{"id":48767,"date":"2025-06-05T18:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=48767"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:01:38","slug":"marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-4v4-tag-team-system-wont-overwhelm-players-with-learning-too-many-characters-says-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-4v4-tag-team-system-wont-overwhelm-players-with-learning-too-many-characters-says-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; 4v4 tag team system won&#8217;t overwhelm players with learning too many characters, says producer\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In addition to its <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-anime-look-wasnt-pushed-by-arc-system-works-but-marvel-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unique anime aesthetic<\/a>, <strong>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls<\/strong>\u2019 new 4v4 tag team system is getting people interested in the new fighting game. While games like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 have found ways to incorporate three-man teams per side, having eight characters in a match sounds daunting. Thankfully, it seems Arc System Works (ArcSys) has found a solution that won\u2019t require players to learn four different movesets before getting in the thick of things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1399\" height=\"782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1399px) 100vw, 1399px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-001.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls\" class=\"wp-image-48769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-001.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nZxxPHqFFnY?si=oImM2bVdVHd1hDTh&amp;t=282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first behind-the-scenes video<\/a> of Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls, producer Takeshi Yamanaka reveals that ArcSys developers created a system that allows for two options to be interchanged on the fly. You can control just a single character (the leader) with three assist characters, or swap the leader role between the four characters to directly control each one while still having access to the three assists. While the first option is much easier for players to understand and control, those who take the time to master all four of their characters will be able to get more from their lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2025\/06\/04\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-launches-2026-on-ps5-steam-and-epic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to Game Director and Lead Battle Designer Kazuto Sekine<\/a>, each playable character will have their own set of normal, special, and unique attacks \u2013 all of which can be executed with technical fighting game inputs (such as quarter circle motions) or simpler inputs. Based on the description, it looks like Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls\u2019 controls will have similarities with ArcSys\u2019s own Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, where players can deal more damage with technical inputs as opposed to the simpler ones (which often involve pressing a directional input and action simultaneously).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1401\" height=\"783\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1401px) 100vw, 1401px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-002.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls\" class=\"wp-image-48770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-002.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-002-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250605-48767-002-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sekine admits that the 4v4 tag team system is something ArcSys struggled with for a long time. After debating whether to create a 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 fighting game, Marvel\u2019s wide roster of characters and comic book team-ups pushed the developers to take on the challenging task of creating a title that captured the intensity of being in a Marvel comic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls is set to be released in 2026 for the PlayStation 5 and PC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; developers struggled with the game&#8217;s 4v4 tag team system, but it&#8217;s not going to be tedious for players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":48755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-48767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#039; 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