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Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:04 amby johnvivant
So do you think there will be an event in the game where the Chiyou monster is actually resurrected?
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:20 amby Hazuki00
I voted for "No - never, it will be prevented by the heroes"
Thinking about it, I'm not really sure if I watched in a very old video something related to this or it's only my imagination.
Gui Zhang told Ryo that If Lan Di would take both mirrors, it'll be the end of Ryo, so I think that won't happen...
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:56 amby 7heavens
I voted yes. But i dont think that chiyou will be an independant entity. Instead i think that the 'demon-like' spirit of the chiyou will posess someone like tentei. And ryo will have to face tentei who is now posessed with the power of chiyou.
Tentei's martial arts will be at a supernatural level when this occurs. So it would be important for ryo to really have purified himself from his internal demons and vices and really mastered all that he has learnt from his teachers that he met along his journey in order for him to defeat chiyou/tentei. But he will not be able to do this alone, he will need assistance from friends such as shenhua, ren and others etc.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:20 amby Peter
I hope so! The lore of Shenmue is what interests me the most. The questions that are left unanswered are what has kept me going for 15 years. The Dragon, the treasure, the significance of the mirrors, the relevance of the Chiyoumen, it's leaders and heavenly beasts.
If it all turns out to be metaphorical I will be very disappointed.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:08 pmby Sonoshee
I love 7heavens take on it.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:38 amby Jesse
I believe we will see the Chi You possibly at the end of Shenmue 3 if not then definitely in the sequels. I just don't see why include the tattoo on Lan Di's arm plus the logo on the helicopter in 2 as well as all the stories about it devouring the world etc. Without us ever getting to see him in a physical form. I can see Lan Di getting a hold of both mirrors somehow and thus that could be a cliffhanger ending.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:35 amby Toua77
I don't think it'll be a monster per-se, but a super saiyan/possessed version of Lan-Di controlled by the entity.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:41 amby Who Really Cares?
Hazuki00 wrote: I voted for "No - never, it will be prevented by the heroes"
Thinking about it, I'm not really sure if I watched in a very old video something related to this or it's only my imagination.
Gui Zhang told Ryo that If Lan Di would take both mirrors, it'll be the end of Ryo, so I think that won't happen...
The CGI trailer for Shenmue online had this....
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:40 pmby Himuro
Hoping its figurative. I don't think that kind of thing has a place in Shenmue.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:36 pmby Spaghetti
Might be worth taking a look at the old Project Berkley trailer when thinking about this stuff. That trailer is pretty heavily inclined towards Chi-based Wuxia elements that might mean Chiyou is something very, very literal.
That stuff is woven through the series as an undercurrent that only really bubbled to the surface at the end of II. Ryo's dreams in the original game always indicated something beyond down-to-earth realism was going on anyway.
Of course, that doesn't exactly mean the realism of the series is going to go flying out the window. Shenhua is clearly the character that will have Chi-based power, and while considered the heroine of the series, Ryo is still the main character.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:34 pmby Himuro
The only character with wuxia based magic power so far is Shenhua. I'm fine with that as she's not a martial artist. I'm also fine with the supernatural elements so far because they're mysterious. The dreams, Shenhua's chi powers. I like these things because despite their being tied in supernatural forces still feel like they belong in the realistic, grounded world of Shenmue. Almost like how in real life you can have a dream and then it actually happens just like how you dreamed it, down to the last detail. But real life doesn't have giant dragons poring forth from the Earth. There's the difference. I find Shenmue to be a series about Chinese mysticism in a realistic world. Having actual dragons and phoenixes come out of the Earth is stupid to me and betrays every single thing that makes Shenmue what it is for me.
To me, Shenmue is about overcoming grief and the cycle of revenge. Stuff like the mysticism is gravy. At its heart, Shenmue is about a boy who couldn't let the murder of his father go. Shenmue just being a story about Ryo becoming a martial arts master who can overcome supernatural forces isn't Shenmue to me. At that point, you might as be playing some other game IMO. How many games involve the characters going on a journey to beat some super powerful supernatural force? So why are some people so keen on that occurring in Shenmue?
Who Really Cares? wrote: Hazuki00 wrote: I voted for "No - never, it will be prevented by the heroes"
Thinking about it, I'm not really sure if I watched in a very old video something related to this or it's only my imagination.
Gui Zhang told Ryo that If Lan Di would take both mirrors, it'll be the end of Ryo, so I think that won't happen...
The CGI trailer for Shenmue online had this....
