Shenmue shouldn't have been much more than the video that comes with Shenmue II.
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Shenmue shouldn't have been much more than the video that comes with Shenmue II.
Both games are full of flaws but they're also among my favourite games of all time. I want Shenmue III but I fear the story's going to go all Indigo Prophecy with unrealistic shit.
It has an arcade in it and fantastic voice acting.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
Oblivion is what I take for night time aches and pains. Fuckin bore fest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooch
Man, I loved Indigo Prophecy up until maybe 20 minutes after I got out of the diner. As soon as the first "dodge shit" Quick-Time Event, the whole thing went to hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater
Shenmue is boring crap. The dialogue was horrendous, the gameplay was non existent, and anyone who promotes these box moving/book shuffling excuses for games has no soul.
With that said....I gave both of these games an honest chance, I played through both to the end even though I found them eye gougingly boring, yet I still can't see the appeal. Both of them were ahead of their time as far as technology goes but that didn't make them any good as far as I'm concerned. I still cannot understand how people didn't find these games boring. QTE's should have been replaced with something that was actually fun, the do a job 10,000 times should have also been replaced with something that was actually fun, and there needed to be far more of the fighting since that was what was easily the strongest part of the game.
Both Shenmue 1 and 2 are on my list of all time favorites, but I just have a gut feeling that they haven't aged well. They were definitely interesting "experiments", with an intriguing premise, but the execution of the games just came off as way too niche and slightly flawed. Sega just tried to cram way too many gameplay elements into the Shenmue series, and it never really panned out.
This being said, the Nintendo DS and the Wii are making some interesting strides in the "adventure" genres lately. So, I actually wouldn't mind seeing a third Shenmue game come out on the Wii. The Wii's graphical capabilities should be strong enough to handle Dreamcast style graphics, and it would be interesting to use the Wii remote to open up drawers, drink a can of soda, play a game of lucky hit, and simply perform all the odd jobs that he has to in the game.
I also wouldn't mind seeing a third installment of the Shenmue series come out in the form of a text based adventure game for the DS. Shenmue 3, with the art style and gameplay of something like Hotel Dusk would be pretty awesome IMHO.
The rooftop fight in Shenmue 2 is one of my favorite gaming moments of all time.
I know the first had some glaring flaws, but the sequel just did everything right for me.
I hope Ine-san docks Brand X's allowance for being such a disrespectful jerk. :mad:
No, I really don't want this. I'm already sick of Wii games throwing up onscreen prompts every time I'm supposed to pretend I'm pulling a lever or whatever the hell. The intentions are sometimes decent but it's not immersive in the least, if anything it drags you out of the game even more.Quote:
Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid
Shenmue and Shenmue II were really simplistic and whimsical. Some people are going to like that kind of charm, and some people have no soul.