Many people consider SEGA’s Yakuza franchise to be the spiritual successor to Shenmue. While the games share some themes, it’s not really an apt comparison. Yakuza is much more of an RPG than Shenmue, despite including all of the “free-roaming” gameplay elements that Shenmue introduced.

Considering the nature of the upcoming Yakuza: Of The End — SEGA’s latest title will take a radical diversion from the formula, introducing a zombie laden post-apocalyptic setting — it’s humorous that it will actually share the biggest association with Shenmue. According to Siliconera, protagonist Kazuma Kiryu will be able to ride forklifts in the upcoming game.

Fans will know that forklift driving (/racing) represented a decent chunk of the original Shenmue.