Apologies, song list was a little late on this one: twitter.com/EyePatchWolf/status/1287069811714019328?s=20 Also, while I'm here, just wanna say big dumb videos like this are only possible because of the support I get on patreon, so if you want to kick in a buck (even a single dollar helps a bunch, the one dollar donations are what keep my income stable!) you can do that here: www.patreon.com/Supereyepatchwolf I love you, thanks for watching my video

@FlameOfUdun96

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling us what music you used during the video, so little content creators do this and it drives me nuts trying to find the tracks on my own lol

@francescolombardi3438

3 жыл бұрын

"Shenmu and Eye(patch) are no longer friends"

@johnnybensonitis7853

3 жыл бұрын

I'll throw in a buck. I'm a broke ass but you make some of the best content on the internet so I reckon I can manage a dollar. Thanks for these videos, they are fantastic in a way that is completely unique to you.

@ligmi

3 жыл бұрын

Give us the twin peaks feel so good remix!!!

@randomperson2540

3 жыл бұрын

You can now take a break I now this video was hard

"Lets make a game so niche, we had to finance it via kickstarter, even though its a known franchise with a cult following. Then, lets dumb down its combat to appeal to a wider audience." Wat?

@erick_solar

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's like you don't just don't listen to your audience but you don't listen to the people that aren't your audience too, the sales tell it all. Well, that's what happens when you don't play games and try to do a big game.

@valletas

3 жыл бұрын

in the 3rd game of a extremely niche franchise

@HellLord0931

3 жыл бұрын

@@valletas An* also can you explain why it's niche?

@valletas

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellLord0931 there are many readon why but sales can give a good idea of why its niche this review gives the reasons why its a niche franchise

@TheSorrel

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellLord0931 Its a game where you have to play other games to pass the time until you can move forward in the game you're actually playing. Not really a game for everyone. Which is fine. But when you're in the niche, embrace the niche. Nobody is gonna put up with all the other stuff for combat that is pretty okay.

Ryo sleeps for 11 hours a night and talks like he's been awake for three days

@alexhyatt7541

3 жыл бұрын

Been there, done that

@alienplatypus7712

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair if you slept 11 hours a night you would probably talk like that too. If most people keep sleeping for that long their sleep pattern goes into chaos and their body almost completely stops going into REM or deep sleep and it's exhausting.

@Rubycek

3 жыл бұрын

@@alienplatypus7712 It's not just about the sleep pattern. Possible causes of oversleeping include the use of certain substances, such as alcohol and some prescription medications. Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep. And then there are people who simply want to sleep a lot. Medical Problems Linked to Oversleeping Diabetes . Studies have shown that sleeping too long or not enough each night can increase the risk for diabetes. Obesity . Sleeping too much or too little could make you weigh too much, as well. One recent study showed that people who slept for nine or 10 hours every night were 21% more likely to become obese over a six-year period than were people who slept between seven and eight hours. This association between sleep and obesity remained the same even when food intake and exercise were taken into account. Headaches . For some people prone to headaches, sleeping longer than usual on a weekend or vacation can cause head pain. Researchers believe this is due to the effect oversleeping has on certain neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin. People who sleep too much during the day and disrupt their nighttime sleep may also find themselves suffering from headaches in the morning. Back pain . There was a time when doctors told people suffering from back pain to head straight to bed. But those days are long gone. You may not even need to curtail your regular exercise program when you are experiencing back pain. Check with your doctor. Doctors now realize the health benefits of maintaining a certain level of activity. And they recommend against sleeping more than usual, when possible. Depression.. Although insomnia is more commonly linked to depression than oversleeping is, roughly 15% of people with depression sleep too much. This may in turn make their depression worse. That's because regular sleep habits are important to the recovery process. Heart disease . The Nurses' Health Study involved nearly 72,000 women. A careful analysis of the data from that study showed that women who slept nine to 11 hours per night were 38% more likely to have coronary heart disease than women who slept eight hours. Researchers have not yet identified a reason for the connection between oversleeping and heart disease. Death. Multiple studies have found that people who sleep nine or more hours a night have significantly higher death rates than people sleeping seven to eight hours a night. No specific reason for this correlation has been determined. But researchers found that depression and low socioeconomic status are also associated with longer sleep. They speculate these factors could be related to the observed increase in mortality for people who sleep too much. www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/physical-side-effects-oversleeping

@LAVATORR

3 жыл бұрын

Ryo's taken way too much Adderrall and that's why he talks like such a fucking weirdo.

@LAVATORR

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rubycek Ryo read all of this and took it all way too seriously, so now he thinks that if he sleeps for a minute over eight hours he'll wake up morbidly obese.

"Good morning Ryo" "Good morning" "Did you get enough rest?" "Yes, eleven fucking hours"

@jakenake3401

Жыл бұрын

Shenmue 3 deserves deepest respect, it's same to see boxer out of hes prime fight, you still watch the show and give respect but nobody's prime last forever, same happened with designer of the game

@DisDatK9

Жыл бұрын

@@jakenake3401 Except if we, as fans of that fighter in his prime, give him a massive amount of money. Then said fighter says he will work with the absolute best and that he promises the best and most intense fight yet.. only to get knocked out via tripping over the rope getting into the ring.

@DukeofRizz

Жыл бұрын

@@jakenake3401 no it doesn't. He was a legend. But then he made Shenmue 3. Now he's just some dumbarse.

@neonal18

Жыл бұрын

Imagining this with the same wooden delivery the VAs give is incredible.

@RustTillDusk

Жыл бұрын

I sleep 12h I feel called out

Biggest red flag here was Yu Suzuki's admission of never playing video games. This would explain why he made this game like it was still 2001, it's not that he ignored how far games have progressed since Shen Mue 2 was first released - it's actually possible that he was never aware that a lot has changed for games since then.

@Cogu985

8 ай бұрын

I'm willing to bet he wasn't even aware of how games looked and played in the first place.

@truthseeker9692

6 ай бұрын

I still find shenmue 1 and 2 to be unique even up to this day.Most triple A games out there is the same thing. But Shen 3 for me has nothing to do with Shen 1 and 2. It's a major step backwards.

@NemesisOgreKing

6 ай бұрын

It's a SEGA game where you play as an anthropomorphic cow that knows kung-fu looking for the sailor's that killed his dad and stole all his capsule toys.@@jeansmambacraft8

@kleberson777

3 ай бұрын

especially when he is on hiatus on game development.

@Salvage5681

3 ай бұрын

@@jeansmambacraft8 i love you

"Friendship ended with Shenmue, Yakuza is my best friend now" - This comment section

@garrettoliva5154

3 жыл бұрын

I got into Shenmue after I got into Yakuza, so it's more like "Friendship continued with Yakuza, Shenmue is also here tho."

@sprite8294

3 жыл бұрын

I got into the yakuza games last year, and saw that this looks semi similar to yakuza. I watched this video with the hope that this is a good game, and that I’d want to play it, but no. I want ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this shit show. The combat, the movement, everything mentioned in this video, makes me want to fucking gouge my own eyes out. I’ll stick with yakuza

@garrettoliva5154

3 жыл бұрын

@@sprite8294 Shenmue 1 and 2 are ok, They're pretty cheap on steam, in fact I think both 1 and 2 are the price of Yakuza 0 on steam! They're interesting plays for sure, but I'm not gonna get the 3rd one any time soon. Correction: they're 10 bucks more. Strange isn't it?

@roastingpotato

3 жыл бұрын

Very original opinions here.

@garrettoliva5154

3 жыл бұрын

@@roastingpotato ey' it is what it is.

Shenmue walked so Yakuza could run

@frickthefuckoff

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think Shenmue even walked. More like crawled.

@cnhnx

3 жыл бұрын

Judgment is closest to Shenmue in a way of its focus in investigation, even Yagami dressed like modern-version Ryo

@Ristyo1992

3 жыл бұрын

Not really Yakuza is this flashy juvenile game

@raulrojas9253

3 жыл бұрын

@stockart whiteman dude......Yakuza 0>All other yakuza games and Shenmue.

@raulrojas9253

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ristyo1992 Thats a pretty ignorant thing to say. yakuza juvenile? Thats cute. But I ll tell you one thing. Yakuza 0 is proabbly the ONLY YAKUZA GAME I WOULD recommend. Only 0.

It's hilarious to me that Yu Suzuki was this pioneer in adding verisimilitude to games but paid so little attention to advancing technology that he didn't realize that cutscenes are one of his newest project's biggest immersion breakers. Imagine how much more tolerable and even pleasant the stuff with the shoes and leaving the house would be if it was, say, atmospheric dialogue and animations that not only went alongside but changed slightly in response to the player's movements. Maybe add more hallspace before the sitting area, and if he walks through there he calmly pauses for a half second to slip off his shoes, while if you run he kicks them off haphazardly. Maybe if you walk slowly out of the house and out onto the street you hear your companion say a nice goodbye and Ryo looks back to respond as he walks (maybe with a cycle of evolving or randomized dialogue so it isn't the exact same goodbye every day), while if Ryo runs out of the house she calls out after him and he gives a little half-wave behind him while being like "Sorry, gotta run!" Stuff like that would add a lot more immersion without slowing the game down so much.

@PEDROGARCIA-qj3gr

5 ай бұрын

It wasn't him... It was SEGA, the dude probably would make it in pixel art if it wasn't because every game in the Dreamcast looked good... That was their only selling point after all, they have so few games and only 2 were actually good... Shenmue is not any of those 2, that garbage would be a failure even as a PS2 exclusive.

@Wong_Shen

4 ай бұрын

@@PEDROGARCIA-qj3grstop vomiting through your fingers

@The7thDraconian

4 ай бұрын

This. This is where having played or at least kept up with modern games would have helped. The medium has advanced so much that techniques that create verisimilitude in the 90's now have the opposite effect.

@zuhdibeyblade9

3 ай бұрын

@@PEDROGARCIA-qj3grnah, quit it with this “its not the devs fault, its the publishers”. Shenmue 3 was a kickstarter project. Not publishers, no shareholders. Just invesments from the fans. And the devs still put out a shitty game by themselves.

