RyoHazuki84
俺が益荒男
We've talked about how much Shenmue means to us, but I feel that we should make a tangent of that discussion and that is, if Shenmue never came out, or if we never got into Shenmue in general, what do you think our own personal lives would've been like?
For starters, I don't think I would have ever visited Yokosuka, let alone know the name (though I live in Yokohama now). I have been there numerous times and have always enjoyed my time there. I was always interested in Japan and was studying Japanese and I don't think that would've changed, but Shenmue just sparked it to the next level and really helped me with my studies (I bought the Japanese version on December 31, 1999). Speaking of which, I can't deny how I would've celebrated the year 2000 would've changed. I remember the first thing I did between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 was play my Japanese copy of Shenmue.
Next, I probably would've never heard of the Guilin region in China or Fenghuang (which Niaowu is based on). When I look at pictures and videos of them, they truly amaze me.
For starters, I don't think I would have ever visited Yokosuka, let alone know the name (though I live in Yokohama now). I have been there numerous times and have always enjoyed my time there. I was always interested in Japan and was studying Japanese and I don't think that would've changed, but Shenmue just sparked it to the next level and really helped me with my studies (I bought the Japanese version on December 31, 1999). Speaking of which, I can't deny how I would've celebrated the year 2000 would've changed. I remember the first thing I did between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 was play my Japanese copy of Shenmue.
Next, I probably would've never heard of the Guilin region in China or Fenghuang (which Niaowu is based on). When I look at pictures and videos of them, they truly amaze me.