Status Sadaharu_TR Jun 4, 2021
Asking NPCs questions they don't know simulator.
Didn't age well at all.
Shenmue (1999)
Dreamcast · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
4.11 from 484 ratings
1175 members have it in their collection · 31 playing now · 355 backlogged · 330 wish listed
How long? Main story 22h · with extras 20h (from 6 logged playthroughs)
"He shall appear from a far Eastern land across the sea. A young man who has yet to know his potential. This potential is a power that can either destroy him, or realize his will. His courage shall determine his fate. The path he must traverse, fraught with adversity, I await whilst praying. For this destiny predetermined since ancient times... …
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"He shall appear from a far Eastern land across the sea. A young man who has yet to know his potential. This potential is a power that can either destroy him, or realize his will. His courage shall determine his fate. The path he must traverse, fraught with adversity, I await whilst praying. For this destiny predetermined since ancient times... A pitch, black night unfolds with the morning star as its only light. And thus the saga, begins..."
This first chapter of Shenmue kicks off Yu Suzuki's cinematic Dreamcast tour-de-force, an exploration-heavy adventure that has players immerse themselves in Yokosuka, Japan. Players slip into the role of a young martial artist named Ryo Hazuki, who is on the trail of his father's killer. On the way, players must talk with hundreds of characters, engage in martial arts battles, and marvel at the realistic depiction of the Japanese coastal town.
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Details
- Developers
- Sega AM2
- Publishers
- Sega
- Genres
- Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Themes
- Fantasy, Historical, Open world, Sandbox
- Franchises
- Shenmue
- Series
- Shenmue
Release dates
- Dec 29, 1999 (Japan) Dreamcast
- Nov 08, 2000 (North_America) Dreamcast
- Dec 01, 2000 (Europe) Dreamcast
- Aug 20, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Related
Bundled in
- Shenmue I & II (Aug 2018) · PC, PS4, XONE
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
219
4 stars
152
3 stars
74
2 stars
27
1 star
12
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status timebias Nov 14, 2019
Completed it. I remembered the 70 Man Battle being longer and more challenging than it was this time—I got through it on my first attempt today. The second fight with Chai was still a little difficult, but I beat him on my third attempt. Apart from a couple of minor glitches that would've been masked out by the pillarboxes, the …
Read moreCompleted it. I remembered the 70 Man Battle being longer and more challenging than it was this time—I got through it on my first attempt today. The second fight with Chai was still a little difficult, but I beat him on my third attempt. Apart from a couple of minor glitches that would've been masked out by the pillarboxes, the final third of my playthrough was improved by ner0's widescreen fix—I actually think some of the cutscene compositions look better for it. Looking forward to replaying the second game.
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Status timebias Nov 13, 2019
I'm currently twelve hours into replaying Shenmue (on PC) in anticipation of the imminent release of the third game. (I was a Kickstarter backer, so hopefully it'll arrive shortly!) I've considered this to be my favourite game series for almost two decades, so I'm really excited for the new instalment, and it's interesting to revisit the first game and reflect …
I'm currently twelve hours into replaying Shenmue (on PC) in anticipation of the imminent release of the third game. (I was a Kickstarter backer, so hopefully it'll arrive shortly!) I've considered this to be my favourite game series for almost two decades, so I'm really excited for the new instalment, and it's interesting to revisit the first game and reflect upon it as a piece of gaming history.
I decided to replay the scene fighting Chai in the You Arcade until I beat him—I remember, playing it on the Dreamcast back in the day, accepting defeat on my first playthrough, but persevering until victory on the second. Today, it took me a little over an hour of replaying to succeed. I hadn't trained my moves extensively, nor bought the recommended Crawl Cyclone scroll, and therefore I found the most helpful advice online to be (a) learning to parry/block (i.e. timing the Y tap, without directional input, to dodge attacks) and (b) assigning Demon Drop to the L trigger, and using that almost exclusively ('spamming' the move) as an offense. (I think I must've trained harder in preparation during my second DC playthrough, because I can't imagine having had the patience to retry as many times as I did today without the new 'save anywhere' feature and the nippy PC loading times!)
After my fourth session, I've just downloaded the widescreen-cutscene fix and audio restoration mods (as recommended by user tylerisrandom) for the Steam PC release, which address a couple of problems with the port that I've found mildly niggling so far. We'll see if they improve the experience somewhat.
Status Lain2501 Jul 12, 2017
I still have a savefile on this that I intended to wait around to see the bad ending and if the seasons change around April. Other than that I know pretty much everything about this game and was going to write an obsessive guide but in the end couldn't be bothered. AMA.
Status GigaDeathNullGolem Jul 5, 2017
game is really fun and cool. had i played this when it came out i would languish in it forever buying all this random stuff. color me impressed. how is it the dreamcast and shenmue were panned?
Status GigaDeathNullGolem Jul 2, 2017
wasn't easy to get this working but i think i got it.
Status GigaDeathNullGolem Feb 25, 2017
shenmue HD remaster announced.http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/shenmue-hd-remaster-coming-2017/
Anyone have an idea of whether this will be a good one? This is one of the better titles for Dreamcast I've been told and it looks really interesting. Always wanted to check out the series.
Status Please...callmeYork Dec 19, 2016
Finished! There is nothing I can say about Shenmue that hasn't been said countless times already. Is it worth tracking down a Dreamcast (preferably PAL so you can get in on that Shenmue II passport action) just to play it? Sure. They will almost definitely remaster it or even just port it to PS4 before Shenmue III is released, but …
Read moreFinished! There is nothing I can say about Shenmue that hasn't been said countless times already. Is it worth tracking down a Dreamcast (preferably PAL so you can get in on that Shenmue II passport action) just to play it? Sure. They will almost definitely remaster it or even just port it to PS4 before Shenmue III is released, but there is something special about holding that big, goofy, oddly comfortable speedboat-shaped monstrosity the Dreamcast considers a controller, almost slipping from your sweaty palms when facing that final Mad Angel in the 70 thug free battle.
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Status Please...callmeYork Dec 3, 2016
Just started Disc 3. Oh boy, I can't wait to drive a forklift. There's something special about a game that can get me unreasonably excited about the smallest things.
Status Please...callmeYork Nov 29, 2016
This is a great game to play to wind down after a long day of work. I just go about my daily routine - phone Nozomi, feed the cat, train in the empty parking lot, then maybe try and progress the story a little.