@diegosotomiranda4107

2 ай бұрын

​@@zuhdibeyblade9gamers think devs can't be shitty or became shitty with time, they are glorified like artist, is the same as a famous artist or musician that drops a shitty allbum, utter fans Will defend them amwith their life and Will fe forced to like and not criticize anything about their Masters art, the same happens with devs, specially japanese, we have a previous case with mighty 99 and how awful that kickstart was and how resultes un tbat souless cashgrab, but fans "UH UH, but he's the og creator, he can't do no wrong with the franchise", it's the dame with yu zuzuki, he's just a washed up legend, and thats not an insult, it's a descripción of his actual state and push un The industry

That kickstarter message from Dude Longcouch kills me. Promising to get Lan Di in honor of his own dead father, only for it to never happen in the game and for it to possibly never happen ever because of Yu's dogged belief in a fourth entry that'll probably never happen. What an insult.

@shinrailp1416

2 жыл бұрын

I remember reading that his goal were actually 7 parts. Not sure if that is still the case but with someone who seems incapable of learning or progressing........i wouldn't be surprised.

@tatsukimasu

Жыл бұрын

I think Suzuki is just an old, delusional man at this point...

@TheoHiggins

Жыл бұрын

@@shinrailp1416 He better start brushing up on his RPGmaker skills then

@nate567987

Жыл бұрын

@@shinrailp1416 I know 2 was 2 of those parts

@Lechgang

Жыл бұрын

I want Shenmue 4 to exist solely for Dude Longcouch.

- "This is the last positive thing I have to say" -*looks at progress bar with 43 minutes left* -"Uh oh"

@BlackCoffeePlanet

3 жыл бұрын

"I'm in danger "

@confusedsteak4570

3 жыл бұрын

This is where the pain begins

@grindyvin9354

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@E1N9A8N0DA

3 жыл бұрын

To me that wasn't a "Uh-oh". Rather a "Oh sweet. Ma grab a packet of crisps"

@moriallen643

3 жыл бұрын

@@E1N9A8N0DA bag of chips* There, I fixed your typo buddy

Ryo sleeps 11 hours a night? No wonder he hasn't avenged his father

@medjrikais2419

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@ArxGaming67

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, staying in a Cave for nearly 20 years probably didn't help either.

@CapnJigglypuff

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a teenager give him a break

@SuperKendoman

3 жыл бұрын

@@CapnJigglypuff Still a teenager after 20 years? Sounds sketchy to me lol 😅

@ivannintendo

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, he sleeps 35 hours each time

I used to draw a lot in school. I got pretty alright at it. As I got older I stopped for a multitude of reasons. As luck would have it, I ended up scoring graphics tablet from a family member, and then attempted to draw. It went badly. Fearing the worst, I fetched some printer paper and a pencil. Despite being older, more mature, having a more discerning eye for art... My drawings were worse than they were when I was younger, and for days no matter what I drew, I couldn't match even the worst doodles in the binder I kept full of drawings from my youth. I had to relearn how to draw. It was only after weeks of drawing exercises from free online courses, more practice and a painfully thick slice of humble pie did I finally manage to get back to where I used to be. And that was before going back to trying the graphics tablet, tech I had no experience with amd basically had to train myself as if I'd never held a pen in my life. Now imagine instead of drawing, it was making games, and the last time i made a successful videogame was when Windows 98 was the dominant operating system. Then after years of not practicing, I attempted to outdo my old game for Windows 11 using Unreal Engine, being handed millions of dollars, and having made no effort to keep up my own skills or keep up with the industry in general. That's Yu Suzuki in a nutshell.

@southanime

Жыл бұрын

So, he is Chris Chan

@azurelionheart

Жыл бұрын

I think sometimes we forget how easy it is to lose skills you used to have, and for a creative field like drawing, or game-making, that can be damning. I can’t imagine how crushing it must be to feel that, not just for the fans of Shenmue who backed the game, but for everyone who worked on this title…

@NexusVerbal

Жыл бұрын

Also, this was George Lucas between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace. By the time he got around to Revenge of the Sith, George got a lot better but for many fans it was too little too late.

@Anomaly188

Жыл бұрын

Yu never got forced to eat his humble pie because he clings so heavily to his reputation as an 80s and 90s Sega legend. He comes off as incredibly arrogant and out of touch and seems to still think it's 1999 when auteur pet projects were still common instead of the modern risk-averse corporate industry of big budget releases requiring maximum profitability for sequels to even be considered. His fixation with being able to interact with everything because "Open world gameplay ZOMG!" is trite and cringe because 90% of the 'interactivity' is pointless and adds nothing. Suzuki is a man in denial of the fact that the industry passed him by 20 years ago and it's honestly just sad to watch.

@TheShamefurDispray

Жыл бұрын

You nailed it.

This game seems like what it feels like to have depression and/or ADHD, simple tasks take 10 steps and all the steps are impossible or time consuming. And nothing ever progresses despite the constant sense of busyness. I'm having a bad month

@coldfrost3

2 жыл бұрын

hope you feel better

@katatat2030

2 жыл бұрын

@@coldfrost3 thanks, it has gotten a little better since then I guess. Thanks bupropion

@razrxo

Жыл бұрын

I've been having a bad couple months as well bro, it'll get better tho. If you'd like to talk just let me know dude and I'll give you my snap or something. Have a great week man

@AJayZy

Жыл бұрын

@@razrxo I too would like to join the club

@TheRicardfranca89

Жыл бұрын

Awesome description of that feeling. Hope you are better!

This game feels like when your father comes back home after being away for more than a decade, but he only arrives to get one of the suitcases he left behind before leaving immediately.

@ProtoZealott

3 жыл бұрын

Or worse, he only shows up because he needs/wants something, and then leaves again immediately after. That's a double oof right there.

@iby914

3 жыл бұрын

Or he returns after a decade to call you a disappointment and then leaves forever

@DoggyP00

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say arriving just to get some random mysterious suitcase after disappearing mysteriously for over a decade is far far better than most things he could do. I certainly wouldn't just accept him with open arms if he tried to get back into my life after over a decade.

@Freefork

3 жыл бұрын

Like a father coming back with expired milk.

@k-jsr

3 жыл бұрын

More like he shows up but then you remember he's an abusive asshole and you only thought you missed him.

“I made Shenmue 3 for the fans. I want to make Shenmue 4 for everyone.” Good luck.

@googleuser9383

3 жыл бұрын

accidentally switched them around

@firecrackerjack68

3 жыл бұрын

Shenmue 4 summer 2049

@liquidsnake6879

3 жыл бұрын

@@firecrackerjack68 Even if he released it tomorrow i wouldn't buy it lol, Yu's gone nuts, he made a game for fans that sold reasonably well but was panned by the FANS who love the series and were prepared to put up with a LOT for a myriad of issues that made the 20 year old predecessors superior to it. Now after making said game he thinks that the issue wasn't his p*ss-poor storytelling and game design, but rather his focus on the fans was the issue, and that if he just makes another one and this time makes sure it's the opposite of what the fans of the series want and expect then people will love it and he'll make a huge franchise out of the neverending story of Ryo chasing Lan Di for 20+ years around the globe. At this point Shenmue is just another grift to make money and it's a goddamn tragedy to witness such a beloved game be brought to such a low-point

@alphalax7747

3 жыл бұрын

Piss isnt a swear word

@jokerinojiovanna

3 жыл бұрын

Let him be

It's still baffling this dude got a chance to wrap things up with this game but decided to go "COMING SOON: SHENMUE 4!" after going decades without a new Shenmue game.

@danmann861

11 күн бұрын

He never said this was the end. He never once said it. I applaud him for committing to his vision.

Fun fact: the reason why the game is just “want thing, thing too expensive, gamble money to get more money” is because that’s how they spent the budget of the game irl.

-Hey, do you think Shenmue 3 is a good game? -No, I haven't.

@MrDeefleparde

3 жыл бұрын

Best Comment! +10000 xp

@mrlaidback83

3 жыл бұрын

I see...

@merikijiya13

3 жыл бұрын

Hi-c juice 🧃

@MrDeefleparde

3 жыл бұрын

... yeah...

@kyotheman69

3 жыл бұрын

no one i know talks about it, that's not a good sign

My favorite Shenmue fight scene is the one with my patience.

@bificommander7472

3 жыл бұрын

Earn 5000 yuan *Fatality!*

@learicist

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@gwicks

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🙌🔥❤️

@elinsonberroa4436

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. As an adult i cant play this game. As a young boy yes but it took for ever

@KaladinVegapunk

2 жыл бұрын

Haha well to be fair you could just play it on PC..and use a trainer/mod/edit to just give yourself a fuck ton of money and avoid all the busy work ..still super dissapointing after waiting 20 years, but it does make it somewhat more bearable Still have NO clue what Yu was thinking having the 3rd game be completely filler and not progressing the story at ALL..while removing all the fun from combat I remember reading in the mid 2000s how he had like 6 episodes planned out, even a cut section on the boat between 1 & 2 1 & 2 had their padding but you always felt like you were moving forward with clues and making your way to revenge This played like a janky fan made mod I mean how the fuck did he come up with a 3000% better ending hahah?? I think this was his one shot and he blew it

Honestly, the game ending with the villain getting away again is exactly what I expected when you learn that the creator's vision involved, what, 16 parts? I just figured he'd keep getting away until Shenmue 16.

@wasteman3259

Жыл бұрын

Lan di was always too overpowered. He killed Ryos father With ease. Ryo is no where even close to being able to beat him and idk how he will tbh

@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon

11 ай бұрын

@@wasteman3259 he should buy a gun.

@AmariMarvelous

9 ай бұрын

If they continue the series, they need to wrap up the story in 4 and improve on the game mechanics and make it modern while keeping the essence of what made it special.

@georgemeyers7172

9 ай бұрын

Ah yes... Sounds impossible at this point. He really should finish it at least 5 or 6 parts.

@sc0pe103

8 ай бұрын

you are deluded, what if the story was so big it couldn't be done in your precious 1/2 games? lmfao, go learn maths, child @@AmariMarvelous

Honestly, I feel like EyepatchWolf's "body check" ending is so, SO much better than what actually happened. After decades of waiting for this confrontation, getting the unshakeable and stoic bad guy to show a faltering of his composure, to make a god-king feel an all-too mortal chill run up his spine, that is some KING SHIT. That shows true growth.

@EvilRyuGuy

5 ай бұрын

Maybe, but his humanization of him is out of character. Xiuying straight up tells you in 2 that Lan Di is mercyless and that if you fight him he WILL kill you.

