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Shenmue - The Cutting Room Floor
Not sure if any of you have ever heard of The Cutting Room Floor wiki before, but it's a wiki dedicated to unused and cut content from video games - including characters, weapons, locations, graphics, debug menus; everything - and it's pretty damn fascinating, especially when you stumble across something you had absolutely no clue about from one of your favourite games.
However, take a guess which game is completely missing from the site. That's right - Shenmue ! It's really surprising given the vast amount of content that was cut and/or ultimately unused in the end, and I think everyone will agree that the game(s) deserve a place on the website. As it's a wiki, absolutely anybody can contribute and edit content once they've created an account, and we have a great community of people dedicated to unearthing all the hidden bits and bobs in the game here at the Dojo, so why don't we take this on as a project of sorts? I'm game, for sure!
How about it? :D
However, take a guess which game is completely missing from the site. That's right - Shenmue ! It's really surprising given the vast amount of content that was cut and/or ultimately unused in the end, and I think everyone will agree that the game(s) deserve a place on the website. As it's a wiki, absolutely anybody can contribute and edit content once they've created an account, and we have a great community of people dedicated to unearthing all the hidden bits and bobs in the game here at the Dojo, so why don't we take this on as a project of sorts? I'm game, for sure!
How about it? :D
- Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:17 am
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Re: Feminism
Sarkeesian is a flat out opportunist.
I also admire her in that she knows how to con people into believing nonsense and profit off it. She's a modern day Jordan Belfort but with actual supporters.
I also admire her in that she knows how to con people into believing nonsense and profit off it. She's a modern day Jordan Belfort but with actual supporters.
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:55 pm
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Re: Shenmue II (PAL) for US Dreamcast - Can't Boot (Searched
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=48274
the guy in this topic said http://segahub.org/index.php?topic=2508.0 worked for him
the guy in this topic said http://segahub.org/index.php?topic=2508.0 worked for him
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:04 pm
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Re: Shenmue II (PAL) for US Dreamcast - Can't Boot (Searched
Are you saying that the Disc 2 boots ok, but not the Disc 1? Does it not load under vga only or it doesn't load at all?
If the first, try the link above, the codebreaker. There are 2 isos in that link: one is a bootloader, and the other is the codebreaker itself. I don't know why they didn't made it a single disc...
If the second, well, maybe your dc have a problem with that specific disc, the disc itself may have some damage. I have a skies of arcadia that the first disc loops at the "produced by sega" screen, so I have to begin a new game and load saves through disc 2, which asks me then to swap to disc 1, and then I can play.
If the first, try the link above, the codebreaker. There are 2 isos in that link: one is a bootloader, and the other is the codebreaker itself. I don't know why they didn't made it a single disc...
If the second, well, maybe your dc have a problem with that specific disc, the disc itself may have some damage. I have a skies of arcadia that the first disc loops at the "produced by sega" screen, so I have to begin a new game and load saves through disc 2, which asks me then to swap to disc 1, and then I can play.
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:22 pm
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Re: New Shenmue Trademark Information
Multiple threads about a copyright and a trademark seems a bit excessive to me. It seems like many of us have forgotten Shenmue 3, with Sega's blessing, was just announced.
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:21 am
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Re: If you call yourself a "nerd" I probably hate you. (redd
Where do you find this shit? Obviously that guy is biased and butt hurt about nerds, and possibly jealous? So negative too, I mean who makes an entire article about hating on something else? Fuck that, you could just choose to ignore it, you dont have to like it, but let them do what they want. Why is he so concerned about it? Is society gonna break and never be able to return because of this, or mass people caused pain and suffering because of it? Jesus man, its not that big of a deal, they are different from you, get over it.
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:16 pm
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FINALLY beat Shenmue II for the first time!
Sorry if this has been done many, many times before, but I thought that I would just share my experience with Shenmue II.
There were a couple people who saw my post about playing Shenmue II in the New Users topic, but I decided to finally complete Shenmue II for the first time (on the other hand, I have beaten Shenmue I three times. :lol: ).
I had played it before, but on the X360. I stopped once I got to Kowloon a few years back because I was finding the X360 controller to be waaaay too precise and hypersensitive, which made mini games and QTEs to be incredibly difficult for me and also the emulation being poor (with the music cutting out all the time) made the experience less enjoyable.
But after the FFVIIR/Shenmue III announcement and completing FFVII once again, I got myself an original Xbox and played through both games. The experience was much more enjoyable this time and you guys weren't kidding about Kowloon being awesome. That was some of the best fun I've had in a video game in a long time, especially the Yellow Head Building.
I think the tone of the game grew on me more this time around. I am a really big fan of the very detailed world of Shenmue I where we know everyone and their daily schedules and was kinda disappointed to see that kinda went away in the second game. This time around, I kinda understand now that was meant to represent a new and unknown world to Ryo and that it wasn't meant to be that detailed. At the same time, it was still as big (and even bigger) than Shenmue I in different ways and I was able to enjoy some of the open world stuff that was presented in Shenmue II in new and different ways.
Glad I was finally able to complete it this time around and I truly enjoyed it this time around. I can't wait what Shenmue III has to offer. :D
There were a couple people who saw my post about playing Shenmue II in the New Users topic, but I decided to finally complete Shenmue II for the first time (on the other hand, I have beaten Shenmue I three times. :lol: ).
I had played it before, but on the X360. I stopped once I got to Kowloon a few years back because I was finding the X360 controller to be waaaay too precise and hypersensitive, which made mini games and QTEs to be incredibly difficult for me and also the emulation being poor (with the music cutting out all the time) made the experience less enjoyable.
But after the FFVIIR/Shenmue III announcement and completing FFVII once again, I got myself an original Xbox and played through both games. The experience was much more enjoyable this time and you guys weren't kidding about Kowloon being awesome. That was some of the best fun I've had in a video game in a long time, especially the Yellow Head Building.
I think the tone of the game grew on me more this time around. I am a really big fan of the very detailed world of Shenmue I where we know everyone and their daily schedules and was kinda disappointed to see that kinda went away in the second game. This time around, I kinda understand now that was meant to represent a new and unknown world to Ryo and that it wasn't meant to be that detailed. At the same time, it was still as big (and even bigger) than Shenmue I in different ways and I was able to enjoy some of the open world stuff that was presented in Shenmue II in new and different ways.
Glad I was finally able to complete it this time around and I truly enjoyed it this time around. I can't wait what Shenmue III has to offer. :D
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:49 pm
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Re: Random Shenmue Thoughts
Here's a nice video review of someone who just finished Shenmue for the first time.
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:19 pm
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Yu Suzuki : a new interview about Shenmue III incoming !
Hello everyone ! How are you ?
Today on August 3rd, fans from all around the world are welcome to tweet and use the hashtag #SaveShenmueHD to spread the word on Twitter!
We've achieved something really great and Shenmue III is finally on its way. However, while we are waiting for it, let's try to give a chance to all the fans out there to get their hands on the first two games. It only takes like 20 seconds and if we spread it all together, we can make it happen again !
Here are the details :
http://teamyu.net/Shenmue.III?action=saveshenmuehd
I also have something special to announce today.
Last year, I had the chance to meet Yu Suzuki and interviewed him regarding Shenmue and Shenmue III. Best thing coming out of this was to share with you all the latest informations I could get. Many of you really appreciated my work, or atleast, that's the feeling I was getting from your messages. I've never felt so much love and can't thank you enough for that.
During the Kickstarter, I was going to pledge 2000 dollars because that's the maximum I had for it, but during the last days I've decided to reduce it to 600 dollars. The reason is because I had another project that I wanted to get done for me and for you. And here it is : a new interview with Yu Suzuki !
Since it's official now I can finally announce it : I will meet Yu Suzuki in September in Japan. It wasn't something easy to do as I had to cut my pledge, sell some of my rare video games gems in order to gather enough money for the flight and fees I will have to handle in Japan, but I am glad that it was possible.
Meeting Yu Suzuki once again is something I am really looking forward to. I will bring in my own questions. However, since I've also been doing this for you, I am going to ask YOURS. Of course, I might not be able to ask all of them but as always, I will do my best.
So here we go :
What kind of questions would you like me to ask ?
What are you looking forward ?
Share anything that you're thinking about even if that's not a question, I'll try to turn it into one.
You can either answer directly through comments or you can send your questions to : [email protected]
I cannot provide details about the day of the interview and when it will be published on Shenmue 500k, Shenmue Dojo and Shenmue Master, but whenever I am allowed to do so, you'll be the first to know.
My dream of working as Shenmue III Community Manager is far ahead and It's highly possible that It'll never come true, but that's as far as I am willing to go to show my motivation and how much I am into this to make it happen.
Thanks for your continued support, it helps me a lot.
Best regards,
David
( french and japanese translations below )
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En français :
Bonjour à tous !
Aujourd'hui, j'ai quelque chose d'important à annoncer. J'espère que vous prendrez le temps de lire ce que je vais écrire. Merci à vous !
L'année dernière, j'ai eu l'opportunité de rencontrer Yu Suzuki et de l'interviewer sur l'avenir de Shenmue et bien évidemment, Shenmue III . Ce qui m'a fait le plus plaisir était de pouvoir partager avec vous de nouvelles informations et d'après vos commentaires, vous étiez très satisfaits du contenu. Les messages de remerciements étaient nombreux et je vous en remercie encore une fois. Cela m'avait fait chaud au coeur.
J'avais un budget d'environ 2000 dollars lors de la campagne Kickstarter de Shenmue III . Il était destiné à l'un des rewards "Dragons Don't Sleep" mais j'ai décidé durant les derniers jours de réduire mon don à 600 dollars et de céder la récompense à un fan. La raison pour laquelle j'ai réduit mon pledge est que j'avais un autre projet en tête qui nécessitait de l'argent et je tenais à le réaliser pour moi, et aussi pour vous. Aujourd'hui, c'est officiel et je peux donc l'annoncer : une autre interview de Yu Suzuki est prévue !
