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SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.
Shenmue I & II is a adventure, open world and story rich game
developed by D3T
and published by SEGA.
Released on August 21st 2018 is available only on Windows
in 6 languages: English, French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 2,945 reviews of which 2,619 were positive and 326 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 34.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on K4G.
The Steam community has classified Shenmue I & II into these genres:
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 64Bit
- Processor: Intel i3-560 / AMD FX-4300
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti (1GB Vram) / AMD Radeon 6990
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30 GB available space
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If you can't run by pressing Shift in Shenmue I, just rebind the key to the same one and that fixes the problem. Good port otherwise.
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Shenmue is a game series that is famous for many reasons. It is considered by many as the best game for Sega Dreamcast console. It was the most expensive game ever published at the time, with development costs mounting up to a staggering 70 million dollars. It was also a game that coined the infamous Quick Time Events (QTEs) that were used excessively in gaming industry for the next couple of years. Recently, Shenmue was given a BAFTA award for the most influential game of all time. Gentlemen, what you're looking at here is a living piece of gaming history. Your story begins in Japan in the year 1986. You are Ryo Hazuki, a high school student and son of a famous martial artist Iwao Hazuki. The game begins with your father being killed by the mysterious Lan Di, who also steals a precious mirror that your father brought back from China. Unable to prevent your father from being defeated in mortal combat, you set out to find Lan Di and avenge your father's death. The story of Shenmue is a story about a young man on a path to become a master of the martial arts, as well as finding his true self. The saga of Shenmue was originally intended to span over five games, but the complete story was never finished since only three games were ever released. This is a remastered version of both Shenmue I and Shenmue II in a single game with HD textures and high resolution. When Shenmue first came out in 1999, it had graphics like no other game on the market. The game featured incredibly detailed characters with full voice acting support, set in an interactive open word with time flow and realistic weather effects. Even by todays standards, the graphics in this remaster are pretty decent. Shenmue also defied any established game genre and can be vaguely described as a "fighting adventure with RPG elements and lots of minigames". I believe the same formula was later used to produce Yakuza games, however those games feel totally different. All I can say is that Shenmue offers a completely unique gameplay and I was blown away by its originality. When I first started playing, I wasn't too impressed with the game, but it started growing on me very quickly. By the time I finished my playthrough, I was completely awestruck. What I liked the most about Shenmue is the incredible atmosphere that envelops the player like a mantle. This is mostly due to fantastic world design and amazing music score, but there is also something else, a special ingredient undefinable by words. Shenmue is one of those rare games that have a soul and it's a game that you will always remember once you finish it. This is how I imagined the Far East looks like when I was a kid... martial arts, Zen philosophy and oriental music. The realistic gameplay elements, like going to sleep every night or learning new combat moves by actual practice, only heighten this feeling of immersion. Some players may not appreciate Shenmue because of its slow pace, Quick Time Events and (arguably) bad controls. Despite the numerous revolutionary innovations it brought to the world of gaming, it definitely isn't a game for everyone. Most of the gameplay consists of walking around and asking questions, which may not appeal to modern audience. Also, some tasks that Ryo will have to accomplish are repetitive and can become tedious. All of these things bothered me a little during my playthrough, but I am willing to let them slide. I cannot even begin to imagine how amazing Shenmue was 25 years ago. Even today, the game feels ahead of its time in some aspects. If you possess a certain degree of patience and can get over the clunky controls, you'll probably enjoy it as much as I did. Score (out of 10): 8
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This is my first time playing through these games since they were released. I knew what I was getting into, but I had forgotten how very little happens in these games. The entire narrative of the first game can be summed up in this single sentence: A guy who looks Chinese murders your dad so you decide to go to Hong Kong to look for him. The majority of these games isn't spent fighting, or gambling, or even driving a forklift. The majority of your time will be spent walking around asking people if they can help you find the next person you need to talk to. Not exactly a gripping or tense experience. That being said, Shenmue is an interesting look at the direction video game design could have taken, but ultimately didn't. It encourages you to find enjoyment in the mundane routine events of a person's day. It's more of a life simulator than a game. Every NPC persists in the world and is on a schedule. You can see them leave their home in the morning and walk to work, open their store, and then go home at night. On their way you might meet them in the street and trigger an organic interaction as you bump into them unexpectedly. And because very little happens in this game, you are encouraged to enjoy these conversations, to kill time in the arcade, or just admire the lovingly crafted Japanese and Chinese environments. There is a stunning amount of attention to detail shed on areas that aren't normally focused on in video games. Scene's in these games aren't rendered for the purpose of creating something visual to display to the player. Instead, a moment in time is simulated, and the side effect of that simulation is something visual getting generated for the player to look at it. From a gameplay perspective, especially by today's standards, especially if you aren't in the mood for a low key gaming experience, there's not a lot here. Progress is drawn out by gatekeeping every single event with a time requirement. The next step is always, "come back tomorrow at noon" requiring you to wait a contrived amount of time before progressing the story. The QTEs are brutal, especially in the second game, disrupting the pacing, coming out of nowhere and triggering failure before you even realize you needed to be paying attention. And the actual fighting system may be based on Virtua Fighter, but it's far clunkier in Shenmue. It doesn't work well for fighting multiple opponents and it's responsiveness is crippled by the remaster's unfortunate 30 frames per second locked frame rate. Regardless of these criticisms though, certain people love these games for a reason, and other than the frame rate and the use of original textures, this is the ideal remaster. It looks great running in 4k. Widescreen modes are supported. Everything is perfectly antialiased. It far surpasses the experience of playing these games on original hardware or emulation. While I think the majority of players won't appreciate these games, I know they will be beloved by some, which is a good enough reason to recommend you try them, especially if you enjoy older games.
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For the best experience, make sure you've never played anything more advanced than this and then have children and lose your hair before playing the third one. It's clunky, but it's still the best kung fu movie I've ever played.
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Shenmue 1 is a masterpiece that set new standards for its era. With its innovative gameplay elements and a richly detailed world, the game offers an immersive experience that remains impressive even today. Tip: If you get stuck, resist the urge to look up a solution online right away. Instead, visit the fortune-teller and choose "hint." This unique mechanic helps you progress while staying true to the game's spirit. A must-play for fans of narrative-driven and authentic adventure games.
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Shenmue I & II is currently priced at 34.99€ on Steam.
Shenmue I & II is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 34.99€ on Steam.
Shenmue I & II received 2,619 positive votes out of a total of 2,945 achieving a rating of 8.54.
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Shenmue I & II was developed by D3T and published by SEGA.
Shenmue I & II is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Shenmue I & II is not playable on MacOS.
Shenmue I & II is not playable on Linux.
Shenmue I & II is a single-player game.
Shenmue I & II does not currently offer any DLC.
Shenmue I & II does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Shenmue I & II does not support Steam Remote Play.
Shenmue I & II is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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