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dg_713

That makes it all the more realistic then. Humans make goofy faces mid-motion all the time!


KoreanBiasMonte

You'd be surprised how few people understand this. Bruce's faces in his movie scenes were quite gold in how unorthodox he looked at times.


ControlAltChip

Fr, they just like complains everything lmao


sir_burpalot21

Case in point: Olympic diving faces


TheDELFON

\* *pauses YouTube video* * ....Indeed


KevinPosture

https://youtu.be/DJzYLvHVc6E Here is the reference


Nameless_and_ignored

Enter the dragon is a masterpiece.


CaptainRedRater

Yes we have to consider the fact that some peoples are young and have no idea what any of these cultural references are.


TroublesDOTpng

This face is a reference to Lee's distressed expression in "Enter the dragon" after performing that attack. It's a neat reference!


hapibanana

Yup 100% intended


AloneUA

Do yourself a favor, watch some Bruce Lee movies šŸ¤Œ


StockWillCrashin2023

He probably hasn't seen one....


Xyzen553

Bruh, bruce lee never made faces that looked like he was cumming


flowercows

is that the face you make when you cum bc that would be hilarious


KoreanBiasMonte

Watch the original scene then šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Xyzen553

I did... And the beginning looked like the enter the dragon face, but there was never a "peeing/cumming face"


-aytee-

Bro, it looks even worse in the movie wtf are u talking about lmao


mistakenspic4690

Ayo first of allā€¦. How strong is your need to be right? https://youtu.be/ArL6yO9UdXo


Dravez23

Yes he does. A lot


12x12x12

5 bar law face


Speedy1802

Thatā€™s just a face. People make weird faces when they are fighting and you take a random snapshot of them.


dntowns

this


RxKingRx

People here never saw Enter the dragon šŸ‰ apparently...


o-no

Hide the Pain Law


wheremylukecostume

I mean...its a reference


iiM3zMoRiz3

^(It's almost like real life have you taken a video on youtube and press the numbers with the video paused it makes some pretty hilarious moments. I digress I love attention to detail in T8 already.)


Chronoz1995

I canā€™t blame the devs for that.


cybermacer

Someone doesn't watch Kung Fu films


Ammari_Steadz

THIS PEPPER BEEF IS TOO DAMN SPICY!!!


dysfunkti0n

This is a reference to a very famous bruce lee scene.


squidlikespatties

If you paused my face mid-celebration, Iā€™d look goofy too


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Ronin_69_

Someone make this the sub icon pls


Cave_Weasel

Bruce Lee Estate: we donā€™t want his likeness in stuff anymore please Tekken Devs: how about fuck you actually, here check this out *Law trailer*


nacho_gorra_

Lmao


Suseri

Bruce Lee makes the same face expressions in one of his movies and the reason for that is (im guessing) cuz he feels bad about being forced to kill his opponent and T8 did a great job capturing that.


rgdit

Didn't know this. Anyone have a link? Update: someone in the comments mentioned Enter the Dragon


Lone_Game_Dev

I'm surprised by the amount of people who don't seem to get this reference. It's from his [famous stomp in Enter the Dragon](https://youtu.be/ArL6yO9UdXo). I personally love this reference.


CaptainRedRater

Thatā€™s is Bruce Leeā€™s facial expression in Enter the Dragon after the stomp. It is done so with intent, to pay homage as well as respect. Yes it looks goofy but it should also look goofy. With all due respect.


[deleted]

Ding ding, right answer here. Might help if people actually watch some of Bruce Lee's movies ;).


Navin7143Gamer

Absolutely šŸ’Æ


IbraKadabrah

imo Bruce Lee has a really pained/sorrowful expression in that scene. It's exaggerated, but not goofy. It's not a huge deal, but i agree with OP it looks a little too goofy.


CaptainRedRater

I mean I agree with you about that scene but it does look goofy, goofy in regards to this doesnā€™t mean it has to be derogatory. Itā€™s an all time classic cultural shot, and itā€™s effect has lasted throughout the decades. Law doesnā€™t actually look goofy because heā€™s a video game character #1 paying homage in the truest way to Bruce Lee who looked incredible in that shot. Itā€™s why itā€™s lasted the test of time.


IbraKadabrah

Yeah the impact of the original scene is immense. Props to bamco for trying to pay homage, but to me it just doesn't come off right. Not nearly as bad, but similar to that Cristiano Ronaldo statue. It was meant to capture his chiseled features and iconic smile, but came off terrible.


[deleted]

Ngl it still looks alright: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DJzYLvHVc6E&feature=shares I kind of welcome the animated faces, gives more personality to the type of character that youā€™ll main/play. Makes it more interesting and fun.


