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Shenmue 3 hits Steam todayAfter a year of Epic exclusivity, it’s arriving on Steam
After a year of Epic exclusivity, it’s arriving on Steam
Today, I invite you to go back in time and visit China to search for a little bit of vengeance. Specifically, back to spring 1987, to help a young Ryu Hazuki hunt for his father’s killer. Of course, you could partake in a spot oftortoise-racingor chicken-chasing while you’re it. That’s right, I’m talking about the weird and wonderful world ofShenmue 3, which sheds its Epic exclusivity and arrives on Steam today.Watch on YouTubeShenmue 3originally came out on this very day last year, four years after a fruitful Kickstarter campaign that saw developers Ys Net raise $6 million. It follows on from the story ofShenmue 2(which came out a whole 19 years ago), with Ryu hanging out in rural China looking for the baddies who murdered his dad - and playing load of odd minigames on the way.In hisShenmue 3 review, Matthew says the game can be a bit boring, but somehow that only manages to add to its charm: “The mad thing is, for all its creaky ideas and garlic guzzling, I was enraptured for chunks of Shenmue 3. Its laid back rhythm lulls you into a state that few games do, one of such extreme zen/boredom that even the smallest change in pace can feel monumental.“Shenmue 3 hitsSteamlater today, and will cost just £17 in its launch weekend sale. It’s still onthe Epic Games Store, too, if you’d rather grab it there.Elsewhere in the land ofShenmue, in SeptemberCrunchyroll announced it’s getting a spin-off anime seriesthat Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki himself will help produce.
Today, I invite you to go back in time and visit China to search for a little bit of vengeance. Specifically, back to spring 1987, to help a young Ryu Hazuki hunt for his father’s killer. Of course, you could partake in a spot oftortoise-racingor chicken-chasing while you’re it. That’s right, I’m talking about the weird and wonderful world ofShenmue 3, which sheds its Epic exclusivity and arrives on Steam today.Watch on YouTubeShenmue 3originally came out on this very day last year, four years after a fruitful Kickstarter campaign that saw developers Ys Net raise $6 million. It follows on from the story ofShenmue 2(which came out a whole 19 years ago), with Ryu hanging out in rural China looking for the baddies who murdered his dad - and playing load of odd minigames on the way.In hisShenmue 3 review, Matthew says the game can be a bit boring, but somehow that only manages to add to its charm: “The mad thing is, for all its creaky ideas and garlic guzzling, I was enraptured for chunks of Shenmue 3. Its laid back rhythm lulls you into a state that few games do, one of such extreme zen/boredom that even the smallest change in pace can feel monumental.“Shenmue 3 hitsSteamlater today, and will cost just £17 in its launch weekend sale. It’s still onthe Epic Games Store, too, if you’d rather grab it there.Elsewhere in the land ofShenmue, in SeptemberCrunchyroll announced it’s getting a spin-off anime seriesthat Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki himself will help produce.
Today, I invite you to go back in time and visit China to search for a little bit of vengeance. Specifically, back to spring 1987, to help a young Ryu Hazuki hunt for his father’s killer. Of course, you could partake in a spot oftortoise-racingor chicken-chasing while you’re it. That’s right, I’m talking about the weird and wonderful world ofShenmue 3, which sheds its Epic exclusivity and arrives on Steam today.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Shenmue 3originally came out on this very day last year, four years after a fruitful Kickstarter campaign that saw developers Ys Net raise $6 million. It follows on from the story ofShenmue 2(which came out a whole 19 years ago), with Ryu hanging out in rural China looking for the baddies who murdered his dad - and playing load of odd minigames on the way.
In hisShenmue 3 review, Matthew says the game can be a bit boring, but somehow that only manages to add to its charm: “The mad thing is, for all its creaky ideas and garlic guzzling, I was enraptured for chunks of Shenmue 3. Its laid back rhythm lulls you into a state that few games do, one of such extreme zen/boredom that even the smallest change in pace can feel monumental.”
Shenmue 3 hitsSteamlater today, and will cost just £17 in its launch weekend sale. It’s still onthe Epic Games Store, too, if you’d rather grab it there.
Elsewhere in the land ofShenmue, in SeptemberCrunchyroll announced it’s getting a spin-off anime seriesthat Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki himself will help produce.
