GAMES
[Words Alan Wen]
FIRST PLAY SHENMUE III PC, PS4
Pioneering the open-world concept, Shenmue was at its time the most expensive game ever made. It not only had cutting-edge graphics featuring a detailed location with dynamic weather cycles and hundreds of characters with their own schedules, but it was the start of a cinematic epic as student Ryo Hazuki embarked on a quest to avenge his father.
The saga was, however, cut short by the untimely demise of its host platform, the Sega Dreamcast – which just recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in the UK. But after years of false starts, campaigning from fans and a record-breaking Kickstarter, the story finally continues with the series’ legendary creator Yu Suzuki back at the helm.