Noctis Brings a Bit of Magic to Tekken 7 Next Week

Release date confirmed

by Robert Ramsey Wed 14th Mar 2018

Tekken 7's second downloadable content character finally has a release date. Protagonist and prince of Final Fantasy XV, Noctis will bring his rather unorthodox fighting style to the game next week, on the 20th March.

Much like Geese Howard, we expect Noctis to revitalise Bandai Namco's brawler to some extent. We at least know which character everyone and their dog will be using online...

Will you be maining Noctis for months to come? We'll strive to get a DLC Review done once he's unleashed, but until then, materialise some magic swords in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

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Nei
Wed 14th Mar 2018

I will use him. I think he doesn't fit in Tekken at all but with these guest characters the aesthetic of the game is already compromised.

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FullbringIchigo
Wed 14th Mar 2018

@Feena he would fit better in Soulcalibur i think

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ShogunRok
Wed 14th Mar 2018

@FullbringIchigo @Feena He's only in it because of the Cup Noodle link. The Tekken World Tour was sponsored by Cup Noodle and Final Fantasy XV has heavy Cup Noodle product placement. It's all a bit weird.

But agreed, he doesn't fit Tekken at all. Hopefully he's fun to play.

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FullbringIchigo
Wed 14th Mar 2018

@ShogunRok

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i would laugh so hard if this was an alternate costume in Tekken 7

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Nei
Wed 14th Mar 2018

@FullbringIchigo LMAO.

They did a very good job with the costumes though from what we see in the trailer.

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FullbringIchigo
Wed 14th Mar 2018

@Feena yeah they did

also i want the Fighting Kings Raiment as a costume in FFXV it's bloody awesome

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Cassetticons
Wed 14th Mar 2018

Need me a Kenny Crow outfit.

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Rols
Wed 14th Mar 2018

When are they going to add Kazuma Kiryu. How good would it be!

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ShogunRok
Wed 14th Mar 2018

@Rols Pretty much the ultimate guest character.

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viciousarcanum
Wed 14th Mar 2018

9 months later and only the second character to get added...shameful.

Plus they're guest characters so it's not like they had to invent unique styles or moves for them.

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ShogunRok
Thu 15th Mar 2018

@viciousarcanum While I agree that Tekken 7's DLC plan has been poor (I was expecting them to add more to the game through updates, at least), full DLC characters still require a lot of work.

Unlike most fighting games, Tekken has characters with close to 100 moves/strings each. It must take a lot of time to get a new character properly tested and implemented. And, to be fair to Tekken 7, it's been a very balanced game from day one.

So you kind of cut the devs some slack on that front, even if I do agree that support has been far too dry in general.