I find it rather crazy and interesting as part 2 was made ahead of it's time and then released in the US on xbox. the game is awesome, and it's kind of cool to see that it was still on the dreamcast at the time.
On March 2, 2011, Yu Suzuki appeared at the Game Developer's Conference 2011 (marking his first appearence in America). When he was asked about Shenmue 3, he said: "I think SEGA will let me make it…it's a matter of budget…we have to make it in an affordable way."[32]
such a great game, even the places you're not suposed to go and you can't usually acces them have textures and people to interact with, it's sad that sega doesn't have the money to make the third one
This part should have always have been accessible in the game. I always liked Golden Quarter but there wasn't much to do. But when you think of Hong Kong, you think of the Skyscrapers and the inner city. Still a fantastic game
I guess the limited memory of the dreamcast and the GDs simply didn't allow it. For skyscrapers and big cities, nowadays you've got loads of openworld games available that offer city environments. OK, but maybe not with this love to Details, like speaking to every npc, and each of them had his voice overs, or npcs having their specific daily routines, realistic changes of the weather, etc I played some modern openworld games over the, but truth is that most of them somehow did bore me, because things become repetitive in a generic way.
If you want to run the European PAL version of this game on an American Dreamcast, simply buy a Code Breaker CD. It works on my European PAL Dreamcast, I've loads of American and Japanese games. I think Shenmue 2 came on 3 or 4 discs. A classic game, just a shame that we never got to know the ending as Sega made a loss so a 3rd game was never released...:)
@RSCPothers Its funny you mention the shadows because I remember them making a big deal about how the shadows are polygonal and rendered in real time. Shenmue 3 where are you???
Ehrm, there might be a problem. European TV sets do both 50 and 60 Hz (lucky us!) with very few exceptions, the US ones do 60 Hz _only_. So the refresh rate selection screen will probably not show properly from a PAL version on US combo.
I totally agree !!! Im only play shenmue 2 this year ( its a shame i no ) but beside the 10 years of the game its the better game i ever played!!! The 4 gdrom in Guilin its something i dont now.... MAGICAL AND AMAZING!!!
@bacalacadaca1 I heard a year ago on gamefaqs that Sumo Digital were considering making a 3rd Shenmue after Ryo's Surprise appearance on Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing. So I have my fingers crossed!
There's a rumor: Somewhere they designed a place in Shenmue with plans for Shenmue 3 and it's release date! Post this to other Shenmue videos and maybe someone will find that place!
It's not uncommon for leftover/unused data to still be left in games. This was probably intended to be in the game at some point of development, but wasn't inlcuded for some reason. It could have even been a test or debug type area. But it definitely wasn't just for the hell of it.
Played Shenmue 1 and Shenmue 2. IMO, best game on Dreamcast! As a gamer of this game. Fall in love with all the pretty girls and kick alot of bad butts in the game! Whatever it takes, REVENGE is necessarily!
just because it have some different features doesnt mean that its improved. It only took me a few days to finished shenmue 2, so I dont believe that its anywhere as big as the first one(content wise).
I am SO pissed that this was never released on the Dreamcast in America. Just because I hate Microsoft and Sony so much, I wasn't able to play this game. I had to settle for a freak'n Game Cube and to be honest, I think Sega betrayed me.
no need to program these people with voice audio, Its just like in Shenmue one when you get onto the street in the glitch and try to walk down the main road the buildings end and stuff is just blank. But it apears that the Developers did not program the cars to stop in Shenmue one when you walk in front of them they did in Shenmue 2
Yeah, I always thought that was strange. I live in the UK and was able to buy both on the Dreamcast. Not to rub it in, but usually its us that has to wait centuries after JP & the US releases.
well its one of the most revolutionary games of its time in the case of graphics and texture rendering and many other things. but not a favorite of mine.
Lol i always wanted to do that, however seeing it like this... i wish i didn't, it kinda ruins the mistery. I just got back to playing it i'm already finishing Shenmue I and then i'll play this. As to which is better... i say none is really all that better than the other since 2 was missing some things that were really nice in the first one, like the cassetes, hang on, buying food or items (raffle tickets) and no training spots. BTW has anyone ever collected all capsule toys??