This is truly terrible to me and I'm glad Yu has went out of his way to say this WON'T HAPPEN.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:05 amby Shenmue_Music
Himuro wrote: The only character with wuxia based magic power so far is Shenhua. I'm fine with that as she's not a martial artist. I'm also fine with the supernatural elements so far because they're mysterious. The dreams, Shenhua's chi powers. I like these things because despite their being tied in supernatural forces still feel like they belong in the realistic, grounded world of Shenmue. Almost like how in real life you can have a dream and then it actually happens just like how you dreamed it, down to the last detail. But real life doesn't have giant dragons poring forth from the Earth. There's the difference. I find Shenmue to be a series about Chinese mysticism in a realistic world. Having actual dragons and phoenixes come out of the Earth is stupid to me and betrays every single thing that makes Shenmue what it is for me.
To me, Shenmue is about overcoming grief and the cycle of revenge. Stuff like the mysticism is gravy. At its heart, Shenmue is about a boy who couldn't let the murder of his father go. Shenmue just being a story about Ryo becoming a martial arts master who can overcome supernatural forces isn't Shenmue to me. At that point, you might as be playing some other game IMO. How many games involve the characters going on a journey to beat some super powerful supernatural force? So why are some people so keen on that occurring in Shenmue?
Who Really Cares? wrote: Hazuki00 wrote: I voted for "No - never, it will be prevented by the heroes"
Thinking about it, I'm not really sure if I watched in a very old video something related to this or it's only my imagination.
Gui Zhang told Ryo that If Lan Di would take both mirrors, it'll be the end of Ryo, so I think that won't happen...
The CGI trailer for Shenmue online had this....
This is truly terrible to me and I'm glad Yu has went out of his way to say this WON'T HAPPEN.
I disagree. I'd love it to be as amazing as possible. Dragons and all these other creatures that may appear in Shenmue sound awesome to me. I also want magical stuff to be present as well. I don't why you don't want these things to happen, but they would really add to the experience. Oh well, to each their own I suppose.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:48 pmby Himuro
Shenmue_Music wrote: Himuro wrote: The only character with wuxia based magic power so far is Shenhua. I'm fine with that as she's not a martial artist. I'm also fine with the supernatural elements so far because they're mysterious. The dreams, Shenhua's chi powers. I like these things because despite their being tied in supernatural forces still feel like they belong in the realistic, grounded world of Shenmue. Almost like how in real life you can have a dream and then it actually happens just like how you dreamed it, down to the last detail. But real life doesn't have giant dragons poring forth from the Earth. There's the difference. I find Shenmue to be a series about Chinese mysticism in a realistic world. Having actual dragons and phoenixes come out of the Earth is stupid to me and betrays every single thing that makes Shenmue what it is for me.
To me, Shenmue is about overcoming grief and the cycle of revenge. Stuff like the mysticism is gravy. At its heart, Shenmue is about a boy who couldn't let the murder of his father go. Shenmue just being a story about Ryo becoming a martial arts master who can overcome supernatural forces isn't Shenmue to me. At that point, you might as be playing some other game IMO. How many games involve the characters going on a journey to beat some super powerful supernatural force? So why are some people so keen on that occurring in Shenmue?
Who Really Cares? wrote: Hazuki00 wrote: I voted for "No - never, it will be prevented by the heroes"
Thinking about it, I'm not really sure if I watched in a very old video something related to this or it's only my imagination.
Gui Zhang told Ryo that If Lan Di would take both mirrors, it'll be the end of Ryo, so I think that won't happen...
The CGI trailer for Shenmue online had this....
This is truly terrible to me and I'm glad Yu has went out of his way to say this WON'T HAPPEN.
I disagree. I'd love it to be as amazing as possible. Dragons and all these other creatures that may appear in Shenmue sound awesome to me. I also want magical stuff to be present as well. I don't why you don't want these things to happen, but they would really add to the experience. Oh well, to each their own I suppose.
Dragons and stuff would make Shenmue just another video game with magic in it. Almost every video game has magic in it. Magic being mysterious and subdued lends to mystery and discussion and interpretation, which is far more interesting. Like the Guilin section of II and Shenhua, those things are fun to think about and talk about. I like that we don't get a concrete answer and that it's left to interpretation. Having a bit of magic under the veil of realism is fascinating and unique to games, which generally revel in the supernatural and mysticism. Having an actual dragon just wouldn't be Shenmue to me.
As said above I have seen the Shenmue Online video with the dragon and the phoenix, and think it's fucking stupid. I think Shenmue works best as a grounded martial arts story about overcoming grief and hate. The supernatural shit is just gravy and should never taken precedence over Ryo's growth as a person.
I'm not sure why those who want dragons and stuff don't just play Final Fantasy or something if they want full on magic.
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:39 pmby johnvivant
how would you feel if the supernatural events (resurrections, hadoukens, possessions by supernatural entities) only took place in the last few hours of the final game, with everything before it remaining pretty grounded?
Re: Will we actually see the resurrection of Chiyou monster?
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:41 pmby Himuro
Disappointed. Lan Di used martial arts to kill Iwao, Ryo should use martial arts (no kamehameha) to beat (not kill) Lan Di.
All of what you mentioned sounds awful to me and IMO belongs in another series entirely.