I like how there's only 20 seconds for Devil Jin, with the best summarization for a character: *"It's Devil Jin"*

"It's devil jin" Understandable, have a nice day.

I really wish these videos were longer. Not because of any lacking info or anything, I just want more of it.

That intro song threw me off guard, then I remembered.

As a side note, I'd like to add that this game had the absolutely most lit intro ever. Props to TBS for the message at the end of the video: those who cry about T7 balance probably don't know how lucky they actually are. Great job as always.

My first Tekken game...I actually still own my older brother’s copy of the game 😆 Gonna have to revisit it after watching this.

I can't begin to tell you how much I love tekken 5, it was one of the first fighting game that made me realize "fighting games are fucking cool" when I was like 7 years old. Love the videos as always, keep up the good content

I like how "... it's Devil Jin" is a sufficient explanation as to why he's one of the best characters.

Another honorable mention: The Tekken 5 stages and OST. They were incredible and still remain the best overall to this day. And then there's moonlit wilderness. Which simply outclasses every single other stage and OST in the game.

Story time that I think all Tekken fans will appreciate, and many will share in: I started with Tekken 2. When I first played the amazing T3, learned the lore, and why my favorites -- Kaz and Jun were gone, obv Jin became my fav. And his ending with the first Devil Jin sighting was incredible. Tag came out and it ruled. Then 4 came out. I LOVE T4. Kazuya was back and that intro of him soloing the Mishima army still gives me chills. But T4 notably had no supernatural elements, until, again, you made it to the Mishima endings. And the canonical ending gave you another taste of Devil Jin. But you couldnt play him OR Devil Kaz. I didn't pick up T5 day one. I was a teen to a single mom of 3. So Tekken left my mind for a couple years. Then one day, I finally got my hands on it at a friend's, watched the epic intro, then went into character select and saw Devil Jin. I put my controller down and my jaw dropped. While I still play Kaz over DJ, very, VERY few moments in gaming ever paid off as well as that moment I first selected Devil Jin and fought my buddy's Paul.

Thanks! From someone in Hong Kong who used to frequent Goodge Street back in Tag 1 days.

Bryan went from the "Most Overrated" in Tag 1 and 4 to finally reaching the Top 5 in Tekken 5. Doctor Bosconovitch's perpetual generator pays immediate dividends! Meanwhile, Lei had the biggest fall from grace.

I love how he's like, "Oh, look, Devil Jin's top 5. Shocking. Moving on." What's interesting to me about this game is how it brought back or introduced a new "version" of every character who hadn't had a canon appearance since Tekken 2, except Armor King and Kunimitsu. Wang, Bruce, Ganryu, and Baek came back, while they introduced a new Roger, a new Kazama style fighter, and a Mishima with lasers. Considering we got a new Armor King in T6, another canon Kuni was kind of overdue in a way.

My favourite Tekken game of all time. This was the game that got me into the series. I still play it to this day. That soundtrack is still godly. I think this game is perfect. So much content to keep you playing for a very long time. It is definitely one of my favourite fighting games of all time.

These are legit outstanding. I hope you keep going til we catch the franchise up.

I still get so hype whenever I here sparking, love it

The last game where we actually had to beat the game to unlock characters. That was such a big part of the excitement of fighting games back in the day and now thanks to online we have everything gifted to us from the start and that takes away so much of the excitement of the game

T5.0 Steve can't hurt me, I'm mostly dead inside already.

I thought the long haired version of Devil Jin was a nice edgy look

As a Tekken newcomer I have to say these videos are exceptionally informative and interesting. I love seeing how the series progressed into what it is now. Excellent work, as always.

I've gotta say, I absolutely love your content. I've been watching all of your KI guides and most if not all of your TEKKEN 7 guides. And I cannot stress enough how much better I've gotten at matchups. Thank you so much for all the work you put into these videos

THE KING OF IRON FIST TOURNAMENT 5. SPARKING! Love these Videos 🤘🔥

Tekken 5 is probably the best game, much OP characters, guarranted launch situations and perfect stages

Probably my favorite tekken game, I love this

Always a treat to watch your retrospective videos. The amount of effort put into making them is crazy.

