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Re: On 10/28/2002 Shenmue II was released in the U.S on the

Airing the books and lugging crates were not enjoyable tasks, but they weren't supposed to be. It was part of the story, teaching Ryo (and the player) the value of patience and investment/sacrifice if you want to get anywhere in life.

Of course a lot of people have no tolerance for this when they sit down to play a videogame, but Shenmue is more than a game. It's an experience, telling a tale that involves the player in ways that other designers wouldn't dare - forcing the player to share the hardship that Ryo endures, so that we know we've genuinely put in the work to earn our reward. We can't experience Ryo's sense of humble achievement if we don't go through it with him.

That probably sounds nuts to some, but when you place it in context with the overall character arc along which Ryo is expected to travel - a hasty young man, consumed by the desire to fight Lan Di, into a level headed, mature hero with a greater grasp of responsibility - it only fits that the player is expected to travel the same road of emotional development.

And that happens by not brushing off the less exhilarating and more frustrating parts of his journey.
by Let's Get Sweaty
Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:31 pm
 
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I met Eric Schmidt

Hey guys,

I started working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton NJ and today we had an awesome lecture about what comes after the Higgs Boson discovery.

Well, it turns out that Eric Schmidt was there and I spotted him so I walked over and said hi.

I didn't know billionaires were so approachable.

We spoke for a little while about business and IT as I'm planning on starting my own company.

Really nice guy.

I did however want to ask him to fund Shenmue 3, but I didn't. That probably would have cost me my job, haha.
by shengoro86
Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:51 pm
 
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Shenmue II COMPLETE NOTEBOOK Walkthrough

Greetings, Shenmue players!
This is what most of you have been waiting for. It's not Shenmue III, though...
It is Shenmue II COMPLETE NOTEBOOK Walkthrough !


UPDATE 2014: Got a low-profile videocard and emulators are running at 60fps! And btw Demul emulates as good as nullDC, if not better.
Anyway, the update covering Disc 2 part will be up in some weeks! Please keep in touch!


Shenmue II Complete Notebook guide became a Walkthrough .
Based on Vector's Shenmue I Complete Notebook guide
To replace Julian's Shenmue II Notebook guide , which was the best and most viewed on internet until now.

Long time no see, I started this work 4 years ago (last time updated on Aug. 25, 2009 (Tue)). It's true that I have given up so many times because the only way I can play this game is on an emulator. I have a notebook on-board graphics card which makes the game lag so bad (runs at 50-60% of speed, most of time). I never got to finish the games on a console before... Even with a lot of lag and bugs, I have been beating the game several times on PC during those years to understand how the notebook works. I DID collect all the entries from the notebook and I have written them all in a ".txt" file like the previous guides above, but Shenmue II notebook can't be guided like that, so I started out again on an upgraded ".pdf" project, where I can provide screenshots and steps with more resources and color, sort of a Walkthrough! If you get any questions about any particular notebook entry, note me right away.

The walkthrough includes, of course, the steps to unlock each entry like Vector did on his guide, but also features:
- tons of screenshots
- notes and hints (save before missing an entry)
- pointing out Xbox text revision on certain pages
- collecting all maps
- collecting all pawnshop flyers
- saving money
- selling at best pawnshops
- different paths with different notebook entries
- secret events
- learning all moves

:arrow: Complete Notebook current progress (as for May, 2013):
Main Entries
|--Disc 1-|-Disc 2--|-Disc 3--|--Disc 4-|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 100% OF THE ENTRIES COLLECTED
||||||||||||| 38% OF THE ENTRIES ON WALKTROUGH

Money Information Entries
|-Disc 1--|-Disc 2--|-Disc 3--|--Disc 4-|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 100% ENTRIES COLLECTED
||||||||||||| 38% OF THE ENTRIES ON WALKTROUGH

Shenmue II COMPLETE NOTEBOOK Walkthrough by Caique
Special thanks to:
- Resident Joel
- Ziming
- Force Vector (writer of complete notebook guide for Shenmue I)
- Julian McKenzie (writer of the first notebook guide for Shenmue II)
- You
Sorry for my English mistakes, I'm foreigner, learning English and Japanese everyday with Shenmue! Note me if you have any suggestions for grammar.

