Worth it for the right player.
At $29.99. It has been as low as $11.99.
- Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
I've always had an interest in Shenmue because I love Yakuza and wanted to find another game series similar that I could fall in love with and thought the newest would be the best because the graphics and clunky nature of 1 and 2 really turned me off.
I don't know if you're allowed to change the layout or not, but it definitely cannot compare to gamepad.
I'd highly recommend dropping the difficulty during the chicken catching section, trust me on that one if you value your mental health.
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Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.
The data behind the verdict
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