OL wrote: Himuro wrote: MiTT3NZ wrote: No, fuck Japanese w/subs. Even Suzuki preferred the dub. Felt cheated when I played Shenmue II and there was no dub option.
The dub sucks.
And yet it's just as much a legitimate part of the series' legacy as anything else. For many people, it's part of the personality of these games.
Back when I'd first started playing the series, I took the dubbing style as being like an old kung fu or karate movie. Seriously, give this stuff a listen. It parallels perfectly.I'll always prefer the original Japanese track as well, but you may as accept that others like the alternative. Nothing wrong with that.
Like I said in the Shenmue 2X thread in the Shenmue II forum, I agree. But only for Shenmue 1. Shenmue 1 is hilarious and charming and fucking laugh worthy in its awkwardness and unintentional comedy. Shenmue 2 us much worse off. I felt the first games dub was more true to the kung fu dub movie experience. At the same time, I still prefer the voice acting in the Japanese version. Shenmue II though, its dub is complete ass. It lacks the emotional weight of the Japanese voice track while lacking the comedy and hilarity of the original games dub. It just sucks.
I'd be fine if the new dub were either Shenmue 1 cheese or Japanese version seriousness, but nothing like what we got in Shenmue II's dub.
You can read our discussion on this here:
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