Henry posted this in another thread. 15 minutes in it features Awesome Japan on blast in this podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwphQVMDJvY

ShenGCH wrote:- Replace the rotary dial with keypads on the phones

no.

NO.

Japanese language option - important.

Save anywhere option.

The ability to wait. I'm mixed on this because I feel waiting is integral to the Shenmue experience as it forces and builds patience within the player that is tied to Ryo's quest. But I still find it important enough to be an option for those that want it.

I'd also love for the game to have the Passport.

I can't see where that last line helps at all, why say it . I mean, it will only drive a negative feeling in others to have the same feeling. That's how people work, let's just try our best to reach the goals we want. Why not

It's plenty helpful. It's especially helpful for me so that I no longer get emotionally attached to a game that may or may not be shit. After a long line of years waiting - pretty much a decade in my case - I am coming to terms with the honest to God truth: that Shenmue is cursed. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. If the game turns out well, fine. That'll be nice. But at current trajectory, given every single bit of evidence thrown at the wall, it isn't. And I refuse - REFUSE - to be emotionally attached to a game I've been waiting a decade for that turns out to be shit.

Giorgio wrote:
https://twitter.com/CedricBiscay/status ... 7436211200

We had a mass tweetathon yesterday to fire Awesome Japan. Hopefully this is it!

I really never considered leaving, but I found South Carmain's rebuttal just as immature - if not more - than my own outburst. I have no idea what his problem is.
Well since you don't give a fuck about this game anymore and I can't remember you posting here when the game was dead I assumed you would be leaving now.

I didn't say i don't care about the game. Also, I can easily still contribute and see where it goes without getting emotionally invested and waiting for disappointment. This doesn't mean I don't "give a fuck" about the game anymore at all, and you can fuck off, personally.
Contribute as in complain people were calling you negative after spending an entire thread telling someone to not be negative?

Anyway in your own words: "this game is fucked" so there's not much point in you hanging around just so you can try and tell people "I told you so". That jab at peter was pretty unwarranted too considering you took a lucky guess and all he was saying was that you're no expert so shouldn't speak with so much certainty on the subject.

I have been streaming Shenmue on the Dojo twitch daily to try to raise awareness to interest new players.

I have posted numerous news, articles, and opinions on III and Shenmue.

I have not seen you do a single thing except ride my tits.

Has nothing to do with that. It's pretty clear that I'm not really a good fit for the Dojo or the general Shenmue community. I'll keep writing about and contributing towards it in my own venues and my own ways. I'm going to try to get a big piece done for The GIA soon. You can see me stream on my own account at http://www.twitch.tv/the_electric_lady

It was nice.

Yama says it's ok for me to keep streaming the Dojo twitch. So I will be doing that. Again, 10 pm est.

JSRF was no JSR, but it was solid. VF5, VT3 were also both super solid.

JSRF was in every way better than JSR.. more precise and much more fluid controls and gameplay, an equally as good, if not better soundtrack, better optics, better stages, better bossfights, better everything. All in all simply a better game than its predecessor. Did you play the hd version of JSR? it's still good, but the controls haven't aged all too well. I would imagine a remastered JSRF to fare much better there.

JSR is the same game it ever was. How many times have you played JSRF? Once? Twice? I've beaten it once, loved it, never went back. How many times have I beaten JSR? One time I beat it three times in one day. I've lost count at this point. JSR is a much better designed, much better sounding, much better playing game than Future. I love Future, but it requires the game skill of a child. JSR is a much more refined game that requires much more from the player in the way of thinking, adjusting to mechanics, planning, trial and error. It has tension, requires skill, and is just generally more fun than Future. I love Future, but it took everything good about JSR and made it more boring.

Also, the people who say "JSR's controls haven't aged well" are usually people who suck at JSR, no offense. It has always had a learning curve. Which is much more than I can say for JSRF, which has no learning curve at all.

A lot of assumptions about game development here from people who don't develop games.

"Polygons are polygons."

Heh. But in anyway, I agree the model didn't look good, but the model shown in Famitsu (shown above) was absolutely fine to me.

Virtua Fighter 4.

I really want them, in the long run, to look as close to the cgi models as possible. That's my dream!

I stream it every night on Twitch! And the official Shenmue 3 Twitch was scoping us out while I played!

My only worries for the character models is if they make the characters look less Asian in the final release, or more cartoony/anime. I could probably take more anime, but if they make Ryo and Shenhua look white.... [-X Ideally, I really them to look like more realistic versions of their DC counterparts, which I know is expecting a lot. :sad: But in Yu I trust!

Holy shit, they apologized!

Apology from Awesome Japan

We offer our sincerest apologies for last week’s Twitch broadcast and any trouble it may have caused. This apology comes late, and we accept full responsibility. We promise we will do everything we can to help bring Shenmue back. We ask for your forgiveness and the opportunity to make amends. – from all of us at Awesome Japan

\:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/

ALL IS FORGIVEN!

I like how they waited for the 3rd to reveal it!

sand4fish wrote: They should have charged it for more...

