BruceWayne911
Arm Break Fire (➡️⬅️⬅️ 👐)
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2018
- Location
- Everywhere like bird $hit
- Favourite title
- Shenmue II
- Currently playing
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
IMO Shenmue 1&2 failed to catch on because of the mundanity of the gameplay. Depending on who you are you either love it or hate it. Most games cater to the audiences. Most gamers don't want to be told that in order to progress the story they have to wait till a specified time.
As Shenmue fans we know that having downtime between plot progressions meant exploring the maps, training/leveling up your moves, playing slots or arcades, interacting with npcs and learning about there mini stories, collecting toy capsules or obtaining raffle prizes and looking for battles or cutscenes not normally found.
One of my friends would always make fun of one element of Shenmue. He thought it was stupid that you had to get a job and go to work. This always made me laugh because thus was a minor layer of the gameplay. Shenmue has realistic gameplay elements so get a job to earn money is realistic. Shenmue is not a game were you kick over trash cans or beat up people and piles of money fallout everywhere. The world had rules and consequences.
Sadly the gameplay elements, life lessons, interactions, etc will never be appreciated because will are living in a time where everything is handed to the gamer. Most games are like beer, you chug one down and turnaround and ask for another. Shenmue is like a fine wine, you take your time and savor the flavor and aroma. I personally like Virtua Bros video "Why Shenmue was always good", I agree with every point of this video.
As Shenmue fans we know that having downtime between plot progressions meant exploring the maps, training/leveling up your moves, playing slots or arcades, interacting with npcs and learning about there mini stories, collecting toy capsules or obtaining raffle prizes and looking for battles or cutscenes not normally found.
One of my friends would always make fun of one element of Shenmue. He thought it was stupid that you had to get a job and go to work. This always made me laugh because thus was a minor layer of the gameplay. Shenmue has realistic gameplay elements so get a job to earn money is realistic. Shenmue is not a game were you kick over trash cans or beat up people and piles of money fallout everywhere. The world had rules and consequences.
Sadly the gameplay elements, life lessons, interactions, etc will never be appreciated because will are living in a time where everything is handed to the gamer. Most games are like beer, you chug one down and turnaround and ask for another. Shenmue is like a fine wine, you take your time and savor the flavor and aroma. I personally like Virtua Bros video "Why Shenmue was always good", I agree with every point of this video.