Shenmue III

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7.7

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  1. RTCWFAN
    Jun 20, 2023
    8
    I didn't play the first two parts, so it was really hard to get into the story. But after some reading and hours into the game, I really liked the slow gameplay and the interesting characters. Overall rating: 8.2.
  2. Sonic1
    Jun 5, 2023
    8
    What I would improve for Shenmue IV:
    Much more story progress
    Better dialogues Meaningful characters Smaller, but more and dense environments Better cinematic quick time events Better draw distance If fights are not possible in high quality, I would invest in great quick time events 2 capsule machines are good enough (Figures and Sega arcade) Remove stamina Better interior    What I would improve for Shenmue IV:
    Much more story progress
    Better dialogues
    Meaningful characters
    Smaller, but more and dense environments
    Better cinematic quick time events
    Better draw distance
    If fights are not possible in high quality, I would invest in great quick time events
    2 capsule machines are good enough (Figures and Sega arcade)
    Remove stamina
    Better interior lighting and music transition (Adding doors and loading screen)
    Original Sega Arcade game
    Improved Ryo and Shenhua (Shenmue Passport )
    I like Ryo in I&ll much more
    No herbs
    Fights and training like in Shenmue 1
    Save money for better story, characters, good quick time events and a dense environment    … Expand
  3. Zwei76
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Great game, a magic memories have coming to my past, a continuation history of shenmue, the dream has come back. I fell like 18 years ago in the good way.
  4. Chronos84
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    Excellent game, not sure why the press is destroying it in the reviews. Maybe they were expecting some new mechanics more adapted to the “fortnite generation”. But WE Shenmue fans find the game really good and can’t wait to see what happens next.
  5. 5ala7
    Jun 18, 2022
    4
    Made for fans, the magic of shenmue still here, but it need a new orientation and finishing the storie making a Shenmue 4.
  6. Khristian5
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    Los fans de Shenmue agradecemos seguramente en una gran parte, que la experiencia de juego sea idéntica como lo fue en Dreamcast en jugabilidad y mecánicas del juego. Poder seguir la historia después de tantos año es un sueño hecho realidad. Igual no es el juego que esperaban las nuevas generaciones que acaban de conocer la saga hace poco, pero si para los que vivimos y acompañamos a RyoLos fans de Shenmue agradecemos seguramente en una gran parte, que la experiencia de juego sea idéntica como lo fue en Dreamcast en jugabilidad y mecánicas del juego. Poder seguir la historia después de tantos año es un sueño hecho realidad. Igual no es el juego que esperaban las nuevas generaciones que acaban de conocer la saga hace poco, pero si para los que vivimos y acompañamos a Ryo en su día en la búsqueda del espejo del fénix y la venganza de la muerte de su padre y nos quedemos con las ganas de continuar con la historia. Y sinceramente me encantaría que siguiera con una cuarta parte y no tardara tanto en salir como esta tercera. Gracias por volver Hazuki.… Expand
  7. Vanhallan
    Jan 4, 2022
    3
    Juro que tentei jogar mas não consegui. Para ser sincero, acredito que as pessoas que deram uma boa pontuação para esse jogo estavam sendo movidas pela nostalgia. O jogo progride de forma lenta. As conversas são lentas. Os personagens se movimentam de forma lenta, parece até que estão cansados. A música até traz a sensação de estar em um ambiente chinês, mas depois de um tempo começa a seJuro que tentei jogar mas não consegui. Para ser sincero, acredito que as pessoas que deram uma boa pontuação para esse jogo estavam sendo movidas pela nostalgia. O jogo progride de forma lenta. As conversas são lentas. Os personagens se movimentam de forma lenta, parece até que estão cansados. A música até traz a sensação de estar em um ambiente chinês, mas depois de um tempo começa a se tornar insuportável. Sei que os jogos anteriores foram muito importantes para o desenvolvimento dos jogos de hoje em dia. Mas sinceramente o volume 3 é um jogo cansativo que me dá vontade de dormir.… Expand
  8. SemenGalyutin
    Dec 20, 2021
    9
    Игра мне очень понравилась. Я с головой окунулся на более чем 100 часов. Выбил платину. Атмосфера, это то чего мы ждали почти 20 лет. Если вам нравится 1 и 2 часть серии то и 3 часть понравится. Есть минусы у игры и отсутствие локализации главный минус, другой минус это QTE. Тайминги очень низкие из за чего ни одно QTE я не прошел с первого раза, хорошо что их не так много. Еще мне неИгра мне очень понравилась. Я с головой окунулся на более чем 100 часов. Выбил платину. Атмосфера, это то чего мы ждали почти 20 лет. Если вам нравится 1 и 2 часть серии то и 3 часть понравится. Есть минусы у игры и отсутствие локализации главный минус, другой минус это QTE. Тайминги очень низкие из за чего ни одно QTE я не прошел с первого раза, хорошо что их не так много. Еще мне не понравилось то что внешность героев изменили, и они отличаются от персонажей 2 части. А кто говорит что много гринда то эти люди просто заморачивались возможно из за платины. Играя в удовольствие ты даже не заметишь этого. А продажа сетов растений в первой локации может перекрыть растраты вплоть до конца игры. Вся игра проходится около 20 часов а повторное прохождение 13-15 часов. Платина 100 часов.(из за рондома)… Expand
  9. Gamer1994
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    At least we got a continuation to the story 20 years later. Voted this a 10 as a motivator for them to make the next installment
  10. Steyraus
    Jun 9, 2021
    7
    I loved Shenmue 1 and 2. Those games felt like they were tring to feel like Japan and China. The environments were grounded and as realistic to their real world counter parts as the graphics if the time allowed. You felt like you were exploring a Slice of Japan and China, from arctiecture to culture.. Shemue 3 on the other hand feels full on fantasy, everything is baked in day glow andI loved Shenmue 1 and 2. Those games felt like they were tring to feel like Japan and China. The environments were grounded and as realistic to their real world counter parts as the graphics if the time allowed. You felt like you were exploring a Slice of Japan and China, from arctiecture to culture.. Shemue 3 on the other hand feels full on fantasy, everything is baked in day glow and excessivly colourful. It dosent feel like you are exploring a real world area at all. Everthing is to pretty and to unrealistic. It also lacks the foreign charm of the origionals..Even the game itself lacks the charm of the origionals. I also wish they would have just finsihed the story.. There is alot of busy work in Shenmue 3, which is the same as the first two games, but its been 20 years. A more focused to the point experiance just to finsh things up would have worked better in my opinion.… Expand
  11. peanut_1223
    Mar 25, 2021
    3
    (I will admit I am only 50% through the game)