C'est donc au mois de septembre que je vais revoir Yu Suzuki afin de l'interviewer et partager tout cela avec vous, une fois de plus. Cela n'a pas été facile car il m'a fallu vendre une partie de ma collection de jeux vidéo et comme indiqué ci-dessus, descendre mon pledge à 600 dollars afin de me payer le billet d'avion et tous les frais que j'aurai une fois sur place. Mais je l'ai fait aussi bien pour moi, que pour vous.
Rencontrer Yu Suzuki à nouveau est une chose que j'attends avec impatience. Mais je ne tiens pas à tout garder pour moi et je compte vous faire participer. En effet, je vais effectivement lui poser mes propres questions, mais je souhaiterais poser les vôtres également.
Quelles questions souhaiteriez-vous que je lui pose ?
Quelles sont vos attentes ?
Si vous avez des suggestions etc, n'hésitez pas à les écrire.
Vous pouvez poser vos questions directement via les commentaires ou les envoyer à : [email protected]
Je ne suis pas en mesure de pouvoir donner la date de publication de l'interview, ni la date précise à laquelle elle aura lieu, mais dès que j'aurai le feu vert, vous serez les premiers informés.
L'objectif aujourd'hui est d'apporter de nouvelles choses aux différentes communautés le temps que le développement de Shenmue III progresse.
Mon rêve de pouvoir travailler en tant que Community Manager via le projet Shenmue III est encore loin et ne se réalisera peut-être jamais, mais je suis prêt à me rendre au Japon et à mes frais si cela peut augmenter mes chances. J'espère atteindre un jour mon objectif grâce à ma motivation et mon envie de bien faire.
Encore merci à vous tous de m'avoir soutenu jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Cela m'a énormément aidé.
J'attends vos questions avec impatience !
A très bientôt !
David
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日本語：
皆さん、お元気ですか。
本日、大切なことを発表させていただきたいです。本文を読んで頂けたら、嬉しいです。
去年の９月１８日にシェンムーとシェンムーIIIについてのインタビューを鈴木さんと行わせて頂くことが出来ました。おかげさまで、新しい情報をゲットして、世界中のシェンムーファンの皆さんにお伝えできたのは一番良いことでした。感謝のメッセージが沢山届いたことが嬉しかったです。
シェンムーIIIのKickstarterのキャンペーンの間、私は２千ドルぐらいを支援する予定がありましたが、今回の私の企画のために、２千ドルの支援のお金を６百ドルに減らしました。その企画は確定されましたので、このページで皆さんに発表します。昨年に引き続き、今年も鈴木さんと一緒に会い、インタビューを行わせて頂くことになりました！
確定できるため、支援を減らして、自分のゲームコレクションも売ることにして、簡単ではありませんでしたが、飛行機の切符と来日する期間の資金を用意することが出来ました。
今回は、自分の質問だけではなく、可能であれば、シェンムーファンの皆さんの質問を考慮して、鈴木さんに伝えていきたいと思っています。なので、皆さん、私が鈴木さんに聞いて欲しい質問内容は何でしょうか。何について期待していますか。
質問がありましたら、是非コメントを残してください。または、こちらのメールでご質問を受け付けています。
メール : [email protected]
シェンムーIIIに関する仕事「コミュニティマネージャー」として働かせていただきたいという夢を叶えるために一生懸命頑張りたいですが、実現するかどうかまだ分かりません。ですが、諦めたくないので、最後までアピールしていきたいです。
今まで応援してくださった皆さんに大変感謝しております。
質問をお待ちしております。
デュビル・ダビッド
http://s9.postimg.org/smmg8xiun/david_yu.png
Today on August 3rd, fans from all around the world are welcome to tweet and use the hashtag #SaveShenmueHD to spread the word on Twitter!
We've achieved something really great and Shenmue III is finally on its way. However, while we are waiting for it, let's try to give a chance to all the fans out there to get their hands on the first two games. It only takes like 20 seconds and if we spread it all together, we can make it happen again !
Here are the details :
http://teamyu.net/Shenmue.III?action=saveshenmuehd
I also have something special to announce today.
Last year, I had the chance to meet Yu Suzuki and interviewed him regarding Shenmue and Shenmue III. Best thing coming out of this was to share with you all the latest informations I could get. Many of you really appreciated my work, or atleast, that's the feeling I was getting from your messages. I've never felt so much love and can't thank you enough for that.
During the Kickstarter, I was going to pledge 2000 dollars because that's the maximum I had for it, but during the last days I've decided to reduce it to 600 dollars. The reason is because I had another project that I wanted to get done for me and for you. And here it is : a new interview with Yu Suzuki !
Since it's official now I can finally announce it : I will meet Yu Suzuki in September in Japan. It wasn't something easy to do as I had to cut my pledge, sell some of my rare video games gems in order to gather enough money for the flight and fees I will have to handle in Japan, but I am glad that it was possible.
Meeting Yu Suzuki once again is something I am really looking forward to. I will bring in my own questions. However, since I've also been doing this for you, I am going to ask YOURS. Of course, I might not be able to ask all of them but as always, I will do my best.
So here we go :
What kind of questions would you like me to ask ?
What are you looking forward ?
Share anything that you're thinking about even if that's not a question, I'll try to turn it into one.
You can either answer directly through comments or you can send your questions to : [email protected]
I cannot provide details about the day of the interview and when it will be published on Shenmue 500k, Shenmue Dojo and Shenmue Master, but whenever I am allowed to do so, you'll be the first to know.
My dream of working as Shenmue III Community Manager is far ahead and It's highly possible that It'll never come true, but that's as far as I am willing to go to show my motivation and how much I am into this to make it happen.
Thanks for your continued support, it helps me a lot.
Best regards,
David
( french and japanese translations below )
*** *** ***
En français :
Bonjour à tous !
Aujourd'hui, j'ai quelque chose d'important à annoncer. J'espère que vous prendrez le temps de lire ce que je vais écrire. Merci à vous !
L'année dernière, j'ai eu l'opportunité de rencontrer Yu Suzuki et de l'interviewer sur l'avenir de Shenmue et bien évidemment, Shenmue III . Ce qui m'a fait le plus plaisir était de pouvoir partager avec vous de nouvelles informations et d'après vos commentaires, vous étiez très satisfaits du contenu. Les messages de remerciements étaient nombreux et je vous en remercie encore une fois. Cela m'avait fait chaud au coeur.
J'avais un budget d'environ 2000 dollars lors de la campagne Kickstarter de Shenmue III . Il était destiné à l'un des rewards "Dragons Don't Sleep" mais j'ai décidé durant les derniers jours de réduire mon don à 600 dollars et de céder la récompense à un fan. La raison pour laquelle j'ai réduit mon pledge est que j'avais un autre projet en tête qui nécessitait de l'argent et je tenais à le réaliser pour moi, et aussi pour vous. Aujourd'hui, c'est officiel et je peux donc l'annoncer : une autre interview de Yu Suzuki est prévue !
C'est donc au mois de septembre que je vais revoir Yu Suzuki afin de l'interviewer et partager tout cela avec vous, une fois de plus. Cela n'a pas été facile car il m'a fallu vendre une partie de ma collection de jeux vidéo et comme indiqué ci-dessus, descendre mon pledge à 600 dollars afin de me payer le billet d'avion et tous les frais que j'aurai une fois sur place. Mais je l'ai fait aussi bien pour moi, que pour vous.
Rencontrer Yu Suzuki à nouveau est une chose que j'attends avec impatience. Mais je ne tiens pas à tout garder pour moi et je compte vous faire participer. En effet, je vais effectivement lui poser mes propres questions, mais je souhaiterais poser les vôtres également.
Quelles questions souhaiteriez-vous que je lui pose ?
Quelles sont vos attentes ?
Si vous avez des suggestions etc, n'hésitez pas à les écrire.
Vous pouvez poser vos questions directement via les commentaires ou les envoyer à : [email protected]
Je ne suis pas en mesure de pouvoir donner la date de publication de l'interview, ni la date précise à laquelle elle aura lieu, mais dès que j'aurai le feu vert, vous serez les premiers informés.
L'objectif aujourd'hui est d'apporter de nouvelles choses aux différentes communautés le temps que le développement de Shenmue III progresse.
Mon rêve de pouvoir travailler en tant que Community Manager via le projet Shenmue III est encore loin et ne se réalisera peut-être jamais, mais je suis prêt à me rendre au Japon et à mes frais si cela peut augmenter mes chances. J'espère atteindre un jour mon objectif grâce à ma motivation et mon envie de bien faire.
Encore merci à vous tous de m'avoir soutenu jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Cela m'a énormément aidé.
J'attends vos questions avec impatience !
A très bientôt !
David
*** *** ***
日本語：
皆さん、お元気ですか。
本日、大切なことを発表させていただきたいです。本文を読んで頂けたら、嬉しいです。
去年の９月１８日にシェンムーとシェンムーIIIについてのインタビューを鈴木さんと行わせて頂くことが出来ました。おかげさまで、新しい情報をゲットして、世界中のシェンムーファンの皆さんにお伝えできたのは一番良いことでした。感謝のメッセージが沢山届いたことが嬉しかったです。
シェンムーIIIのKickstarterのキャンペーンの間、私は２千ドルぐらいを支援する予定がありましたが、今回の私の企画のために、２千ドルの支援のお金を６百ドルに減らしました。その企画は確定されましたので、このページで皆さんに発表します。昨年に引き続き、今年も鈴木さんと一緒に会い、インタビューを行わせて頂くことになりました！
確定できるため、支援を減らして、自分のゲームコレクションも売ることにして、簡単ではありませんでしたが、飛行機の切符と来日する期間の資金を用意することが出来ました。
今回は、自分の質問だけではなく、可能であれば、シェンムーファンの皆さんの質問を考慮して、鈴木さんに伝えていきたいと思っています。なので、皆さん、私が鈴木さんに聞いて欲しい質問内容は何でしょうか。何について期待していますか。
質問がありましたら、是非コメントを残してください。または、こちらのメールでご質問を受け付けています。
メール : [email protected]
シェンムーIIIに関する仕事「コミュニティマネージャー」として働かせていただきたいという夢を叶えるために一生懸命頑張りたいですが、実現するかどうかまだ分かりません。ですが、諦めたくないので、最後までアピールしていきたいです。
今まで応援してくださった皆さんに大変感謝しております。
質問をお待ちしております。
デュビル・ダビッド
http://s9.postimg.org/smmg8xiun/david_yu.png
- Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:59 am
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Shenmue, character models, locations etc.
