Ugh. I hate Delin's Japanese voice.
"Hrrrgnnngnggngngnininin"
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Shenmue I & II HD |OT| Like a polished mirror
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Ugh. I hate Delin's Japanese voice.
"Hrrrgnnngnggngngnininin"
Honestly, with Delin, you can't really win, both voices are bad. And the grunting in the English version got used in the soundtrack of an Indie game too. Haha.
Continued playing for the entire day, I just couldn't put the controller down. I guess I'm in the last third of the game, because according to a trophy guide, all trophies but one I'm still missing are tied to story progression. Surprisingly easy Platinum, even for a newcomer.
The journey up to this point is great, especially since I decided to never look up a guide, should I get stuck. It's so rewarding to just talk to the people, getting familiar with the locals and beginning to know who might have an answer to my questions. I also like how things just keep moving, every day there is something new to do, some new location to explore, someone new to meet.
There were two situations, though, where I wished I could speed up time and I really cannot get into the fighting system at all. I can barely survive encounters with two to three enemies. I never feel like I'm in full control of Ryo, when it matters the most. So I'm actually kinda glad that fighting isn't a strong focus in the first one. I think I'll finish it within the next couple of days, can't wait to play more of it!
I got the job at the docks and am currently trying to figure out what the deal is with the Mad Angels.
The journey up to this point is great, especially since I decided to never look up a guide, should I get stuck. It's so rewarding to just talk to the people, getting familiar with the locals and beginning to know who might have an answer to my questions. I also like how things just keep moving, every day there is something new to do, some new location to explore, someone new to meet.
There were two situations, though, where I wished I could speed up time and I really cannot get into the fighting system at all. I can barely survive encounters with two to three enemies. I never feel like I'm in full control of Ryo, when it matters the most. So I'm actually kinda glad that fighting isn't a strong focus in the first one. I think I'll finish it within the next couple of days, can't wait to play more of it!
After you beat it you can unlock a mode that lets you practice the free battles as much as you like. :)
I will. I have not heard the English voices for Shenmue II in an especially long time, so it is going to be interesting hearing them back to back. After that I imagine most of my playthroughs will be in Japanese.
The first game sort of expects you to practice on your moves every now and then. If you take out some time to focus on them, much of the fights become a lot easier than you would expect.
Shenmue II's combat is much more enjoyable and for the most part much easier.
Also, how does the fighting feel with the analog stick? Can you still use the dpad in fights without directly setting it to the original style?
Good to know, will definitely make use of it. I dread every encounter and going by the trophy list, there seems to be a big one coming up towards the end. I hope it won't be too frustrating.
I think I am going to play the first with English VA, despite never playing it in Japanese before. Its nostalgia and the somewhat low voice quality kind of contributes to the 80's action flick atmosphere.
The English VA of the second game was horrendous, I beat the Xbox version once and it was worse than Shenmue 1. I was used to the Dreamcast version so the nostalgia lies with the JP track here.
The English VA of the second game was horrendous, I beat the Xbox version once and it was worse than Shenmue 1. I was used to the Dreamcast version so the nostalgia lies with the JP track here.
Another thing is that if you practice your moves in the dojo or parking lot you can see your proficiency level go up on each one. When you pass a certain threshold the move will level up and the animation when Ryo performs it will change to a more bad ass/effective form.
Though I've heard a couple people saying that the move levelling may be bugged. So maybe you'd need that day one patch in order for the moves to level up. Not sure.
I go out of my way to practice whenever I have to wait, so I already "mastered" a lot of techniques. The problem is, that doing a combo against the air is nothing like being surrounded by two or three guys, who might attack me together. I really don't have a feel for timing in a real battle, because so far I've only fought against multiple enemies like four or five times.
You can use the dpad and it's what I prefer to use in battle. Analog stick is fine, just doesn't feel as precise as the dpad.
Fighting against Chai was already a nightmare, and I have to face him again? I can only hope for the best...
I have this one bookmarked.
Never saw this before because I only played the DC (and thus Japanese voices only) version of II.
Jesus Christ.
I can't wait to play this again on Tuesday. Played the first game and got to the docks on Dreamcast but once this was rumored i stopped playing. Took longer than i thought but worth it.
Idk whether i will pick up the copy i pre ordered at my gamestop or get it from Best Buy. I'd feel bad cancelling on my gamestop since they need the pre orders and are very nice but my gcu doesn't end until January so,....
