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Shenmue is in another dimension - literally. I have to thank SR for sending it to me, as I found it outside my house at 6.00pm today hidden behind a fence! (The game was too big to put through my letterbox)
I must admit that Shenmue is amazing. For the last 2 hours I've been taken into a whole new world, a Japanese world (set 14years ago) with some awful American voice-overs, but I love it. It's like a whole new life, well almost!
I wasn't expecting this, I truly wasn't, and I am absolutely awe-inspired. Nothing I have seen can compare to such a 'game', but it really didn't feel like a game to play! As you may well have heard people say - Shenmue is an experience, and an incredibly absorbing one at that.
I found myself drawn into the environment I actually thought for a split second that I was actually in the game. Sonic - move over, a new spiky haired chum is in town and his name is Ryo-san, and he's out for revenge (as a dragon robed chap just killed his dad.
I've only been 'playing' for a couple of hours, and already I've witnessed a sun-setting, I've bought far too many mini plastic egg toys contain all sorts of things (including Bark and Bean from Fighters Megamix/Sonic Fighters!), but Ryo said he loved them, and told himself to keep on buying more!
I've had a Jet Soda to drink, and have mastered 4 new fighting moves in a local park! The old woman that lives with me (is she my…I mean Ryo's mum?) has already threatened to scorn me if I am reckless, and I've talked with a drunken Japanese bloke, been asked by about 10 little kids to play Baseball with them (did this sort of thing happen in Japan 14 years ago?), and I've fed a kitten (which is stuck in a box) some dried fish!
I simply could not believe how graphically amazing the game is. The texture mapping is fantastic, and the frame rate at 60hz is superb. The only faults that I have found so far, and I'm only on day 1, is that the control system will take a while to get used to (you can't jump, and the D-Pad is the only pad you can use) and the fact that some Japanese women have been assigned the most appalling American voiceovers.
I'll have to return back to the world of shenmue soon, but I'm glad that I can pause this world, and continue in my own, as I really need to catch up with a few things.
Shenmue is the work of Yu Suzuki and his team, and is spread out over 4 discs! I urge you to get this ‘game’ I was lucky enough to win it, so thanks to Ali and the team at SR!
I must admit that Shenmue is amazing. For the last 2 hours I've been taken into a whole new world, a Japanese world (set 14years ago) with some awful American voice-overs, but I love it. It's like a whole new life, well almost!
I wasn't expecting this, I truly wasn't, and I am absolutely awe-inspired. Nothing I have seen can compare to such a 'game', but it really didn't feel like a game to play! As you may well have heard people say - Shenmue is an experience, and an incredibly absorbing one at that.
I found myself drawn into the environment I actually thought for a split second that I was actually in the game. Sonic - move over, a new spiky haired chum is in town and his name is Ryo-san, and he's out for revenge (as a dragon robed chap just killed his dad.
I've only been 'playing' for a couple of hours, and already I've witnessed a sun-setting, I've bought far too many mini plastic egg toys contain all sorts of things (including Bark and Bean from Fighters Megamix/Sonic Fighters!), but Ryo said he loved them, and told himself to keep on buying more!
I've had a Jet Soda to drink, and have mastered 4 new fighting moves in a local park! The old woman that lives with me (is she my…I mean Ryo's mum?) has already threatened to scorn me if I am reckless, and I've talked with a drunken Japanese bloke, been asked by about 10 little kids to play Baseball with them (did this sort of thing happen in Japan 14 years ago?), and I've fed a kitten (which is stuck in a box) some dried fish!
I simply could not believe how graphically amazing the game is. The texture mapping is fantastic, and the frame rate at 60hz is superb. The only faults that I have found so far, and I'm only on day 1, is that the control system will take a while to get used to (you can't jump, and the D-Pad is the only pad you can use) and the fact that some Japanese women have been assigned the most appalling American voiceovers.
I'll have to return back to the world of shenmue soon, but I'm glad that I can pause this world, and continue in my own, as I really need to catch up with a few things.
Shenmue is the work of Yu Suzuki and his team, and is spread out over 4 discs! I urge you to get this ‘game’ I was lucky enough to win it, so thanks to Ali and the team at SR!
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Everyone has to sl-g off my winning post, don't they?
I was just saying do not give me abuse if I win (which I won't) if I don't give it to charity.
Actually I am so skint it would be giving it away to charity, for my brothers Christmas present.
I would usually agree, and as I said it is good to see the christmas spirt in so many!
:)
Actually I am so skint it would be giving it away to charity, for my brothers Christmas present.
I would usually agree, and as I said it is good to see the christmas spirt in so many!
:)
I WILL be giving my game to charity if I win over the next two weeks.
I mean, I'm always going to be here, and gameaday is always going to run, so why get greedy?
I mean, I'm always going to be here, and gameaday is always going to run, so why get greedy?
I have to admit, a DC game that rulez - Shen-moo
If that sarcatic meant that you were being sarcastic, then that message I just wrote defending myself was a waste of time.
Hey, I'm not annoyed or ungrateful. Read my message in full. It says "maybe". It also says "not sure". It also says "nice one Dan". I'm also not moaning. I just thought my message had been the best that day when I looked so I thought I'd win but I hadn't seen Dan's and he hasn't won for a while so he deserved to win and I have no complaints. (deep breath).
PS- Calm down a little Sheepy. Or maybe you're like my dad, or me even, read my reply to Edgy's post. I misunderstood and got annoyed. Oops.
PS- Calm down a little Sheepy. Or maybe you're like my dad, or me even, read my reply to Edgy's post. I misunderstood and got annoyed. Oops.
Sorry i meant PC version.
If i were to ever win (not likely) i'd have half life DC.
I saw the video in Game and it looks fantastic, better than the PS version (probably coz the ps version is 2 years old.)
I saw the video in Game and it looks fantastic, better than the PS version (probably coz the ps version is 2 years old.)
Ant you've won 3 games, me 2, sheepy i think 1.
How does that feel?
How does that feel?
1. ANT how many games have you won? (sacastic) so stop moaning that you did not win, you cannot win all the time.
2. If I win from now to Christmas (which I won't) I am keeping the game I am not being mean I would give it to my brother for Christmas than a hospital hundreds of miles away. (I am not being mean its the facts)
3.Is it just me or is evryone who has one in the last few days all suddenly agreeing to this (ie. GRIX).
So why not give yours away anyway, will you all hate me if I keep mine? :)
But I would give it away if I was not skint and I must say it is nice to see the christmas spirit in so many of you!
2. If I win from now to Christmas (which I won't) I am keeping the game I am not being mean I would give it to my brother for Christmas than a hospital hundreds of miles away. (I am not being mean its the facts)
3.Is it just me or is evryone who has one in the last few days all suddenly agreeing to this (ie. GRIX).
So why not give yours away anyway, will you all hate me if I keep mine? :)
But I would give it away if I was not skint and I must say it is nice to see the christmas spirit in so many of you!
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