Hope that my efforts make Sega release Shenmue III right away

Comments are welcome!
See you next time
by Caique
Sat Aug 08, 2009 6:31 pm
 
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Re: Variations of the patch image on the front of Ryo's jack

No, I think that represents something. But what does a unicorn stamd for? I'll look this up.

I found this: " The Qilin is generally considered a symbol of happiness, peacefulness, justice, and the blessing of children."

from what i have found the chinese unicorn Qilin looks a lot different to the western unicorn. the unicorn on ryo's jacket looks more like a western unicorn.

Quilin
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab295/AsiaParanormal/Beast4.jpg

western black unicorn
http://www.allaboutunicorns.com/gallery/0024.jpg


found this
"The Four Sacred Beasts: The Chinese Unicorn

There is an ancient Chinese myth which explains the creation of the universe. In the beginning, the universe was merely an egg. Heaven and earth were not separate. The stars and the planets were one. But when the egg of the universe cracked, Chaos spilled out. Heaven and earth separated and the stars and planets split.

Into this chaos came P'an Ku, the first god/human. It took him 18,000 years to create the present universe and earth. He was assisted in this work of creation by the four most fortunate animals--the dragon, the phoenix, the tortoise and the unicorn. When P'an Ku's work was completed, he died. The dragon swan into the seas. The tortoise crawled into the swampy wetlands. The phoenix rose into the sky and flew to the open lands. The unicorn galloped into the green forests. These four sacred animals became the guardians of the hidden realms upon the earth and those places beyond, where their strength is undiminished by contact with humans."

4 compass directions
4 sacred beasts assisting P'an Ku, with the creation of the earth

'The unicorn galloped into the green forests.' - is Ryo a representation of the unicorn and when he reached Guilin he galloped in the green forest? its a stretch...

whole site about unicorns here if anyone is interested. i look through it more later.
http://www.allaboutunicorns.com
by johnvivant
Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:22 pm
 
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Re: Does Yu Have The Eye Of The Tiger?

This........... is what happens when deprived of Shenmue III for too long.
by Yama
Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:15 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue I & II HD Listed in magazine


Lmao, touche. But I find my avatar to be quite original and cool :mrgreen: But yeah, so if anyone figures out how to email the editor, go and attempt. I think it would be interesting what his response would be just for kicks. He might say something interesting, or he might not even remember putting it in there and brush you off, but still worth a look.

I was able to find an email address at that link. I just sent him a message, referencing the video and the Eurogamer rumor in March, and asked him if his magazine based the inclusion of Shenmue 1 and 2 HD on those rumors alone or something more. This is probably not going to yield any good news, but I've received responses in the past by simply being a little proactive. It could help clear things up.

I sometimes forget that Eurogamer is, or at least has the appearance of, a very reliable source. They trusted the anonymous source that said the games were more or less finished enough to make a front page article about it. IGN and CVG also chimed in, citing Eurogamer as THEIR source. Despite personal feelings toward gaming website honchos like IGN, they rarely waste time with Shenmue rumors.

I just hope we hear something in the next month or two.
by Lan Di-sama
Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:14 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue I & II HD Listed in magazine

I tell you one thing, if Shenmue III is ever released, I damn well expect a shout-out to the 'Dojo during the credits or something. There's usually a 'Special Thanks' in gaming closing credits. Shenmue Dojo should be in there just for being the primary hub of Shenmue fandom for the past decade. It's been so long that we rarely even speak of Shenmue, and viciously shoot down any random noob who dares to do so.

You want to talk about Shenmue? Not on my fucking Shenmue fan-site, you don't!
by Martin
Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:00 pm
 
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Re: brand new shenmue 1

I'm broke, brother. But Peter is right. Save it for another decade or two, and it will be worth more than the treasure of the Qing Dynasty. Bury it under a tree of something.
by KiBa
Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:12 pm
 
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Re: Nintendo and Sega discussing the future of Shenmue ?

