So I pulled out ye olde Dreamcast

[Rusty Venture]

I'm sure there is a sailor joke inside all this Shenmue talk.

[spiggysparks]

I've always been a big Marvel vs Capcom 2 fan.

[108 Stars]

Just so you know, no matter what people say, Shenmue is basically a 3D point 'n click adventure game.

Is that a bad thing?

[Genesis Knight]

For some, yes - especially when a lot of people make it sound like a life simulator, or a massive RPG.

[108 Stars]

Well, problem is people like to repeat what Yu Suzuki was bragging about; the whole "go wherever you wanna go, do whatever you wanna do"-shit.

Indeed, that is untrue.
Shenmue is actually pretty limited in what the player can do. "Wow, the player can take a job with a forklift!". No, he cannot; he must. And there are no other jobs around.
Shenmue tries to fool the player into thinking he can do everything; but soon you see that there are only a few things you can buy, and only few minigames you can spend time with. It does not fullfill Sega-s promises of FREE.

It is just an adventure with an interesting real-time-component, nice story and seemingly lively setting. But you can never buy the toaster you see in the shop, nor even choose to talk about it. And 90 % of all the peole on the street are dummies who repeat the same lame quotes all the time.

Sega promised something they could not keep; but it is still a very nice Adventure with a special feeling to it.

BTW, congrats, that was your post no.4000!

[Genesis Knight]

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. It has the veneer of a life sim but is actually pretty shallow.

And now...it's OVER FOUR THOUSAAAAAND!

[TmEE]

and nobody said anything when I got 1000 posts....

SA2 is definately something every DC owner needs to have.
Rise of the Triad is very fun on DC too.

[Murphy245]

Just so you know, no matter what people say, Shenmue is basically a 3D point 'n click adventure game.

i suppose your right,but shenmue is awsome

[Genesis Knight]

I'll say something when you get to 4K, TmEE.

[TmEE]

k.... 1.5 to 2 years then.... I'll be waiting until that.

[Psy]

Well, problem is people like to repeat what Yu Suzuki was bragging about; the whole "go wherever you wanna go, do whatever you wanna do"-shit.

Indeed, that is untrue.
Shenmue is actually pretty limited in what the player can do. "Wow, the player can take a job with a forklift!". No, he cannot; he must. And there are no other jobs around.
Shenmue tries to fool the player into thinking he can do everything; but soon you see that there are only a few things you can buy, and only few minigames you can spend time with. It does not fullfill Sega-s promises of FREE.

It is just an adventure with an interesting real-time-component, nice story and seemingly lively setting. But you can never buy the toaster you see in the shop, nor even choose to talk about it. And 90 % of all the peole on the street are dummies who repeat the same lame quotes all the time.

Sega promised something they could not keep; but it is still a very nice Adventure with a special feeling to it.

BTW, congrats, that was your post no.4000!

What I found odd (other then you have a Sega Saturn in 1986 when it should be a Mark III) was in the Shenmue universe Sega distributes their games as prizes and you can't actually simply buy them.

[Stuntman Mike]

I still play mine on a regualr bases.

Games I own for the system and that anybody should pic up are

Sonic Adventure 1
Evil Dead Hail to the King
Fatal Fury Mark of the Wolves
Sword of the Berserk Guts Rage
Gunbird 2
Project Justice
Resident Evil 2
Star Wars Episode 1 Racer