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- Feb 3, 2019
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- Sydney Australia
- Favourite title
- Shenmue II
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- Tekken 7 (always Tekken 7)
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- danmann861
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- danielmann861
Nobody said that, actually everybody agreed SIII it's the worst of the saga. But that doesn't mean it's not a good game, at least it's what the majority here thinks.
About the story, like we said here a million of times, Yu Suzuki said ten years ago this game won't be about story. If you don't like it, then you just don't like the vision of Yu and it's fine.
I actually think I'd rate Shenmue III above the original game.
I know people here are gonna call me crazy, but if I had to rank the three games it would be
Shenmue II -> Shenmue III -> Shenmue.
There are things about the original game that are really hard to go back to. It will always hold a place in my heart, but the methodical pacing is a chore at times. The fork lift section is a chore. You are locked in for a week with nothing else to do but drive a forklift back and forward. Got to be honest, it got a bit tiresome in my last playthrough.
I think the original game is an awesome proof of concept but SII was the one that felt like it was starting to understand what it actually was. The original game always felt a bit unsure of itself and trying to find its way...where as the second game took the concept to another level. III was somewhere between I and II. It had the gameplay philosophy of II but was also trying to stretch out a relatively thin plot much like the original game.
Even with all its issues, I think I had more fun just playing and living in III's world. The nightly conversations with Shenhua still stand out to me. Again, there's more to see and do. Whether it be herb collecting or lazily fishing the days away or practising the WUDE and training every day or doing the various side quests littered throughout town. Sure, the plot may be filler, but in terms of actually playing the game? I think I enjoyed III more than the original game.
Sure, II is still the peak of this series by far for me, but yeah, I'd give III the slight edge over the original game.
Call me crazy if you must.
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