Well folks, we know why we’re here. This means that John lost to Kathy 3 times. I can’t wait for the “This is Woolies Fault Arc” 2.0 Edit: Steam starts at 10:00 Game starts at 44:20 2nd edit: Try not to blame Woolie HERE? IMPOSSIBLE.
I think the one thing that John said about his dokapon games in this that is correct is that he was robbed, constantly. Because he made Kathy a thief at the start of the game and she constantly robbed his items as she moved past him, on her way to victory. It's interesting how they managed to write more disorienting and disconcerting dialogue in Shenmue 3 than Silent Hill 2, which was trying to do it on purpose.
Man. I'd heard of Shenmue. I didn't know what it was. I was just hyped for the memes off the Dokaponathon wager. John is entertaining, always. But. I *literally* fell asleep in my chair watching this. What torture this must be for John lmfao.
If you want to fall asleep over and over again, you could watch his old podcast where he made his friends. Brian and Niamh do a full let's play of Shenmue and half of shenmue two. "Let's fight a boss shenmue" ought to get you the sleepytime playlist. 😄
"I don't understand why anyone would watch this" Because it's peak second monitor content, John. I don't want a distracting GOOD movie while I'm working on art, I want to listen to and occasionally glance up at one of my favorite youtubers lament every life choice he made getting to this point while I'm working on art XD
I assume the stilted dialogue is an intentional throwback to the bizarrely awkward English performances in the original games, which is certainly a choice. They even got Ryo's old voice actor back and everything. It is kind-of funny that Yu Suzuki concluded that what people wanted from a new Shenmue wasn't a compelling plot or gripping action, but an insane level of fidelity to the production standards of a game released twenty years before.
Kayfabe aside, winning a game against 3 NPCs that are both aggressively cheating the RNG and ganging up on the player was never going to be realistic. Kayfabe back on, Dokapon was quietly John's origin story. Coming in last so often as if mandated by destiny might explain the meaning behind "The Final Gamer"
Kayfabe off, I think victory was possible but John made some wildly bad plays for content and his reload point was after them. Those lizards ended his career. In character, Kathy had a plan the whole time. Because the Final Gamer always has a plan.
he metions that Yu Suzuki teaches game design, it is wild how many teachers in art fields are like this, stuck in the past, teaching the same outdated things for years
Just the idea of a Shenmue game having a "Nightmare" difficulty setting like it's fucking Doom or something is quite hilarious, especially when, as John points out, it appears to make no functional difference to gameplay whatsoever.
I watched the shenmue vods backwards and noticed the magazine in the monks temple is the same one under the bed of the cabin you search after playing hide n seek.
Come for the suffering, stay for the high level game play, come to the suffering before I leave~ For real though there's something that just kinda really works with the slow chill akward game paired with your righteous rage. The dialogue really captures the spirit of those gloriously terrible dubs of old kung fu movies.
It's almost insane just how many things had to go wrong at multiple level for every line of dialogue to be that off-putting. It's not just the casting. It's the barest bones translation and monotonous to non-existent voice direction on top of the incredibly strange pacing and bizarre script. With the exception of Ryo most of the other actors have pretty extensive backgrounds in games and anime, but it's like they told them to do the absolute least possible. The only way I can imagine this happening is if it was some higher-ups cooked up the idea to make it sound just like the original games.
its interesting how the random villager voice actors are actually pretty good, or at least working with the poor script they have, but the main cast voice actors are... subpar ^^;;
This game came out the same year as DMC5, Sekiro, KHIII, Jedi: Fallen Order, Judgment, and River City Girls. The combat here does not shine when compared to them.
Shenmue 3 is going to be difficult to stream. It's a bad game that is kind of boring but when playing these types of games you have to balance the entertainment with struggling to complete the game. Which means constantly shitting on it will wear a bit thin over time. I think John should focus on the game just being a "chill vibe" of a game while sometimes pointing out annoyances but mostly just doing what he can to enjoy his time. Not so much enjoying the game but enjoying the time he has streaming, making the best out of a bad situation. It'll be tough.
I don't usually leave comments on your videos, John, but there has to be an easier way to torture yourself. Have you tried an iron maiden? I hear good things about iron maidens.
I found that actually doing the horse stance yourself while making Ryo do it at least makes you feel like you’re not completely wasting your time playing this game
Outside of your vid, this is my first time seeing shenmue 3. It's really sad, because I've enjoyed playthroughs of the first 2- I think this visually looks great, and even the stilted dialogue gives me a bit of nostalgia, but this is so... disappointing.
I am not a Shenmue fan, but it's a shame to have the series die just for one badly received game. Yakuza 3 is also a black sheep, even 4 is polarizing and the spin-off that came after.
