After playing Shenmue for a while, Lily now just wants to say the day poi - not a word yet, but that's probably what it means. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When she first entered the game, Lily still found it interesting, because Shenmue's technical skills are unmatched, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the best game on the market today.

It's not just the graphics, but the storyboards are also very good. Of course, Lily doesn't know what storyboards or anything like that, but when playing the game, Lily does feel the shock brought by this game, every picture is very bold, and the transitions and transitions are also very smooth, compared to other games, it is simply a heaven and an earth.

And then -- uh, no then.

While the first impression of the game is good, when it comes to playing the game, things are not so good.

Shenmue's game is very "realistic", there is no minimap, and there are no quest prompts, if you need to find an NPC, you have to go to other NPCs to find out where this person is, but sometimes you go over, you will find that the other person is not there or moved.

What's even more painful is that there is a place in the game where you need to work in the port for five days to get the news.

In Shenmue, the system time is four real-world minutes equivalent to an hour in the game, in other words, the player needs to work for at least two or three hours before they can take the next task - and in those two or three hours, you can't do anything but work and drive.

You're meowing with me!

Although the vampire girl is an "immortal species", she herself doesn't seem to be a person who can endure it.

"QTE is so long, failure has to start again, it takes half a day to find an NPC, it's so boring to do a task! This must be an angel's special weapon against vampires...... Hmmm......"

After smashing the handle, the vampire True Ancestor sat down on the chair over there.

"Well...... This game is good to watch, not to play. Senxia shrugged.

If there were live broadcasts in this era, Shenmue's game would be a very convenient game for others to watch, because this game is full of artistry and challenging.

Of course, this game is only suitable for watching, not for playing, because if you play it...... It's boring.

I have to say that when I saw Lily in QTE, I was infinitely Gank by the game, and in fact, Senxia felt pretty cool......

It's a little unkind, but that's how Mori Xia really feels.

When she saw Lily throwing the handle, Senxia's heart did not fluctuate, and she even wanted to laugh.

But after this feeling of schadenfreude, a subtle emotion arose in Senxia's heart.

After all, this is Shenmue.

A generation of gods made Shenmue.

If it was in the era of online live broadcasting, Senxia felt that Shenmue should be able to create greater brilliance.

He thought about it, and then landed on the website.

On the mud bombardment side, there was not much discussion about Shenmu, but Senxia landed on the network of the Great Lighthouse Country over there.

"Super Cool!Shenmue is really a super powerful work!"

Shenmue is the English name of Shenmue.

It can be seen that the game of Shenmue, on the mud bombardment side, is obviously not as popular as Europe and the United States.

Although it was sold at the same time, the game didn't seem to make much of a storm on the mud bombardment side, which is in stark contrast to the fiery signs in Europe and the United States.

Even if the world line is changed, the current Shenmue performance here is almost the same as that of the other world.

Regardless of the world, Shamusso faces a situation that is tepid at home and not popular in the West.

No, strictly speaking, it's not right to applaud or not.

Because Shenmue's sales in history are one million units, while DC's sales are tens of millions of units, the ratio is almost ten to one.

You know, 10 to 1 on Sony's machine, that's a great feat that even Final Fantasy can't achieve!

Put it in Dianniang, the subscription is more than ten to one, and it is basically a boutique.

"So at the end of the day, is Shenmue not extensible on its own?"

Mori Xia muttered.

People who like Shenmue will like it, and there are many people on DC who like it.

But outside of DC, there are very few people who like it.

So, Shenmue itself is a good game, but Shenmue is not a game that can save the platform, and Shenmue needs a good platform to succeed, not the other way around.

Of course, if the cost of Shenmue can be reduced tenfold, in fact, Shenmue is also a successful game, you know, the previous games made by Animic have just broken one million at the top, and on the PC platform, the sales are lower, but the PC platform games are more expensive, and the cost is lower, so the benefits are higher - if you don't count the piracy problem, the PC may be the best.

Of course, even if there is piracy, Senxia still likes the PC platform, because on PC, Senxia can have the widest range of popularization channels.

"By the way, Shenmue seems to support expansion, right?"

If there is any difference between the Shenmue of this world and Senxia's impression, the most critical place is that the Shenmue of this world supports MOD expansion.

However, it is not yet known to what extent this extension will be supported.

Since Lily didn't continue the game, Senxia took over the controller directly.

Fortunately, although it was dropped, the handle was still usable and there was no major problem.

"Yo Si. ”

Senxia nodded, then retreated to the main menu.

This interface is different from what Senxia remembers, except for the background, the most subtle part of this interface is that it has some network functions.

"Web Content" and "Extension Mods" are the two things here.

"Hmm...... Let me see. Instead of going in immediately, Senxia picked up the manual, which stated that the game has a development kit that allows you to develop extended mods for the game, allowing players to make their own interesting models to replace the items in the game.

In addition, the web section provides a discussion board section and also supports the achievement system.

――The achievement system, after the popularity of the Mithril platform, began to turn into a tumor and spread around the world, and now as long as the game has network functions and does not provide a trophy and achievement system, it is called rare!

"Damn, five hours of time on the forklift? This is a mockery! This is definitely a mockery!"

After seeing the items in the achievement system, Senxia finally couldn't help but complain.

Working on a forklift in the game is a super boring thing, but in the game, players also need to often carry out this tedious "part-time job".

If you want to say that the part-time job is interesting, it's okay, but it's the part-time job here...... It's all super boring.