@TheDr502

3 ай бұрын

The only thing I would've changed about Wolf's ending would've been the move that Lan Di uses to take down Ryo. It's established in the 1st game that this attack is lethal, so how come this attack killed Iwao, but not Ryo? Otherwise, this video's ending is superior. I would've LOVED to see some actual narrative progression in part 3, and that's what this ending delivers, especially in Lan Di's characterization. In Shenmue 1, Lan Di injures Ryo and then murders his dad Iwao to avenge someone that Iwao may have killed. He steals the family heirloom, a dragon mirror. He's committed 2 crimes: homicide and burglary. In the beginning of Shenmue 1, Ryo is a defenseless 18-year old while Lan Di is an unstoppable God who doesn't have to worry about anything. He can kill without any consequences. By Shenmue 3 under Wolf's ending, however? Ryo has grown, as has Lan Di. Although Lan Di is still stronger than Ryo, he's changed from a vengeful killer to a seriously flawed man who has enough vulnerability and humanity left in him to see that Ryo could become dangerous later because he's much more committed to avenging his dad's death than the average 18-year old would be. More importantly, maybe Lan Di spared Ryo's life because, by killing a 2nd person, he would've turned him into the very thing he despised: a bloodthirsty killer, just like the man he murdered. It was his revenge obsession that created a situation in which his victim's son will continue to get stronger and relentlessly pursue him until one of them is dead. Could there be a role reversal? Could Lan Di end up dead at Ryo's hands years later, like how Iwao ended up dead years later at his own hands? By murdering Iwao, did Lan Di just tie a noose around his neck? Maybe that's why he looks so conflicted in the final scene before the credits. He can actually feel fear and worry about the future. That's one hell of a character development from the 1st game. On the other hand, if/when Ryo becomes strong enough to defeat Lan Di in a fight (if this series continues), then players will remember how Lan Di spared Ryo's life in the 3rd game. They'll ask themselves: How much humanity does Ryo have left in him? Will he spare Lan Di, like Lan Di did for him in the 3rd game? If not, what does that say about how Ryo changed from Shenmue 1? What consequences will he face, should he choose not to spare Lan Di's life? It also ties into the series' main messages, which I always felt were, "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind" and "if you live by the sword, then you'll die by the sword". Just freaking great, Wolf!

@altxogershavelayers5166

Ай бұрын

​​​​@@EvilRyuGuycharacter A telling you that character B is like this or like that isn't really characterisation of character B. At best, it's showing characters' reputation in the world, which may paint how he wants to be seen but not outright the truth of the matter Lan Di fights him twice wins and doesn't kill him and once, despite Shenmu trying to fight him, Lan Di Fs off on a helicopter. So Lan Di certainly WILL NOT want to kill Shenmu.

It's amazing how between shenmue 2 and shenmue 3 we had the yakuza series going through 7 mainline games starting and concluding the story of Kazuma Kiryu from age 20 to 50, introducing a new protagonist, multiple spinoff games and rebooting the franchise. Meanwhile Ryo has done nothing but drive a forklift, talk to people, and gamble for buns and wine.

@kris0375

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty funny when you put it like that 19 years has passed in real life 2 weeks has passed in the game

@DaFro3713

2 жыл бұрын

Hell, the new Yakuza protagonist, Ichiban accomplished more in one day before going to prison for 19 in game years than Ryo did in 19 real life years

@nu1x

2 жыл бұрын

Yakuza (and now Judgment) are seriously Best Shenmue Ever, I even wonder why people remember Shenmue at all - Yakuza is just BETTER. It's pure Soul.

@novelty_thief

2 жыл бұрын

@@nu1x At this point RGG Studios should take Suzuki under their wing and create an convenient and fun experience

@yaxxee

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Ryo is a man after my own heart

"We waited 19 years for a Shemue filler episode!!" Oh man, that killed me.

@hariman7727

3 жыл бұрын

Shenmue was episodic game release before the term was even invented. The original felt like the tutorial town of a JRPG

@Shuyin781

3 жыл бұрын

@@hariman7727 but when you have, after 19 years of waiting, an episodic game that offers 0 narrative progression to the story, this is not a good thing.

@hariman7727

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shuyin781 I agree 100%.

@garrettoliva5154

3 жыл бұрын

Narratively speaking Shenmue 1 could have had half of 2 packed into it, while Shenmue 2 has the rest of 2 and half of 3.

@KarmaTube5

3 жыл бұрын

Almost sounds like Naruto filler episodes

Yu Suzuki is a cautionary tale of a man who thinks he's still top of his game 2 decades later when he didn't even bother to keep up with the industry. What was revolutionary back then is nothing but a common feature or outdated now.

@ragnarockerbunny

Жыл бұрын

Adapt or die. Truth be told, there could have been something to Shenmue 3. Tighten up the combat, change the money quests into regular fetch quests, decouple health and stamina. Shenmue 3 could have at least been underwhelmingly passable rather than overtly terrible. But if you don't understand why you're wrong, you'll never get it right. Deliberately sticking your fingers in your ears and saying you know better isn't the answer. And when you have a million dollar project on your hands, is downright irresponsible

@Yuli_Ban

Жыл бұрын

I heard a good comparison. "It's like a metal band who was shocking and outrageous and even a bit heavy in the 1980s dropping out of music and then coming back around again in the 2000s thinking they're still the hottest, meanest, heaviest shit ever, only to get scared off by Slipknot and Trivium right as Cannibal Corpse and Electric Wizard pull up as well."

@Skoopyghost

Жыл бұрын

The game is like Metallica in 2023.

@Oggre

Жыл бұрын

Same for Yuji Naka.

@thealgerian3285

11 ай бұрын

Doesn't help that's there's a lot of nostalgic fools among gamers who couldn't tell the difference between good game design and outdated trash to save their lives.

I think the part that annoyed me the most watching this video is that the idea of the daily routine at the beginning of your day isn't even bad. The idea that you can have these small, quiet moments between Ryo and Shenhua that develop their relationship in ways a big cutscene can't is full of such potential, only to have it be utterly wasted on repeat cutscenes that only serve to waste your time. An idea with immense promise thrown down the drain, stuck in the past of 20 years ago.

This game turned Eyepatch wolf into a Lovecraft protagonist, a mentally broken shell of of a human being.

@nathanross7448

3 жыл бұрын

Or lovecraft himself

@breach_meidith

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go for a cosmic horror victim, more like something Kafka-ish. Shenmue looks more like the horror of Mundane. (never played it tho)

@superioropinion7116

3 жыл бұрын

*His insight into matters arcane has increased*

@jaketheberge1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@breach_meidith I'm not familiar with kafka's writing. Was that before or after he destroyed the world?

@jaketheberge1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@superioropinion7116 In this case would that be a nat 20 or a 1?

When a toddler can't walk 5 feet without falling down it's understandable and even a bit cute, but 19 years later that 20 something kid doing the same thing only leads you to be concerned about their wellbeing.

@hanismh2695

3 жыл бұрын

This

@galaxy_kitten95

3 жыл бұрын

This has to be the best metaphor I’ve seen in a while. It perfectly summarizes this game.

@lambasted6886

3 жыл бұрын

Unless this game was intentionally trying to continue the story as the "toddler". Wasn't the intention to make the game feel like it picked up right where it left off? Wouldn't it make more sense that maybe he's one year older, has learned new things but forgot to drop old habits I.E. the 2003 to Shenmue 2's 2002?

@authorrobjohnson3178

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. Perfect analogy for this game. And as I Shenmue fan, Im really crushed.

@maffewiisonofmaffew3631

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what this "genius" has done in his life, when Suzuki was making arcade hits in the retro days and moved on to making a beloved living karate/kung-fu series.

You have to admit. At least that last 5% wasnt lan di making a huge man beat you in a fight and you have to go pay a man 8000 yuan to learn the same move from before and then lan di runs away after you beat the big man

@Slutlyfe

17 күн бұрын

Oof

I love your rewrite of the ending. It especially stands out to me that there's no dialogue between Ryo and Lan Di. They know the drill, Ryo despises Lan Di and Lan Di is simply annoyed by this persistent whelp and outraged when he has the nerve to strike him. It's fantastic, you're a great writer

@sc0pe103

8 ай бұрын

keep believing, no Shenmue fan likes that cheap "ending" LMFAO

@moosenman

3 ай бұрын

@@sc0pe103they’re talking about eyepatch wolfs rewrite not the actual ending.

«WE WAITED 19 YEARS FOR A SHENMUE FILLER EPISODE!!! » This is oficially the greatest quote I've heard in my lifetime.

@RoinDanton

3 жыл бұрын

Also the saddest.

@SiMeGamer

3 жыл бұрын

What an empty life have you led for this to be the greatest quote you've ever heard?

@morbiusv5857

3 жыл бұрын

@@SiMeGamer a pretty normal one.

@SiMeGamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@morbiusv5857 well, it sure feels uninspiring.

@morbiusv5857

3 жыл бұрын

@@SiMeGamer Like my dong.

Spongebob will get his boating license before Ryo ever beats Lan Di.

@user-ez05ob0WqQ

3 жыл бұрын

goddammit, Ryo needs to learn some heat action instead of wasting time in China searching for nothing

@romanista9776

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@KaiKrimson56

3 жыл бұрын

Ash will have caught all Pokemon by the time Shenmue 4 comes out.

@eoinmcdonnell1303

3 жыл бұрын

The Simpsons will end before Ryo defeats Lan Di.

@sleepymyers6533

3 жыл бұрын

Kentaro Miura will have finished Berserk before Ryo ever- actually, I take that back.

I paid $100 to get my name in the credits for this game because I was such a huge fan of the series. I couldn't even get out of the first village in Shenmue 3. I was so devastated and heartbroken that I can't even bare to deal with this horrible game. Soul crushing.

@leadme2thebliss21

2 ай бұрын

It's a good game it just requires patience. It's a game you appreciate much more during the second run of the game because you understand how to play the game better.

@EdgeO419

2 ай бұрын

could have set that money on fire and it would have been a better investment, this man finessed the fans of this franchise, myself included.

@saamo1423

25 күн бұрын

@@leadme2thebliss21you aren't a real human being

The immense pain you suffered at the hands of this game has somehow leaked through my phone screen across months and continents and given me secondhand agony

Shenmue 1: Work hard, get a forklift job to earn money. Shenmue 3: Spend all day Gambling to buy expensive wine.

