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The more you battle a Ghost, the more it will adapt to your style. Image via Bandai Namco<\/figcaption><\/figure>

During a preview session hosted by Bandai Namco, I was able to train up a Ghost with multiple characters and test just how this AI would learn from someone with only above-average experience with Tekken<\/em>. Within minutes, I could see it whiffing heavy openers and failing to convert air juggles just like me for real, but this allowed me to build on those mistakes as I countered them, seeing where I could improve\u2014all naturally without the need for a combo trial or feedback from another player. <\/p>

On top of being a perfect way to see your flaws by playing against yourself in a way that wasn\u2019t possible before, it also opens the door to new training potential<\/a>, as you can challenge Ghosts for other players to train against them and learn from the best without needing hands-on coaching. Sure, getting your butt handed to you by ArslanAsh\u2019s Ghost might not be a great teaching experience for everyone, but others will be able to walk away with insight into how he approaches different situations and what moves he uses as follow-ups out of specific combos.\u00a0<\/p>

If you pair that with T8\u2019s <\/em>enhanced replay capabilities, a feature that will let players rewind their past matches and jump in for short bursts to see how different scenarios can play out, Tekken 8<\/em> will offer you every tool possible in modern fighting games to hone your skills. All of this and more has the devs pumped to see the \u201cpossibilities\u201d for Ghosts and where the community will take them at launch. <\/p>

\u201cPeople seem to be having a lot of fun in different ways with [Ghosts,]\u201d T8 <\/em>director Kohei Ikeda told Dot Esports. \u201cMaybe in the future, we can see expansions of different ways to use that because that\u2019s something that, at the moment at least, is quite unique to Tekken<\/em>. There\u2019s more room to perhaps give people different ways to raise their Ghosts kid of like a Tamagotchi<\/em> in a way.\u201d <\/p>

Ikeda and the rest of the dev team are eagerly awaiting Tekken 8\u2019s <\/em>Jan. 26, 2024 release to see how they can further enhance the experience in the future, specifically for newer features like the updated Ghosts and Special Style control scheme.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"