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[EmCeeGramr]

Watch Bluemue's videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJd764u8fMc

"I speak Italian."

...He's so legitimately upset that Ryo didn't want to be tattoo gang buddies, and he's so understanding when Ryo apologizes

 

[Dead Man Typing]

10 playthroughs of Shenmue and I've never seen the cutscenes with your friends trying to help or Fuku San in the basement. The game does reveal something new with each run, even if they're quite minor.

 

[Kiske]

Episode 19 is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgzlUgZBqYs

Vinny's first contact with the forklift made me cry. :-D

The next working days are going to be... something!

Did they forget they need to call Master Chen if they want to meet him?

 

[strafer]

Goro is high as fuck.

 

[Zafir]

Watch Bluemue's videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJd764u8fMc

"I speak Italian."

Ryo continuing to be the worlds biggest douche, Nozomi asking him out on a date and in the most uncaring monotone way he says "Sure" and "Yeah" with no intention of ever doing it as he wants to go to Hong Kong.

 

[Spaghetti]

Haven't finished the episode but:

It's interesting Vinny brought up fishing in Shenmue. It was going to be a thing, but for whatever reason the feature never made it in. It'll be in III, though.

Also, I'm not sure why they think

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they're going to fight Lan Di at the end

. I can understand if they didn't know there was a sequel (and another on the way), but...

 

[webrunner]

Eri, what's up
what's up, Eri

 

[LiK]

nice, back to 58 min eps

 

[Dineren]

I also discovered people saying that if you really cannot find what you need inside the basement, then eventually the game takes pity on you and sends Fuku down into the basement to help you out and solve it for you, which must be utterly humiliating.

Someone who manages to get that scene deserves to have Fuku-san show up and deliver the killing blow to Lan Di at the end.

 

[VeryGooster]

My favorite character:

"I'M AFRAID..."

Wow I actually did not remember

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the motorcycle chicken QTE, just that some dudes harass the homeless guy.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Eri is the best. The one character who gives Ryo shit. Fuck you Ryo!

 

[deriks]

- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Admiral Woofington]

- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ahahahqhhahahahahahahaa

 

[Phu]

That scene with Nozomi is painful.

 

[kAmui-]

This was supposed to be the action packed part of the game!

This episode made me realize that the writing in Shenmue is... let's say not very good. That scene at the end. Just wow.

 

[Kiske]

I was in tears...

https://youtu.be/QgzlUgZBqYs?t=24m59s

Next days of forklifting work are definitely going to break Vinny.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Vinny is going to need to work on his forklifting skills.

 

[Zafir]

That scene with Nozomi is painful.

I think most of them are courtesy of Ryo being void of any kind of emotional maturity.

 

[I speel my dreenk]

I really feel for whoever wrote Goro's dialogue, since whatever amount of dynamism they tried to impart to him was dashed against the rocks of the sole voice direction of YELLING.

 

[Sou Da]

- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ryo REALLY seemed uncomfortable with that entire situation.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

So this is the prior missable Nozomi scene where she tries to explain the whole going back to her family thing and Ryo tries and fails to pull a Han Solo "I know"

 

[Spaghetti]

I really feel for whoever wrote Goro's dialogue, since whatever amount of dynamism they tried to impart to him was dashed against the rocks of the sole voice direction of YELLING.

WHAT'S GROOVING BRO

 

[FStop7]

Are Goro and Tom friends or rivals?

 

[VeryGooster]

 

[deriks]

I really feel for whoever wrote Goro's dialogue, since whatever amount of dynamism they tried to impart to him was dashed against the rocks of the sole voice direction of YELLING.

Don't forget the security I'M AFRAID guy

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Goro is awful.

Ranking Harbor characters, on one hand you've got Mark. On the opposite spectrum you have Goro. I really, really like Mark. And then there's...Goro.

 

[BobTheFork]

I think most of them are courtesy of Ryo being void of any kind of emotional maturity.

Void of any emotion at all.

 

[petethepanda]

"I wish time would just stand still..."
Everyone, in unison: "NOOO"

The best.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Why is Ryo not keeping that bike and sell it so he could by a legit hk ticket?

