I believe that in shenmue III ryo discovers the chinese manufacturing plants in charge of making the equipment necessary for the US government to build huge FEMA camps across the USA to enslave and exterminate the local population. he also discovers that lan di is the middle man between china and the US government and that he is in fact a reptilian humanoid that is looking for the mirrors to open the cave where his people hid their spaceship so that he can finally return home after taking complete control over humanity. Iwao had managed to defeat his father and take the mirrors to prevent this as you discover in shenmue 2.

I believe this is also the reason why Shenmue 3 was never made as it contained too much information about the illuminati, their reptilian nature and their world domination plans. This is why yu suzuki always appears traumatised and we never see him with his family as the reptilians have kidnapped his family and told him that they would murder them if he ever raised any suspicions about them. Finally to be able to recover his family he rewrote shenmue 3 recently (using the excuse that he was recompiling everything in to one game) and releasing it through one of the illuminati's minions (sony) so that he can prove that he is no longer a threat to them.

The words upset and Shenmue III don't go together. I'd buy a space station if I had to in order to play that game.

Is it possible? Yes anything is possible, however..

1) The game actually is needing to be released in Japan to maximize sucess because the Shenmue brand is known in Japan well enough to be sucessful. I know because ive spoken to Japanese gamers while living in Japan and they enjoyed the games and want to see 3. Why minimize its sucess on a system nobody will buy there. Japanese are HIGHLY nationalistic people and no game can ever push them into buying an Xbox short of Monster Hunter or Final Fantasy being an exclusive to them. Even then I believe those emmensely popular titles would fail.

2) Xbox One isnt even available in Japan yet. That shows how much they care about the brand out there.

3) MS has shown no interest in the series.

4) It bombed in the U.S last time around when Shenmue 2x was exclusive here. What makes you think they want to fund/publish a game that bombed previously if Sega isnt even willing to make it themselves? This isnt Dead Rising, a series proven to be sucessful exclusively on Xbox. Its Shenmue, a series that fell on its ass because of it. Sega wouldnt want to risk it failing again after all this time aswell. What a waste of time and money that would be. Then Sega would look even more retarded then they already do.

5) Nintendo would be next in line after Sony as a secondary viable option if we still talk about exclusivity. They atleast have the Japanese market, a stronger relationship with Sega and the desire to apeal to the core gamer market that they so desperately need to get a hold of.


Now could be it multiplatform and release on XBO aswell? Ofcourse, that would make much more sense.
But PS4 exclusive is still way more likely.

Happy Holidays to the Dojo

Thank you to everyone who took part in today's event.

December 3rd 2013 is proof that when Shenmue fans stick together, their a force to be reckoned with. Hopefully, we can maintain this pressure in the coming months, and get Sony to take notice of the passion that the Shenmue fanbase has.

As a result of everyone's effort, I would like to offer each and every one of you a special gift that I've had lying around for a while. More on this in the coming weeks,

Special thanks to Adam Koralik and TeamYu. These guys really went the extra mile for us.

Well done everyone.

SHENMUEEEEEEEEE!!!!! :D

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Yes, any of these are useful to add if you have space in your tweet:

@Sega
@Playstation
@GioCorsi
@AMBoyes
@yosp

I wouldn't bother with @Sony, that account probably doesn't concern itself much with the gaming division.

2Pac and Suge Knight playing Sonic 2 for Sega Genesis:

I just about jizzed my pants when I saw this.
Criterion released a bluray collection of 25 of the original 26 Zatoichi movies.
http://www.amazon.com/Zatoichi-Swordsman-Criterion-Collection-BLU-RAY/dp/B00EO2I6OM/ref=pd_rhf_ee_s_sp_5_7_QXKG?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Y6277K0R3SEACBFQXKG
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The only emoticon that conveys how I felt when I saw that is :shocked!: .
Gonna have to save my money for a bit, but that motherfucker will be mine .

EDIT: Oh shit. One of the sexiest things about the collection: it includes a full translation of the original Zatoichi short story that inspired the series. I've been wanting to read that for years, thinking it would never, ever happen.
Good god, I need this thing.

I am AnimeGamer183, also from USA. how YOU doin Katherine? You need a man? I could take you out to dinner and show you the town maybe have a few drinks, then we could go back to my place and wind down and I could make all your cares and worries melt away, and you'll be good as new by morning ;-)
I think she banned herself after reading that..