@Krystalmyth

3 жыл бұрын

I actually really loved that part. It doesn't sound fun on paper, because it isn't. It's... fulfilling for other reasons other than fun. Kind of like, a lot of work. You make money which is great, but, you also have a mission. You don't have to even be a good employee, you're there for other reasons. Just to be at the docks and have a cover. But, you can also, do that and be a good employee. You can show up early. You can choose to put your mission against Lan Di aside and go play some Hang-On... or play some darts at the bar with a friend you just stumbled into, or go train at the park or dojo and say hello to your caretaker sweeping the porch, or just grab a can of juice and walk home slowly at night with the sun just barely on the horizon. You'd wake up and start a new day, and ... I dunno, it's just not something you can say. That this journey eventually leads to men trying to kill you, kidnappings, chases, deceit, broken friendships, lost loves, and the potential of the adventure ahead, was just magical. So fuck Yu Suzuki, for not loving gaming as much as he loved his ideas, because while his ideas were great, his games were just better.

@JuFated

3 жыл бұрын

For the record, at least the forklift job was direct. You're sure to get money right away from doing your job and not go through so many damn hoops and exchanges just to get money. That has a side of losing said money because gambling.

@hitkid2456

3 жыл бұрын

@@Krystalmyth Never forget the racing, whatever you do.

@multilad816

3 жыл бұрын

I get the feeling that the strong men, fortune tellers, 2 martial arts masters, and villagers/city dwellers are in these gambling scams

@USMC49er

3 жыл бұрын

Shenmue 2: Carry boxes that also help you win the arm wrestling mini game. (Great attention to detail by the way). Also there is a song based on Delin grunt.

The Witcher 3 -Blood and Wine Shenmue 3 -Buns and Wine

@ashikjaman1940

3 жыл бұрын

I guess that old man is a vampire. Explains a lot honestly.

@djroscurro9859

3 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Anthony I like how this comment in the third of this thread

@ritviktaneja9596

3 жыл бұрын

Blood and wine could be it’s own game lol

@wardrich

3 жыл бұрын

*Buns and grape juice

@redblueandgray

3 жыл бұрын

JA, BUNS AND WINE

Strangely, the thing that bugs me the most about Menshu the Thrice is how Ryo grabs and pick up items. It's like his arm and hand is one of those old robot claws where the actions had to be programmed in step by step. The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards the idea that Suzuki had his team animate him this way on purpose. I simply refuse to believe that any animator wouldn't try to animate it in a more believable way if they had the option. I guess it circles back to the whole "modern games had no influence" bit. It's not an auteur sticking to his vision, it's a person who let the world pass him by and trying to remain in his own bubble by willful ignorance. I recall the episode of Scrubs where one of the head doctors show up and is very likeable and friendly with everyone, but has no idea of any of the modern advances in medicine. Kelso confronts him about it and states that he doesn't go to medical conferences and seminars year after year for fun, but because it's his job and keeping up to speed with modern advances is not only preferable, it's crucial. Yu Suzuki needed to have a Bob Kelso on his team, clearly.

@Pineappolis

Жыл бұрын

Not only is that a very astute comparison but, damn, that's a good episode. Completely forgot it existed until you mentioned it.

20 years for a filler episode that ends on a cliffhanger. I've got say, as a Shenmue fan, that was bloody hilarious. Good thing I didn't pay for this one, got a copy from a friend. lol

@valletas

2 жыл бұрын

I dunno whats worse being a half life fan or an shemue fan

@Kek393

2 жыл бұрын

@@valletas half life fans get good games.

@SammEater

Жыл бұрын

@@Kek393 Hunt Down the Freeman though. lol

@Kek393

Жыл бұрын

@@SammEater mf broughy up an irrelevant game from an irrelevant studio when said game is already being fixed by former devs. This is am official 3rd Shenmue game. Hdtf is a mod. This is as uncomparable as it's unfunny.

@str8apem88

Жыл бұрын

@@valletas Doesn't really matter, neither of them are gonna have an ending.

The "Wine and Buns" quest feels like some weird amalgamation of Takeshi's Challenge and an Ed Edd n Eddy Episode.

@RADZIO895

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, other cartoons had this kind of episode too, but for some reason I only remember the Edds one

@asdf852asdf

3 жыл бұрын

You could put Ed edd n Eddy music over that quest and it would be the same

@levesteM

3 жыл бұрын

@Shaman Xeed I think you're thinking of the one where they needed a chicken because Ed broke all the eggs they needed for an omelette and they figured a chicken would give them infinite eggs

@TheSecondVersion

3 жыл бұрын

@Shaman Xeed What's great is that a guy in real life successfully traded his way up from a paperclip *to a house.* From wikipedia: MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house. This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made:[2] On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen. He then traded the pen the same day for a hand-sculpted doorknob from Seattle, Washington. On July 25, 2005, he travelled to Amherst, Massachusetts, with a friend to trade the doorknob for a Coleman camp stove (with fuel). On September 24, 2005, he went to California, and traded the camp stove for a Honda generator. On November 16, 2005, he traveled to Maspeth, Queens and traded the generator for an "instant party": an empty keg, an IOU for filling the keg with the beer of the bearer's choice, and a neon Budweiser sign. This was his second attempt to make the trade; his first resulted in the generator being temporarily confiscated by the New York City Fire Department. On December 8, 2005, he traded the "instant party" to Quebec comedian and radio personality Michel Barrette for a Ski-Doo snowmobile. Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia, scheduled for February 2006. On or about January 7, 2006, he traded the second spot on the Yahk trip for a box truck. On or about February 22, 2006, he traded the box truck for a recording contract with Metalworks in Mississauga, Ontario. On or about April 11, 2006, he traded the contract to Jody Gnant for a year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona. On or about April 26, 2006, he traded the year's rent in Phoenix for one afternoon with Alice Cooper. On or about May 26, 2006, he traded the afternoon with Cooper for a KISS motorized snow globe. On or about June 2, 2006, he traded the snow globe to Corbin Bernsen for a role in the film Donna on Demand.[3] On or about July 5, 2006, he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan.

@Zlagie

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSecondVersion Best story ever? I think so.

Surely Shenmue 4 will redeem this game when it comes out on the PlayStation14 in 2090

@kevinoconnor4582

3 жыл бұрын

Probably will come out before Star Citizen.

@BerserkerGoji9973

3 жыл бұрын

By that time, Yandere Simulator still won’t be released.

@wragokumbaya

3 жыл бұрын

@@BerserkerGoji9973 maybe his son in 2113 will release a buggy osana before you jump on me that this disgrace to a virgin race will have a descendant there was this fine meme when his subreddit got hacked

@Mugen_YG

3 жыл бұрын

Ik this is a joke but this had me thinking. Games are gonna peak with top of the line gaming visuals and performance with huge open world potentials in 20 years, or about 3 console generations (if there are that many). I'd think gaming tech by then would be undistinguishable from the top of the line CGI we've got today. Topping that would be nigh impossible

@ashikjaman1940

3 жыл бұрын

**Insert Half-Life 3 joke here**

Boy this video just got even harder to watch after hearing that Yu Suzuki has said there are no concrete plans for Shenmue 4 at this point. So after all this waiting, Ryu's story ends the same way it ended in Shenmue 2: a cliffhanger with no chance at resolution barring a damn miracle.

@CooroSnowFox

2 жыл бұрын

He isn't going to get millions to back for 4 if he tries again...

@Valkod23

2 жыл бұрын

@@CooroSnowFox What sucks hard is that well, he had this one chance to finish up the story or at least move it forward in a really good way without all the useless filler but no, he just... leaned hard into the tedium and ignored all the advances in the last 20 years. Meanwhile you've got the Yakuza series which has constantly progressed and even their mini-games play beautifully.

@CooroSnowFox

2 жыл бұрын

@@Valkod23 if the focus wasn't so drawn out on doing minor chores to the extreme... The story would have been closer to finished... Although his design choices meant he's still going with 1999 ideas

@Valkod23

2 жыл бұрын

@@CooroSnowFox At this point I'm not sure a Shenmue 4 would even be a good idea since it would just be more of Shenmue 3 and probably not moving the story forward at all.

@CooroSnowFox

2 жыл бұрын

@@Valkod23he'll try and bargain it to get 4 going that 3 was just to get the finish going...

Plot twist: Shemmue 3 is actually a sequel to 1986 Takeshi's Challenge.

The taking off his shoes would actually be so cool if it wasn't a cutscene and just a short animation he does before stepping onto it

@python1972

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking, and with todays ability that would be totally Doable as well.

@DoubleO88

3 жыл бұрын

That's what it was in shenmue 1! Dunno why it changed to a cutscene.

@ShuajoX

3 жыл бұрын

In Yakuza 6, the shoes just pop on and off when stepping up or down on/off the floor.

@yashirotheultimateseraphim4521

3 жыл бұрын

I want a type of game that’s fulldive bf that u can be almost anything u want even creating ur oc if u made one irl to be exactly like that character as well as abilities etc u get the idea extremely precise character creation down to the abilities the character entirely even it can scan ur art aswell

@missoxiagalaxy

3 жыл бұрын

I love it final story animation than game ❤️❤️❤️

*Voice acting director:* Say it like you're a text-to-speech program. *Actor:* What? *Director:* Just do it.

@anthonydunkley7844

3 жыл бұрын

Dew it!

@MsSaskue360

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Japanese voice acting is alot better than the English voice acting doesn't how this game doesn't progress the story enough to make playing this game worth it

@ArtoriaZz2137

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen people making art out of TTS programs, "If Emperor had Text to speech device "or ZeroLenny's channel being best examples. So they are far worse than TTS.

@astolbro7183

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArtoriaZz2137 i dont think that the emperor is actually voice acted by a text to speach program dude its just a voice filter and purposely stiff voice acting

@ArtoriaZz2137

3 жыл бұрын

@@astolbro7183 no, Emperor is 100% TTS, it's both literally name of the show and everyone voice-acting is there in the credits, there is nobody voicing the throne emps.

I come back to this video every now and again to remind myself what true despair looks like, and find relief that the despair is not mine.

