- Publisher: Deep Silver , Ys Net
- Release Date: Nov 19, 2019
- Also On: PlayStation 4
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 434 Ratings
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Positive: 239 out of 434
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Mixed: 29 out of 434
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Negative: 166 out of 434
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Feb 12, 2020
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Dec 4, 2019
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Dec 1, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019A worthy continuation of the Saga, which we loved so much.
If you want to see the continuation of the story of Ryo Hazuki and play Shenmue 4, please support the game and buy a licensed copy in the Ps Store, or Epic Games Store. -
Nov 26, 2019Well crafted Masterpiece.
I waited 18 years and I am not disappointed due to keeping the spirit of the old games!
A lot of fun to walk Baidu and earn money with chopping wood, fishing and collecting herbs.
This is a slow game and people need to be aware of this fact.
It may be slow, but extremely deep, what is very satisfying.
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Nov 19, 2019A masterpiece that's worthy of it's predessesors. Yu Suzuki has fulfilled his vision.
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Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 21, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019I think this is a very well-made part of the series. Characters, music, history, all at a very high level.
The graphics are impressive and the immersion into the environment and people is so Shenmue like.
YS Net, Neilo, Shibuya Productions, Lakshya Digital many thanks for making the game! -
Nov 20, 2019Absolutely beautiful sequel to Shenmue 2. Look and feel is 100% true to original game, runs smooth as silk on my Radeon 7 3700x PC. A Masterpiece that deserves another sequel cannot recommend enough especially to Shenmue fans
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Nov 19, 2019Magic in all aspects, this qualification is personal, I find myself living those wonderful moments that 18 years ago shenmue gave us to many, it is a cult, relaxing and beautiful game that I would love that everyone enjoys.
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Nov 20, 2019What Yu Suzuki did with a kickstarter game is unbelievable! The game is not a triple A, but it has all the qualities a game needs to be fun! I love it.
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Nov 21, 2019
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Nov 21, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019Great continuation of an excellent game series looks great decent controls fantastic story plenty to see and do
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Nov 21, 2019A beautiful, charming continuation of the series. Of course the smaller budget shows in places but the charm, detail and spirit of the originals is here in spades and Yu Suzuki has managed to better realise the systems of the original game.
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Nov 22, 2019that game is exactly like shenmue 1 & 2 with HD textures, and tha's very good! I'm very happy to play this game after so many years after shenmue 2. my only complaim is because this game doesn't have 'pause'. sometimes i need to pause, but I can't.
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Nov 21, 2019
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Nov 23, 2019Soul of the year, I just want to say thank you to everyone who is involved in making this masterpiece. Thank you Yu Suzuki for the game, thank you epic for the engine and thank you Shenmue community for all the support.
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Jan 6, 2020
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May 19, 2020
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Mar 1, 2020
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Nov 19, 2019Stays true to the originals and doesn't try to be something it isn't.
It's exactly what I was hoping for and I Thank everybody in the community that never gave up on Shenmue. -
Nov 19, 2019Fantastic game, picks where the sequel left off, plays just like the classics and that's just perfect. It's everything you wanted from a Shenmue III all them years ago and more.
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Nov 19, 2019Everything I could've asked for. Yu Suzuki and his team dared to achieve the impossible, and they absolutely nailed it. This is a time of great celebration for all fans, and I couldn't be happier to be part of it!
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Nov 19, 2019One of the best releases of 2019 by far. Absolutely loved this masterpiece.
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Nov 19, 2019I love this game! Shenmue is a masterpiece! Thanks to everyone involved, we made it!
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Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019I am so impressed by this game. It is truly a masterpiece especially since it came out of a Kickstarter. Can you believe the continuity between a game from 18 years ago. The graphics are impressive and the immersion into the environment and people is so Shenmue like. The story is great but won’t spoil anything.
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Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019Yu's heart and soul went into this project and it shows. Truly a love letter to Shenmue fans.
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Nov 19, 2019Good few hours in and I absolutely love it. It captures everything that made the first 2 games so amazing and draws you into all the little details of the world.
Any Shenmue fan will be in love with this game -
Nov 19, 2019A miracle made by fans and developer. A legend continues.
So many critics on it. No one remember it is a Kickstarter game.
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Nov 19, 2019Amazing. YS and his team have managed to capture the essence of Shenmue and bring it to the present day.
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Nov 20, 2019I cannot believe the creator pull this off with so little money.
Amazing game. I can see why everyone loves it so much -
Nov 22, 2019The best independent game I've been able to play in the whole decade. Original and unique, only Shenmue is Shenmue. Refrain fans of explosions through corridors and other mainstream games of the moment.
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Nov 21, 2019This is a different type of game, it has it all. Good story, great mini games, good fighting, graphics are really good especially for a AA game. I'm very impressed how they managed to get the environment and feel of the first two games.