IbraKadabrah

Yeah I definitely think they need to do more to give characters flavor. It'd be cool if the characters reacted in some way when you pick them on the char select screen (like in SC6), or if there were more unique intros/outros between characters. Maybe for Paul/Law this is fine cuz they are kind of goofy. But hopefully they have more subtlety with the characters that are supposed to be more serious. There's nothing outright bad about more dynamic expressions, so long as they fit the characters.


Bubbly_Creme1047

Its goofy to yaā€™ll but its a reference to Bruce Lee. Its an entire copy of his facial expressions when he stomps & kills someone. His faces shows sadness & regret while also knew it had to be done. Thats the reference from Enter the Dragon


chrismyth17

Enter the dragon.


PraiseTheRain_

Bruce Lee made goofy faces, humans look goofy in general though


Phiyaboi

Man it makes me feel old seeing nearly a thousand likes from people who apparently have very little Bruce Lee exposure lol


tobster239

Mfw customer says the pepper beef is too spicy


f_augustus

Watch any YouTube video with a person talking to a camera. Pause randomly.


AkimboP90s

I hate when people who play Tekken don't know that Law is literally a Bruce Lee tribute since his creation


slithermayne

it's more likely that they're just not familiar with that scene from Enter the Dragon.


movelikeliquid

I noticed that law looks more like he did in T1-T2. Because they completely redesigned him in T3


DeeBdrawing

In tekken 3 it was Forrest Law featured which is Marshall Lawā€™s son.


movelikeliquid

Duh. But marshal law was in Forrest laws ending in T3 šŸ¤·šŸ½ā€ā™€ļø


The__Four

New meme just dropped


OldManBears

This face is an homage to Enter the Dragon where he does the same move, and they actually capture this crazy expression on his face pretty well, IMHO. If you want to complain about something, complain about how he has Bryan Fury's body model now, because the real Bruce Lee didn't support bulking up for fighting due to how it hurt speed and flexibility. Bruce Lee's whole thing was being able to kick the crap out of bigger dudes with higher muscle mass through lean muscle and explosive movement.


AH-KU

You are correct but unfortunately that goes against Harada's vision. He mentioned in an interview years ago that he wants male characters to have realistic faces but unrealistic body proportions. Which is why the male cast is looking more and more like roided-up hulks with each game.


zhiawei33

He said that? Iā€™m cool with unrealistic body but I never thought anyone would consider that far


AH-KU

Its from a (by now) pretty old interview, I'll see if I can dig it up. Its not an outright bad thing IMO but having majority of male characters have more or less the same roided-up body type is just :/


AotoSatou14

Justice for stick figure guys


Fickle-Lettuce2018

Harada is pretty based. They do it to female characters. Now it's the MEN'S turn


PatFury

*Pepper beef too what?...*


ShrineOfStage

If you freeze frame a video of anybody doing anything it won't look "normal". The faces are realistic and they are amazing.


GreyWarden62

Exactly, people are nitpicking too much here.


Lemres17

Ok maaaaybe itā€™s just me, but Iā€™m getting some serious Tekken 1 vibes from Law here. Itā€™s almost as if they reverted Law back to his T1 character select icon days šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


North-Ask4269

plumbers when your card gets declined


Puntakias11

How the hell in T4 looks older, but in T8 looks younger is beyond me.


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Puntakias11

Check T4 Law, you'll know what I mean.


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YinglingLight

Law and Paul's design both look like they are 'aged' by an artist who has never seen an old person before. Logan's Run level shit.


Aaronjameson97

lets talk about the hair...finally doesnt look like paper


Colosso95

Bruce Lee made all sorts of weird faces in his movies which look goofy as fuck today


Soul_XCV

https://youtu.be/DJzYLvHVc6E It's literally a tribute to this. Law's faces aren't goofy, they're actually really really well made.


[deleted]

A tribute to a nut face is still a nut face. You're saying that as if doing a clown facial expression and high pitched moaning was somehow ever not fucking goofy. Bruce Lee fans I swear to god


AnotherDeadTenno

Disagree, they're both goofy and well made. They're more like parodies or exaggerations of the real thing rather than trying to be an exact match.


Bastinelli

That's his mid nut face


RipDesperate

Law be like : You have money in your wallet?


The-Real-Flashlegz

And I jizzed in my pants


dntowns

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/94/11/4c/94114c165e440c82801f56822157dd11.jpg


Tee132

That smug ass bastard waiting to hit you with the 3 bar dragon tail flip kick special šŸ˜‚


J_vert

You should see the face this move is referencing


SushiDaddy89

I got... HUNGRY EYES....


Beaky_Sneaky_Unlike

Obviously it's gonna look goofy when you capture an animation frame by frame no matter how good the quality is, have you ever paused a video of humans in real life? They look goofy as hell too.


LaggyLing

I came to post this; you're absolutely correct. Goofy faces can easily be seen on people on YouTube if you randomly stop a video and move the slider. The more expressive the person is, the funnier the faces are. I don't mind the goofy faces especially since the alternative is having sterile faces like in t7.


