Most Disappointing Game of 2019 - Shenmue III

"There is no category harder than the most disappointing game." - JPS

[gangsta_red]

It's funny to think this game wasn't going to be a disappointment.

[Terry_B]

It not a disappointment at all, Shenmue 3 is great.

[Smitty2020]

i agree with u, i do think if u were born in that generation like me u would enjoy it but i am an old boy :P

[S2Killinit]

Yup. I love it.

[boing1]

I concur. Young gamers do not understand what it means to legacy players.

[DerfDerf]

Shenmue 3 was one of the best games of the year

[FinalAeonX]

I'd say Death Stranding. Watch Dunkey's review and you'll see what I mean. He perfectly sums up my qualms with the game and Kojima himself.

[Elda]

Death Stranding is a good game.

[MadLad]

It's definitely interesting.

[CrimsonWing69]

I wholeheartedly disagree.

[CDbiggen]

Some in this comment section:
"Shenmue 3 is a disappointment because it isn't like Yakuza/Judgment/other modern title, even though it's its own unique series with its own style and gameplay."
"Death Stranding is not a disappointment because it's its own thing and is unique."

I know that's roughly what some of you bullshitters are thinking ;-)

[Rynxie]

Yakuza and Judgement are spiritual successors of Shenmue. You can try to hide yourself away in your safe space all you want, it still won't change that fact. Shenmue 1 & 2 were flawed, but great games for its time. This isn't 2002. There's new standards. Sega evolved the genre Shenmue started. Shenmue always had a realistic feel. From character design to environments. Shenmue 3 is very cartoony, some characters look bad to hideous. Gameplay mechanics are out of date. It's still stiff and robotic. Some choices were goofy. Like when you walk with Shenhua to her village. One second, you're talking and walking, another second, you stand still and talk and then, the next second walk and talk (and repeat). Yu should have went with the Yakuza studio. Shenmue 3 would have been a million times better.

I played Judgement and beat it recently, many aspects of the game reminded me of Shenmue. I was hoping Shenmue 3 would be along the lines of Judgment.

I budge and bought Shenmue 3 today for $29.99 and it's Shenmue alright. It isn't too bad overall.

[CDbiggen]

Ugh. That is all you deserve.

[King_Noctis]

I love Death Stranding, but I understand why some people did not. Slower-paced games don’t exactly attract your average gamers.

[ninja2ri]

It was never a good game. Cant believe it took people that long to realize it. Yakuza is the new king of this type of game and Shenmue is dead. No one wants a part 4 cause this one sold horribly.

[SegaGamer]

Another person who obviously hasn't played both. Their similarities are minimal at best. Also, like I have said many times in the past, if they were similar, why can't they both exist? There are plenty of first person shooters that are the same, I don't ever see people like yourself saying we don't need them because there is another game like it.

[MadLad]

So both aren't a Japan simulator; offering a lot of random side content, in between fighting? Their design is highly similar. Just Yakuza, you know, feels competent in 2019.

[SegaGamer]

@TheRealTedCruz

Yakuza is an action game, Shenmue is an adventure game. They are games from two different genres.

[Razmiran]

I mean, you cant say Shenmue is a Japan simulator when in 2 out of 3 games you are in China

[MadLad]

@sega

The literal only difference in design is the combat, itself; and only slightly. One's based on Tekken combat, the other is a "beat-em-up", relying still heavily on combos and a more in-depth fighting system. Other than that, the games are almost 100% similar.

@Raz

My complete and utter apologies. I haven't played the games since I was literally 15 years old. I'm 28 now.

[King_Noctis]

“ Also, like I have said many times in the past, if they were similar, why can't they both exist?”

As long as both have high quality, I have no qualms with that. But it isn’t the case right here.

[Elda]

I never thought Shenmue 1&2 was interesting to play when it was released 2 gens ago & when I saw the trailer for the 3rd installment it looked just like the original far as the graphics just in hd. There are folks that genuinely like the game for what it is & that's ok,like they say...different strokes for different folks.

[DerfDerf]

Glasses.....you need them.

[Elda]

Need glasses for what?

[Rynxie]

I lost interest in this game each and every time they spoke about it. I played and beat shenmue 1 & 2 so many times on the DC. I platinum the HD ports on the ps4. However, I couldn't force myself to buy part 3. It's on sale right now for $29.99 and I still don't think it's worth it. The cartoony design, the awful character designs that can range from bad to hideous. It doesn't even push the story forward as much. Many of the gameplay mechanics are out of date. Yukuza and Judgement evolved the genre. Yu Suzuki kept it in the past and for the worse. I'm sorry, it's not nostalgia, it's just bad. Horrible voice acting. Horrible dialogue. It's definitely a disappointment.

[CDbiggen]

I think it's fine as a Shenmue game, but I do agree on the character design and the fact it doesn't push the story forward as much.

[DerfDerf]

If you love Shenmue 1 and 2 as much as you say you do ( I highly doubt it) you are doing yourself a disservice by not getting Shenmue 3.

[Rynxie]

Yeah, you know me better than I know myself. Sorry, I'm not a blind fanboy.

[TheColbertinator]

All I wanted was Shenmue 3 and that is what we got. The only disappointing part in all this was that it took so long to release.

[MadLad]

Despite multiple revenue streams, hitting far above its Kickstarter goal, and taking EPIC money, at the detriment to KS funders, they still delivered a below average product.

[CDbiggen]

Not a disappointment to me. Everytime I play it I have a big stupid grin on my face because of how nostalgic it is. Picks up right where the second left off, same VA for Ryo, same sound effects, same corny dialogue, etc. I love it.

[Xaevi]

I think those who found it disappointing don't understand what this have was meant to be. It's a SEQUEL to Shenmue 2, not a modern reboot. If it plays outdated it's because they designed it that way, to play as if they had made it 20 years ago. If you expected anything else that's your problem, don't force your expectations onto things.

[CDbiggen]

Exactly. It would've been extremely weird if it had any other type of style.

[MadLad]

That's a lame excuse. Shenmue 1 and 2 were a product of their time; released for the Dreamcast.

Keeping the dated mechanics, and robotic dialogue, is just laziness. Let's be real; there's a reason it is already had at half its original asking cost already.

[Xaevi]

I don't think keeping it in the style of the first two is lazy. Would be easier I'd say making it a modern sequel rather than putting in the effort to keep it as if the game had the chance of releasing back for the Dreamcast. It's completely intentional, I think that much is obvious. As for it being cheap to buy now, that's not really any indication of anything. Bestbuy had Death Stranding for 30 bucks 2 weeks ago, games go on sale all the time

[sprinterboy]

Most disappointed game this year too the gamers who were not interested in the game in the first place.

[DrShoe]

I suppose the most disappointing opinion piece of 2019 came from justpushstart.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Outdated tedious mess of a game

[snoopgg]

Crackdown 3 with all that cloud power.

[xVOLTx]

Yes, it didn't needed to be crowd funded to be remade. It should have never been made and there was a reason it wasn't.

[King_Noctis]

Shemue 3, Days Gone, Crackdown 3, and maybe Pokemon Sword/Shield comes to mind.

[BlaqMagiq1]

Umm that title EASILY goes to Anthem

[DreadGara]

New Contra is the worst thing happened in 2019, I'm sorry nothing can beat that no matter what everyone says.
Then comes CD3 of course

[HighPlayer28]

I heard it was not better than Shenmue 1 and 2 at all. Still shocked this game wasn't on all systems for more sales smh.

[Artemidorus]

This game were for older people who knew what they were buying into.