Train wreck said:
Nem said:
gigaSheik said:
Nem said:
gigaSheik said:
Quick time events? A city full of nothing to do? Every object is manuseable but do absolutely nothing? Shenmue sucks. Let it rot in its coffin of unfulfilled promis.
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What a dumbfounded comment. Shenmue was the first game that let you do that. It was released in a time before the PS2 sandboxes even started.
Of course the formula would have to be improved. Look at the Yakuza games. More in that style.The story and characters are incredible aswell as the setting, so have a bit of respect and sense that people actually enjoy this series and it was quite good for its time.
I'd take a new shenmue over a GTA anytime of the week. That series has been stale since GTA3. Its always the same game in a different setting.
Sleeping dogs for example, is the example of a game that tries to move things forward. And its one i recommend to shenmue fans in the meanwhile.
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The only thing Shenmue pioneered was in the nothing-to-do-ness department. Shenmue is boring as hell, sleep inducing, slooooooow and uninteresting. Let's not even get into its ''fighting system''. Spend that money in something better. Let that crap stay in the past.
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Sorry, but you dont know what you're talking about.
Shenmue is a sandbox world where you live in. Its a representation of an era that now doesnt exist anymore. It is amazing.
Its a shame you cant just steal cars and make everything explode with guns and all that. I'm sure that would fit your quota of "lots of fun", but some people know how to enjoy other kinds of experiences aswell.
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There has to be some kind of flaw in your criteria if Shenmue is no longer made, sold relatively poorly and the competitor you lament is one of the best selling franchises ever.
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What sells the most is not necessarely the best for everyone.
You can buy millions of GTA Vice city/ San andreas/4/5 and i wont buy them. I bought GTA3, it was pretty good, but the formula quickly got repetitive. The games that followed it were all doing the same exact thing.
Sleeping Dogs for example, tried something different and i am buying that. Shenmue is not boring. I can understand people not liking that kind of game, but to call it boring is dumb and really isnt the case at all. There really is nothing else like it (maybe Yakuza to a certain extent) and that is why people long for a sequal.
