Quick Look: Throwback: Shenmue

I love Brad's outrage at 11:30 at the controls, Lol

I know all talk of a third endurance run has kind of died off, but I think this would be a great candidate, it's old so it won't effect sales in a negative way, it's kind of weird and can provide a lot of humour and it's long enough to be an endurance. 
 
...Just saying.

I always thought that maybe I'd have liked Shenmue when it came out, but man... there's just no way. Admittedly I was more tolerant of melodrama in games back then (when this came out I only just started playing regularly as a hobby), but this would have simply been too much for me.

oh god, this dub is TERRIBLE xd

Gosh, this takes me back. I don't know if I could play it today but at the time this was incredible. I had to look inside every single drawer and talk to every single person. It really sucked me in. Not many games really achieve that these days.

oh, seeing this again reminds me I still want the endurance run lol

I've actually replayed the game (along with the second) last year and had a lot of fun.

My opinio is pretty much like Vinny's on this one. It's got it's flaw but there's something compelling to it.

I don't know, sometimes the "flaws" themselves. The thing about taking you time to do and explore everything. In the begining you get frustrated by the pace but it grows on you. Soon enough it makes the game a experience you truly care about. All the mundane things as Vinny said makes it what it was. Of course some of it was there just as a showcase of what could be done with that graphics engine that I still find impressive considering its age.

Flawed? definitely but still something that will stay with you long after you beat the game. I'm glad I played this game. Games like this don't come very often.

Can we get Brad, Jeff and Vinny to do a Ryan Davis memorial Shenmue Endurance Run?

What? Too soon?

Time to get caught up.

I made an account here just to say how pissed off I am about Jeff's flippant and condescending attitude about Shenmue. If you're so bitter and jaded about gaming, do a massive favor for those of us who love video games and respect them as art; get the fuck out of games journalism. Goodbye, Giant Bomb,

Wow, Harsh. Can anyone tell me what Jeff said that pissed this guy off or maybe point me to a video clip?

When this game was announced, I had no clue about it since I was mostly into PC games 15 years ago.

@randomawesome: Stop taking video games so seriously and if someone else doesn't like a video game you like it should not affect your enjoyment of said video game. So calm down.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm sure he had some rant about it over the E3 stuff this year too but this is what came to mind.

@randomawesome: hahahahahahahaha but no really Shenmue is a shit game.

Wow, I was reading some of the comments from that You tube clip. Jesus, some people really, REALLY love Shenmue!

Yeah, I'd play this again. I played all of Shenmue and about 1/4 of Shenmue 2 on Xbox. The game is very much a 'investigation/action' game, if talking to people and doing all the actions, opening all the draws in a room doesn't thrill you its not for you. On the other hand there is a decent amount of story for about two dozen characters in the game. Flawed but rather interesting as a game all the same.

:)

Brad on the E3 2016 Sealed Envelope Spectacular Bombcast:

"I remember doing a Shenmue video in Sausalito, but maybe it was the Dreamcast game..."

WELL WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE

"Just in case the endurance run itch..."

"It's an interesting game...not to be confused with 'good'."

@16:30

Ryan: 'This is the start of the next endurance run.'

Brad: 'Oh God no.'

Happy 20th, Dreamcast!