It breaks my heart knowing that we probably won't see the full conclusion of Ryos story...however there is magic captured in these games that no other game has ever been able to reproduce. Sure, graphically better looking games exist, but I don't think any game matches the beauty and life that Shenmue does. This game bleeds with the love of the team behind it. I first played these games in 2019 and they changed my life. Leaps and bounds ahead of it's time, and cursed to never be fully appreciated by the modern gamer. It's 2024 and I don't think a single open world game has come close to capturing the same magic that's inside these games. You either get it, or you don't...and I feel sorry for you if you don't.

Played Shemue 1 again and Shenmue 2 for the first time, which I had previously only played briefly on an emulator. A very decent HD conversion of both games, about which I have little to criticize. I found the second game of the series at least as strong as the first, although there were a few passages (that damned building complex where you had to fight your way through thousands of floors got on my nerves^^) that were a bit too slow in terms of pacing. Apart from that, the finale of the second game is pure magic, I can't believe how well it was realized.

( Review do primeiro e assim que jogar o segundo voltarei para completar a review )

Após ver esse jogo em algumas lista pelo youtube a fora resolvi dar uma chance para ele, vi umas gameplays, me interessei e logo o comprei e já fui procurar um tradução e achei uma maravilhosa.
Começei a jogar sem saber o que esperar e o resultado foi: superou qualquer expectativa que eu poderia ter.
Fiquei bobo com esse jogo após finalizá-lo. Ambientação incrível, apesar dos gráficos um pouco antigos os cenários são maravilhosos, apresenta muito bem um bairro pequena de uma cidade que aparenta ser do interior ( não pesquisei ao certo se a cidade se situa no interior, mas tem uma "vibe" muito interior do Japão ) mas resumindo, a ambientação é incrivel.
A história me surpreendeu, gostei muito dela e com a tradução consegui compreender completamente toda a história e os diálogos.
O ponto mais alto desse jogo é que ele parece ser muito vivo, principalmente Dobuita, diálogos que sempre estão mudando dependendo do que fazemos e prosseguimos na história, os npcs representam muito bem como se fossem de uma cidade real, o jogo passa muito bem isso, a cidade parece bem viva ao decorrer da história, e esse pra mim foi a parte mais incrível do jogo, nunca tinha visto algo igual. O sistema de dia e noite com o tempo passando deixa mais real essa experiência
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Shenmue 1:
In anticipation of Shenmue 3 later in 2019 (maybe), I played through both original adventures. I really quite like the first game, and despite its many shortcomings and limited scope the story remains compelling as do the quirks that make it a genuine and fascinating adventure.

Shenmue 2:
In the continuing effort to catch up on the Shenmue series I played through the second one directly after the first. It was much larger in scope and size, and the story weaves an epic tale through the heart of the Chinese mafia while discovering the secrets that Ryo’s father left behind. The ending dragged on, but it’s still such an epic tale and makes me hyped for the third installment.

Full Review: https://neoncloudff.wordpress.com/2018/09/16/shenmue-hd-review-origins-of-revenge/