BruceWayne911
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- Joined
- Jul 29, 2018
- Location
- Everywhere like bird $hit
- Favourite title
- Shenmue II
- Currently playing
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
This is the random thoughts thread, so I feel like posting an old discussion, because I keep seeing the same comments on social media and various forums. So here goes...
Does anyone find it weird that there are people so desperate for a final "conclusion", that they are willing for any it to be done at any cost? I keep seeing the same comments about how Shenmue 3 should be the final game and that Yu Suzuki should essentially butcher his story to give gamers a conclusion. Do they not consider at what cost that would be? Think about all of the little fabrics of story that have weaved in and out of the two predecessors. How in God's name would they resolve everything and leave no unfinished plot strands?
I saw one guy almost claiming Yu Suzuki is either deluded or milking the fanbase and he said Yu Suzuki should have Ryo have his showdown with Lan Di, beat him and have his revenge, so fans can have their closure. Well, for one thing, if that's what you want for a finale, you just got it, because you made it up inside your head. And two, if you think all Shenmue is about and all it has been building up to is Ryo "having his revenge", killing Lan Di and walking off into the sunset, then I don't think you have really been paying attention to these games.
It just seems so bizarre to me. Getting Shenmue 3 was never about concluding the story for me (obviously I would eventually want a conclusion). We always knew Yu needed at least 4 or 5 games and sacrifices cannot be made to have 3 conclude the series.
To me, it's like those label execs telling Queen that Bohemian Rhapsody was too long for radio and needed to be cut down. Sure, you could remove some of the movements, shorten the intro, give it a more conventional verse, bridge, chorus structure, but then it wouldn't be Bohemian Rhapsody anymore and it would lose much of what makes it so special. Or could you imagine if the Lord of the Rings trilogy films weren't 3 hours a piece each? It just wouldn't work.
I can understand people wanting the game to be done in 3. People don't want to be let down by the possibility of Shenmue not continuing. These past 15 years haven't been easy. Before Shenmue 3 was announced I was coming to grips that Shenmue was this great series that just wasn't gonna be finished. I was ok with that. IMO that's one of the elements that made Shenmue this gaming powerhouse, it had this diehard cult following that banded together and pillaged and plundered Twitter the 3rd if every month????. Man it's been one hell of a ride.