    (-) Boring

    (-) Slow

    (-)Awful english voice acting

    (-)Stiff combat

    (-) Terrible dialog

    (-) Stiff character animation

    (-) A story that loses focus

    (+) Good minigames

    (+) beautiful backgrounds and Colors

    (+) Catchy music
  12. SenorKoquonfaes
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
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  13. LoopAj4x
    Jan 17, 2021
    3
    First of all, my review could be a little too positive as I'm a big fan of the series.

    Story telling: It is really disappointing as it doesn't come to a conclusion - it also lacks the shining moments of the predecessors. on the the Positive side: Some of the QTE scenes and videos are really polished, that's the best part of the game - when you are actually not playing. Gameplay:    First of all, my review could be a little too positive as I'm a big fan of the series.

    Story telling: It is really disappointing as it doesn't come to a conclusion - it also lacks the shining moments of the predecessors. on the the Positive side: Some of the QTE scenes and videos are really polished, that's the best part of the game - when you are actually not playing.

    Gameplay: Walking around reminds the old, but lacks a fresh experience. It doesn't feel great like Shenmue 2 neither a typical nowadays experience.
    This is my big disappointment: the fighting system! It feels playing a game with input lag, the frame rate goes under 15 fps on a PS4 Pro. It is hard to believe that this was conceived by the same guy who created Virtua Fighter almost 30 years ago...

    Sound and musics: I've enjoyed, there's a solid piece of work there.

