The fighting doesn't really feel like Virtua Fighter at all at this point, the game even going so far as to suggest you just 'push the buttons' and see what happens. Successful completions fill up a mastery bar at the bottom of the screen, so it looks like Ryo can grow as a martial artist, just as before. This repeatedly flashes up a sequence of button presses, which teaches you how to perform a new move. There is a dojo in the village which plays host to a couple of friendly fights with people who want to test your abilities, the first of which features the only QTE I saw in the demo. This is undoubtedly a game made for players that have been waiting for 18 years to continue the adventures of Ryo Hazuki, rather than an opportunity to bring new fans into the series.Įdge Magazine interviews Yu Suzuki (opens in new tab) to see if, after two decades and a $7m kickstarter campaign, the long-awaited sequel can deliver on its promise. Given how dated everything – from the quest design, to the writing, and the world – feels, these improvements are small in the grand scheme of things. It's a welcomed feature, but it isn't revolutionary. Even Shenmue 2's 'wait' feature has been improved, allowing you to jump not only time but also space if you need to be somewhere at a set point in the future. Ryo now walks wherever you push the left stick, the zoom feature on the left trigger can be used while moving and now has different levels set on a click rather than based on analogue depression. If that had ever happened, it would very likely have looked like this.Įven the 'quality-of-life' enhancements feel dated. Corey Marshall who voices main man Ryo Hazuki sounds eerily similar to his self of 20 years ago, again lending to the feeling that somehow this is a game from 2002, just dressed up in Dreamcast 2 graphics. The next hour is spent there, talking to people with gloriously deep-wrinkled faces who spout utter nonsense, all fully voiced for every single line of dialogue. The game begins where Shenmue 2 left off, you are handed control as you begin to walk into Bailu Village. In the first hour of Shenmue 3 that I was able to play, precisely nothing of note actually happens. From a newcomer's point of view, however, the game undoubtedly sucks.
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