I never watched the 2009 show with the Endless Eight - having the same events over and over, with only the outfits changing, does sound like too much of a slog for me. Supposedly it makes the movie more effective somehow? And I guess it could be cool in a similar way to Shenmue, where it's just more realistic, plus lets you experience the same mundaneness as the character, so you get a better sense of the effort he's putting in and appreciate the small things more (like when he rides the motorcycle it feels 10x more badass than in GTA. Honestly one of the coolest moments in any game for me, just because you have to run and literally wait for a bus for 99% of the game).