Best I recall, no one taught me how to do anything. I believe I was the first person to ever start modding the game, and I was capable of doing things back then that people still can't do today with all their new software. I still have people asking me how I altered camera angles. Hell, people used to get upset with me back in the day because I was too selfish to share my knowledge and give up any spotlight! So yeah..... of course, Bysby took me under his wing and showed me the ropes. *sarcasm* I'm not sure what spawned that crock of shit lie, but it couldn't be further from reality.
by LanDC
Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:23 am
 
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Re: What "makes" Shenmue for you?

It combines many things I have always loved; martial arts movies, games, virtua fighter, Japan, Asia as a whole, the 1980s, it will always be highly ambitious, it had interesting characters, and many others. I still have my receipt when I bought the Japanese version on December 31, 1999. I am not ashamed that the first thing I did when it hit midnight to mark the year 2000 I was playing Shenmue. It was one of the main reasons why I got a Dreamcast as well. I felt that Shenmue was a game that spoke to me. It was the game I was looking for my whole life. Something of a digital soul mate if you will. I love it to the point that if this series is not complete, I am not complete.

I was studying Japanese at my school and I saw it as an opportunity to simulate myself in Japan. At that point, I had been studying Japanese for about a year and a half, I only knew the basic sentence structures and had a descent vocab and the game just motivated me to study my hardest in and out of the classroom. I couldn't understand a good fraction of the dialog, but always understand when I needed to go somewhere, etc. But the cultural and environmental authenticity made me take it seriously. I liked in Yokosuka, everyone somewhat knows you and you already do feel some connection to area. But when you go to China, it is a whole new world and you are discovering it with Ryo where it is much bigger and the people are fishy, etc. I loved imitating the moves and practicing them in real life. I liked practicing the elbow, the tornado kick, the counter elbow, the double palm strike, etc.

Getting a job was kind of fun. I liked earning money and having fun making an honest living. I remember at one point, I wanted to work as a forklift operator at a harbor lol.

I loved the QTE scenes. It just brought this kind of excitement that you could control the outcome of a cutscene within mere seconds creating some results.

I honestly could go on and on but Shenmue is just something to me as if it were my true love.
by RyoHazuki84
Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:33 am
 
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Re: What Nationality Are You?

I'm a citizen of the planet Earth.

But i'm thinking of seceding.
by Kenny
Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:42 pm
 
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Re: Salute

Am i one of the few that was never offendend as to why Jeff posted? He should be allowed to post here since we wiped the slate clean, like QWERTY etc (even though i was wrong).

Heres the deal guys, leave Jeff alone. Until he steps out of line, then treat him with fair respect. Just like anyone else who comes back here, we will leave alone! Same goes for all members!
by Peter
Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:24 pm
 
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Re: Salute

^^ Nah, be serious, Blue. The answer is "funny." He's a really funny guy. Part of our joke is "everybody hates Jeff," but we really love him immensely. He was a wonderful regular years ago, and I hope he starts posting more. Heart of gold, that one. Heart of gold. Though that's no surprise. Even the darkest Dojo heart is but silver-plated gold.
by KiBa
Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:59 am
 
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Re: Rare Shenmue II DC video?

That's when I started watching over Shenmue.

I love this mental image of Kiyuu being the guardian watching down from on high over the entire Shenmue franchise. Especially as I already considered Kiyuu a Dark Knight-esque character wacthing down over the dojo.

http://i.imgur.com/ty4nN.jpg
by mue 26
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:44 pm
 
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Re: Rare Shenmue II DC video?

Don't give up hopes for a miracle. Tech has advanced every day since. So much pioneer work in Shenmue, sure SEGA licensed the CRI middleware for sound and video compression, but from todays view it is crazily expensive and time and resource consuming to write everything from scratch, the game engine, music formats and so on. Today you just license a 3D engine and add mp3/WAVE music and that's it. They even had to puzzle and trick a lot to have it fit on 4 GD-ROM. I think every day it gets cheaper and easier to make Shenmue 3.

I had given up hope on Duke nukem a decade ago. And then suddenly a miracle happened . Why not for Shenmue?
I'll never give up hopes, because sometimes a miracle does happen as you just showed. ;-)
by Kiyuu
Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:20 am
 
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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]
by Ziming
Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:21 pm
 
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Re: Unpopular Opinions

Unopular opinions are overrated.

