4/17/2023 0 Comments Shenmue 3 side quest![]() The lack of icons telling you where to go is also because, well, there aren’t actually any side quests, at least not the sort that we’re used to that helps enhance a skill tree or expand the story. These are all conveniences we’ve taken for granted, but their absence actually makes for a more immersive experience that follows the rules of the world, including a real clock dictating the opening times of shops and bars, and without pesky notifications cluttering your screen. At best, you can consult a real map in a fixed location. Just take basic features like an in-game map, fast travel, and waypoints, luxuries that don’t exist in Shenmue. Going back to Shenmue may also reveal something about Yu Suzuki’s quiet simplicity as intentional, and it could make for a refreshing contrast to the pernicious design decisions that pervade games today. Even if you ignore the big-budget studios in the West, SEGA’s own Yakuza series, with its abundance of distractions and offbeat side quests, doesn’t require much effort to show up Shenmue’s stiff one-note protagonist on a single-minded quest for revenge.īut perhaps pointing out the lack of modern features in a game that came out long before open-world game design became the norm is the wrong approach. Even back then, it didn’t take long before GTA 3 and Morrowind blew the lid off what open-world games could be. ![]() Unlike other genres such as a classic fighting game or 2D platformer, Shenmue’s groundbreaking features haven’t aged well. There is, however, an anxiety of seeing a classic game return, mainly due to the possibility that Shenmue will look like a relic alongside the kind of open-world games we expect in 2018. Now to the delight of its original hardcore fans, SEGA has also announced that the original Shenmue and Shenmue 2 will finally be coming to modern platforms this year. ![]() The announcement of Shenmue 3 back at E3 in 2015 still remains one of the most emotionally wish-fulfilling moments in recent gaming history, which was no mean feat considering the hat-trick of fan fulfilments delivered on Sony’s stage that evening. ![]()
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