The Splendor of the Mundane (Shenmue, Deadly Premonition, Persona 5)

A celebration and analysis of the life simulator elements and mundane activities present in video games. From the living, breathing streets of Yokosuka in Shenmue, to the pleasant small-town atmosphere of Greenvale in Deadly Premonition, to the lovely jobs, hobbies and fun activities you can jump into in Persona 5 and Yakuza series. In this video game video essay, I will try to identify the elements of inspiration that future games could learn from while analyzing a wide swath of unique games. Let's take a look! 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Deadly Premonition 1:34 - Alan Wake 1:45 - Twin Peaks 4:20 - Deus Ex 4:59 - Papers, Please 5:31 - Shenmue 7:14 - Yakuza 8:01 - The Bouncer 8:20 - The Darkness 8:47 - Final Fantasy XV 9:17 - Far Cry 5 9:36 - Persona 5 10:16 - Heavy Rain ---------------- MUSIC CREDITS Shenmue "The Phoenix Rises" OC Remix by RoeTaKa http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03400 Shenmue "Amorelle" OC Remix by Radiowar http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02411 Persona 5 OST "Beneath the Mask Instrumental" 'Don't Look' by Silent Partner 'Pacific Hike' by Silent Partner Other music purchased and licensed through AudioBlocks. ---------------- FOOTAGE CREDITS Heavy Rain gameplay by TopsyCryt Gaming |    / @lordtopsy5666   Heavy Rain gameplay by Michal Kubík |    • Heavy Rain - First time, complete playthro...   Yakuza 6 gameplay by PlayStation Access |    • Yakuza 6 PS4 Gameplay - Why It's The Madde...   Yakuza 0 gameplay by Giuseppe's Gaming |    • Yakuza 0 - One Hour of Fun in Kamurocho (N...   Persona 5 gameplay by GameSpot |    • Eating Massive Burgers, Watching Movies An...   The Darkness gameplay by Game Safe |    • Video   Final Fantasy XV gameplay by jRPGFanatic |    • Final Fantasy XV - Camp Scenes   Alan Wake gameplay by Totohli Gameplay |    / @totohligameplay   Additional Shenmue gameplay by StrikerTC1 |    / @strikertc1   Mike Smith |    • Shenmue II - Moving crates (Japanese)   BlueMue |    • Shenmue - Delivering all training crates   FermbizX |    • Shenmue - Forklift Action (720/60)   The Bouncer gameplay by Maggie Mui Longplays |    • (PS2) The Bouncer Longplay (Sion's Route/J...   Deus Ex gameplay by boredgunner |    • Deus Ex GMDX 9.0 - Hong Kong (1440p 60 FPS)   Uncharted 2 gameplay by Polygon |    • Uncharted 2: Train Scene PS4 Gameplay – Na...   Additional Deadly Premonition gameplay by Fluent RPGs |    • Video   Mass Effect 2 gameplay by hoodaticus |    • Mass Effect 2 - [1080p] Suicide Mission & ...   Shadow of the Colossus gameplay by Continue? |    • Shadow Of The Colossus (PS4) - Part 1 - Co...   ---------------- DONATIONS ►   / indigogaming   DISCORD CHAT ►   / discord   STREAM ARCHIVE ►    / indigogamingarchive   TWITTER ►   / theindigogaming   TWITCH ►   / indigogamingchannel   FACEBOOK ►   / indigogamingchannel   #Shenmue #DeadlyPremonition #Persona5