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I think Shenmue is possible on a more limited budget, and I think it can be more successful, but Yu Suzuki needs to kind of rethink or explore other options of what a Shenmue game can look and play like in the 2020s. Games like Life Is Strange and other, 'slice of life', slower paced games that have found success over the last decade kind of prove that their is a market for something like that.
Shenmue 3 isn't a bad game and whilst people here think I am harsh on it, I always defend the game against people who just shit all over it and claim it is bad, because it isn't bad and there is greatness within it. That is the nature with modern day online discourse though. If something isn't an "8, 9 or 10/10", then clearly "it's fucking shit and should be mocked" even if it is something that has a lot going for it, but just has a few flaws or hiccups along the way. People's perceptions of what is great and what is bad are completely skewed these days.
That said, it is really easy to see why the marketing failed and why it did as poorly/averagely as it did. I think Yu Suzuki just needs to rethink some of his priorities and think outside the box. I hate using vague platitudes like that, but there is a reason why other smaller scale Adventure titles and slice of life games have found success, whereas Shenmue 3 didn't.
Shenmue 3 isn't a bad game and whilst people here think I am harsh on it, I always defend the game against people who just shit all over it and claim it is bad, because it isn't bad and there is greatness within it. That is the nature with modern day online discourse though. If something isn't an "8, 9 or 10/10", then clearly "it's fucking shit and should be mocked" even if it is something that has a lot going for it, but just has a few flaws or hiccups along the way. People's perceptions of what is great and what is bad are completely skewed these days.
That said, it is really easy to see why the marketing failed and why it did as poorly/averagely as it did. I think Yu Suzuki just needs to rethink some of his priorities and think outside the box. I hate using vague platitudes like that, but there is a reason why other smaller scale Adventure titles and slice of life games have found success, whereas Shenmue 3 didn't.