Shenmue 1 & 2
SCORE: 50
I am extremely appreciative of Family
Friendly Gaming for purchasing a copy of Shenmue 1 & 2 on the
Playstation 4. This Dreamcast emulated pair of video games is also on
the Personal Computer, and Xbox One. Sega is the publisher and D3T is
the developer of Shenmue 1 & 2. If you missed these games on the
Dreamcast then you might be interested in them on the modern consoles
and PC.
I remember these games from back in the day. They were the talk of the
town due to the story, all of the people, and realistic feeling areas.
Shenmue 1 & 2 have not aged well though. Man things have gotten better
since then. In fact the conversations are laughable now. The dialogue is
cringy and the graphics are certainly showing their age. The Quick Time
Events (QTE) feel boring.
The issues families will most definitely have with Shenmue 1 & 2 are
violence, lack of attire, enticement to lust, gambling, eastern
religious content, bad language, sluggish controls and more. Expect a
ton of sound byte voice acting in Shenmue 1 & 2. We can sprint with the
R2 button in Shenmue 1 & 2. Sadly we keep getting stopped for some new
story scene to unfold.
Shenmue 1 & 2 lets us make choices. Give money to someone for good luck
or not. Do we arm wrestle someone and lose money or not. There are a
variety of very unfriendly characters in Shenmue 1 & 2. What did we ever
do to you? Why are they so hostile there? Whomever wrote these games
really has a low opinion of certain areas and cultures.
The animations of the walking in Shenmue 1 & 2 feels wrong on so many
levels. The real time events were one of the few things that made
Shenmue 1 & 2 interesting. I do not feel Shenmue 1 & 2 is worth the
price of admission. It is probably cheaper to buy this than a Dreamcast
and the original games. I recommend families pass on Shenmue 1 & 2.
- WMG
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 50%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: PC/Xbox One/PS4 (tested)
Publisher: Sega
Developer: D3T
Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Language, Mild Suggestive
Themes, Simulated Gambling, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence}
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