Tekken 7

Aside from disappointing stages and a slightly weakened roster -- them removing my two back-up characters in Lei and Ganryu was a bummer -- it's a solid step forward from 6 in terms of presentation and feel. The original music is no great shakes, but the option to use previous Tekken games' soundtracks sweetens the deal. I can't rate it higher because the main reason to play it is poorly optimized and single-player is bad, but it's probably the best fighting game of all time, mechanically.

Whilst this is my first introduction to fighting games, after playing Tekken 7 my perception of the genre was irrevocably altered. The amount of depth, mind games, complexity, and downright luck involved in this game is mind-boggling, and once you start learning frame data and punishes there's no going back. But, as a drawback, it takes time to get used to it. Your first couple of online matches are going to be brutal.

The current champion of fighting games, no doubt. I'll never git gud at it and I probably won't ever play it again unless Kiryu is announced as DLC character, but I have to give credit where credit is due.

Heihachi did nothing wrong.