If you've been tethered to Nintendo consoles for the last eight years, then you might have missed Sega's epic Shenmue. Nominally, it was a game about taking revenge on the man who killed the protagonist's father. In play it was more about walking around town chatting with people.Sound like anything you know? It did to Eric-Jon Rössel Waugh, as well, and his feature on GameCareerGuide is an excellently in-depth discussion of the open-ended, generally optional gameplay found in both games. It'll make you appreciate Animal Crossing more than you already do.
And since we're probably not going to get another chance to mention Shenmue on DS Fanboy, we'd like to suggest that anyone looking for a neat adventure game/RPG would do well to pick up a Dreamcast and a copy of the game. It's not everyone's favorite, but we couldn't have loved it more.
[Via GameSetWatch]
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5-02-2007 @ 12:54PM
vegi-saurus said...
Shenmue is without a doubt one of the best games ever created. Those that have not laid their hands on it should be executed! :P
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5-02-2007 @ 1:27PM
Ethan Duffy said...
Ah, Shenmue. The worst game I ever enjoyed.
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5-02-2007 @ 2:03PM
Saphion said...
And so Ryo's quest to pick up Sailors at the docks continues.
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