@jeanbethencourt1506

Жыл бұрын

Most people don't really have this opinion though. Clickbait youtubers "have" this opinion because it gets them views. Most regular Shenmue fans just played it, enjoyed it, and moved on. These "worst thing ever" type videos are just milking ad revenue off of people that don't care for the series anyway.

@Tenchigumi

Жыл бұрын

​@@jeanbethencourt1506 I'm not really sure what you're responding to with that comment; it has nothing to do with what I wrote. Are you new to this channel?

@jeanbethencourt1506

Жыл бұрын

@@Tenchigumi I'm responding to your comment about "despair". He's not in despair. He's just fishing for ad revenue.

@Tenchigumi

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@jeanbethencourt1506 Which was comedic exaggeration, to which I subsequently responded to in kind. You're making a serious assertion about your KZread assumptions, which tells me both jokes went over your head (or you didn't even see the initial gag in the first place). But I'll respond seriously as well: if you think most people create long video essays without actually having some investment in the subject matter (especially _this_ channel of all places), then your cynicism is outweighing your rationality: it is NOT easy to put that much work into something you didn't actually care about, especially for advertiser bucks you could have earned with less work on something you genuinely felt strongly about. If it was a 15 minutes rant without any supporting arguments other than "gaem is the bad lul," then sure, you might have a point. But boy oh boy, this is not the channel for that.

@jeanbethencourt1506

Жыл бұрын

@@Tenchigumi no I get it. It's just run of the mill. Pick any game with a fanbase and then make a long winded video about how "atrocious" it is and it will get almost guaranteed views. I'm not hating the player, don't get me wrong but it's definitely something any random youtube hack would do(and has done). It just reminds me of the "angry gamer" youtuber era.

Yu Suzuki strikes me as a "bad ending" version of Xeno series director Tetsuya Takahashi. When Takahashi's pitch for Final Fantasy 7 was expanded into the original Xenogears, he envisioned it as it being a piece of a 6 part series with which he'd tell an overarching story, in a similar vein to Suzuki's vision of Shenmue being a story he's striving to complete. The difference arises in how Takahashi chased his goal, while Suzuki clung to it. When Takahashi realised that Square were too focused on Final Fantasy for him to ever be able to continue Xenogears, he abandoned it. He formed Monolith Soft and made another attempt at telling his story with Xenosaga. When the Xenosaga series underperformed and was forced to end prematurely, he let it go and tried again with Xenoblade Chronicles, and now with the release of XC3's Future Redeemed DLC it seems he's finally succeeded in telling his story. Yu Suzuki, meanwhile, didn't chase his dream. He just clung to it and dug his heels in. He never cut his losses with Shenmue the way Takahashi did with Xenogears and Xenosaga. He just sat there, waiting. Waiting for the opportunity to continue Shenmue for so long that when he finally got that chance, he didn't seem to know what to do with it.

@qthestruggler2715

10 ай бұрын

This comment is beautiful and deserves more likes ❤❤❤

@sc0pe103

8 ай бұрын

ah yes, you mean like the designs he already made decades ago. this video and this comment section is full of fan boys.

@AusSP

8 ай бұрын

Xenoblade 3 is nothing like Xenogears or Xenosaga, though? And I haven't played Future Redeemed yet, but my general experience with the last couple of Xenoblade titles has been... incredibly mixed. I could never recommend it as "a good series".

@user-be3qc7re9o

8 ай бұрын

​@@AusSPIt is a good series. Whether it lives up to Xenogears and Xenosaga is debatable.

@AusSP

8 ай бұрын

@@user-be3qc7re9o Eh... that's technically correct, I suppose. Xenogears and Xenosaga were both very troubled. Xenogears for budget planning, and Xenosaga in consistency and being cut short and cramming two or more games of plot into one game. They did a lot that's good, but they also have problems. Xenoblade - really just 2 and 3, not 1 and X - combine good moments with stuff just sort of happening for no good reason. Xenoblade 3's ending where the party doesn't seem to know what's supposed to happen after the universe is destroyed is the easiest to notice. They did a lot that's good, and Xenoblade was a really good standalone title, but Xenoblade 2 and 3 have a lot of bizarre writing decisions.

"We have to get to the village" "Let´s go" "So long" "Be seeing you" "Greetings" "¿Have you heard of the High Elves?"

@vicdansanch

3 жыл бұрын

Is that a Warhammer reference?

@RoleCrow

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicdansanch oblivion

@bryal7811

3 жыл бұрын

Hi DOggie, Yur my faVorite cusToMer! ByE!

@dracu9833

3 жыл бұрын

which is funny because thanks to this scene I'm playing oblivion right now XD

@RazorusR3X777

3 жыл бұрын

Is that a Jojo reference?

On the plus side, the lack of plot progression means we can basically pretend this one never happened.

@dyingember8661

3 жыл бұрын

Pure gold

@YS-ep7zw

3 жыл бұрын

So true.

@anib8863

3 жыл бұрын

*ehehehehehe I'm the 69 like*

@marielcarey4288

3 жыл бұрын

@@anib8863 no one cares

@anib8863

3 жыл бұрын

@@marielcarey4288 I know :,)

The developer not playing games and not being influenced by modern games is like a dentist that refuses to go to other dentists and does not go to any medical/dentist conferences. Now, would you go to such a dentist to have your abscessed tooth fixed?

@garrin1220

6 ай бұрын

Is it free?

@arcadenoah993

6 ай бұрын

​@@garrin1220yes, and he will took off half of your tongue free of charge

@allanaugust1411

2 ай бұрын

Yes.

Wait, Ryo sleeps 12 hours a night?? No wonder it takes him so long to get through the story...

@Fuchsfeuer

Жыл бұрын

in shenmue 1 and 2 he definitely slept less. there was just more to do ^^

You don't need to be a professional chef to realize a hamburger shouldn't be charred to a crisp.

@porassrivastava8242

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna use that

@Shuyin781

2 жыл бұрын

And yet, some professional chefs need Gordon Ramsay to tell them how to cook an hamburger. Maybe Yu Suzuki needs a video game Gordon Ramsay.

@davidreeding9176

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shuyin781 reminds me of pretty much every episode of kitchen nightmare where the quality of the food has gone down hill but the chef is stuck trying to relive the past

@Shuyin781

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidreeding9176 ikr. It's often the episode where Gordon tried to make the chef realise that the past praises are making them live in the past, and the chef goes: "there's a lot of people who likes my food, I cook for the people who likes my food" or "I can't afford to lose what I have"

@ForrestFox626

2 жыл бұрын

The f*cking game is f*cking raw!

A guy in his twenties actually sleeping for 11 hours straight? That's it, shattered disbelief.

@Ramsey276one

3 жыл бұрын

4:25 he can buy a chibi figure of HIMSELF in a gacha! IMMERSECPTION [FRENCH HORNNNNN]

@copperbadge1

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? ...and yet he's sleepwalking through the entire game.

@Prawnsly

3 жыл бұрын

I want you to know I would sleep all day if I could and I'm 25

@Professor_Utonium_

3 жыл бұрын

Heavy projecting there lol

@sheep3370

3 жыл бұрын

I mean I'm 24 and I sleep 10 hours max on weekends

When a new game in a beloved series is so bad it causes an avid fan to question if the series was any good to begin with. I'll admit, that's a new one.

@NGRevenant

10 ай бұрын

they didn't age very well to be fair, playing shenmue in 2000 was an incredible experience but twenty years later not so much

@youtube-kit9450

6 ай бұрын

The games might have been revolutionary back then, but boy did they age like absolute crap.

I feel like Yu Suzuki genuinely loves Shenmue, but the amount of hubris it takes to think you'll be able to make something with the same impact as it did 21 years ago is staggering. Thinking that, just because it's Shenmue, it will be a good game. Without any forethought and insight into how videogames work in the modern era, he thought he could just make the same game again and it would be at all revered in the same way as the original games. And the fact that the game plods along with even worse progression than the originals just shows how much of a half-measure this was. Nothing ever progressing, the game itself meaning nothing.

@Darca1n

4 ай бұрын

I think that pales in comparison to the amount of hubris it takes to seemingly think that videogames haven't advanced and developed in over 2 decades, that he can do the same thing again and be just as revolutionary.

That comment in the book that the patron dedicated to their dad… the line “I will get Lan Di for you!” That was a devastating thing to see at the end of this video. I’ve never been so sad about a game series I’ve never played.

@EmeraldLance

3 жыл бұрын

Same, that line killed me. I can relate to that note in particular. I sincerely hope we can someday get Lan Di.

@retrogamelord3763

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmeraldLance I don't think the story will go down that path lol, Ryo is just a kid. No way he's ever going to beat Lan Di.

@Drago02129

3 жыл бұрын

@@retrogamelord3763 it's fictional lol

@retrogamelord3763

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drago02129 I know. This series is down to earth, Ryo isn't going to gain a super power and beat up Lan Di.

@TheLolrider

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how Yu Suzuki managed to completely misread the room as bad as he did. "Shenmue 3 was for the fans." Like, how?

>comes face to face with the antagonist after 18 years >can't even hit him once exdee

@orangeslash1667

2 жыл бұрын

Shenmue's story is a little too similar to Terry' quest for Vengeance in Fatal Fury. Since Terry's revenge is complete why should I care for Ryo's if Yu Suzuki didn't complete it in the 3rd game?????

@BoozeAholic

2 жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 What? I don't think they're anything alike at all. Geese Howard is a Police commissioner/mobster who eventually took over an entire city and kills Terry's surrogate dad. That's the only similarity. Terry actually tried to save Geese Howard in FF3 and it was Geese who killed himself.

@orangeslash1667

2 жыл бұрын

​@@BoozeAholic At least Geese is defeated. Why Should should I care for Ryo's quest for Vengeance if it's not done, unlike Terry's??

@ravioli3807

2 жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 You probably shouldn't.

@orangeslash1667

2 жыл бұрын

@@ravioli3807 Why shouldn't I compare them, Fatal Fury's Story's is still more interesting than anything Shenmue? Lets face it Yu Suzuki is incapable of evolving.

When someone tells you that all modern game remakes are soulless, show them this. It's rejuvenating to see the cult classic, _Takeshi's Challenge,_ get the reimagining it deserves.

Omg the Kickstarter comments in the diary and your final line (with Ryo on the boat): "I think it's time to move on, and honestly, that kills me..." Is it sad to say I shed a few man tears?

