Theonik
Member
iirc most of the major special content on Legends was DLC. The only one I'm sure was added was the bounty quests. But, given the status for DC DLC a lot of people couldn't download them.
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Skies of Arcadia and Shenmue might be headed to XBLA/PSN
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gutter_trash
Banned
I want the option of English voices, the cheesyness of the English dub ads to the comedy and tardness of Ryo
Wow, i completed Shenmue several times, but never run into it.
Imma google that now, sounds bad.
IndieJones
Member
I must've been too busy looking for sailors to notice.
ajim
Member
I own both, and the Xbox Ren is fucking atrocious. He stood out as ok most times, but he sounded way too much like FukuSan for my liking. In the Japanese one he just sounded like a total bad ass.
I loved those details. old phones are supposed to be clunky, never used one?
Acquiescence
Member
I am hardcore for Shenmue - I own both games for the Dreamcast and Shenmue II for the Xbox. It is without doubt one of the greatest franchises in video game history and I am there day one for these HD remasters. But just a couple of things...
- Both games need platinums. They are huge in scope and there is a ton of shit to do in them. I know it's trivial in some eyes, but to me 12 or 14 trophies for a Shenmue game is just wrong.
- Include both dubs, with the Japanese one being the default option. You need that Western dub in there too for good ol' cheesy nostalgia. The Shenmue experience is incomplete without Tom's cod-Jamaican accent to laugh at.
- Both games need platinums. They are huge in scope and there is a ton of shit to do in them. I know it's trivial in some eyes, but to me 12 or 14 trophies for a Shenmue game is just wrong.
- Include both dubs, with the Japanese one being the default option. You need that Western dub in there too for good ol' cheesy nostalgia. The Shenmue experience is incomplete without Tom's cod-Jamaican accent to laugh at.
Mockingbird
Member
No. He's talking about the Sky Fang, the Golden Hamachou ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTTY353rh-k), & a brand new boss battle ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1SP-jjmzI ),
A new character for the team too:
She's not a new team member. She's a new boss. You fight her 3 times. She levels up as you do. The first fight is the most difficult. Fighting her reveals back-story for Vyse and how he got his scar.
There are also new bounty boss battles. I think six or seven new bosses to fight that level up as you do.
Shenmue is important because of its ambition and attention to detail.
It's easy to pick apart if you want to, but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. It provided an experience like nothing else, and it was that experience that drew you into the game and made you care about the story.
It had atmosphere by the bucketload, and that was because of many different things coming together brilliantly.
It's easy to pick apart if you want to, but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. It provided an experience like nothing else, and it was that experience that drew you into the game and made you care about the story.
It had atmosphere by the bucketload, and that was because of many different things coming together brilliantly.
Augemitbutter
Member
loved his casually pissy attitude. can't wait to jump back in.....or see him a new generation version, hnnnnng!
Phonomezer
Banned
Very true. I don't think we've had a game like it since, though I would love for someone to try.
In my opinion, it was the first game to create a believable and therefore immersive game world. Well, maybe except for the forklift trucks... and duck race... and speaking Japanese in China.
Nearly everything you could see or reach was interactive. Haven't seen a game since that did that on the same scale. Yakuza has a quite detailed world, but very little of that is interactive.
The best thing about Shenmue was its slightly mythical feel -- its sense of magic realism. I imagine that any future Shenmue-like would be overly stylish/snazzy/gritty/dark/cool and wouldn't have the same appeal.
ajim
Member
There are way too many 'best things' to list about Shenmue. <3
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Shenmue really is just a huge mess of a game.
All around clunky controls, some very severe technical problems, impressive atmosphere, a well realized interactive world, some of the worst voice acting in existence (English VA of course), and arcade games.
Somehow this strange mishmash of flaws and strengths gave me a couple of games I still look on fondly.
Basileus777
Member
I enjoyed Skies of Arcadia back in the day, but it's a game that I can't iamgine has aged well.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
I wouldn't admit that in public sweetie.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
who said these games are arcade.
they could do games on demand like resident evil 4 and code
they could do games on demand like resident evil 4 and code
LiquidSolid
Member
I doubt they'd be any worse than the last couple of Yakuza's, certainly not as bad as Yakuza 3. Sega seem to have learnt not to go completely bullshit with their trophies.
