@rooflemonger neat. T8 is one heck of a game ☺
His hair looks dumb af. His old hair was way better and that second outfit looks really nice. His handstand and negativa look wayyyy better. As someone who's practiced some capoeira, what negativa looks like now is exactly what you're taught on your first few lessons. Handstand while obviously being more advanced, also looks exactly like how the real capoeira stance looks like, with the legs in that position. Really well done, but i'm changing out of that outfit and that hair asap LOL
Thank God we can change the hair.
Kilmonger with the gentrification locks looks great
Ok twitter
Black twitter when a hairstyle looks actually good
@@aledantih6524nah man, many Black video game characters have had that same 1 hairstyle for the last 5 years it’s not funny it’s demeaning & downright disrespectful to keep spamming the same hairstyle that Black consumers as a majority heavily dislike.
@@iCeeYouP no it isn't man grow up, afros are used just about the same on multiple African characters but no one complains about that lol there's definitely some petty ass reason they hate this hairstyle outside of its overuse
@@iCeeYouP Go outside sometime in your life, worry about real things
Isn't the handstand grab duckable ? Its highs so.
On whiff punish by going into handstand to evade; like Steve sway; the grad look good not gonna lie. Specially with mix up as a reward for a good read.
I'm surprised how much Eddy feels like Leo
His existence passes me off 🤣
Jesus
I haven’t even played all the characters yet and DLC already dropping… not complaining tho :)
JeonDDing approve this video
Sounds to me that the pay to win method with dlc characters is still a thing
eddie so fucking broken lmao
As a Eddy player. I hate his new playing style. I hate it
His hair looks really really good and there is nothing wrong with the fact that this hairstyle is popular among black video game characters....Just saying
I thought he was going to be added for free but you have to quit the game press down on the controller go to the place where it says Eddie free down in the bottom right hand corner and press X and press download
I swear his older animation side step to side step was better. More flowing looking.
I know this nothing to whine about but I truly wish they hadnt made Eddy so….easy to use?
After SF6 I worry for any chore character. So maybe it's good the buffs don't transform the character
Chore character?
@@volktol4432 Have to get do something to unlock parts of what they do. Think Manon, Jamie, and Lily. Or a HUGE one in Pheonix Wright in MvC3
@@OhNoTheFace ahh ok, understandable
Haters call it gimmicks it was actually just fun and freeing
yo how do you practice on the night time version of this stage??
LMAO
Man, did someone ever told you that you sound like "Goose's gamer folklore" ? Its probably because of the lack of sleep but at the start i thought it was him replacing you 😂
Jesus Christ if only Shaheen could be dlc.
Is it just me or does his normal stance movement seem a little stiff? I remember his capoeira stance from the previous games being a lot smoother
payed for ultimate and i still can't even use this fucking character, and no one else is talking about it
Eddy main since T6 here. Not loving the streamline. But hey man's is here and that's all that matters
I absolutely hate his rework. He's so much easier to play
@@IanKnight-sf1zn I've never wanted my character to be nerfed before. It feels weird
I have Tekken 8 an Eddy. But I can't open and play this character. How can I open it?
Open your wallet
Get finessed
My first time encountering eddy was a dude with 220,000 tekken prowess and on a 17 win streak. I somehow won the match with my lee lmao. Havent versed any other eddy besides that (this is my first tekken btw)
If you dont have deluxe edition eddy isn’t playable yet
U mightve fought me lol🤔. I definitely got a BS loss against a Lee last night.
I jumped on for a few sets before work expecting him everywhere but not a single one.
@@DonYoGi8331 if it was you, you kept pressing into my counterhits lol
@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse I think I lost to a cheap low kick
Niiiice😮
His idle stance is just so fascinating to look at 😂
I wish they would bring an actual real Drunken Kung Fu style character to Tekken like Brad Wong or Shun Di. Lei Wulong is cool and all but he's not a real Drunken Kung Fu fighter. He's a mix of a lot of things.
I like the changes that they've made in Eddie. Still can't stand to Killmonger style default haircut. 🥴
They fucked up his hair.
His handstand kick is now 1 hit 😢 whyyy whyyyyyy
Someone educate me, where in the piss is Eddy Gordo’s Character episode? How does he launch without a character episode?
small chance we get one when he gets a full release, but I honestly wouldn't be shocked if they just don't drop one.
I believe he'll get one when he drops for people without early access.
Was gonna ask the same thing
Yayy dlc pay to win begins
With Ling and Drag being what they are, it doesn't seem like Eddy is THAT strong.
@@sawyersimpkins9428 naw bruh they're all equally strong.
@durtydean8430 I disagree about being equally strong, but I will say every character does have strong knowledge checks to overcome.
I don't know why this bugs me, but I just noticed that while Nina is in heels, she is bouncing on the balls of her feet, heels bobbing. . . it's weird. :D
Look how they massacred my boy
op af cheap sleazy character ... all i play in eu server is eddy shit
Eddy is for players who swear there good at the game when all they did was mash x and o and people who reply to my comment saying it’s more to it than that are proving my point even more 😂😂😂
I cant stand him rn
@@Ch4oticDave fax thankfully I’ve been a player since tag 2 so I have a solid idea of how players use him so as of right now I’m undefeated against him 😮💨
@@edermendoza548 lucky lol
@@Ch4oticDave what I could say to kinda help is eddy hwowrang and asuka players all use lows when your blocking so keep that in mind when playing against them
This fuckin hairstyle so corny but we love to see him back (his old one is better)
I really don't understand the hate on his hair. It looks fine. I especially don't get the hate when you can customize characters hair lmao
@@sawyersimpkins9428 its not a bad hairstlye just a real overly used hairstyle game designers and animators give black males for some reason i guess on a modern take.
@@sawyersimpkins9428Its pretty much the same as other 20 characters, the previous one was something you would see a brazilian using,
new one is a haircut you only see in recent american movies and games like Killmonger from BlackPanther or K'sante from league of legends
Just like paul it was just a downgrade for no reason
@AppleSauceYo I can see that. For my ignorance, can you give me some characters that have this hairstyle to look up besides killmonger? I really haven't noticed, but I'm white and male and generally don't take note of hairstyles to begin with.
@@sawyersimpkins9428 prince of persia
EDDY=unga bunga
Immediately hate this character. Dude is constantly flipping around ane attacking your feet
Just down parry Eddy.
He seems cool but his 2,1 string is one of the most goofy animations I've ever seen, had me cackling
Is it me, or is his idle animation LESS fluid than in Tekken 3?
This dude's whole combo game is literally just press 3 and if you want a little bit more damage press 4 at the end he is so cheap
Fuck bandai namco for this early release stuff. Ill wait til Thursday to buy him individually.
Regardless, hes aa cool as ever
Too bad the game doesnt play great anymore, they broke half of it
Bet you could make a better one :)
@@justin4018 Special needs recipient logic
It annoys me how Eddie never stops moving and his capoeira stance is way too flamboyant
It really annoys me that it actually shifts his hitbox(at least on 7)
It just makes so sometimes a move will randomly wiff on him or not connect properly
“Too flamboyant” just admit you like men and stop making your repressed homosexuality the problem of others.
@justin4018 what?
Overtuned more like
Haters call it gimmicks it was actually just fun and freeing