What happened to Yu Suzuki actually happen in a lot of fields: he decided to not keep up with the modern industry, therefore the industry left him behind. I'm a engineer and this happens a lot in our field too: an engineer that was basically a god at what he did 20 years ago can become a relic of the past nowdays if he didn't updated himself to keep up with the industry.

@ivanpabon2741

3 жыл бұрын

This happens in this like pro wrestling. Look at the problems modern WWE have

@liquidsnake6879

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you code Cobol, in that case your skills never age and you make more and more money the longer you stay in your old ways lol

@bongosmcdongos4190

3 жыл бұрын

That just makes me sad. I hope he takes some time to update. I think he can make a good 4th one eventually

@arthurdurham

3 жыл бұрын

I see that in tech as well. People who are a whiz as the the complication of Dos but have trouble navigating modern Android UIs

@cineastik8220

3 жыл бұрын

Problem is he became even worse than in the past. If he kept it like in the original (meaning the past), this game would have been alright, but the changes were worse than actually better in essential cases... like the fighting and running/stamina... He tried to fix something that actually worked before, and like it‘s said: If it ain‘t broke, why fix it?

"The problem is Ryo controls like a forklift whether or not he is actually on a forklift" That one got me good

@rxcort

3 жыл бұрын

I operate a forklift and have also played this game. Forklifts are literally way more maneuverable than the game

Ok, finished the video -- good points! The alternate ending seems like a good idea, but Xiuying's teachings were on quelling the pursuit of burning vengeance, so, we'll have to see what "doesn't play video games" Suzuki can come up with next. Cheers.

When I finished watching, my first thought was "There's never going to be a conclusion, I need to go read fanfiction theories!" And then I realized.... I've never played Shenmue. Ever. Any of them. Yet I was so angry about Lan Di, I raged at my screen over the shackled combat system, groaned every time the ball rolled around in the betting cup, perked up when Ryo did something... interesting. (Dude side stepped a flying fire extinguisher. Classily. That was style.) I think it was your delivery, I cared because you care. I genuinely want to play the first two games now, but.... not the third one. Maybe... maybe, if a fourth comes out, I'll consider it.

This Game feels like when a genie grants your deepest happiest wish in a twisted way that makes you regret EVERYTHING

@BootsThaRareBirb

3 жыл бұрын

So, the Monkey's Paw?

@sirapple589

3 жыл бұрын

Devin Boone Yes the Monkey’s Paw.

@Jose-se9pu

3 жыл бұрын

You mean like the Wishmaster horror movies?

@user-yd4el3ts2e

3 жыл бұрын

Like that twisted dude from twisted metal.

@Kaltagstar96

3 жыл бұрын

So, basically Norm the Genie from Fairly Odd Parents?

*5 minutes in* “That’s the last positive thoughts” Oh boy...

@SteveSmith-ty8ko

3 жыл бұрын

“We’re going in, boys.”

@DunkeyIsBlack

3 жыл бұрын

shut up

@mathunit1

3 жыл бұрын

@ EVERYBODY SHUT UP

@kyotheman69

3 жыл бұрын

ah shit, here we go again

@four-en-tee

3 жыл бұрын

This is another FFXV, huh? (I guess Duke Nukem Forever would be a better example)

Just saying, after finishing Sifu, I can say that Sifu is what I envisioned Shenmue 3 might be

@Shuyin781

2 жыл бұрын

we should make Yu Suzuki play Sifu and tell him: "see, Yu? this is how a simple Kung Fu revenge story is made"

@pinktobio

Жыл бұрын

this was heartbreaking to read

@unmessable12

Жыл бұрын

i mean hell add some daily life sim stuff to Sifu and it'd just be the ideal shenmue game.

As a Duke Nukem fan since I was a child, it took about 20 years to be able to finally kill Dr. Proton in a terrible sequel that took forever to come out. It was the only reason I got the DLC and stopped right there. It wasn't the end of the DLC, but I only needed to do one thing.

the whole section about beating big strong man is a cinematic masterpiece

@Chris75717

3 жыл бұрын

Ah ah ah... wine and buns

@edgarroberts8740

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chris75717 OOOOHHHHHHHHH, you wanted me to TEACH you the move. That's gonna take a lot of wine and buns.

@ashikjaman1940

3 жыл бұрын

Y’all got a timestamp?

@rayneman6549

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashikjaman1940 It starts at 26:00

@lauramarie4287

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashikjaman1940 27:16---35:15 The start and the end of the big strong man part.

The conversations sound like they were written by Tommy Wiseau.

@Jose-se9pu

3 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha, what a story, Ren

@irregularstuff5290

3 жыл бұрын

anyway, how is your sex life?

@Phil_529

3 жыл бұрын

Leave your stupid comments in your pocket!

@ftwsam2246

3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is that's on purpose, cause "haha it's Shenmue". Funny thing about the whole series is that it came out after Metal gear solid, if it came out earlier during the Jill sandwich era that's a good excuse to have bad voice acting, but not in this era.

@marvelousTUD

3 жыл бұрын

I did not hit her, I DID NAHT

This was one of the best fan made Shenmue content I'd ever seen. When the first game launched it left an impression on me like no other game had done... Even now, in 2022, watching this video until the end, hearing the alternate suggested ending you came up with, gave me chills. I wish this game was better but man... that closing statement. That was the hit I needed. Thank you.

43:45 the dread and atmosphere you’ve created while reading this was scary it’s like the madness will never end

"I'm not saying that this ending is good, but..." It's good bro, it's good

@JJR221

3 жыл бұрын

For real

@Kidynamo123

3 жыл бұрын

That will be my head canon for Shenmue if this franchise never sees another entry

@detectivemarkseven

3 жыл бұрын

Eyepatch should try writing stories, it seems he is really good at them.

@Karanthaneos

3 жыл бұрын

​@@detectivemarkseven I was actually thinking of the same ending with the single hit and the counterstrike that would defeat Ryo, except that his friends would come to overwhelm Lan Di, with something that even he couldn't face, like guns or something. It would be kind of dishonorable, but the fact that it's not the protagonist but his friends that did it would reduce the impact, since it's not their story that's personal, but the protagonist's. That way they could force Lan Di to retreat and it wouldn't really damage the way Ryo is facing him, but circumstances outside his control and would have a chance to get to fight him back in the future. The key part is that it gives progression to the story, that's the main problem, nothing changes, nothing evolves. This game is an echo chamber for Yu Suzuki. He hasn't learned anything in 20 years and feels like the guy has been frozen in time all these years, with no intention to progress the story, but to tell the story he wants however he wants despite the clear evolution in perspective and narrative we had all these years.

@angelcalderon5680

3 жыл бұрын

@@Karanthaneos no offense my guy, but that would be an even shittier ending than what we got. Spending dozens of hours grinding away at the game only to have someone else solve the problem for you is a huge slap in the face to the audience

When a content creator is passionate about their creations, the audience will respond to it. For example, I just watched a 48 min review for Shenmue 3, a game I have had no interest in. I still have no interest in the Shenmue series, but damn was this video good.

@lylesrevenge

3 жыл бұрын

This was so entertaining I legit never saw it was 48 minutes until you mentioned it lol

@YamiNoSensei13

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even a gamer and I watched the whole thing and greatly enjoyed it

@PEDROGARCIA-qj3gr

3 жыл бұрын

since I have the Xbox game pass, I actually tried the first one and Yakuza 0, because I had heard so many good things from both I wanted to give them a look, and my god, shenmue fans are nostalgia blind, the first game is awful, they side content feels like filler, it tries so many things all in the wrong ways, playing yakuza you realize they pretty much took a lot from shenmue but well done, the side content in yakuza feel so natural that I kinda like it more than the main plot.

@king_big_pp

3 жыл бұрын

I watch Super Eyepatch Wolf to love things by proxy. He's a great, positive youtube guy that just loves talking about stuff he enjoys. So when he talks about something he dislikes or is very disappointed in, I know it's real. It's not just some jerk chasing algorithms and subscribers, he's truly letting us know what's going on in his head and his heart.

@noname9600

3 жыл бұрын

he is one of my favorite content creator, you can feel his passion for what he is doing

"Astral Chain and Code Vein, and if you never heard of either of those games, exactly." Wait what? I'm pretty sure Astral Chain was a pretty well known Switch Title, I've seen it referenced alot especially in Nintendo circles as a great game and it sold pretty well?

Rewatching this video I had a thought. The times where you get interrupted as you leave the house by the lady telling Ryo to have a good day made me think of Persona 4, in particular everytime you came home in that game your cousin and uncle would greet you. It was a way for the game to give a kinda homey feel since these two were welcoming you home, which made occurences when one or both weren't there more impactful especially after a certain event in the story compounded by the music that plays when you're there having this very gentle upbeat tone to it only for after the event in question to replace the song with a far more somber tone. Also it was just a voice clip and skippable text box so it wasn't as annoying as having a unskippable constantly replaying cutscene but it's just odd that a game from over a decade prior got it right but shenmue 3 didn't.

@youtube-kit9450

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it being an unskippable cutscene makes it terrible. As you said, just make it a voice clip and either a skippable textbox or a bubble over their heads. In Tlou II, Ellie pulls her hoodie over her head when it rains outside and she steps into it, and just puts it back when it's dry. Imagine if that shit was an unskippable cutscene every single time, jesus.

"Well the animations don't look THAT slow and ponderous" I say, before remembering that I'm watching the video at 1.5x speed and oh noooooooooooooooooooo~

@ahsanumar01

3 жыл бұрын

XD golden

@0xva

3 жыл бұрын

same

@shino4242

3 жыл бұрын

x2 speed for me. I was horrified.

@adnan34chowdhary

3 жыл бұрын

You tend to forget that wolf has also sped up the animations

@cekan14

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but why would you watch the video 1.5x or 2x faster? I have genuine curiosity

Man, that reimagining of Shenmue III's ending was so immersive and believable that I momentarily forgot it wasn't the actual ending

@gamermk2

3 жыл бұрын

IKR IT WAS ANAZING

@F34RDSoldier805

3 жыл бұрын

In anime/martial arts story standards, its actually extremely generic, but it would indeed have made the story better.