They shouldn't have. A lot of people have only pledged the initial 29 because there was no ps4 physical version. With a retail physical version available people are going to be pledging 30 dollars more. Charging 100 or something wouldn't be fair at all.

I don't want to see someone's face when playing Lucky Hit. I hope that's optional.

His wife is definitely not wife material because she was mad he put down 10 thousand dollars towards a video game without consulting her. I have never had a girlfriend.

I remind you guys to take Neoshredder's advice and use donotclick so you don't give them ad revenue.

http://www.donotlink.com/fsl5

This entire Shenmue III debacle has made me completely opinionated towards gaming journalists. I mean, before I was apathetic, because who gives a shit, right? But now? I actively don't even want to visit their sites much less give them hits.

mrandyk wrote: I hope Hulk Hogan takes Gawker and its subsidiaries down.

KOTAKU, HULKAMANIA IS GONNA RUN WILD ON YOU



DIG IT, BROTHER???

I WILL BE BEATING SHENMUE 1 TONIGHT AND STARTING THE BEST AND SEQUEL EVER - SHENMUE II IMMEDIATELY AFTER. JOIN AND CELEBRATE AWESOME.

www.twitch.tv/shenmuedojo

Starts in 10 minutes! SEND THE WORD.

I'm going to do a flying kick to your face Itani!!!

Esspiral has already made this beauty. I'd say it's a good place to start. I'd ask him/her to take off the PEGI logo, though.

Ziming, if you're reading this, the person that's driving up the Dojo music playlist traffic is me. \:D/

Post your favorite songs in the series.

My absolute favorites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhom2inAhoM

https://youtu.be/IhlxtZClKGI

https://youtu.be/XSQAEjZF4Ho

Some shout outs:

https://youtu.be/XY_gJE_rOOM

https://youtu.be/-hRZ9R3W1C4

If you can't tell, Guilin is my favorite part of the franchise. \:D/

lol didn't see it but the fact we decided to make the same thread not an hour apart shows we are kindred spirits

We need to create a new placeholder image to entice people. We have multiple talented artists here. I may lend my hand as well.

IMO the FREE songs that best capture the atmosphere of Shenmue 1 are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEJGflY1rQ

and

https://youtu.be/c7-LoB0Jmfs

The sadness these two tracks emote truly separates itself from other games. I can't really think of any other games that perfectly capture the feeling of being lonely with simple musical notes. Incredible work.

I believe she is reincarnated.

I believe your interpretation that Ryo, Lan Di, and Shenhua being in an eternal loop of existence, always fighting seems to fit within the series. Given that they are all virtual - maybe even literal - forms of Chinese Gods and representations of Chinese cosmology - Shenhua, phoenix; Ryo, tiger; Lan Di, dragon - it is more than possible that you are on the money here.

I suggest reading Chinese cosmology, astrology, myths, and some Taoism. All of them, especially the nature of the Yin and Yang - which is central to Taijitu and Taoism at large - is a large element of the series.

Some basic reading material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Symbols_%28China%29

"The Four Symbols (Chinese: 四象; pinyin: Sì Xiàng) are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations. They are the Azure Dragon (Chinese: 青龙; pinyin: Qīng Lóng), of the East, the Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhū Què) of the South, the White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎; pinyin: Baí Hǔ) of the West, and the Black Turtle (Chinese: 玄乌; pinyin: Xuán Wū) of the North. Each one of them represents a direction and a season, and each has its own individual characteristics and origins. Symbolically and as part of spiritual and religious belief, they have been culturally important in China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan, and also appear in many modern adaptations such as manga, and anime."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology

In Chinese astrology, pay attention to things like the Big Dipper.

Thanks Miles, I know what to do now.

i started training at 4.
Who knows. I guess we will have to wait to find out!

It's not likely due to the history of martial arts in China. In China, during the cultural revolution, many martial artists were hunted down, jailed, and killed, dude. What was replaced was mostly a form of wushu for performance arts. Bajiquan, while also being the style of Mao's bodyguards, was not exactly something taught to laymen, much less Chinese orphan girls on the mainland. Bajiquan and other martial arts thrived in places like Taiwan and Hong Kong - there is a REASON why many martial arts films of the time came from Hong Kong - and Taiwan in particular is a huge culture center for the art. We don't know where Xiuying learned her Baji, but it's quite a leap to assume she trained with Iwao given the sheer limited state of Chinese martial arts during that time period in the era of Mao. More than likely, she started when was a teenager when Mao had passed and kung fu laws laxed. Either that, or she learned in Hong Kong, and not in Meng Cun. It's not likely that a 5-7 year old who was possibly orphaned by then, learning the kung fu style of Mao's bodyguards, in secret, despite possible execution.

You should copy and paste the article contents because I'm not going to click that shit.

Thank you.

ESPPIRAL, SEND YOUR MODELS.
Care to share them for those of us who have not seen them so often :D

Check the Shenmue 1080p thread!

