I have no problem not getting burnt out cause each entry has alot of unique content and story moments that give alot of variety. Like 5 has an absurd amount of content thats only in 5 . Its a series I can take a new entry in over and over again as long as the quality keeps up like it has. Only time i got kind of burnt was with kiwami 1 and thats cause that game was just lazy and a total afterthought.I don’t even get diehard Yakuza fans. They already have a dozen games that take tons of time to complete. How are they so desperate for more? I get burned out a bit every time I play one and need a long break.
I greatly look foreword to playing 3 through 5 again, especially 5. Its been so long since i touched 3 and 4 whereas 5 i just think was the most fun. Cant wait for the max comfy taxi driver parts especially.I loved 0, and I haven't even really felt compelled to replay that. But once my physical remastered copy of 3 - 5 arrives in February, I want to replay through the whole series.
I mean if you dont like turn based i dont see why you would be not dissapointed. Just cause theres alot of entries doesnt mean you dont want more. Like hell yes I want more of the thing I love.I get that. I’m just saying there’s no shortage of games to enjoy. I don’t see why anyone would be desperate for a new Kiwami or whatever.
7 looks awesome to me. I can’t believe the fan base is that negative about it.
I think the issue was they released it after a long dormant period where the series was dead, especially in the west. If they had announced 4 alongside it especially since it was in development anyway it would have made a world of difference.I actually enjoyed Valkyria Revolution as well as the original games (working on 2 very slowly...haven't started 3 but have finished 4 and 1), and it was stated from the beginning to be a spin off, but ill informed fans thought it was a new direction for the games they loved....it wasn't.
Its all about how its handled, in y7's case its because it isnt a spin off that its angering people. For valkyria its cause the game was announced at the worst time and the game was just panned all around when it released.I guess I can kinda understand, but....reading comprehension. Should we never have spin offs for anything unless it is always hand in hand with a main series entry? That's part of what irked me about this place when Shenmue Online was announced. The circumstances around it from the get go was that is was never intended to replace the franchise, but it got so much hate because it went a different path. We were less than a year and half removed from Shenmue IIx coming out in PAL territories and the Japanese Dorikore rerelease. I wanted Shenmue III as much as the next person, but I would've given the game a chance, having been able to comprehend what a spinoff was.
Playing Shenmue 3 has made me really get into martial arts, to the point where I've been rewatching Mind, Body and Kick Ass Moves, an old BBC3 show I loved when I was at school.
Anybody else seen it? It's a magazine/doc/street magic style series about different kung fu and martial arts styles presented by Chris Crudelli; someone who I'm certain is capable of killing a man with his bare hands.
To be honest most of backlash would probably not exist if simply the dropped the 7 from the title. Since Kiryu story is over and the team seems kinda burned out of just producing the action jrpg I really understand them for wanting to do something different.Its all about how its handled, in y7's case its because it isnt a spin off that its angering people. For valkyria its cause the game was announced at the worst time and the game was just panned all around when it released.
Its always gonna be a mixed bag of results. Sometimes you get re4 and completely revitalize your franchise so even mainline shifts do land sometimes, and even that still divided old fans cause even today alot of people prefer the fixed cameras and miss that its gone but thst still is a minority over the total shift the industry took afterwords.
I think for ways 7 would avoid the backlash would of been being upfront about the change since the start rather than announcing and promoting the game years in advance. I get they wanted to have something to show for themselves when revealing the shift but i feel like that did them less favors in the end. The combo of years of anticipation plus mass subversions tends to not work well most of the time.
DLC waiting room.
I'm going to go ahead and take this as Shenmue 4's confirmation.