BlackLagoon
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So does Shenhua actually speak in the game, or did the fly Debora Rabbai (who's a reasonably successful voice actress) in from New York just to do the passport stuff? And then they recast her in 2? Jeez.
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Giant Bomb are bringing back the Endurance Run... and it's Shenmue.
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EmCeeGramr
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So there's something magical about the final line of the ER being Mark telling them about buying food for the cat
xenorevlis
Member
I'm sure its available online somewhere, but if anyone wants I can upload the original Shenmue trailer that came on the Dreamcast preview disc.
sechsterangriff
Member
They finally came to the realization that there's content and mechanics they missed and maybe shouldve checked the Passport content first.
Personally I think if they just explored the menus and buttons from the beginning (maybe checking out the manual) things wouldve gone way more smoothly for them.
Even a skim of the manual would have probably helped. All the mechanics are explained really well in it.
I mean it came out when Manuals were actually the main resource for game mechanics.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
I legit ran out of air laughing at that. Amazing.
Sectorseven
Member
I think she speaks in the opening cinematic.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
The payoff is amazing when you finally meet her. It really feels like a journey.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
But isn't what she says in the prologue the same things she said in the passport disc ?
Super weird they had at least 2 highly detailed character models which were completely unused in the game.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
What about Lan Di's? He's only in the intro.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Well .. yeah ..that too .. he only appears in 3 instances in the game total iirc. But then in Shenmue 2 (i played it YEARS ago), I think he only appears in the one helicopter scene too.
Lan-Di is prominent for the intro to Shenmue 1 though.. so at least he's a big figure in the game.
Someday Chibi's son is going to go on a revenge quest looking for the asshole teenager who put his mom in a box and starved her to death. He'll even have a tiny leather jacket.
Sectorseven
Member
It could be, I can't remember.
It all relates to the games being split up late in development. The passport disc was made by a separate team and they were probably given certain assets initially that they developed around. There was definitely miscommunication at various levels from Sega as well. It seems like they assumed gamers understood this stuff was all in the pipeline and would be important for some reason.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Also remember that Shenmue was originally supposed to be 1 and 2 together in one game: an 8 disc game I think? Or was that Suzuki hyperbole? lol. But Sega needed a hit and Shenmue was what they were hoping on, so they had to split the game into two. The first part (Yokosuka) section wasn't supposed to be as long as it was supposed to be. Xiuying and Shenhua were in the title as well. Shenmue III was supposed to originally be Shenmue II. So when they made the passport disc, a high quality model of Xiuying and Shenhua were already available. Also, Shenhua would be among the first high quality models to be made anyways because she's the heroine of the series, along side Ryo. Shenmue has two protagonists in a way.
I'm not sure if
I'm not sure if
Xiuying was meant to be in 1. There are scenes of her in Dobuita but maybe it was just a test. I think it's in What's Shenmue? I'm not sure. I think they had one prepared because remember that Shenmue 1 and 2 were originally supposed to be one game that was split into parts.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
This is my favorite episode because it's so confusing for them. "Who are you?" "That's not Nozomi." I said the same things when I went through the passport after beating the game the first time.
Yeah I'm aware they used to be one game. But as I stated, they had no other parts of Shenmue 2 displayed in any of those trailers so I can't see how that was the reason.
I could understand it if you saw other Shenmue 2 bits dotted around as well, but you just don't. She's just randomly in the trailer and on the disk for no real reason.
I could understand it if you saw other Shenmue 2 bits dotted around as well, but you just don't. She's just randomly in the trailer and on the disk for no real reason.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Let's be honest, the zoom in on the forlift tires is the best part of all this.
I imagine that model might have been either a holdover from before SEGA ordered the game to be split, or just a little easter egg/hint at the future.
After all
they do kind of tease the Xiuying = Master Tao reveal using her theme during the Swallow Flip instruction.
Yeah I did already mention that before, but
for a decent chunk of Shenmue 2 he doesn't even realise it's a woman, lol.
They probably just left it in as a easter egg/teaser, but I still think it's just super random.
I speel my dreenk
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between that, and the zoom in/single random color inversion of the forklift route map, I was rollin'.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
It's the best. It's so 90's it hurts.
And the zoom in on Chai's ear. "EWWW." Ahahaha.
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Well that was the only possible way I could have ever seen this game through to the end.
Enjoyable endurance run in the end.
Enjoyable endurance run in the end.