Back playing the Dream Machine, they uploaded a new chapter (finally) and have only one more to go. I'm stuck at a puzzle but I'll figure it out eventually.

Also back playing MGS3.

Surprised no ones posted about it yet,

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-12-12-tales-of-zestiria-announced-will-celebrate-series-20th-anniversary

Tales of Zestiria announced! Very excited, and a worldwide release has been confirmed simultaneously with the japanese one, though we'll probably have to wait longer for the localization.

I can remember a few years ago all the pleading that it would take to get these games localized. Times sure have changed, couldn't be happier about it.

The real question, can they make it as good as Xillia? Tales series has been known for having one good game followed by a bad then a good then a bad, and from what I have heard it flip flops. Xillia is the only Tales game I ever beat so I cant really comment myself. I want to go back and finish Eternia on PSP sometime soon, it seemed awesome.

I personally like every game in the series, some more than others of course. With a series like this it's really personal preference.

Yeah saw some videos this morning of it, looks really good. I can't believe we are getting this many Tales games back to back. The PS3 is going out strong with Xillia 2, Chronicles HD, Persona 5 (playing 4 on vita and its so god damn fun) and now Tales of ZestyItalianDressing all being exclusives. From what I've read its supposed the first worldwide release of a Tales game. If sales continue to be strong this might be a turning point for us RPG fans in the US/EU as far as Namco is concerned. At the very least we might not have to worry about them getting localized or not any more.

Yeah man, it's awesome. All of the games you listed would be big reasons for me to get a PS4, and i'm more than happy to stick with the PS3. Saves me the money of buying a new console.

There's been an recent interest in that Kurt Cobain biopic i've written a long time ago so now I'm thinking of putting that on the top of my "to write" list. Especially since the current draft is shit. I need something more presentable.

But we have a dream cast in mind:

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It's all a matter of getting the script right and getting it into the right hands. My boss thinks we can contact Grohl's people and get it to him. If that's the case, I need to really write one hell of a story worth telling.

TheEdge wrote:I read the wikipedia review of Omikron and they said the word "Hiccups" as well.

That's cause I wrote the review section on wikipedia.

One of my all-time favorite games. I first played it on the PC, through to the final boss which I couldn't beat for the life of me. Years later I got it for the Dreamcast, didn't notice any bugs or glitches, and finally beat the boss. With a joypad.

finally decided to go ahead and buy it

I remember when getting a new psp model meant the picture got better. Now Sony makes it worse. I miss when getting a new model was pure gravy. (360 slim, psp 2000, 3000 ect) Now new models are just stripped down pieces of crap. Just look at the new PS3 model. Cheap plastic casing and lower quality parts. The xbox super slim omits ports and features, as does the newer wii that omits backwards compatibility and other features . At least in the past when a model was stripped down the savings would be passed onto the customer with a much lower price point.

I had been eying an unopened copy of this on ebay for a long time, and just now figured I really ought to grab it up before it disappears. The price was excellent; less than half of what other new copies of the game go for.
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So that'll complete my Gungriffon collection. Very import-friendly, too. Apparently plays just like the first game, and the missions are all very straightforward "destroy all" affairs, so a lack of Japanese reading ability will pose no problem at all.

Just beat a link between worlds. It was exceptionally good, definitely one of the best Zelda's I've ever played. Although my only gripes are it was a tad easy and a tad short. They should make hero mode available by default.

Needs more psychedelics.

Oh boy. Just seeing that makes me want my Wii U even more.

Only one week to Christmas.



Seeing all of these crazy cool crossover games being made for Nintendo consoles just warms the cockles of my heart.

Good thread idea. Been thinking of doing it for awhile.
atm Best Buy has Ni No Kuni for $20.
If you have a PS3 but dont have that game yet then you pretty much dont deserve to own a PS3.

I nostalgia'd hard thinking about when I used to play the night city levels in GT2 so went out and bought GT5 on an impulse buy

Well, I cant stop playing skyrim... Playing this game on PC on max settings with the xbox 360 controller is pretty dern awesome I must say. Its really gotten its hooks into me and its better than I had imagined, the world is rather pretty, which I was expecting a bit more bland so thats good, it does lack color but it what it lacks in that aspect, it makes up for in other visual areas, the art direction is actually pretty darn good and aesthetically sound. It seems like a great explanation of western RPG, the definition of it really, im getting sucked in.