    Overall: This project generated hype, costed millions, and it is really underwhelming.    … Expand
  14. Uclisse
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Hacía tiempo que no sentía lo que he sentido con este juego, que basura mas grande, que aburrido, tosco y lento es este juego. Una tortura es mas simple y mejor que esto
  15. GenoNF
    Nov 8, 2020
    8
    Shenmue 3 es justo lo que prometió Yu Suzuki en 2015, se trata de la continuación directa del segundo titulo de la saga. Desde mi punto de vista, el juego no puede ser comparado con las grandes producciones de hoy en día a las que nos tienen acostumbrados. Shenmue 3 es el deseo de los fans de que aquella historia inacabado por fin tenga un desenlace, pero para cumplir este deseo tenemosShenmue 3 es justo lo que prometió Yu Suzuki en 2015, se trata de la continuación directa del segundo titulo de la saga. Desde mi punto de vista, el juego no puede ser comparado con las grandes producciones de hoy en día a las que nos tienen acostumbrados. Shenmue 3 es el deseo de los fans de que aquella historia inacabado por fin tenga un desenlace, pero para cumplir este deseo tenemos que obviar que el juego no ha contado con una producción digna de otros títulos.

    Shenmue 3 se siente como un juego de Dreamcast, aunque son incluidas unas mecánicas que no llegan a funcionar como se espera,como el tema de la estamina o el nivel de pelea de Ryo. Estos errores no son graves problema para el juego en su totalidad. El que para mí si es un problema más grave es el hecho de que no todos los personajes interactúan con Ryo, te saca del mundo que quiere crear.    … Expand
  16. Robert88
    Oct 31, 2020
    6
    Hmmm when shenmue 1 came out it was something new and unique and something never done before .. while 2 other developers had progressed the open world genre ... it was clinging on by a thread ... part 3 on the other hand does nothing to offer current gamers , it offers no new experiences ,it is nothing ground breaking .. this is a game that should have been made in 2001-2005 .. the gameHmmm when shenmue 1 came out it was something new and unique and something never done before .. while 2 other developers had progressed the open world genre ... it was clinging on by a thread ... part 3 on the other hand does nothing to offer current gamers , it offers no new experiences ,it is nothing ground breaking .. this is a game that should have been made in 2001-2005 .. the game play mechanics are severely put dated though it does have its moments it shines .. some interactions were memorable .. while many others fall flat .. the progress you made as Ryo in part one and two I feel we’re all lost .. in part 3 Ryo feels dumber , and as if he has not fought in the actual 18-20 years the game has been in development hell ... you look find Ryo struggle with enemies who he would’ve beaten down in part 1-2 which I find it very odd ... that he does not remember any of his training... the story has many inconsistencies, and to many gaps that leave you wondering what just happened .... the ending falls completely flat , and was a very horrible horrible boss battle , if you can even call it a bosss battle ... shenmue 3 is not all bad . And again it has its good moments . But the game is truly lacking , npc popping up on screen in thin air and just magically appearing . It’s very easy to max out your character , combat is very sluggish and you don’t feel like you are actually hurting your opponent ... no throw moves .. npc dialect is very limited ... some of the characters models are horrible .. the American voice acting is even worse than part 1 and 2 ... just play the game in Japanese you will thank me later ... I would only recommend this game for shenmue fans ... the ending is straight up dog crap ... and leaves you with a sour taste in your mouth ... don’t go on here expecting anything spectacular ... I suppose we will have to wait for another 18 years for shenmue 4 and another 18 following that for shenmue 5 .. yu Suzuki should have just closed this chapter and ended the saga once and for all .. or even just add the remaining chapters as a story add on for part 3 put part 4 & 5 as dlc and call it a day… Expand
  17. sethdean0
    Oct 6, 2020
    3
    The best part of this game is the opening before the actual gameplay. After that you will ask yourself why am i even playing this.
  18. Walidus
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Whether you like to travel to a Chinese village or a large town, Shenmue 3 will make you want to pack your bags and leave to Guilin on the first flight. Truly a masterpiece and one of the greatest games of our generation!
  19. Reed618
    Sep 14, 2020
    8
    I'm surprised to say I enjoyed this game quite a bit. It has pretty big flaws but overall I had quite a lot of fun. I played Shenmue 1 and 2 in 2019 and found the first game quite charming and the second a little too padded, also the QTEs could be really unforgiving at times.

    I went in with low expectations but there's a lot to enjoy here. The art style is really quite nice. The    I'm surprised to say I enjoyed this game quite a bit. It has pretty big flaws but overall I had quite a lot of fun. I played Shenmue 1 and 2 in 2019 and found the first game quite charming and the second a little too padded, also the QTEs could be really unforgiving at times.

