I agree a lot about the expectations. What do you think would have happened if Shenmue III had it been released at that time for Dreamcast?Playing through the game from beginning to end was a positive highlight for me. Just the simple act of playing SIII was enough for me.
But if I had to pin point one moment in specific? I'll pin point two.
-- For most of the early game, I actually had Ryo sans jacket in the white shirt only. That was until we got to the conversation with Shenhua where he specifically talks about the jacket and how it was one of the first things he bought with his own money and that's why it was so important to him. After that, the jacket stayed on. I don't know why, I just really liked that moment.
-- Discovering the face off game for the first time and watching Shenhua and Ryo make goofy faces at each other. Adorable.
The negativity towards SIII really does get tiring. But I'm still of the opinion it didn't really matter what Yu gave, there was always bound to be disappointment. You're talking about a fanbase that has built their own ideal version of Shenmue III in their own mind for near 20 years. The version that Yu gave was never truly gonna live up to that ideal version that the fanbase had made in their own head. Again, that's not me excusing III's flaws (it has them as we have discussed many times), but I do feel it ultimately didn't matter what he gave...there was always going to be a certain disappointment that it could not live up to the expectations that the fanbase has built in its own mind over the past 20 years.
I agree a lot about the expectations. What do you think would have happened if Shenmue III had it been released at that time for Dreamcast?
Playing through the game from beginning to end was a positive highlight for me. Just the simple act of playing SIII was enough for me.
But if I had to pin point one moment in specific? I'll pin point two.
-- For most of the early game, I actually had Ryo sans jacket in the white shirt only. That was until we got to the conversation with Shenhua where he specifically talks about the jacket and how it was one of the first things he bought with his own money and that's why it was so important to him. After that, the jacket stayed on. I don't know why, I just really liked that moment.
-- Discovering the face off game for the first time and watching Shenhua and Ryo make goofy faces at each other. Adorable.
The negativity towards SIII really does get tiring. But I'm still of the opinion it didn't really matter what Yu gave, there was always bound to be disappointment. You're talking about a fanbase that has built their own ideal version of Shenmue III in their own mind for near 20 years. The version that Yu gave was never truly gonna live up to that ideal version that the fanbase had made in their own head. Again, that's not me excusing III's flaws (it has them as we have discussed many times), but I do feel it ultimately didn't matter what he gave...there was always going to be a certain disappointment that it could not live up to the expectations that the fanbase has built in its own mind over the past 20 years.