Listen to this one guys. It's a beauty.

EDIT: I posted this in Random Thoughts by accident, hehe.

I've got one. Good console with a solid library of games. It's too bad nobody knows about it.

BTW, WWHD is a great remake

It really is. The visuals are absolutely beautiful and this is coming from someone who was disappointed how the game looked at first (I'm a purist and it didn't look like they were capturing the look/feel of the original well enough). It's really held up well and is probably still my favourite Zelda. The game is so charming and rewards exploration.

I hope you were eventually able to redeem your code. I love my Wii U. Wind Waker is the best HD remake if you ask me. Wonderful 101 and Pikmin 3 are awesome too. Love the slight upscale it does on Wii games as well. Not a true render, but it does in fact upscale them to 720p/1080p depending on your settings. And it is noticeable.

Well, at least there's two of you. Yeah, my redeem code worked and the eShop is finally back up. I'm planning on getting both Pikmin 3 and Wonderful 101 in the future.

I am in love with this console. It's so good. From the slick and beautiful UI across the board, the menu's music are relaxing rather than annoying and chirpy like the original Wii's was like. I can play Wind Waker in bed or another room with the tablet controller (which is amazing, btw). The fact that Wii U's online services actually have a presence, whereas Wii's did not really at all. The fact that you can play all of your games with one controller, as opposed to switching through my GC controller, the classic controller and Wiimote is just much better. No more games with forced motion controls, either. THANK GOD.

A big improvement on all fronts from the original Wii and the software library is quality over quantity , which I can appreciate being a Vita owner. Some people may scoff at that, but hey; It's the polar opposite to the original Wii with its shovelware. Just browsing through the games available on the Wii U eShop...there's plenty of games out for the system, it's just whether those games appeal to you , or not.

I also picked up some classy SNES games up like Brawl Brothers (a beat 'em up I've never heard of till now from Jaleco, which is sweet), Earthbound and ZombiU, which was on a sale.

There's plenty more still on the eShop for me to get next time too, especially from Capcom; Mega Man X 1 & 2, Super Castlevania, Final Fight 1, 2 & 3, Super Ghost & Goblins the list goes on and on. Just a fantastic selection of retro games and modern games on offer that really appeal to me.

Why do I always fall for the ones that sell so badly. :-({|=

MG Rising ive always held off on cause I didnt consider it a real Metal Gear game, but whatever ill take it for $20.
And the Mass Effect games ive played through all on 360 cause I started it on that, but frick it $20 for all on PS3, with all the DLC of the first two? Sold.

MG Rising is one of my GOTY. I loved it. Seems like I'm the only one on here who does though, since everyone else who played it hated it. A new one with Grey Fox (as both pre-Cyborg Ninja [in Rhodesia] and post-Cyborg Ninja) would be fantastic. So would a Solidus Snake spin-off or a Liquid Snake spin-off (set in Afghanistan where he was captured). Heck, why not just have the "Rising" series be a MG series starring various popular Metal Gear characters. It would interest me far more than whatever MGS5 is.

Love the Mass Effect series. 3 sucked overall, but the multiplayer was magnifico .

Assassin's Creed. The first one.

Since there are like five or six of them now, I figure I might as well actually play the first one for a change even though I know it's super repetitive.

God man, you have no idea how hard I've tried to like that series and see what everyone else is talking about so much. I love history. I love video games. I should love this series, right? But man, it's so vapid and boring. The first game is such a chore to play through.

And the amount of games the series has accumulated in just one generation span (yes, yes, longest one ever, I know) is just really off putting to me. I wouldn't even know where to start. They all look like the same game to me, despite how different each setting is, just with a new number attached to the end of the title.

Turns out I may be getting a Vita after all. I won't jump the gun until things play out.