Hi, it seems that passport models are not available anywhere afaik, so after using some passport models to render some pics I thought it would be awesome to see more renders from everyone using this models.
So I'll share some of them, the ones that are less broken.
I'll try to fix the others and I will share them too, of course any improvement is wellcome!
Xiuying
http://i.imgur.com/jGhavdb.png
https://mega.co.nz/#!9RomWJ5A!iuLae3OC6F9VsJWnnj6mwSSYooQe1KpEM8vPuvxd6ck
Nozomi
http://i.imgur.com/2M5olPw.png
https://mega.co.nz/#!AJInTJoC!1BzJXHhZBb6ZM5kd8Y6epTRGcL2tft94rWoFkTmFG4Q
I can't wait to see others creations.
Note: The models are in .max format.
Enjoy!
So I'll share some of them, the ones that are less broken.
I'll try to fix the others and I will share them too, of course any improvement is wellcome!
Xiuying
http://i.imgur.com/jGhavdb.png
https://mega.co.nz/#!9RomWJ5A!iuLae3OC6F9VsJWnnj6mwSSYooQe1KpEM8vPuvxd6ck
Nozomi
http://i.imgur.com/2M5olPw.png
https://mega.co.nz/#!AJInTJoC!1BzJXHhZBb6ZM5kd8Y6epTRGcL2tft94rWoFkTmFG4Q
I can't wait to see others creations.
Note: The models are in .max format.
Enjoy!
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:10 pm
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Shenmue Music Download | Listen @ShenmueMusic.com
All YouTube Playlists @ ShenmueMusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxZrVCa517w
Shenmue Original Soundtrack Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6393AB2853560583&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?a00qq2s4jq8ybdj
Lossless Quality (FLAC): Part 1 Part 2
Part 3 Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWm8Gml8w4w
Shenmue Orchestra Version Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEE5FC23F50D4E87F&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?m19e88qe9iuk5j8
Lossless Quality (FLAC): http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?h7auw1g0upw6n6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9rIfVbMqg
Shenmue Online BGM Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC774B2F232D2DD98&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?xu247ndmbb4ac9n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2zVHXVTBY
Shenmue Cutscene Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE94E2CA09AE4F238&feature=plcp
Download: (Part 1) http://www.mediafire.com/?wazvu11h92atfzi
Download: (Part 2) http://www.mediafire.com/?vdji71ymwxb1gb9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Am9xYC7nk
Shenmue FREE Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCB745D6F41FE45ED&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?toalttpvcskkis1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz3Kn-Ej0Cg
Shenmue In-Game Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7AA87FDDCCE4A72&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jk0rk8hik60gbf1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qTexVaXnX0
Shenmue Passport Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EFC55A98DF06C88&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?3tj8ei4g982b31y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQQOQp6sqE
Shenmue Cassette Tape Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92C7B667DB78D19A&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?edyd15vfss2eh6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Us8tk1eExc
Shenmue Misc Music
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4BFF9D4AFF74C9FE&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?uqws0md92d4mg58
Shenmue II: Aberdeen Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1KNsl25h2E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWTOr1E1CE
Aberdeen Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL91B00B28F8527709&feature=plcp
Download: In-Game music
Download: Cutscene music
Shenmue II: Wan Chai Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFSxCQqXd54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HgVgF4j7lU
Wan Chai Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9B597859AF18032E
Download: In-Game music
Download: Cutscene music
Shenmue II: Kowloon Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcyMn6hqCII
https://youtu.be/ghDi8L6eFWM
Kowloon Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7D5DA7E5D95F1CBC
Download: In-Game music
Download: Cutscene music
Shenmue II: Guilin Music
https://youtu.be/qE6xxYBgx28
Guilin Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3BC9A1C95E5D2EF4
Download: Guilin music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVKbCkxdPw
Shenmue Singles Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?eox53gspb7pp8ra
Lossless Quality (FLAC): http://www.shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=44503&p=1020012#p1020012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWR-xDlg3M
Shenmue JukeBox Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?37w4578lwuv3gfu
Lossless Quality (FLAC): http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?607hoza9ds0brss
https://youtu.be/Qd4MyNqI0fo
Kickstarter Theme Download: https://www.mediafire.com/?gp3mjpd0p03jvhz
Older Xbox Music Recordings
http://www.shenmuedojo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/Shenmue-II-COVERsmall.jpg
Jukebox & Misc
http://www.mediafire.com/?nh2yz8aveab864y
Aberdeen
http://www.mediafire.com/?yjoscp5dy79zedz
Wan Chai
http://www.mediafire.com/?gggbzav0gr0wqcw
Kowloon
http://www.mediafire.com/?jdrhdc2iqligcqz
Guilin
http://www.mediafire.com/?9i77oerdhsxadd5 [/quote]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxZrVCa517w
Shenmue Original Soundtrack Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6393AB2853560583&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?a00qq2s4jq8ybdj
Lossless Quality (FLAC): Part 1 Part 2
Part 3 Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWm8Gml8w4w
Shenmue Orchestra Version Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEE5FC23F50D4E87F&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?m19e88qe9iuk5j8
Lossless Quality (FLAC): http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?h7auw1g0upw6n6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9rIfVbMqg
Shenmue Online BGM Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC774B2F232D2DD98&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?xu247ndmbb4ac9n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2zVHXVTBY
Shenmue Cutscene Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE94E2CA09AE4F238&feature=plcp
Download: (Part 1) http://www.mediafire.com/?wazvu11h92atfzi
Download: (Part 2) http://www.mediafire.com/?vdji71ymwxb1gb9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Am9xYC7nk
Shenmue FREE Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCB745D6F41FE45ED&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?toalttpvcskkis1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz3Kn-Ej0Cg
Shenmue In-Game Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7AA87FDDCCE4A72&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jk0rk8hik60gbf1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qTexVaXnX0
Shenmue Passport Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EFC55A98DF06C88&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?3tj8ei4g982b31y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQQOQp6sqE
Shenmue Cassette Tape Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92C7B667DB78D19A&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?edyd15vfss2eh6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Us8tk1eExc
Shenmue Misc Music
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4BFF9D4AFF74C9FE&feature=plcp
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?uqws0md92d4mg58
Shenmue II: Aberdeen Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1KNsl25h2E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWTOr1E1CE
Aberdeen Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL91B00B28F8527709&feature=plcp
Download: In-Game music
Download: Cutscene music
Shenmue II: Wan Chai Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFSxCQqXd54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HgVgF4j7lU
Wan Chai Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9B597859AF18032E
Download: In-Game music
Download: Cutscene music
Shenmue II: Kowloon Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcyMn6hqCII
https://youtu.be/ghDi8L6eFWM
Kowloon Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7D5DA7E5D95F1CBC
Download: In-Game music
Download: Cutscene music
Shenmue II: Guilin Music
https://youtu.be/qE6xxYBgx28
Guilin Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3BC9A1C95E5D2EF4
Download: Guilin music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVKbCkxdPw
Shenmue Singles Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?eox53gspb7pp8ra
Lossless Quality (FLAC): http://www.shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=44503&p=1020012#p1020012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWR-xDlg3M
Shenmue JukeBox Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?37w4578lwuv3gfu
Lossless Quality (FLAC): http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?607hoza9ds0brss
https://youtu.be/Qd4MyNqI0fo
Kickstarter Theme Download: https://www.mediafire.com/?gp3mjpd0p03jvhz
Older Xbox Music Recordings
http://www.shenmuedojo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/Shenmue-II-COVERsmall.jpg
Jukebox & Misc
http://www.mediafire.com/?nh2yz8aveab864y
Aberdeen
http://www.mediafire.com/?yjoscp5dy79zedz
Wan Chai
http://www.mediafire.com/?gggbzav0gr0wqcw
Kowloon
http://www.mediafire.com/?jdrhdc2iqligcqz
Guilin
http://www.mediafire.com/?9i77oerdhsxadd5 [/quote]
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:21 pm
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Re: Favorite Dojo moments?
amiga1200, fair enough, I did think you were another user, wasn't that sure who, but now I don't. I apologise for being a dick before..
Cyberman, your Jeff alter egos put mine to shame back in the day.
Cyberman, your Jeff alter egos put mine to shame back in the day.
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:11 pm
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Created some hi-res Shenmue logo PNGs for general use.
Hey, I was going to do some fan-graphic design but couldn't find any high res PNGs on a quick Google search. I probably didn't look very hard though tbh. So if there are already tons of similar logos out there, then fair enough, never mind. :)
Either way, I ended up making my own. They're not perfect but if you scale them down to normal web-sizes they should look ok.
I'm posting them here so people can be free to use a high-res logo however they wish. In youtube banners, twitch overlays, facebook, twitter etc.
LOGO (black)
http://i.imgur.com/ImGDXLA.png
LOGO (white)
http://i.imgur.com/g5cPg6s.png
LOGO (phoenix)
NEW*
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/shenmuephoenix.png
LOGO (dragon)
NEW*
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/shenmuedragon.png
LOGO (Japanese)
http://i.imgur.com/EoxP0Cu.png
ART (Tiger on Ryo's Jacket)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/ryojacket2.png
And here's a fanart boxart I did for good measure showing all graphics together. Shows how they look scaled down.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/shenmueboxart3.png
Edit: If anyone is looking for something specific let me know in the replies. Like if you want a twitch banner at A x B dimensions with image C and the logo in the middle etc.
EG: http://i.imgur.com/K4XdXV1.jpg
BLANK: http://i.imgur.com/pUeeodF.jpg
Edit2: As a bonus, here's a high res box art of Sonic 3 (Japanese version)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/sonicposter.jpg
I made this as a christmas present for a friend, and there's lots of sega fans here so I suppose I'll include it here. Feel free to use it, or get a print of it etc. if you so wish.
Either way, I ended up making my own. They're not perfect but if you scale them down to normal web-sizes they should look ok.
I'm posting them here so people can be free to use a high-res logo however they wish. In youtube banners, twitch overlays, facebook, twitter etc.
