i think this is a case were the general audience (those who weren't there to experience 1 and 2 when they came out) will just feel happy for the fans and move on. i don't see shenmue getting any new fans with this game.
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Jeuxvideo.com are very worried by Shenmue III's E3 2019 demo
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I adored the original Shenmue on the DC but felt Shenmue II was already coming off as dated when I played it on the OG XBOX.
This game looks rough, cheap and uninspired. The fighting is especially disappointing given that the Yakuza games (which many feel are the spiritual successor to the Shenmue franchise) have similar combat but look and play better. (At least based on what we've seen so far of Shenmue III)
This game looks rough, cheap and uninspired. The fighting is especially disappointing given that the Yakuza games (which many feel are the spiritual successor to the Shenmue franchise) have similar combat but look and play better. (At least based on what we've seen so far of Shenmue III)
This seems like a game for the fans. Anyone else is probably gonna hate it. I'm glad the fans finally get to finish the story but I still don't know if it was a good idea.
You reckon?
I always felt he was rigid and uncharismatic. He barely shows any emotions outside of a couple of cutscenes.
Don't assume all longtime fans are happy with this game because I'm most certainly unimpressed thus far.
Giantbomb trashed it and said all they heard from other people ranged between "its terrible" to "worst demo at E3"
I've not played it, so I can't judge what they say broadly, but this
This is amusing to me, as he looks exactly like he did in Shenmue 1 and 2. 'Hero of a whole generation...who was so elegant'
Look I love those games and am looking forward to 3 based on what I've seen, but let's not show 'concern' that the master of charm school Ryo has been dumbed down...
My only personal gripe is that it doesn't finish the story.
This is amusing to me, as he looks exactly like he did in Shenmue 1 and 2. 'Hero of a whole generation...who was so elegant'
Look I love those games and am looking forward to 3 based on what I've seen, but let's not show 'concern' that the master of charm school Ryo has been dumbed down...
My only personal gripe is that it doesn't finish the story.
A large part of Shenmue's charm has always been the interaction between the player and the world. Just being able to knock on every door or talk to every person in a Shenmue game really influenced my work and, in a funny way, made me see how video games can really be a diverse medium; that's what makes the series so unique to me.
Finishing the story in a manga or anime series would not capture what Shenmue is and would ultimately fail to deliver the experience Suzuki-san and co. brought to the table with 1 and 2.
This game gonna be the equivalent of chapter 337 in Hunter X Hunter, huh?
With the exception that the storyline is nowhere near ready to get any sort of conclusion based on the 40% talks.
With the exception that the storyline is nowhere near ready to get any sort of conclusion based on the 40% talks.
I guess I could but why make multiple threads of the same game when we always make one thread with multiple impressions? Plus it won't clutter the forum
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But is 3 even gonna have all of that? It seems very limited by its budget.
Ouch. They call it a disaster ("from the moment you start controlling the character") and just basically trounced the whole thing.
Interestingly, though, they replaced the line "projet étudiant" (student project) with "projet peu avancé" (early draft kind of project) since then. I guess it's slightly less inflammatory...
Interestingly, though, they replaced the line "projet étudiant" (student project) with "projet peu avancé" (early draft kind of project) since then. I guess it's slightly less inflammatory...
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I linked a video of Shenmue 3 to a friend who showed some passing interest in giving it a go when it releases based on hearing positive things about Shenmue 1 and 2. When he saw the video, he immediately said "Why are you cutting wood? Why are you playing these weird gambling games?? What the fuck is this?!?!!? It looks like complete shit. Who would ever be interested in this?!"
It was then that I knew Shenmue 3 would be a true Shenmue game.
It was then that I knew Shenmue 3 would be a true Shenmue game.
That may be, but in 1999 in terms of facial movement and animations he was still a step ahead of the rest.
Calling something a student project is a bit of a dick move, it's not only reductive to the hard work put into the game, it also shits on the work students do
agenda? so people should only make positive threads? you're free to make a thread to highlight the positive impressions if you want.
You come off as far more biased than the OP.
And FYI, a lot of people aren't thrilled with what's been shown so far in regards to Shenmue III.