EDIT: And so is spelling.
by Kenny
Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:07 pm
 
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Re: PSN,XBL,Eshop...which one will you get Shenmue HD on

PSN because I only have a ps3, would get it on all available platforms if I had them

controller isn't important to me, I would play it on the N64 controller if I had to
by south carmain
Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:42 am
 
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Re: PSN,XBL,Eshop...which one will you get Shenmue HD on

Ha, I loved the N64 controller but QTEs would be a nightmare: Right, right, A, C-up, right, C-left... #-o
by Let's Get Sweaty
Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:11 am
 
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Re: Shenmue Harrier Token Trouble BAD OCD

Even a starving eagle never steals.
by KiBa
Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:03 am
 
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Fan-Made...Town Simulator?

Whoo, first off, hey everybody. I've been lurking for years. I think the last time I actually posted was when I was in high school. Anyway.

While I love the story of Shenmue, my favorite aspect is exploration. I can seriously start up my Dreamcast and spend hours taking in the scenery, staring at the detail and love put into some of the most mundane objects. I absolutely love the opportunity to explore suburbia: the grassy plains and forests of other games bore me. Certainly someone else agrees?

So would a project like this be possible? A story-free, fan-made Shenmue game, with a completely original city to explore? Surely a large undertaking but I think TRYING would be fun at least. I would absolutely love building a detailed city. You could even use existing Shenmue resources. It'd be great to have some new area to explore. I've seen some cool fan games made in all kinds of engines, like a Silent Hill game made in the Unreal engine...why haven't any Shenmue fans attempted this?

What do you think of such an idea?
by Testament
Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:08 pm
 
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Re: Any other bronies on the dojo?

My little pony? The 80's girls toys are back? WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK? Men like My little pony? This is below nerdom...this is real doll level...it's..the fuck? Seriously?! Seriously?! SERIOUSLY?!-Nerd Overreaction.

In all Seriousness. Nope. TBH sounds like a dumb term and don't get it personally. Is there Barbie guys as well?
by Bluecast
Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:47 pm
 
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Re: Random Thoughts! v2.0

Hope you guys are doin ok. Just been partying and spending far too much money in Sydney. But tomorrow that all ends, and i really try to get a job. Been scary at times, and have even thought about going home once or twice. The financial aspect brings so much pressure, never mind the fact that i am with my sister and her 2 friends who constantly talk abouy guys and sex. In Sydney, i cannot get a girl for shit, there are just far too many good looking guys here. But i need a job. Badily. But hope all is well, and i will try and check in more often :)
by Peter
Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:49 pm
 
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Re: Random Thoughts! v2.0

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Happy Holidays!
by Yokosuka Martian
Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:30 pm
 
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Re: Random Thoughts! v2.0

Yokosuka Martian wrote: Image

Happy Holidays!


They wear those ID tags on the side of their arm so they can have someone come around and scan them like products or something? Thats fucked up.
by Axm
Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:53 pm
 
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started playing again.. :)

Hello im new here just wanted to say hi :)

I played shenmue when it first came out on dc about 8 times through. I recently bought a dreamcast and am on disk 3 of shenmue one. Second day of work ;). Ive never played number 2 but cant wait.


Ill be around. Hope to meet some fellow gamers.
by lezil
Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:25 pm
 
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Re: started playing again.. :)

I wish I could play a Shenmue game for the first time again. :(

You're in for a treat!
by Beck
Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:57 am
 
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Re: Nintendo wants to buy Sega?

I just want Sony/MS out of consoles and SEGA & Nintendo making consoles like the good old days
by Bluecast
Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:49 pm
 
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Re: Nintendo wants to buy Sega?

This is a stupid rumor. It originates from some youtuber who goes by the name "Hiphopgamer1". :roll:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvZeifU2ENk[/youtube]
by Ziming
Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:58 pm
 
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Re: Should Yu Break Bad To Fund S3?

No detail, the idea just had to be done.
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by mrslig100
Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:48 pm
 
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Re: Corey Marshall (Ryo Hazuki!)

