Just when you thought all the lists were done, baybay! Yes, the internet content machine definitely loves it some listmaking, and here we have yet another opportunity to quench the thirsts of people who demand things be ranked numerically — kinda funny to think about it when you realize how much people hate review scores.
HIGH SHENMUE III IS A REAL VIDEOGAME AND I PLAYED IT.
LOW Will be seen as as laughably dated to newcomers.
WTF The 19 different ways western voice actors say the name “Ryo”.
HIGH The retro inspired 1964 Tokyo Games.
LOW The modern minigames throughout the story mode.
WTF Why wasn’t Big the Cat invited!?!
HIGH That opening theme song, yo.
LOW Lacks the pizzazz and nostalgia that made the previous such a good time.
WTF Sega had one job: put Segata Sanshiro in the game. They failed.
HIGH Toejam & Earl are back.
LOW The clash between character models and backgrounds.
WTF T&E were almost SEGA mascots – imagine that world.
HIGH ATATATATATATATATATATATAAAAAA!!!!
LOW Post-Jagi, the pacing of the storyline goes straight to hell.
WTF Is that… an ‘Ode to Joy’ rap song?
HIGH The perfect use of slight controller vibration during the Thouzer fight.
LOW The sheer amount of grinding required for high-level parts.
WTF Devil Rebirth acting as a human construction crane.
HIGH Offered an unprecedented level of detail for its time.
LOW The ludicrous maze-like layout of the Yellow Head Building.
WTF The absolutely bonkers left turn Shenmue II takes in its final moments.
HIGH There are some amazing nods to the events of Yakuza 0.
LOW Catching occasional glimpses of Yakuza 2‘s antiquated design shining through.
WTF Virtua Fighter 2 on ‘Easy’ may be the hardest fighting game I’ve ever played.
HIGH Climbing to the top of a ruin to fire a rocket into an enemy’s weak point.
LOW Losing that damn wounded sniper mission over and over again.
WTF How the Battleship’s engine gets fixed…
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