What losing to fictional lesbians does to a mf.
Is she at least a little bit bi? Asking for myself
Men will literally start a rap career than go to therapy.
All roads lead to Kathy, John. You cannot hide from your own failures forever
Well folks, we know why we’re here. This means that John lost to Kathy 3 times. I can’t wait for the “This is Woolies Fault Arc” 2.0
Edit: Steam starts at 10:00
Game starts at 44:20
2nd edit: Try not to blame Woolie HERE? IMPOSSIBLE.
Technically it was 5 times.
@@InquisitorThomaseven better
He also lost to my guy Steve
All continues to exist within the flow of Causality.
I get why his rapper name is Big jacket Weather now.
If you expected good bars, he'll definitely rain on your parade.
i was so mesmerized by the attempt at rapping that I forgot I was here to watch you play shenmue
I think the one thing that John said about his dokapon games in this that is correct is that he was robbed, constantly. Because he made Kathy a thief at the start of the game and she constantly robbed his items as she moved past him, on her way to victory.
It's interesting how they managed to write more disorienting and disconcerting dialogue in Shenmue 3 than Silent Hill 2, which was trying to do it on purpose.
Man. I'd heard of Shenmue. I didn't know what it was. I was just hyped for the memes off the Dokaponathon wager. John is entertaining, always. But. I *literally* fell asleep in my chair watching this. What torture this must be for John lmfao.
If you haven't already, you should check out his video on the game over on Super Eyepatch Wolf.
@@Msoulwing There’s a SUPER eyepatch wolf? 😮
@LookHearMeOut Yes.
If you want to fall asleep over and over again, you could watch his old podcast where he made his friends. Brian and Niamh do a full let's play of Shenmue and half of shenmue two.
"Let's fight a boss shenmue" ought to get you the sleepytime playlist. 😄
@ LOL, John trying to hard sell Shenmue and then Fuku-San starts talking 🤣
Ryo Hazuki: * proceeds to purchase and devour 7 whole cloves of garlic in front of his employer *
"I don't understand why anyone would watch this"
Because it's peak second monitor content, John. I don't want a distracting GOOD movie while I'm working on art, I want to listen to and occasionally glance up at one of my favorite youtubers lament every life choice he made getting to this point while I'm working on art XD
Ah yes, the Josh Strife Hayes Gambit
Exaaaactly it's perfect for this
I want to gift John a lovely decorative collar that has a name plate that says, "Property of Cathy". I'm sure he'd love it.
I assume the stilted dialogue is an intentional throwback to the bizarrely awkward English performances in the original games, which is certainly a choice. They even got Ryo's old voice actor back and everything. It is kind-of funny that Yu Suzuki concluded that what people wanted from a new Shenmue wasn't a compelling plot or gripping action, but an insane level of fidelity to the production standards of a game released twenty years before.
Well yeah, Yu Suzuki is an alien.
Kayfabe aside, winning a game against 3 NPCs that are both aggressively cheating the RNG and ganging up on the player was never going to be realistic.
Kayfabe back on, Dokapon was quietly John's origin story. Coming in last so often as if mandated by destiny might explain the meaning behind "The Final Gamer"
Kayfabe off, I think victory was possible but John made some wildly bad plays for content and his reload point was after them. Those lizards ended his career. In character, Kathy had a plan the whole time. Because the Final Gamer always has a plan.
he metions that Yu Suzuki teaches game design, it is wild how many teachers in art fields are like this, stuck in the past, teaching the same outdated things for years
The final gamer approaches at 9:47
virtually all of the dialogue sounds like text-to-speech holy shit
you do it to yourself, you do, and that's why it really hurts
On the bright side, the friendship era is looking *dicey*.
That feels like an understatement ahahahahha
The saddest stream on the channel 💀
I am against John doing this, despite his promise. Just play another game of dokepon.
I still don't think he would win vs 3 AI opponents. They cheat like hell.
I genuinely can't think of which would be more agonizing for him, to be honest.
@@TheTubePoweredOne😂😂
BUT THE FUTURE REFUSED TO CHANGE
Just the idea of a Shenmue game having a "Nightmare" difficulty setting like it's fucking Doom or something is quite hilarious, especially when, as John points out, it appears to make no functional difference to gameplay whatsoever.
Literally changes just a few numbers to make less from job minigames.
It’s a nightmare in the sense that the game gets even more padded and slower.
@@deadpanforlife8878 😱
bro just rhymed "MAGfest" with "soul rest"??? voice of a generation holy shit
This game is a lesson in discipline, I think
I watched the shenmue vods backwards and noticed the magazine in the monks temple is the same one under the bed of the cabin you search after playing hide n seek.