    I went in with low expectations but there's a lot to enjoy here. The art style is really quite nice. The environments are pleasant to explore and most of the character models are solid particularly the main cast. There are some nice features missing like lip synching and sometimes the dialogue and subtitles are very different but kickstarter games often lack polish and that stuff is quite minor. I found pop in could be annoying at times particularly in the game's second location Niaowu. Occasionally the streets would be deserted and I would find myself in a shop waiting for an npc to load in so I could buy something.

    The game is structured in a very shenmue way. It hasn't changed much. You talk to one npc and they direct you to another npc. You proceed like this but you also get to explore the environment at the same time and you occasionally meet some interesting characters. I found the first area was a bit confusing to navigate at times and a little small but things improved a lot when I reached Niaowu. It's larger and has a much simpler layout.

    There are some moments where the game feels padded out though and this really sucks. At one point you need 2000 yuan which is quite a bit. The npcs kept encouraging me to visit a fortune teller and try gambling but the system in place here is ridiculous. You visit a fortune teller, then run to another npc to buy tokens, then run to another npc to gamble and then you can trade your tokens in with another npc for prizes and then you travel to another npc to sell the prizes for money. I don't care how much slower it is... I chopped wood. I don't have the patience for that. I listened to youtube videos and I chopped wood. This wasn't so bad but later in the game you then need to earn 5000 yuan. You'll most likely find the fights are getting tougher as well which means you might need health potions which cost about 380 yuan each and if you want to buy more fighting moves those will cost you hundreds or maybe thousands of yuan. This really sucks. I'd much prefer it if you could just learn moves by training.

    The worst occasion of padding I noticed was shortly before the final encounter. I won't spoil anything but there's some buildup and a cool epic cutscene and you enter a new location and then shortly after arriving a guy tells you his ring, camera and plate were stolen. I spent 15 minutes searching a room for the ring, plate and camera. After that I was finally able to progress with my rather urgent quest. Honestly... they could have shortened this game by a good five hours. It would have been a better more streamlined experience.

    My final big complaint is the fighting system. There's a weird delay between pushing the button and executing the move so it's very difficult to get into a flow. You can easily launch a move and then find you're about to be hit but you're unable to do anything. Worse than this though is how you improve. You can spend huge amounts of money on skill books to learn new moves and you can spend large amounts of time doing repetitive mini games to level up your kung fu, your endurance and your health. I just played on easy and started carrying health potions towards the end. I trained when I had time to kill but honestly the way you level up sucks.

    So... overall... it's shenmue... it's basically a nicer looking shenmue 2 with more forgiving QTE's and I enjoyed it. I liked the environments, the characters, the story and even the divisive ending. The combat isn't good but it's not bad either and aside from moments that felt grindy or padded it was a pleasant experience. Honestly it's a much worse experience compared to yakuza but I'm glad I played it and I hope we see a Shenmue 4 someday even though that does seem extremely unlikely.    … Expand
  20. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Esperei mais de 15 anos para ser feito de trouxa, Shenmue é um dos melhores jogos que pude jogar na vida, amei tanto o primeiro quanto o segundo, só que em 2019, me trouxeram esse jogo bem ruim, faltou ''passar uma massa'' melhor nesse jogo, porque realmente eu como fã me decepcionei e não recomendo.
  21. Xeneise_gonza
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    It’s Shenmue, you either love it or hate it.
    I understand that it may look boring and weird for younger audiences, but they have to understand is the continuation of a magnificent saga that changed the way we knew video games.
    Definitely worth playing if you loved the first two titles, you get to feel that unique and wonderful “shenmue feel”.
  22. thanospatisia13
    Feb 24, 2020
    0
    most boring game ever.
  23. segamaster
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Yu Suzuki and his team did it again.
    Thank you Yu Suzuki for everything you've done and I hope you still do through the years for the media. Literally nobody comes close to your work.
    Thank you YS Net for such an amazing game. You guys are the reason why I keep playing games nowadays.
  24. avens
    Jul 25, 2020
    2
    Boring, repetitive, no story progress. It's not really a videogame but a doing chores simulator.
  25. kosuya
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    作为一个期待多年的老玩家有点失望，毕竟现在不是2000年，2020年了游戏性还保持在2000年停步不前充满争议。做的太莎木了，以前莎木的缺点依然保留，除了画面跟不上时代的进步(这话看起来很矛盾)，打斗系统甚至退步。我是期待系统能游戏性更足一点。主要失望还是在于剧情进展太慢了！叙事节奏太有问题。后期打斗太水了！没一个向往的bosd。，一点都不像2020年的游戏。但仍希望莎木4快点出来并尽快完结。作为一个期待多年的老玩家有点失望，毕竟现在不是2000年，2020年了游戏性还保持在2000年停步不前充满争议。做的太莎木了，以前莎木的缺点依然保留，除了画面跟不上时代的进步(这话看起来很矛盾)，打斗系统甚至退步。我是期待系统能游戏性更足一点。主要失望还是在于剧情进展太慢了！叙事节奏太有问题。后期打斗太水了！没一个向往的bosd。，一点都不像2020年的游戏。但仍希望莎木4快点出来并尽快完结。
  26. Thor4803
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Shenmue remains Shenmue, the world would be worse off if it was not there. Thank you You !
  27. Vano_Sanchez
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This game is absolute trash. Worst game ive ever played. Terrible story, characters, promises, animations, dialogues.
  28. ioio32l
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Exactly what Shenmue fans from the Dreamcast days asked for, feels like a Dreamcast game, feels like Shenmue, it is the way it should have been! Perfection! Now we just need Shenmue 4 and 5 to fully see the story Yu Suzuki has been trying to tell for so long.
  29. Alecj
    May 14, 2020
    10
    Bottom line -- If you like Shenmue, this is the best Shenmue game ever made. You will love it. Its got all the qualities you come to the franchise for, plus now its got a modern look and feel.