 

[Kiske]

Goro is awful.

Ranking Harbor characters, on one hand you've got Mark. On the opposite spectrum you have Goro. I really, really like Mark. And then there's...Goro.

Yeah... I like Mark. Also one of the few voice actors who's not overacting.

 

[big_z]

Vinny is going to need to work on his forklifting skills.

Can the forklift pick up two crates at a time? I haven't played since the game was released but wow watching this play through it's surprising how terrible it is.

Why is Ryo not keeping that bike and sell it so he could by a legit hk ticket?

When you drown/murder someone you don't hold onto evidence.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Yeah... I like Mark. Also one of the few voice actors who's not overacting.

Right? I really like how normal he sounds. Best voice in the first game by a mile.

 

[Kiske]

Can the forklift pick up two crates at a time? I haven't played since the game was released but wow watching this play through it's surprising how terrible it is.





When you drown/murder someone you don't hold onto evidence.

The forklift doesn't look terrible to me. It seems fair that you can't just pick up and drop the crates without a minimum of precision.
And no, you can't pick up two crates at a time.

 

[Zafir]

Void of any emotion at all.

That's not true. He clearly has anger.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Can the forklift pick up two crates at a time? I haven't played since the game was released but wow watching this play through it's surprising how terrible it is.

Just one, and it's really not that bad. I wonder if his controller is busted or something.

 

[Dineren]

I also thought the forklift controlled fine. The only issue I ever had was getting stopped by people popping in right on top of me.

 

[Basileus777]

The forklift doesn't look terrible to me. It seems fair that you can't just pick up and drop the crates without a minimum of precision.
And no, you can't pick up two crates at a time.

The crates seem to magnetize themselves to the forks, it actually doesn't seem to require much precision.

Though you would probably be able to pick up 2 stacks of those crates at once depending on what's in them. A forklift of that size can still lift several thousands pounds at once, though you probably wouldn't want to cavalierly drive around at speed with the forks raised like everyone in Shenmue tends to do. Shenmue drivers are asking for tipovers.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

never mind

 

[Spaghetti]

I also thought the forklift controlled fine. The only issue I ever had was getting stopped by people popping in right on top of me.

Yeah. I dunno if Vinny is using analogue stick or D-Pad but I always felt the controls were smooth enough.

Now the forklifts in San Andreas, they were some real janky shit.

Collision can be hard to judge from both camera angles, but give corners a wide enough berth and 99% of the time, you'll be fine.

I think Vinny's problem is that he keeps coming at stuff from an angle rather than straight-on, which kind of caused the mess in the first warehouse.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

First person mode is great for fork lifting.

Also GTASA's forklift mission was really really bad.

 

[I speel my dreenk]

Don't forget the security I'M AFRAID guy

That poor fuckin' guy

 

[Elija2]

...He's so legitimately upset that Ryo didn't want to be tattoo gang buddies, and he's so understanding when Ryo apologizes

Man, I would have loved to see the GB crew's reaction to that exchange.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Fuck it I have nothing better to do. Better watch them play 2 hours of Mario party

 

[Vampire On Titus]

Can the forklift pick up two crates at a time? I haven't played since the game was released but wow watching this play through it's surprising how terrible it is.
.

Forklift actually controls just fine. It's clear at this point they're just fucking around. Half the time Vinny seems like he's literally in pain playing the game lmao.

 

[Salarians]

Come back tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow...

 

[Glitchesarecool]

This forklift section actually seems pretty alright if you can just turn your brain off while you do it.

 

[Backfoggen]

Dandy Old Man

 

[Spaghetti]

I feel like every emotion I have when I see Vinny use the forklift is contained within this single picture.

It's thread relevant too, because it's from today's Shenmue III Kickstarter update; and these few people are the lucky Backers who got a sneak preview of the game before their dinner with Yu Suzuki.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Peter's face is amazing.

 

[BOTEC]

After 19 episodes, it's nice to see the guys finally figured out how to play Shenmue.

The forklift job was actually legitimately fun to do. By the time

Spoiler

I got fired

I was making like 550 per crate. I didn't care for the racing though, wish that could have been optional, or stopped after you get 1st place.