honestly better than i thought it would be, i really enjoyed it... mostly, i actually liked the combat, the stamina system was annoying but ok once i trained but i agree narratively it was weaker than id have liked but all in all i really enjoyed it and will go back again very soon. websites scoring this with 5's are a disgrace i think if anyone spent time playing the game and experiencing properly you cant help but love it at least a little, quirks and all. i think the problem is that it had such huge shoes to fill, im glad they didnt wrap it up in one game though, that would have been incredibly rushed. fingers crossed for shenmue 4