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- Jun 11, 2019
I don't understand this persistent need to say "but but Shenmue 1 did this!" or "Shenmue 2 did that too!"Shenmue 2 also had a cash grind.
Shenmue 1 and 2 are among my favorite games ever, but they aren't perfect. There were things I didn't like about both games. The hope is that what didn't work well in those first 2 games would be learned from and improved upon. Nobody likes the grinding for money, or progression being stonewalled by having to work for that money, but using this defense doesn't excuse it in Shenmue 3, and it doesn't give it a "nostalgic" feel. It's easier to excuse in a 20 year old game, not so much in a brand new game 20 years later.
At least with the first 2 games, when you did have to grind there was great reward in the story moving forward.