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Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Peter » Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:37 am

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Kickstarter wrote:Hello Everyone!

Just in! Corey Marshall, the actor who did the English voice acting for the main character Ryo in Shenmue 1 & 2, is now confirmed for Shenmue 3!

The support for Mr. Marshall to reprise his role as Ryo has been just overwhelming!

We would all like to thank Corey-san for coming back, and especially for all the support he has given to Shenmue over the years.

Corey is as excited for Shenmue's return as we all are, and to help out, he has magnanimously offered his voice for a special reward. Yes, that's right--get a personal message from Ryo! Do not miss this opportunity to get a very special message from Ryo himself. Maybe one those classic Ryo one-liners?

The $1,000 Reward for the Corey Marshall as Ryo Voice Message will include the $500 Reward. The Ryo Voice Message will also be included in the Rewards for $2,000 and up.


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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Stocke » Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:43 am

Over the moon about this. Corey is a huge fan and IS the voice of Ryo Hazuki. It wouldn't have felt right with anyone else.
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Peter » Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:48 am

I wonder if this is a stretch goal? If its above 11 million, Corey wont be doing anything.
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Mitsuzuki » Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:53 am

Amazing news! It wouldn't be Ryo without him.
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Sonoshee » Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:56 am

So psyched he's back! He IS Ryo!
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby laagi » Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:24 am

Great news! Wouldn't be the same without him. Glad they got this worked out.

The whole campaign seems a bit stagnant at the moment, so I'm in high hopes this news will give it another boost. Although a $1000 reward for a voice message... I don't know :roll:
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Yama » Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:33 am

The voice message is a good idea if it's what I'm gathering, a personalized thanks in Ryo's voice. This is great news!
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Sonikku » Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:12 pm

I Hope his passion for Shenmue would enable him to donate his voice to the project, or else the budget might not stretch very far with the way things are going. Glad to have him on board at any rate.
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby BigTuna » Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:36 pm

I'm totally stoked! Nobody else could do Ryo. He IS Ryo!
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Miles Prower » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:00 pm

Fantastic news :D I figured it'd be ages before this got confirmed, if at all. Let's just hope Eric and perhaps Lisle get to come back too :)
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Anthony817 » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:32 pm

My brother came and woke me up bearing the news!
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby blacktorn » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:33 pm

Sonikku wrote: I Hope his passion for Shenmue would enable him to donate his voice to the project, or else the budget might not stretch very far with the way things are going. Glad to have him on board at any rate.


I'm sorry but don't be so naive...the voice actors of the previous titles are desperate to reprise their roles for a reason and it ain't for there love of the games i'm sure...

I don't want to be too harsh but the original english voice cast are not exactly the most esteemed of actors and i for one don't see the return of corey as a plus.

Don't let nostalgia fool you people!

Edit: I don't mind Lisle Wilkerson but i don't think she will have much of a role in shenmue III unless there are flashbacks
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby Anthony817 » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:39 pm

I see it as a plus as most fans heard Corey in the west on Shenmue 1 and 2 and if they brought in different voice actors it would be a fucking dumb move.

Goddammit at least for continuity sake!

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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby blacktorn » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:47 pm

Anthony817 wrote: I see it as a plus as most fans heard Corey in the west on Shenmue 1 and 2 and if they brought in different voice actors it would be a fucking dumb move.

Goddammit at least for continuity sake!


Well hope he has improved since the last decade and a half,i will be playing with Japanese VO anyway as i for one think corey is terrible at VO.
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Re: Corey Marshall confirmed to voice Ryo in Shenmue 3

Postby James Brown » Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:04 pm

blacktorn wrote:
Anthony817 wrote: I see it as a plus as most fans heard Corey in the west on Shenmue 1 and 2 and if they brought in different voice actors it would be a fucking dumb move.

Goddammit at least for continuity sake!


Well hope he has improved since the last decade and a half,i will be playing with Japanese VO anyway as i for one think corey is terrible at VO.


Thanks for letting us know.

Seriously don't know why people have to bash the English voices, same people would moan if they replaced Corey with someone that doesn't sound remotely similar to Ryo from the first 2 games. This is a massive plus as Corey was fine I thought, and did a great job voicing Ryo. His support towards the series has been second to non, and it's not like he's been stagnant for the last 14 years, he's always done interviews, spoke to fans, I reckon he probably would do the work for free as long as they paid for him to get to Japan or wherever they plan to record VO.

Just be happy that the people who grew up with the English voices are going to enjoy the experience of playing Shenmue 3 just as much as the people who grew up preferring the Japanese, since it's obvious we're gonna get both now. There isn't 2 releases anymore split between Japan and EU/US, it's 1 release, so it will have both VO's.

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