Lol this just hapend too me on the Xbox Version on my replay through ;D Except the ground was blue O.o, the game just glithed up after I walked out of the arcade in golden Qr. Man I wish they would hurry up and make 3 ....
don't get me wrong my freind! i know that shenmue is totally some thing else and i know shenmue & yakuza are totally two different games and they don't connect to each other at all!! i have play befor shenmue 1 and saw 2 on the xbox and olso got yakuza 1&2 and saw 3 on ps3 . ryo wants revenge for his father's death and kazama whant's to clear his name form a murder that he didn't do...men!! since i put that comment lots of pepole think that a am an idiot sitting behind my pc talking shit :(
@cryinglion dreamcast also had the best graphics i have seen i am not kiding . what you ask me .. you mean? well dreamcast is the only machie even to today that completely showed me smooth edges at that time atleast it was so nice.. it made ps2 and xbox to seem behind when it came to shadow and edges and smoothness .. it was so smooth. i am sad dc and sega does not exist.
The job on Shenmue 1 was more fun even though it would take more time, but if you could only go to work whenever you wanted, that would have been perfect. On another note i love shenmue but i can't say i really love the protagonist he really lacks any emotion and even after having a bunch of girls flirting with him he remains clueless and it's so annoying. I think that's why it's so funny to make him spend loads of cash on capsule toys, the damn twit.
@cryinglion finally i had a consol that had smooth grahics smooth gameplay only dead or alive i enjoyed was doa 2 and it was only ice on dreamcast rest of doa games did nothig for me besides being offbeat and not even alot better looking
sega already made 3 new shenmue games after shenmue 2 its calld ''yakuza'' 1&2 its on the ps2 and 3 on ps3 and its a blast!! but yakuza 3 its the one who its looks alot like the shenmue games
this game made me want to explore the world nd go on my own adventure no other has ever done that to me
This is a classic TH-cam vid!
@TheRogueMonk SEGA Dreamcast will live on in the hearts of die hard fans!
I find it rather crazy and interesting as part 2 was made ahead of it's time and then released in the US on xbox. the game is awesome, and it's kind of cool to see that it was still on the dreamcast at the time.
On March 2, 2011, Yu Suzuki appeared at the Game Developer's Conference 2011 (marking his first appearence in America). When he was asked about Shenmue 3, he said: "I think SEGA will let me make it…it's a matter of budget…we have to make it in an affordable way."[32]
Ues the first 2021 comment yall r so old fr I was one when this released
Hope y’all r doing good now
This game / series alone is the reason people should buy a dreamcast. Such great potential the system had. :(
such a great game, even the places you're not suposed to go and you can't usually acces them have textures and people to interact with, it's sad that sega doesn't have the money to make the third one
Well they have the third one already lol
the building with the union flags is the peninsula hotel. very different setting than in real life, this looks more like kings road
@CodyCov One of the very few great Trilogies that has never been completed.
Which by the way, if you want to experience shenmue 2, BUY THE DREAMCAST VERSION! I know the voice acting isn't in english, but it isn't bad.
@CodyCov it wasn't a trilogy though. 5 games were supposed to come out
I love how the buildings dissapear at certain angles, just like in real life lol.
wow, why did they render road signs in those streets where no one would ever see them? that's really pretty nuts
That's because Yakuza was made by some of the people who did Shenmue. They used Shenmue as inspirational source.
This part should have always have been accessible in the game. I always liked Golden Quarter but there wasn't much to do. But when you think of Hong Kong, you think of the Skyscrapers and the inner city. Still a fantastic game
I guess the limited memory of the dreamcast and the GDs simply didn't allow it.
For skyscrapers and big cities, nowadays you've got loads of openworld games available that offer city environments. OK, but maybe not with this love to Details, like speaking to every npc, and each of them had his voice overs, or npcs having their specific daily routines, realistic changes of the weather, etc
I played some modern openworld games over the, but truth is that most of them somehow did bore me, because things become repetitive in a generic way.
If you want to run the European PAL version of this game on an American Dreamcast, simply buy a Code Breaker CD. It works on my European PAL Dreamcast, I've loads of American and Japanese games. I think Shenmue 2 came on 3 or 4 discs. A classic game, just a shame that we never got to know the ending as Sega made a loss so a 3rd game was never released...:)
@RSCPothers Its funny you mention the shadows because I remember them making a big deal about how the shadows are polygonal and rendered in real time. Shenmue 3 where are you???
this game was as fun as GTA even if you were just running around the city not doing anything.
