Playing through Shenmue 1 again, and it seems like every other day this dude is trying to bum a free soda off of me. I'm getting really sick of having to shell out 100 Yen so this dude can line his stomach with acid. Dude says he's thirsty...then get some fucking tap water or something. Either that, or Tao-san needs to pay his employees better. What makes it worse is that every time he does it, he acts like he doesn't even remember me doing it for him the day before. If you ask me, I say that it's just a scheme to try and get a free winning can. Asshole.

That’s because, adjusted for inflation, the first Shenmue cost around $70 to develop.

We should have no problem surpassing that with the Kickstarter funding.

This isn't anything new, but I just arrived at the harbor. It was night time and raining when I got there, but as soon as I starting walking around the new warehouse no. 8, the rain changed to snow that gradually got heavier. It reminded just how awesome and atmospheric this game can be, and to think it was released in 1999!

I know the first two games have been discussed to death on this board, but I haven't played through either game in 7 or more years, and with the news of Shenmue III, I'm starting to reminisce on the series more than I have in a LONG time. And, now we can actually discuss the games with purpose.

We all love our anti-heroes, and naturally Ren is a fan favorite. He and Ryo have some great moments together, especially during disc 3. But, what is your favorite moment(s) involving him?

Mine would have to be when you're laboring up that aborted building in Kowloon and doing those frustrating as hell QTE's over the planks. Relieved, you finally make it to the top only to find Ren waiting for you. Turns out he just went and got the key to the elevator. I know it pissed a lot of people off, but it was just perfect. It had me in stitches. Some great characterization for a great character right there.

Another good one is the drug store scene in Kowloon with the bell.

Here's to hoping Ren makes an appearance in Shenmue III.

New Vegas > 3, IMO.

Done
But why Conan?
Because he has gaming segments on his tv show

I do not watch Conan or really any talk show, but why did he decide to get into gaming? Seems kind of odd. I guess he wanted to connect with his younger audience and be hip?

It's a joke. He's a comedian, that's what he does.

Is this really the kind of person we want promoting Shenmue then? :-s

Umm yes, absolutely. Why don't you watch one of his segments and see what it's about.

Lol. Japan has no interest in this game.

I don't even think Ryo is going to be strong enough to defeat Lan Di when their initial confrontation happens (likely in SIII). He's getting more and more powerful in Kung Fu by the day, but he's still not even close to matching Lan Di. That dude owned Iwao, a renowned martial arts master, without even trying. I think Ryo and Lan Di will face off more than once, with Lan Di besting him the first time.

I agree completely. Iwao couldn't even touch Lan Di, so the only character currently in Shenmue who would even stand somewhat of a chance is Xiuying, but even then there's no knowing for sure. Ryo will need either a lot more training or some kind of divine power (the Phoenix Mirror, Shenhua, the levitating sword?) if he's going to confront Lan Di.

Iwao could have put up a much better fight than he did. Shozo - the homeless chap who lives near the harbor cafeteria - teaches Ryo the Shadow Step move. Ryo finds out that Iwao knew this move and could have used it against Lan Di "that day", turning the battle in his favor. But Shozo responds, "No sense in fighting. A clean getaway is also victory."

I wonder if Iwao wasn't filled with guilt due to killing Zhao Sunming, and maybe letting himself be beaten by his son was his sort of redemption or making it right.

NismoZZzz wrote: The way Iwao stares at Ryo in this scene make me uncomfortable

"That's my boy..."

And, seriously, the English voice acting is only shitty for the non-essential NPCs. Same as it was for Shenmue 1.

You should eat her ass out while she plays. That should definitely enhance the experience.

I'm sorry but this looks very, very bad. It's not just the aesthetics that look bad or the animation or Ryo's weird face or anything that could be refined later, it's just plain cheesy. The firefly scene wasn't anything like that in Shenmue II.

I feel kinda sick.

Like, maybe I don't want my name to appear in this game.

Overreact much?

I officially became a Shenmue 3 backer today. 60 bucks for the physical release is all I could do.

Forum Planet. Good times.

Paypal confirmed.

Yep. We're going to easily surpass 10 million with that.

Did you know you can stay up past curfew when you're meeting Ren at the warehouse where Yuan is, and through the chase to the construction site? I stayed up until 3 am. It was weird. The three ladies were still sitting outside Pigeon Cafe.

I can't believe this would bother someone.

Will you guys keep it down? I'm trying to do drugs!

SMDzero wrote:But he's Lan Di.. basically a god among men. I don't think balancing on a ladder with no hands is too much to ask a man with his super human capabilities.

What super human capabilities? The ability to beat the shit out of a 50 year old man? I must be a god.

^ The NX version has to look better though. They're probably talking gameplay?

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-on-wii-u-and-nx-will-be-t/1100-6440876/

"It doesn't even sound like graphics will be affected." - that's pure speculation based on nothing, graphics weren't mentioned at all. I really doubt both versions will look the same.

Check out the link I posted. Aonuma confirmed the graphics will be improved in the NX version, which was pretty obvious.

Looking at it from perspective, despite a lot of killbuzz at launch, the switch has planned one of the best year one lineups in years (on par with the DC ).

Zelda, MK8, ARMS, Splatoon 2 and Mario Odyssey ?

That's pretty ridiculous right there.

EDIT: Xenoblade 2 is also scheduled for 2017 ??? that's damn sick.
You're kidding right? Six games for the whole year and you think that it can beat the Dreamcast? Don't be ridiculous.

