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RTTP: Shenmue (This time to Finish it and Revenge my Father)
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Polo67 said:
Would be nice, especially if on PC and offered over Steam. I only played a few hours of each game (at a friends house), but could definitely see the quality. I loved the attention to detail. I do believe that in the first game, everyone was unique and there were no reused models right?
I'd also love this game ported to 3DS so I could view those little figurines in 3D!
That's not port begging is it? I mean the game is old.
Jokes and Riddles
Neo Member
I want more Shenmue period.
But I've said it for years, the least SEGA could do is put Ryo and Lan Di in a Virtua Fighter installment. Let us unlock the final bout and get the ending that way.
But I've said it for years, the least SEGA could do is put Ryo and Lan Di in a Virtua Fighter installment. Let us unlock the final bout and get the ending that way.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Shenmue I and II are masterpieces! No other game will ever give me the same feelings I had when playing them.
The atmosphere....my God the atmosphere! Two truly, truly incredible, special games. I still have hope for a third!
The atmosphere....my God the atmosphere! Two truly, truly incredible, special games. I still have hope for a third!
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Tricky I Shadow said:
Me too. Never give up hope.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
thelatestmodel said:
Absolutely.
I remember years ago it used to be on my mind all the time, but now days I simply forget about it.
Doesn't mean I've given up though. Why should I?! My stance will forever be 'it'll happen one day'.
Augemitbutter
Member
still playing the DC games from time to time. thank god i never had to endure the xbox dub. these games need a DC.
best game ever btw.
well said.
best game ever btw.
Hazanko said:
well said.
Milchjon said:
I may be alone in this, but Deadly Premonition reminds me a whole lot of Shenmue. There's a real sense that the world they created there is a living, breathing place. Characters have daily routines, there's a ton of things to do and the game rewards you for exploration. It's the only other game to give me the same feeling as Shenmue.
CoachKevin
Member
Look at what this thread made me do.... (or gave me an excuse to do...). Now I have an extra DC for that Arcade cab project I want to do. My 1xxx-in-1 doesn't look nearly as sharp as the DC hooked up with VGA.
Guess I better finish Shenmue 1 soon!
Guess I better finish Shenmue 1 soon!
CoachKevin
Member
Now, can anyone recommend a boot disc that supports VGA?
CoachKevin
Member
Playthough Update:
So I am on day 4 of work at the harbor. And to be honest, driving the forklift is actually pretty fun and rewarding, especially when you honk that horn!
Found the Mad Angles and just went through a great motorcycle QTE.
Looks like I am getting closer and I need to ask around about a, "Big deal," that is about to go down.
I will say, I am still impressed by the graphics and detail in the world. But yeah, the voice acting is as terrible as I remember it when I was 14. Some with NY accents too.
One question, is the guy on Goro's t-shirt that same dude that others on GAF post for lame threads or comments?
Also it only took three tries to get first in the forklift race:
Ok, back to the game...
So I am on day 4 of work at the harbor. And to be honest, driving the forklift is actually pretty fun and rewarding, especially when you honk that horn!
Found the Mad Angles and just went through a great motorcycle QTE.
Looks like I am getting closer and I need to ask around about a, "Big deal," that is about to go down.
I will say, I am still impressed by the graphics and detail in the world. But yeah, the voice acting is as terrible as I remember it when I was 14. Some with NY accents too.
One question, is the guy on Goro's t-shirt that same dude that others on GAF post for lame threads or comments?
Also it only took three tries to get first in the forklift race:
Ok, back to the game...
CoachKevin
Member
Day 4 done. The story is really moving again with the deal about to go down.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
CoachKevin said:One question, is the guy on Goro's t-shirt that same dude that others on GAF post for lame threads or comments?
Holy shit! Troll face! Mind. Blown.
CoachKevin
Member
Yes! That is what I was thinking of. Here is a comparison:Tricky I Shadow said:
Was Yu Suzuki some kind of time traveler?
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I hope to be getting a DC for my birthday, gonna re-rock the greatest game ever.
Not many people know but there are some small offical comics that fill gaps between 1 and 2 .including a set-piece on the boat that was cut but still referenced in game by the little girl and her mother (Standing close to the free stay )..
http://shenmuedojo.net/new/story/sidestorycomics.html
Not many people know but there are some small offical comics that fill gaps between 1 and 2 .including a set-piece on the boat that was cut but still referenced in game by the little girl and her mother (Standing close to the free stay )..
http://shenmuedojo.net/new/story/sidestorycomics.html
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Amazing.
