I loved the atmosphere of the small Japanese town in Shenmue 1. There was also so much to do. Can't remember the story very well, the VA was terrible, but the graphics at the time impressed me. I also loved the music.
Did SEGA ever get around to porting Shenmue 1 to XBox?
I'd love to see a Shenmue 1 and 2 packed-together (with enhanced visuals) for X360 or PS3, followed shortly by Shenmue 3. This series had/has a lot of potential. Sadly it was WAY overhyped out the gate thanks to Yu Suzuki claiming "most revolutionary game EVAR" prior to it's release.