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[Gigarator]

It all seemed like a good idea at the time... I just wanted to play Shenmue... I didn't know anybody was going to get hurt. We were just kids.

Also, A was pushed but other buttons may have been held down. I vote for a mistrial and that we all try to enjoy what is a very special game... with some patience and a light heart.

I think you've doubled your entire post count by coming into this thread, A-buttongate will forever be remembered. Love and respect.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

i rule that everyone in this thread has to listen to both of these all the way through

 

[TheGrue]

Will be a challenge finding that

Vinny has actually played some if you think about it. He's played Dark Souls, Castlevania, and Persona. Those right there are going to be full of people constantly criticizing (with Dark Souls being the one with the worst fans).

I played Shenmue as an adult (was 27) back when it came out on Dreamcast and I bounced off of it pretty quick. Having watched them play it, I've gone from not liking the game to actually being pretty interested in it on Disc 2. Kind of makes me wish I had stuck with it a little more. It's got tons of issues, but I think the more I've watched, the more I see some redeeming qualities.

I grew up on text adventures (pretty much played every Infocom game out there) and then point and click adventures and this does have the feel of those, while having a world you can live in and interact.

I don't get the mentality I see in here and other threads of people who just get angry or can't watch someone stumble. If it's a game I know well, it's just funny watching people make mistakes and often times I find I have moments where I had a similar issue as the person playing and it's great to commiserate. Some of you folks need to loosen up.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

i rule that everyone in this thread has to listen to both of these all the way through

Jokes on you, I've been doing that already

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Jokes on you, I've been doing that already

At half speed.

 

[Phu]

i rule that everyone in this thread has to listen to both of these all the way through

It's not unbearable having them both play at once. I'll be back in about 10 hours.

EDIT:

At half speed.

Shit.

 

[Dineren]

If there is ever a ranking of ingame pizzeria soundtracks, Bob's Pizzeria has to be #1.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

It all seemed like a good idea at the time... I just wanted to play Shenmue... I didn't know anybody was going to get hurt. We were just kids.

Also, A was pushed but other buttons may have been held down. I vote for a mistrial and that we all try to enjoy what is a very special game... with some patience and a light heart.

I hope drawergate doesn't scare you away from checking out Shenmue II!

 

[EmCeeGramr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJrS5J3a_7U

Mario Grianni
Age 48
Height 6' 0"
Weight 265lbs
Blood Type O
D.O.B. 5th September 1938
Family Wife: Momoko Grianni
Appears in Shenmue I

Mario Grianni is an Italian living in Japan and the owner of Bob's Pizzeria on Dobuita Street, Yokosuka. Originally from Milan, he used to work alongside his brother as a chef in a famous pizzeria. Five years ago he and his wife, who originally came from Japan, decided to move back to Japan and open his restaurant in Dobuita. He seems to want to fix Ryo up with Nozomi by offering to make him pizzas to share with her

 

[Salarians]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJrS5J3a_7U

where is his wife

what happened to her

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

If there is ever a ranking of ingame pizzeria soundtracks, Bob's Pizzeria has to be #1.

Nah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dehZYbJt_Wg

 

[Fantastapotamus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJrS5J3a_7U

If Mario is the owner, who is Bob?

 

[Spaghetti]

*mario's bio*

What none of this explains, is who is Bob?

If Mario is the owner, who is Bob?

See, I knew we could agree on something.

 

[Dineren]

Nah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dehZYbJt_Wg

I stand corrected.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Maybe Mario's wife is Bob.

 

[Phu]

where is his wife

what happened to her

If Mario is the owner, who is Bob?

What none of this explains, is who is Bob?


See, I knew we could agree on something.

Maybe Mario's wife is Bob.

This is why so many people funded Shenmue III: too many unanswered questions.

 

[Curufinwe]

I have to admit, this argument over "Did he press A or not?" is the most hilarious thing.

He pressed a button but maybe not just the A button.

 

[Salarians]

Mario's middle name is Bob

Momoko was kidnapped by a turtle man

 

[Curufinwe]

I want Vinny to play another game with insane fan (s?) that shenmue has.

Syndicate on 360 or Mario Maker. Half the comments will just be Jeff telling him what he's doing wrong.

 

[Spaghetti]

Mario's middle name is Bob

Momoko was kidnapped by a turtle man

If we're talking about the skinhead, he's more of a mantis man.

Spoiler

The reference will make sense in a few episodes.

 

[Sectorseven]

Maybe Bob's Pizza is a franchise, like Papa John's or Chuck E. Cheese.

 

[MassiveNights]

At this point I regret starting the thread.

 

[pizzacat]

I have my dreamcast still but ya know I hope my kids never find it, they can start obsessing over this or sonic or something.

Bless

 

[broncobuster]

I want Vinny to play another game with insane fan (s?) that shenmue has.

Zelda or Kingdom Hearts.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I want Vinny to play another game with insane fan (s?) that shenmue has.

So pretty much any game?

