Shenmue's Much-Hated Forklifts Feel Revolutionary Today

I was too stupid to do drive the forklift when I played this as a kid. Maybe I was missing something obvious but I recall getting stuck in the game and just doing my forklift job so poorly that I was not allowed to advance for months of in game time.

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Post by minikites » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

The idea of a game playing the player is also explored in Spec Ops: The Line where (according to the developers) a valid response to the atrocities in the game is to simply stop playing the game, giving up before completing it.

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Post by whywhywhywhy » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 2:59 PM UTC

Loved the virtual flaneur aspect of this game, just wandering around the neighborhood, checking out shops, buying things, talking to people, heading home in the evening were so enjoyable.

My Summer Car is the only modern game that comes to mind that captures the same kind of experience for me, if anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them.

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Post by awill » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 3:01 PM UTC

One of my favourite games growing up. I was disappointed when the sequel became an Xbox exclusive in the west. I imported the Japanese copy of Shenmue II and played it on my Dreamcast. Fortunately there were English subtitles.

I of course picked up the Shenmue 1+2 remaster on PS4, and have backed the kickstarter for the third (coming out this August!). You can bet the third will have forklifts! 1+2 don't really hold up that well today, but like many fans, I bought this purely for nostalgic reasons.

If I were to bet, I'd say Shenmue 3 will get metacritic scores in the 70s. It feels like an impossible task honestly. How to update the game for 2019 whilst also pleasing die-hard fans.

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Post by Wowfunhappy » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 3:02 PM UTC

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #7

Loved the virtual flaneur aspect of this game, just wandering around the neighborhood, checking out shops, buying things, talking to people, heading home in the evening were so enjoyable. My Summer Car is the only modern game that comes to mind that captures the same kind of experience for me, if anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Persona 4 has a lot of this. Very strong sense of place—you feel bonded to the town and the people.

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Post by dmix » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 3:05 PM UTC

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #7

Loved the virtual flaneur aspect of this game, just wandering around the neighborhood, checking out shops, buying things, talking to people, heading home in the evening were so enjoyable. My Summer Car is the only modern game that comes to mind that captures the same kind of experience for me, if anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them.

One of the few games where I actually enjoyed "working" within a game to gain money. I was so surprised by the game.

It really was an unexpected and eye-opening experience that didn't really get replicated besides maybe by GTA.