Shenmue 3 Is Going To Be One Of The Biggest Games Ever

Shenmue III , the long awaited continuation of theShenmuevideo game serial , has a monolithic file size requisite . Released in 1999 for the Sega Dreamcast scheme , the originalShenmuestarted the saga of Ryo Hazuki - a Japanese adolescent and martial artist , who seeks to avenge the vehement death of his father - and Ling Shenhua , a mysterious Chinese girl whom Ryo has image before in his dreams .

TheShenmueseries earned fantastic reviews upon its initial press release , developed a warm cult following , and continues to top leaning of the neat TV games of all clock time nearly two decades later , due in part to an immersive , fully - synergistic , and highly - detailed open - macrocosm automobile mechanic . Despite this , the first two game were fiscal flops for Sega , who was loth to develop a sequel for many years , before at long last licensingShenmueto serial ' Maker Yu Suzuki . His endeavour to crowdfundShenmue IIIon Kickstarter resulted in the game ’s $ 2 million goal being meet in just nine hour and it remains the highest - funded picture biz project in Kickstarter ’s history .

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The goodish system requirements were announced on theKickstarterpage forShenmue III . While it was look that the finished biz would require a top - of - the - melodic line organisation , given the progress in engineering over the retiring two decades and Suzuki ’s desire to update the graphics accordingly while represent an equally elaborate Earth , 100 GB of severe drive quad is still an unprecedented amount of space for any game .

To offer some perspective , reckon the space required by other popular open - earth adventure games . The high - definition special - edition ofSkyrimreleased in October 2016 demand 12 GB of space - double up the 6 GB required by the original 2011 variation of the game . The upcomingFallout 76will require 50 GB of punishing drive space , an amount comparable toGrand Theft Auto V.

While this requirement is a startling one for microcomputer gamers , it could well be a softwood - surf for fans of the franchise who want to playShenmue IIIon thePlayStation 4 , though it stands to understanding that the console table version may not be as large . However , require that much quad be devoted to the laborious drive of a console is unheard of , with a stock PS4 having a 500 GB hard driving . It will also make downloading the game all but impossible for those gamers with obtuse or erratic Internet connections .

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The one bright side to these improbable requirements is that they on the face of it confirm Yu Suzuki ’s consignment to build the biggest and most realistic open - earthly concern adventure game ever . It is also possible that the final requirements may deepen asShenmue IIInears completion . Either way , fan of the franchise are sure to be wait further declaration with rag hint .