@mitchellhorton9382

3 жыл бұрын

@@F34RDSoldier805 I was literally thinking "Doesn't that happen twice in Avatar" But who cares right, nobody went broke ripping off Shakespeare

@ElChuntyCabra

3 жыл бұрын

Very true

@datswagnoscoper316

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never even played shenmue 1 or 2 and that made up ending really got my attention

I think what Suzuki did was disgusting. He was handed a golden opportunity that very few ever get, and he wasted it. Not only that, _he wasted it deliberately._ He made a pointless game where literally nothing happens, funded by the fans, demanded even MORE money to buy the finished retail copy, then gave the fans the bird and claimed he'd finish the story in a FOURTH game, so pay up, buttercup! There was no reason whatsoever why he couldn't conclude the story in Shenmue 3. He just wanted to waste everyone's time so he could keep dangling that carrot and squeeze even more money out of the fans. Make no mistake, Shenmue 3 is nothing but a cash grab, and that's all it ever was. It's like sitting down in a restaurant, ordering a sandwich, paying full price for it, and then the waiter brings you a stale piece of bread. You ask the waiter where your food is, and they say "Oh, you'll get the meat and fixings next time. So you'll have to come back and pay for another sandwich in order to get the rest of THIS sandwich." Suzuki, you are a conkwocket. A greedy, arrogant, incompetent, stubborn conkwocket, and I for one am glad you'll never get the chance to ruin another game ever again.

@shirokiro9081

Жыл бұрын

@Dr.Sir Bruce Armstrong Mother Fucker The Third Took the words right outta my mouth.

@monophone903

Жыл бұрын

Conkwocket Is now my favorite word ever written so thank you for that.

@cookiesonastick

Жыл бұрын

This perfectly summarizes exactly how heinous this whole event is

@ghhn4505

Жыл бұрын

Ehhh, I wouldn't go that far. The term I'd use is "delusional." I doubt he made this game as a scam to lead in to a possible 4th one, I think he *genuinely* thinks he can still tell the 16 part epic he planned all those years ago and doesn't understand how miraculous it was that he was even getting the chance to make a 3rd game. I do hope he gets to finish his story. I've never played Shenmue, but I know he and his fans have wanted to conclude the tale for 20 years, but if he by some miracle DOES get to make a 4th one, he's going to need some serious guidance and restrictions. But who knows, maybe the anime will allow him to finally tell the full story in the way it SHOULD have been told. It's far easier and more plausible for him to get 4 seasons than 4 games at this point.

@darthvaderbutwayshittier7054

Жыл бұрын

If he really thought that, then he's genuinely mentally ill and completely out of touch with reality.

When the most incredible thing about your game is the fact it exists in the first place, you know you’ve gone off the deep end.

Yu Suzuki: creates Shenmue Videogame industry: spends two decades improving Shenmue's realism, open world design and attention to detail Yu Suzuki: "'I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that."

@Shuyin781

3 жыл бұрын

Yu Suzuki famously doesn't play video games, despite that he makes them for a living... and, god, does it shows!

@Shuyin781

3 жыл бұрын

@Dan Nguyen You sure about that? There's a ton of drug dealers who are junkies themselves

@L4nd0C4lr1s14n

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a good rule for game devs, and not even just to understand how it feels to play recent stuff or compare vs their game. It’s good simply to understand what sells and what doesn’t. A grest example would be banjo kazooie and banjo Tooie, not the biggest games ever, but beloved classics. No one talks about nuts n bolts anymore, even though functionally the game worked fine, and was even fun in some ways. The point was it was too far of a depature from what worked with the franchise and it was a misstep. And it’s honestly debatable that we’ll ever see another banjo Kazooie game, despite the massive hype for them to join Smash ultimate/ the trailer reaction being so unbelievably positive. Long story short, this is games development we’re talking about. The guy could have poked his head out of the trench for a few minutes to scope out the competition. Even if he did he ignored it.

@Furymgs3

3 жыл бұрын

@Dan Nguyen Yeah, like L4nd0C4lr1s14n said, you're going to have a hard time doing any creative activity whatsoever if you never read books, watch movies, listen to music or play games. Art doesn't exist in a vacuum. Writers don't just write their first book after an entire life of never reading a single thing. Creative people are curious, they actively consume creative content, they're on the lookout for stuff they like, stuff that makes them tick, then they take these things apart, mix all the bits together, change some details and put it all back, and that's gonna be their first creative work. And as they grow more confident in their work, they'll start experimenting with these bits, assemble them in uncommon ways, work on them so that the work really grows to be its own thing. But the point is, you can't really make something out of nothing. The end result would most likely be the blandest, most stale thing ever. There's a reason people say "nothing is original". It's not a criticism of art, it's just a way of saying that art works through inspiration. There's nothing inherently wrong with grabbing stuff here and there to create something, you just have to give it your own personal touch without doing a complete rip-off of the things you like. It's completely different from a dealer never using their own stuff. There's nothing creative in selling drugs. The entire point of selling drugs is that you make your customers dependant on what you're selling them. If you start taking your own stuff, not only are you going to burn through your stock you're supposed to be selling in the first place, but as you become more and more dependant, you're going to end up on the wrong side of the trade. Nothing to do with art whatsoever.

@Furymgs3

3 жыл бұрын

@Dan Nguyen Not really. Once you spend a few years browsing the internet, you kind of stop being able to tell the difference between people being sarcastic and people actually being serious.

This is actually terrifying, Imagine a psychological horror game where he’s a voice constantly in your head

@Bane_Amesta

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment reminded me instantly of Hellblade XD

@godofsin4604

3 жыл бұрын

You think this voice is bad? Clearly you have not played Deadly premonition

@alexknight81

3 жыл бұрын

@@godofsin4604 but isnt deadly premonition bad on purpose tho?

@godofsin4604

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexknight81 the first one wasn't, the second one is

@Crazelord91

3 жыл бұрын

It's what I imagine James Sunderland's inner monologue sounds like

Yakuza is basically what Shenmue should of become

Wow. Your idea for an ending with the body check QTE actually gave me goosebumps. I would have slogged through the entire game just for that little moment of "it was all worth it after all, and our boy Ryo is a actually getting stronger and closer to revenge!" It breaks my heart more than anything knowing this series will likely NOT ever be finished. Playing the original on the Dreamcast as a young kid, Shenmue made a lasting impression on me, and though I didn't enjoy the sequel quite as much, all I wanted was closure 😢.

"Look at how slowly Ryo picks up these apples!" "Look at it!"

@hgyuuuuhj098

3 жыл бұрын

Ryo was constructured by Boston Dynamics

@SourRobo8364

3 жыл бұрын

Look at it! Look at it! Look at it!

@TheTwilitHero

3 жыл бұрын

The story of the slow barnacle.

@MrEdit-ic7th

3 жыл бұрын

I WANT YOU ALL TO LOOK AT IT!

@Ceelokanth

3 жыл бұрын

DO YOU SEE

This is the angriest and most frustrated I've ever seen him.

@jonnysac77

3 жыл бұрын

Yet he still doesn't turn into one of those angry video game reviewers that has a shitty metal theme song, like he still acknowledges that this game was made by people and that it means a lot to some people, I honestly expected this to be a bit more vitriolic based on how angry he was in the podcast but I was pleasantly surprised

@taylord5381

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonnysac77 yeah dude. i can't stand angry cynical reviews like avgn or zero puncuation. when reviewers like eyepatch or nitro rad who are fair or even optimistic, when they get angry over someone or express their hate it feels way more genuine and impactful

@jonnysac77

3 жыл бұрын

Taylord Angry Video Game Nerd is supposed to be a parody of itself but every other game reviewer, even more analytical reviewers stole that approach without realizing that it's not supposed to be actual criticism

@taylord5381

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonnysac77 yeah that's true. still don't really like avgn. especially his newer episodes they aren't as funny to me as his older episodes.

@RsZ789

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, 19 years, dude. 19 years. His anticipation was old enough to consent.

I was engulfed by Shenmue as an 18 year old... For close to 18 years I would have done anything for closure, with no recourse. Now, I hold that finality at the end of my fingertips. Maybe it's because I'm pushing 40, maybe it's because my "father" has been dead for 20 years, maybe nihilism won. But the lack of fun isn't worth trodding through just to say "I did it". One day I probably will finish this trilogy, even if it's just via the anime.

@tedjomuljono3052

Жыл бұрын

This post has aged like milk, since the Anime was also extremely unpopular and got canceled before it even reached Shenmue 3

@psykomancer4420

9 ай бұрын

Reading these two comments together was the saddest shit I've seen all year.

I love the art style for your version of the ending. The facial expressions are soooo good

@winkil1

6 ай бұрын

I agree, the artist did a great job with it!

"Mom I want Yakuza" "We have Yakuza at home" Yakuza at home:

@senza4591

3 жыл бұрын

Bruuuuh lmao

@mikeangelo2886

3 жыл бұрын

its funny beacouse Yakuza took many inspirations from Shenmue

@MagillanicaLouM

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeangelo2886 Idk what it is about everyone going "haha just let yakuza team control this series/put yakuza in this thing/yakuza yakuza yakuza" whenever it comes to anything Sega that is even slightly negative that bothers me so much. I got no ill-will towards that series itself, it's just very annoying. And I'm not even actually a fan of shenmue in this case, I bought 1&2 on steam cause I'm curious after seeing Ryo around in various Sega stuff over the years, but this is already the second comment on this vid I've seen back to back to bring up Yakuza, among other comments online. Guess cause it comes off with the same energy as everyone that's into fighting games going "just let arcsystem make all future fighting games ever" lol

@jamesortiz6312

3 жыл бұрын

@@MagillanicaLouM It's probably because, y'know, the Yakuza team showed how the Shenmue formula could be expanded upon in the context of a new series that was published BY Sega. I don't think you thought a whole lot about this take as it really doesn't make sense in any meaningful context to me. Also game design and the trends in which people choose to perpetuate around dev teams and genre stylings can be very nuanced. You're comparing apples and oranges here.

@MagillanicaLouM

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesortiz6312 More die hard Shenmue and yakuza fans I've seen on his other video (I watched that one after this) seem to find those series nothing like each other so idk. Getting mixed signals in regards to whether yakuzas an improvement or just a surface level similar concept that got popular after a while during the other IPs dormancy. And not to be rude, but I don't really care what context is meaningful enough for what I said to make sense to you. It's just what I observed as an outsider to both series and as a guy into other Sega stuff, and I found it kinda annoying to see after a while. There's not much more to it or thought to be made, just stating feelings here. If you think it's uncultured rantings of one who doesn't know better, then it's fine, ranting is a good word for my intention i would say lol. But asking genuinely about the game dev part, what are the nuances that would make the comparison a bad one?

