I'm sure everyone remembers their first time through Shenmue. What was it like? What were your thoughts, emotions, etc?
My first time through the game started Christmas Day, 2000. I had just gotten the game earlier that morning, and I popped it into my Dreamcast and started it up.
I remember being in awe of the opening movie, and then being even more in awe that the whole game looked like that.
I went around and started talking to people, and was completely lost at everyone's directions. I had never seen any Japanese anime or anything at the time, so whenever they would say like "It went speeding past Sakuragaoka park, on the way to Dobuita" I was like "...slow down. I can't understand you."
When I finished the game, I was so dissappointed that it ended the way it did. I wanted more. I needed more. So I went online and searched out Shenmue II. I found out that it was coming out here at the end of 2001. And I was happy. Then I found out it wasn't coming out here. And I imported it for $80. And played it. And it was good.