They should have looked at a Shenmue 2 trailer as well.
Street Fighter's been around for like 30 years and some people still say "Rai-you".
Street Fighter's been around for like 30 years and some people still say "Rai-you".
LelouchViBritannia
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Is it just me or are the voices a lot more clear and credible in the Shenmue Movie than the actual game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ww0RMANBQg
Sounds less distorted and uncompressed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ww0RMANBQg
Sounds less distorted and uncompressed.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
We do not talk about that movie!
Vampire On Titus
Member
I am, loved the first one and loving this one so far. Someone should start a thread.
openrob
Member
Well it was a fun run. I think all us SShenmue fans enjoyed getting to embrace it once again, and allowed those who were curious abut the game to get a slight idea about what the game is.
Might as well post.
Shenmue 2 Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Izd2f6k2I
Might as well post.
Shenmue 2 Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Izd2f6k2I
sechsterangriff
Member
Every time I watch that trailer I'm reminded how in one year they managed to improve many aspects in regards to the first game, most notably models for Shenmue 2.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
The Lan Di part in the trailer. Jesus.
And the cinematography in general has some amazing shots in the game cutscenes. Almost all are Ren related of course.
And Xiuying practicing Pigua. Christ, that animation with the motion blur.
We're getting a new Shenmue guys. *tears fall down cheek*
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Because being able to feed a cat will solve every problem they have with the game.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I have a feeling it'd be a while before shenmue 2 for GB. I'm watching the GT guys, in the last episode (which is a whopping 6 hours long I stopped at 3 for tonight will finish it off tomorrow).
The biggest downside to watching the GT guys is how much time they spend playing the gambling mini game lucky hit. They spend so much time playing it when there are safer and more effective ways to make money unless they were actually good at it.
I will say though that one of the three guys who plays it in GT is actually decent at fighting and I can see why it could be considered fun if you were good at it.
It's a pretty big shift in presentation though. With the GB playthrough they went in blind which meant failing and winning on their own terms, for good and bad. With the GT crew for the most part they didn't use the streaming crowd help but when they did they told them like exactly what to do and they did it. Very effective though when you don't want to see guys fail and repeat over and over again.
If I gotta say there's one thing worth seeing the GB guys play it though is if you enjoy the mocking of some of the dialogue delivery and situations from the game. These guys are so into it that I've found myself many times laughing at some parts, particularly Ryo's deadpan delivery to many situations, that the GT guys don't really bat an eye at while I'm sure the GB guys would have cracked a joke or laughed at.
Edit: also as someone else mentioned there's the bonus of halfway through the show they're saying they're going to E3 and one of them is like "this is the year, shenmue 3. I don't care if it's a Kickstarter" lmao
And then you remember that 2 or so of the guys were in the GT reaction to shenmue 3 which got famous
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Lucky Hit is crack.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, I've save scummed the gambling on every play through starting with my second.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Lucky Hit save scum? Just go to the gamble den in Aberdeen and play Big or Small. You can get nearly 100k in ten minutes that way. That lasts the entire game. You can bet up to 1k HKS that way. Lucky Hit would be tedious for save scumming compared to that game.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, I'm assuming we were both talking about Big or Small. Lucky Hit would be a nightmare.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Lucky Hit still crack.
Vampire On Titus
Member
It's easy enough street fighting to get all the cash you need in Shen II. There's a few really good ones that are next to impossible to lose.
_StreetSonic_
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I like that they were impressed with some of the Shenmue promo videos.
I wonder if they played Blue Stinger? That may be a funny endurance run.
I wonder if they played Blue Stinger? That may be a funny endurance run.
I meant to ask, what are those two "?" videos in the movie viewer? I'm guessing one is the bad ending.
And what was supposed to happen with the kitten? I fed it a bunch, and then one day the little girl said her mother agreed to take her in, and they didn't appear at the shrine anymore. Was that it?
And what was supposed to happen with the kitten? I fed it a bunch, and then one day the little girl said her mother agreed to take her in, and they didn't appear at the shrine anymore. Was that it?
Admiral Woofington
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_StreetSonic_
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Did you do the find the kitty mission?
This explains so many things...
Yeah. The one where you need to listen for it meowing, and the little scene where it runs away, and then comes back to the box. It's fine if that was it, I'm just curious if there was more. Like it grows bigger and catches mice or something. It has been months of running around Doubuita after all.
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