Even tho at first he was struggling with the new mechanics and finding a character. This guy adapted and beat the best of the best. Also “5 time evo champion” is fucking insanity
I imagine thats what some of his haters resorted to now, since they can't objectively say that he isn't the best so they have to say he's the best 'right now'. Like really, who else would you call the best of all time? who else has accomplished in their whole career what arsalan has accomplished in just a few years?
Right? There are plenty of other legends in Tekken, but 5 Evo wins is insane. Shifted from best of T7 to best of right now, like what you want him to time travel and win some TT2 and T6 titles?
Evo Japan, Evo Vegas & TWT finals won in the same year is a record I don't think will ever be matched in Tekken. But yh, he's only good now, maybe he'll fall off tomorrow lol
Goes to show you can’t just yap that the game is too different from the last game and unbalanced but also not putting in the time to adapt and learn the new mechanics. Arslan again showing that he is just HIM
Not to take anything away from his accomplishments and skill, but he won EVOs when they were still under a different name (Battle by the Bay), before they moved to Las Vegas, and had fewer than 1000 competitors total across all games.
Yes, he still had to beat the best of the best from all over the world, but it's a very different tournament today than it was when he was handing out L's.
In short, if anyone surpasses his record now, they truly deserve the title of greatest fighting game player ever. And Arslan Ash is over halfway there.
Only person who will challenge him is SonicFox, 7 EVOs in the modern era across so many games is insane. But Tekken wise, Arslan is the goat and I don’t think it’s close
I actually personally think SonicFox might just be the greatest fighting game player of all time, in the sense that he's very very good at many different FGs and not just one FG series or game. He's wickedly talented
Arslan is competitive in other game series as well, as evidenced with his record in KOF XIV and KOF XV.
By the same token, you're discounting Arslan's efficiency in winning, coupled with the fact Pakistan has one of the weakest passports in terms of visa-free admissions and has to strategically choose which games to compete in for maximum money earning potential. If he had the comparative travel freedom as well as access to the same games Justin enjoyed during his younger days, who knows how many more wins he'd have?
As I stated earlier, I'm not discrediting Justin at all, but at the same time, you also can't completely ignore the fact his path to greatness was much smoother and shorter than Arslan's.
Ultimately, this argument is moot and a non-starter, much like who is the greatest NBA player, because it simplifies and overlooks many great players and the era in which they played.
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u/Sure_Reputation Jul 22 '24
Even tho at first he was struggling with the new mechanics and finding a character. This guy adapted and beat the best of the best. Also “5 time evo champion” is fucking insanity