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Nov 21, 2019for me Shenmue is the best game ever and also the reason why i came back from my "gaming retirement" =))
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Nov 26, 2019No game like Shenmue It make me like I am in that world I can do many thing I can not to do in today standard games IT A VITUAL WORLD
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Nov 20, 2019The game is great. The gameplay is a huge improvement from past shenmue games. The story is really good. A true shenmue games for newcomers and old school fans.
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Nov 20, 2019Looks and feels like something every real shenmue fan wanted, a real shenmue game.
It definitely takes me back. -
Nov 21, 2019Yu Suzuki give me that shenmue experience that i hope for I love it I can’t wait what’s happening in this third part
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Nov 22, 2019
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Nov 22, 2019Bu oyun hayranları için özel olarak yapıldı. Ben beğendim. Hikayeyi bilenler tereddüt etmeden oyuna dalsın. İlk defa oynayacaklar da 2018 hd olan versiyonunu oynayıp devam edebilirler.
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Nov 22, 2019Es todo lo que esperaba de una secuela 18 años después! Gracias Yu Suzuki porque dejar tu cuerpo y alma en esta obra de arte. Se nota el cariño puesto en el en cada aspecto.
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Nov 23, 2019
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Nov 24, 2019
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Nov 26, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019The continuation of a great game. This game is not for everyone, if you like slow pace game within amazing story. Buy it... otherwise. ... keep playing the brainless CoD
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Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019Finally! The Story continues! And we got a PC-Release! Okay, i'm in the beginning of the game and i play veeeeery slooooooowly. But i enjoy every second with Mini-games.
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Nov 19, 2019Exactly what I wanted in Shenmue 3, incredible job. Fans of the series will not be disappointed.
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Nov 23, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019
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Nov 24, 2019Feels like a natural evolution of the original games. Plays and feels like a modern game, while retaining all of the charm and essence of the originals. This is everything I hoped it would be!
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Nov 22, 2019
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Nov 26, 2019I'm currently deep into my second play through and I still love this game. Despite the odds and on a mere fraction of the budget and staff of the originals, Ys Net have created a true sequel to Shenmue II.
They deserve the success to return with a fourth game, on a larger budget. -
Nov 23, 2019This game took my breath away. It so detailed and made with love for the fans who cherish this series.
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Dec 3, 2019Don't believe the Anti Epic hate trolls here. the game is great! its a true shenmue game. thats all that counts for the fans.
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Dec 3, 2019With a such a small team and such a small budget they managed to pull off a triple AAA quality game. I cannot wait for Shenmue 4. Fans stay positive and help the dream become a reality
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Jan 31, 2020a great franchise completely ruined by corporate greed. yu suzuki stopped caring about the quality of his products, and is desperately trying to milk the remaining user base. shenmue 4+5 will most likely be equally as bad, if they can even get any funding after the whole kickstarter disaster.
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Nov 22, 2019
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Nov 23, 2019Gráficos del 2000, solo para fans.Si hubiera salido hace 19 años hubiera sido interesante
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Nov 19, 2019What a brilliant and well made this game this is. Especially when you consider the budget this game was built on. Absolutely stunning. Feel massively lucky to be able to continue with Ryo on this amazing adventure.
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Nov 19, 2019Amazing game exactly what I was waiting its the continuous to the original a must have game for everyone!!
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Nov 20, 2019Game lives up to all the E3 hype and I can see why fans were going mad over this, not many games like this out there, outstanding game well deserving high score considering this game was crowd funded, a must buy for martial arts fans
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Nov 19, 2019Jugar a Shenmue 3 es una maravilla para todos aquellos que jugamos a los anteriores en su época.Hay quien piensa que su jugabilidad no ha envejecido bien pero si se actualizará dejaría de ser Shenmue.
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Nov 20, 2019Low effort game paid for by betrayed kickstarter supporters. Company banks on nostalgia and refused refunds until they were threatened with lawsuits.
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Nov 19, 2019Superb game. A true sequel to 2 of the best games ever made the quality holders despite the budget and the story is class.
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Nov 19, 2019It was worth the wait! After 18 years we finally have a game that is completely different from everything we have in the industry. Shenmue 3 does not have the best graphics, however the game has the soul from the golden era, where games had a message to pass.
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Nov 19, 2019Feels good to be back in the amazing world of Shenmue! I’ll buy every Shenmue game that releases. It’s just that good of a series.
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Nov 22, 2019This is all I've been waiting for 20 years! Since I bought Shenmue 1 for my Dreamcast back in 2000 this has been my favorite game ever, I thought I would never have the same feeling again while playing a game. After all these years Shenmue 3 was able to do this again. Thanks Yu Suzuki
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Dec 3, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019Obra maestra del genio Yu Suzuki. Es increíble todo lo que han conseguido con tan poco presupuesto. El juego que llevaba soñando 18 años por fin ha llegado.
