TheGrandPubaa Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I was fortunate enough to receive my Kickstarter backer copy of Shenmue III a day early, which is something I never expected would happen. I always assumed I would have to wait a week or more due to shipping issues or, really, any worst case scenario you can imagine. But it's here, the disc is in my PS4 right now, and I just played around in Bailu Village. It's surreal given how long ago that I played Shenmue II on the Xbox, moreso considering I just beat the remaster of Shenmue II this morning in anticipation. Sadly, I have to go to work before I can spend any real time with it, but hey, I waited this long. What's another 8 hours? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I'm picking it up at a store this week. Have to get my PS4 back from my son's house first, to play it! I might wait a few weeks to play it, maybe they'llneed to push some bug fix updates or other timing tweaks first. It's a shame that is the gaming environment we live in when you think about it, but thanks to the fast internet, not a big deal. It is surreal that Shenmue III actual exists. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4394372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Wonder if / when my copy will show up... but I'm not really in any rush. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4394387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi guys, I pre-ordered a PS4 copy from Wal-Mart. Looking forward on receiving it. Anthony.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4394398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sweet, my copy came! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4395558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Stopped in and the local Wal-Mart isn't carrying Shenmue III!? Edit - another Wal-Mart carried it. It's on my shelf, will play it next weekend. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4395765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrandPubaa Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 So i've spent about a week playing Shenmue 3 in shorter bursts of an hour here or half an hour there, and despite a bit of roughness and a sort of low-production undertone, i'm enjoying it for what it is. I keep trying to decide if I think it's a "good" game or not, but that framework isn't quite accurate to the feeling I get playing. It's more like "I'm playing a new Shenmue game, this is right and proper and how things should be," sort of like how it is anytime a new standard-fare Mario platformer comes out or something - like it's just a part of reality that fits nicely in my life, but also as though it is its own genre unto itself. I couldn't possibly be objective about it, but I hope it does well and enables Yu Suzuki to continue making the rest of the series. I even bought the complete dlc collection on PSN sight-unseen since it's supposed to eventually have a story expansion, so there you go. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4397149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Did they place any arcade games into the new game? What Sega games are in it? I love this aspect of the games.. walking into a store and buying usable items, dropping money into a game and actually playing it. That stuff is great. Have fun with the game! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4398236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrandPubaa Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, King_Salamon said: Did they place any arcade games into the new game? What Sega games are in it? I love this aspect of the games.. walking into a store and buying usable items, dropping money into a game and actually playing it. That stuff is great. Have fun with the game! *possible minor spoilers ahead* Due to the funky licensing situation between Ys and Sega, there aren't any licensed Sega Arcade games in the arcade(at least not the arcade in Bailu Village, I haven't gotten past that yet), so the games that are there would more closely represent electromechanical-style arcade games that are more generic - Excite QTE and a sequel to QTE Title are there, as well as a whack-a-mole game and a mechanical driving game. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4398300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 57 minutes ago, TheGrandPubaa said: *possible minor spoilers ahead* Due to the funky licensing situation between Ys and Sega, there aren't any licensed Sega Arcade games in the arcade(at least not the arcade in Bailu Village, I haven't gotten past that yet), so the games that are there would more closely represent electromechanical-style arcade games that are more generic - Excite QTE and a sequel to QTE Title are there, as well as a whack-a-mole game and a mechanical driving game. Thanks for the info... I guess this is something to be expected. Perhaps you'll encounter some homebrew style arcade games further on? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/298664-shenmue-iii/#findComment-4398334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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