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Shenmue Who?
With Shenmue III just announced at E3, and a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign underway, there are many who want to know what all the fuss is all about. Hopefully this page can help. (The original article can be found here, with sources, more images, and more facts: https://noobdigest.squarespace.com/ )
Against a lengthy list of incredible achievements, the most astounding characteristic of Shenmue is how utterly unknown it is. More gamers are knowledgeable about Goat Simulator than they are about the game that carved the foundation for such cinematic masterpieces as Mass Effect, Heavy Rain, and The Last of Us. The influence of Yu Suzuki's magnum opus is even evident in such titans like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil, yet its recognition is less than that of QWOP's―a game that, while undeniably masterful, has had little effect on the industry as a whole. Of the handful of gamers who are still aware of Shenmue's existence, few are familiar with anything more than the jokes about sailors, which is a shame; imagine if the only thing archaeologists knew about the Great Wall of China was that it's some tourist attraction in Asia. (What, it's like the oldest fence or something, right?) Do you think comparing a video game to one of Earth's greatest man-made achievements is somewhat hyperbolic? Then you've either never played Shenmue, or you played it years after its release, jaded by dozens of phenomenal games that look just like it, ones that megapublishers can now seem to churn out every four months or so. So, for those of you who are uninitiated, here are some quick comparisons to help you begin to comprehend just how significant of a game Shenmue was:
With Shenmue III just announced at E3, and a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign underway, there are many who want to know what all the fuss is all about. Hopefully this page can help. (The original article can be found here, with sources, more images, and more facts: https://noobdigest.squarespace.com/ )
Against a lengthy list of incredible achievements, the most astounding characteristic of Shenmue is how utterly unknown it is. More gamers are knowledgeable about Goat Simulator than they are about the game that carved the foundation for such cinematic masterpieces as Mass Effect, Heavy Rain, and The Last of Us. The influence of Yu Suzuki's magnum opus is even evident in such titans like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil, yet its recognition is less than that of QWOP's―a game that, while undeniably masterful, has had little effect on the industry as a whole. Of the handful of gamers who are still aware of Shenmue's existence, few are familiar with anything more than the jokes about sailors, which is a shame; imagine if the only thing archaeologists knew about the Great Wall of China was that it's some tourist attraction in Asia. (What, it's like the oldest fence or something, right?) Do you think comparing a video game to one of Earth's greatest man-made achievements is somewhat hyperbolic? Then you've either never played Shenmue, or you played it years after its release, jaded by dozens of phenomenal games that look just like it, ones that megapublishers can now seem to churn out every four months or so. So, for those of you who are uninitiated, here are some quick comparisons to help you begin to comprehend just how significant of a game Shenmue was:
How can it be false hype when people voted with.. their WALLET?? False hype would be people NOT funding it amirite?? As far as innovation, it's not looking to reinvent the wheel, it wants to finish a frigging story. 
feeling anymore in games as far as advancements in graphics & gameplay. Now, we just want a fitting conclusion to the trilogy. That's my expectation going into this game.
wants to relive the past in HD even when the original product just came out a year ago.
you smoking them rocks, boy?
