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i'm gonna use this spot to give some of you some advice.

the smartest thing ive ever done to get out of a funk where i just dont know what to play, is just make a list of all the games ive been meaning to for years and play them all in release order and if you're in a similar boat to me, i highly recommend doing the same.

the trick is to not go in to it with the mindset of "oh my god i have to play ALL of these?" but rather, this is a task that may last you years, perhaps a lifetime as you keep adding to it. do not think of completing the backlog as the end goal, but rather, completing the game youre on and making it to the next.

in release order, it helps keep you focused. you always know what to play next and theres no whiplash of going from new game to old game, and it helps you get an understanding of just how games evolved, almost bringing you back to the era.

my discord, feel free to join https://discord.gg/QqQmZPE829
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Conker's Bad Fur Day
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
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Sly 2: Band of Thieves
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What's Shenmue?
What's Shenmue?

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Strider 2
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Mega Man & Bass
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Mega Man 8
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Wild Arms 2
Wild Arms 2

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my previous joke review aside, this is probably one of the best demos ive played that excellently showcases what the final game has to offer, all while giving this short tongue-in-cheek adventure where ryo has to find segas director and basically be a bodyguard to him before 7pm, and you gotta find where he is without much help, by asking if anyone on the street has seen him, admittedly you cant do much of the stuff you can in the final game, mostly just talk, admire the scenery, look at a couple objects and then have a chase that introduces you to the quick time events, which are weirdly brutal in their timing as you can fail them while the indicator is still on the screen. i havent played shenmue (yet) but i can only hope those either improved in the final game or at least the somewhat recentish remasters. the game also has a missed oppritunity to show off the combat, as it ends on a thug showing up to harm the director, but that just gets resolved without you (the player, not ryo) doing anything. its not much, but if you're interested in shenmue at all, or even just the substories in the yakuza games (as this demo just feels like the precursor to those) this is a short and sweet novelty that i recommend checking out. theres an english patch you should be able to find rather easily.

when they say first cover-based shooter they fucking mean it

look the games not great, theres no denying it
but its got that y2k aesthetic that i adore, and also theres a novelty to seeing twink satan in a fishnet tanktop with his nipples exposed