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- Aug 1, 2020
Hello, this is the first time I’m writing in this forum. I have been following the forums since 2001 in anticipation of Shenmue 2. I’m lucky enough to live in Europe so I experienced Shenmue 2 on the Dreamcast. ( It was the last game I bought for the dying console.)
I first bought a Dreamcast just to play Shenmue, a friend talked about it at school and I got it just on a whim without actually seeing the game in action, Dreamcast’s were going on sale for less than 100 dollar retail so I decided to get one, I was not disappointed, to me it delivered in every sense and was worth getting the Dreamcast for, Shenmue gave a special feeling and a rush of emotion that I have not felt for another game since then.
I was there back in 2001, just as bewildered confused and staggered both at the Japanese language and the size of Hong Kong, Shenmue 2 delivered quite the contrast from Shenmue 1.
I have today compared at the leisure of my own home, the HD re-releases on PS4 to the originals on Dreamcast, and I have this to say. The loading times, loading of assets, resolution and the pop in color are better on the PS4, but somehow the sound seem to be a bit harsher, like they have cranked the loudness on the files, the audio sounded smoother on the Dreamcast. Strange things like the shadow on the cat (Mimi) in shenmue 1 seemed horribly distorted on PS4, while on Dreamcast the shadow was more natural.
In cutscenes the loudness of the audio wasn't as consistent on the PS4 as on the Dreamcast, It seemed to fluctuate and dip at times in the HD re-release. I have also experienced other bugs and minor things on the hd rereleases.
The re release of Shenmue should have been handled with more taste, they shouldn't have changed the menus, just remade them HD, in the same style, the watch up in the corner seems more bland, in the originals the outer ring faded in cutscenes
In the end I’m happy that we got the re-releases, first time in at least 15 years I properly experienced the games, but Shenmue deserves the silk gloves and archival treatment fans had hoped for.
Share your own thoughts on the matter, Im happy to share my point of view and hear others opinion.
I first bought a Dreamcast just to play Shenmue, a friend talked about it at school and I got it just on a whim without actually seeing the game in action, Dreamcast’s were going on sale for less than 100 dollar retail so I decided to get one, I was not disappointed, to me it delivered in every sense and was worth getting the Dreamcast for, Shenmue gave a special feeling and a rush of emotion that I have not felt for another game since then.
I was there back in 2001, just as bewildered confused and staggered both at the Japanese language and the size of Hong Kong, Shenmue 2 delivered quite the contrast from Shenmue 1.
I have today compared at the leisure of my own home, the HD re-releases on PS4 to the originals on Dreamcast, and I have this to say. The loading times, loading of assets, resolution and the pop in color are better on the PS4, but somehow the sound seem to be a bit harsher, like they have cranked the loudness on the files, the audio sounded smoother on the Dreamcast. Strange things like the shadow on the cat (Mimi) in shenmue 1 seemed horribly distorted on PS4, while on Dreamcast the shadow was more natural.
In cutscenes the loudness of the audio wasn't as consistent on the PS4 as on the Dreamcast, It seemed to fluctuate and dip at times in the HD re-release. I have also experienced other bugs and minor things on the hd rereleases.
The re release of Shenmue should have been handled with more taste, they shouldn't have changed the menus, just remade them HD, in the same style, the watch up in the corner seems more bland, in the originals the outer ring faded in cutscenes
In the end I’m happy that we got the re-releases, first time in at least 15 years I properly experienced the games, but Shenmue deserves the silk gloves and archival treatment fans had hoped for.
Share your own thoughts on the matter, Im happy to share my point of view and hear others opinion.