Ehrm, there might be a problem. European TV sets do both 50 and 60 Hz (lucky us!) with very few exceptions, the US ones do 60 Hz _only_. So the refresh rate selection screen will probably not show properly from a PAL version on US combo.
I totally agree !!! Im only play shenmue 2 this year ( its a shame i no ) but beside the 10 years of the game its the better game i ever played!!! The 4 gdrom in Guilin its something i dont now.... MAGICAL AND AMAZING!!!
Looks like Ryo is a ghost stuck in Silent Hill (sudden ending of roads, wandering all over streets) ;)
good video.
I LOVE this game sooo much!! I wish Sega would make another console as well!!
Wasn't too much slow down either. Only in some instances I got slow down. This and Sonic Adventure 2 was Dreamcast's best looking games.
@bacalacadaca1 I heard a year ago on gamefaqs that Sumo Digital were considering making a 3rd Shenmue after Ryo's Surprise appearance on Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing. So I have my fingers crossed!
The cars hit detection is non-existent in this game.
one of the best games EVER!!!! if you disagree you don't know a shit about videogames, period
unfinished trilogy shame one of the best games ever....
There's a rumor: Somewhere they designed a place in Shenmue with plans for Shenmue 3 and it's release date!
Post this to other Shenmue videos and maybe someone will find that place!
shenmue made my blind brother to see again
Cool. I've been to Hong Kong once and that hotel looked familiar!
@mspeter97 I know, but I can look past that since it was also on the dreamcast
It's not uncommon for leftover/unused data to still be left in games. This was probably intended to be in the game at some point of development, but wasn't inlcuded for some reason. It could have even been a test or debug type area. But it definitely wasn't just for the hell of it.
i live in uk and you will need a boot disk in order to play a uk dreamcast game on ntsc format
In the Dreamcast Version you can choose. I don't know how it is on the xbox version.
Played Shenmue 1 and Shenmue 2. IMO, best game on Dreamcast!
As a gamer of this game. Fall in love with all the pretty girls and kick alot of bad butts in the game!
Whatever it takes, REVENGE is necessarily!
this game is amazing !
Translation: Shenmue is really awesome.
@Deidara100100 but its cartoony and yes there are the white highlighted outline.
just because it have some different features doesnt mean that its improved. It only took me a few days to finished shenmue 2, so I dont believe that its anywhere as big as the first one(content wise).
he says the truth aight
@Dennissays I agree!
That's one thing that always bothered me, too.
I didn't say that. I just said it's one of the best games ever made, (whether you like it or not)
He's using a glitch, made up by someone at the Shenmue Dojo, still its tricky to do even with the glitch
I don't think so. We use PAL, so I'm pretty sure it isn't compatible with your NTSC. I'm not certain, though.
@TheJulius59 not when you play with vga on dreamcast. it looks a lot better than anything of the last gen including xbox
@noideac well shenmue 2 is also on xbox...
Amen to that.
I am SO pissed that this was never released on the Dreamcast in America. Just because I hate Microsoft and Sony so much, I wasn't able to play this game. I had to settle for a freak'n Game Cube and to be honest, I think Sega betrayed me.
@Deidara100100 sure but its funny cause thats also cell shaded.....
And people say the dreamcast didn't have good graphics.
These just own the PS2/GC/Xbox :]
@Deidara100100 lol....yea i realized that..and it was a bit more pixelated too..
lol I did'nt know you could find the end of the world beyond the Golden Qr. ;)
u dont need to convert dreamcat for anything, it plays burned/import games as is.. u just sometimes need a boot disk.
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no need to program these people with voice audio, Its just like in Shenmue one when you get onto the street in the glitch and try to walk down the main road the buildings end and stuff is just blank. But it apears that the Developers did not program the cars to stop in Shenmue one when you walk in front of them they did in Shenmue 2
Im pissed that they wont mke shenmue 3 Im realluy pissed nw the story cant end tto me
Yeah, I always thought that was strange. I live in the UK and was able to buy both on the Dreamcast. Not to rub it in, but usually its us that has to wait centuries after JP & the US releases.
oh my god this game was hard to beat
well its one of the most revolutionary games of its time in the case of graphics and texture rendering and many other things. but not a favorite of mine.
better graphics than gta2 or 1
Lol i always wanted to do that, however seeing it like this... i wish i didn't, it kinda ruins the mistery.
