Shenmue 2 comes stateside, original voice actors intact!

[Punky Skunk]

You miss too much visually when you have to read the bottom of the screen.

Like rubbery faces jabbering?

[Tommy Tallarico]

I imported it, I finished it, and it'll be the first Xbox game ever that I actually bought on release date. It's certainly good enough to own 2 copies of, and the voice acting, which I loved from the original Shenmue, is more than enough reason for me to play it through again.

[Stibbons]

... i don't see how anyone could prefer the terrible voice acting found in Shenmue 1... i mean, it did have a certain charm, but i felt that it definately detracted from the game as a whole...

but eh, to each his own...

I also don't see how you can ignore capital letters, correct spelling and periods so often, but I guess it does have a certain charm. I feel that it definitely detracts from your posts as a whole.

But eh, to each his own.

[SearchManX]

LOL... Stibbons never ceases to make me laugh!

[StriderKyo]

Shenmue II may well have been the Dreamcast's greatest game. Woe to those who've had to spend the last year not yet being truly alive.

[Melf]

Originally posted by EThugg

You mean instead of waiting for the better, localized version? Oh yea, that's right, some of you actually prefer to pay good money on inferior versions of games, and pass on the good ones. Silly me...

Do you own every game ported to Xbox from other systems? I think not.

The DC version has English subtitles and I hate dubs, so that's great for me. The manual and box are in English as well. How exactly would a localization make a big difference?

What changes exactly were made that would make me go though the entire game all over again, just because it's on Xbox? Did they add a new city? New chapters not found in the DC version? Tons of new extras? If so, then the game does merit a replay upon release. If not, it can wait until it reaches $29.99.

[Will]

I loved the voices from Shenmue 1, they were funny as hell and fit at the same time. It's cool news, great to see they kept them in.

[Tommy Tallarico]

Originally posted by Will
I loved the voices from Shenmue 1, they were funny as hell and fit at the same time. It's cool news, I hope they don't use a totally different person for Ryo.

Read the thread title...

[Will]

Read the thread title...

Through the power of editing, your previous post has been void null.

[Freeter]

Wait a minute, I thought we were talkin' about the original Japanese VAs being retained for this port. Do you mean the original English cast from Shenmue I instead?