This is Esppiral's work:

http://i.imgur.com/qpIgHBI.png

http://i.imgur.com/06a3hXt.jpg

http://orig01.deviantart.net/f321/f/2015/182/2/c/new_shenmueblur_desaturado_by_esppiral-d8zjhnt.png

http://i.imgur.com/xyyOyx0.png

http://i.imgur.com/c7dhQpT.png

http://i.imgur.com/Qo74zgf.jpg

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1286474

For the Fans, By the Fans

Hello Everyone!!!

It has been a long 14 years that fans have been waiting for a Shenmue sequel, but in that time a vibrant community grew—creating, sharing and keeping the faith. Because you have been there even after all of this time, we have the opportunity to be here today. And for that we cannot thank you enough.

Today we introduce some of the members that have made the Shenmue community what is today—totally kick-ass. See what being a Shenmue fan is all about!

Forum: http://fb.com/groups/shenmue500k 500K HQ heart of the community.

News: http://fb.com/teamyu All the news you need from TeamYu.

Videos: http://youtube.com/user/ziming The most comprehensive Shenmue YouTube Channel.

Micro Blog: http://twitter.com/shenmuefans The best Shenmue Tweets

Pictures: http://fb.com/shenmuemaster French Facebook w/ news & pics

Hardcore discussions: http://shenmuedojo.com If it’s Shenmue, it’s here

http://i.imgur.com/ONGbAb9.jpg

We have Team Yu to thank for starting the #SaveShenmue movement

@JohnnyQuan Artist & Shenmue fan Johnny Quan made these super outstanding banners, so please share!

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Next we would like to introduce our special guest for today. Many of you may know him from all his work as an Admin at Shenmue 500k, a Special Coordinator at TeamYu, a Veteran Contributor at Shenmue Dojo, as Ikkyu or as Ali. Where ever you know him from, Ali Novin has been a pillar of the Shenmue community since the very beginning, helping to bring Shenmue fans together into a united movement.

For his meritorious works and actions above and beyond the call of duty, Yu Suzuki has bestowed Novin-san with the title of Executive Shenmue Ambassador. Give Ali a big thanks as he shares what Shenmue means to him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlG-wmQ1CMI

I want to give a big shutout to all of them, sorry if I can't name all to keep it short, but Shenmue Dojo, 500K and Team Yu plus Shenmue Master and the Japanese community over MIXI, and let's not forget Shenmue-UK and Hazuki Dojo and Shenmue Japanese BBS who have been able to somehow survive all these years waiting for this day (Thanks to Kiyuu-san from Dojo for the tip about MIXI).

We believe in Yu Suzuki and that he can deliver the best experience once again. Please make sure to share the word about this Kickstarter, anywhere and anyway you can using your love, creativity and respect for the series and help make Suzuki-san's full vision to become a reality.

- Ali M. Novin Executive Shenmue Ambassador @NovinWorksPlus

Ali also put together some best of best fan created Shenmue content, “Shenmue Awesomeness” @ShenmueFanWorks

1-The Best Shenmue Awesomeness: https://twitter.com/ShenmueFanWorks/media

2-Shenmue Retweets: https://twitter.com/ShenmueFanWorks

3-Shenmue Awesomeness Faves: https://twitter.com/shenmuefanworks/favorites

Got some Shenmue Awesomeness of your own? Tweet it to us here @Shenmue_3, @ShenmueFanWorks or post it in the comments!

Thank you again to everyone for all you have done to help support and keep Shenmue in the hearts and minds of us all.

Dreams Can Come True – Ali Novin

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I agree that it should feel like an adventure. if you're a secondary character and not a main character, there's really no reason for them to show up in more than one game until it's the ending for the series.

I've always seen the fortune tellers as a gameplay mechanic to help the player go on their path more than an actual hint that magic exists in the world of Shenmue.

RiGoRmOrTiS wrote: They seem to be losing the plot it seems and are fixated on the success of the $1500 tier...

..This isn't helpful for the KS..

Disagree, 1000 seems to be the sweet spot, as we saw last week.

Please don't tell me you're thinking of messaging them non-stop for Shenmue 1/2 HD? ](*,)
What's the alternative?

Having common sense and basic decency as we wait rather than not treating the execs like people without any boundaries. Given the record numbers for Shenmue III KS, and it being slated as potentially becoming the largest funded game Kickstarter ever, as well as rising Shenmue 1/2 costs, messaging them would be foolish and probably even hurt our efforts. Our efforts should be spent backing the KS and making it a success, not hounding Facebook execs online and invading their privacy and acting like morons.
In general, not to these execs. More about down the road, post-Kickstarter.

Tweeting Sega, Cedric, or that one third party relation Sony guy that you would like Shenmue 1/2 HD is NOT the same thing as messaging a businessman's - and likely Yu's friend - personal Facebook.

Fuck you Kuchera. At least there's positive Shenmue news in the air now.

Kobe wrote:

Himuro wrote: For the love of God PLEASE make a PC+PS4 Version!

Eh?

What's so confusing? I want BOTH without having to make a second account.

am actually holding on, hoping for Shenmue 3 to be a big-ass AAA title and re-living the legend of 1&2

Ahahahaha, Shenmue III? AAA?! Are you joking?!

The game is indie.