LOGO (black)
http://i.imgur.com/ImGDXLA.png
LOGO (white)
http://i.imgur.com/g5cPg6s.png
LOGO (phoenix)
NEW*
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/shenmuephoenix.png
LOGO (dragon)
NEW*
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/shenmuedragon.png
LOGO (Japanese)
http://i.imgur.com/EoxP0Cu.png
ART (Tiger on Ryo's Jacket)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/ryojacket2.png
And here's a fanart boxart I did for good measure showing all graphics together. Shows how they look scaled down.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/shenmueboxart3.png
Edit: If anyone is looking for something specific let me know in the replies. Like if you want a twitch banner at A x B dimensions with image C and the logo in the middle etc.
EG: http://i.imgur.com/K4XdXV1.jpg
BLANK: http://i.imgur.com/pUeeodF.jpg
Edit2: As a bonus, here's a high res box art of Sonic 3 (Japanese version)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5333907/sonicposter.jpg
I made this as a christmas present for a friend, and there's lots of sega fans here so I suppose I'll include it here. Feel free to use it, or get a print of it etc. if you so wish.
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:53 pm
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Shenmue 3 Wallpapers
Hey guys!
FOR FULL SIZE / QUALITY IMAGES FOR DESKTOP WALLPAPER
DOWNLOAD FROM: https://www.flickr.com/photos/134152289@N03/
Wanted to use some of the new art / images from the Kickstarter to use as a desktop background but unfortuantely the images are rather small and low quality when blown up as background. So I've taken the nice image of Ryo and Shenhua walking in Guilin and took out most of the noise and crap that would show up when blown up and added lens flare and a couple of nice soft filters to make it look a bit water coloured. Even though it's a 600x382 image, it looks really nice as my 1920x1080 display.
http://i.imgur.com/4oLSwEq.png
Without Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/331/18706829840_19acc25519_z.jpg
With Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/426/18708376479_b0a96e8af1_z.jpg
With Flare And Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/395/19030619581_61c9d8d9ce_z.jpg
Without Logo:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3775/18895877071_6bae2e4388_z.jpg
With Logo:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3949/19030633551_fe22f9c4e6_z.jpg
Without Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/402/18271241664_f6c56fdf51_z.jpg
With Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/331/18893805375_a28afc3cb2_z.jpg
With Flare And Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/257/18406840673_54de9fd0f5_z.jpg
Without Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/540/18898185651_880bdb99c7_z.jpg
With Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/446/19001293946_0bf14bff94_z.jpg
Trippy Wallpaper =P~ :
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/286/18841316829_900f550bba_z.jpg
Here is a link to the full size images:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134152289@N03/
If anyone has any wallpaper they have made they want to share please do :)
FOR FULL SIZE / QUALITY IMAGES FOR DESKTOP WALLPAPER
DOWNLOAD FROM: https://www.flickr.com/photos/134152289@N03/
Wanted to use some of the new art / images from the Kickstarter to use as a desktop background but unfortuantely the images are rather small and low quality when blown up as background. So I've taken the nice image of Ryo and Shenhua walking in Guilin and took out most of the noise and crap that would show up when blown up and added lens flare and a couple of nice soft filters to make it look a bit water coloured. Even though it's a 600x382 image, it looks really nice as my 1920x1080 display.
http://i.imgur.com/4oLSwEq.png
Without Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/331/18706829840_19acc25519_z.jpg
With Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/426/18708376479_b0a96e8af1_z.jpg
With Flare And Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/395/19030619581_61c9d8d9ce_z.jpg
Without Logo:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3775/18895877071_6bae2e4388_z.jpg
With Logo:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3949/19030633551_fe22f9c4e6_z.jpg
Without Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/402/18271241664_f6c56fdf51_z.jpg
With Flare:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/331/18893805375_a28afc3cb2_z.jpg
With Flare And Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/257/18406840673_54de9fd0f5_z.jpg
Without Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/540/18898185651_880bdb99c7_z.jpg
With Logo:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/446/19001293946_0bf14bff94_z.jpg
Trippy Wallpaper =P~ :
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/286/18841316829_900f550bba_z.jpg
Here is a link to the full size images:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134152289@N03/
If anyone has any wallpaper they have made they want to share please do :)
- Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:26 pm
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Re: gamesTM Magazine: Yu Suzuki Talks - Shenmue 3 Exc. Inter
Will also pick this up! Will scan the interview and share if no one else does first... 
Thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the heads up!
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:31 pm
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Re: Potential Shenmue 3 Joke In Shenmue 2 :D
:???: didn't see, or get a joke...
probably me?!
the impression i got, was a friendly warning.
could take your entire life: difficult path.
only kidding, but do watch out for wolves: bandits and hoodlums.
...
at least that's how it reads this end.
if it's a genuine joke, i missed it, still do.
thanks for sharing anyway! :mrgreen:
Haha, it just comes across as funny now we've been waiting 14 years for Shenmue 3. I was making the point that the trip to Bailu Village could take 2 days, or your entire life :D...most people never expected to ever reach there, but now we'll finally get there, but it didn't take us 2 days, or our entire life, it was 17 and a half years :D
probably me?!
the impression i got, was a friendly warning.
could take your entire life: difficult path.
only kidding, but do watch out for wolves: bandits and hoodlums.
...
at least that's how it reads this end.
if it's a genuine joke, i missed it, still do.
thanks for sharing anyway! :mrgreen:
Haha, it just comes across as funny now we've been waiting 14 years for Shenmue 3. I was making the point that the trip to Bailu Village could take 2 days, or your entire life :D...most people never expected to ever reach there, but now we'll finally get there, but it didn't take us 2 days, or our entire life, it was 17 and a half years :D
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:09 pm
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Re: Shenmue 2 Full English Xbox Speech mod for Sega Dreamcas
Yes sir. The ones Nico sent me worked right away the first try no issues at all. I burnt with Alcohol 120% at lowest burn speeds which on my burner is 16x.
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:38 am
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Archive of Shenmue Passport content?
I was wondering if anyone ever got around to archiving any/all of the Shenmue Passport textual content? I along with some other GameFAQs members attempted this feat back in 2002. I was just going through some of my old files and noticed I have a lot of that data in text format, including character profiles (which I see some are available on the Dojo but I believe those were in some of the guides), descriptions of places, and things like Nozomi's Messages.
Does anyone know if this data is out there at all? If not I would love to contribute it to make it available somewhere. I originally started a website called Yokosuka City many years ago and originally planned to publish the data there but I stopped updating it eventually.
It was fascinating how much backstory was created for the series, and unfortunate to see it all disappear with the closing of the Passport.
http://i.imgur.com/Ck6G6xu.jpg?1
Does anyone know if this data is out there at all? If not I would love to contribute it to make it available somewhere. I originally started a website called Yokosuka City many years ago and originally planned to publish the data there but I stopped updating it eventually.
It was fascinating how much backstory was created for the series, and unfortunate to see it all disappear with the closing of the Passport.
http://i.imgur.com/Ck6G6xu.jpg?1
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:38 am
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Re: Random Thoughts
Thief wrote:south carmain wrote:
"As of next week it is now"
That bothers me way more than it should.
Haha, me too. Makes me wonder if that tweet is even real..?
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:12 pm
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Re: Why bother with monogamous relationships at all?
danny wrote: Why bother with monogamous relationships at all?
I guess if all you want from a relationship is sex, there's no point.
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:11 am
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Re: Archive of Shenmue Passport content?
The problem with the linked video is that it seems to have been taken after the servers were actually taken down, since a lot of the profile text states that the data cannot be retrieved. Nearly all of the written text for the Passport content was stored server-side, and was never on the disc. Thus it's not available now.
The project I along with some other GameFAQs users took on was to transcribe all of that information. I believe we ended up getting all of the Places descriptions finalized, some of the scroll information, the people (although this information was in the guide already), and Nozomi's Messages but not sure if that's complete since it was always randomized.
I guess if the owner of the site is interested in putting this data up I would be more than happy to pass it along.
The project I along with some other GameFAQs users took on was to transcribe all of that information. I believe we ended up getting all of the Places descriptions finalized, some of the scroll information, the people (although this information was in the guide already), and Nozomi's Messages but not sure if that's complete since it was always randomized.
I guess if the owner of the site is interested in putting this data up I would be more than happy to pass it along.
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:18 pm
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Re: Archive of Shenmue Passport content?
Here are unfinished galleries of the VMU characters you can obtain from the Shenmue Passport. As I recall you can obtain these by getting those winning cans from soda machines.
VMU Characters
http://shenmuedojo.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=127
VMU Animations
http://shenmuedojo.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=88
Thanks to the Dreamcast VMU explorer were able to acquire most of them. It's still incomplete...
http://i.imgur.com/UTfcQB5.jpg
VMU Characters
http://shenmuedojo.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=127
VMU Animations
http://shenmuedojo.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=88
Thanks to the Dreamcast VMU explorer were able to acquire most of them. It's still incomplete...
http://i.imgur.com/UTfcQB5.jpg
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:34 pm
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Re: Random Shenmue Thoughts
Had some fun on Tinder:
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:06 pm
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First 4 Figures teases Dragon mirror (Lan Di statue)
Our first glimpse of the Dragon mirror from F4F's upcoming Lan Di statue.
https://www.facebook.com/First4Figures
https://www.facebook.com/First4Figures
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:56 pm
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Re: Latest Purchases
Get into electronics repair if you can its dead useful
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:52 pm
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Re: gamesTM Magazine: Yu Suzuki Talks - Shenmue 3 Exc. Inter
Here's your 4-page interview .. enjoy.
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:57 am
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Re: gamesTM Magazine: Yu Suzuki Talks - Shenmue 3 Exc. Inter
Here's another Shenmue 3 feature from Play UK .. enjoy
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:36 am
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Re: gamesTM Magazine: Yu Suzuki Talks - Shenmue 3 Exc. Inter
While awaiting scans from UK, here are a few pics from Games Twitter account and website:
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:42 am
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Re: 3 Wishes
2, anarchy rules, leading to a better understanding of each other and cooperation. (before you lose your shit SD for that, look up the true definition of anarchy, complete opposite of hierarchy.)