Wow, cool.

What is your opinion on how Ryo's voice turned out? Are there anythings that you would have changed or done differently had you been allowed?

Sometimes, I was told to deliver lines in a way that I thought was a little strange, but those lines ended up being some of the most iconic and repeated lines in the game. The character of Ryo, as we all know, is a young Japanese man who studies martial arts and therefore has a certain stoic, even monotone voice, and that is the way they envisioned his character.

It doesn't always make sense to an American audience but adds that Japanese flavor to the character, even though he is speaking English.

So, I think the director knew exactly what he was doing and it turned out great in the end.

-Corey
by coreymarshall
Fri May 06, 2011 12:33 am
 
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Top 3 scenes [Both games]

This is simply one of the best scenes in gaming for me [the whole of disc 3 was just awesome] with Lan Di appearing and then the little stare down after the fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VTylsu1bPE

Of course the intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ2DtSH3ZKc

Double Blow. Just always thought this was a really nice scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqAsL8apnBk
by Who Really Cares?
Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:03 am
 
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Re: Just woke up from a SIII dream!

Even in fans' dreams, Sega can't resist leaving Shenmue on a damn cliffhanger.
by Let's Get Sweaty
Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:10 am
 
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Re: Shenmue Anime

Yes sure it could be let down like Duke Nukem was but atleast we would see how the story was suppose to end like it should have. If Yu isnt on the bar anymore and there would be something prominent mistakes then shame on him.
But if outsider would do anime show about shenmue and do it slipshodly it would be outrage.

Think about it. Which one would displease you more? Outsider ruining the game or Yu accomplish his visions which would sadly fail to reach present standards. (i.e. too much qte etc.)

Though I wouldnt mind anime if Yu would closely control the project.
(fan projects are always welcomed)
by Deta
Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:02 am
 
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Extra scene with Fangmei (Disc 3)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHrcR_8vE40

Here is a cut scene with Ryo and Fangmei that I've never seen before until last week. I showed it to both LanDC and Miles Prower, and both were as dumbfounded as me. The only person left who knew about it was our Japanese contributor Kiyuu. She explained to me that this scene is attainable with a high "intimacy level", meaning your scored on all the conversations/scenes you have with Fangmei.


You know there's intimacy level between Ryo and Fangmei, don't you? Intimacy level increases as you talk with her or see relevant events. Every time you have a non-ordinary conversation with her or see some special event, you'll be given intimacy points, such as 20 points for saving her at Man Mo Bistro, 50 points for giving her birthday present, etc. Shenmue II Perfect Guidebook says that good-bye scene will be triggered before you go back to Man Mo Temple to see Xiuing, if you have more than 200 intimacy points. The guide elaborates the far-complicated system.

It's surprising that no one outside Japan has viewed the scene for more than 10 years, when Japanese guides had shown how to trigger it. Anyway, you have noticed the intimacy level has gone up when Fangmei started calling you "Ryo-san," instead of "Hazuki-san," right?

Yes, you should talk to her every day till you get non-ordinary conversations. Some answers which upset Fangmei decrease the points, and the cancellation of those non-ordinary conversations in the middle results in the decrease as well. I don't think you need to get every cutscene with her, but don't miss the major ones.


This Fangmei scene triggers at the end of Disc 3 before you see Xiuying at Man Mo temple. I was able to record a video thanks to a modified save provided by wude .
by Ziming
Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:02 pm
 
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Re: Your favourite example of attention to detail in Shenmue

I liked that in the second game an NPC might actually answer the door when you knocked on a random one in an apartment complex.

I also really liked how much homework went into studying the martial arts aspect of the game. One of the move scroll store owners in the Thousand White building asks Ryo if Ryo has practiced martial arts. Ryo replies that he has and asks the store owner how he could tell. The store owner says he could tell by the way Ryo shifts his balance when he walks.