Still have my DC hooked up through VGA in my living room and this game is one of the main reasons why.
The music. The atmosphere. The fighting. The QTE's. The sailors.
I LOVE SHENMUE. One of my fav games ever. I still remember getting it and spending the entire holidays playing through it with a friend. I'll never forget moments like
About Shenmue 2, if any of you want the EU version; there is a store in my city which still has it (new) for $100. They also have this "buy 2, get 1 free" promotion so it's $200 for 3 new EU copies of Shenmue 2. Dunno for what these are going up on Ebay though so I dunno if that's cheap.
The music. The atmosphere. The fighting. The QTE's. The sailors.
I LOVE SHENMUE. One of my fav games ever. I still remember getting it and spending the entire holidays playing through it with a friend. I'll never forget moments like
Ryo riding the motorcycle, the 70 man battle and ofcourse; the forklift racing 
About Shenmue 2, if any of you want the EU version; there is a store in my city which still has it (new) for $100. They also have this "buy 2, get 1 free" promotion so it's $200 for 3 new EU copies of Shenmue 2. Dunno for what these are going up on Ebay though so I dunno if that's cheap.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
thelatestmodel said:
Amazing.
CoachKevin
Member
Kikujiro said:
Exactly! Since I have been working at the harbor, I am getting to see some of the character's routines, like the guys that fish. Some will sometimes just most to a different spot and if you go up to talk to them they will say something like, I can't talk now, trying to find the best spot." Or at night, around 7pm, much of the workers start heading to the bus stop and they all give you responses about work being over. Nothing is generic.
OK, got to get a little more work done then back to Shenmue.
Got to find out about this deal that is going down!
CoachKevin
Member
I am officially in uncharted territory.
Bike racing section...Awesome.
Cinematic of riding back home after winning Nazomi (also a cool callback to the Sega arcade hardware) back:
And now I just got fired from my job, and I actually felt the shame that Ryo must have been feeling. Not too happy about the deal I made to get Nazomi back.
Bike racing section...Awesome.
Cinematic of riding back home after winning Nazomi (also a cool callback to the Sega arcade hardware) back:
And now I just got fired from my job, and I actually felt the shame that Ryo must have been feeling. Not too happy about the deal I made to get Nazomi back.
Augemitbutter
Member
imagine looking at those details in 99/00 again while most of the world played PSX and N64 at home. that was some true neo geo moment.
B1gg_Randall
Member
Reading this thread makes me want to play Shenmue again..Damn I miss this game..
Hell yeah..I want care how much it cost..Raide said:
CoachKevin
Member
I just finished Shenmue. It took me 11 years and four attempts but I did it.
Closing thoughts:
And I said it before and I will say it again, the art design and direction is stunning:
Closing thoughts:
- So much love was put into this game
- The people in this game were more alive than just about any game I have played. Much more than GTA IV
- I can't wait to play Shenmue II when it comes this week. Need to find out who that woman I am dreaming of is...
- The music was fantastic
- The voice acting is pretty terrible
- This is now in my top 5 games of all time (along with Ocarina of Time, Halo, Uncharted 2, and Half Life 2)
- Just solidified the Dreamcast as my favorite system of all time
- Now onto another Dreamcast game until Shenmue 2 arrives
- Officially a part of the Shenmue Defense Force
And I said it before and I will say it again, the art design and direction is stunning:
King of the Potato People
Member
Months and months from my childhood were wasted on these games... its embarrassing. I just had to own every capsule figure, grab every packet of virtual food, win every forklift race and waste hours making a collection of winning cans.
I made it a point to play through both games recently, but I only ended up finishing the first game and got maybe halfway through the second game. If a third game is ever released in the series, then I really hope that it has more of a variety in part-time jobs. The job in the second game is just tedious, and the other ways of making money just aren't very enjoyable for me. In either case, I did really enjoy the first game.
CoachKevin
Member
I forgot to mention that walking through the towns on my way to the harbor for the last time was very well done. It gave me the emotional response that I am sure Yu was going go. I felt like I was going to miss the areas in the first game. Now to go find something else to play until part II gets here.
