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Shenmue III review – the ultimate nostalgia trip

PC, PS4; Ys Net/Deep Silver
Part Studio Ghibli, part Karate Kid, this long-awaited continuation of the tale may sometimes seem clunky and last-gen, but it is also thoroughly charming

On its release 15 years ago, Shenmue II was acclaimed as a masterpiece and cemented creator Yu Suzuki’s reputation as one of the games industry’s great creators. It was also a massive commercial flop, and a proposed third title was postponed indefinitely.

Over the past decade, however, the series has earned near-mythical status and, after a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015 – the largest the platform had had for a game – Shenmue III is finally here.

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