I NEVER watch livestream or VODs, but I am more excited for these playthroughs than ANYTHING in 2025
At 3:07:40 or so you ask "what is this dude's problem. Well his problem is that he's Sasuke. I'd recognise Yuri Lowenthal's voice anywhere.
Come for the suffering, stay for the high level game play, come to the suffering before I leave~
For real though there's something that just kinda really works with the slow chill akward game paired with your righteous rage. The dialogue really captures the spirit of those gloriously terrible dubs of old kung fu movies.
this game is so boring, but seeing John play it will be fun
Thanks, John, I really needed this😄, I watched the whole thing.
i love watching this because seeing john in (self inflicted) pain and agony is very funny.
hes writhing in pain
I will say one thing for Shenmue 3: it makes a great sleep aid!
I always liked to think all the weird shit Ryo does (sleeping in his clothes, etc) is due to PTSD from seeing his father murdered.
It's almost insane just how many things had to go wrong at multiple level for every line of dialogue to be that off-putting. It's not just the casting. It's the barest bones translation and monotonous to non-existent voice direction on top of the incredibly strange pacing and bizarre script. With the exception of Ryo most of the other actors have pretty extensive backgrounds in games and anime, but it's like they told them to do the absolute least possible. The only way I can imagine this happening is if it was some higher-ups cooked up the idea to make it sound just like the original games.
You know what probably caused it? Full voice acting in multiple language's eating into budget and time.
The dialogue feels like it was machine translated.
Of fucking course, as a masochist, he would pick nightmare mode!
Good lort, the dialogue is PAINFUL...esp the riveting discourse on why the goddam bell tower is so tall.
its interesting how the random villager voice actors are actually pretty good, or at least working with the poor script they have, but the main cast voice actors are... subpar ^^;;
Is it me or does the music at around 1:25 sound like Wonka’s song from the chocolate factory?
I think Ryo's estimate on how big an inch is might be a bit off
dialogue that sounds AI before AI god 😭
This game came out the same year as DMC5, Sekiro, KHIII, Jedi: Fallen Order, Judgment, and River City Girls. The combat here does not shine when compared to them.
44:53 that is fucking Impact. They used unedited Impact as the menu font. That's how much of a meme this game is.
Message received, Mr. Walsh.
I feel we need fanart of Kathy in a sailor outfit.
Hey Eyepatch, have you watched a youtuber Virtua Bros made a response video about your Shenmue 3 review. Have any thoughts on it ?
I like how even asset-swap pieces of crap like "Real Estate Simulator" have more functional gambling games than a AAA title.
I'm so sorry John
Shenmue 3 is going to be difficult to stream. It's a bad game that is kind of boring but when playing these types of games you have to balance the entertainment with struggling to complete the game. Which means constantly shitting on it will wear a bit thin over time. I think John should focus on the game just being a "chill vibe" of a game while sometimes pointing out annoyances but mostly just doing what he can to enjoy his time. Not so much enjoying the game but enjoying the time he has streaming, making the best out of a bad situation. It'll be tough.
*2:44:00** yooo SMTVV mentioned : D*
is he going to continue silent hill 2 at one point?
Please play the first two games as well eventually
I don’t want to watch John do this to himself. I’m still going to, but I won’t be happy about it
Definitely not related to anything, happy national ghostwriters day everyone youre doing the lords work
why did I watch this whole thing
Yo I heard this game is great and finished the story wonderfully.
We will miss Kathy, here. ;(
I don't usually leave comments on your videos, John, but there has to be an easier way to torture yourself. Have you tried an iron maiden? I hear good things about iron maidens.
I wish Brian and Niamh were here.😞
I found that actually doing the horse stance yourself while making Ryo do it at least makes you feel like you’re not completely wasting your time playing this game
Please, please, please don't anyone tell FD about this...
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Outside of your vid, this is my first time seeing shenmue 3. It's really sad, because I've enjoyed playthroughs of the first 2- I think this visually looks great, and even the stilted dialogue gives me a bit of nostalgia, but this is so... disappointing.
11:32 na, the game wanted to win
At least it's not Omikron the worst david cage game.
John. Dont
I am not a Shenmue fan, but it's a shame to have the series die just for one badly received game. Yakuza 3 is also a black sheep, even 4 is polarizing and the spin-off that came after.
Can you mess with your mic settings so that when you scream it doesn't make my fucking ears bleed?
hobocrawfish is legit a way better name than big yacket weaver
I can’t believe how bad this game is.
1:12:15 "wtf does that mean?!" 🤣🤣🤣 Seriously the conversations in dialogue are people being MID-Totally-different-topics 🤌🤌