A couple of years ago when I was switching martial art schools one of the teachers asked if I had taken martial arts before on my first day there. I said "yeah, how did you know?" The teacher said he knew by the way I shifted my balance when I walked.
by Calshot
Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:22 pm
 
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New Ryo Hazuki Statue from First4Figures.com

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First 4 Figures announced on Christmas day that they will be creating a Ryo Hazuki statue. A teaser image was shown at the main site, they will start taking preorders in early 2013.
by ShenSun
Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:29 am
 
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Re: What movie are you watching right now?

If the Dojo is just like Flash Gorden, would that make me Princess Aura, the one with the insatiable appetite for countless lovers? :rotflmao:

http://i.imgur.com/jIM89.jpg

Yep!

And here's QWERTY:

http://i.imgur.com/cD6LE.jpg

And here's a good shot of Yama and Peter:

http://i.imgur.com/LyqGY.jpg
by KiBa
Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:55 pm
 
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Real Life Shenmue Moments

Alright, so its no secret that alot of us are real freaks about Shenmue, I know I am.
But has anyone ever had a Shenmue moment in real life. Say like, when you actually may act like Ryo or say something he does?

I tend to say I see, or is that so? alot, even in Ryo's tone haha. I also have a really bad habit of saying Ahh good whenever I drink something. Its soo bad.

But last week was the best.
I have a friend who's dad owns a local 711 in Trenton NJ, and my friend works there during the night.
I got him to play the Tomato Convience Store song in his 711 just about the whole night.
Video footage coming soon.
Only one person, besides me and him, recognized the song to be from Shenmue and was greatly excited!
by shengoro86
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:52 pm
 
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Re: Dobuita after Midnight

I know its possible day 1 or something in Shenmue I. If I recall it is when you are looking for sailors and can't find heartbeats maybe.. Or possibly something else triggers it but you actually see the drunk people and even tom going home for the night. pretty cool.

Also it happens automatically at the end of the game when Ryo has to find a way to get to the harbor for a special event that I don't want to spoil if you havent played that far.
by ShOzO MiZuKi
Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:58 am
 
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Re: If Shenmue HD happens

Personally, I can live without Shenmue III . There, I said it; and, honestly, that's how I have felt for a good few years now. It's not that I've lost all hope in it ever happening - rather, I've just come to realise that I can live my life just fine without it, as much as I still wish for it to happen. Ask me if that was my attitude seven years ago, however, and I'd have tornado kicked you through a wall.

As for the HD collection - that is something that I really want to happen. More than any other game that I'm looking forward to (or even hoping that will be announced, including Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and The Witness , my two most anticipated games of the year), that is the one I want most. The reason why? Well, other than the fact that we'll be able to play Shenmue in beautiful HD (maybe even with uncompressed textures) with all of the accompanying upgrades, it's because a whole new world of gamers will be introduced to it.

Even if they don't do a physical release, think about the numbers: combined, all of the digital marketplaces out there total well over 150 million members (of which probably 70% are still active); granted, only a very small fraction of those people will even consider buying Shenmue , but there's 100% potential there.

The Shenmue HD collection (or each title, if they decide to sell them separately) could easily hit 150,000 sales on XBLA alone, so just imagine how many it'll hit combined with PSN and Steam, etc. The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection has sold over 1.5 million across all platforms as a physical release, with fuck-knows how many digitally. If Minecraft (a game that I'm really not a fan of) can clear five million sales on XBLA, why can't something like Shenmue ? And, who knows, maybe it'll be a massive hit with people.

That, and it really can't be that hard remaster a game, can it? I have no hands-on experience in this field, but if it's simply a case of upgrading the graphics, applying in-game and controller-related upgrades, and the like, that doesn't sound all that horrible. Again, I can't say for sure.

So... yeah.

xx
by ShenGCH
Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:10 pm
 
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Did Shenmue have the best music ever?

I'm listening to the soundtrack while playing the first game for the first time in ages, and I'm not sure any game has matched it in terms of the overall feel and quality of its music. There are plenty of games with some amazing soundtracks too (Metroid, Zelda, FF, Sonic, Castlevania, Streets of Rage, etc) but I don't think you can convince me anymore that they have better soundtracks.

Just listen to these...I mean just fucking listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdZ3821-k8Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4QHpEn_zRM
by TwiceFriedRice
Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:05 am
 
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