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Rating:  - So, where was the game?
Honestly, I couldn't play this game after about 5 days. There was just too much running around, waiting, running around some more, waiting, then finally getting to talk to someone. I do that in real life and it's much more fun. Now, the graphics were outstanding and the voice acting was very good...but I wish they would have spent more time on the game itself. It just didn't have that something special that most other rpg's have.
Rating:  - Shenmue
One of the best games EVER MADE. This game is SO in depth, there is no other games out there that are like this game. Its unique in its own style. When I first purchased this game, I was shocked first of all to see the graphics are how good it looked. Being on Dreamcast, it used ALL of Dreamcasts potential. This game has one of the BEST storylines than ANY other game that ive ever played. It keeps you going and keep wanting to play to find out more and more it keeps you locked into the game. You can keep up on your newer objectives and what needs to be done by looking in your "Notebook". Its a free world here. You can do what you want. Talk to anyone you want, go where you want pretty much. Its a free world. You can pretty much walk into any building/store. It has really good fighting battles. Like the timed QTE battles are really fun where it tells you what button to press and you have to press it within a certain amount of seconds, then he does a karate move on them. And also the free battles are really fun.
If you have a Dreamcast and what an awesome game and has an awesome storyline I STRONLY recommend this game now!!!
Rating: - Best RPG....period
shenmue is a great story about a teenager out to get his father's killer to get his revenge. theres plenty of street fights and awesome moves. the game can be slow and frustrating in some spots, but thats how RPGs are. graphics are ok, could be better, but thats probably the best the Dreamcast can produce....since we are so used to better graphics. BUY THIS GAME, YOU WONT REGRET IT.
Rating: - The main reason I will never sell my Dreamcast
Yes that's right, I will always hold on to my Dreamcast, there are a number of classic games I own for it but Shenmue perhaps tops them all. Now I hear a lot of people saying that Shenmue is boring, and you spend a lot of time doing nothing, but I couldn't disagree more. I'm the kind of person who loves to explore in games, i play a lot of RPG's and I like to make sure I find all the secrets in a game (if it's any good). That is the beauty of Shenmue, as well as advanvcing the plot (which is great) I can also spend free time down at the arcade, or play pool etc... it is as close as you will get to real life in a game.
Both this and Shenmue II are classics, but I can never forgive Sega for not releasing the rest of the series. I know it was an expensive game to make, but i'm sure there is a huge demand for Shenmue III, I only hope they get their act together and get Yu Suzuki back to working on it again. Back to Shenmue itslelf, the plot is superb, I even enjoyed working at the docks as a forklift driver, while trying to get info on the mad angels. The fighting is superb, both regular battles and the QTE fights (which you see in all sorts of games now), in fact the moves are taken straight out of Virtua Fighter. It also had a great replay value, I completed it numerous times, trying to collect capsule toys and better my scores at the mini games like darts. The best mini game of all though was right at the end, The 70 man free battle time attack.
The 70 man battle involved fighting your way through 70 Mad Angels members, including 3 bosses along the way, and was the highlight of the game. Once you had completed the game you could do it again and try to set a best time for it, as with all the mini games you could then enter it on the world rankings. I can't remember my time, but it was at one stage in the top 50 in the world, and I must of tried to beat it at least 100 times. I haven't even mentioned the classic Sega Games you could play at the arcade, Space Harrier (which is impossible), Super Hang On etc.. were all available to set top scores on, there is just so much to see and do.
If you still own a Dreamcast and not this, then you are mad, pick it up now, before it vanishes off the face of the earth, classic.
Rating:  - Visually great and entertaining but slow in some spots
Shenmue is definately a great looking game and it does feature quite a good bit of freedom and interactivity. Though it also does move at a slow pace and having to talk to everyone in town can make for a repetitive experience. Not for anyone who's looking for instant and non-stop action but still quite a fun game that is addictive.
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