<s>
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ys	O
Net	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Shibuya	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
consists	O
of	O
open-world	O
environments	O
interspersed	O
with	O
brawler	B-Application
battles	O
and	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
day-and-night	B-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
,	O
variable	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
non-player	O
characters	O
with	O
daily	O
schedules	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
conceived	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
a	O
saga	O
spanning	O
multiple	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
and	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
development	O
also	O
covered	O
some	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
groundwork	O
for	O
future	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
following	O
years	O
of	O
speculation	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
crowdfund	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
having	O
licensed	O
Shenmue	B-Application
to	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
company	O
Ys	O
Net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
,	O
though	O
key	O
staff	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
18	O
years	O
after	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
teenage	O
martial	O
artist	O
Ryo	O
Hazuki	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
searching	O
for	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Ryo	O
can	O
practice	O
moves	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
can	O
earn	O
money	O
through	O
minigames	O
such	O
as	O
gambling	O
,	O
fishing	O
,	O
woodchopping	O
,	O
and	O
forklift	B-Operating_System
driving	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
selling	O
foraged	O
herbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
stamina	O
system	O
,	O
whereby	O
Ryo	O
's	O
hit	O
points	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
gradually	O
decline	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
were	O
directed	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
and	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
considered	O
unprecedented	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
cost	O
between	O
US$47	O
and	O
70	O
million	O
,	O
including	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
also	O
covered	O
some	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
completed	O
for	O
a	O
smaller	O
figure	O
,	O
and	O
groundwork	O
for	O
future	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
attracting	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
and	O
appearances	O
in	O
several	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
lists	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
were	O
commercial	O
failures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
projects	O
which	O
failed	O
to	O
see	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
Shenmue	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Korean	O
PC	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
petitioned	O
for	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2005	O
the	O
BBC	O
series	O
VideoGaiden	O
ran	O
a	O
campaign	O
for	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
several	O
occasions	O
,	O
Sega	O
spokespersons	O
said	O
they	O
recognized	O
the	O
interest	O
in	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
did	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Suzuki	O
said	O
that	O
Sega	O
would	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
Shenmue	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
social	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
services	O
Mobagetown	O
(	O
for	O
cell	O
phones	O
)	O
and	O
Mobage	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
hoped	O
that	O
if	O
Shenmue	B-Application
City	I-Application
were	O
a	O
success	O
it	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
make	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
he	O
suggested	O
that	O
Sega	O
could	O
license	O
Shenmue	B-Application
to	O
Ys	O
Net	O
to	O
develop	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
arose	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
that	O
Suzuki	O
was	O
considering	O
crowdfunding	O
or	O
console	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
fund	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2014	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
approached	O
Suzuki	O
about	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
said	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
sequel	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
renewed	O
the	O
Shenmue	B-Application
trademark	O
that	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
E3	O
industry	O
event	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
tweeted	O
"	O
E3	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
photo	O
of	O
a	O
forklift	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
announced	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
to	O
develop	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
surprise	O
announcement	O
drew	O
publicity	O
,	O
winning	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Debut	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
and	O
generating	O
a	O
surge	O
in	O
sales	O
of	O
pre-owned	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Time	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
and	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
included	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
their	O
lists	O
of	O
anticipated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
said	O
that	O
for	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
open-world	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
raise	O
at	O
least	O
$10	O
million	O
;	O
nonetheless	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
disappointed	O
by	O
a	O
smaller	O
figure	O
and	O
would	O
work	O
within	O
the	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
to	O
raise	O
$1	O
million	O
in	O
crowdfunding	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
hour	O
and	O
44	O
minutes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fastest	O
to	O
raise	O
$2	O
million	O
,	O
in	O
eight	O
hours	O
and	O
43	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
development	O
studio	O
Ys	O
Net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
by	O
between	O
250	O
and	O
300	O
people	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
a	O
core	O
team	O
of	O
about	O
75	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
further	O
100	O
outsourced	O
roles	O
,	O
excluding	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
key	O
staff	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
second	O
director	O
Keiji	O
Okayasu	O
,	O
scenario	O
director	O
Takao	O
Yotsuji	O
,	O
writers	O
Junichi	O
Yoshida	O
and	O
Masahiro	O
Yoshimoto	O
,	O
character	O
designers	O
Kenji	O
Miyawaki	O
and	O
Hideki	O
Kawabata	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Ryuji	O
Iuchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neilo	O
chief	O
executive	O
Takeshi	O
Hirai	O
was	O
a	O
lead	O
programmer	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Shenmue	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
staff	O
had	O
credits	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
and	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
China	O
's	O
Chuapp	O
conference	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
IIIs	I-Application
story	O
and	O
"	O
composition	O
"	O
were	O
complete	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
baseline	O
research	O
"	O
with	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
using	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
characters	O
to	O
run	O
simple	O
battle	O
and	O
conversation	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
left	O
preproduction	O
and	O
motion	B-Operating_System
capture	I-Operating_System
and	O
voice	O
tests	O
were	O
under	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2018	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
"	O
By	O
utilizing	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
discover	O
new	O
possibilities	O
and	O
expressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
August	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
announced	O
that	O
Ys	O
Net	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
German	O
publisher	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
to	O
publish	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Ys	O
Net	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
delayed	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
until	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
November	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
18	O
years	O
after	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
Oasis	O
Games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
WeGame	B-Operating_System
platform	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
fans	O
from	O
Suzuki	O
expressing	O
his	O
hope	O
to	O
develop	O
Shenmue	B-Application
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kickstarter	O
backers	O
who	O
had	O
requested	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
were	O
offered	O
refunds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Ys	O
Net	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
expansion	O
,	O
"	O
Battle	O
Rally	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
story	O
quest	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Zhang	O
Shuqin	O
from	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
"	O
Big	O
Merry	O
Cruise	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
McKeand	O
of	O
VG247	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
despite	O
its	O
"	O
decades-old	O
sensibilities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
's	O
as	O
off-kilter	O
,	O
maddening	O
,	O
magical	O
and	O
majestic	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
,	O
both	O
all-time	O
classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2020	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
won	O
for	O
best	O
franchise	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
best	O
franchise	O
original	O
light	O
mix	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
sold	O
17,857	O
retail	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
week	O
's	O
fourth-bestselling	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
bestselling	O
new	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
charts	O
at	O
number	O
17	O
,	O
selling	O
half	O
as	O
many	O
copies	O
as	O
the	O
2018	O
Shenmue	B-Application
remaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lars	O
Wingefors	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Embracer	O
Group	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
been	O
"	O
fine	O
"	O
financially	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
core	O
niche	O
product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
