
I think the only thing I would've done in Shenmue would be play arcade games and collect toys. Same goes with the Yakuza game I played. All I did was play arcade games and talk to the cute arcade lady.
I didn't do too much with the character creation in SC6, as compared to how much time I spent making characters in SC4 and 5. I did make some really buff and strong versions of Ulala and the Ridge Racer lady, though.