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Nov 23, 2019Shenmue 3 is a special game that bucks modern trends for the better. The game rooms butter smooth on a decent PC. Highly recommended.
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Dec 1, 2019
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Dec 3, 2019Bad graphics, poor optimization. Lifeless animations and boring gameplay. Just play yakuza games and forget shenmue. It flopped when it came out originally and it will flop again. Nostalgia can be very blinding but the third installment in this franchise is very boring
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Nov 23, 2019Suzuki è tornato, vi riporta nel suo mondo dolce poetico e fatato di una piccola porzione di Cina.
Criticato da tutti come lento, in realtà incarna una tipologia di gameplay ormai perso
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Nov 22, 2019Shenmue is Shenmue and no other game can't be offer the same. A little gem that casual gamers won't appreciate like other mainstream games.
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Nov 20, 2019This would have been a good game... 10-15 years ago. Not in 2019.
It lacks some basic quality of life features, like being able to skip time if you have to meet someone at a specific time of the day. -
Nov 20, 2019This game is trash, i can't believe what this game was made by Japan developer, old graphics, no interactivity, gameplay very boring, very slow, every step animation. Better to play in Yakuza or other similar games. They forbid to write review after release and finally it's epic store. This is totally trash
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Nov 19, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 21, 2019If you played and enjoyed the previous games in the series, you are in for a treat. If this is your first Shenmue experience it can go either way but it is definetely worth to give it a try.
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Nov 20, 2019The most beautiful videogaming experience in 2019, the game that had to be launched in 2005 and that will make everyone who enjoyed the two first games happy.
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Nov 26, 2019How can it be old if there is nothing like it at all?
Shenmue is a Genre
It not copy and past like today standard games play the same way just upgrade graphic -
Dec 2, 2019Oh this game could be good like 10 years ago... It is obvious why developers decided to avoid fair release on Steeam and just grab fast money - they knew they couldn't deliver the proper modern game. Shame on them.
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Nov 21, 2019Endlich hatte das Warten ein Ende. Shenmue entfaltet direkt wieder sein eigenen Charme und dazu ist keine High End Grafik von Nöten. Gerade in der heutigen Zeit, wo alles extrem schnelllebig ist, tut Shenmue einfach mit seiner Gemütlichkeit extrem gut
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Nov 21, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019ruined by that stupid off-centered camera. why can't developers understand that tvs and monitors have a definite CENTER?
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Dec 1, 2019If you see 10/10 review just click on the name and you will see that every single one of the is a fresh account with only shenmue 3 review on it. Why metacritic doesn't do anything against blatant score manipulation?
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Nov 20, 2019Beautiful game and it runs well on my dated GTX750Ti.
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Nov 22, 2019Great game with an interesting story and a full vivid open world. The soundtrack is also great.
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Nov 24, 2019
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Nov 30, 2019
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Dec 28, 2019Shenmue 3 is an amazing continuation of the series. I agree its not for everyone but if you're a Shenmue fan you'll feel right at home. Shenmue is not a fast paced, action packed, mindless shooter, like most modern games. Shenmue is more like a piece of classical music that you put on, put your feet up and just take in all the beautiful scenery and music. Great game and can't wait for the 4th.
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Dec 4, 20196 - это дейтствительно честная оценка. Игра очень короткая, с кучей однообразного гриндящего геймплея. И это по прежнему не финал серии, который фанаты ждали 20 лет. А жаль. Я уверен что Shenmue IV не выйдет никогда.
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Nov 19, 2019Horribly optimized for PC. Running this at 1080p on a RTX 2080ti and i'm always gettting an unstable frame rate.
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Nov 20, 2019As a Kickstarter backer at a high support level, I find that my Steam version is completely unplayable. Unresponsive to controls, doesn't boot up, was never delivered, may never be. Thanks, Ys Net and Deep Silver!
Awards & Rankings
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Feb 17, 2020If the original dilogy is Iliad, Shenmue 3 is Odyssey, a sequel that even exceeds expectations in some regards.
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Game World Navigator MagazineJan 14, 2020Despite all Suzuki’s claims that this series is his life’s work, Shenmue 3 feels more like a quick cash-in. [Issue#242, p.62]
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Dec 16, 2019Even connoisseurs of the first two parts will be a bit sober after taking off their pink glasses. The story is by far not as good as it seemed back then and the gameplay is completely outdated. The fact that Shenmue 3 doesn't come to a conclusion is unforgivable after the long waiting time and the (financial) support of the fans. Players who approach the title without a nostalgia bonus will be annoyed anyway. The grind is pretty hard, the wandering around and the bad dialogues are even harder, but the fact that the game keeps stopping you on purpose is just incredibly frustrating. Hardcore fans can add something to the rating, everyone else can even pull something off.