I'm in Europe and have always had an orange Dreamcast. I can't help that you actually waited for PAL releases of stuff!
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Shenmue III |OT| Our Destiny Since Ancient Times
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Good. I love those bits. I was a little sad they were so short in the remasters but then I realised how much nicer the games were with fast loading!
Loads times are still really fast haha, but it's nice they are there, seems to show the classic load screen when you go into a different area.
That's good then, best of both worlds! Can't wait to get my hands on my copy this week. Just got the very end of 2 to finish before diving straight into 3.
I was going to mention this. The QTE's in this game are really fast and a little bullshit. I'm playing on recommended and I'd say all the QTE's so far have been insanely fast and don't give you much time to react. I think I failed 18 out of 20 first time.
Yeah, I know. I have a number of broken cases too and even more with scrathes on them. The cases themselves are beautiful, though, and when I buy on Ebay most sellers are decent enough to use lots of bubble wrap.
Heads up for backers. FanGamer are seemingly starting to push out rewards. They have just uploaded Wallpapers in the Downloads section of your backer page. Check your backer page to download them:
Yeah, I don't think I've done one fully all the way through yet.
It can't just be me getting old or slow either. Something seems off with them. You get a split second and sometimes it'll fail even though you knew you pressed it.
I'm so happy right now lol, I'm just looking through drawers and stuff. I'm blown away by how it looks and feels, I think every fan will love this.
Impressions from the first couple of hours:
I could never have imagined this would feel so close to the old games. Almost every interaction just gives me waves of nostalgia. The conversations with Shenhua at night have been the highlight so far. I really love the way the two interact and how she slowly gets Ryo to open up and often catches him by surprise. Bailu village is beautiful and I have been exploring everything. The fighting is starting to click but I do think they could explain it better.
As for negatives, you do occasionally see the limits of the budget. Non-major cutscenes are sometimes disjointed with strange cuts and fades to black but it's nothing major. There are a few slowdowns on PS4 Pro but I haven't noticed any in battle so far, thankfully. And the English script occasionally doesn't quite make sense with some of the minor conversations, like they translated each line individually instead of the conversation as a whole. But they are very small issues and the game so far is far beyond what I have imagined it could be from a kickstarter game.
I could never have imagined this would feel so close to the old games. Almost every interaction just gives me waves of nostalgia. The conversations with Shenhua at night have been the highlight so far. I really love the way the two interact and how she slowly gets Ryo to open up and often catches him by surprise. Bailu village is beautiful and I have been exploring everything. The fighting is starting to click but I do think they could explain it better.
As for negatives, you do occasionally see the limits of the budget. Non-major cutscenes are sometimes disjointed with strange cuts and fades to black but it's nothing major. There are a few slowdowns on PS4 Pro but I haven't noticed any in battle so far, thankfully. And the English script occasionally doesn't quite make sense with some of the minor conversations, like they translated each line individually instead of the conversation as a whole. But they are very small issues and the game so far is far beyond what I have imagined it could be from a kickstarter game.
Heads up for backers. FanGamer are seemingly starting to push out rewards. They have just uploaded Wallpapers in the Downloads section of your backer page. Check your backer page to download them:
Wallpaper G looks amazing!
Yeah glad it's not just me as I thought it can't be me just being old and slow. Don't want to discuss specifics because of spoilers but yeah, they need to be tweaked to last a little longer in my opinion.
Someone posted the credits on Shenmue Dojo and I was surprised to see a fairly long list of credits, as well as a surprising lack of Tak Hirai or Neilo on the main production lines (they were included in a separate 'thank you' section.) I also saw a surprising number of Western names in the 'level design' and 'programming' sections; looked them up and they appear to work for Suda51. I know Suda51 is a Yu Suzuki fan, so I found that interesting.
I assume a 'story spoilers' thread is coming too.
If I weren't blowing snot out my nose and running a fever, today would be a very special day indeed. It still is! But man, I'm totally off my game today...
I assume a 'story spoilers' thread is coming too.
If I weren't blowing snot out my nose and running a fever, today would be a very special day indeed. It still is! But man, I'm totally off my game today...
Hope I don't have to wait too long for my PS4 version. Anyone know when backers copies were despatched?
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mines out for delivery, expected before i get home!!
aw man, that's fantastic and yeah the bandage really brings it home
i may have to draw one on mine
Let's go!!!!
19 minutes until the update is complete.
(My friend got me the Shenmue 3 Bandage fro Gamescom :D)
aw man, that's fantastic and yeah the bandage really brings it home
i may have to draw one on mine
Went to check mine and goddamnit!?
Guess I'll check when I get home.
I understand that they are, but on a separate Credits scroll. The 'higher tier' credits are featured in the main credits scroll, including NPCs, Dinner With Yu, etc.
I'm in Florida (I think I saw you mention you were too), so I hope we're both greeted with a package by the end of the day. Fingers crossed.Went to check mine and goddamnit!?
Guess I'll check when I get home.
Are you sure it's not just that? 18 years is a long time, we're old now. I've gone from the red bar to the green one since Shenmue I...
(have no idea about the data source, just pulled something from google to illustrate the point)
SALUTE.GIFCHOO! CHOO! Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long and bumpy ride, but we've finally made it. We've reached our destination!
Oh my it's been so long!!!!
Yesssss. I'm tempted to ask questions, but I'll save the surprise of who I can call for when I play the game.
The cards become available from Bailu Village right? You don't need to wait until Niaowu?
I'm home and it's here in my hands! I've never been excited to see a game install until now! This is so weird...
I think the backer phone calls can be done in Bailu. In mine it was just a random empty phone box in the middle of an area. I never noticed any other phones but it could be possible I missed one.
Definitely can do it early in Niaowu though. They cost 5 yuan each, so you can get stocked up on a few without worrying.
Definitely can do it early in Niaowu though. They cost 5 yuan each, so you can get stocked up on a few without worrying.
That's basically the loop with the training, but there's more to it overall and a lot more incentive to really work at expanding Ryo's moveset and training.
I think Yu said one of the main themes was "pushing past your limits", at some point.
Are you sure it's not just that? 18 years is a long time, we're old now. I've gone from the red bar to the green one since Shenmue I...
(have no idea about the data source, just pulled something from google to illustrate the point)
Hahaha, no it's 100% the game. I've played the original games countless times over the years and they have never been this fast.
They are only available in Niaowu.
how is the english VO for those characters is the same or similar voices? because if Tom doesnt sound like tom ima riot
Not sure if this is a spoiler but to be safe.
No, two different actors: Kyle McCarley as Lan Di and Lucien Dodge as Chai, according to the credits.
