Shenmue III is the immersive masterpiece it strives to be. For an eighteen-year-old sequel to a cult classic, the game somehow seems to feel exactly as it would have had it come out in 2003, with all of the flaws and risky gameplay choices intact.
As a Kickstarter project, backed by players who knew exactly what they wanted, Shenmue III delivers in such a specifically correct way exactly what long-time fans of the series had been asking for that it’s hard to know whether some more advancements made in the last 20 years, besides the elimination of loading screens around every corner, were considered but ultimately scrapped in the name of keeping the series pure.
Many players may not enjoy this. However, for those select groups of people looking for the fabled Shenmue III, hoping it plays and acts exactly like the first two, such an answer doesn’t matter, because this is exactly what they’ve been waiting for. Just don’t expect a proper ending before the credits roll, as Suzuki h…
Source: N4G PC Shenmue III Review: Where Did The Time Go? | Screen Rant