Yes! It'll be very Mad Max where we engage in epic motor battles for resources and ride around in motorcycles. My helmet will have a pink Mohawk on it! \:D/
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:10 am
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Re: 3 Wishes
I might also use one of them to give him AIDS, too, of course. But that would just be for the lulz.
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 11:28 am
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Re: 3 Wishes
I WISH I HAD UNLIMITED WISHES!!!
I wish that the coalmines would reopen.
I wish I owned a power plant.
I wish that the coalmines would reopen.
I wish I owned a power plant.
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:48 am
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Re: Latest Purchases
Bought this enclosure to use with a hard drive I took out of an old laptop. The silver colour looks nice with the Mac I've used it with..
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:27 pm
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Are you going to buy Shenmue III when it comes out even if..
...you've backed the game and will get a digital/physical copy as reward?
As for me, I'm definitely going to buy the digital version day one.
Mainly for two reasons beeing:
1. The sales number of Shenmue III will be crucial in order to ensure support from a Publisher for SIV (if the story doesn't come to an end in Shenmue III) and I want to give my little contribution to reach this goal.
Get ready to spread #SaveShenmue4 already :mrgreen:
2. I highly doubt the backers will receive their rewards before or even on day one.
As for me, I'm definitely going to buy the digital version day one.
Mainly for two reasons beeing:
1. The sales number of Shenmue III will be crucial in order to ensure support from a Publisher for SIV (if the story doesn't come to an end in Shenmue III) and I want to give my little contribution to reach this goal.
Get ready to spread #SaveShenmue4 already :mrgreen:
2. I highly doubt the backers will receive their rewards before or even on day one.
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:40 am
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Re: Any idea when will be asked to choose the PS4 of PC vers
Shibiryo wrote:TerryWolf wrote:Hope there was a Nintendo version
Yuck.
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:14 pm
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Re: Any idea when will be asked to choose the PS4 of PC vers
I actually mailed them a little more than a week ago, asking for details on the 'Choubou Inn Guestbook' reward and when we'll get more info and the surveys and stuff. Here's what the one and only Joel & The Shenmue 3 Team had to say:
Hello Chris,
Thank you very much for your message.
A survey will be send out to gather all of your contact information and reward details. The surveys themselves may not go out for some time yet, but at that time you receive the necessary information.
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- Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:22 pm
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Shenmue Dojo Site Fixes
http://i.imgur.com/cCA8OZz.jpg
Shenmue Dojo has been updated again on the back end, it's now functioning one hundred percent as it should. There shouldn't be any issues with cookies, logging in, registration or anything else at this point. Every browser is supported, including Microsoft's new Edge browser which is included with Windows 10.
Thank you for your patience and continued support!
Shenmue Dojo has been updated again on the back end, it's now functioning one hundred percent as it should. There shouldn't be any issues with cookies, logging in, registration or anything else at this point. Every browser is supported, including Microsoft's new Edge browser which is included with Windows 10.
Thank you for your patience and continued support!
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:09 pm
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Re: Dragon Quest XI (PS4/3DS)
Reminds me of VIII which was one of my favorites. Games looks like classic RPG gold.
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:18 pm
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OUYE - A new console on the horizon
http://s10.postimg.org/ypjeq0xft/Untitled.png
Anyone looking for an integration of PS4 and Xbox One (at least in appearance), so we can end all fanboy console wars, there's a new crowdfunding for a Chinese game console named OUYE.
Here are the details:
-This is an Android Micro Console being developed by a Shenzhen company
- It will be a bit more powerful than the Ouya but the specs are a bit dated.
-Kickstarter will open later this month with $15k as the target goal
-Console is expected to cost around $70 to buy with one controller
-The console has had negative feedback from Chinese netizens because this rip off is very very blatant.
-The company said it took them 1 year and 3 months to get this product ready to ship and they spent “6 months on the unique design”..... yes.... unique design.
It might be a surprise to some, but China has a long history developing their own gaming consoles, as seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouTASMO-Sxw
Anyone looking for an integration of PS4 and Xbox One (at least in appearance), so we can end all fanboy console wars, there's a new crowdfunding for a Chinese game console named OUYE.
Here are the details:
-This is an Android Micro Console being developed by a Shenzhen company
- It will be a bit more powerful than the Ouya but the specs are a bit dated.
-Kickstarter will open later this month with $15k as the target goal
-Console is expected to cost around $70 to buy with one controller
-The console has had negative feedback from Chinese netizens because this rip off is very very blatant.
-The company said it took them 1 year and 3 months to get this product ready to ship and they spent “6 months on the unique design”..... yes.... unique design.
It might be a surprise to some, but China has a long history developing their own gaming consoles, as seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouTASMO-Sxw
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:42 am
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Dorimaga 2001 Interview w/ Yu Suzuki & others
This is a translation of an article that was published in the September 2001 edition of the Dorimaga magazine. In it, Yu Suzuki and some of the Japanese voice actors talk about the completion of Shenmue II (released for the Dreamcast in Japan during the month this article was published) including some of the content that had to be cut from the release, and reflect back on their experiences over the previous 5 years they spent on the Shenmue project.
Part of this article (about Chapter 2) was translated by Kiyuu and discussed back in 2003. Also a short manga version of the Chapter 2 boat scenario is included as unlockable content on the Xbox version of Shenmue II.
http://i.imgur.com/FoGm3IDt.png
Special Interview: Looking Back on Shenmue
http://i.imgur.com/PAaSTUg.png
Yu Suzuki – Executive Producer
Masaya Matsukaze – Japanese voice & motion actor for Ryo
Hazuki Ishigaki – Japanese voice & motion actress for Shenhua
Takumi Hagiwara – Japanese voice & motion actor for Ren
Compared to the previous episode, “Chapter One - Yokosuka”, the townsfolk of Shenmue II seem friendlier. The game gives the impression that it has been made to address some of the areas that had room for improvement in the first game, as if to acknowledge that some may find it off-putting if everyone were to give you the cold shoulder like in Shenmue I. Some people may already have completed Shenmue II in its entirety, but this interview covers a range of topics, including things that people who have finished the game will also want to hear about.
TV Commercials
Q: The first topic is about the commercials for Shenmue II that are currently being shown on TV.
Shenmue II Commercial #1: "Pork"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cdJMDayC4o Shenmue II Commercial #2: "Kung Fu"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGozf4zCRs Shenmue II Commercial #3: "Beautiful Woman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jv1cgLsQAk
Suzuki: To film those TV commercials we went over to Shanghai, although in the near future we plan to show commercials that will feature actual screens from the game. I think showing some of the gameplay will help attract ordinary members of the public to the game.
Matsukaze: You know, Hagiwara-san and I actually appear in one of those commercials, but probably no one’s noticed. (laughs) And we're really acting, too!
http://i.imgur.com/WV2O5Qr.png
Left & bottom-right: the set of the Hong Kong street at the Shanghai Film Park. The first photo was actually taken by Yu Suzuki. In the “Beautiful Woman” version of the commercial, look for Masaya Matsukaze (Ryo), and Takumi Hagiwara (Ren), showing their “real acting" (!) in the background.
Top-right: two giant pig carcasses containing a machine gun were chopped up on location. The set crew took the innards home for dinner.
Hagiwara: Right. People who have played Shenmue II are sure to recognize that we’re acting the bit where we lie in wait for Yuan. There are several different episode variations of the commercial, and they’re fun to watch. In the one with the old man, he was pretty shaky on his feet, so we had to film using a high-speed camera to make it look as though he was standing steadily. Gee, that old man was wobbling all over the place. (laughs)
Release of Shenmue II
Q: With Shenmue II going on sale soon, how do you all feel about that? You've been involved with Shenmue for a really long period of time.
Suzuki: We’ve been through a lot to get here, but for me I think the main thing is to have created something that will be loved by the people who play the game. Recently that’s all I’ve been thinking about. So I’m extremely keen to hear everyone’s comments. Right now it’s the only thing on my mind. (laughs)
Matsukaze: For me, I started my “countdown” about a month ago. It hasn’t felt that long, but I’ve been willing it to get here faster. (laughs)
Suzuki: I think the way the game has been put together is pretty unusual these days. For example, the shop interiors have been created down to the last inch. I don’t think any other game pays such ridiculous attention to detail. “Shenmue: The Movie”, which is playing right now, has that same flavor.
Q: It really has been a long project, hasn’t it. The voice actors have also been involved for ages; how long has it been?
Matsukaze: I’ve been playing the role of Ryo since the days of the Saturn. All up, I’ve been acting the part for just over 5 years.
http://i.imgur.com/LRomR4A.png
Matsukaze has been playing as Ryo for over 5 years.
Q: Did those 5 years feel long?
Hagiwara: It felt long! For one thing, an enormous amount of time was spent on filming, but it also took a long time for it to be incorporated into the actual game. We captured an endless amount of motion footage, and even after the voice recordings had been done, the creation of the game still had to be done. It seemed like the release day would never be reached.
Suzuki: Well, the software implementation side was tough too! After writing the software there was a huge checklist to be run through – I wish I had it here to show everyone! (laughs) There was a line chart that showed the number of check items decreasing; there were more than 10,000 items to check and it seemed endless.
Q: By the way, how many times larger is Shenmue II compared to Shenmue I?
Suzuki: I don’t know exactly, but I'd say easily 3 or 4 times the size of Shenmue I. But a lot of scenes got left out, because right as we neared the end of development I added a whole lot of extra content. Even using the best compression techniques of the time, there was too much for it all to fit. Even so, at the end we increased the content by about an extra 30% of the total game, for the area of Guilin where Shenhua appears.
Matsukaze: I heard a lot about that near the end of the development. People were saying that too much had been made and it wouldn’t all fit in.
The Cutting Room Floor
Q: I’ve heard that there was going to be a “Chapter 2 – The Boat” between Shenmue I and Shenmue II, but Shenmue II starts with Ryo disembarking from the boat, doesn’t it. And the mother of a little girl makes reference to something about that. (laughs)
Suzuki: That’s right. “Chapter 2 – The Boat” from the original scenario was dropped completely.
