Shenmue I & II Re-releases

DELETED_195422 · 17 Apr 2018 at 14:39

Bishie said:
There's always one!

The Shenmue series influenced the open-world genre, and pioneered several game technologies. It was also ahead of it's time in size and scope, and had an astonishing amount of detail for a game that originally debuted in 1999.

Lol, aye right. I think you should put down your crack pipe and take off your rose-tinted specs.

Steedie · 17 Apr 2018 at 14:43

^ Troll confirmed

Rusko187 · 17 Apr 2018 at 14:55

I have very fond memories of this game but I imagine it's aged dreadfully, I will buy again for the nostalgia but I'm sceptical it will be any good. From what I remember it's similar to LA Noire controls wise but QTE GALORE and more Fork Lift Truck driving.

Dreamcast though was a classic console, shame they ended it but it had such a decent line-up. Remember they had a game called Confidential Mission which was a beasty Time Crisis!

Bishie · 17 Apr 2018 at 14:56

Rock_n_Roll said:
Lol, aye right. I think you should put down your crack pipe and take off your rose-tinted specs.

Compared to Deus Ex that came out the following year:

I rest my case!

DELETED_195422 · 17 Apr 2018 at 15:05

Steedie said:
^ Troll confirmed

Nah, if i was trolling him, i would've posted nude pictures of his mother.

Bishie · 17 Apr 2018 at 20:04

Rock_n_Roll said:
Nah, if i was trolling him, i would've posted nude pictures of his mother.

Mark A · 18 Apr 2018 at 14:10

I can't stop watching the Deus Ex giff

Bishie · 24 Apr 2018 at 21:33

You can take this with a pinch of salt, but I was informed by an 'insider' that Shenmue 1 & 2 would be announced at SEGA FES 2018 the day before it happened. He said the project originally started as a full HD remaster, but the plan was eventually scrapped due to limitations of the engine. (His reasoning was that the game is mostly Dreamcast assembly, which is a nightmare to port.)
Incidentally, he stated that it's scheduled for a September release, and that it's currently in beta.
He also specified that it would use all original assets, but would have modern resolution support and an improved interface. It would also be 1080p30 (locked) on all platforms.

TNA · 4 Jul 2018 at 13:42

This is on steam now. Both Shenmue 1 & 2 together. Release date is 21 August 2018 so not far away.

Picked up a key elsewhere for about £16 and activated steam.

Lots of nostalgia with Shenmue games from childhood, had to have it in my steam collection

One Vision · 4 Jul 2018 at 22:47

Were is Lan Di?

Tek81 · 5 Jul 2018 at 02:02

I remember playing the first one and getting stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of forklift truck driving. It was only after several weeks of diligently performing what was quickly becoming a second vocation, that I realized I'd hit a known bug.

markoboyo11 · 5 Jul 2018 at 07:34

tek81 said:
I remember playing the first one and getting stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of forklift truck driving. It was only after several weeks of diligently performing what was quickly becoming a second vocation, that I realized I'd hit a known bug.

Yeh I was stuck on that for a few days, turned out i was just going round a building the wrong side than it was expecting me to.
Really annoying.

TNA · 5 Jul 2018 at 08:36

One Vision said:
Were is Lan Di?

He is visiting Guixiang to have some tea.

I still remember that old lady and it’s been over 15 years since I last played Shenmue. Lol.

Random Guy Esq. · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:01

Both games locked at 30 FPS.

TNA · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:44

Random Guy Esq. said:
Both games locked at 30 FPS.

Yeah, shame that. But not a huge deal to me. It just means will just play the same as the original did. Still mega happy to have it in my steam collection.

@Bishie If you can, please update the thread title

d_brennen · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:47

Random Guy Esq. said:
Both games locked at 30 FPS.

If i remember right the DC (and Xbox for that matter) couldn't keep up with some areas... 30fps solid would be welcome

Bishie · 5 Jul 2018 at 14:16

Random Guy Esq. said:
Both games locked at 30 FPS.

Funnily enough, I mentioned this in my post on April 24th:

Bishie said:
You can take this with a pinch of salt, but I was informed by an 'insider' that Shenmue 1 & 2 would be announced at SEGA FES 2018 the day before it happened. He said the project originally started as a full HD remaster, but the plan was eventually scrapped due to limitations of the engine. (His reasoning was that the game is mostly Dreamcast assembly, which is a nightmare to port.)
Incidentally, he stated that it's scheduled for a September release, and that it's currently in beta.
He also specified that it would use all original assets, but would have modern resolution support and an improved interface. It would also be 1080p30 (locked) on all platforms.

TNA said:
@Bishie If you can, please update the thread title

I don't think I can?

Random Guy Esq. · 5 Jul 2018 at 14:24

Bishie said:
Funnily enough, I mentioned this in my post on April 24th:

I searched the thread for both "FPS" and "Hz" to make sure it wasn't a repost. Anyway, seems others missed it too, so *shrug*

TNA · 5 Jul 2018 at 15:09

Bishie said:
I don't think I can? I might have to ask a moderator.

Sure you can. Unless something has changed in the past few days. Basically since the forum got upgraded, the thread creator can edit the title. That’s why I asked you

Just checked, I can edit my Resident Evil 2 Remake thread’s title, so you definitely can. It is under thread tools.

Bishie · 5 Jul 2018 at 23:38

TNA said:
Sure you can. Unless something has changed in the past few days. Basically since the forum got upgraded, the thread creator can edit the title. That’s why I asked you

Just checked, I can edit my Resident Evil 2 Remake thread’s title, so you definitely can. It is under thread tools.

Job done!