It comes highly recommended. You especially would enjoy it joka, get it, you wont regret it.

the psp is one hell of a little hand held too, thst son of a bitch can play multiple libraries of games via emulators (vita custom firmware is scarce and still in beta and not even worth getting cause no psn) and the psps library on its own would make getting one worth it, everything else it can do are just lots of added bonuses. I wonder if PS2/Dreamcast/Game Cube/Original Xbox emulators will one day be playable on the vita? :shock: *crosses fingers*

It'll be funny when she gets really old and starts looking more like a Goblin instead.

Hello and welcome to the 2013 Shenmue Dojo Awards! I will be your host for the evening.

Please, have a seat, grab a beverage, pause redtube and get ready for the shocking results!

Now without further ado I present to you:



2013 Best Newcomer:
Runners Up:
Deschain (3)
Rhino Hazuki (3)
YCC (3)
ShenmueTree (3)

3rd Place:
ShenSun (4)

2nd Place:
Adam Koralik (8)

1st Place:
Radar (9)
Raithos (9)

A TIE! Congratulations gentlemen! Make sure to stick around!



2013 Buzz Killington:
Runners Up:
Thief (4)
south carmain (3)
lavrentis (2)
Who Really Cares (2)

3rd Place:
Mittenz (5)
Ryudo (5)

A Tie!

2nd Place:
mue26 (8)

1st Place:
AnimeGamer (15)

By a landslide! Job well done sir!

2013 Most Missed Member:
Runners Up:
Mr Frozen (3)
Joe Pesci (3)
Brothaman (3)
Spokane (3)
Ryudo (3)

3rd Place:
Martin (4)
Tuffty (4)
Dorian (4)
A three way with Dorian! How fitting.

2nd Place:
Clint (5)

1st Place:
Kiba (12)

2013 Biggest Bully:
Runners Up:
TEEPO (2)
Who Really Cares? (2)
Riku Rose (2)
Segata (2)

3rd Place:
beedle (7)
That's gotta hurt!

2nd Place:
Mittenz (10)

1st Place:
QWERTY (16)
What a lead! Looks like he bullied the competition as well!

2013 Funniest Member:
Runners Up:
beedle (4)
Bambi (3)
Sailors? (2)
Crimson Ryan (2)
sonikku (2)

3rd Place:
Rakim (5)
Oh my! I'd like to thank the academy, my 6th grade teacher and Chappelle's Show reruns for making this all possible.

2nd Place:
Mittenz (9)
south carmain (9)
A tie! You're both hilarious!

1st Place:
QWERTY (13)
Let's Get Sweaty (13)
Another tie! Its getting crazy in here tonight! Good luck to the both you.

2013 Biggest Punchbag:
Runners Up:
Jeff (2)

3rd Place:
Mue26 (6)

2nd Place:
Ryudo (8)

1st Place:
AnimeGamer (10)
Another 1st Place prize to Mr.Gamer! You're going somewhere kid!

2013 Coolest Member:
Runners Up:
mue26 (3)
mittenz (3)
Henry (3)
St. Elmo's Fire (3)
Kiyuu (3)
Raithos (3)
Ziming (3)
south carmain (3)

3rd Place:
Peter (4)

2nd Place:
Kenny (7)
OL (7)

1st Place:
Rakim (12)
Oh My Gawd! I don't know what to say! I've got to give it up to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for providing me with the strength to be so cool.

2013 Handheld GOTY:
Runners Up:
Sudoku (2)
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (2)
Animal Crossing 3DS (2)
Fire Emblem Awakening (2)

3rd Place:
Ys: Memories of Celceta (3)
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS) (3)
MineSweeper (3)

2nd Place:
Persona 4: Golden (Vita) (5)

1st Place:
Zelda a link between worlds (6)

2013 Console/PC GOTY:
Runners Up:
Gone Home (2)
The Wolf Among Us (2)
GTA V (2)
Tekken Revolution (2)
Tales of Xillia (2)

3rd Place:
Assassin's Creed IV (3)
Killer is Dead (3)
Arkham Origins (3)
Metal Gear Rising (3)
dirty pantsu quest 9 (3)

2nd Place:
Ni no Kuni (6)

1st Place:
The Last of Us (9)


And now I'd like to bring you what you've all been waiting for. The awards for Best and Worst members of 2013!

2013 Worst Member:
Runners Up:
Segata (4)
Perfect Chaos (3)
mrslig (3)
beedle (3)

3rd Place:
QWERTY (6)
mue26 (6)

2nd Place:
Ryudo (9)
Wow a blast from the past! Congratulations!