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

I'm popping in to say that Shenmue is arcane bullshit and some of y'all seem to be way too deep in a bubble about what's obvious or sensible

Like, I appreciate this game. Its cool. Its still cool today. But it is full of the worst of adventure game bullshit

Ahahahaha video games are dead

 

[EmCeeGramr]

I want Vinny to play another game with insane fan (s?) that shenmue has.

It's time for the Daily Dota with Vinny

 

[pizzacat]

Here's what you guys don't understand from that post

Most of those games play well enough

Kingdom Hearts would be boring tbh

 

[Salarians]

As someone currently playing KH1, I'm going to say they probably shouldn't play KH1.

 

[MassiveNights]

They should delay Shenmue II and Endurance Run the original Yu Suzuki RPG Sword of Vermilion.

It has the best music of the Mega Drive era.

 

[BearPawB]

Anyone asking for anything other than Persona 5 is not my friend

 

[MiniBossBattle]

I end up listening to the ER while working. Feels like the conversations my dad and brother in law and I have when trying to assemble the kids toys the night before Christmas.

 

[openrob]

I just love/hate when they said "Have I been missing collectibles this whole time" hahaha
And then look at and skip several collectibles

 

[Spaghetti]

At this point I regret starting the thread.

I regret posting in it. Night after night after night after night.

But life is full of regrets. This is just another one to go on the tyre fire.

So pretty much any game?

I dunno. The intensity of Shenmue fans is probably why we're getting a crowdfunded Shenmue III that broke triple funding records, but yeah, Metal Gear Scanlon made people crazy too.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

maybe some of you should re-evaluate just how much you like shenmue

 

[stump sock]

maybe some of you should re-evaluate just how much you like shenmue

or not take people's criticisms or dislike of the games as personal affronts

 

[Salarians]

I can't read Chinese.

 

[Hindenblewp]

I can't read Chinese.

Do you know any Chinese you can ask?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Anyone asking for anything other than Persona 5 is not my friend

You know good and goddamn well that a Persona 5 Endurance Run will never happen and if it did it would never meet expectations

 

[Zafir]

So pretty much any game?

Pretty much.

I mean I think this only happened because it was pre-recorded. So people just got frustrated seeing the same mistakes over and over and no one could even correct them.

Compare that to Persona 4 which also has a passionate fanbase. I've been watching through it recently since I never got round to it when it was first put up. People could just post tips in the comments, they'd read them and improve by the next episode.

 

[stump sock]

You know good and goddamn well that a Persona 5 Endurance Run will never happen and if it did it would never meet expectations

thank christ

 

[I speel my dreenk]

You know good and goddamn well that a Persona 5 Endurance Run will never happen and if it did it would never meet expectations

Yeah, unless either Jeff or Vinny has a month vacation planned on the opposite coast starting mid-February, I don't think there's any chance of that happening. I only hope that they both play and enjoy it

 

[FreedomFrisbee]

This thread has been really amazing.

Shenmue really has not aged well, and I'm glad Vinny is here to pull the curtain back on it.

 

[Curufinwe]

You know good and goddamn well that a Persona 5 Endurance Run will never happen and if it did it would never meet expectations

I think Vinny will play P5 at work, otherwise he'll never play it.

Whether it's called an ER, and whether Chie=Waifu is involved doesn't matter to me. Alex and Dan are more than acceptable substitutes for Jeff.

 

[Basileus777]

You know good and goddamn well that a Persona 5 Endurance Run will never happen and if it did it would never meet expectations

A Dan&Alex Persona 5 endurance run full of 100 hours of Dan asking questions about Japan.

 

[Brat-Sampson]

Anyone asking for anything other than Persona 5 is not my friend

I don't know, I reckon there's time to squeeze in another game between now and like, May 2017 (taking into account how long P5 would take them to finish...)

 

[Zafir]

The reaction when they finally found the key. xD

 

[BOTEC]

Interestingly enough, when I played through the game last week I also didn't get the letter to trigger an event, and I was convinced it would. I'm not willing to go back and replay that part, but I bet it has something to do with the angle you point the camera at. A few degrees off and the camera snaps to the desk drawer and ignores the letter since it's not in the right space. That seems like a very Shenmue thing for it to do.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

A Dan&Alex Persona 5 endurance run full of 100 hours of Dan asking questions about Japan.

Now I'm imagining Dan being present for Persona 4 and and the final episode still talking about Yosako, Chia-ee, and Can-jee.


edit: At least two episodes asking about honorifics in which it gets explained differently each time

 

[Zafir]

Interestingly enough, when I played through the game last week I also didn't get the letter to trigger an event, and I was convinced it would. I'm not willing to go back and replay that part, but I bet it has something to do with the angle you point the camera at. A few degrees off and the camera snaps to the desk drawer and ignores the letter since it's not in the right space. That seems like a very Shenmue thing for it to do.

I remember the camera being a bit finicky when trying to swap between different objects. Like a good example for me was when you're trying to pick up the cassette from Ryo's desk and it would often keep trying to snap to the lamp.