- Joined
- Jul 27, 2018
- Favourite title
- Shenmue II
- Currently playing
- Sand Land
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- KiddMarine1
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For all the ending's issues (the comedy bits and fighting the backers still annoy me), the bit where Ren flings the mirror is one of my favourite bits in the whole series. They couldn't lay a finger on Lan Di, but with that one act, they still managed to fuck him over. I get the feeling Ren did it to save Ryo because he's his friend and not just because he needs Ryo to find the treasure, too. Really, everything with Lan Di and Niao Sun in the last 20 minutes of the game is fantastic, it's a shame some other elements let it down a bit.
As for the game itself, it's objectively a 7/10, but this playthrough it really clicked for me. For all its flaws it's still a true Shenmue experience. I got the same feeling walking through Niaowu as I did Wan Chai or Kowloon, that this is a real place and Ryo is just one small part of it.
If the NPC models are improved, and more time is spent developing the characters and moving the story forward, I see no reason why Shenmue IV won't be on the same level of the first 2 games.
Good times!
As for the game itself, it's objectively a 7/10, but this playthrough it really clicked for me. For all its flaws it's still a true Shenmue experience. I got the same feeling walking through Niaowu as I did Wan Chai or Kowloon, that this is a real place and Ryo is just one small part of it.
If the NPC models are improved, and more time is spent developing the characters and moving the story forward, I see no reason why Shenmue IV won't be on the same level of the first 2 games.
Good times!