Currently on my final play through of I and II on my lead up to III. I have managed to get some new scenes I haven’t gotten before, simply by doing things differently, so far they are:
- When we get the Chinese letter translated, I go all the way back to the dojo to see a cut scene of Ryo showing Fuku-san the notebook about what it translates to. Then immediately going to the dojo to Fuku-san again he says he remembers Heaven, Dragon, Earth, Comrade was in the altar room, and it gave me a notebook entry, never got it before!
- After that I spoke to Yamagishi-san and he suggested I go back home to look in my phone book, so I did that for the first time ever rather than using the one at the tobacco shop, which was cool.
- Another random detail I’ve noticed which I can’t believe I haven’t before, is if the weather is nice certain people put their washing out to dry on the line in Yamanose, and I think at the Dojo too, but if it’s raining the lines are empty. Cool stuff.
- Finally so far, I’m asking as many different random people about story events as possible, and it still to this day amazes me how nearly every major character in the game in the shops etc has an answer for every question relating to the story. For example asking people all the way from Yamanose to Dobuita about where Amihama is, I found out that Itoi-san hasn’t been there in years, and that the guy from the jacket shop used to have a job there. So many different conversations were recorded for every person. It’s astonishing! Even asking people in Yamanose about warehouse number 8, most people wouldn’t do it but it’s all there waiting to be found out! I love this game.
- FINALLY, it’s currently Christmas Eve and I love all the decorations, the snow, and the slight change of music cause it’s Christmas. Great stuff.
- ALSO, I must admit I’ve never been one to focus so much on training in Shenmue. But I have tried it this time, and focused on levelling up Double Blow. And the animation has actually changed as I have levelled up on it, I had no idea it did it! He seems to step forward now I’ve mastered it a bit more, when he first learnt the move both feet went forward.