Thanks for sharing. He is such a cool dudeYup, there was a stream about last week where he and these other two hosts, along with the voice of Tom(Shenmue 3) were all playing along. He loves Shenmue 3, I asked him certain questions as well :)
He is also on Facebook almost every day he posts his love, or comments on Shenmue 3.
Here is the video, towards the end I asked(1:11:06) him what it meant that the fans practically demanded that he return, and proceeds to say that he was extremely touched by us all and thank you . In that response he goes over how he was approached by the team to reprise his role as Ryo Hazuki!
Enjoy :)
Lol I don't think he cares, especially since he's practically doing it for us. He's sort of in on the joke to be honest.I wonder how he feels about everyone bashing his voice acting in every review.
Also, some of the translation is just so awkward and at times too literal. At the beginning of Shenmue II, for example, he responds to one of the NPCs by saying "Yes, actually." It sounds pretty awkward but that's because nobody speaks like that in real life.I think he would be fine if the script was better and they let him actually act. Apparently they told him to act wooden in Shenmue 3 to stay consistent with 1 and 2.
I think the reason he was so awkward in the first two was because they recorded certain phrases and patched them together in the game. “[Do you know anything about] [the four wude].” Could be wrong about that but I think I heard Corey say that years ago.
That's so true, it should have been Joy's VA since she actually came back for the phone conversation this time. But Corey and Bill are friends in real life though.For what it's worth, I unironically think that he's always done an excellent job as Ryo. I may be in the minority but I know I'm not the only one.
Kind of a weird combination of people in that stream though. The English voice of Ryo Hazuki for the last 19 years and......some guy that recorded two telephone conversations for Shenmue III in which he does a poor impersonation of Ryan Drees.
It sucks because it's not him, it's the writing.I wonder how he feels about everyone bashing his voice acting in every review.
No-one can out-Drees the Drees. You can try, but you will fail[...] a poor impersonation of Ryan Drees.
Agreed. I was so happy shortly after the Kickstarter began when they confirmed that Corey would be returning.Despite what some people think, im so grateful they dubbed Shenmue 3 and got Corey back.
they could have not even had voice acting at all (or only during cutscenes).
I agree, I'm just saying that I think they allocated the budget perfectly (or the best they could with what they had). Dubbing the game and bringing back Corey was the right decision.That would have been a travesty. Would have taken away so much of what makes Shenmue, well Shenmue.
You don't secure the Drees, you stand back at a safe distance and watch in awe as he unleashes the voice-acting beast.[...] Im assuming Corey gave him a referral to voice Tom since the original guy wasnt secured