im in colorado and i still haven't received my email tracking yet, maybe because im so close to the shipment center they will wat till friday to ship
Sounds like Shenmue fans are gonna lose their cool over the reviews. Hope they don't harass the critics.I expect divisive reviews bc it's not for everybody and it doesn't have AAA graphics. Kate from usgamer already said she hates the series (then later deleted her comment) and she's the one reviewing the game so expect a 4 from her. Whatever I already know I'm going to love it based off the demo.
I haven't played Death Stranding but it must be better than Shenmue 2's book carrying minigame at the very least
Update - just got fan gamer shipping info, so I guess they are both shipping today.Got my limited run shipping info, but nothing from the Kickstarter. Day 1 backer in the US at the $200+ tier.
I think it's like in movie or series where a weird, respected master gives his student an abstract task.Book carrying was honestly one of the best meditative parts of Shenmue II, primarily because it provides foreshadowing and risk-free reaction time training for later stages of the game.
It's effectively a tutorial without tutorialising. Get good enough to complete the task, and you're rewarded with move scrolls. Game the system by failing enough times to end the session, and you're free to progress elsewhere. Player's choice, but they're best heeding the lessons the game tries to teach them.
Plus, it's a good example of tying the character and story to the player. Ryo is told to slow down and contemplate, so the player must do so too. One of things Shenmue II does so superbly is resisting the temptation to hold its foot to the accelerator for the duration of the game. It knows that a relentless "GO GO GO" mentality has diminishing returns, and good pacing is made of peaks and troughs.
PC gamers can hack it.Not to be a party pooper for those wanting to get revenge on Lan Di....but you guys do realize that we are most likely getting our ass kicked in this game aswell, right?
Oh definitely.I think it's like in movie or series where a weird, respected master gives his student an abstract task.
I switched my physical PS4 copy to digital, but I still got an email from Fangamer saying they wanted to confirm my shipping address.
Physical rewards outside of the game are coming later.
Presumably two shipments, but yet to be confirmed.Oh thanks for the heads up.
So they're dividing this into two shipments ? Didn't get an email for the game itself either.
I don't even understand why people want revenge on Lan Di. What is known about his motivations for killing Iwao Hazuki isn't exactly unrelatable from the protagonist's point of view. The story is bigger than that first scene in Shenmue 1. I'm reserving judgement for what I want to happen to Lan Di until I know more.Not to be a party pooper for those wanting to get revenge on Lan Di....but you guys do realize that we are most likely getting our ass kicked in this game aswell, right?
I don't even understand why people want revenge on Lan Di. What is known about his motivations for killing Iwao Hazuki isn't exactly unrelatable from the protagonist's point of view. The story is bigger than that first scene in Shenmue 1. I'm reserving judgement for what I want to happen to Lan Di until I know more.
I expect divisive reviews bc it's not for everybody and it doesn't have AAA graphics. Kate from usgamer already said she hates the series (then later deleted her comment) and she's the one reviewing the game so expect a 4 from her. Whatever I already know I'm going to love it based off the demo.
I don't even understand why people want revenge on Lan Di. What is known about his motivations for killing Iwao Hazuki isn't exactly unrelatable from the protagonist's point of view. The story is bigger than that first scene in Shenmue 1. I'm reserving judgement for what I want to happen to Lan Di until I know more.
My thoughts exactly.They didn't have somebody else within their staff to assign to the game other than the person who hates the series? Geez, that bodes well!
Definitely.I don't even understand why people want revenge on Lan Di. What is known about his motivations for killing Iwao Hazuki isn't exactly unrelatable from the protagonist's point of view. The story is bigger than that first scene in Shenmue 1. I'm reserving judgement for what I want to happen to Lan Di until I know more.
My thoughts exactly.
I don't mind criticism or bad scores but this preview is just.....off. It's just bad imo.
Here's her preview
Shenmue 3 Can't Help Betraying the Spirit of the Original Game
I'm just not seeing the point of this game outside of making a few bucks and appeasing a tiny clutch of diehard fans. The original game didn't have much to redeem it, but it at least was ambitious and original. Shenmue 3 is just a relic designed to evoke the ghosts of a bygone age. The original doesn't hold up outside of nostalgia, and the sequel doesn't either.
I have a feeling Zhu knows way, way more than he's letting on. Replaying Shenmue 2 a few times and despite several people talking about how knowledgeable the guy is, he sure seems to keep things vague when you meet him, it contradicts certain things Chen tells you in the first game. Now, assuming its not just the writers forgetting parts of Shenmue 1 (unlikely since the story has been complete for a long time), I really wouldn't be surprised to see Zhu having more impact in the plot down the line.Well, to be fair (S2 spoilers) No-one seems completely sure whether or not Iwao murdered Sunming Zhao. Yuanda Zhu had no idea if he did and Lan Di didn't exactly give him much room to deny it.
I don't see why they're making a game to please people who want to play the game. Sound logic. It's interesting how the fact the game is still the most funded VG Kickstarter of all time is always ignored by these writers.It's fine that she doesn't like Shenmue, that's whatever, but the snotty tone in the article and the way she's wildly dismissive of the original games' achievements rubs me the wrong way.
I noticed she wrote this in the comments section...
Man, what a mean-spirited and cynical take towards something that so many consider a miracle to be actually happening.
I get that not everyone's into the original Shenmue. It has always been divisive. But, I really despise when the nostalgia card gets thrown at its fans. It's insulting.Kat Bailey said:
Presumably two shipments, but yet to be confirmed.
Did you confirm your address when Fangamer asked a month or so ago? Are you PS4/PC, digital/physical?