4/27/2023 0 Comments Shenmue 3 pc review![]() ![]() ![]() Shenmue’s particular brand of following trails of conversational breadcrumbs to inch your way through a story while occasionally getting distracted by games or side-stories feels pretty much just as it did in the previous two games. If you enjoyed that gameplay in the previous two games, then you’ll be right at home dusting off that mindset for Shenmue 3. Occasionally stopping to feed yourself and/or indulge in a game, of course. It’s not long after the game starts up when you’re put right back in Ryo’s shoes and you’re running around a small town asking questions and gathering clues. "So while it’s hard to totally let the game off the hook for some these out-dated oddities, it’s also impossible to not have at least some respect for such a deliberate devotion to continuity, modern expectations be damned." There is a handy recap video you can watch though, so while Shenmue 3 doesn’t totally leave newcomers out in the cold, it does pick up right after 2 lets off, so the more experience you have with the previous two games, the better your experience with the third one is likely to be. The series is now easier than ever to get into since the original two games were smartly released in a modern collection last year for fans both new and old for the third game’s impending release, and I strongly recommend playing through the previous two games before playing Shenmue 3, as the third installment largely operates under the assumption that you’re very familiar with the story. The long-awaited third entry of the series attempts to bring the classic franchise out of retirement and put it back on its feet while simultaneously continuing the tale it started nearly 20 years ago on the ill-fated Dreamcast. Shenmue 3 is ultimately both of these things. It’s always nice to see a respectable classic franchise come back for the right reasons, but it’s even nicer to see a worthy continuation of a story that was left on a cliffhanger many years ago.
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