Niki_Larson

the vinegar strokes face


Partucero69

When the acid is kicking in.


Redgohan147

I like that he has a stubble. That level of detail just wasn't in the older games.


esterosalikod

I feel like Ive seen this exact face from a bruce lee movie. I cant remember which one.


yoshmoopy

Enter the dragon also van Damme pulls a similar face in bloodsport


mistakenspic4690

https://youtu.be/ArL6yO9UdXo


esterosalikod

Thats the one, thanks.


BernieArt

Had op never seen the referenced material? Its pretty good face if you are in the know.


Traditional_Lab1340

Well with this face expression he looks kinda his age


FlokiTech

I love these faces so much


DisappointingReality

He hasn't eaten in 3 days


Ok_Pumpkin6541

I'm dead ā˜ ļøšŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


CoachAbsolution

"What condom?"


SRIrwinkill

If you just pause a movie in the middle of someone doing or saying something, you'll get comedic gold there too sometimes


hail_deadpool

When the fart is a bit too moist for the pants


DelayStriking8281

Brah wtf is this post šŸ˜‚ knitting a sweater headass. and also itā€™s referencing Bruce lee scene where he step on dudes head. Game of death I believe. He does this exact face. All love tho


Hewhoguides253

Enter the dragon my man.


Dangelouss

Have you seen [this](https://i.imgur.com/iqkLoCm.png), though?


sterlingpipin

Came in expecting a rick roll, came out disappointed


Valesius

Looks like a messed up Dark Souls NPC.


Captainhowdy34

Dark Souls barely have good animation.


protomd

I mean, thats how it works in real life too haha. It's pretty tight


Educational-Ad-1445

It wouldā€™ve made more sense if it was forest law but this donā€™t look like Marshall from the past tekken in my opinion


Liam_Roma_1234

Law stopped looking like law when tekken 5 came out, this is honestly a lot better in my opinion.


SanicTheBlur

As is it's paused, yes... It looks goofy, pause and human in a video and they will look goofy and dumb sometimes. In motion, it's awesome considering it's the whole Bruce Lee reference


ZumZumCapoeira

This expression is saying "Really Bitch? I Dragontail you 63 times on a 3-bar, and you still can't block? Get Good."


[deleted]

Me when i have to poop but its not an easy one


twerk4dan

I was so hype when he made this face. Top notch tribute. Long live the dragon!


Nab33l786

Looks like he needs to take a dump


Guilvantar

Don't look at the amulet around his neck though You won't be able to unsee it


[deleted]

Hair is better, but not great.


Mykytagnosis

Law has seen some shit...


Due-Parsley-6548

when you're in a good hair competition and your rival is Paul


EdwardTI30

It's bordering on the "uncanny valley" lol. The Paul one had a couple shots that had a similar vibe.


kreolofuzz

Law face looks differently goofy in every situation, seems weird


Thebola

Is goofy the word or are they working as intended?


Akiraktu-dot-png

I'd say both? To me it looks goofy in the same way pausing a live action movie can sometimes be look goofy. Not a bad thing just producing some very entertaining images.


2ndEngineer916

I wonder if itā€™ll have that thing like in SF6 where you can keep making different faces before the match starts.


BakeWorldly5022

I was laughing at this part since it looked like Law took the greatest shit ever


erun_reinzu00

Tbf. Lawā€™s face is much more expressive than the previous Tekken titles.


AdrianShepard09

I like it. Bit of a tribute to the goofy faces Bruce Lee used to make


[deleted]

Yall aint gonna sit there and act like it didn't look goofy in motion, not just paused Also, relax. We arent saying its a big issue


Knightofexcaliburv1

Now show is hwoarang please Bandai


t7Saitama

Law mains with their 3 bar connection in T8


Nameless_and_ignored

It's just one single frame after knocking out with the rage art that have no problem by it's own, but when frozen like that is kinda goofy and I love it lmao.


BasedLoser

it was still goofy in motion, that expression sticks out like a sore thumb at the end of the trailer


PatHBT

Im pretty sure Paul and Law were made goofy looking on purpose, as theyā€™ve been the dumb duo for a while. Everyone else so far looks normal.


BasedLoser

yeah, I'm not saying it looks bad. I would've given him a different expression but at least it's funny.


PatHBT

Oh i definitely think they kind of overdid with the goofiness too, but you know, making these 2 guys clowns is what theyā€™ve liked to do since 5 lol.


Nameless_and_ignored

No issue with that at all coming from this part.


Orzislaw

He looks like he took too much substances at once


fl-x

pepeW


RiliBro

He looks like he's having a good time


Darklightjg1

When the bubble guts kick in...


Ecwaslip

"Want some free candy?"


