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Shenmue 3 release date is November 19th and review embargo is launch day for US and November 21st for UK (and possibly EU)
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But in reality, would you be able to have a real judgement ready of the game on the 21st if you could only buy it on the 19th?
Based on Reddit impressions, the biggest negatives seem to be the frame rate is unsteady and the cut scenes aren't edited or shot as well as the original games. Otherwise, people seem pleased with the finished product.
Ive also seen it confirmed the towns are indeed bigger than anything in the first two games
I assume they're guessing that Shenmue fans that already have investment (both emotionally and literally in some cases) in the game are more likely to provide a good word-of-mouth for those all-important first couple of days than reviewers are.
Smart, but a bit sneaky.
Smart, but a bit sneaky.
This is the truth of the matter, anyone buying this game at launch won't care what random joe at ign or kotaku have to say about it.
Deep Silver keeps making questionable moves.
..eh, I paid for the game in kickstarter years ago, so I'm not likely to give two shits what reviews say. But it's still a questionable tactic. I guess pubs have to learn the hard way that the backlash is not worth it and just take the heat if the game scores low.
Also knowing Shenmue, the game will not be liked by certain people. It's just how it is.
..eh, I paid for the game in kickstarter years ago, so I'm not likely to give two shits what reviews say. But it's still a questionable tactic. I guess pubs have to learn the hard way that the backlash is not worth it and just take the heat if the game scores low.
Also knowing Shenmue, the game will not be liked by certain people. It's just how it is.
Well people bought The Witcher 3, the third installment of a very niche franchise, and most of them never played the first two
Are the more sophisticated and clever european reviewers allowed to review it earlier?
I imagine a lot of US reviewers won't get the game because it flies above first person shooters
I imagine a lot of US reviewers won't get the game because it flies above first person shooters
I don't know but it seemed like Eurogamer was pretty excited about the game.
Shenmue 1/2 are incredibly painful to try and play now. I have the HD collection and I'm struggling to get through Shenmue 1 even although Shenmue 3 is the only thing I've ever backed and my copy has shipped.
If this was a 8 or 9/10 game quite a number of people might consider buying it standalone.
This review embargo doesn't instil confidence in the product.
Probably should've set the embargo date earlier for europeans tbh
The guy who wrote that Tweet is working for VG247, which is based in the UK. A website nowadays well know to, well... liking to be confrontational, you could say?
It's entirely possible to think this embargo stuff is a dumb and worrying precedent, whilst also thinking the game will be fine.
Who gives a shit if previews are OK, this is anti consumer, period.
On the one hand, western AAA genre defining open-world RPG. On the other hand, japanese AA(?) slice of life simulator.
The mass appeal is definitely equal. What was I thinking. And the Witcher 2 was not "very niche" lol.
The outlet could just buy another copy (ie. PC instead of the PS4 copy they received) on the 19th and review "that version" right?
I predict a Metascore of 69.
I think Shenmue still has some design sensibilities that are rare and compelling, so I think there's a chance it might find a new audience, but people who don't have a connection with the previous games might have a harder time getting it. And of course some people simply don't get on with these forklift simulators for assholes.
Making a modern Shenmue for an audience fondly remembering games that are now 15+ years old, is a pretty weird thing. I think in some areas you'll have wished Ys Net looked more forward. But I expect fans will largely be satisfied.
Actually, people shouldn't buy this game. Deep Silver clearly has no confidence in it, they just picked it up so they could make a bunch of money, by development costs being heavily subsidized by the crowdfunding, and then again by screwing us backers by selling PC distribution exclusivity to Epic.
And Deep Silver is owned by THQ Nordic/Embracer, who continues to employ the people who did some co-marketing with the Nazis, pedophiles and terrorists on 8chan.
I think Shenmue still has some design sensibilities that are rare and compelling, so I think there's a chance it might find a new audience, but people who don't have a connection with the previous games might have a harder time getting it. And of course some people simply don't get on with these forklift simulators for assholes.
Making a modern Shenmue for an audience fondly remembering games that are now 15+ years old, is a pretty weird thing. I think in some areas you'll have wished Ys Net looked more forward. But I expect fans will largely be satisfied.
