Random Shenmue Thoughts

[Sonoshee]

Intimate video by "Supa RetroGeek" about what Shenmue means to them. Great positive video!

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[BlueMue]

Found another little fail cutscene I haven't seen before.

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[Giorgio]

Found another little fail cutscene I haven't seen before.

Wow, I've not seen this scene before. Nice find. Shenmue keeps on giving!

[Giorgio]

Check this set of mini-mixes by "Rukunetsu": https://soundcloud.com/rukunetsu/sets/shenwave-mini-mix (more tracks in the previous link). They're short, nice and sweet.

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[Calshot]

I just heard a Chinese drama dubbed into Vietnamese playing the Shenhua theme.

[GYO6161]

I just heard a Chinese drama dubbed into Vietnamese playing the Shenhua theme.

Lawsuit incoming? lol

[BlueMue]

Has anyone ever wondered about the lockers at Alpha Trading Office? They have little name plates on them and I thought it would be interesting to figure out who's working there.

http://imgur.com/a/ARKvt

From left to right and top to bottom:
-- Yada --- Niizato --- Nimura -- Ishida -- Muraoka - Kayama - Sunaga -- Michii

[johnvivant]

can anyone translate the conversion that Wong is having with this old man on his boat?

it sounds like they might be speaking in chinese. audio quality is really bad though. don't know whether its anything interesting or not.

it also might be interesting to find out what the narrator says before the scene.

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its a shame that it wasn't possible to take a ride in one of the junk boats in the final game.

[GYO6161]

Soooo want!!! Please SEGA!!!

[Mr357]

Soooo want!!! Please SEGA!!!

That's about what it looks like in Demul, which is very impressive in my opinion. I've been using it so much lately for my Shenmue: The Movie project that I forgot what Shenmue looks like on the Dreamcast. I pulled it out the other day to test the "new" CRT I just got, and now I don't know if I can go back (from Demul).

[johnvivant]

apparently the 'walking simulator' is the hottest idea in game development at the moment and is much discussed in those circles. the game that is usually referenced as the pioneer of this genre is deadly premonition, but as we all know Shenmue and especially shenmue 2 disc 4 was probably the first ever game to have 'walking simulator' gameplay which released 10 years before DP.

i'm pretty sure DP was heavily influenced by shenmue but the creator says he never played it.
https://twitter.com/swery65/status/17998077137

[GYO6161]

Soooo want!!! Please SEGA!!!

That's about what it looks like in Demul, which is very impressive in my opinion. I've been using it so much lately for my Shenmue: The Movie project that I forgot what Shenmue looks like on the Dreamcast. I pulled it out the other day to test the "new" CRT I just got, and now I don't know if I can go back (from Demul).

yeah, it's crazy how accurate demul handles the game, null dc has a ton of issues and glitches (mostly texture stuff) Playing Shenmue using my xbox one controller is almost like a dc but in HD, now if only we had a Hd release so that new fans can experience it conveniently.

[Giorgio]

apparently the 'walking simulator' is the hottest idea in game development at the moment and is much discussed in those circles. the game that is usually referenced as the pioneer of this genre is deadly premonition, but as we all know Shenmue and especially shenmue 2 disc 4 was probably the first ever game to have 'walking simulator' gameplay which released 10 years before DP.

i'm pretty sure DP was heavily influenced by shenmue but the creator says he never played it.
https://twitter.com/swery65/status/17998077137

He has said he has never played Mizzurna Falls either, which was the first true 3D open world Twin Peaks style video game. Nothing to insinuate, though. There is a possibility he went in a direction of similar ideas without taking inspiration from these games. However, it is weird when a game developer (at least, a renowned one) doesn't acknowledge a ground breaking game.

Yet again, Yu Suzuki has said he doesn't play and/or take inspiration from existing games, but that I believe doesn't mean Yu-san doesn't know of the existence of the current trending games (for example, he is aware of David Cage's games, and in the past he has studied e.g. the flaws of games like Final Fantasy VIII or something).

[Sonoshee]

A custom Ryo Hazuki "Funko"

https://twitter.com/miss_yaiko/status/7 ... 4111596545

[Switch]

it also might be interesting to find out what the narrator says before the scene.

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Not sure about Wong's conversation in Chinese, but the narration just before it doesn't shed any light. It's just commenting that the weather conditions will vary depending on the time you visit a place e.g. what might be a sunny day for one person may be a downpour when you pass through.