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My favourite games of all time. I still love them as much now as I did back on the Dreamcast.

I bought this for 7 euros and I don't feel ripped off
In both games there is a bit of padding but it's more noticeable in Shenmue 2
Great music

These games have not aged gracefully. QTEs are basically all over the place, and the game can become a bit of a chore to play, especially with trying to manage a schedule of events. The dialogue has aged horribly, as has some of the gameplay.

I tried to call the cops and they told me to fuck off.

I beat Shenmue 1 I will finish 2 at some point. Not everyone will like these games but there is something that drew me too maybe it was the music maybe the charm of a small town that you feel like you really live in or maybe the melodramatic storyline.


Shenmue 1:
In anticipation of Shenmue 3 later in 2019 (maybe), I played through both original adventures. I really quite like the first game, and despite its many shortcomings and limited scope the story remains compelling as do the quirks that make it a genuine and fascinating adventure.

Shenmue 2:
In the continuing effort to catch up on the Shenmue series I played through the second one directly after the first. It was much larger in scope and size, and the story weaves an epic tale through the heart of the Chinese mafia while discovering the secrets that Ryo’s father left behind. The ending dragged on, but it’s still such an epic tale and makes me hyped for the third installment.

Full Review: https://neoncloudff.wordpress.com/2018/09/16/shenmue-hd-review-origins-of-revenge/

It's Yakuza before Yakuza. I appreciate for what it is, but Yakuza does it better.

Shenmue and Shenmue 2 are really fascinating games (even to this day), but this port is rather lazy. It looks slightly nicer and has almost no load times, but for some reason, the sound quality of the dialogues is even worse than the original game. If you want to play this version, you should really play it on PC, so you can at least fix the voices with a mod.

Shenmue may be pretty outdated in terms of open world game standards these days, but these games were revolutionary at the time. They're vibes, I love the aesthetic, charming story and characters, and simple but fun Virtua Fighter type combat. There's nothing like exploring the world and just kinda talking to NPC's and seeing what they be doing, checking out little secrets and activities, and taking in the world around you that feels truly alive. Hell of a foundation for games like the Like a Dragon series.

( Review do primeiro e assim que jogar o segundo voltarei para completar a review )

Após ver esse jogo em algumas lista pelo youtube a fora resolvi dar uma chance para ele, vi umas gameplays, me interessei e logo o comprei e já fui procurar um tradução e achei uma maravilhosa.
Começei a jogar sem saber o que esperar e o resultado foi: superou qualquer expectativa que eu poderia ter.
Fiquei bobo com esse jogo após finalizá-lo. Ambientação incrível, apesar dos gráficos um pouco antigos os cenários são maravilhosos, apresenta muito bem um bairro pequena de uma cidade que aparenta ser do interior ( não pesquisei ao certo se a cidade se situa no interior, mas tem uma "vibe" muito interior do Japão ) mas resumindo, a ambientação é incrivel.
A história me surpreendeu, gostei muito dela e com a tradução consegui compreender completamente toda a história e os diálogos.
O ponto mais alto desse jogo é que ele parece ser muito vivo, principalmente Dobuita, diálogos que sempre estão mudando dependendo do que fazemos e prosseguimos na história, os npcs representam muito bem como se fossem de uma cidade real, o jogo passa muito bem isso, a cidade parece bem viva ao decorrer da história, e esse pra mim foi a parte mais incrível do jogo, nunca tinha visto algo igual. O sistema de dia e noite com o tempo passando deixa mais real essa experiência
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