Shenmue voted most influential game of all time in BAFTA poll, beating Doom and Mario
https://www.eurogamer.net/shenmue-voted-most-influential-game-of-all-time-in-bafta-poll-beating-doom-and-mario
https://www.eurogamer.net/shenmue-voted-most-influential-game-of-all-time-in-bafta-poll-beating-doom-and-mario
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IMO It might be, but I'm not a video game historian, and old magazines were calling a lot of shooters a Doom clones at that time, and I think more people played it?
Shenmue is no masterpiece, although it's certainly interesting. Kind of raw in some parts. I Highly doubt it inspired other more successful titles in the genre (like GTA, Skyrim or Assassin's Creed) but it was one of the first.
But it's still weird for it to be influential in 2025