Dead Man Typing
Member
Scullibundo said:
Oh, I agree that it's far worse in Shenmue II than it is in the first game, which wasn't great to begin with.
But I do think the Xbox version gets a little too much hate in the hardcore circles. If you can find the Xbox version for $10 and the Dreamcast version for $100, I'd probably recommend saving your cash and just playing the Xbox version. Although I can understand why many people would be perfectly willing to drop the extra cash.
For the record, I'm in the UK and bought a copy a day or two before it came out, because no one cared about Dreamcast street dates by the end of 2001. Then picked up the Xbox version for cheap a couple of month after it came out to satisfy my morbid curiosity about that version.
I would like a version of Shenmue 1 with Japanese voices and English subs.
CoachKevin
Member
My PAL copy of Shenmue II came in the mail today! Thanks USPS Priority Mail!!! Looks like I am going right into that tonight!
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
CoachKevin said:
Prepare to play the greatest game ever. Fuck I'm jealous.
CoachKevin
Member
Scullibundo said:
Eating dinner right now then booting it up!
BTW, the PAL DC game cases are bad ass. Think I might need to start collecting PAL DC games...
Outtrigger888
Member
I have a euro copy on shenmue 2 it was the only game ive ever imported and still havnt been able to play it because im an idiot and sold my dreamcast, I still have it in perfect condition waiting to be played. I think I might pick up a dreamcast to play it.
CoachKevin
Member
No it doesn't I tried. There are some graphical glitches too. And I listened to the english voicework today. I can deal with Ryo, but the rest are shitty actors with NY accents.Mindman said:
Nemesis121
Member
Outtrigger888 said:
If you have a good PC i suggest DC emulator, NullDc...
PS:Never sell your systems you only regret it in the long run.
ajim
Member
I dunno, dude, gambling, arm wrestling, and kicking ass were awesome ways of making money to me. It was so backstreet alley and shady as fuck. Just what you'd expect from Hong Kong in the 80s, from some dude trying to avenge his father, whilst having to deal with the scum that go with it.kevinski said:
So good.
Is this real? lol. Its just 'Dobuita Pizza!'
SkyMasterson
Member
Funny you made this thread, as I just started playing this game a few weeks ago as well.
I actually just bought a DC for the first time ever(wanted one at launch but decided to wait for a PS2 instead).
Anyway, I'm on disc 2 and this game is blowing my mind and like you this already has become one of my favorite games of all time. Though I don't think it makes my top 5, but definitely top 15-20.
The level of detail in the world, and the character models still look great after all these years(hell they look better than the generic bald soldiers we get in games this gen). This game really was ahead of its time. I'm enjoying it so much, I purchased a guide so I can see everything in the game when I replay it.
Great thread!
I actually just bought a DC for the first time ever(wanted one at launch but decided to wait for a PS2 instead).
Anyway, I'm on disc 2 and this game is blowing my mind and like you this already has become one of my favorite games of all time. Though I don't think it makes my top 5, but definitely top 15-20.
The level of detail in the world, and the character models still look great after all these years(hell they look better than the generic bald soldiers we get in games this gen). This game really was ahead of its time. I'm enjoying it so much, I purchased a guide so I can see everything in the game when I replay it.
Great thread!
CoachKevin
Member
Just finished Disc 1!!! Amazing pace and transition to disc 2. Play this game!
edit: Shit, I am a dumbass. Wrong thread...
edit: Shit, I am a dumbass. Wrong thread...
SkyMasterson
Member
So I just finished Shenmue...
Wow, definitely one of my favorite video game experiences. So much to say about this game that was influential and how we really haven't seen this level of detail/interactivity in a game since.
The world, the characters, the music, fuck I'm so excited to play Part II and I'm ready to go back and mess around and do stuff I hadn't done before.
I cannot recommend this game enough and I can only pray that one day, we see a Shenmue III.
Wow, definitely one of my favorite video game experiences. So much to say about this game that was influential and how we really haven't seen this level of detail/interactivity in a game since.
The world, the characters, the music, fuck I'm so excited to play Part II and I'm ready to go back and mess around and do stuff I hadn't done before.
I cannot recommend this game enough and I can only pray that one day, we see a Shenmue III.