Shropt
Super Freak
Saying Shenmue is boring is basically saying games like RDR and GTA are boring. You dictate your own pace and you yourself can choose to progress through the game quickly or take your own sweet time and enjoy the view.
COD games are like Michael Bay movies. Lots of flash and pretty visuals but kinda a hollow experience. Shenmue is like a freaking epic where getting yourself into the Ryo's shoes is the key to the whole experience of the game.
I understand what you are saying about Shenmue being boring but when the 1st game's endgame was getting a day job and working a forklift over and over and over again to make money; I think some would call that boring.