TEKKEN 8: Harada explains Lidia

Lidia Sobieska is the second DLC character in the fighting game TEKKEN 8. She was announced quite a while ago, with the release date being set as Summer 2024. Now, the game developers themselves decided to explain TEKKEN 8 Lidia Sobieska to the players. Katsuhiro Harada and a few other key people will gather for a TEKKEN Talk stream to reveal the character details.

The Lidia Sobieska special stream is planned for 8 p.m. PT or 11 p.m. ET, on Thursday, July 11. Four people will participate in the program:

In the stream announcement, the TEKKEN Talk participants promise to discuss specifically the Warrior Prime Minister. Watch the stream about Lidia Sobieska below.

The release date for Lidia is July 25 (PT) / July 26, 2024. The release date for Lidia is July 25 (PT) / July 26, 2024. The character will be available in early access on July 22 (PT).

Around a month ago, we got the Lidia gameplay trailer — during Combo Breaker 2024. The character looks super fun to play! She has a plethora of quick jabs, which seemingly easily combos into kicks and some especially powerful hits enhanced with colorful energy. 

Lidia Sobieska is especially effective at close range, with an offensive, rushdown-like style.

Lidia Sobieska at TEKKEN 8 is especially effective at close range, with an offensive, rushdown-like style.

During this TEKKEN Talk, the developers played Lidia and explained her moveset (starting from around 43th minute of the stream). You can see the karate style of this character and some of her straightforward moves in action. 

Similarly to Eddy Gordo, Lidia has a few stances in TEKKEN 8 — they lead to different follow-ups, and changing stances should confuse opponents and help Lidia penetrate their defense. A big difference in comparison to TEKKEN 7 is how fluid the switch between Lidia’s stances is, so it’s easier to change them for the mix-up game.

Lidia has a power-up sign right under her health bar. It’s active after using certain moves, and this feature is transferred to other rounds. The power-up ability of Lidia reduces her usage of the Heat gauge and increases the damage of some moves.

A downside of Lidia is the lack of low attacks. She has only punishable options.

In general, Lidia is an easy-to-play character, even for beginners to TEKKEN 8. Still, she is also deep, giving good tools for experienced and skilled competitors.

A new patch is coming to TEKKEN 8 alongside Lidia Sobieska. Patch 1.06 is not as big as the previous two. There will be no battle balance adjustments, only some behavior fixes.

As for the TEKKEN 8 1.06 Patch Notes, they will be available when the update data is released.

TEKKEN 8 Patch 1.06 also brings improvements to the Special Style. It will be possible for crouching characters to execute Special Move and Air Combo. Players will be able to practice TEKKEN Ball while being in the online matchmaking queue for this mode.

The game gets a new stage with the update 1.06. Seaside Resort features different lighting depending on the daytime. It’s free to everyone.

The new Fight Pass starts in TEKKEN 8 with the release of Patch 1.06. Some of its key features are that players can have up to 100 TEKKEN Coins from the free tier, and the level-up conditions are simplified compared to the first Fight Pass.

In addition to the info on Lidia, the TEKKEN Talk featured a showcase of various products released to the 30 Anniversary of the game series. They include some physical merchandise, like action figures, and also digital art available on the official website.

A fandom campaign has been announced for the TEKKEN 30th Anniversary as well. You may decide to create something cool in the Photo Mode and share that with everyone. The TEKKEN 8 Photo Mode itself is a new feature available with the Patch 1.06.

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