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In Shenmue, revenge can wait for the arcade

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Your father was just murdered in front of you, but look, the arcade down the street has a new set of collectible erasers! Shenmue pioneered the 3D open world, but more importantly, it pioneered ignoring your main quest to pump loose change into virtual gacha machines. Vengeance can wait; completing your set of tiny plastic hedgehogs cannot.

In Shenmue, revenge can wait for the arcade
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