Outside his house is a beatiful water garden with colorful fish. After you leave his premisis you will find yourself in a larger residental area with houses, parks, and shops all as detailed as Ryo's house. After that I'll let you play the game to experience the rest you this huge virtual world. In Shenmue the weather changes from spring to fall to winter. Complete with rain and snow that will go on and off.
People carry unprellas in the rain and go inside in the snow.
You can follow someone to their job in the morning and follow them back to their home in the evening. As the months pass you will start to notice Christmas decorations and Santa Clauses littering the streets of Japan. Let me tell you button mashing really works for this game. Sometimes when your surrounded by many goons you can have a free battle, where it controls like a normal fighting game. This is when the D-pad works great.