Ugh what the fuck Sega
Yeah you guys know what I mean
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Who is this Hubers?
They're honestly really far apart from each other. Shenmue is a slower paced series where you take your time, explore the city and talk to people to piece together when and where to go next. You spend a lot of time wandering the city talking to people and asking the same questions until someone offers a hint. Combat is also really different, you learn different moves and need to spend time practicing the moves (training) to make them better.As someone who never had the opportunity to play the Shenmue games, but do enjoy the Yakuza games, I often see the latter described as spiritual successors. But, of course, by now Yakuza has blown way past Shenmue in terms of graphics and fluidity in gameplay. I plan to pick these up because, if nothing else, the settings seem interesting. I'm definitely curious about the double time travel of playing a remaster of an early 2000s game that's set in the late 80s. But, coming from Yakuza, what should I expect? What, if anything, is better about Shenmue at this point?
Sorry, wasn't being glib. I meant I don't care what price it is, I'm buying. Sorry!
Walking through the town when it was snowing along with the sound of crunching snow will always stay with me. I got the game for Christmas too, so it was extra special.I'm 100000% looking forward to just hanging around Dobuita at night in the snow. Shenmue II is the better game, but the original exudes atmosphere.
Atmosphere, environmental world building, supreme attention to detail (especially in locations), unique NPCs with their own little quirks and backgrounds, the story takes you further than just Japan, branching quest design (more prevalent in II), really cool and obscure hidden quests and mini-games, etc.
I'll just leave this here. Huber hopped onto twitch after the Sega announcement stream. So his emotions were running hot!
What I do remember when I played the game was night time after work.Yes it does.
Once you actually play the games and the still unmatched atmosphere grips you all the other annoyances melt away.
Sorry, wasn't being glib. I meant I don't care what price it is, I'm buying. Sorry!
You'll be ok.Ugh what the fuck Sega
Yeah you guys know what I mean
Mods feel free to ban me, I don't fucking care
Now what classic do we focus on requesting? FF7, Crash, Shenmue all saved. Onimusha just had trademarks renewed.
Dino crisis?
Walking through the town when it was snowing along with the sound of crunching snow will always stay with me. I got the game for Christmas too, so it was extra special.
It's a flawed, clunky (especially Shenmue 1) but also charming and unique experience, that is very definitely an acquired taste. It wasn't for everyone even when it come out, it surely won't be today, but now that is coming on almost every modern platform available and not still relegated on a failing niche console anymore it will surely be appreciated by at least a decently sizeable, selected minority.Never understood the appeal of shenmue. Bought it day one on my Dreamcast and it never really clicked. This is a game that I'm almost 100% confident won't find a significant audience with today's gamer.
With that said, congrats to those of you who were waiting for this!
You'll live.Ugh what the fuck Sega
Yeah you guys know what I mean
Mods feel free to ban me, I don't fucking care
It's too bad I already watched a let's play of Shenmue 1. Though to be honest... it didn't look that incredible to me.
They're honestly really far apart from each other. Shenmue is a slower paced series where you take your time, explore the city and talk to people to piece together when and where to go next. You spend a lot of time wandering the city talking to people and asking the same questions until someone offers a hint. Combat is also really different, you learn different moves and need to spend time practicing the moves (training) to make them better.
I was recommended Yakuza because I'm a fan of Shenmue and apart from being open world games in Japan where you can play Sega games they're really not that similar.
Atmosphere, environmental world building, supreme attention to detail (especially in locations), unique NPCs with their own little quirks and backgrounds, the story takes you further than just Japan, branching quest design (more prevalent in II), really cool and obscure hidden quests and mini-games, etc.
Shenmue and Yakuza are dissimilar enough that they stand shoulder to shoulder for different reasons, IMO. If you're looking for a more heavily story-based game that tries to absorb you into it - Shenmue is still one of the greats.
Yeah sounds like you will definitely enjoy Shenmue!Thanks, folks! These are good recommendations. I frequently enjoy games for their atmosphere, and one of the things I enjoy most about Yakuza is just walking around Kamurocho. It's part of why I rate 3 and 4 higher than it seems like most folks do– Okinawa is a good change of pace in 3, and again (somewhat) when revisited in 4. Slow paced, setting-driven investigations sounds real good.