Shenmue III

Shenmue III

Steam Deck Verified

YS NET · Adventure · Nov 19, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $11.99.

73%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 10 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise50% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I've always had an interest in Shenmue because I love Yakuza and wanted to find another game series similar that I could fall in love with and thought the newest would be the best because the graphics and clunky nature of 1 and 2 really turned me off.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I don't know if you're allowed to change the layout or not, but it definitely cannot compare to gamepad.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I'd highly recommend dropping the difficulty during the chicken catching section, trust me on that one if you value your mental health.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics55 reviews
Controls15 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters157 reviews
57%
Gameplay68 reviews
62%
Audio34 reviews
65%
Performance7 reviews
57%
Steam Deck4 reviews
75%
Monetization3 reviews
0%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat66 reviews
62%
Interface10 reviews
70%
Bugs3 reviews
0%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
64
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

If you liked this one

Reviewed games that overlap most with this one.

No recommendations for this game yet.

This game doesn’t overlap enough with games Crit has reviewed.