I never played Shenmue back in the day. Later I passed on it because it was an incomplete trilogy and I didn't want to invest in disappointment. Now that the third game is funded above and beyond on Kickstarter and it will likely see the light of day, I am interested in playing the first two now. Probably going to be expensive getting my hands on them and the third game announcement probably hasn't helped.

Edit: Actually found a complete copy of Shenmue on eBay for a reasonable price and I had eBay bucks I applied to it, so I have a copy on the way now.