i know that Shenmue is meant to be savoured, and all that kind of stuff. But I've got thinking and I wonder how quickly someone can complete the main story? If memory serves me well I think I got it to just below 10 hours. That was no messing around and just completing the main story, I wasn't bothered about any of the completion it's stuff on these runs.
The main reason I ask is I remember the game taking me about 15hrs on my first ever playthrough. As I managed to complete it within 24 hrs of receiving it (I did sleep in the middle). I also remember that the online scoreboards had absolutely ridiculous times on them, like less than 1hr which is just impossible without some kind of cheat. Also howlongtobeat.com has just over 20 hrs to complete it which kind of surprised me.
So what is the quickest you have completed the game in without using a mod?