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How Shenmue 3 Chased the Memory, but Lost Sight of the Vision

Tim Henderson: "The brown, tiger-print jacket worn by Shenmue’s lead, Ryo Hazuki, has had plenty of time to become iconic. And become iconic it has, almost by default – after all, the rest of Ryo’s attire is of the white t-shirt and blue jeans variety. That jacket is literally the thing that gives him a visual identity. To put its importance into perspective, during Shenmue 3’s record-setting Kickstarter campaign, 22 people coughed up USD $3000 for a replica as approved by franchise creator Yu Suzuki. That jacket is Ryo Hazuki. It seems ironic, then, that actively removing it was a key moment of liberation for my own playthrough of Shenmue 3. I had spent many of my first hours in the game slavishly living by my own memories, much as the game itself seems a slave to where it left off in 2001."

DerfDerf1479d ago

This game was exactly what I wanted and it retained all of the charm that I would expect to be in a sequel to this amazing series.

Segata1479d ago

Had none of the magic of the first 2 games. Had a stupid new stamina mechanic. Art was hideous. I likely will never finish it.

neutralgamer19921479d ago

what's so sad about it is there was so much momentum behind it people funded it publishers backed it whether that was for marketing or whatnot and instead of making a game for 2020 they made a game that was reminiscent of 20 years ago

The way things were done 20 years ago the technology that was available to what it is today this game should have been so much better and more focused on player experience but instead everything in this game is a hassle or a chore or tedious

TheColbertinator1479d ago

I just wanted Shenmue 3 and it certainly was a wild ride.

Up next a new Legacy of Kain.

timotim1479d ago

Even though I'm grateful that us fans were able to continue the story, I don't feel like its Shenmue to me. Still hope it comes to more platforms though...would love to add it to my library on Xbox besides 1&2.

DerfDerf1479d ago

How could it possibly be any more Shenmue?

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15 Biggest Unresolved Video Game Cliffhangers We May Never Get Answers To

Cultured Vultures: These 15 unresolved video cliffhangers could be solved in the future, though if we’re really honest with ourselves, we all know there’s no chance in hell of that happening.

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Fluke_Skywalker67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

Never say never, I really didn't expect to ever see Space Marine 2 and 12 years later its almost here.
So there is still hope for all these games.

Chocoburger67d ago

I've completed 5 of the games on the list, but the author forgot to include Advent Rising. It was supposed to be a trilogy, but it bombed hard, and the two sequels never got made. It was Mass Effect, a console generation before Mass Effect.

The game is buggy and unpolished, it needed a few more months of development, but the potential was there. At the end of the game, you have all these super abilities, I remember the stomp attack that created a shockwave being especially powerful.

shinoff218366d ago

I personally think days gone will recieve some sort of sequel at some point. I'm personally also hoping it's not the rumored multiplayer online stuff. I'd think most that enjoyed it would rather thisnto.

Knightofelemia66d ago

Sony needs to dust off Sly Cooper and Days Gone so needs a sequel two of my favorite Sony titles. Bulletstorm I love great game wish it also got a sequel. And I wish Namco would finally give Enslaved a sequel another great game.

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PlayStation Store Kicks Off PlayStation Indies Sale: Over 1000 Games On Sale

Daily Video Game writes: "If you are a fan of indie games, PlayStation Store has good news for you! PlayStation Store is running a new game sale for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gamers that heavily discounts over 1000 indie games right now!"

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PlayStation Store Games Under $15 Sale: Over 400 Games Under $15

Daily Video Game writes: "PlayStation Store has just launched another new digital game sale that has over 400 games under $15, including many AAA games titled "Games Under $15 Sale" for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gamers right now!"

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anast679d ago (Edited 679d ago )

Dragon's Dogma and XCOM 2 are the best deals. The rest of the games are still overpriced. I would say 8.99 is good for AC: Origins, but you need to put $10 more into MTs to avoid the grind that slows down the story. So, the game is actually 18.99.

It's not on this list, but Pathfinder: Kingmaker is only $9.99. This is a deal if you have a current gen. consoles, as it runs poorly on prev. gen.

hangdang679d ago

I beat AC origins without grinding or spending any money on MTX?

anast679d ago

I had to grind for side missions. So, did many other people.

HeliosHex679d ago

Has anyone been able to login in to the ps store on ps5 I haven't been able to in days and my network is good.

RedDevils679d ago

Reset or shutdown your PS5. I always can go login to PS5, in fact just a moment ago.

HeliosHex678d ago

Hey thanks again. Although the shutdown/reset didn't work i found that resetting the mdm and hub did the trick. I use a Lan network instead of wifi. In case anyone has a similar setup and problem.

RedDevils678d ago

I forgot to mention about the router reset, that usually do the trick when it come to network problems happen with iphone/android. btw np