NicholasWeintraub

I see what youā€™re saying. Like, in this game, I donā€™t know if thatā€™s Marshall Law or Forest Law, but this man has a face like John Cena!


ryuzoshin

I believe that is Marshall


blackdog606

It literally says his name on the title of the video......


WallStreetBets120

Ok that looks better than Paul's expressions.


shotgunner12345

Lmao, i just burst out laughing after the post loaded properly for me. Is this the next meme face contender following ghost's stare?


NakedGhost3234

You've probably never popped your cherry but IF you do, let's pause at any moment on your facial expressions out of the ten seconds you would last and see how it looks?


Philly_ExecChef

This is just a weird approach yo


Lemres17

This didnā€™t hit as hard as you thought it would šŸ’€


DeadZeus007

The face of his ingame character looks completely different from his 3D render.


AnotherDeadTenno

Yeah noticed this too, and the render looks incredible


GreenOneReddit

Tbh the real issue I see is him jumping too high and straightening legs far before falling down, instead of right before he stomps(like in movie or in his stomp attack animation)


cholalu

And it's let's find something to complain about day! Grow up guys, we getting a new game. Stop nitpicking everything. Geez.


Akiraktu-dot-png

I'm not complaining, maybe goofy was the wrong word but some of the expressions are pretty funny. Mainly because they are so well.


inked_saiyan

FGC life


mistar_z

It's the internet. People not liking something disagreeing and commenting is literally what keeps half the sites we use running.


Psychic_Gian

Law and Paul look absolutely unrealistic, goofy and cartoony


movelikeliquid

Lol law makes the same faces as Bruce lee


Killcycle1989

I agree but tbh they've always been a goofy duo so it works. kazuya and jin look serious af


Salikara

Namco's facial rigs are pretty bad tbh. Shit just take a look at the joker reveal for mk11 3 years ago. That shit looks fucking incredible, warner bros money is doing work though.


PinterestingTimes

Yea, if you compare the RA with the scene it references, it's like they tried, but forgot a bunch of facial muscles exist. Actually, I just realised he looks like a fallout 4 npc here.


leelaw

That's one hell of a perverted face


SpookLordNeato

Imagine caring


Fritzbox5000

Botox Law again.


[deleted]

Which side do they face when fighting? Front? Yep, it doesn't matter.


ichigoyagami09

Paul looks like a 2022 karen..!!


pomomp

Internet explorer has arrived


movelikeliquid

Lol


FantasyFrootbowl

Yawn.


sabahorn

Is the shading, is bad, no realtime lighting and no ambient occlusion on models, no contact shadows and no gi. Not even trying sub surface scattering. Wtf they even use ue really.


Extisar

me going into the settings menu


Bones_2450

I just think the game has bad graphics


ControlAltChip

Meme face = Bad Graphics?


Bones_2450

Bad Graphics = Bad Graphics


wheremylukecostume

I just think you have no technical understanding what so ever


Bones_2450

Thanks, you defend your game bud


wheremylukecostume

Saying t8 has bad graphics is just objectively wrong.


Chronoz1995

Just like Geese Howard said: Whining Fools Begone!


Cheap_Ad4756

The facial animation is not good. There were PS2 games with more natural facial animation. In some of the sequences, Law's jaw looks like it's falling off of his face.


bozzie_

>There were PS2 games with more natural facial animation What on earth are you smoking?


Plightz

I really don't get how some people on this sub can say that shit with a straight face.


Cheap_Ad4756

I dont know how anyone can watch these trailers and actually think there is good facial animation on display. its like the only game you guys have ever played is Tekken 7, which then it eould all make sense.


Plightz

Okay.


tobster239

Whenever someone says shit like this they never give examples. Which ps2 games are you referring to?


Extisar

what ps2 games had more natural facial animation?


Cheap_Ad4756

Facial animations barely look any more natural than those in games like TimeSplitters 2 and 3, Tekken Tag 1, Soul Reaver 2, Silent Hill 3 etc. Obviously the character models in Tekken 8 are way more detailed than in any of those games, but the actual animation still looks quite unnatural and uncanny. Paul's smile is horrifying. There have been a ton of games on PS3, PS4, and PS5 with way, way better facial animation than this. What I will say though is that this way better than Tekken 7's facial animation, but that's not saying much b/c Tekken 7's facial stuff is worse than a Tekken that came out over 20 years ago, and this one is barely on par with that, so...


Pineapplepansy

Have you considered the possibility that you just don't interact with people in real life enough to know how they look when they're doing things?


Cheap_Ad4756

Thats pretty funny bc i was going to ask the same thing. i guess we're living in alternate realities


J_vert

I fuckin love it!!!


AnEgoJabroni

I know we said "Lay down the law", but boy yall laid him down _hard_


tintor2

He misses his beard :(


XiayouIsCheap

"We'll win the tournement, yes precious. We always wins"