1st Place:
AnimeGamer (10)
Wow three first place trophies! Looks you're gonna be the big winner for tonight! Great job sir!

2013 Member of the Year:
Runners Up:
OL (7)
Rakim (7)
Ziming (6)
wude (5)
Kenny (4)

3rd Place:
Henry (8)

2nd Place:
Let's Get Sweaty (11)

1st Place:
MiTT3NZ (12)
Wow! I'm sure this is going to cause a stir! Congratulations to our 2013 Member of the Year!

Well that's that. It sure has been a wacky night!
Thanks again to all those that voted and congratulations to all of our winners!

Some of you have suggested prizes, well you're not getting anything from me, but you may be getting a PM from one of our more generous members here so keep an eye on your inbox. Good night.


There was a category called Community Contribution but most of youse voted for people instead of the contributions themselves so I took it out of the results. But to give props to those people doing cool stuff out there here is the full list of results.


2013 Community Contribution Award:
Let's Get Sweaty (12)
Ziming (11)
Rakim (5)
sm1th (4)
Kiyuu (3)
xhizors92 (3)
shengoro86 (2)
Giorgio (2)
Mittenz (1)
mike177 (1)
Yama (1)

Also, in case you haven't realized it, the numbers in parentheses are the number of points that member received.

All Ys games are 75% off
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?s ... 12&term=ys …

That's alotta bullshit to keep up with.

You only need one thing to be happy:

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O...M...G... Mendocino Kush from northern cali, these buds were fucking HUGE, biggest high grade buds I have ever seen. 22 grams in those 3 buds. The guy said the biggest bud in the batch weighed 15 grams... I also got a zip of Blueberry yum yum. Time to have tokes. :mari: :mari: :mari:

T-shirt design of one of my favorite comics.

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Okay, so here's the thing... I got a very generous giftcard for christmas, and it just so happened to come about right after I'd bought the Ultramarines Omnibus, which I posted about in another topic.
So I went ahead and bought the Space Marine collector's edition (the game, also posted in another topic), thinking that would be enough Warhammer for me at the moment. But as I read further into the Ultramarines Omnibus, my interest in the whole Warhammer 40k franchise grew and grew, and even though I hadn't even finished the first book in that omnibus yet, I knew I was going to want more.
So I started researching the property, seeing what else was out there, and I was shocked to the bone by just how much there is. So I look to the side and see that magical high-dollar giftcard laying there... and just kind of went wild.
Not even done yet, either. There are about twenty other books I can think of in the franchise that I want to grab at some point too.
Creating a damn library for myself.
And most of these suckers weigh in at around 750-1000 pages.
I think I have a lot of reading to get done.

Is there anybody on this website who isn't a stoner?

Never been one meself.

For context:

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=42949

Especially since I didn't vote bought merchandise. Thanks everyone, it is so touching...

and

How's she in the sack

7 weeks strong, mother fuckers.

Some stuff I've wanted for a while.

Catherine



Pecking away at the Ghibli limited edition Blu-ray's. Few at a time.

Where are you picking yours up from? Online or a local store? Prices I see online seem pretty consistent across the board give or take a few bucks. I doubt either of the shops here in Houston carry them. Might ride around later and check. I know I saw Princess Mononoke at a trade event a several weeks back but the guy wanted $140 for it which was ridiculous. It's on Amazon for $70 bucks lol

I picked all three up for around $180 shipped via cdjapan. I didn't bother any friends or family as the prices were literally identical to shelf price at the time. Most items are fairly listed there and shipping is fast. Usually it's just bigger items like LE's or consoles that I bug my contacts over, simply because importers want to make an ungodly amount of profit.

Hey guys,

I just came across this on youtube and thought it was pretty cool. Definitely check it out if you have a spare 20 minutes, and props to the dude who created it.

I'd say Kazuma would win. He fights dirty and knows how to use his environment to his advantage. Ryo, on the other hand, can only adhere to strict, specific martial arts moves. It's like Bruce Lee said: the ultimate fighting style is no style at all. If you have a guy who adheres to a strict set of moves versus a guy who is open to any tactic at all, the winner will, most likely, be the one who is less predictable. And that title definitely goes to Kazuma.