Having exhausted ALL the next gen games , my thoughts turn to the Dreamcast and today I will mostly be playing the above ...mostly .... and if you have to ask why ... you'll never know....
This is Shenmue the greatest introduction to Japan that any video game has ever managed from riffing off the symbiotic USA and Nihon post dubya dubya two relationship ,intricately modelled locales , with sights you will see on your next visit or remember from your last one ,with detailed representations of day to day Japanese life down to the patterned wool on jumpers and plaid skirts ...... oh and there is a pretty awesome game that accompanies the Shenmue beautiful virtual Japanese world , Molyneux could learn a thing or three here , did I mention this is Yu Suzukis finest ? and the UK pal version also lets you play in Japanese with Ingrish subtitles .....
4 gdroms ! including some of your favourite Sega Arcade Classics ......remember to check out the arcade!
Then lets see , some quality Capcom time : Powerstone and Capcom vs Snk
and to finish because I used to have to pump money into an arcade to play it we have some Virtua Striker 2
check out the back of the box blurb to see why you need these games in your life:
now is there anything that you have just finished playing that exceeds Shenmue's excellence ? or just plain carefree arcade thrills of these and other Dreamcast classics?
Remember you have 40 years of games to discover , play what you want to ...not what they tell you to!
