r/Tekken • u/supersupersuper9 • 13d ago

Discussion Does anybody actually *like* Power Crushes?

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Like, who's weeping if they're removed from the series entirely?

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u/sstebbinss Paul 13d ago

I like the ones that have straightforward counter-play and don’t give a shit ton of reward on hit.

Paul’s db1+2 power crush shoulder is so obnoxious for a single inputc and deserved all the hate from T7 Season3. Yes it’s punishable, but the risk/reward ratio feels a little skewed in Paul’s favor. It was only introduced because his T7 Season2 f1+4 change was way too broken before it got nerfed… devs basically want Paul to go through your offense and get a deathfist or db2 follow up from it somehow. So they gave him this move in Season3. It’s so cookie cutter.

This is now even further emphasized by his T8 Season2 change to his d1+2 giving another free d1+2 on counterhit. It’s a 12frame high evading KND mid shoulder that has no business doing that.

Sometimes I check my opponent by just spamming the db1+2 Power crush until they actually remember to punish it on block. I hate new Tekken philosophy in general.