Throwback Thursday: The good, the bad and the ugly of Shenmue

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Throwback Thursday: The good, the bad and the ugly of Shenmue

Added: 24.08.2015 6:18 | 0 views | 0 comments

Gamecrate: I remember, quite a long time ago, writing a Throwback Thursday about one of my all-time favorite video games: Yu Suzukis Dreamcast epic Shenmue. However, I will admit that article was written from a viewpoint of pure nostalgia, and I always felt deep down that it was a bit unfair to so lavishly praise a game I hadnt played in such a long time. Fortunately, the recent announcement of Shenmue III gave me the perfect excuse to revisit the original Shenmue in all of its Dreamcast glory. What I discovered during my time revisiting such a cherished part of my childhood was eye-opening: some parts of Shenmue have held up surprisingly well, some have not, and some are so cringe-inducingly bad that Im amazed I never noticed them back when I was a Shenmue-obsessed kid.