Matsukaze: Oh yeah, the boat! Actually Chai shows up there. It turns out that Chai survives being cast into Yokosuka harbor, and he shows up on the boat where Ryo fights against this unseen enemy. That was how the scenario was going to run.
Q: Were the scenes filmed?
Matsukaze: Yes, they were. They were filmed in a really over-the-top style. (laughs) Several of the people involved in the story on the boat were to then appear again in a later scenario. They would say something along the lines of “Oh, it’s you from that time on the boat...”, connecting the plot together. That was the plan for the scenario.
Suzuki: The confrontation with Chai would have made a nice situation. We had completed the designs for the boat interior, with everything detailed - from the escape routes and deck heights to the length of the handrails. The plan was that it would develop into a large-scale action scene.
Matsukaze: We completed filming of all the motion capture too. It started with opening the cabin door, and events developed spectacularly from there.
Q: So as you were working on making Shenmue II, you reluctantly had to cut it?
Suzuki: Well, it didn’t trouble me too much. I was like “It’s impossible, it won’t fit – cut it!”. (laughs)
Q: I’m guessing that there were a lot of other scenes cut from the final version, and motion capture that wasn’t included? In particular, I think Ren’s movements are really well done and I was impressed; but I kind of wish we could see more of them.
Hagiwara: Well, if the motion capture was kept for all the detailed actions, it would make a huge amount. We shot a ton of fight scenes as well. Quite a lot has been cut.
http://i.imgur.com/ppqn5We.png
On asking Yu Suzuki, “What happened to Niao Sun, who was shown at the premiere?”, he replies “I haven’t been able to use her yet, since she appears later in terms of the scenarios.” Masaya Matsukaze, who plays Ryo, hints at things to come: “When it’s time for Niao Sun to make an appearance in Shenmue, the story will have reached an amazing point!”
Q: Which was more difficult to carry out: dubbing voices to the actions, or the motion capture?
Suzuki: Firstly, these weren’t carried out by different people – the actor’s own acting is the source of the motion capture. Also, when an opponent is hit in the game he cries out; so by actually hitting him, his cry will be the cry of someone who has really been hit. (laughs) It may sound like tough work, but I think it was the perfect set-up.
There was a lot of trial and error at the beginning, but by the time we got to Shenmue II, at last we had found ways to manage things more efficiently.
Q: By the way, Shenmue is your first RPG-style game, isn’t it. Would it be correct to say that one of the main factors that sparked you to develop it is one that is commonly cited, namely the arrival of Final Fantasy VII during the era of the Saturn and PlayStation?
Suzuki: To be honest, part of it was because I found myself in a position of having “no place to go next”. The reason that the Sega Saturn lost popularity wasn't because it was beaten in terms of Sega vs Sony software titles, but because of a completely separate shift in power. And around that time I definitely had a kind of feeling of not having a place to go. As well as that, up until now I had been competing in the 3-minute world of arcade games, and I had been wanting to try my hand at creating something without such a time limit. So you can say that these two points are why I decided to move from arcades to try my hand on the home console.
http://i.imgur.com/9JQjld9.png
“At first Shenhua wears plain clothing, but I planned to have her wear various different clothes later on” says Suzuki. “I’m looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds” comments Hazuki Ishigaki, who plays the role of Shenhua.
Looking Back
Q: And so, now that at last Shenmue II has been completed, how do you feel now looking back on it? After the Shenmue Premiere event (December 20, 1998), I guess that the plan was to release it within a year, but it has turned out to have taken right up until now... Is that somewhere near the mark?
Suzuki: It’s true that it didn’t turn out quite as I had initially planned. As more people became involved things grew more and more complicated, not just by a factor of a few times, but exponentially. And with everyone being a developer, if the person next to them developed something impressive, then they would feel compelled to outdo it. This resulted in a kind of chain reaction where everyone would strive to improve their output quality. But it’s hard for me to tell people not to increase quality! It was really challenging to find the right balance.
However there is one thing I think turned out well. In some ways Shenmue shares similarities with fighting-based games, but in the last half of the game in Guilin, where Shenhua appears, there’s no fighting at all. So I feel that I’ve been able to bring out the true Shenmue spirit there.
With Shenmue the graphics are all generated in real time, and ordinarily an attempt to make a game like this would be abandoned in frustration. (laughs) Game developers simply don’t go to the extremes we did. To tell you the truth, I don’t think we could go through it all again.
The Future
Q: So you won’t be making another Shenmue?
Suzuki: The first thing I want to do is take some vacation (laughs), and the staff too. I don’t think we could put ourselves through such tough times again as we did with Chapter One. However, even so, I’ve now learned a lot about how to make this type of game and so I’m confident that we’ll be able to make the next one more efficiently and with less of a burden. We’ll be able to make a similar kind of game, and it’s something I want to do. But... I feel like taking a bit of a break first. (laughs)
Q: Hypothetically speaking, if there was the possibility again in the future, what would be your choice of hardware? Ah, before asking that - is there any potential for a port?
Suzuki: Porting Shenmue I and II across to other hardware wouldn’t be impossible, but due to the sheer size it would materially be a tough job to take on. The easiest and most likely option would be the PC, in a year or two. That’s because the PC has, in a sense, the ability to handle anything and has few constraints.
Q: What thoughts do you actors have about that?
Hagiwara: I’m already raring to go! (laughs) Bring it on!
http://i.imgur.com/CrmKdVM.png
We really hope to see more acting from Takumi Hagiwara, who plays Ren. “Just say the word and I definitely will!” he says.
Q: I would have liked to have seen Ren take part in more scenes, to be honest!
Hagiwara: I know, right? There are still heaps of interesting stories connected to the scenarios made so far. Things like “Why is Ren present?” and “Why did Shenhua make an appearance?” It all gets explained later on.
Ishigaki: My wish for a port is that it starts properly from the very first disk of the series (laughs).
Matsukaze: Yeah, I agree.
Q: Yu-san, going back to the point you mentioned about the feeling you had of “nowhere to go”, have you satisfied this to some extent for the future?
Suzuki: In a way... not completely though. Conversely, now things have turned into a kind of hardware war, so it has become kind of pointless, right? Life is full of variety, for better or worse. But for me, the creation process is enjoyable, and therefore I want to create a product that people will enjoy. I think that’s been the lesson I’ve learned.
Matsukaze: A lot of female characters appear in Shenmue II, but actually people like Fangmei have some really detailed parameters associated with them such as her level of intimacy. And to reflect these parameters, her spoken lines were all recorded with various tones of voice! I hope everyone can appreciate the amazing attention to detail that fills every corner of the game.
Suzuki: For me, I don’t consider that “Shenmue” came to an end with the demise of the Dreamcast. I have an emotional attachment to the game. And so, I hope to meet up with you all again one day.
Matsukaze: Let’s meet next time for “Shenmue Returns”. (laughs)
Hagiwara: Absolutely. I hope we can.
http://i.imgur.com/Xn9zNAj.png
Matsukaze, Ishigaki, Suzuki and Hagiwara. For now, the long long project that was Shenmue has come to an end. Will we meet everyone again in the next episode? Or perhaps in a different project... if one is in the works? We’ll be watching for the next release from Yu Suzuki!
Part of this article (about Chapter 2) was translated by Kiyuu and discussed back in 2003. Also a short manga version of the Chapter 2 boat scenario is included as unlockable content on the Xbox version of Shenmue II.
http://i.imgur.com/FoGm3IDt.png
Special Interview: Looking Back on Shenmue
http://i.imgur.com/PAaSTUg.png
Yu Suzuki – Executive Producer
Masaya Matsukaze – Japanese voice & motion actor for Ryo
Hazuki Ishigaki – Japanese voice & motion actress for Shenhua
Takumi Hagiwara – Japanese voice & motion actor for Ren
Compared to the previous episode, “Chapter One - Yokosuka”, the townsfolk of Shenmue II seem friendlier. The game gives the impression that it has been made to address some of the areas that had room for improvement in the first game, as if to acknowledge that some may find it off-putting if everyone were to give you the cold shoulder like in Shenmue I. Some people may already have completed Shenmue II in its entirety, but this interview covers a range of topics, including things that people who have finished the game will also want to hear about.
TV Commercials
Q: The first topic is about the commercials for Shenmue II that are currently being shown on TV.
Shenmue II Commercial #1: "Pork"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cdJMDayC4o Shenmue II Commercial #2: "Kung Fu"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGozf4zCRs Shenmue II Commercial #3: "Beautiful Woman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jv1cgLsQAk
Suzuki: To film those TV commercials we went over to Shanghai, although in the near future we plan to show commercials that will feature actual screens from the game. I think showing some of the gameplay will help attract ordinary members of the public to the game.
Matsukaze: You know, Hagiwara-san and I actually appear in one of those commercials, but probably no one’s noticed. (laughs) And we're really acting, too!
http://i.imgur.com/WV2O5Qr.png
Left & bottom-right: the set of the Hong Kong street at the Shanghai Film Park. The first photo was actually taken by Yu Suzuki. In the “Beautiful Woman” version of the commercial, look for Masaya Matsukaze (Ryo), and Takumi Hagiwara (Ren), showing their “real acting" (!) in the background.
Top-right: two giant pig carcasses containing a machine gun were chopped up on location. The set crew took the innards home for dinner.
Hagiwara: Right. People who have played Shenmue II are sure to recognize that we’re acting the bit where we lie in wait for Yuan. There are several different episode variations of the commercial, and they’re fun to watch. In the one with the old man, he was pretty shaky on his feet, so we had to film using a high-speed camera to make it look as though he was standing steadily. Gee, that old man was wobbling all over the place. (laughs)
Release of Shenmue II
Q: With Shenmue II going on sale soon, how do you all feel about that? You've been involved with Shenmue for a really long period of time.
Suzuki: We’ve been through a lot to get here, but for me I think the main thing is to have created something that will be loved by the people who play the game. Recently that’s all I’ve been thinking about. So I’m extremely keen to hear everyone’s comments. Right now it’s the only thing on my mind. (laughs)
Matsukaze: For me, I started my “countdown” about a month ago. It hasn’t felt that long, but I’ve been willing it to get here faster. (laughs)
Suzuki: I think the way the game has been put together is pretty unusual these days. For example, the shop interiors have been created down to the last inch. I don’t think any other game pays such ridiculous attention to detail. “Shenmue: The Movie”, which is playing right now, has that same flavor.
