Hey guys
I'm pretty sure you heard about this former kickstarter project Oculus Rift.( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzCwczY1jTM )
So I was dreaming around and thought about how cool this would be. And I realized, Shenmue would be the perfect game for it. The best thing about Shenmue was to investigate the rich of detail world. Such a big world didn't exist before at that time. I've allways seen the Game more as a graphic adventure then something else. There were so much of useless things you could do like open drawers and browse through or buy capsule toys , move it up and down and survey that thing. Most of the people thought that's lame. But with Oculus rift in combination with Kinect, it would be pretty exciting. Also playing Darts, Punch-out or Lucky Hit would be kick ass.
I bet the fighting system can be converted too. You would exercise your moves so you could use it better in a fight. Im speaking of a first person view with simple punches and kicks and combinations of it. They wouldn't be as fast as real. You would have to look at your opponent so you can dodge neat and look for a weak point (Hint: if he is blind on one eye you have to go on the blind eyes side).
Shenmue is focused to adduce and explain you the guidelines of Martial Arts. Gon, Dan, Jie, Yi - You would feel what this really is about. The game would possibly shape you.
You would experience the rush of chases more intense. Same goes for QTE-Fights. It would be...
OK, i'm stop dreaming. We all know this will never happen. Shenmue was much ahead of the time. People who were able to immerse themself deep in the game loved it. With this device it would be easier for the people who weren't able to do that. These are my thoughts so far...