Why on earth would you not want trophies/achievements though? Like it or not but they're only going to encourage more sales, which as far as I'm aware would only be a good thing. Platinums even more so.
Damon Bennet
Member
I studied law for some semesters because of ace attorney. lulz
Please
I guess, cuz getting Shenmue down to XBLA's 2GB limit might be tight fit. Especially Shenmue 2 which was like 4GB across 4 discs. Guess they could just recompress the audio or something.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I've always said that dev team was trying to do 6 years of game design evolution, early, by themselves, and no idea how to pay for it.
The Awesomest
Member
You realize you could skip the cinematics, right? I don't know what it was on DC, but on Gamecube you just press Z or Start or something and it'll skip right to the damage.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Won't encourage me to fully flesh out the game.
I get that and when done right it can actually add to the experience, but most of the times they're just annoying (like this 'kill 500 people with a certain weapon' shit) and unimaginative.
It feels kinda odd discussing this when we don't even know if the rumors are true..
Or they could maybe release the games in a truly episodic way (for lower prices):
- Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka (maybe shortened)
- Shenmue Chapter 2: Hong Kong
- Shenmue Chapter 3: Kowloon
- Shenmue Chapter 4: Guilin and beyond.
Then they could extend a little the Guilin part and give it a (reworked) ending there, or if they find success they might release more chapters as in the original plan.
For a (dreamy) taste of how Shenmue HD could look like, the user Master Kyodai at Shenmuedojo has been doing 1080p renders of scenes from both Shenmues. The IQ is unrealistic to achieve on current consoles, because he extracts the models (from a Dreamcast emulator) and renders the scene using PC software, but the results are spectacular:
Wan Chai
Yan Tin Apartments:
Some random shop
Abe Store:
More at this forum thread.
Wan Chai
Yan Tin Apartments:
Some random shop
Abe Store:
More at this forum thread.
Haunted
Member
ban pls
The Awesomest
Member
Which ones, the bounty hunts or the Piastol fights? They'll probably be add-on DLC, since they were Legends content. And even then they're still optional.
ajim
Member
For a (dreamy) taste of how Shenmue HD could look like, the user Master Kyodai at Shenmuedojo has been doing 1080p renders of scenes from both Shenmues. The IQ is unrealistic to achieve on current consoles, because he extracts the models (from a Dreamcast emulator) and renders the scene using PC software, but the results are spectacular:
Wan Chai
Yan Tin Apartments:
Some random shop
Abe Store:
More at this forum thread.
Spank material.
Shenmue needs good achievements/trophies to lure the casuals in. Also the players who play only for achievements.
Every fan of Shenmue BETTER buy these, seriously. This is our one possible (??) chance to make Shenmue 3 a reality. Its pretty clear to me that good sales here will result in 3 down the road.
Every fan of Shenmue BETTER buy these, seriously. This is our one possible (??) chance to make Shenmue 3 a reality. Its pretty clear to me that good sales here will result in 3 down the road.
The Awesomest
Member
To complement the above post, here are some hi-res shots of Skies of Arcadia taken from a Dreamcast emulator to keep in the spirit of things.
More here. Contains spoilers.
More here. Contains spoilers.
Memento_Mori15
Member
Wow, this is great news for me. I loved Shenmue and would love to replay it in HD. Hopefully this turn out to be true. Until then, I shall listen to Reuben Kee's rendition of Shemue Reflection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN4QFpKauq0
ajim
Member
I love Ruben. RIP <3
why not? If he is happy, that's all that matters. People are too insecure to admit things like that (although I think he was joking).
Augemitbutter
Member
Oxigen_Waste
Banned
Sorry 'bout the bump, but what's the likelyhood here? For Shenmue I mean... I was thinking of giving it another spin on my DC but if it's comin for xbla I don't mind waiting... Who knows, maybe they'll even throw in the original japanese voice acting instead of the terrible english dub.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
You're a terrible person and you should feel bad for bumping this.
Anyway, regading if they are going to port Skies of Arcadia Legends or vanilla... I'm leaning on to them porting Legends because in the vanilla version, it makes use of the DC's VMU when searching for treasures and events, and obviously PS3 and 360 doen't have a VMU.