Q: It really has been a long project, hasn’t it. The voice actors have also been involved for ages; how long has it been?
Matsukaze: I’ve been playing the role of Ryo since the days of the Saturn. All up, I’ve been acting the part for just over 5 years.
http://i.imgur.com/LRomR4A.png
Matsukaze has been playing as Ryo for over 5 years.
Q: Did those 5 years feel long?
Hagiwara: It felt long! For one thing, an enormous amount of time was spent on filming, but it also took a long time for it to be incorporated into the actual game. We captured an endless amount of motion footage, and even after the voice recordings had been done, the creation of the game still had to be done. It seemed like the release day would never be reached.
Suzuki: Well, the software implementation side was tough too! After writing the software there was a huge checklist to be run through – I wish I had it here to show everyone! (laughs) There was a line chart that showed the number of check items decreasing; there were more than 10,000 items to check and it seemed endless.
Q: By the way, how many times larger is Shenmue II compared to Shenmue I?
Suzuki: I don’t know exactly, but I'd say easily 3 or 4 times the size of Shenmue I. But a lot of scenes got left out, because right as we neared the end of development I added a whole lot of extra content. Even using the best compression techniques of the time, there was too much for it all to fit. Even so, at the end we increased the content by about an extra 30% of the total game, for the area of Guilin where Shenhua appears.
Matsukaze: I heard a lot about that near the end of the development. People were saying that too much had been made and it wouldn’t all fit in.
The Cutting Room Floor
Q: I’ve heard that there was going to be a “Chapter 2 – The Boat” between Shenmue I and Shenmue II, but Shenmue II starts with Ryo disembarking from the boat, doesn’t it. And the mother of a little girl makes reference to something about that. (laughs)
Suzuki: That’s right. “Chapter 2 – The Boat” from the original scenario was dropped completely.
Matsukaze: Oh yeah, the boat! Actually Chai shows up there. It turns out that Chai survives being cast into Yokosuka harbor, and he shows up on the boat where Ryo fights against this unseen enemy. That was how the scenario was going to run.
Q: Were the scenes filmed?
Matsukaze: Yes, they were. They were filmed in a really over-the-top style. (laughs) Several of the people involved in the story on the boat were to then appear again in a later scenario. They would say something along the lines of “Oh, it’s you from that time on the boat...”, connecting the plot together. That was the plan for the scenario.
Suzuki: The confrontation with Chai would have made a nice situation. We had completed the designs for the boat interior, with everything detailed - from the escape routes and deck heights to the length of the handrails. The plan was that it would develop into a large-scale action scene.
Matsukaze: We completed filming of all the motion capture too. It started with opening the cabin door, and events developed spectacularly from there.
Q: So as you were working on making Shenmue II, you reluctantly had to cut it?
Suzuki: Well, it didn’t trouble me too much. I was like “It’s impossible, it won’t fit – cut it!”. (laughs)
Q: I’m guessing that there were a lot of other scenes cut from the final version, and motion capture that wasn’t included? In particular, I think Ren’s movements are really well done and I was impressed; but I kind of wish we could see more of them.
Hagiwara: Well, if the motion capture was kept for all the detailed actions, it would make a huge amount. We shot a ton of fight scenes as well. Quite a lot has been cut.
http://i.imgur.com/ppqn5We.png
On asking Yu Suzuki, “What happened to Niao Sun, who was shown at the premiere?”, he replies “I haven’t been able to use her yet, since she appears later in terms of the scenarios.” Masaya Matsukaze, who plays Ryo, hints at things to come: “When it’s time for Niao Sun to make an appearance in Shenmue, the story will have reached an amazing point!”
Q: Which was more difficult to carry out: dubbing voices to the actions, or the motion capture?
Suzuki: Firstly, these weren’t carried out by different people – the actor’s own acting is the source of the motion capture. Also, when an opponent is hit in the game he cries out; so by actually hitting him, his cry will be the cry of someone who has really been hit. (laughs) It may sound like tough work, but I think it was the perfect set-up.
There was a lot of trial and error at the beginning, but by the time we got to Shenmue II, at last we had found ways to manage things more efficiently.
Q: By the way, Shenmue is your first RPG-style game, isn’t it. Would it be correct to say that one of the main factors that sparked you to develop it is one that is commonly cited, namely the arrival of Final Fantasy VII during the era of the Saturn and PlayStation?
Suzuki: To be honest, part of it was because I found myself in a position of having “no place to go next”. The reason that the Sega Saturn lost popularity wasn't because it was beaten in terms of Sega vs Sony software titles, but because of a completely separate shift in power. And around that time I definitely had a kind of feeling of not having a place to go. As well as that, up until now I had been competing in the 3-minute world of arcade games, and I had been wanting to try my hand at creating something without such a time limit. So you can say that these two points are why I decided to move from arcades to try my hand on the home console.
http://i.imgur.com/9JQjld9.png
“At first Shenhua wears plain clothing, but I planned to have her wear various different clothes later on” says Suzuki. “I’m looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds” comments Hazuki Ishigaki, who plays the role of Shenhua.
Looking Back
Q: And so, now that at last Shenmue II has been completed, how do you feel now looking back on it? After the Shenmue Premiere event (December 20, 1998), I guess that the plan was to release it within a year, but it has turned out to have taken right up until now... Is that somewhere near the mark?
Suzuki: It’s true that it didn’t turn out quite as I had initially planned. As more people became involved things grew more and more complicated, not just by a factor of a few times, but exponentially. And with everyone being a developer, if the person next to them developed something impressive, then they would feel compelled to outdo it. This resulted in a kind of chain reaction where everyone would strive to improve their output quality. But it’s hard for me to tell people not to increase quality! It was really challenging to find the right balance.
However there is one thing I think turned out well. In some ways Shenmue shares similarities with fighting-based games, but in the last half of the game in Guilin, where Shenhua appears, there’s no fighting at all. So I feel that I’ve been able to bring out the true Shenmue spirit there.
With Shenmue the graphics are all generated in real time, and ordinarily an attempt to make a game like this would be abandoned in frustration. (laughs) Game developers simply don’t go to the extremes we did. To tell you the truth, I don’t think we could go through it all again.
The Future
Q: So you won’t be making another Shenmue?
Suzuki: The first thing I want to do is take some vacation (laughs), and the staff too. I don’t think we could put ourselves through such tough times again as we did with Chapter One. However, even so, I’ve now learned a lot about how to make this type of game and so I’m confident that we’ll be able to make the next one more efficiently and with less of a burden. We’ll be able to make a similar kind of game, and it’s something I want to do. But... I feel like taking a bit of a break first. (laughs)
Q: Hypothetically speaking, if there was the possibility again in the future, what would be your choice of hardware? Ah, before asking that - is there any potential for a port?
Suzuki: Porting Shenmue I and II across to other hardware wouldn’t be impossible, but due to the sheer size it would materially be a tough job to take on. The easiest and most likely option would be the PC, in a year or two. That’s because the PC has, in a sense, the ability to handle anything and has few constraints.
Q: What thoughts do you actors have about that?
Hagiwara: I’m already raring to go! (laughs) Bring it on!
http://i.imgur.com/CrmKdVM.png
We really hope to see more acting from Takumi Hagiwara, who plays Ren. “Just say the word and I definitely will!” he says.
Q: I would have liked to have seen Ren take part in more scenes, to be honest!
Hagiwara: I know, right? There are still heaps of interesting stories connected to the scenarios made so far. Things like “Why is Ren present?” and “Why did Shenhua make an appearance?” It all gets explained later on.
Ishigaki: My wish for a port is that it starts properly from the very first disk of the series (laughs).
Matsukaze: Yeah, I agree.
Q: Yu-san, going back to the point you mentioned about the feeling you had of “nowhere to go”, have you satisfied this to some extent for the future?
Suzuki: In a way... not completely though. Conversely, now things have turned into a kind of hardware war, so it has become kind of pointless, right? Life is full of variety, for better or worse. But for me, the creation process is enjoyable, and therefore I want to create a product that people will enjoy. I think that’s been the lesson I’ve learned.
Matsukaze: A lot of female characters appear in Shenmue II, but actually people like Fangmei have some really detailed parameters associated with them such as her level of intimacy. And to reflect these parameters, her spoken lines were all recorded with various tones of voice! I hope everyone can appreciate the amazing attention to detail that fills every corner of the game.
Suzuki: For me, I don’t consider that “Shenmue” came to an end with the demise of the Dreamcast. I have an emotional attachment to the game. And so, I hope to meet up with you all again one day.
Matsukaze: Let’s meet next time for “Shenmue Returns”. (laughs)
Hagiwara: Absolutely. I hope we can.
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Matsukaze, Ishigaki, Suzuki and Hagiwara. For now, the long long project that was Shenmue has come to an end. Will we meet everyone again in the next episode? Or perhaps in a different project... if one is in the works? We’ll be watching for the next release from Yu Suzuki!
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:48 pm
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OVA or Manga/a better option and less controversial? [rant]
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy and pleased that Shenmue 3 is being made, but as equally I'm happy, I am also equally upset at how it went down and how it was revealed.
I remember maybe a few years ago, there were hints of Shenmue 3 being released and being developed, but they were all squashed when it was shown that Yu Suzuki said it himself that the game would cost too much to make, and plans for that were going to be on hold.
So then I thought to myself, why not just make an ova or manga? Mind you, I would prefer a game, but I can settle with an ova of the following chapters.
Introducing a kickstarter, and only making it ps4 exclusive was really crappy and being that I am a xbox supporter, and I was planning on buying a xbox one and not a ps4, as currently I have a 360 (which if you really want me to keep it 100% and real, they could release Shenmue 3 on that lolz) which will never ever go obsolete until maybe even another five years if that. Don't listen to these fake rumors, and I don't have any current gen consoles as for financial reasons I can't afford them.
