Oh yeah, Shenmue 3 released

[Hailey]

Shenmue III for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic

[the-pi-guy]

Glancing through the reviews:
-fans will love it.
-those who aren't already fans wont.  

[Xevross]

It did release, yes...

[Hailey]

It did release, yes...

I've been so out of it this past month.

[Xevross]

I've been so out of it this past month.

Well to be fair, it wasn't that hard to miss Shenmue 3. Seems like the definition of average, if you weren't one of those people looking forward to it then you'd be forgiven for completely forgetting it existed.

[Hailey]

Well to be fair, it wasn't that hard to miss Shenmue 3. Seems like the definition of average, if you weren't one of those people looking forward to it then you'd be forgiven for completely forgetting it existed.

Such a missed marketing opportunity. Was one of the most talked about games within hardcore circles a few years ago yet now it's mostly irrelevant apparently.

[Xevross]

Such a missed marketing opportunity. Was one of the most talked about games within hardcore circles a few years ago yet now it's mostly irrelevant apparently.

I disagree. It was talked about a lot but people who aren't hardcore fans of the series were never going to buy this game. Most of the conversation was just about the reactions that fans were having to the announcement. As soon as that all died down nobody has cared. I don't think there's anything they could have done differently, apart from making the game very differently that is.

[Hailey]

I disagree. It was talked about a lot but people who aren't hardcore fans of the series were never going to buy this game. Most of the conversation was just about the reactions that fans were having to the announcement. As soon as that all died down nobody has cared. I don't think there's anything they could have done differently, apart from making the game very differently that is.

Shenmue 3 could have been an Uncharted 2 equivalent (to a much much smaller extent) where the game is still great for existing fans but primarily brings in new players. You're right that the game would have needed to be different to achieve this, since practically all the general hype about the game disappeared as more of the game was revealed.

[darkknightkryta]

I have my copy.  Still sealed.  Will play when I finish 2.  My friend, who has the Pheonix mirror tattooed to his shoulder, is loving it.

[SWORDF1SH]

I was a backer on kickstarter. No urge to claim download code though.

[Hailey]

I was a backer on kickstarter. No urge to claim download code though.

That's a pretty damning review!  

[SWORDF1SH]

That's a pretty damning review!  

Honestly, no urge to play anything. My spare time is taken up by Dreams