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just wanting to know wiether its in english as i have heard that the dc version is in japanese with english subtitles. | ||||
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correct, it is in japanese with english subtitles, the xbox version has been dubbed over but i actually found the dc version more authentic really. much better subtitles. just like jackie chan movies. i cant watch them dubbed in english. | ||||
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I agree. I'm a big Shenmue fan, and I found that the original Japanese voice acting is waaay better than the cheesy English voiceovers. Having the original Japanese with subtitles provided for a much more immersive experience.
I didn't realize the XBox version of Shenmue II was translated to English. Was the voice acting any better than the original Shenmue on Dreamcast? Just curious. |
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oh no dont get me wrong i thought the dubbing for shenmue 1 was good enough i just wouldnt want to play shenmue 2 thru in english if i had the choice of japanese as we said its more authentic. i wont swear to it being in english but im 99% sure it was dubbed over. never heard it tho as i had it on dc 2 years ago i saw no point in buying it again on xbox. | ||||
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ive been playing on the xbox version recently and from what ive heard so far the voice acting has been better than shenmue 1 but maybe thats because there is a larger variety of accents than in the first one.
i dont see how japanese is more authentic for shenmue 2 wouldnt it be more realistic if they spoke chinese as they are in china |
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you know what i mean. japanese chinese i unfortunately dont know the differences between them, does anyone know what one of the 2 they speak in shenmue 2? im not sure but isnt ryo from japan? i take it he travels to china dont know which language they used in the games tho personally. i just think its more authentic for a game or film to be subtitled with the original language. except anime, i hate subtitled anime unless its a really high quality one like hayao miyazaki. spirited away was wonderful subtitled but pixar did an amazing dub job on it and i always watch laputa tottoro and princess mononoke in english cos their done so well. | ||||
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The language in Shenmue II is Japanese, and he travels to Hong Kong not China | ||||
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Hazaki wrote:
The language in Shenmue II is Japanese, and he travels to Hong Kong not China Which is an amusing plot hole. One of the quests in Shenmue 1 was to find someone who can read and speak Chinese. In Shenmue 2, he travels to the Chinese speaking Hong Kong and Ryo no longer needs a translator because they all speak his native tongue. Either the entire country learned Japanese while he was on the boat, or he learned Chinese. Joy isn't bouncy enough. |
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Hmm, well I am 99% sure it is Japanese. I am half-Japanese so I should know really but I haven't played the game in a few years
Edit : yeah it is, just double checked. |
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Hazaki wrote:
The language in Shenmue II is Japanese, and he travels to Hong Kong not China i think you'll find that hong kong is under chinese rule and plus doesnt he go to the mainland later on in the game? |
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Hazaki wrote:
The language in Shenmue II is Japanese, and he travels to Hong Kong not China Um.... Last time I checked Hong Kong was in China. ... |
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mcmonkey: Shenmue 2 takes place in 1987, Hong Kong was under British rule back then. That's funny, it'd have made more sense to have the second game dubbed to English! | ||||
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mcmonkey: Shenmue 2 takes place in 1987, Hong Kong was under British rule back then. That's funny, it'd have made more sense to have the second game dubbed to English! yeah i know it was i was wanting to see how long it would take for somone to notice its quite funny you dont realy see anything that realy points out that its under british rule |
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Bah, it's as much of a "plot hole" as Shenmue 1 dubbed in English Everyone wants their games in their own language if possible regardless of the locale within the game. Incidentally Joy does speak Chinese to Ryo in a scene then switches back to Japanese, showing that everyone in the country has that bi-lingual capability. | ||||
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As a side note, here's an interesting interview with Yu Suzuki, the creator and director of the Shenmue series, that I ran across. It's very informative and pretty funny at times.
http://tokyopia.com/tk/archives/000100.php "big hooters" |
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