The fact that they had to use a cutscene to change shoes when modern games just do that in real time.

@EthanBradburyVlogs

3 жыл бұрын

Realism

@therussiannukekid1784

3 жыл бұрын

Brisson Kévin yeah, it wasn’t for loading, it was for realism

@XanthinZarda

3 жыл бұрын

@Louis Wilkins "Changing your shoes takes time, so let's punctuate it with an awkward pregnant pause."

@sigurdtheblue

3 жыл бұрын

@@therussiannukekid1784 What would they be loading?

@therussiannukekid1784

3 жыл бұрын

sigurdtheblue they aren’t for loading, but if they were probably something to do with an updated character model

I'll say the same thing I've been saying since I bought a Dreamcast in 2002 and played Shenmue to completion: Shenmue was never actually good. It was *different,* yes. But it was never _good._ It was always stiff, tedious, repetitive, slow, and BORING.

@mooodeuce

2 жыл бұрын

That is kind of the point though. You need to immerse yourself in the world and not approach it like you're trying to speedrun the experience like all the carbon copy AAA shit that gets produced these days.

@OuroborosChoked

2 жыл бұрын

@@mooodeuce And you can absolutely pull that off without being stiff, tedious, repetitive, slow, and boring. The fact that Yu Suzuki's development team _didn't_ - or perhaps wasn't capable of doing so - is what makes it not good. It was weird experiment that shot for the moon and ended up stranded and asphyxiating in the vacuum of space - ruined by its own ambition.

@mooodeuce

2 жыл бұрын

@@OuroborosChoked It replicated the same Shenmue aesthetic and feel that the original games are loved for. That is why people backed it on kickstarter in the first place and that is what Yu Suzuki delivered.

@PiroKUSS

2 жыл бұрын

@@mooodeuce An obsolete piece of shit that you blindly defend? Yes.

@elpiedra1596

Жыл бұрын

@@mooodeuce Yeah and thats why Shenmue 3 is such a big succe... oh wait!

I find it so weird how the English dub still sounds like an 80/90’s/early 2000’s anime/game English dub, but came out in 2019.

@hovsep56

7 ай бұрын

That was on purpose, the director took the same voice actors.

@costelinha1867

5 ай бұрын

Weird how RYO'S WALKING ANIMATION still feels like an 90's/early 2000's character walking animation.

"I'm looking for some good gameplay." "No, I haven't."

@Skul1ManEXE

3 жыл бұрын

"Oh, nothing..."

@bewsket

3 жыл бұрын

dunkey

@FEfj

3 жыл бұрын

@@bewsket I just realized that lmao

At the apple grabbing section, I wasn't paying attention about how slow the animation was, I was distracted by the shitty low quality sign that said "free"

@ivancorredera4241

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even notice that. This game had so many things wrong with it that something small like that is bound to get unrecognized by most players.

@XanthinZarda

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't paying attention to how slow it was. I was paying attention to how unnatural it looked. What kind of person grabs an apple like that?

Sometimes when you chase a goal for so long, you lose sight of what it means to live beyond it.

37:31 low-key wish this was the first 5% of the game, and it moves forward with ryu finally getting good enough to take him down to end this mystery of how will he win

@kris0375

Жыл бұрын

That would have been interesting actually

"...the last positive thing I have to say about Shenmue III ..." 43 minutes left... Oh boy

@pickmick9643

3 жыл бұрын

Grab the popcorn boys

@galacticat7144

3 жыл бұрын

I felt that.

@AceFromGorillaz

3 жыл бұрын

43 min of lying, misrepresentation so that he can be dramatic to an ignorant viewer base for views.

@Lavendre

3 жыл бұрын

@@AceFromGorillaz Can you please point out the "lying" and "misinterpretation" to me? I don't see much.

@AceFromGorillaz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lavendre I left a huge comment under the vid talking about all his points let me paste it I first watched this video when I had 0 idea what shenmue was, I was intrigued and very interested so i played the game and instantly fell in love with the franchise. then I got into the 3rd game expecting to see something awful like wolf described . But it wasn't, every single hardship of grind wolf described in this video is literally nothing that serious, the taking off the shoes cutscene takes 1 second and it's skippable and most importantly you don't even have to go to the living room to trigger it, its totally optional, the grinding for money is again easy especially once you get in the bigger city, herbs and gambling can make u wealthy. I just spent a little time in the village gambling and collecting herbs and got my money in no time and in the big city I got 6k before I was even asked to pay 5k to the martial artist, the slow apples animation complaint was legit nothing as it takes 3 seconds to pick em up and ofc ITS OPTIONAL, then the no sprint in temple complaint makes absolutely 0 sense first of all it takes 2-3 seconds to go through the temple and in shenmue 3 you're not constantly sprinting because your stamina goes down fast so in some parts you're walking ANYWAY and ofc thank God the walking is actually pretty fast in this game compared to the other 2. All I see here is wolf complaining that shenmue 3 is a traditional shenmue game. Both of the original shenmue games follow the exact same formula of slow pace and grind. I get the argument that shenmue shouldve been modernized but that didn't happen, Suzuki gave us a traditional shenmue games because it was made for and by the fans. You can't claim to love s1-2 but hate 3 for being just like the first 2,maybe it was easier for me cuz I played em all back to back but still a longtime shenmue fan honestly can't be pissed at the game for being what it always has been. Imo it feels like wolf is trying to be too dramatic for the video, shenmue 3 isn't perfect but it's not trash either. You can't claim to hate how slow it is while you spent 2 hours in shenmue 2 doing absolutely nothing but walk through shenhuas village. Overall wolf is complaining about the tiniest of details and most of them are totally optional or/and take 2-3 seconds to complete. EDIT: I forgot to talk about the special moves you learn in the game, this is one of the biggest lies wolf said in the video. He claimed that both moves ryo learns from the masters have the exact same animation painting it as the production being lazy to make a new animation, the truth is that the moves ryo learns are body check and REVERSE body check they're two very similar moves, the body check is ryo sneaking behind the opponent and then hitting them with his body while reverse body check is ryo pulling his opponent towards him, they're two similar moves but they're not the same. One last thing, shenmue 3 is not a filler ryo managed to train more and learn new moves, he learned more about the mirrors and his father, we met a new chiyoumen who betrays Lan di, ryo finally loses the mirror to a chiyoumen and ofc ryo finally faced Lan di for the first time. The game progressed the story not as much as we hoped for and as much as the story could progress but still let's not pretend it's nothing. Wolf compelitely misrepresented the game, as a huge fan of wolf I'm very disappointed,hes a great content creator and lying about shenmue for dramatic effect to an audience that has no idea what shenmue is is disingenuous and paints an awful image to a franchise he claims to love. I hope wolf makes a correct statement because this video is just wrong.

I cannot stop watching the meltdown "WHY WHY IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU MADE IT'S THE SAME MOVE IT'S THE SAME MOVE YOU WERE LEARNING EARLIER WHY WHY"

@NightWanderer31415

3 жыл бұрын

*OH NO, OH GOD, IT'S BAD, 19 YEARS, 19 FUCKING YEARS, LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE DON'T EVER BELIEVE IN ANYTHING*

@AceFromGorillaz

3 жыл бұрын

Actually they're two different moves but ok

@eliasnicolasmiranda4940

3 жыл бұрын

@@AceFromGorillaz and it's the same fucking shoulder charge that's fucking lazy

@AceFromGorillaz

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliasnicolasmiranda4940 no, you're just ignorant. Shenmue was supposed to be an rpg of a game called virtua fighter so ryo and a character from that game have the same moves. That character has both body check and reverse body check, It's on purpose. Just like hazuki style elbow attack is very similar to lishao taos counter elbow attack. That's how martial arts work.

@eliasnicolasmiranda4940

3 жыл бұрын

@@AceFromGorillaz that was the 2 last games with the good ol Virtua Fighter engine this one on the other hand is not even Virtua Fighter is a clunky mess that tries to be VF

Fun fact, in Yokai Watch, a 3DS game 7 or so years before this, when you enter your house your shoes are automatically taken off and put on right by the front door. No time wasting while still keeping the nice touch.

@xAustishx

9 ай бұрын

Even shenmue 1 had that! I can't wrap my head around how they took something that was already quick and simple and make it into an annoying cutscene everytime

Never played shenmue 3 but even I can think of ways to improve it.. for one, don’t remove the part where shenhua says goodbye to the player each morning, just don’t make it a cutscene- and then on one of the days have her randomly not say it and have an event trigger should the player go back inside to check on her. (Never played the game so idk if this would actually work, but it shows why the designer not being a gamer is a negative thing in this case)

My mind still can't comprehend how this game both looks gorgeous and "bad" at the same time. It's probably because it looks like a heavily modded Dreamcast game or something.

@greenscreencarcrash

3 жыл бұрын

No joke, I actually thought this was a Dreams game during the Dunkey video. It looks like a fan game but slightly better. Maybe it's the weird gap in quality between some models and others, or maybe it's because of the stilted dialogue/voice acting, but it just gives off the impression

@Jose-se9pu

3 жыл бұрын

The graphics are good, the art style is terrible.

@vintheguy

3 жыл бұрын

Environments look great but the main characters is just so bad, I mean literally anyone looks better than him even the weird other models look better

@XanthinZarda

3 жыл бұрын

It's an inconsistent artstyle; nothing really meshes with each other. Ranging from Ryu looking like he was carved from a fantastically boring block of wood to generic fighting game boss 1, to Anime tittygirl 3, none of these characters would stand to scrutiny if placed next to each other. Each of them would look fantastically out of place not only next to each other, but the world they were populated into.

@Unknown-zn8cg

3 жыл бұрын

Jose 84 exactly, Ryos face is really feminine and soft even though he had a sharp masculine face in Shenmue 1&2

"Nozomi was my childhood crush don't tell my wife" - Itani That one message. This man has built an entire life, grown up, learned, failed, loved in the time it took Yu Suzuki to make the same game he made so many years ago. For some reason that realization hit me especially hard.

I'll admit your new ending seems better than the original. At least... there something progressed. At least it's made clear you made progress.