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All of you anti-Dreamcast people are missing out on a true delight. This game defies genre pigeonholing by incorporating a number of genres (like RPG and Fighting) very smoothly as if it was all just part of normal life. Maybe ‘LifeGame’ would be an appropriate title. Example: “You go to meet someone at the video arcade at 10am. You get into a fight with five people and you twist one of the defeated’s arms. He promises to meet you at 3pm the next day to give you information. After that, you have *nothing* important to do until 3pm the next day. Play some video games at the arcade…Go talk to Nozomi to see if she’ll open up…practice your moves…get told you’re too young for a drink…yadda yadda. You just have to wait for time to pass.” ^^ Fortunately (sometimes unfortunately), time moves faster in the game than in normal life.

This could be the fault of the translation, but Shenmue contains the largest group of rude Japanese people ever assembled in one place. Just ask someone you don’t know for a little help..you’ll see. ^o^ You also have a main character that sleeps in his clothes (belt too!), never takes a shower or a bath, never eats or takes a shit, can drink – but doesn’t have to, and receives roughly $150 a month in allowance. Also be sure to check out the prostitute in the sleazy section and Santa Claus during December. :) All of which makes for a very amusing and entertaining game. I’m on the third and final disc now…waiting for that fight with 70 people. ^_^