Idk whether i will pick up the copy i pre ordered at my gamestop or get it from Best Buy. I'd feel bad cancelling on my gamestop since they need the pre orders and are very nice but my gcu doesn't end until January so,....
It does get more exciting. Stick with it. Shenmue 2 is also much more action packed.
I have no recollection of finding the second one's dub significantly worse when I played it back in the day. I think I was sort of inured to the quality of Shenmue dubs after growing accustomed during the first game. It's funny how something so integral to a game had no impact on my long-held belief that Shenmue 2 is the greatest game ever.
The very first trailer I ever downloaded was for the original Dreamcast Shenmue. It took hours over my 28K dial up modem for what was probably no more than a 30-second clip, but I watched it over and over again. The animation for the time was just unreal to me. Glad this will have an official release on PC for posterity.
It's like the guy they found off the street to originally do his voice called in sick and they had to have the janitor do it instead.
I have always thought of Shenmue as what a white person would hear if they went to Japan and barely spoke Japanese and spoke even less Cantonese and that's what they hear. And I swear Corey Marshall recorded "My name is" "Ryo" and "Hazuki" in different sound clips and they piece it together through the ENTIRE SERIES.
I don't remember this... and I don't think I would've forgotten it.
lmao
Maybe I'll play with JP voices this time.
The first Chai fight is meant to be intensely overwhelming and while you can beat it, most people never have. The next fight with him is much easier.
The modern controls are just the trigger and dpad controls mapped to the left stick and the right stick moves your head. So it is only really modernized in the sense they make use of current controllers better.
Third disk had the most action. (Not sure if this release tells you when you are on what would have been a new disk)
Shenmue 2 is like 10x bigger and way more eventful. But still, I like the slow and cozy style of Shenmue I.
Same here. I'm afraid I won't like these games, but I still want to try them just in case.
Yeah, that was answered by another poster recently. You can also choose the old control style in the menus.
No PlayStation 4 Pro or Xbox One X support.
maybe I should finally play this. The low price tag is enticing. My only experience with this series is watching Giant Bomb's Endurance Run of the first game.
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Shenmue still holds the record in terms of how long I've played a game in a single sitting without breaks. I was in college at the time, and I figured that I'd play a bit of Shenmue before going to bed. It was 11 p.m. when I started, and it was 7 a.m. the next morning the next time I looked at the clock. No breaks. It's not super-exciting or anything, but it can really grab you without you noticing it. It does get more exciting later on, but I have to say that Shenmue is one of the few games that I actually just enjoy going around and talking to people in. Deadly Premonition is another game like that. I don't quite know what to expect from Shenmue III, and I never really got into Shenmue II. I think Deadly Premonition out-Shenmued Shenmue in the best possible way.
The fast loading times make waiting around a lot more tolerable. If feels like much less of a hassle to walk into a store or go exploring in another area.
Patch 1.01 has
- Stability improvements
- Audio playback fixes
- UI usability improvements
- Graphical errors addressed
I saw some glitch videos for this game, but they were probably before the patch. I played Shenmue for almost 4 hours and had 0 glitches
Love this series. When I was in Hong Kong once I had a morning to kill so I took a bus to Aberdeen, walked around for a bit (there is nothing to do there) and took a bus back. I also went with a couple of friends to yokosuka a while ago before there was an official map or guide or whatever. I think the only major location I haven't been to us guilin. Someday. And I guess Kowloon walled city because it doesn't exist. I have been to kowloon though.
There are some awesome old photos of the walled city like thesehttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com.au/kowloon-walled-city-photos-2015-2/amp although I feel like shenmue 2 shows a more brighter cleaner version or maybe that how it did really look in its better days
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...do y'all want patch notes in the OT? i'm easy like sunday morning, just lemme know
Waiting eagerly for any information on that matter.
I would definitely appreciate that.
If you're referring to the glitched cutscene videos being posted in this thread over the weekend they were all being played with version 1.01 of the game, at least when playing on the PS4. The patch was there on Saturday when a lot of people over here in the UK received the game.
I guess this OP is better than the last one IrishNinja
And you're damn right Lan Di is innocent. I've yet to see compelling evidence to the contrary!
And you're damn right Lan Di is innocent. I've yet to see compelling evidence to the contrary!