When the Dreamcast launched in the US on the 9/9/99 it had 19 games day one. That's more than three times the content that the Switch will see in all of 2017. The Switch is never going to match the quality of the Dreamcast's library because Nintendo can't solve their lack of third party support problem.

I'd like to see your math on that one.

All he did was point those out. Yet, you still said that the Switch's announced lineup this year was lackluster, which isn't the case. It's not nor won't be on par with the DC (what is?) but it's going to have a good first six months.
Here's the thing - first party games alone can't ever make a respectable line-up. You need both quantity and quality. Thus far, Nintendo is faced with the same embarrassing software drought they've had for several console generations. Heck, the only decent thing Nintendo has going for it after Zelda at launch is a port of Wii U game, that's just sad.

Here's the thing: If you have a steady stream of releases, it doesn't matter if it's 3rd party or not. Games are games.

:) Another World. It was one of the first videogames I ever played.
http://umbcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AnotherWorld-boxart.jpg

This item is not mine, but this is the EXACT same version I still own after so many years :cry:
https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/ZjcAAOSwo4pYic5R/s-l225.jpg

:) Here's the original artwork by Eric Chahi himself:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/437199346625214492/CC5EAFC7DBE6EF0CD114C6F04833CFEE7263CF61/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside|1024:*

Interesting game to pop your cherry on.

Soundgarden >>> Nirvana and Pearl Jam

Superunknown is one of the best albums ever recorded. The dude's voice was fucking insane. Like so many musical icons we've lost in the last few years, he was an absolute treasure and will be missed.

NEW 2D METROID MUTHA FUCKAS!!!!

In unrelated news, it turns out that Monster Hunter XX won't be getting a Western release: https://twitter.com/SocksyBear/status/874767706716852224

This decision by Capcom not to release the game in the West, instead focusing on Monster Hunter World, makes Nintendo's already meagre third-party support significantly weaker.

You're a real dumbass.

All it says is that there's nothing to announce currently, not confirmation that it's not coming at all. The game is a port of a game that got a release in the US, so you can bet your ass it will get a Western release.

The character models are final.

I just made the mistake of reading the YouTube comments section (always a mistake). Holy shit people are fucking dumb.


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I just made the mistake of reading the YouTube comments section (always a mistake). Holy shit people are fucking dumb.


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http://kotaku.com/actually-the-shenmue- ... 1798323180

lol


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Yokosuka wrote:According Yu Suzuki, the main story will take 20 hours to finish. Add 20 another hours to complete the secondary quests.

Awesome. That's about in line with the rest of the series.


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all over the internet people are now laughing at this. they should not have released any trailer as shit as this one. gives shenmue 3 a very bad rep. I'm sure the faces will be fixed but to people and journalists watching and rating this they think this will now turn into shit. the youtube video also got a ton of downvotes.

Still the appearance at Gamescom and the Trailer on Sony's official PS channel got S3 a ton of exposure. The S3 Trailer is standing at 370k views at the moment and counting. The video is standing at about 7500 upvotes versus 2000 downvotes, which means that roghly 80% of the viewers who give a vote like the trailer.

Sure, people will see the facial animations aren't there yet, but people will also see the environments and the fight scenes looking fucking phenomenal. Those people just don't tend to be as vocal as the sour and hateful people.

Also, for me personally, I've made it a general rule of thumb not to read any user comments. Not just related to Shenmue or gaming in general but on all websites. User comment sections tend to be dark places in general, and especially on Youtube. One should not read user comments. Ever. No matter what video you're on. :D
mass effect andromeda got a ton of bad exposure as well and the game failed.

It got a ton of bad exposure right before release when it was clear the game was going to ship that way. It didn't have the benefit of later impressions. Big difference.


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Spaghetti wrote: Unfortunately this event does solidify the fact that developers can rarely be honest with their audience about the state of their game while in development. Smoke and mirrors forever and ever.

Shenmue innovates again.

Maybe Chai got kicked out of the Chi You Men for his failures, and now is following Ryo around wanting to be his protege. lol


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Is the Yakuza games and AAA games the only games you play and thus hold Shenmue 3 to the same mark to? You have a very tunneled vision of today's modern gaming.

Well comparisons need to be made somewhere to give a frame of reference so stop the condescending attitude.

You are going on about scaling the game back and ending it, which is never gonna happen.

The game is going to be inevitably scaled back, it will never be the ground breaking epic Shenmue 1 and 2.

It's been explained in the Kickstarter and numerous interviews what this game will be, how big it will be, that it won't end with 3. Why are you drabbling in about stuff that really doesn't matter?

Don't tell me it doesn't matter, I've been waiting for what seems to be over a decade for this game. Do you honestly think waiting over a decade for an answer to the cliffhanger from one of my favorite games doesn't matter? I don't want a repeat of that with Shenmue 4.

You've been waiting 15 years for a series to continue, and now you want the series to end. Logic is not your strong suit.

If the only thing you're worried about with Shenmue is the conclusion, you are missing the point. Trust me, reading the story or getting it in some non-interactive form would be extremely underwhelming. The story is nice and all, but it's only great because of the whole package that it's included in.




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The game sucks so bad it's even putting its developers to sleep!

Sonoshee wrote:

TwiceFriedRice wrote: The game sucks so bad it's even putting its developers to sleep!

Lol, thanks for stating that before the cavalry arrive

It couldn't possibly be because they are working all hours God sends

The camera probably just caught him blinking.


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Use the Force.