Tekken 5 is also the game where Anna started branching off from a Nina clone to be someone unique

I will always be a Bryan main. Since Tekken 3, the moves Chains of Misery and Fisherman's Slam got me hooked as a kid, and now in Tekken 7 counter hit knees and soccer kicks keep my pants tight.

Man, I love this series I'm really excited for the Dark Ressurection video

Who else watches these Retrospectives again and again because of Arya's satisfying voice and delivery?

Excellent as always! I absolutely love this retrospective series, especially because they highlight and reveal some things that I didn't necessarily know growing up! Next up comes my absolute favorite Tekken game of all time

Another top notch video by Arya, by far the best FGC content out there Please send him love, love you brother

You've got to do more of these, love your work

Nice video man! really brings back some memories

To put it simply.. you're a gift to this community. I enjoy your content so much :D thank you for the video!

I love this channel so much and it hurts to see you not a bigger channel with how much effort I can tell goes into all of these and other videos. Seeing your patreon is great tho. As always, amazing video man, I got the most nostalgia for tekken 5 and hearing that intro song again was great lmao (Also, these vids being in 4K gives me a reason to watch regardless of what it is lol)

"it's..........devil Jin" That was so funny

Along with PND Ketchup's MKMeta/Character History videos these retrospectives are some of my favorite fighting game content on KZfaq. I really hope this catches on with other community creators as having these things that maybe newer players like myself weren't around for is such a great way to get up to speed on the history of a game. Can't wait for Death By Degrees and Tekken GBA Retrospectives

Thanks for the video as always :)

I remember watching your Tekken Retrospective series the first time they released. Now that they popped up again in my recommended feed, I already noticed that it's already been over a year since released. Jesus time really is going fast when you have a great time with watching these videos.

Tekken 5's stages look so good. The lighting effect and the fog at Moonlight Wilderness. Or the heat wave when you fight at Burning Temple. And in the beta version I reckon the heat wave effect felt stronger. The early trailers and demo videos left a strong impression on me 17 years ago.

Best tekken retrospectives I’ve watched are from you 💯

I remember when T5 came out in London, lots of arcades picked it up and there were always people playing. It might have been the last time nearly every random arcade in central picked up a fighting game at once; it really seemed to unite the TTT and T4 crowd. Plus I was always amazed at seeing people crowded into that corner in Troc, playing £1 to play on the stiffest sticks lol. Glad to see you're still doing well Arya! ;)

Thanks for lingering back the memories of good old days Tekken-5, Arya sir ❤️ Intro was lit with sparkling song 🎧 🎶

REALLY well-done documentary. I would like to hear more about the legends who were born thanks to this game. Thanks man! Best regards from Poland.

This was another great one

@theblastedsalami Thank you for doing t5 videos. You have no idea how much it helps. I recently just got t5 for ps2 and this video helped me so much.

Tekken 5 introduction of Feng Wei is maybe the biggest reason i remember this game. Me and my family are Massive Jet Li film fans and we had just seen Jet Li's Fearless. Then we Rented Tekken 5 and we immediately got Evil Jet Li vibes from Feng wei and his place in the series afterwards makes him stand next to my other favorites like Steve Fox and Bryan Fury.

Thank you, Arya sensei and Blasted Salami Team. Hello from México!

I've actually had new insights into how to better apply the best moves of my favourite characters in the series due to your breakdowns in these videos, so I must thank you for it! 🎮🕹😎🥋

Excellent stuff again guys. These are the best FG videos on the website at the min

Great vid, I hope you cover all the tekken 6 and tag2 too

this video takes me back to a time when I use to play Tekken 5 all day with my friends

Amazing content man

Sparking is the greatest song in Tekken history. Change my mind.

As a new Tekken fan (jumped on with 7 about 4 months ago) these have been a fantastic way to learn the series' history.

Awesome content as always

As someone who really only got into competitive Tekken with Tekken 7, it's very interesting to watch these videos and see how the series has evolved overtime. Hope to see you continue this series!

This was all I ever played back in the day. That "Greatest Hits" PS2 case.

Great video as always! I really hope we get to see tekken 6 one day

Highest Quality Fighting Game Content as always. Thank you!!!!

Looking forward to you guys branching out to more vids on other games, especially your strive coverage. This channel is a treasure.

