Rough Translation of Scroll

[RiGoRmOrTiS]

you may have noticed the scroll before the nice story spoiler at the end. as much as people don't want to believe that is part of the story it is. it seems like shenmue will have a history repeating kind of story. where something that happens in the past will happen again in the present.

----- Rough Translation of the scroll ------

An age ago the world was once peaceful but two mirrors threatened this peace.
The two mirrors were sealed in a cave called Finis.
The Dragon's vein is bound by these two mirrors.
However the Dragon awoke, shaking the earth and the world
The Dragon’s veins lead to chaos in nature.
The Dragon flooded the city, causing the end of the dynasty.
The Dragon controlled Finis's power and the three saints of old time.
However the Great Phoenix fell down from the sky to fight with him and its magical wind calmed the dragon’s anger.
The world once again was at peace.

However the demon has stolen the mirror once again.

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(This is a rough translation and some lines are missing as the scroll is written using old Chinese characters which are bloody complex, even the 400mb video is not a high enough resolution to make them out completely).

Another interesting peace of information is that the outfit Shenhua transforms into is from Miao nationality and is something they use to wear many many years ago. I think this adds weight to my age old theory of Shenhua being older than she appears (much much older).

Thanks go to my girlfriend for translating all this. And remember lines are missing.. Not all of it was legible.

(Extra Note Edit: Don't whine about shenmue becoming unrealistic. I saw this coming in Shenmue 1. Why else would you go around fighting and killing for a mirror unless it has some hidden power. and why would there be a poem all about Ryo's arrival... duuurrr..)

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Edit Number 2: I edited out the story line part and put it together so its continuous. you can see the city flood. etc

http://www.fileplanet.com/hosteddl.aspx ... poiler.zip

Props to Hellrasier for uploading it for me.

[Ryudo']

thank you very much.

[James]

Excellent work!

[Yutaka Suzuki]

Excellent work!

Yup

[JoeMDesign]

You're a credit to Shenmuekind! Thanks!

[ac2u]

One of the most frustrating parts of the video unravelled! Thanks!

[Kiyuu]

you may have noticed the scroll before the nice story spoiler at the end. as much as people don't want to believe that is part of the story it is. it seems like shenmue will have a history repeating kind of story. where something that happens in the past will happen again in the present.

----- Rough Translation of the scroll ------

An age ago the world was once peaceful but two mirrors threatened this peace.
The two mirrors were sealed in a cave called Finis.
The Dragon's vein is bound by these two mirrors.
However the Dragon awoke, shaking the earth and the world
The Dragon’s veins lead to chaos in nature.
The Dragon flooded the city, causing the end of the dynasty.
The Dragon controlled Finis's power and the three saints of old time.
However the Great Phoenix fell down from the sky to fight with him and its magical wind calmed the dragon’s anger.
The world once again was at peace.

However the demon has stolen the mirror once again.

---

(This is a rough translation and some lines are missing as the scroll is written using old Chinese characters which are bloody complex, even the 400mb video is not a high enough resolution to make them out completely).

Another interesting peace of information is that the outfit Shenhua transforms into is from Miao nationality and is something they use to wear many many years ago. I think this adds weight to my age old theory of Shenhua being older than she appears (much much older).

Thanks go to my girlfriend for translating all this. And remember lines are missing.. Not all of it was legible.

(Extra Note Edit: Don't whine about shenmue becoming unrealistic. I saw this coming in Shenmue 1. Why else would you go around fighting and killing for a mirror unless it has some hidden power. and why would there be a poem all about Ryo's arrival... duuurrr..)

--

Edit Number 2: I edited out the story line part and put it together so its continuous. you can see the city flood. etc

http://www.fileplanet.com/hosteddl.aspx ... poiler.zip

Props to Hellrasier for uploading it for me.

Thank you for your help! I hope your girlfriend will be around in the forums.
We definitely need someone who can read and translate Chinese for us.

[b_ren]

Good job.

[NeoShredder]

Wow, spolier.

Wait a minute, if the mirrors had to be sealed in a cave, why did Iwao have them....? Maybe Lan Di is merely trying to return them?

[Who Really Cares?]

Once again SO makes me

Maybe Iwao took the mirrors because Zhao sun ming had 'turned evil' and joined the Chiyou? He tried to get Iwao to join him but after failing a fight started, Iwao killed him then took the mirrors hoping to stop the Chiyou men ever getting them??

[ac2u]

Or maybe it's taking a totally alternative view to the main story seeing as the Chinese have never played the original Shenmue.

Could be a sign that Shenmue Online has nothing to do with the main story.

[Peter]

Funnily enough i was thinking that the other day, but never really mentioned it. It is feesable that there was more than one conclusion to the Shenmue story, which would have all culminated at the end of Shenmue 3 or whatever, but perhaps for Shenmue Online, and the gaming market its being released for, then it makes sense to include the Phoenix v Dragon confrontation into the game.

But Dont forget theres a lot more issues revealed in both Shenmue games and promotional material, that seemingly havent been delt with, including:


- Other Chiyoumen members, most namely Niao Sun
- Locations and events ie, train journeys, snowy locations, Chiyoumen HQ
- Ziming, his location, past and confrontation with Xiuying
- Guizhang catching up with Ryo on his journey
- Both mirrors revealing the location of the Quing Dynasty treasure
- Bailu Village, Phantom River Stone, Mirrors legend
- Sunming Zhao,his discovery of the mirrors and his relationship with Iwao
- Ren gaining or recieving any info on the treasure he is "in for"
- Ryo's journey in general and his final fight with Lan Di


Most, if not all of these could not possibly be told through the style of gaming that this MMORPG maintains. As much as the SO trailer was a spoiler, there is stilla lot of questions to the Shenmue story to be told, and since the Shenmue Online game WILL need some sort of ending, then of course the myth of the phoenix and dragon seems to fit nicely.

[b_ren]

I made this a sticky

[RiGoRmOrTiS]

I made this a sticky

You dirty dirty boy.

[Miles Prower]

Interesting.......Finis, eh? Will Ryo eventually visit this cave, wherever it is? Or the ruins of the city that is mentioned? Or heck, maybe it is the same cave that Shenmue II ends in o.o
Thanks for taking the time to translate, RiGoRmOrTiS. Incidentally, you're back now? Awesome