SPOILERS Shenmue The Animation: Episode 2 - Daybreak - Thread

This is so cool, I totally missed this. It's exactly like the game!

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I did notice in the first fight with Charlie's goons, Ryo does that move where if you grab an enemy from behind he'll grab their arm and hold on to them, leaving you free to kick other enemies. And if you leave it a while or press kick, Ryo just knees the fuck outta them. He does that exact thing to the blonde-haired guy with glasses. There's even the trademark pause between the grab and the knee because you've not pressed the button.

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These little details that they've included, and kept near-on identical to the source material, are just incredible. They have done such an amazing job, and I really hope the team knows how much the fans appreciate this kind of thing. So fucking cool!

At first I thought that trip was actually the Swallow Flip but it's not.

I also notice the twist their arm behind their back counter move. Could make for a good comparison video but that would mean playing the game to get to that fight sequence and pulling off the move to get the video capture. There is so much you can easily compare between anime and game. This anime is so very loving of the games. Even doing some of the QTE and comparison videos I've already done, I've noticed just how faithful it is.

Actually, screw it. I might go do that. I think I have a save file on my PS5 that ain't that far away from that fight anyways.
 

So I tried my best to compare the scene of Ryo fighting Charlie's gang. It's kind of hard. They don't really line up 1:1. I also tried to match the moves best I could. Hopefully it came out decently enough to at least give something of a comparison.
 
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As mentioned above, seeing all of the different moves be pulled off, I was in awe! The first episode was good, this one was even better! Especially liked the bits of gratuitous English thrown around here and there and the ending with the Chens in the shadows... perfect.

So far, the pacing is good in comparison to the games.
 
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