What and where is this... BETA?

[mikec_ct]

Whatever, no big deal buddy. We all think this thing kickas ass regardless of the spelling, CORRECT?

[Yama]

Whatever, no big deal buddy. We all think this thing kickas ass regardless of the spelling, CORRECT?

Heh, true... though then they can't spell for crap either I suppose, mis-spelling to sound cool sucks afterall, why not be Digital Island?

[Kiyuu]

They might have meant "digitalized + land," not "digital + island."

[shieldos]

They might have meant "digitalized + land," not "digital + island."

good point but why would they want a 'digitalized' land when you can just have a digital one?

[xatruio]

the fight in front of his house and on the hill is the unlockable thing you can play directly through the game menu after you beat the game once to try to beat your old score, i think...the other ones are just of the old environments with the graphics of Shenmue I before they split them into two. For the seperate release of Shenmue II they spiced up the visuals even more than the first...then those other digitaliland stuff is just a VERY creative way to see Ryo walk around and see the game engine, but in a digitaliland map. Never planned or ever will be in a Shenmue saga game.


OH, that one with the umbrellas is just a promo type shot of Kowloon.

[KiD]

^what? what unlockable thing? what score? what must i beat? what's going on??

[xatruio]

isnt there a thing in the options menu after you beat the game once to play the huge 70 man battle directly from the option? I thought there was if my memory serves me correctly. Im sure those 70 man battles pics on the hill by Ryo's residence are of the second time you can play it from the options menu if im right...

[VGAce]

isnt there a thing in the options menu after you beat the game once to play the huge 70 man battle directly from the option? I thought there was if my memory serves me correctly. Im sure those 70 man battles pics on the hill by Ryo's residence are of the second time you can play it from the options menu if im right...

Huh? You never fight anybody near Ryo's house. The 70-Man Battle takes place a long ways from there. You do get the option of replaying the 70-Man Battle once you beat the game, but it's no different from the first time. How long has it been since you played?

the other ones are just of the old environments with the graphics of Shenmue I before they split them into two. For the seperate release of Shenmue II they spiced up the visuals even more than the first

The graphics don't have anything to do with it - Shenmue II's graphics weren't beefed up that much. The screens are just beta forms of areas in Shenmue II. Beta forms sometimes look pretty basic compared to the final version, this is no different.

OH, that one with the umbrellas is just a promo type shot of Kowloon.

...don't you mean Wan Chai? :?
(specifically the White Dynasty Qtr.)

[AnimeGamer183]

These screens are of the first Shenmue supposedly over at Gamespot... must have ben a beta or something and they cut most of this for Shen 2..?





A crappy version of Kowloon Building Rooftop QTE?



WHAT THE.. at his HOUSE!?



I always see this shot, was it part of one of his dreams I missed..?



WHere the.?

nice find man, I actually havent seen some of these, interesting.

[xatruio]

isnt there a thing in the options menu after you beat the game once to play the huge 70 man battle directly from the option? I thought there was if my memory serves me correctly. Im sure those 70 man battles pics on the hill by Ryo's residence are of the second time you can play it from the options menu if im right...

Huh? You never fight anybody near Ryo's house. The 70-Man Battle takes place a long ways from there. You do get the option of replaying the 70-Man Battle once you beat the game, but it's no different from the first time. How long has it been since you played?

the other ones are just of the old environments with the graphics of Shenmue I before they split them into two. For the seperate release of Shenmue II they spiced up the visuals even more than the first

The graphics don't have anything to do with it - Shenmue II's graphics weren't beefed up that much. The screens are just beta forms of areas in Shenmue II. Beta forms sometimes look pretty basic compared to the final version, this is no different.

OH, that one with the umbrellas is just a promo type shot of Kowloon.

...don't you mean Wan Chai? :?
(specifically the White Dynasty Qtr.)

When you beat the game once, go to the Options selection in the Start Up menu of the Game...i believe there something about 70 man battle, and that screen is of that option...

Exactly. those are old betas because you can tell the Shenmue II shots are more simlar to the Shenmue I graphics, which are a little worse than those of Shenmue II.

nope, that umbrella shot is definately Kowloon...

[Miles Prower]

I personally thought that one with the umbrellas was an overhead shot of the White Dynasty Qr as well.

[ShenmueNut]

They must have been developer edits...

[VGAce]

When you beat the game once, go to the Options selection in the Start Up menu of the Game...i believe there something about 70 man battle, and that screen is of that option...

Uh, no. The 70-Man Battle takes place at the harbor, and only the harbor. Never have I played it anywhere else, or heard of such a thing. Besides, do you see that screen? There's one opponent - hardly the caliber of the 70-Man Battle. Have we played the same game...?

nope, that umbrella shot is definately Kowloon...

It's a beta shot, so it's anybody's guess what the area was intended to be, but it resembles the White Dynasty Quarter of Wan Chai far more than anywhere in Kowloon. The closest thing in Kowloon to that shot is the Stand Quarter, but there are few umbrellas there and the sales tents are spread out (not to mention a huge fountain). In the beta shot, the stalls and umbrellas are tightly packed in a narrow street, which is exactly the layout of Market Street in the White Dynasty Quarter. I don't mean to be persistent or rude, but your perception seems to be a little flawed. :?

[xatruio]

When you beat the game once, go to the Options selection in the Start Up menu of the Game...i believe there something about 70 man battle, and that screen is of that option...

Uh, no. The 70-Man Battle takes place at the harbor, and only the harbor. Never have I played it anywhere else, or heard of such a thing. Besides, do you see that screen? There's one opponent - hardly the caliber of the 70-Man Battle. Have we played the same game...?

nope, that umbrella shot is definately Kowloon...

It's a beta shot, so it's anybody's guess what the area was intended to be, but it resembles the White Dynasty Quarter of Wan Chai far more than anywhere in Kowloon. The closest thing in Kowloon to that shot is the Stand Quarter, but there are few umbrellas there and the sales tents are spread out (not to mention a huge fountain). In the beta shot, the stalls and umbrellas are tightly packed in a narrow street, which is exactly the layout of Market Street in the White Dynasty Quarter. I don't mean to be persistent or rude, but your perception seems to be a little flawed. :?

whatever, but i am sure ive seen the option to replay the 70 man battle after i beat the game once (my guess to beat the time score of the in-game part) and im guess also is that the beta shot is of the second chance to play the 70 man battle from the game menu (meaning the secong battle is by Ryo's home in Yamanose) ... problem is that i deleted my file and am on a Shenmue strike until next summer so i can have super-nostalgia like when i first played the game, which means i dont have that option available and cant take a screen shot of proof...(itll be more than a year then, so i hope the nostalgia will be there)

[VGAce]

wahtever, but i am sure ive seen the option to replay the 70 man batle after i beat the game once (my guess to beat the time score of the in-game part)...

Dude, you're right about that, but you were saying you could play the 70-Man Battle in Yamanose! That's factually incorrect, I'm afraid. And by the way, you don't have to do anything but beat the game to unlock the 70-Man Battle from the main menu.