Lose Yourself in Shenmue 3's Living, Breathing World

This could be running on exactly the same engine as the HD remaster and I wouldnt care. Loved getting the plat for both of them. As long as the story is good and it feels like shenmu then it's a win for all fans of the previous 2 games.

Going to go slightly off topic.For the longest time,this game has been rumoured to be at least 100 gb. I just cant see it happening on ps4,maybe the pc version,hoping the ps4 version is no more than 50. We will also be getting a 1st good serious glimpse of the game, at the end of this month. That's when pc backers get a demo,and you just know its going to end up on you tube.

I still have the Shenmue Collection sitting on my shelf untouched. I really need to get around to playing it before 3.

@RogerRoger Believe it or not,a photo mode was in part 2,and in the remaster of part 2. Sure,it wasn't as advanced as photo modes go in todays ps4 games, but it was there. Now if they can have it then,theres no reason to exclude it now.

18 years I've hoped and waited for this. Very impressed with how it looks considering the low budget. Although I literally wouldn't care if it looked exactly like the old Dreamcast games. I'm just happy it exists.

@RogerRoger You better hurry up,not much time left. Just a tad over 2 months left. And just so you know,part 2 is almost twice the length to beat compared to the 1st.

I really hope part 3 has the option of choosing both languages,just like the remasters. I like beating the game 1st with English,then replaying it with Japanese language

@Dange They coulve given me telltale games graphics and I wouldn't care. This game is rumoured to have at least 5 parts. I just want the whole saga to be over and done with by 2025. If it means smaller budget, with worse graphics for parts 4 and 5, so be it. I just don't want to wait another 18 years.

@Neolit Hmm its very hard to compare it to anything even nowadays.
A series that kinda has the "spirit" of Shenmue, is the Yakuza series. but Shenmue is less brawling. it has fighting too, but its just one of many elements. But the game world is in a similar setup. a semi open city/world areal where you can walk around freely and talk to people. but in shenmue are more elements, and its more about exploring/investigating. especially the first game is alot of "detective game" and even some puzzle elements, with a virtual fighter combat system, learning new moves from masters(and level these moves up). Going from clue to clue.. What made shenmue so special back in the days was the world itself. every NPC had its own life(Daily routine), you could talk to anybody(they were all fully voiced 200-400NPCs). Not a single NPC was copy/past. and the world felt like it has its own soul and isnt just a videogame playground. the player had to addapt to the world and not the other way around (like open times for shops and so on). The only compare in that terms i can think of is Red Dead Redemption 2.. Shenmue 2 was more action packed, and felt more like a old school kung fu movie. and the game endet on a huge cliffhanger.. when the story started to get really interesting. thats why fans kept hoping. and thats what fans want from shenmue 3.. to go deeper into the story that felt like a true journey.

this game really define the era of gaming which we are at today. openworld well themed environment which make you feel as Ryo. many of people played part 1&2 in 2018 and they are amazed how the story flows, and real gamer will know for a fact this game is away ahead from the others back 1998.

Looks fantastic!!! Can't wait!!

@Neolit I feel the Yakuza games are the spiritual successors to Shenmue with the action, drama, mini-games, etc.