This game is going to cost way more than 6m to make. Even though they are using a copied engine, that doesn't matter. I still haven't decided if I was going to donate. I don't even have a ps4, or a computer that can play video games. But I still think it wasn't the best option to do that.
Shenmue is a has been game. I love vintage games like the net guy, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Doom etc, but it's time to move on. There have been so many better and interesting games that have came out since Shenmue 2 in 2002, in which Shenmue 3 is going to have to work thrice as hard in order to deliever.
GTA V came and out blew the gaming industry out of the water. It was cross platform, and still has a good booming multiplater. After playing that game, I look at Shenmue like worn out tennis shoes.
So now instead of making an ova or a manga, they decided to make a third game, however rely on more than half of the games funds coming from fans, not make it available on the console it was on the first two games (the dreamcast is the xbox anybody who disagrees can eat a foot), make it only available on ps4 a system that xbox fans hate, originally saying we only needed to raise 2m, then they got greedy and now want us to give 10m+, and we get no type of updates or news, except a badly translated podcast of Yu Suzuki "thanking" us for what we did manage to raise, and the CEO of xbox basically giving us the honest to god truth that Shenmue 3 is not going to sell well, the gaming culture right now won't even know what the fuck the game is, and it's not worth the investment.
I now plan on waiting until a paypal or slacker option is announced because I wasn't able to donate during e3 season due to family emergencies. I will probably donate twenty bucks or something of that sort. I'm not that narcissistic that I need to have a capsule version of myself or my name in the credits or etc. for the more expensive contributions.
Then I guess by 2017 in the latest I would have saved up for a ps4, and I will buy Shenmue 3 from an autistic Gamestop employee. We will all play, and we shall see at that point where the chips fall.
My rant is now over with. At this point in a nutshell, I just want to know your guys opinion as if a OVA was a better choice than what actually happened.
No, I'm not a fan of MundaneMatt because I know he brought up similar points I made.
Thank you. Shenmue fans. :)
I remember maybe a few years ago, there were hints of Shenmue 3 being released and being developed, but they were all squashed when it was shown that Yu Suzuki said it himself that the game would cost too much to make, and plans for that were going to be on hold.
So then I thought to myself, why not just make an ova or manga? Mind you, I would prefer a game, but I can settle with an ova of the following chapters.
Introducing a kickstarter, and only making it ps4 exclusive was really crappy and being that I am a xbox supporter, and I was planning on buying a xbox one and not a ps4, as currently I have a 360 (which if you really want me to keep it 100% and real, they could release Shenmue 3 on that lolz) which will never ever go obsolete until maybe even another five years if that. Don't listen to these fake rumors, and I don't have any current gen consoles as for financial reasons I can't afford them.
This game is going to cost way more than 6m to make. Even though they are using a copied engine, that doesn't matter. I still haven't decided if I was going to donate. I don't even have a ps4, or a computer that can play video games. But I still think it wasn't the best option to do that.
Shenmue is a has been game. I love vintage games like the net guy, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Doom etc, but it's time to move on. There have been so many better and interesting games that have came out since Shenmue 2 in 2002, in which Shenmue 3 is going to have to work thrice as hard in order to deliever.
GTA V came and out blew the gaming industry out of the water. It was cross platform, and still has a good booming multiplater. After playing that game, I look at Shenmue like worn out tennis shoes.
So now instead of making an ova or a manga, they decided to make a third game, however rely on more than half of the games funds coming from fans, not make it available on the console it was on the first two games (the dreamcast is the xbox anybody who disagrees can eat a foot), make it only available on ps4 a system that xbox fans hate, originally saying we only needed to raise 2m, then they got greedy and now want us to give 10m+, and we get no type of updates or news, except a badly translated podcast of Yu Suzuki "thanking" us for what we did manage to raise, and the CEO of xbox basically giving us the honest to god truth that Shenmue 3 is not going to sell well, the gaming culture right now won't even know what the fuck the game is, and it's not worth the investment.
I now plan on waiting until a paypal or slacker option is announced because I wasn't able to donate during e3 season due to family emergencies. I will probably donate twenty bucks or something of that sort. I'm not that narcissistic that I need to have a capsule version of myself or my name in the credits or etc. for the more expensive contributions.
Then I guess by 2017 in the latest I would have saved up for a ps4, and I will buy Shenmue 3 from an autistic Gamestop employee. We will all play, and we shall see at that point where the chips fall.
My rant is now over with. At this point in a nutshell, I just want to know your guys opinion as if a OVA was a better choice than what actually happened.
No, I'm not a fan of MundaneMatt because I know he brought up similar points I made.
Thank you. Shenmue fans. :)
- Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:03 am
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Re: OVA or Manga/a better option and less controversial? [ra
Thank you all for your replies.
I just want to say again as I mentioned this in a previous thread, sometimes I get peer pressured into my opinions usually from those on youtube and other third party sites which talk about video gaming, in which they make up good points.
I'm just saying Shenmue Online and Shenmue City both failed. So I'm not saying Yu Suzuki doesn't invest or plan well, but it wouldn't be the first time a Shenmue revival fell through.
To me if I were him, I would have released maybe a Manga/Anime/OVA series, a visual novel series on the 3ds or something, and maybe if sales and the fandom were still here, then plan on doing a console open world game.
Thank you again for the replies Shenmue fans. :)
I just want to say again as I mentioned this in a previous thread, sometimes I get peer pressured into my opinions usually from those on youtube and other third party sites which talk about video gaming, in which they make up good points.
I'm just saying Shenmue Online and Shenmue City both failed. So I'm not saying Yu Suzuki doesn't invest or plan well, but it wouldn't be the first time a Shenmue revival fell through.
To me if I were him, I would have released maybe a Manga/Anime/OVA series, a visual novel series on the 3ds or something, and maybe if sales and the fandom were still here, then plan on doing a console open world game.
Thank you again for the replies Shenmue fans. :)
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:37 am
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Ouch. I must be hella narcissistic going by that logic.
I didn't say that you were. I don't pay attention to E3, and unless you payed attention to E3, you would have never heard of Shenmue 3 being announced.
I didn't even find out until maybe a month after E3, by then the kickstarter was just about done, and had I found out about it earlier, I could have saved my money up to donate. Now that the kickstarter is over, and I have money I could donate to the project, it doesn't matter anyways as all the incentives are over and I now have to wait for a paypal option which they say is coming, but hasn't yet.
If you donated more, you got in my opinion, more narcissistic options to be implemented in the game, (name in credits, npc modeled after you, capsule toy modeled after you), due to your wealth and how much you contributed. Whether you consider yourself narcissistic or not, that is what it is.
So to me, I'm not going to donate more than twenty bucks as for one that's all I really can donate, I'm young and in college, and disowned by my family so I'm independent, and two, I don't think it's fair that since I managed to give more money, I get all these options that every person who donated should get.
I didn't say that you were. I don't pay attention to E3, and unless you payed attention to E3, you would have never heard of Shenmue 3 being announced.
I didn't even find out until maybe a month after E3, by then the kickstarter was just about done, and had I found out about it earlier, I could have saved my money up to donate. Now that the kickstarter is over, and I have money I could donate to the project, it doesn't matter anyways as all the incentives are over and I now have to wait for a paypal option which they say is coming, but hasn't yet.
If you donated more, you got in my opinion, more narcissistic options to be implemented in the game, (name in credits, npc modeled after you, capsule toy modeled after you), due to your wealth and how much you contributed. Whether you consider yourself narcissistic or not, that is what it is.
So to me, I'm not going to donate more than twenty bucks as for one that's all I really can donate, I'm young and in college, and disowned by my family so I'm independent, and two, I don't think it's fair that since I managed to give more money, I get all these options that every person who donated should get.
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:47 pm
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Edit: I mean in-game rewards that actually affect gameplay.
Yes, totally agree with this. Even if they're offered as bonus DLC or something along those lines. I was referring to the rewards offered outwith gameplay.
To be honest, most of the op's 'rant' (as he put it), was somewhat ludicrous anyway so just picked up on a few points.
Just because you disagree, doesn't mean my rant was ludicrous. It's fine to disagree, and I don't mind if you disagree. My main point was that an OVA or an animated movie or series should have been a better option, and I still think it is. But insults and things aren't going to get us anywhere.
I'm a big Shenmue fan, I love the series dearly.
But if I didn't love the series, I'd be foolish, and I'd be lying if I said this game is going to sell well, and it's going to open up a whole new fanbase. It's not.
This is merely for our satisfaction, when if we just needed satisfaction, that could have been done in an animated movie, or in a comic book or in a lower costing, more efficient visual novel game on mobile or on the nintendo handheld.
Again, at this point we are in the waiting game once again, but to me since they are gonna release a console game, they should have at least made it available cross platform, or at least on the xbox one since they want to go current gen, and they shouldn't have asked us for help on a game that already had two previous versions released by mainstream developers. Lastly, they shouldn't have given all of these narcissistic incentives to entice people to donate more.
Yes, totally agree with this. Even if they're offered as bonus DLC or something along those lines. I was referring to the rewards offered outwith gameplay.
To be honest, most of the op's 'rant' (as he put it), was somewhat ludicrous anyway so just picked up on a few points.
Just because you disagree, doesn't mean my rant was ludicrous. It's fine to disagree, and I don't mind if you disagree. My main point was that an OVA or an animated movie or series should have been a better option, and I still think it is. But insults and things aren't going to get us anywhere.
I'm a big Shenmue fan, I love the series dearly.
But if I didn't love the series, I'd be foolish, and I'd be lying if I said this game is going to sell well, and it's going to open up a whole new fanbase. It's not.
This is merely for our satisfaction, when if we just needed satisfaction, that could have been done in an animated movie, or in a comic book or in a lower costing, more efficient visual novel game on mobile or on the nintendo handheld.
Again, at this point we are in the waiting game once again, but to me since they are gonna release a console game, they should have at least made it available cross platform, or at least on the xbox one since they want to go current gen, and they shouldn't have asked us for help on a game that already had two previous versions released by mainstream developers. Lastly, they shouldn't have given all of these narcissistic incentives to entice people to donate more.
- Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:00 am
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