I just got back to playing it i'm already finishing Shenmue I and then i'll play this.
As to which is better... i say none is really all that better than the other since 2 was missing some things that were really nice in the first one, like the cassetes, hang on, buying food or items (raffle tickets) and no training spots.
BTW has anyone ever collected all capsule toys??
damn i remeber playing shenmue on dreamcast.. lol beated the game..> wanted to get shenmue 2, but at tat time dreamcast went out of bussiness.
from what i remember i believe its 4
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@cryinglion this is on the xbox...
@Amristar Or perhaps Sega can make a new console by thier own again!
Lol this just hapend too me on the Xbox Version on my replay through ;D Except the ground was blue O.o, the game just glithed up after I walked out of the arcade in golden Qr.
Man I wish they would hurry up and make 3 ....
And they were right believe me!
lol. Free your mind Neo!... I mean Ryo!
XD
Yea those 15 floors were a bitch to climb, but I really miss it. I may actually load up my Shenmue 2 for xbox.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT ???? PERFECT 5*
@Vertigo3TC well sonic isn't really a bad game but I totally agree
Can anyone tell me how many discs Shenmue 2 comes with?
@Deidara100100 yeap you got me there....XD though i believe that conduit one had even better graphics...
Guess cuz it would make the game frustrating. The user is goin through them, not that we have too.
@robrobr91 you must have a PS3. i can see how the 360 elite might look like the playstation.
WTF! I need to play, NOW!
hey can your version of shenmue 2 work on a US dreamcast
the Dreamcast Version is the best :P
@Deidara100100 cell shaded...blocks out the visible polygons...so no.
which version of shenmue 2 UK or japan
i agree with u there!!!!
OMG..the end of Hong Kong!
i had both shenmue 1 and 2 on dremcast part 2 was in japanese
don't get me wrong my freind!
i know that shenmue is totally some thing else and i know shenmue & yakuza are totally two different games and they don't connect to each other at all!! i have play befor shenmue 1 and saw 2 on the xbox and olso got yakuza 1&2 and saw 3 on ps3 . ryo wants revenge for his father's death and kazama whant's to clear his name form a murder that he didn't do...men!! since i put that comment lots of pepole think that a am an idiot sitting behind my pc talking shit :(
@mykol17 lol not my xbox 360
better graphics than Xbox360
@TakerTV1 its a glitch.
japan tells a different story
@cryinglion dreamcast also had the best graphics i have seen i am not kiding . what you ask me .. you mean?
well dreamcast is the only machie even to today that completely showed me smooth edges at that time atleast it was so nice.. it made ps2 and xbox to seem behind when it came to shadow and edges and smoothness .. it was so smooth.
i am sad dc and sega does not exist.
@lilrichy6269 It was rumored but nothing now unfortunately :(
thanks but my dreamcast is rusty right now becoz didnt took care its been 5 years since played dreamcast now am only playing dreamcast in my dream
The job on Shenmue 1 was more fun even though it would take more time, but if you could only go to work whenever you wanted, that would have been perfect.
On another note i love shenmue but i can't say i really love the protagonist he really lacks any emotion and even after having a bunch of girls flirting with him he remains clueless and it's so annoying. I think that's why it's so funny to make him spend loads of cash on capsule toys, the damn twit.
u don´t need dreamcast to play it... i don't have it either...
@cryinglion finally i had a consol that had smooth grahics smooth gameplay
only dead or alive i enjoyed was doa 2 and it was only ice on dreamcast
rest of doa games did nothig for me besides being offbeat and not even alot better looking
sega already made 3 new shenmue games after shenmue 2 its calld ''yakuza'' 1&2 its on the ps2 and 3 on ps3 and its a blast!! but yakuza 3 its the one who its looks alot like the shenmue games
@angeldemonjosh The graphics were great for the time yes, but GTA and GTA2 were overhead view games; hard to compare.