Shenmue 3: 10 Things It Must Do To Appeal To The Modern Gamer
6. Quick Travel
From what has been seen of the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter so far, the latest game is expected to have three islands - Bailu Village, Baisha and Choubu. There is no word on just how large these islands are going to be - though a number of the Kickstarter goals talk about expanding them - or just how much Ryo is going to be travelling between each one.
If the player is going to be expected to traverse all three then Shenmue 3 needs a quick travel system to allow people to head over to previously discovered locations so that they can cut their travel time.
After all, the modern gamer isn't going to spend ages running from one end of an island to another, so simply giving them a few landmarks that they can travel between will do wonders in helping them adjust to the game, while still offering plenty of opportunities to explore the world at their leisure.