Can you drop the conspiracy theory bullshit already , as a french speaker I read the article and the translation of tha article isn't taking any liberties at all . The OP just copy pasted the translation of the article that google translate gave him without any editing .
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No, make a balance thread with both good and bad and let everyone make an informed decision on the impressions
Even at the time I remember thinking how silly his lanky running animation was. The game was super impressive at the time, but I always felt that was down to the textures
Dont Giantbomb have a huge hate boner for the Shenmue franchise in general ?
You're free to do that.
The OP simply posted the translated article.
No agenda in sight.
The most loyal fans got an iron-clad kick in the head with the Epic exclusivity.
I'm somewhat worried about the combat from the footage shown. Seems very janky and looks like a significant stepdown from the previous games. But I feel that the game captures so much of Shenmue's essence (from what I've seen) that I think fans like myself will still love it. The mainstream media will undoubtedly destroy this game on release.
But let's face it, there'll never be anything like Shenmue in the market ever. This is a game made for the fans, for better or for worse. Lol.
But let's face it, there'll never be anything like Shenmue in the market ever. This is a game made for the fans, for better or for worse. Lol.
Will it? Haha, I wish I knew. I'm almost certain that things will be held back due to a lack of budget.
I remember having discussions about whether Shenmue will end on game 3 or 4, but I always knew this was a series that could easily stretch into 8 games. And I also know that Shenmue 3 could easily be the last game we ever get. But even with a limited budget, as long as Suzuki-san can continue to tell Ryo's story without too much compromise (rushing an ending, for example, would completely kill Shenmue's slow pacing), I will be perfectly content.
It's likely been discussed to death, but I see this as a game for fans. It'll get flak, I'm sure, but I had a feeling that was going to be the case years ago.
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Gogols Translate isn't that perfect so I did edit here and there, where it was too fuzzy, stylistically tedious or flat-out confusing. If I didn't convey the writer's impressions accurately then you deserve my apologies
I am happy for the Shenmue fans but I can't for the life of me understand the love behind this series. First two games were absolute shits and this one looks horrendous.
I have no problem with the way game design. I will have problem if it suffer on technical issue. Even with limit budget I'm sure they can get someone to do better animation and game model. I mean it already use unreal engine 4 so most of the problem should already been solved. At this point it feels like they just hire cheap animator/programmer to finish the project. I saw student project that look better than this.
U don't need to play the full game or see lengthy video to judge. Even short one already show how stiff the character move , still face is still there when talk, etc. It feels like an episode in anime where they outsource to grade c studio just to keep the price low.
U don't need to play the full game or see lengthy video to judge. Even short one already show how stiff the character move , still face is still there when talk, etc. It feels like an episode in anime where they outsource to grade c studio just to keep the price low.
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The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa seems to bear a heavy Shenmue influence
Nah your corrections combined with Google transalte base line was on point you did justice to Epyon's article .
This user is just one of those english only speakers who think that any bit of translation being done is a way for the translator to "thorw their agenda in there" ...
Hence I called this guy out on it .
I've just watch a bunch of gameplay, video recordings b roll footage from different places and hmmmm...Trying to look at this objectively as possible without feeling sympathetic or through nostalgic lenses but the game just looks awful...im sorry but it just does. I thought it would be farther along than this. Animations are stiff robotic. Voice acting (english) is bad. Like comically so.
No...Why should this magically affect I And II ?
As much as people here love to hate on it and want it to fail. You are gonna have to put up with people having different opinions.
Personally, I find the notion that this is a 'game for the fans' to be bizarre, as if loving Shenmue two decades ago negates the need for evolution and refinement in a project being released at the tail end of 2019.
The Yakuza series took that dropped ball and ran with it years ago and effectively does everything Shenmue does better so if this sequel can't even manage to wrap up the story, what's the point?
The Yakuza series took that dropped ball and ran with it years ago and effectively does everything Shenmue does better so if this sequel can't even manage to wrap up the story, what's the point?
I mean I just want to see a decent chunk of gameplay, involving a story mission and some significant content. I backed this game, even though I never played much of the originals, but I I still want to see more.
