Peak Tekken. Before they started diluting the core gameplay with forced comeback mechanics and ridiculous combo extensions that ruin the flow of the match. Before microtransactions, when every fighter came on the disc — not half the roster sold separately every three months at €10 each. Before Adidas and Chipotle sponsors showed up inside the game. Before 'gooner' characters that add nothing to the story (like Lili) overshadowed real ones who could move the plot forward without resurrecting Heihachi for the billionth time (like Asuka Kazama). This was it. This is Tekken 5 — the best 3D fighting game of all time.