    If you dont like Shenmue, this wont change your mind...but you knew that. If you havent ever played Shenmue, try the remastered collection which contains Shenmue 1 & 2. If you enjoy it, getting    Bottom line -- If you like Shenmue, this is the best Shenmue game ever made. You will love it. Its got all the qualities you come to the franchise for, plus now its got a modern look and feel.

    If you dont like Shenmue, this wont change your mind...but you knew that.

    If you havent ever played Shenmue, try the remastered collection which contains Shenmue 1 & 2. If you enjoy it, getting to the third game will be that much more exciting.

    Its a unique experience, a wonderful one. Shenmue 3 was everything i could have hoped for when it was announced.
    As far as the franchise expectations go.....its a ten out of ten..    … Expand
  30. VJS1980
    May 1, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loved this game. As someone who waited 18 years, I was completely in love with it. Shenmue 3 stays true to the spirit of the original games and adds a lot more. If you want an original, fun and deeply engrossing game, play the Shenmue series. There’s nothing else like it.
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  1. Positive: 30 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 78
  3. Negative: 7 out of 78
  1. PSX Extreme
    May 18, 2020
    30
    What a horrible experience this was. Whatever minuscule redeeming qualities this game might have are drowned out by just how infuriating it is. And I can’t think of anybody who is a fan of this franchise that can honestly call this game good with a straight face. Get this game if you’re a fan of the series, but don’t be surprised if it just ends up making you hate yourself for waiting nearly two decades for what is essentially the video game equivalent of Freddy Got Fingered.
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  2. PSX Extreme
    May 18, 2020
    30
    What a horrible experience this was. Whatever minuscule redeeming qualities this game might have are drowned out by just how infuriating it is. And I can’t think of anybody who is a fan of this franchise that can honestly call this game good with a straight face. Get this game if you’re a fan of the series, but don’t be surprised if it just ends up making you hate yourself for waiting nearly two decades for what is essentially the video game equivalent of Freddy Got Fingered.
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  3. Cubed3
    Apr 13, 2020
    50
    Shenmue 3 is a tough recommendation for general audiences. It won't please the die-hard fans of the originals due the step backwards in terms of game design. Neophytes who are curious about it will be confused and bored by the sleep-inducing pace, plus the how the voice acting has not changed since the early '00s. The visuals may have improved, and the loading times are a thing of the past, but this is still has the soul of a Dreamcast title. It won't live up to the expectations that fans have, nor will it excite interest in the franchise. Nothing of substance gets solved by the conclusion, and there's a lack of a pay-off to playing such an intentionally slow experience. The highs in Shenmue 3 involve doing what amounts to nothing; that is just taking in the atmosphere and exploring.
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