This kind of thing really makes people want to complain.

Senxia thought for a moment, and then immediately clicked on the bulletin board.

"Is the achievement system specifically designed to taunt us players?"

And so it was.

Sega thoughtfully made the bulletin board into a mode that can be controlled with a handle, but it still didn't work.

Senxia decisively turned on the computer, and then entered the official website forum.

In these days, it's a special thing for a game to have an official website, but Sega is really heartbroken for Shenmue.

But Mori Xia felt that the positioning here was wrong.

On third-party forums, there are many people who sing praises to Shenmue.

However, after entering the official forums, things get a little more delicate.

"Is there a way to skip it quickly?"

"The quest is so difficult, who knows how to find the quest hint?"

"QTE is random, the backplane is useless, and if you fail once, you have to do it all over again, it's so annoying!"

I didn't see much of the guide, but I complained a lot.

However, the difficulty of games is the common nature of this era, and there is actually nothing.

Sen Xia thought about it, and he felt that the behavior of these players could be more understood as "no direction".

The game is originally used to "play", but in the game, the player loses the direction of the game, and this confusion is what makes players feel the most uncomfortable.

You have to be able to meet a specific NPC at a specific time, and it's not like one or two characters, but there are many NPCs like this, and the trouble encountered when looking for people is not just a little bit, but the part that is most complained about...... Well, sure enough, it's still here by car.

On another world line, Sega DC once flowed into the market of a large eastern country at a price of eight or nine hundred, accompanied by ultra-cheap genuine discs, and Senxia of the other world line was fortunate to play Shenmu.

When he first played Shenmue, Mori Xia was also so impressed by the game's technology that he didn't even play the game, but controlled the characters to wander around the port of Yokosuka like this, and then blow the sea breeze.

There is no doubt that Shenmue represents the highest level of art in the gaming industry in this era, even if it is a different world line, Senxia admits it.

These shortcomings of Shenmue are actually not too big shortcomings, although they will waste players' time, but they can allow players to truly experience the true meaning of "game life".

However, it is precisely because of this that Shenmue cannot be extended to ordinary people, and Shenmue's attributes determine that this game is a niche game.

So Shenmue can have a reputation and be sung, but it can't save DC, this kind of difficult and somewhat boring game is actually more suitable for live viewing, allowing players to watch the game streamers live and experience the scenery in this picture, but really want to play...... Sure enough, it still doesn't work.

"Style, gameplay, and genre ......"

Sen Xia didn't complain about the villain dressed as a Qing Dynasty at the beginning, he was summarizing Shenmue's failures at this time.

In the depths of every game, there are controversies, and if you analyze a game in depth, there will be countless arguments.

But the attitude of the players is not to lie.

Players in Europe and the United States liked Shenmue's graphics and the authenticity of the explosion, while for players on the mud bombardment side, Shenmue's design seemed a little subtle. And these players who posted on the official post should not be the kind of core players, but the public players - the core players are playing games at this time, at best, they will send a message to praise, no one has time to complain and tear - these people can't find direction when playing games, although the whole game is big, but it is too "empty".

After thinking about it at the player's level, Senxia summed up the game a little.

If you don't analyze it in depth, but comment on the audience's perception, that's probably how it feels.

If you want to think about it in depth, it is the so-called tearing realm, so Senxia is only analyzing the reactions of existing players at this time.

"My servant, is there any reference to this opinion?" asked Lily, "and the vampire is looking across the night sky while the mediocrity is disturbing itself." ”

"It's true that the core players are playing at this time, but the terrible burden on Shenmue's body is just to satisfy the core players. "If it's just to satisfy the core players, Shenmue is undoubtedly qualified, or even exceeded, but Shenmue's game shoulders the responsibility of the DC platform to compete with the PS2 - you won't know how luxurious the PS2 lineup is." ”

Senxia is now developing on the PS2 platform, and if it weren't for Senxia's insistence on releasing it on the PC platform, the development resources they can get from Animic Club will definitely be more excellent.

But Senxia didn't want to be exclusive from the beginning, and even, for Senxia, a Nintendo black, if Nintendo's platform is right, he can also pinch his nose and move closer to Nintendo - as long as the gentleman culture can spread because of this, in Senxia's opinion, it's worth it.

"Shenmue is a good game, but it can't hold up the whole platform. ”

If Shenmue launches on the PS2, it will be able to at least double sales.

But Shenmue is a game that needs platforming, not the other way around.

"......" Lily glanced at Senxia and didn't speak.

Lily also knows about the undisciplined exercise on Senxia's side, in addition to Sega, Senxia is also eye-to-eye with Sony, and Nintendo's side is also in contact...... Well, it seems that Lao Ren's side also has plans to come up with a new machine.

"But this website is really a tragedy, the official idea is probably to let players discuss here, but I didn't expect this method to cause public outrage......"

Shaking his head, Senxia closed the website.

"But Shenmue isn't necessarily hopeless......

But Senxia thinks that Shenmue may still have a chance to save, the wisdom of the public is infinite, and Shenmue's game now supports the network system and provides module expansion, although it is very limited on DC, but maybe it can be done?

So Senxia didn't immediately rush to deny Shenmue, but went to see the official development package information.

Or if there is such a system, Shenmue can still save it?

......

Today's update.

Suddenly, I found that Sen Xia gave Shenmuli really too many flags, which was simply a machine gun shooting......