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Do I need to know Japanese for playing the JP version of Shenmue II?
No, I know the game well enough, if you get stuck I will help out. Sure would others help as well, I am sure.
Do I need to know Japanese for playing the JP version of Shenmue II?
Hmm I played 1 but not 2. I have 2 dreamcasts somewhere.
No, I know the game well enough, if you get stuck I will help out. Sure would others here, I am sure.
OP, if you are going to go the Dreamcast route, you should get a VGA cable. It makes a HUGE difference. It went from a really blurry visual experience to a crisp one, where the colors are vibrant and I was in awe of how the game still looked good despite its age.
www.racketboy.com is where I bought mine, and it works well.
www.racketboy.com/store said:Sorry, the Racketboy store has been shut down.
They're already completed. Sega has been sitting on them for several years now. All they have to do is just release them.
I have the original shenmue and a dreamcast but the problem is wouldn't Dreamcast games look like shit when hooked up to a modern HD TV?
Go play 2, it's the better of the two IMO.
I mean, the game is subtitled right? Does it prompt you to do stuff in Japanese?
btw, thanks for the help
I mean, the game is subtitled right? Does it prompt you to do stuff in Japanese?
btw, thanks for the help
But you will need to modify your game save to carry over items from Shenmue I.
Do I need to know Japanese for playing the JP version of Shenmue II?
Oooh shiiit, so I'll consider keeping my PAL Shenmue I copy then.
Are you using a VGA box? If not, buy a VGA box. Solved.
edit: Shenmue + VGA box looks almost as good as a 480p Wii game, the Dreamcast was a pretty amazing piece of tech.
Ok. So it seems like Dreamcast + the games is still the best option, unless PC emulation for them is solid and I can just buy the discs without the system.
What VGA box's are compatible with hdtv? I remember I bought one once for a PC monitor but found out later it was only compatible with certain monitors and when mine broke I couldn't find another it would work with.
a 640x480p60 image (progressive scan, at a standard EDTV resolution) in RGBHV at 31 kHz
EDIT: I see a lot of people haven't played these games. I think they are going to get disappointed. This is no 1999
It's such a slow burn - a lot of people can't get into it because the story is so slow to get started. But it's slow for a reason - it lays an extremely solid foundation with lots of backstory and motivation. Shenmue II ends just as the story kicks into high gear.
Thanks for all the answers guys. I was worried this thread might have been unnecessary but this shit is way more complicated than I thought, haha.
I think I'm going to go with a PAL Dreamcast + Shenmue 1/2. Now I need to know how to get that working with an NTSC TV
SEGA's been putting out a lot of good PC ports of old games recently, and there's definitely a market for Shenmue ports. I would also count on it.I would bet money on these coming out, yeah.
First stretch goal has been passed, so Shenmue III will include a film recapping shenmue I and II for those who never played.
First of all, as an update - thanks to everyone who provided advice in here
In the end, I decided I want the authentic dreamcast and Shenmue experience, for better or worse
I have ordered a PAL Dreamcast system and a VGA adapter. I am paying a lot for it but will probably end up flipping everything once I'm finished and hopefully get back most of what I paid.
As for the games themselves - I'm still scoping them out and looking for a reasonable price. Is there a benefit to playing both 1 and 2 on the Dreamcast? I thought I read that you can import a save into Shenmue 2
First of all, as an update - thanks to everyone who provided advice in here
In the end, I decided I want the authentic dreamcast and Shenmue experience, for better or worse
I have ordered a PAL Dreamcast system and a VGA adapter. I am paying a lot for it but will probably end up flipping everything once I'm finished and hopefully get back most of what I paid.
As for the games themselves - I'm still scoping them out and looking for a reasonable price. Is there a benefit to playing both 1 and 2 on the Dreamcast? I thought I read that you can import a save into Shenmue 2
Otherwise its essentially tank controls though you can hold down the left trigger to move forward/run. Very odd, though after about a half hour it became second nature again.
I only say all this because I have a feeling people new to the game are going to have various "wtf is this shit" reactions. Just preparing you
No, you would need a 360 to play Shenmue 2. Though emulation I hear isn't great for that title. Shenmue 1 is only on the Dreamcast, though the Xbox version of 2 comes with a DVD that covers what happened in the first game.Hmm, are the OG XBox games that were b/c on the 360, also b/c on the One? Did they emulate the emulator?