Just a bump to post this; I am being interviewed tomorrow about the book on BBC Essex (3pm) - just in case those in the UK are interested in having a listen. Nervous as hell but excited too, fingers crossed I don't ramble or fluff my words x_x https://scribblingsofstu.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/the-aw...

Damn, some pretty crazy stuff here! The bar called 'Sudden Death' made me chuckle :P Little reference to when the game was still VFRPG, perhaps? (as in the sudden death matches to decide the victor in the VF games). Interesting there's more of those snowmen besides the one in the alley dotted around...

Sorry - probably should have mentioned that shouldn't I? :p Mine is http://scribblingsofstu.wordpress.com Mainly for my writing stuff but might post gaming/general interest stuff in future

Nice review dude, have shared it on my own blog and followed you
Your reviews of S1 and NiGHTS are well-written as well, look forward to seeing what other games make your list as the year goes on

Oh wow Mestre Ziming, welcome back! I wonder if they are characters that are sspposed to be in Bailu Village. The old man to the right of her looks like the old man from the original images that we have had for years. Yep, in fact this was how we found his model in the final Shenmue II - seen in th...

Great stuff, especially the unused lady in S2 - I remember the joint effort to hunt for those models back in the day, great to finally see her uncovered

They show up at both Ling Ling Porridge and Canton Cafe in the Green Market Qr, as well as one of the cafes in the Lucky Charm Qr. It's essentially the exact same QTE and scene for each place though.

I knew about Miyawaki appearing in S2 as that guy in the White Dynasty Qr. (whose stall is never open), but where does he appear in S1? It's said that Kenji Miyawaki was a model of Kenta Shimizu, one of the surveyors at the harbor, though the resemblance is not so evident: http://shenmuedojo.net/ne...

You can see that Manabu Takimoto and Tak Hirai have also their cameo. I read somewhere Kenji Miyawaki too but I think it's a mistake. Kenji Miyawaki indeed appears in both Shenmue I and II with different names from his own. You can see other big shots with their real names in the first game; Akira ...

Awesome stuff, this always annoyed me about S2, kinda spoiled the immersion a little bit IMO.

BlueMue wrote: Finally found out how to get this very short but neat cutscene with Ren!

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Damn, 14 years later and we still find new stuff! Good job dude

Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to translate the whole thing, Switch. That truly was a fascinating watch, was very interesting to actually see some of the development and discussions going on. One thing I can take away from it for sure is that Suzuki sure is a strict taskmaster :lol: He defi...

Cool stuff Bluemue, looking forward to seeing more

Peter wrote: It's Shenmue 3. That's good enough for me by miles.

Right? Seriously guys, so much negativity in this topic.

KiBa wrote: Nice. Well done, Miles!

Thanks, be sure to leave a review on Amazon if you do check it out