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Revision as of 16:14, 16 December 2021

Shenmue III
Shenmue III cover
Developers
Neilo
Ys Net[1]
Publishers
Deep Silver
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[1]
Release dates
Windows November 19, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 69
OpenCritic 68
IGDB 68
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Brawler, Mini-games, Open world
Art styles Anime
Themes China, Contemporary
Series Shenmue
Shenmue III on HowLongToBeat
Shenmue III on IGDB
Shenmue III guide on StrategyWiki
Shenmue III on MobyGames
Shenmue III on Wikipedia
Shenmue
Shenmue I & II 2018
Shenmue III 2019

Key points

A controller is highly recommended for gameplay.
Graphics settings are limited to a single set of presets; further configuration is possible via a file, see Graphics adjustment.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Epic Games Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
[2]
Windows
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Requires online activation
CD key
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
Battle Rally
Windows
Big Merry Cruise
Windows
Story Quest Pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shenmue3\Saved\SaveGames\Systemaa<user-id>.sav
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Shenmue3\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/878670/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shenmue3\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/878670/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Second settings page.
Second settings page.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Use this tool.
Ultra-widescreen
Stretched from 16:9 in Fullscreen and pillarboxed in Borderless Windowed.[3]
See Ultra-widescreen for workarounds.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
See this post.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
2x-8x, based on selected preset (Low, Normal, High, and Very High presets, respectively). Very Low preset disables anisotropic filtering.[4] See Anisotropic filtering (AF) to customize the amount.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off (Very Low preset), FXAA (Low preset), TAA (Normal preset and higher).[4] See Anti-aliasing (AA) to disable it regardless of preset.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No framerate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Use the Shenmue III ultrawide, multimonitor, FOV tool[5]
Removes pillarboxing and matches FOV to the vertical value of 16:9 at gameplay, reaching parity at cutscenes.
Supports any aspect ratio and allows for real-time FOV adjustment.
Requires to be launched for every game session.
Follow the related Shenmue Dojo instructions for manual file modification
Instructions to hex edit the game executable to remove pillarboxing and reach FOV values similar to 16:9 at 21:9.
Persistent changes requiring no action until the game is updated.
The 32:9 FOV values result in a severe FOV increase at a number of cutscenes and when viewing the journal.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Set custom AF amount[6]
  1. Following the instructions included with the permanent INI changes method, add r.MaxAnisotropy=16 to the specified file.
  2. Replace 16 with your desired value. Valid values are 0, 2, 4, 8, and 16.
  3. Save the file and continue with the instructions.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable anti-aliasing[6]
  1. Following the instructions included with the permanent INI changes method, add the following lines to the specified file:
    r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
    r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0
  2. Save the file and continue with the instructions.

Depth of field

Disable depth of field[6]
  1. Following the instructions included with the permanent INI changes method, add r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0 to the specified file.
  2. Save the file and continue with the instructions.

Motion blur

Disable motion blur[6]
  1. Following the instructions included with the permanent INI changes method, add the following lines to the specified file:
    r.MotionBlurQuality=0
    r.DefaultFeature.MotionBlur=0
  2. Save the file and continue with the instructions.

Graphics adjustment

Modify settings file[6]
  1. Navigate to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shenmue3\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Modify any value(s) under [ScalabilityGroups] (see notes).
  4. Save the file.

Notes:

The following is a list of valid values under [ScalabilityGroups]:

[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=0/1/2/3
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=0/1/2/3
sg.ShadowQuality=0/1/2/3
sg.PostProcessQuality=0/1/2/3
sg.TextureQuality=0/1/2/3
sg.EffectsQuality=0/1/2/3
sg.FoliageQuality=0/1/2/3

Each setting can be individually chosen as 0, 1, 2, or 3. 0 is the lowest quality while 3 is the highest.

Input

Control settings page.
Control settings page.

Audio

First settings page.
First settings page.
Third settings page.
Third settings page.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Effects, Voice.
Surround sound
7.1[10]
Subtitles
Toggleable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Game softlocks when saving and sleeping at 10:59 PM

The game can softlock when saving at 10:59 PM in-game time and immediately proceed to go to sleep.[11]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Vorbis
Cutscenes CRIWARE

Permanent INI changes

Permanent INI changes can be made using Drogean's Custom INI kit.
Instructions included.
Download link

This allows to create a mod for the game that reads a custom engine .ini file you can put any console/config tweak into and have it read by the game in just a few clicks. Outside of using the UE4 console enabler and inputting commands on every startup, this is the only known way to make them permanent.[6]

Miscellaneous Mods

LemonHaze has compiled a series of mods at the ShenmueDojo.
Instructions included.
Download link

These include: - Classic Camera Mod

- No Energy drain while running

- No Walk Only triggers

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10[12][13]
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4460 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/878670/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (878670) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Shenmue III Kickstarter" - last accessed on 91-04-2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shenmue 3
  3. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-19
  4. 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-11-20
  5. Shenmue III superwide, multimonitor, FOV mod - last accessed on 2019-12-24
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-11-29
  7. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-19
    Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
  8. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-19
    Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable
  9. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-19
    Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers
  10. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-11-20
    Tested using Orban Loudness Meter.
  11. r/Shenmue - Shenmue 3 1059 sleep glitch HELP!!! - last accessed on 2019-11-22
  12. Shenmue 3 by Ys Net - Kickstarter
  13. Shenmue III