I Don't Like Shenmue... Why?

[Professor S]

Guys, I have to admit something...

I don't like Shenmue.

I tried, I really did. I put several days into it, and I even took it as a given that it would take a while for me to get into it. I just never did.

The game just progresses too slowly for me. The whole clue discovery sytem is all too formumatic too. "Oh, I don't know, why don't you ask Joe Schmoe... Oh, I don't know, why don't you ask Jane Doe... and so on" It just took to long and seemed uninspired.

Now tell me, am I just not giving this game enought time (I'm 4 in-game days into the game) and it gets better later? Or is this basically it and Shenmue is just not my cup of tea?

Please give me some advice. I don't want to waste my time if I'm not going to like like it at all.