What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

(Chapter 7 and beyond)

What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series? (Total votes: 30)

Atmosphere/immersion/attention to detail/commitment to realism and the mundane/ Open world
19
63%
Story/Characters
3
10%
Depiction of far-eastern culture, philosophy, and martial arts
4
13%
Music/sound effects
3
10%
Gameplay - (battle, QTE, quests, forklifts, minigames ect)
0
No votes
Graphics
0
No votes
Quirkiness - (voice acting, duck racing, sailers, 'That day...', 'You put in the coins, and then you get the toys') etc
0
No votes
Sega heritage and quality
0
No votes
Ambition/innovation/pioneering/technical achievement
1
3%
Fan base
0
No votes

What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby johnvivant » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:27 am

I love all of the above, but if i was to pick a favourite it would be atmosphere and immersion ect. I have always just loved walking around the world 'taking it all in'.
Its a more gentle escapism than most games.

Please feel free to expand upon or specify some other aspect of the series that you enjoy the most.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby JohnBlack » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:56 am

Atmosphere of the real world. Im afraid about it in III part however. The thing is that a huuge part of this atmosphere is "sharp" almost photolike graphics.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Kiske » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:49 am

It's a very hard choice to make.

I love the atmosphere and sense of immersion in Shenmue, but utlimately, depiction of eastern cultures, philosophy and martial arts are the main reasons why I still love Shenmue so much.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Spaghetti » Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:17 am

All of the above, ideally.

But I voted for the depiction of the Eastern cultures, philosophy, and martial arts.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby drunkensailor » Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:00 am

I voted for the first option but I really like the sega heritage option as shenmue is truly one big tribute to all great sega and it's part of why I love it. getting lagi/panzer dragoon dragen out of a capsule toy or playing your sega saturn at home. my god!
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Hyo Razuki » Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:45 pm

All of the above and more. Basically everything, apart from forklift driving, maybe. :mrgreen:

But basically I love every single second of it, every time I play one of the Shenmue games.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Monkei » Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:38 pm

Not one vote for the soundtrack yet? :shock:
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby ShenGCH » Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:18 am

I could go on an hours-long ramble about my favourite aspect, but I'll just sum it up as the atmosphere. I can't think of any game that comes to close to even whiffing the atmosphere (the 'magic' of it, specifically) of Shenmue.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Anonymous81 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:40 am

If I had to choose, the first option.

However, it's really more that, coupled with this dramatic sense of mystery and a backstory/history between Lan Di and Ryo's father that we aren't fully privy to. And which I hope will be revealed more tantalizingly going forward. :D

And of course the training.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Peter » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:06 am

It's an impossible choice. Simple as

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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Kiske » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:24 am

Peter wrote: It's an impossible choice. Simple as


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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby shengoro86 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:39 pm

Definitely the mysticism overall in the series. Also the mysteries of later story elements. Also the overall attention to details in the game. Oh and the music! and the graphics!


to be honest its impossible to narrow it down. Just love the entire series :)
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby MiTT3NZ » Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:03 pm

How easy it is to piss off the fans.
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby Serenade » Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:13 pm

Music. It ia absolutely kick ass while being beautiful at the same time
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Re: What is your favourite aspect of the Shenmue series?

Postby John Doom » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:02 pm

:) Hello there, I'm a new member (though I visited the Dojo regularly since a few years ago).
I agree the most important thing in Shenmue is the atmosphere. It's also a technical achievement on its own, so I think it's also important for its historical value.
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