Deep Silver could've had 69k Shenmue fans hyping this game up, but then they went and screwed us. I at least am no longer particularly interested in convincing people to give this game a shot.
Actually, people shouldn't buy this game. Deep Silver clearly has no confidence in it, they just picked it up so they could make a bunch of money, by development costs being heavily subsidized by the crowdfunding, and then again by screwing us backers by selling PC distribution exclusivity to Epic.
And Deep Silver is owned by THQ Nordic/Embracer, who continues to employ the people who did some co-marketing with the Nazis, pedophiles and terrorists on 8chan.
From experience, Japanese companiees and/or developers sometimes have some strange ideas how embargos and NDAs should work - take a look at e.g. Atlus who had lots of restrictions for coverage on the western release of Catherine: Full Body despite the game (and thus anything that might be spoiler material) having been available in Japan for months already.
Obviously not quite the same thing as this here, just to give a general idea that not everything crazy/stupid/bad in that regard is originating from the Western publisher.
Obviously not quite the same thing as this here, just to give a general idea that not everything crazy/stupid/bad in that regard is originating from the Western publisher.
Yeah, exactly. I'm looking forward to the game but that doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the game is good or not. Or whether I care about reviews or not. Its a underhanded/manipulative move and they deserve flack over it.
anti consumer lol
just wait 2 days jesus christ what's wrong with you
I mean that's though to say, you'd probably know if the game was bad after 10 to 15 hours of dedicated play at minimum you could release an impressions piece. That could be damaging enough or hey even high praise enough.
True. Of course, you might imagine that a game that probably can't be proplery played/finished in just a few hours can be reviewd in such a short time frame, so saying your review is based on the retail copy you got on the same day might sound a bit unconvincing.
I read your post as being about that "the fans get to enjoy themselves for two days before reviews tell them what outdated crap they are playing". Maybe I read more into it than I should've, my bad if so.
Previews were really good. One more round of hysterics before release.
Come one people, really?
Come one people, really?
Yep. I know it's not exactly the same thing but pokemon had a controlled embargo. What about the other 50-60% of the critics who have to review the game AFTER release?
People should buy it if they like Shenmue and want to support Yu Suzuki, which is why I'm buying it. I'm not sure I'm going to get another opportunity to play this game I waited 18 years for, so I'm making a hard choice and choosing to be selfish. It's unfortunate Deep Silver is involved. I make many decisions that are not entirely ethical, and that's a byproduct of our capitalist society.
10-15 hours is the estimated time to get out of the first area, Bailu Village. I don't think an impressions piece would be fair if they didn't get beyond that stage.
End of the world confirmed. We have to wait 48hrs for reviews.
If you're on the fence about shenmue 3, wait two days. If you wanna buy it on release, buy it. If you have no intention of buying it, dont buy it.
Unfortunately we all know this is just another opportunity for many to bash the game unnecessarily. *sigh*
If you're on the fence about shenmue 3, wait two days. If you wanna buy it on release, buy it. If you have no intention of buying it, dont buy it.
Unfortunately we all know this is just another opportunity for many to bash the game unnecessarily. *sigh*
Did reviewers not "get it" or did the games perhaps not age well?
Feels like you've got it backward.
This is people rightly criticising the actions of a corporation.
Then some people saying that a corporation should not be criticised because they like a game that they are associated with.
If it doesn't bother you then that's fine, but it's ridiculous to say that anyone disapproving of these circumstances are just bashing the game.
What's that got to do with criticising the actions of the publisher over embargo shenanigans?
If you are concerned about the game's quality, check out YouTube. There are live streams of the full retail copy.
but I think deep silver is truly terrible. Once it was obvious people got their hands on the game early, why'd they bother with this nonsense?
but I think deep silver is truly terrible. Once it was obvious people got their hands on the game early, why'd they bother with this nonsense?
I agree. I'm sure most people posting in this thread that are "upset" over this had no interest in Shenmue 3 in the first place.
Funny how Ybarra's nonsense about Anthem starts to sound really good when it affects a game you like, huh