I really loved the feel of this game, playing it for the first time in arcades felt so greatand much more fun than all the previous games

What this game had that knocked it out of the park is the intro. 18 years later still I enjoy watching it.

Finally, I’ve been waiting for this one

Another great video

It definitely is interesting hearing TBS talk about how Feng always fall off the meta as it progresses and now in late Tekken 7 (years later), Feng is one of the best characters in the game.

I literally have no idea what you are saying with regards to the fighting terms from a technical standpoint...but I'm hooked on these videos nonetheless haha, your delight in explaining this stuff is infectious!

Love these videos always excited when I see a new one come out 😁 Are we getting Tekken 5 DR next???

Great video

Great stuff! Can't wait for DR!

One of the best fighting games ever. So many good memories.

Man, I really love this series and I know the time it takes to make it hope you will make TK5DR, TK6, TTT2, and TKR someday! 😀🐦

My introduction to the series and thus the one I feel the most nostalgia towards That opening and that OST... Ended up playing as Asuka first and stuck with her more or less ever since

Man the Tekken 5 intro is so good. I remember being blown away by the CGI and music.

Great video!

I still play this game to this very day over t7 even.

I really hope there's a video on Dark Resurection. I never got to play that one and these videos are brilliantly informative!

This is the most complete game in the series. It had a ton of fun characters, great music and stages, and I personally loved being able to go back and play arcade history as someone who was too young to experience the PSX games.

"Neutral jumping was...possible again. (sighs) Hooray." Not letting that one get no-sold.

This was my first tekken game and the first fighting game I was super into. I remember dumping alot of time playing Asuka, Steve, and Lei. Still wish I had a PS2 to go back to it every now and then.

No lie I love this video style. Please keep doing it. You should expand into other franchises and get notable players and potentially devs to give their opinions on the gameplay and other aspects as well

Despite the many problems that T5.0 had, it was genuinely fun to play, and because of this video, I've ended up missing it dearly. Thanks for the restrospective dude! I'm really looking forward to the T5DR episode, since many consider it as their favorite one.

Man, why did this video end so quick?! Waiting impatiently for the next series iterations💖💖💖

great video

Tekken 5 and Soulcalibur 2 were gifts from my older brother when I was 10 years old. 17 years later, I love fighting games and they're my favorite genre. Tekken 5 was my first Tekken and I loved every minute I spent playing it.

Why no one ever mention the insanity of Baek in tekken 5? One of the few characters that can KEAL within one combo (wall).

Oh I remember playing in the Arcade and actually beating the game! Man it felt great!

even if I started tekken with 3, 5 will always be nostalgic for me I even remember unconsciously the opening movie from just hearing sparking

Really think you underrated Feng. He had a df1 that was plus on block and knocked down on crouching opponents. Even if the opponent reacted and teched (which was a quick reaction test), the oki was insane. Yes, Feng is missing some stuff from later games, but his Tekken 5 kit is so absurd it was toned down in those later games.

Thirty seconds in and you've said nitch with complete confidence. I'm nervous for what's to come.

Love this series so much

tekken 5, where the young edgelord in me already decided that devil jin would be my main

I started with Tekken since T2, but even though I never took part in competitive until TTT2 or mostly T7, I still hold T5 as my favorite, with T7 and T3 following close, such great videos these retrospectives are PS: Poor Lei never gets love outside of T3.... where is the Love for Jackie Chan???

Amazing job as always! Are we getting T6 and Tag 2 Retrospectives or are we ending it at 5?

I was really good at this game, used to grind out the ghost battles when I was about 12, I’m sure I could have won against the greats when I was in my prime.

Can't wait for Tekken 6 retrospective

Ah here we go, been waitin for this for a while. This was my second Tekken but it's the one I remembered playin the most, really really love a lot of things bout it Also I love that "Sparking" opening soundtrack so much

I fuckin love these videos. Tekken 5 intro was EVERYTHING!!!

@That Blasted Salami is tekken 5 dr gonna get its own video? Btw loved the vids keep it up man!

That picture of TEKKEN 5 at an arcade made me sad. I noticed that one ticket roulette game, Fast and Furious Super Bikes. F&F the arcade game, jeopardy, and this one jump rope game in the background. I know we have a lot of options these days with home console releases but arcades will always hold a special place in my heart.